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Phones that aim more at fashionistas rather than technology lovers, it’s getting quite common. Donatella Versace added style to the Nokia 7270. The Siemens SL65 had Escada. LG teamed up with Roberto Cavalli, etc.

Now, Samsung has launched its X820 for the Dutch market. As for now, it’s only available in an exclusive Oger-version. The tailor-made suit brand designed a crocodile cover with suede lining. Prices start at 359 euro. Tiny little detail: it’s the thinnest mobile available in Holland (0,69cm). Plus, it’s got a 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and a music player.

(source: Bright.nl)

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LG Electronics proudly announces that it has won the prestigious Reddot Design Award for ‘Design Team of the Year 2006′.

As Jae Jin Shim, President of the LG Corporate Design Center put it: “(…) we have to set a good example for the development and availability of innovative, distinctive design – creative design, numbering among the best throughout the world consumers can find.”

On the same night, prizes were handed out in different categories. A small selection from the category Media and Home Electronics:

• The Nokia 8800 mobile phone by Nokia

• The SA-FT7ED speaker system by Sony

• The Spheros R 37 LCD TV by Loewe

More eye candy to be found at Reddot.

And now that we are getting the hang of it, just one more: Samsung’s Braille Mobile Phone has won at the IDEA 2006 Awards.

(source: LG Electronics newsletter)

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Matsushita said on Monday it hoped to start selling the world’s largest plasma television by early next year.

Measuring 2.4 metres by 1.4 meters and weighing 215 kg, the 103-inch panel is bigger than a double-sized mattress and almost as heavy as an upright piano.

They are yet to set the price, but their current 65-inch plasma TVs, their largest available now, sell for about $7,500 in Japan.

The plasma panel used in the Matsushita TV will be just one-inch larger measured diagonally than a 102-inch model developed by Samsung, who have not yet launched the model commercially.

Source: Reuters

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Dutch foundation ‘Natuur en Milieu‘ made an unusual review of television sets recently. Image quality, looks, speakers, number of slots, price, nifty features… all of the usual criteria were put aside. The only question that mattered was: ‘how much electricity does the TV use?’

First in the +30″ category, was Sony’s KLVS32A10 (151 kWh a year).
Overall winner was the Samsung LW20M21, a set consuming merely 67 kWh a year.

Rankings change constantly. But one thing’s for sure, taking into consideration your energy bill when buying a new television appears to be a smart move.
For more details about low-energy devices, see Euro-Topten, an initiative supported by the Intelligent Energy Europe program (IEE).

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