Tuesday, 9 December 2008

Creative Vado HD Pocket Video Camcorder Now Available

Creative’s answer to the Flip Mino HD and DXG’s HD camcorder has officially gone on sale in the form of the Vado HD and at a price of only $200, offers up some stiff holiday competition for its rivals.

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Tuesday, 9 December 2008

LG Demos World’s First LTE Cellphone Chip, Gets 60Mbps.

LG today demonstrated their latest development in cellphone chip technology, based on the 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard. They managed to achieve a whopping 60Mbps download / 20Mbps upload speed in the demo, around half of the technology’s theoretical limits of 100Mbps down and 50Mbps up.

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Monday, 6 October 2008

Video: Woody’s Pumpkin Creep Will Traumatize Trick Or Treaters

I’m grateful I haven’t run into this in the dark! A control electrician called Woody has used his talents to put together an altogether terrifying robotic pumpkin. The creature rapidly grows from a mere pumpkin on the ground to a man-like monster within seconds, its eyes glowing red to the accompaniment of deathly gut-churning growls.

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Monday, 9 June 2008

Apple iPhone 3G Announced at WWDC

The next generation iPhone has just been announced at Apple’s WWDC.


The new phone features the same gorgeous 3.5-inch display but now has a black back and is thinner at the edges. It has a flush headphone jack and improved audio.





New 3G iPhone speed compared to Nokia N95 and Treo 750


New 3G speed compared to old iPhone on Edge


New incredible battery life
2G talk time now 10 hours – up from 8.
3G talk time is an industry-leading 5 hours


iPhone now has built-in GPS


Over the next several months, the 3G iPhone will be rolled out in 70 countries.


Perhaps the biggest news – a price drop to $199 for an 8GB model.
There will also be a white 16GB model priced at $299.
The iPhone started at $599 for 8GB and now sells for $399. The new 3G iPhone will be $199 in an effort by Apple to make it even more affordable.


July 11 will see the launch of the 3G iPhone in the largest 22 of the 70 countries.


“Just like the first iPhone, this new iPhone 3G is one of the most amazing products I’ve ever had the privilege to be associated with,” said Steve Jobs. He finishes his keynote presentation by saying, “You know, we’ve got such incredibly talented people at Apple — they put their hearts and souls into this product. I hope you can feel it. … and that’s just the start. WWDC 2008 — I think it’s going to be our best so far.”


There is a new ad to accompany the new iPhone – it’s a spy theme.
The tag line is: “Finally, the first phone to beat the iPhone… Introducing the NEW iPhone 3G.”

A special thanks to the team at Engadget who provided the pictures and info from the event. Hope you enjoyed yourselves guys.

Source:
Engadget

Monday, 9 June 2008

JVC Dual Codec Chip Makes YouTube Transfers A Breeze

JVC-Victor has announced an MPEG-2 / H.264 MPEG-4 dual codec LSI chip that promises to cut out the painful process of encoding videos before they can be uploaded to YouTube.


The chip is called the HD Gigabrid JCY0237 and is destined for video cameras and video recording devices. The chip will simultaneously record video in the two different codecs MPEG-2 and MPEG-4.


MPEG-4 is supposedly the global multimedia standard and delivers professional-quality audio and video over vast ranges of bandwidth. To upload content to YouTube, it must be encoded in this format.

Apparently the chip looks set to appear in JVC’s Everio product line soon.

Sources:
AkihabaraNews
Engadget

Monday, 9 June 2008

New Asus G50V / G71V Gaming Laptops


Asus has revealed two new gaming laptops, the G50V and the G71V. They were shown at Computex but I guess the frenzy surrounding the Eee PC served as a distraction.


The G50V sports a 15.6-inch display, Intel’s Centrino 2 platform, a pair of 320GB SATA drives, support for up to 4GB DDR2 RAM, 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT graphics card and a tough keyboard built for gamers.


Possibly the most exciting feature of the G50V is the 3D display, a feature that can be toggled on or off. Like the 3D televisions we’re starting to see, you don’t need special glasses to pull off the effect – you do need to look fairly straight ahead however.

The larger G71V has a 17-inch display and shares the same platform and GPU as its sibling. It differs by supporting a pair of 500GB drives, CPU overclocking and DDR3 memory.

Both models should be released shortly after the official release of Intel’s Centrino 2 platform.


Asus G71V (G50V at top)

Source:
Fudzilla

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Monday, 9 June 2008

Aigo Launches Camera Sunglasses – F566+

Aigo has launched a new device which incorporates a digital camera and an MP3 player into a pair of sunglasses.


The device features 1GB or 2GB of internal memory and includes a USB port for accessing it. It uses a 1.3 Megapixel CMOS sensor which will capture pictures at up to 1280×1024.


The camera is built into one side of the frame and is barely noticeable, looking like a pin for the arm. They should have added a fake lens to the opposite side though to help conceal the camera through symmetry.

Music can be either MP3 or WMA and a remote control is included.

Source:
Akihabaranews

Monday, 9 June 2008

Lenovo ThinkPad X200 | SL | T | R – New Details

Details have surfaced for the upcoming ThinkPad X200, SL, T and R series laptops from Lenovo.


They are looking like they might be stiff competition for Apple’s MacBook Air. Here are the details according to images of early spec charts.


General Specifications
CPU: Core 2 Duo up to 2.4GHz
Display: 12-inch WXGA panel
Memory: DDR3 RAM
Storage: Up to 64GB SSDs
Covers: Top and bottom made of magnesium alloy
Battery: 9.6 hours on 9-cell pack
Connectivity: WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, WiMAX, UWB, 3 USB ports, DisplayPort connector
Camera: 1.3MP
Weight: 2.93 pounds/1.32kg

ThinkPad SL Series:
Models: SL300, SL400, SL500
Displays: 13.3-inch, 14.1-inch, 15.4-inch WXGA panels (SL500 has WSXGA+ option)
CPU: Core 2 Duo processors
GPU: Integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD or discrete NVIDIA GeForce 9300 graphics
Connectivity: 3+ USB ports, FireWire, ExpressCard, WiFi, WiMax, BlueTooth, GPS, WWAN
Drives: Blu-ray drive optional

ThinkPad T Series:
Models: T400, T500
Display: 14-inch, 15-inch panels
CPU: Intel Centrino 2 with vPro up to 2.8GHz
GPU: 512MB ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 graphics
Storage: Optional 64GB SSD, 320GB HDD
Memory: DDR3 RAM
Connectivity: WiFi, WiMax, Bluetooth, WWAN

ThinkPad R Series:
Models: R400, R500
Displays: 14.1-inch, 15.4-inch panels
CPU: Montevina Penryn Core 2 Duo processors
GPU: Integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD or discrete ATI Mobility Radeon 3470 graphics
Storage: Up to 320GB HDD
Memory: Up to 4GB DDR3 RAM
Connectivity: 3 x USB ports, FireWire, VGA, ExpressCard

Sources:
Engadget
forum.thinkpads.com

Sunday, 8 June 2008

PhotoFast CR-3100 & CR-5400 New Pictures and Info (32GB Sony PSP Memory)

We have some more photos and info regarding the PhotoFast CR-3100 and CR-5400 thanks to tipster Hitori Futari, who visited the PhotoFast booth at Computex.


The devices enable the use of up to 16GB (CR-5400) and 32GB (CR-3100) of memory in the Sony PSP and were introduced at Computex 2008 in Taipei which ended yesterday.


The CR-3100 is planned to be released mid-July, according to Futari. Apparently the adapter is still undergoing design changes and testing and could look a little different upon release.

Futari said there is a thin umbilical cable that cannot be seen in the photos and has not been implemented into the prototype. The cable connects the mounted adapter with the memory slot on a PSP.

According to a contact he made at the event, PhotoFast’s up-to-16GB dual-slot reader, the CR-5400, may make the market in Japan as early as the end of June,

Futari was able to get a hold of PhotoFast’s press kit which featured the photos shown below.

Thanks for the tip Futari.


PhotoFast CR-3100


PhotoFast CR-5400

Sources:
PSP Updates

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Friday, 6 June 2008

PhotoFast CR-3100 – 32GB Sony PSP Memory


PhotoFast has created a new device that promises to provide up to 32GB of memory for your Sony PSP.


The device has been introduced at Computex in Taiwan alongside another product that can provide up to 16GB of storage called the CR-5400.

The devices allow you to combine SDHC memory cards to provide extra storage space.


The CR-5400 can combine two 8GB cards totaling 16GB while the CR-3100 can combine four 8GB cards, effectively quadrupling your storage to 32GB.

PhotoFast is not stopping there either. Apparently they plan to increase the maximum storage to 64GB.

Sources:
Ubergizmo
AkihabaraNews
PhotoFast Product Page Japan

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