IFA 2010 heads to the finish

A few days passed and the IFA 2010 madness is coming to an end. Names like Sony, Samsung, Toshiba, LG and Philips show their new gadgets as IFA, the largest consumer electronics trade show in Europe, heads to the finish line. With tomorrow being the last day of the European CES, as it’s also called, let’s see some of the coolest gadgets you can find at IFA this year:

PC tablets

Tablets seem to take over IFA 2010. Many manufacturers presented their gadgets, only a few stand out:

Samsung caught our eye with their slick 7 inch Galaxy tablet.  Samsung Galaxy Tab runs Android 2.2, offers Adobe flash support and unrestricted access to applications. It also sports a rear-facing 3.2 megapixel camera and a front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera for video chatting. It has a battery that will last for up to 10 hours of video playback and supports expandable memory up to 32 GB. A release date and price have not been set yet.

Toshiba Folio 100 is not bad either. Based on a Tegra 2 platform, it also runs on Android 2.2, has a 10.1 inch capacitive touchscreen, 16 GB built-in storage, SD card expansion, HDMI port, 802.11n WiFi, a 1.3 MP webcam and support for Flash 10.1. The device is only 0.55-inch thick, weighs 1.7 lbs and the battery can last for up to 7 hours. It is expected to reach the market sometime in Q4, being priced at $515.

Another tablet present at IFA 2010, is the Viewsonic ViewPad 100. It runs Android 2.2, but will also dual-boot with Windows 7. It features a 10 inch 1024 x 600 LED display, Intel Atom N455 1.66GHz CPU, 1 GB DDR3 RAM, 2 USB ports and a 16 GB SSD. The ViewPad 100 is expected to land on the market this October for the price of $845.

Laptops

Samsung’s new SF-series laptops certainly caught our eye and not just because of their great design. The laptops sport Intel Core i3 or i5 dual-core processors, nVIDIA  GPU for power processing and a lower- powered Intel option for word processing. Samsung claims that the SF-series have a battery life of 7.5 hours.

Samsung also shows us a netbook, the Samsung N350, with 3G and 4G capabilities. Samsung N350 is the first netbook in the world to offer an HSPA+ modem for 3G and LTE for 4G. This little guy sports a 10.1 inch display, Intel Atom N550 dual-core processor, 1 GB DDR3 RAM, 250 GB storage, 802.11n WiFi and runs on Windows 7. It has a 3 cell battery that can last up to 6.7 hours, and can be upgraded with a 6 cell battery that can last up to 13 hours.

Acer also presents new series of notebooks: Acer Aspire 5745P and Acer Aspire 5745DG.

Acer Aspire 5745P offers a multi-touch LED display and Acer Touch Portal technology that can easily edit multimedia content. It sports last generation Intel processors, up to 16 GB DDR3 memory, 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi and Crystal Eye webcam with a resolution of 1024 x 600.  It also offers as an option Bluetooth 3.0 and a Blu-ray drive.

The Acer Aspire 5745DG sports a 15.6 inch screen with 3D capabilities. It can convert 2D images and videos in 3D, using its Acer Arcade Deluxe software. The 3D experience is powered by an NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M chipset. It also features high capacity storage and 16 GB DDR3 memory, and is powered by the latest Intel 2010 processors.

HDTV’s

LG LEX 8 – called “the first nano LED TV” is only 8.8 mm thick, uses a new type of LCD technology to keep the picture bright and sharp, and offers 1080p resolution at 400 MHz.

Toshiba Regza WL768 – features a “Full HD Edge LED Backlight Panel” offering a resolution of 1920 x 1080 at a 7.000.000:1 contrast ratio. It supports 3D with active-shutter glasses and offers 4 HDMI ports, 2 USB ports and WiFi. It will be launched this October in 3 size options.

Philips 3D Cinema 21:9 HDTV – the world’s first cinema-ratio 3D TV. It sports a direct lit 58 inch LED display with an aspect ratio of 21:9, 400Hz Perfect Pixel HD Engine and Ambilight Spectra for cinema-like movie immersion. It will hit Europe by the end of this year at the price of $5100.

Other impressive gadgets like cameras or camcorders can also be seen at IFA 2010. So, if you’ve got the time, it won’t hurt to get a glimpse.

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