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Dabs.com Live IT & Gadget Show 2010 Review (London)

Last weekend, I attended the Dabs IT & Gadget Show we recently brought you news of, at Wembley Stadium. It was definitely the biggest hoo-ha I’ve seen for an event that was only fairly mediocre, at best. I was forced to book my tickets for this a couple of months in advance because the organisers claimed that the event was in high demand. After doing so, I was then sent a follow-up email (a couple of weeks before the event) asking me to once again confirm my attendance for the event, as well as asking me how many tickets I would like (up to a maximum of four).

A couple of days before the event I received an email reminding me of the high number of attendees, asking me to bring along my ID, otherwise me and my guests would not be permitted entry. Finally, I was asked to print out the ticket to bring along with me. I took three friends along and we turned up at the door expecting a mad rush of people.

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Sony Ultra-Compact DSLR Camera Concept Preview

Here’s an interesting announcement. Sony have announced a new addition to their ‘alpha’ range of DSLR cameras at the recent PMA 2010 conference. However, this latest installment adds extra functionality, interchangeable lenses and a new user interface.

So what does this mean? Well it fits in with what they call ‘anytime, anywhere’ convenience. For example, when out and about you want a quality camera that will fit snugly inside your bag or perhaps even pocket. On other occasions where photography is a necessity, you may want to attach a more capable lens to get the perfect shot. It’s all about versatility and allowing the freedom to do more with a single camera. Sony are aiming to stretch out to each end of the photographer spectrum from the occasional snapper, to the real enthusiasts.

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New McLaren Automotive MP4-12C Road Car Preview

High performance motor car manufacturer McLaren, perhaps most famous for their success in the Formula 1 area, have only twice ventured into the road car market before producing two of the highest performance cars in the world at their respective times of release. Tomorrow however, they are set to launch the MP4-12C that comes under a new brand of motor car named ‘McLaren Automotive’.

It is good to see a proper British car manufacturer still flourishing. Since the fall of manufacturers such as Leyland Cars and more recently the likes of TVR, British motor car manufacturing has not exactly been fruitful in recent years. Although McLaren cars may not be ten a penny, what they have produced in the past has done our nation proud with the quality and performance they offer, whatever the price.

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Street Fighter IV iPhone App Preview

Capcom have announced that Street Fighter IV will be released for iPhone this March and from what I’ve read, it sounds like they’re trying to keep what made Street Fighter IV such an acclaimed hit upon its release last year.

The same art style will be used on the characters but in a smaller, scaled down version. The list of characters so far is just Ken and Ryu, but there will be old fighters and some of the new ones from SFIV included in the iPhone release.

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Sony BDP-S470 3D Blu-Ray Player Preview

Over the last couple of months, the world of 3D movies and TV has taken huge strides forward. The world’s first real 3D-ready TV’s have been launched as well as movies such as Avatar 3D taking it to the big screen in a hugely successful way. Well here’s a promising addition to the ongoing saga. The Sony BDP-S470 3D Blu-Ray Player. First shown at CES, the 3D-ready, Blu-Ray Player will be capable of playing 3D-ready Blu-Ray movies without any firmware updates. Talking of firmware updates, PS3 users are still waiting on their 3D update for the Playstation 3 console. Is this a step in the right direction as far as gaming as well as movies is concerned?

One of Sony’s biggest targets this year has clearly been to maintain the quality design of all of their products. This device does indeed continue that trend. Though minimalistic aesthetically, it is sure to be a perfect match for almost nay home theater set up due to the plain yet sleek design. As with the Sony BRAVIA 3DTVs also announced at CES, it follows the “monolithic design concept” which they say is a key feature of their home entertainment products for 2010.

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Lost Season 6: Answers?!?! (Video)

The final season of Lost is now almost finally upon us and you might have seen in our recent Lost season 6 preview, the re-cap video we showed in that just goes to illustrate all the different twists and turns that this mysterious TV show has taken it in 5 years.

However, the one thing that everyone is hoping for is that they continue to give us answers…and by answers, we mean the big answers to some of the fundamental questions and mysteries on the show that have been there since the beginning…what is the smoke monster and what significance have the numbers got?

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Think Visibility 3 Preview – Final Speaker Announced! (March 2010)

That’s right, Think Visibility is coming back bigger and better in 2010 with the Leeds-based Think Visibility 3 conference that covers “the things that usually get left behind in the web design process”. Therefore, if you’re interested in blogging, SEO, affiliate marketing, PPC when it comes to your websites, then this is definitely an event for you.

You may get the opportunity to attend quite a few of these kind of events if you’re based in the south, especially around London, but obviously there’s less of these available here in the north, so if you’re based up here, then here’s your chance to attend a conference without having to travel so far as you might normally have to, plus it’s also takes place on a Saturday, so you don’t even have to take a day off work! Think Visibility 3 is taking place on the 13th March 2010 at the Alea Casino Conference Centre in Leeds, West Yorkshire and tickets are priced at £119 (cheaper than some other similar conferences).

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Apple Tablet Preview & Consumer Survey Results

Just a quick reminder for those Apple fans out there! Apple (and presumably Steve Jobs) are holding a press event tomorrow, 6PM GMT, to show off its ‘latest creation’ to the world. You can get all the news from the event as soon as it’s over, as Zath will be covering the main stories of the day!

Everyone will be hoping that we finally see the much rumoured Apple tablet or slate product that these rumours have been teasing us about for so long, but will you buy one?

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Sony Ericsson Vivaz Mobile Phone Announced

Following the recent release on the Sony Ericsson Satio which we had the pleasure of testing here at Zath, they have announced the second instalment of their new family of ‘communication entertainment’ phones which promises to not only match, but exceed the standard set by its predecessor: the Sony Ericsson Vivaz.

Even if you didn’t know beforehand that the two mobile phones were ‘related’ just looking at the two next to each other kind of gives it away as the Vivaz looks remarkably like a slimmed down, brighter version of the comparatively blocky Satio.

This isn’t all that surprising as ‘looks’ seem to be one of the main two selling points of the Vivaz, and despite the fact that really it looks nothing like the shape of ‘the human body’ (which is what the publicity excitedly claims) the new design philosophy of ‘delivering beauty inside and out’ has succeeded as it really does look quite nice!

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Lost Season 6 Preview – Get Lost For 5 Years In 8 Minutes! (Video)

That’s right, the beginning of the end is in sight for one of the most mysterious and mind-bending TV shows ever made when Lost season 6 starts showing in America on 2nd February or from the 5th February here in the UK.

During the course of the previous 5 years of Lost, we’ve seen the producers of the show employ different methods to tell us the story including flashbacks and flashforwards, in season 5 some of Lost’s plot kind of came full circle in terms of some of the island’s history and the previous seasons, such as that of the Dharma Initiative.

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