GADGET UPDATE powered by Stuff: Toshiba, Samsung, BlackBerry and more

If your MacBook Air is particularly self conscious then tell it to look away now, as Toshiba’s Portege Z830 may very well induce a major bout of depression. Measuring a wafer-thin 15.9mm at its thickest point, the 17mm MacBook Air and the 16.3mm Samsung Series 9 notebooks can only look on in envy as Tosh miraculously crams in a 128GB SSD, backlit keyboard, 6GB RAM and a 13.3in matte screen in to the 1.12kg body.  Read more...

Samsung Wave 3 video preview

The Samsung Wave 3 is Samsung's new flagship Bada phone in the latest Wave series, running the latest version of Samsung's proprietary operating system. It may not be the most exciting announcement, but we made sure we spent some time with it at IFA.  Watch video...

BlackBerry Torch 9860 and 9810 and Curve 9360 get release dates

Ever since the announcement of a triple whammy of both Torch and Curve handsets, avid BlackBerry fans have been biting their nails in anticipation of their arrival, just waiting to grab a piece of the new OS 7-flavoured action. The anticipation ends today. Well, at least it does for the Torch 9860 and 9810 and Curve 9360, which are all available for pre-order at Clove. So get your diary out, and prepare to pencil in a few dates.  Read more...

LG unveils the Optimus Note

LG has produced its fair share of dual-core devices in the past, the most recent of which is the third dimension-guzzling Optimus 3D and now it’s added another string to its bow in the form of the Optimus Note. We’re not sure what Samsung will make of this new moniker but we do know that the new device will sport a 1.2GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor, 4in NOVA LCD display, 5MP camera and a physical slide-out QWERTY keyboard for fans of tangible typing.  Read more...

Toshiba AT200 video preview

Toshiba managed to trump the Samsung Galaxy Tab in the skinny stakes by not only announcing the world's lightest 10in tablet, but the world's thinnest as well, coming in at 7.7mm and weighing 558g.  Watch video...

Aiptek iH3 3D camcorder shoots and scores with £230 price tag

Have Sony, LG and Panasonic's IFA announcements left you wanting more 3D gadgets? Try the Aiptek iH3 3D camcorder on for size. There are two 5MP sensors on board and you can record stills and full HD video in both 2D and 3D. It might not be in the same league as the Panasonic HDC-Z10000 but the 3.2in display will play back your images in glasses free 3D or you can pop the bundled 3D glasses on and stick the footage on your 2D TV, PC or projector.  Read more...

Low cost Andy Pad and Andy Pad Pro tablets on sale now

If you're willing to forgive the lack of Honeycomb, you could get your hands on one of two dirt cheap Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) tablets that go on sale  today. The £130 Andy Pad comes with Wi-Fi, a resistive 7in touchscreen, 8GB of internal memory (expandable up to 32GB) and up to six hours of battery life.  Read more...

Sony Tablet S video preview

Sony finally unveilled its Android Honeycomb-toting tablets at IFA, one of which is the Tablet S, formerly known as the S1. First impressions? A pretty excellent effort from Sony.  Read more...