Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Gateway DX, FX, LX Mid-Rang Desktops


At the mid-range, the LX6810-01 is currently the only model in Gateway's mainstream mid-range line and is unique at the $800 price range for carrying a full 8GB of memory. Although it uses just a 2.33GHz Core 2 Quad, it also carries NVIDIA's newer GeForce GT120 lower-end video card for dedicated graphics and gives it 1GB of memory. It also comes with a 640GB hard disk and a built-in analog/digital TV tuner.

One final update brings in a slightly faster budget desktop. The DX4200-11 carries a 2.2GHz AMD Phenom X4 and sports an unusually large 6GB of memory for its $610 price. It relies on integrated Radeon HD 3200 video but counters this with a larger 750GB hard drive. The DX and LX systems are both available today through retail, while the two FX computers will be ready in March

Monday, August 9, 2010

iPhone Pro




By now you must be used to all the pictures and sketches that hit the web before a hot product launch. We ve shown you iPhone 4G concepts before and today we have one more for you. The iPhone in the picture above is not dubbed as the iPhone 4G but as the iPhone Pro, a handset that wants to be, simply put, “just better.More after the break...

The iPhone Pro is supposed to offer us an even slimmer design which will pack inside a better camera and better audio and a front facing camera for video calls. The iPhone Pro is supposed to run on iPhone OS 3.2 and feature a larger screen too. More importantly, looking at the iPhone Pro we will discover two slide-out paddles which are touch-friendly and bring us dedicated gaming controls. A new MagSafe power port is found on the back which means the regular 30-pin port will not be required anymore.

So what do you say, folks? Are you impressed or what? As for me I have to protest against a few features described here. Sure the design is impressive but we already have an iPhone Pro. Its called the iPad and although it doesnt have dedicated gaming buttons it will act quite nicely as a mobile gaming platform. It has an even bigger screen which means well be able to use the iPhone for communication-related matters and the iPad for games and apps. That does make sense, right?

And what about that crazy power plug? There are tons of docks made for iPhones and iPods that use the 30-pin port. Why should Apple change the port and thus render all those products useless? In case the iPhone Pro was real then users would need special MagSafe to 30-pin connectors for their docks, wouldnt they?

And whats the deal with iPhone OS 3.2? Were looking forward for iPhone OS 4.0 for the next iPhone versions, arent we?

Naturally the device in the pictures here is just a concept so Ill understand that designers can take all the freedom they want when imagining next-gen products like the iPhone Pro or the iPhone 4G. But Id like to see these designers approach the matter from a realistic point of view and create next-gen gadgets that would be based on available Apple technology (at least what we know of so far) and thus could actually be feasible for the near future.

Well be back with more iPhone 4G designs as this saga will not be over soon. But at least well get to appreciate the amazing work these designers put in as well as add some constructive criticism of our own.



Sony NEX-5 and NEX-3 - ultra bezzerkalnye cameras with interchangeable lenses. As expected, Sony Corporation introduced the camera with interchangeable lenses, in which there is no system of mirrors. New items under the name of NEX-3 and NEX-5 was Exmor APS CMOS matrix with a resolution of 14.2 megapixel, swivel display with a diagonal 3 inches and fastening system Sony E-mount, allowing the camera to establish three new branded lens, developed for models Series NEX. In addition, the camera Sony NEX-3 and NEX-5 was a contrast AF on 25 points, and image processor BIONZ. More images after the break...

Note that the sensor in the new camera has dimensions of 23,4 x 15,6 mm, which is 60 percent higher than in competing models, the standard Micro Four Thirds. As already mentioned, the Sony NEX-3 and NEX-5 lack a system of mirrors, which is an attribute of traditional DSLR cameras, which made it possible to reduce the size of novelties. For guidance on the sharpness and placement of songs in the frame in the chambers Sony NEX-3 and NEX-5 is used LCD screen. In addition, for an additional $ 199 can be purchased mounted optical viewfinder. As for the new lenses, their list includes a wide angle 16mm f/2.8, zoom lens 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 and telephoto 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3. In doing so, the model included 16mm f/2.8 12 mm wide-angle converter and converter type "fish eye", and the two zoom lens equipped with a system of stabilization Optical Steady Shot.

The Asus M60J




The Asus M60J is the newest notebook from the Asus G Series to be powered by the latest Intel Core i7 processor for multi-core, multitasking muscle while on-the-move. The satin-brushed aluminum Asus M60J features a 16-inch (1366x768) flush high definition display with a 16:9 aspect ratio for vibrant and crystal clear images. The Altec Lansing speakers with Dolby 2 Home Theater certification provide an immersive cinematic audio experience that adds a sense of realism to movies, videos and games. Users can also take more multimedia and data files with them wherever they go, thanks to dual hard disk drives providing up to 1TB of storage space


Asus M60J's palm-rest and lid are decked in exquisite satin-brushed aluminum created by Infusion technology, making it incredibly resilient against the scratches and abrasions resulting from day-to-day computing. Lastly, the Asus M60J sports the red dot design award-winning Chocolate Keyboard which features concave key-caps, and tighter key-spacing to minimize dust accumulation and improve water resistance. Asus M60J notebook measures 37.5 x 26.5 x 3.43~4.06 cm and weigh 3.3 kg (with 6 cell battery).

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Waterproof iPod Speakers


Taiwanese design company Nova has come up with a waterproof speaker system for iPod that looks like a tube of shower gel.

iH85B iPod Speaker


Water-resistant iPod speaker that connects to your bike’s frame. Handlebar mounted remote control allows for safe cycling while listening to your tunes.

Reppo II Boombox Backpack


Reppo II is a hardshell boombox backpack with integrated speakers and high quality digital amplifier.

Pea Speaker Concept


The Pea Speaker system is bound to be costly, incurring damages from being tossed around, but that’s what designer Lu Le wants - a playful way to share music. Each pod holds 7 wireless bluetooth speakers.

Egg Speakers


Creative egg-shaped speakers allow you to wobble them like a Weeble while you listen to your tunes.

iH15W Color Changing Stereo System


Two Reson8 speakers and a passive subwoofer provide enhanced audio sound and give life to every song. Select your favorite color or let the color cycle set the scene.

Zeppelin iPod Speaker System


Zeppelin is an integrated iPod speaker system from Bowers & Wilkins, the makers of the speakers that much of the music on your iPod will have been made using.

Apple Shaped Speakers


Creative apple shaped digital USB Laptop speakers.

Sonicum Speaker System


Sonicum is a 3-piece speaker subwoofer set. It can be connected to the line-in port of any audio source, such as a CD player, a computer, or a synthesizer.

Speech Bubble Speak-er


Speak-er are high-qualtiy multimedia speakers that plug directly into your computer or MP3 player.

500XL Speakers


Sometimes bigger IS really better, especially when it comes to sound. These speakers are 500 times the size of the original iPod earbuds.

Munny Speakers


Learn how to create your own Munny speakers out of a vinyl doll.

Boom Box Speakers


“Fold it yourself” mini Boom Box stereo for your iPod or other MP3 player. Complete with real, fully working and amplified speakers.

X-mini iHome Capsule Speaker


Just pop open the capsule and extend the speaker - this opens the resonance chamber and increases bass response. At full charge, the speaker can run for nearly 8 hours.

Modal Speakers


Created by Japanese designer Kunihiro Tsuji, a single Modal speaker is able to deliver ambient sound due to the vertical sound emission.

Friday, August 6, 2010

iWeb 6.5" Transformer Notebook




What would be advanced, lightweight, compact and beautiful were not laptops and netbooks, one they will always lag behind the desktop, and it is - a full keyboard. I think few would argue with the fact that the printed text of 10-15 pages on a laptop is not so easy, then as a netbook, this procedure becomes suschuyu torture. The concept, proposed by designer Yang Yongchang is based on quite a successful idea: since we are dealing with a scanner, why not make a big crooked number? In fact, such solutions have been proposed in the concepts of external keyboards for the Tablet PC, in addition, collapsing real keyboard used in conjunction with the CPC in those days, when smart phones are not dragged to a consumer handheld computers. For example, if you implement this concept in any net book, you can get quite a decent keyboard size of an average laptop. In turn, the netbook with such a design would have differed little from the desktop PC in terms of convenience of the press.

Sony Vaio




Updated Sony Vaio P Series touchpad received additional, GPS and accelerometer. Touchpad integrated into the frame of the screen to the left and right sides: the left functions as a mouse, right - as usual notebook touchpad. Deserves special attention accelerometer: not that he can turn the laptop into a vertical position to comfortably read text - and it provides another interesting thing. More images after the break...

When viewing web-pages the device responds to the slopes to the right and the left link to this page forward and back. In addition, the new Sony Vaio P will be equipped with more powerful processors, Intel Atom Z540 or Z560. Among other features: 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 64 GB SSD, graphics card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, stereo speakers and microphone, camera Motion Eye, 2 USB-port. New items arrive on the market in 5 colors: orange, green, pink, black and white. You can buy any of them in June this year.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

HP Reveal MultiTouch Consumer Tablet PC


When it comes to innovation in Touch technology, HP seems to be doing a wonderful job. There Touch Smart PCs are quite popular and now they have extended that innovation to the laptops with the Hp TouchSmart tx2 notebook PC. The notebook is especially designed for people on the the go and it makes working a lot easier thanks to the touch innovation.

In the new notebook PC, users can easily work and organize there digital files such as music, videos, pictures etc just by touching the screen using the fingers. Whether user is browsing a website or going through the pictures, all that can be achieved easily by moving the fingers. With the use of “capacitive multi-touch technology”, it can take input from more than one fingers and can also accept gesture like rotate, arc, drag and single and double tap. With the use of a Digital Ink Pen, users can easily use the laptop as a Tablet PC and can write, draw and sketch on it. The handwriting will also be converted digitally. It is powered by Amd Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core processor and has a 12.1 inch screen.

BenQ S6



BenQ has unveiled a new stylish MID aimed at the busy professional users who needs Internet on the go, the new UMPC from BenQ has touch enabled 4.8 inch TFT screen with a new sleek Free-Surf user interface which makes surfing websites a breeze, add to that ability of accelerometer to scroll through websites and handy different uses, under the hood it packs Intel Atom 800 MHz processor, 512 MB RAM and 2GB SSD, it supports easy and quick web browsing out of the box.


Features of BenQ MID S6:

Intel Atom 800 MHz
Touchscreen 4.8 inch TFT Screen 800 x 480 resolution
512 RAM
2 GB SSD
802.11 b/g Wi-Fi
3.5G cellular
Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
MicroSD Card Reader
1880mAH Battery
1 Mini USB 2.0 port
Accelerometer
Stylus Input
Windows XP

Kinect.



Microsoft announced their much hyped Project Natal at this year’s E3 and officially renamed it as Kinect. It will be having multi-array microphone, two 3D depth sensors and one RGB camera along with motorized tilt mechanism for capturing body movements, it will also follow you anywhere in the room while keeping focus. With Voice Recognition and Gesture Recognition technology in place Kinect is sure to impress everyone when it releases this November.

Amazon has already started taking pre-orders for Kinect.

Apple releases Bluetooth Magic Trackpad and Battery Charger


Apple just released a new multi-touch capable wireless trackpad, named as Magic Trackpad. It sports same features as those found on Magic Mouse multi touch surface or on the Macbook’s touchpad and is available at the U.S. stores at a price of $69 USD, however it is expected to be available on Indian stores by September 2010.


Magic Trackpad is covered with a wear-resistant glass surface and features the same sculpted aluminum design as the Apple Wireless Keyboard. Click, Scroll, Swipe, Rotate are some of the basic functions that can be performed on this giant trackpad. Its large size makes it more comfortable to replace the mouse experience for serious computing. The trackpad is powered by batteries and offers Bluetooth connectivity, maintaining.

Another announcement made today is the Apple’s own battery charger which can be bought separately. The charger is capable of saving power when the batteries have been charged fully and comes with a pack of six batteries.

Its interesting to see that Apple already having a multi-touch capable Magic Mouse for their desktop line-ups which was released few days ago are now offering yet another input option for their consumers and that too at the same price. Do comment what would you opt for – Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad?

New iPod nano



This is the only major announcement of Apple Event yesterday, A new iPod nano with Camera(no pixel specifications were revealed), FM with Live pause functionality, VoiceOver(plays song/artist names to aid navigation without looking at screen), speaker and Pedometer. With the inbuilt camera you can shoot videos and can directly upload to your YouTube account, 15 special live effects are also there to change the look and feel of photos and videos. Other notable feature is the FM Radio with live pause with upto 15 minute of cache storage, you can also tag a song if you want to purchase it later on iTunes.




Features of new iPod nano
:

2.2 inch screen 240-by-376 pixel resolution
Camera with video recording
FM Radio
Pedometer
VoiceOver
Built-in mic
3.5 mm jack
24 hours Audio and 5 hours Video playback
Available in two variants 8 GB and 16 GB

Nikon COOLPIX S1000pj



Nikon COOPIX S1000pj, a new breed of digital camera has just been announced officially by Nikon which brings mini projector to personal digital cameras for the first time, now you will to able to instantly project the images and videos on your camera on a flat surface surface nearby, the inbuilt mini projector can project images and videos upto 40" in size. It also comes with a projector stand and a remote to control the projector operation.




Features of Nikon COOLPIX S1000pj:

12.1 Megapixel Resolution
Personal theatre on the go with inbuilt projector
5x Wide Angle Zoom-NIKKOR Lens
ISO range from 64-6400
2.7-inch Wide Angle LCD display
5-way VR Image Stabilization System
Subject Tracking; Scene Auto Selector Mode
Nikon’s Smart Portrait System and movie mode

Alienware M11x



Dell surprised us when they launched a premium Alienware M11x, a 11.6 inch gaming laptop at the CES 2010, it is meant for the die hard gamers out there who wants portable gaming without giving out on graphics, M11x sports a 720p resolution display along with NVIDIA GT335M graphics for the crisp gaming experience, when not gaming it churns out 6.5 hours of battery life in standard mode, in gaming mode it dies out in sub 2 hours, but that is the case with all Alienware laptops.


Alienware M11x Features:

11.6” screen
Intel C2D
HDMI, DisplayPort and VGA
NVIDIA GeForce Graphics with 1GB Memory and Integrated Graphics- Switchable without restarting
50FPS Crysis
30FPS Call of Duty: MW2
3D Mark scores in 6

Nokia Booklet


Nokia forays into the Netbook world with its new sleek Nokia Booklet 3G featuring the current hot Intel Atom processor with main USP being its 12 hour battery life, HDMI Port and A-GPS. The ‘Nokia Netbook‘ is also HD capable and weighs only 1.25 KG and is durable as any other Nokia products.




Nokia Booklet 3G Feature List:

Intel Atom Processor
10.1 inch Glass Display: HD Ready
12 Hour Battery Life
160 GB HDD
3G/HSPDA/Bluetooth, Card reader
HDMI Port
Webcam
Wi-FI and A-GPS
1.25 KG Weight
Windows 7

This would be the most complete Netbook and its 12 hour battery and Nokia reliability will make this Netbook tick among consumers. Launch is expected on September 2 at Nokia World 09.


Samasung led 3dtv are changing and improving on itself. It can be hard as a consumer to know when to invest and when to wait just a little bit longer until something better comes along. The new craze in electronics right now is the introduction of the 3D tv. These 3D tv’s have already gone above and beyond themselves in announcing the creation of the led 3D tv.

With a combination of hardware and software, Samsung 3D TVs are able to convert the 2D content in real time that are translated by the glasses as a 3D image. the Samasung led 3dtv is the first and only to offer the 2D to 3D conversion for the 3D TVs. At first glances , Samsung 3D TVs can actually convert 2D content to 3D content (perfect for Astro User) Using innovative real-time 2D-to-3D video conversion technology,the Samsung 3D-enabled TVs allow you to watch normal 2D TV in 3D.

With the simple push of a button,you can now watch live telecasts- including the up-and- coming 2010 World Cup – in 3D! We?ve tested the Panasonic and Samsung 3D TVs as well as sampled the latest Sony Braia 3D sets at this week’s NAB tradeshow and institute significant performance differences among brands. Samasung led 3dtv has almost eliminated screen flicker in the latest demo of its upcoming 3D LED TV, while the Sony and Panasonic plasma sets are following in a close second in qualitiy.

Samasung led 3dtv worldwide have actually started to pick up in popularity ever since popular movies have begun to be transformed into three dimensional viewing experiences. There are also a measure of networks that have broadcast sporting events in 3D and plan on doing many more in the near time to come. With the success of these 3D endeavors it makes sense that there would be a market to have this viewing experience available within your own home. There have been a few different electronics expos that have showcased these televisions and it is evident that this is where the television industry is headed.

An led 3D tv is a great investment because the LCD panels interior of the television will be backlit by these LED lights rather than the distinguishing fluorescent tubes. Sony is one of those distributors that has a variety of different models coming out using this LED engineering science. The led 3D tv will do a lot to help save energy while producing quality picture for everyone that is viewing.