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New Technology Gadgets - Nuclear battery
Are you tired of your short laptop battery life with only a few hours? Would you like the charge of your mobile phone to last a couple of months? Well, the answer to your “prayers” might be the nuclear batteries, which are been developed at the University of Missouri. They are designed especially for providing a lasting source of energy. And some people think these batteries could replace the current ones, including those used by the electrical cars. According to the creators, a nuclear battery has a very enormous capacity to generate electricity when compared to a regular one.
The batteries have always been the Achilles’ heel of the mobile devices. Usually, the designers of electronic devices for mass consumption (like laptops or media players) use small displays or screens that are not very bright in order to save the scarce energy resources that are provided from the regular batteries. But the new nuclear battery would bring a solution based on a liquid semiconductor (rather than a solid semiconductor) that will produce a much longer lifetime for the battery. The reason is the solid semiconductors are attacked constantly by some radioactive elements used by other types of batteries, while the liquid semiconductor is quite resistant to these attacks. Although the term “nuclear” can be a little perturbing, the fact is that these batteries are not very different from those batteries used in, for example, medical pacemakers.
The new radioisotope battery has the size of a penny and provides much more power than the traditional ones because, according to the researches, its capacity is very superior. Jae Kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Missouri, said that the radioisotope battery “can provide power density that is six orders of magnitude higher than chemical batteries”. That is to say, it provides no less than a million times more charge than any “normal” battery.
Kwon and his research team have spent enough time working to solve many problems that they have encountered when developing this type of battery. One important thing is the batteries need to be small and thin in order to be practical and useful; this way, they could be used to power watches and small electronic devices. As mentioned before, the prototype (which you can see in the picture below) has the size and thickness of a penny, but the researchers think they can achieve a thinner battery. In order to do this, Kwon has required the collaboration of another professor: J. David Robertson (chemistry professor and associate director of the MU Research Reactor). Together, they hope to maximize the power of the nuclear batteries as well as reduce the size and test other materials to make additional improvements. Kwon thinks that the final battery, which would be used in commercial gadgets, could be thinner than a human hair. For the moment, the research team have required a provisional patent in order to protect the exclusive right to use this invention.
The batteries have always been the Achilles’ heel of the mobile devices. Usually, the designers of electronic devices for mass consumption (like laptops or media players) use small displays or screens that are not very bright in order to save the scarce energy resources that are provided from the regular batteries. But the new nuclear battery would bring a solution based on a liquid semiconductor (rather than a solid semiconductor) that will produce a much longer lifetime for the battery. The reason is the solid semiconductors are attacked constantly by some radioactive elements used by other types of batteries, while the liquid semiconductor is quite resistant to these attacks. Although the term “nuclear” can be a little perturbing, the fact is that these batteries are not very different from those batteries used in, for example, medical pacemakers.
The new radioisotope battery has the size of a penny and provides much more power than the traditional ones because, according to the researches, its capacity is very superior. Jae Kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Missouri, said that the radioisotope battery “can provide power density that is six orders of magnitude higher than chemical batteries”. That is to say, it provides no less than a million times more charge than any “normal” battery.
Kwon and his research team have spent enough time working to solve many problems that they have encountered when developing this type of battery. One important thing is the batteries need to be small and thin in order to be practical and useful; this way, they could be used to power watches and small electronic devices. As mentioned before, the prototype (which you can see in the picture below) has the size and thickness of a penny, but the researchers think they can achieve a thinner battery. In order to do this, Kwon has required the collaboration of another professor: J. David Robertson (chemistry professor and associate director of the MU Research Reactor). Together, they hope to maximize the power of the nuclear batteries as well as reduce the size and test other materials to make additional improvements. Kwon thinks that the final battery, which would be used in commercial gadgets, could be thinner than a human hair. For the moment, the research team have required a provisional patent in order to protect the exclusive right to use this invention.
Samsung DVD player and Blu-Ray: SH-B083 - First internal multi-format drive
Samsung Electronics has introduced its first internal multi-format Blu-ray drive in the electronic market: SH-B083. This Blu-ray disc drive is compatible with high-capacity discs of up to 25GB if they are single-layer discs, or up to 50GB if they are double-layer discs. And, of course, the drive can be used with personal computers (PCs).
This drive reads BD-R and BD-ROM discs at up to 8x speeds. Besides, the CDs are read at up to 48x speeds and the DVDs at up to 16x. Also, the new SH-B083 multi-format drive features an average access speed of 350 ms. On the other hand, besides reading Blu-ray discs, it reads and writes CD and DVD.
The SH-B083 comes with two lenses for more stable reading and writing. This way, a lens is reserved to read BD discs, while the other one reads and writes CDs and DVDs. In addition, the Spherical Aberration Compensation Technology (SACT) improves the reading of those BD discs where the protective layer doesn’t have an uniform thickness.
Also, the precision step control technology (PSCT) allows users to enjoy a higher resolution in the optical pickup head unit (OPU), which is an absolutely necessary requirement due to the smaller track pitch of BD discs (when they are compared with CDs and DVDs).
google-android-mobile-phone
Not long ago Google announced that the source code at the core of its Android platform would be available for free to anyone wanting to use it and develop with. This open source approach has opened up the market to more phones manufacturers and developers able to make Android based phones but it also means there will be a host of application to download for it - and I suspect we will see more useful applications than the mainly games ridden App Store on iTunes (I want a good Exchange Mail client). It looks like Asus, Motorola and Samsung will be the next to follow Kogan and the rather averagely designed HTC G1 with a Google Android phone early next year, hopefully making the most of the Android platform finally. - (Read more Information)
40″ OLED TV
Currently your best bet for an OLED is the Sony XEL-1 which I also included in my top Christmas gadgets list. It’s not the best price screen per inch but certainly is the best looking on the market. But as with all good technology the price will start to come down and screen sizes will go up. Samsung have already prototyped early this year a 40″ Full HD OLED display with 1920 x 1080 resolution, 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and is under 1cm thick. Samsung therefore have proved it can all be done so it just a case of making them at a consumer friendly price and I think next year they will we will see these large sized OLEDs appearing.-(Read more inforamition)
Sony Rolly
The Rolly from Sony is all about fun. It is essentially a robotic MP3 playing robot that dances to the music you play. It comes with Rolly Choreographer software to create your own motions and even share them online with others. But if you don’t want to create your own it comes with an Auto and Self Motion modes which will analyse the music and create the type of style dance you request. It also comes with Bluetooth streaming (A2DP), 5 hour battery life, 2GB of storage, high quality speakers with 180 degree baffle effect..(Read full information)
Sony Ericsson J132
Sony Ericsson J132 Specs & Features
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1.5-inch display
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128 x 128 pixels resolution
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4MB of internal memory
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Dual-band GSM
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Dust-resistant keypad
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LED flashlight
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Built-in FM radio
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No camera
Colours:
Night Black and Heaven Blue
No prices announced yet.
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1.5-inch display
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128 x 128 pixels resolution
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4MB of internal memory
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Dual-band GSM
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Dust-resistant keypad
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LED flashlight
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Built-in FM radio
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No camera
Colours:
Night Black and Heaven Blue
No prices announced yet.
Sony Ericsson K330
Sony Ericsson K330 Specs & Features
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Dual-band GSM
* 1.7-inch TFT display
* 128 x 160 pixels resolution
* 10MB of internal memory
* VGA camera (with video recording)
* MP3 ringtones
* Bluetooth
* FM radio
* LED flashlight
Colours:
Gold on Black and Green on Black
Sony Ericsson K330 will be available in Q3 2008, which is end of this year. No word on the pricing.
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Dual-band GSM
* 1.7-inch TFT display
* 128 x 160 pixels resolution
* 10MB of internal memory
* VGA camera (with video recording)
* MP3 ringtones
* Bluetooth
* FM radio
* LED flashlight
Colours:
Gold on Black and Green on Black
Sony Ericsson K330 will be available in Q3 2008, which is end of this year. No word on the pricing.
Sony Ericsson S302
Sony Ericsson S302 Specs & Features
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Quad-band GSM/EDGE
* 2-inch TFT display
* 176 x 220 pixels resolution
* FM radio
* M2 card slot
* Stereo Bluetooth (A2DP)
* USB
* 2 megapixel camera (no auto focus)
he Sony Ericsson S302 will start shipping in early Q4 2008, which effectively means early 2009.
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Quad-band GSM/EDGE
* 2-inch TFT display
* 176 x 220 pixels resolution
* FM radio
* M2 card slot
* Stereo Bluetooth (A2DP)
* USB
* 2 megapixel camera (no auto focus)
he Sony Ericsson S302 will start shipping in early Q4 2008, which effectively means early 2009.
Sony Ericsson F305
Sony Ericsson F305
Two lower mid-range handsets off which F305 offers interesting gaming features to the mass market and the S302 is one of the Snapshot series.
Sony Ericsson F305 Specs & Features
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2-inch TFT display
* 176 x 220 pixels resolution
* Quad-band GSM/EDGE
* 2 megapixel camera (no auto focus)
* Built-in accelerometer
* Stereo loud speakers
* Stereo Bluetooth (A2DP)
* Stereo FM radio
The Sony Ericsson F305 offers unprecedented gaming capabilities in this price segment. But the frills end there. It is not armed with any other high-end features in an obvious attempt to keep the price down.
Games:
There are three games pre-installed on the device (Bowling, Bass fishing and Jockey) and they all employ its built-in sensor. Additional motion games developed by Gameloft are available for download at PlayNow.
Colours:
Polar White and Mystic Black.
Will be available from Q3 2008, which is end of this year.
Pricing is yet unknown.
Two lower mid-range handsets off which F305 offers interesting gaming features to the mass market and the S302 is one of the Snapshot series.
Sony Ericsson F305 Specs & Features
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2-inch TFT display
* 176 x 220 pixels resolution
* Quad-band GSM/EDGE
* 2 megapixel camera (no auto focus)
* Built-in accelerometer
* Stereo loud speakers
* Stereo Bluetooth (A2DP)
* Stereo FM radio
The Sony Ericsson F305 offers unprecedented gaming capabilities in this price segment. But the frills end there. It is not armed with any other high-end features in an obvious attempt to keep the price down.
Games:
There are three games pre-installed on the device (Bowling, Bass fishing and Jockey) and they all employ its built-in sensor. Additional motion games developed by Gameloft are available for download at PlayNow.
Colours:
Polar White and Mystic Black.
Will be available from Q3 2008, which is end of this year.
Pricing is yet unknown.
Latest 5 new handsets from Sony Ericsson
Hello Friends, Sony Ericsson has launched their New handsets in Market. Take a look..
Sony Ericsson C905
Leading the launch is this 8 megapixel that is touted to be Sony Ericsson’s flagship Cyber-shot handset. It look slick and comes equipped with a host of attractive features.
Specs and features at a glance:
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2.4-inch QVGA TFT display
* 104 x 49 x 19.5mm
* 136g weight
* Quad-band GSM/EDGE
* UMTS and HSDPA support
* Stereo Bluetooth
* Built-in accelerometer for screen auto rotation
* TV-out port
* Wi-Fi
* USB
* FM radio with RDS
* Face detection
* Xenon flash and photo flash
* Geo tagging
* 2 GB Memory Stick Micro M2
A with scratch-resistant mineral glass cover will serve as a viewfinder on the C905.
Colours:
Copper Gold, Ice Silver & Night Black
Will be available from Q4 2008, which effectively means early 2009. No word on the pricing yet.
Sony Ericsson C905
Leading the launch is this 8 megapixel that is touted to be Sony Ericsson’s flagship Cyber-shot handset. It look slick and comes equipped with a host of attractive features.
Specs and features at a glance:
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2.4-inch QVGA TFT display
* 104 x 49 x 19.5mm
* 136g weight
* Quad-band GSM/EDGE
* UMTS and HSDPA support
* Stereo Bluetooth
* Built-in accelerometer for screen auto rotation
* TV-out port
* Wi-Fi
* USB
* FM radio with RDS
* Face detection
* Xenon flash and photo flash
* Geo tagging
* 2 GB Memory Stick Micro M2
A with scratch-resistant mineral glass cover will serve as a viewfinder on the C905.
Colours:
Copper Gold, Ice Silver & Night Black
Will be available from Q4 2008, which effectively means early 2009. No word on the pricing yet.
U.S. company launches mobile news reader for iPhone, iPod touch
CNEWSCO, LLC, a U.S. new media company, continues its rapid expansion by announcing on Wednesday the launch of a new mobile application, Tantao Mobile News Reader for iPhone and iPod touch, specializing in both global and China news coverage.
Powered by real-time English-language content provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, Tantao News brings to mobile one of the world's most comprehensive and unique news services, now available for both iPhone/iPod touch and BlackBerry Smartphone users, with other platform and device availability to follow shortly.
"The extremely positive market response we have received has been outstanding and supports our proposition of the keen global interest in China and in quality Chinese news coverage," said Jim Campbell, managing partner for CNEWSCO, LLC.
"Our expansion into the iPhone and iPod touch applications realm allows us to build upon our rapidly growing global user base. The massive international resources of Xinhua, and our groundbreaking partnership on this new media initiative, give us a continuous, high-quality stream of digital content to fuel and power our mobile and Internet platforms," Campbell said.
Tantao News provides global coverage of leading world events as well as "China Focus," a special emphasis on China's markets, politics, foreign relations, lifestyle and culture -- a unique offering of world headlines and Chinese features that no other news organization can provide.
Jack Fensterstock, managing partner/China for CNEWSCO, LLC, described the development as "the most significant and innovative cooperation" he had ever seen in the media sector in his more than three decades of working in China advising key units on policy and commercialization and advising multinationals.
The mobile application, with technology provided by Handmark, Inc., gives users access to full text news stories and rich photo news in a compelling, easy-to-navigate application. Tantao News video service is expected to be available in future releases and can be found currently on http://TantaoNews.com/.
The Tantao News mobile application is a free application and immediately available for iPhone/iPod touch and Blackberry phones in the Americas. Users can download the mobile application from Tantao News at http://TantaoNews.com/; find the iPhone/iPod touch App in the iTunes Store; or get the BlackBerry App download at BlackBerry App World.
Source: English.people.
Powered by real-time English-language content provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, Tantao News brings to mobile one of the world's most comprehensive and unique news services, now available for both iPhone/iPod touch and BlackBerry Smartphone users, with other platform and device availability to follow shortly.
"The extremely positive market response we have received has been outstanding and supports our proposition of the keen global interest in China and in quality Chinese news coverage," said Jim Campbell, managing partner for CNEWSCO, LLC.
"Our expansion into the iPhone and iPod touch applications realm allows us to build upon our rapidly growing global user base. The massive international resources of Xinhua, and our groundbreaking partnership on this new media initiative, give us a continuous, high-quality stream of digital content to fuel and power our mobile and Internet platforms," Campbell said.
Tantao News provides global coverage of leading world events as well as "China Focus," a special emphasis on China's markets, politics, foreign relations, lifestyle and culture -- a unique offering of world headlines and Chinese features that no other news organization can provide.
Jack Fensterstock, managing partner/China for CNEWSCO, LLC, described the development as "the most significant and innovative cooperation" he had ever seen in the media sector in his more than three decades of working in China advising key units on policy and commercialization and advising multinationals.
The mobile application, with technology provided by Handmark, Inc., gives users access to full text news stories and rich photo news in a compelling, easy-to-navigate application. Tantao News video service is expected to be available in future releases and can be found currently on http://TantaoNews.com/.
The Tantao News mobile application is a free application and immediately available for iPhone/iPod touch and Blackberry phones in the Americas. Users can download the mobile application from Tantao News at http://TantaoNews.com/; find the iPhone/iPod touch App in the iTunes Store; or get the BlackBerry App download at BlackBerry App World.
Source: English.people.
Nokia 5530 vs 5800 – Mobiles Compared
The current hot product on the cell phone market is the brand new Nokia 5530 – The third ‘”Touch” phone by Nokia.
As you may already know, 5530 is a bit cheaper than 5800.
But what are the differences except the price?
The Nokia confirmed it has 5530 no UMTS / HSDPA.
If you want to surf the mobile is of course a clear downside.
Similarly, no GPS on board.
When 5530 is “only” a 4GB card in, the 5800 had 8GB of memory.
And has the display from the 5530 “only” 2.9 “compared to the 3.2″ from the 5800th.
Otherwise, thanks to symbian on the functions and capabilities produces pretty much the same …..
So if you don’t mind having GPS or UMTS, then I would still buy Nokia 5530 - it is smaller and more stylish.
I personally use a lot of UMTS (Internet) and I regularly use GPS.
So I am completely satisfied with my 5800.
Would certainly be nice if that were slim and stylish as the 5530, but when I decided to do without GPS and UMTS must, then I would rather stay in 5800.
Here is a comparison of Nokia 5530 and its older brother called Nokia 5800 and their main features.
Nokia 5530 main features
5530 looks striking with its ’stainless steel’ cover. It offers a generous 2.9 inch screen in 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio (360×640 pixels) and a 3.2 megapixel camera. The device lacks support for UMTS / HSDPA and you do not have high speed internet will reach, unless you use the WiFi facility which fortunately still has. The solid battery (1000 mAh) ensures that your 27 hours for continuous music listening. By default you will receive a 4GB memory card, which accommodate more than 1000 unique mobile numbers.
Nokia 5530 full review
Nokia 5800 main features
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic was the first touchscreen smartphone built by Nokia.
and according to specifications, seems able to stand comparison with the iPhone 3G.
This is a quadband GSM and UMTS with HSDPA, a 3.2-inch touchscreen with 640×360 pixel resolution and 16 million colors, for use with the included stylus, 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and Carl Zeiss optics, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, integrated GPS, 140 MB of internal memory expandable and TV output.
Nokia 5800 full review
As you may already know, 5530 is a bit cheaper than 5800.
But what are the differences except the price?
The Nokia confirmed it has 5530 no UMTS / HSDPA.
If you want to surf the mobile is of course a clear downside.
Similarly, no GPS on board.
When 5530 is “only” a 4GB card in, the 5800 had 8GB of memory.
And has the display from the 5530 “only” 2.9 “compared to the 3.2″ from the 5800th.
Otherwise, thanks to symbian on the functions and capabilities produces pretty much the same …..
So if you don’t mind having GPS or UMTS, then I would still buy Nokia 5530 - it is smaller and more stylish.
I personally use a lot of UMTS (Internet) and I regularly use GPS.
So I am completely satisfied with my 5800.
Would certainly be nice if that were slim and stylish as the 5530, but when I decided to do without GPS and UMTS must, then I would rather stay in 5800.
Here is a comparison of Nokia 5530 and its older brother called Nokia 5800 and their main features.
Nokia 5530 main features
5530 looks striking with its ’stainless steel’ cover. It offers a generous 2.9 inch screen in 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio (360×640 pixels) and a 3.2 megapixel camera. The device lacks support for UMTS / HSDPA and you do not have high speed internet will reach, unless you use the WiFi facility which fortunately still has. The solid battery (1000 mAh) ensures that your 27 hours for continuous music listening. By default you will receive a 4GB memory card, which accommodate more than 1000 unique mobile numbers.
Nokia 5530 full review
Nokia 5800 main features
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic was the first touchscreen smartphone built by Nokia.
and according to specifications, seems able to stand comparison with the iPhone 3G.
This is a quadband GSM and UMTS with HSDPA, a 3.2-inch touchscreen with 640×360 pixel resolution and 16 million colors, for use with the included stylus, 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and Carl Zeiss optics, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, integrated GPS, 140 MB of internal memory expandable and TV output.
Nokia 5800 full review
Sony Ericsson W395 Review
Sony Ericsson introduces the brand new W395 Walkman cellphone. The Sony Ericsson W395 has large, powerful stereo speakers. W395 is aimed at young audience, which music is the key feature. In addition to the stereo speakers, there is the possibility of tuning up the volume on the Sony Ericsson HPM-64 headset with stereo widening
The Sony Ericsson W395 is an affordable music phone that is equipped with special keys for music. FM radio and 1GB memory card make sure that the user of the Sony Ericsson W395 po kept informed of the latest hits. When the user of the Sony Ericsson W395 is not on the name of a song he could easily use TrackID. When you on a song, game, theme, ringtone or wallpaper to download, the Sony Ericsson W395 on PlayNow arena.
Sony Ericsson W395 is a great music cellphone. Sony Ericsson of the youth market has ensured that the Sony Ericsson W395 with all the needs of young people respond. Even the price is quite affordable.
Ericsson W395 has a 2 Megapixels digital camera. It is not the highest resolution, but id doest the job. The camera will it allow all the important moments and can be set via blog or Bluetooth can be shared.
Sony Ericsson W395 Features
1. Powerful built-in stereo speakers with full bass
2. Stereo headset with your phone a music player and you are your own DJ
3. A real music machine with the Walkman music player, TrackID and PlayNow
4. TrackID quickly find your favorite songs
5. With PlayNow arena you a full range of mobile entertainment download
6. The sharp 2.0-inch display show your photos in their full glory
7. Support for motion gaming.
Read specific review with prize and comparative Here
The Sony Ericsson W395 is an affordable music phone that is equipped with special keys for music. FM radio and 1GB memory card make sure that the user of the Sony Ericsson W395 po kept informed of the latest hits. When the user of the Sony Ericsson W395 is not on the name of a song he could easily use TrackID. When you on a song, game, theme, ringtone or wallpaper to download, the Sony Ericsson W395 on PlayNow arena.
Sony Ericsson W395 is a great music cellphone. Sony Ericsson of the youth market has ensured that the Sony Ericsson W395 with all the needs of young people respond. Even the price is quite affordable.
Ericsson W395 has a 2 Megapixels digital camera. It is not the highest resolution, but id doest the job. The camera will it allow all the important moments and can be set via blog or Bluetooth can be shared.
Sony Ericsson W395 Features
1. Powerful built-in stereo speakers with full bass
2. Stereo headset with your phone a music player and you are your own DJ
3. A real music machine with the Walkman music player, TrackID and PlayNow
4. TrackID quickly find your favorite songs
5. With PlayNow arena you a full range of mobile entertainment download
6. The sharp 2.0-inch display show your photos in their full glory
7. Support for motion gaming.
Read specific review with prize and comparative Here
Sony Ericsson’s new wireless, Bluetooth headset Review
HBH-IS800 are high-quality wireless audio to in-ear stereo headphones. You can use them to listen to music from every device which offers Bluetooth connectivity.
I have used the wireless HBH-IS800 headset to listen music form my mobile phone and of course I have used the device as a hands-free.
HBH-IS800 Features:
* good sound quality for music and phone calls
* extended range. I’ve gone 20 m away (in specs it says just 10m) from my phone and this gadget was still working
* work with any Bluetooth audio device
* if you like your music loud you will love this wireless audio to in-ear stereo headphones because they are very powerful
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Specifications
* Listen to your mobile music without wires
* Innovative – the smallest headset of it’s kind on the market
* No complicated set up – just great music with clear and powerful stereo sound
* Play / talk time up to 4 hours, standby time up to 270 hours
* Supplied with a portable case & charger, which will also charge your handset
HBH-IS800 offer high-quality sound and the design is attractive.
Pricing and availability
Sony Ericsson HBH-IS800 Wireless Stereo HeadPhones cost $142.95 and they are available at Amazon.
Hot Sony Ericsson’s walkman 995
Sony Ericsson Walkman phones bring the ease of digital music players to your mobile. So alongside all the usual advanced phone features, you can also download, stream, store and play back music in your mobile.It comes with so many exciting features.
Specifications
Size:
* 97.0 x 49.0 x 15.0 mm
* 3.8 x 1.9 x 0.6 inches
Weight
* 113.0 g
* 4.0 oz
Screen
* 240×320 pixels
Available colours
* Progressive Black
* Cosmic Silver
Memory
* Memory Stick Micro (M2) support (up to 16GB)
* Phone memory 118MB*
Seamless transfer
Thanks to Media Go, you can drag and drop video clips, tracks, photos and more between your phone and PC. Or enjoy pod casts from the directory.
Complete clarity
Catch the action on the bright, clear 2.6” screen. When you want to share views and sounds with friends, use the built-in stand and stereo speakers.
Get it all
8.1 mega pixels give you big pictures – store them on the 8 GB memory card. Enjoy the speed of Wi-Fi networks and share your music via the 3.5 mm jack.
PlayNow
3 click music download
The convenient PlayNow download service is the fastest and easiest way to personalise your mobile phone with an MP3 music tone. In just three clicks you’ll have a new ringtone ready to play. *PlayNow availability depends on your location, and network operator support.
Messaging
Send anything you want anywhere you want. Use your phone to send pictures, video, music, voice recordings and as much text as you want. Mobile messaging gives a real feel of where and how you are.
* Predictive text input
* SMS long (Text Messaging)
* Picture messaging (MMS)
* Sound recorder
Fast Web (3G)
The third generation of mobile networks brings the convenience of broadband Internet to your mobile phone. Fast data transfer speeds give you quick, easy access to a world of audio and video streaming, Web surfing, multimedia messaging and email wherever you go.
* Video call
* Video streaming
* Web feeds
In-Dash CN-MW200D GPS Device By Panasonic
Panasonic is going to launch its In-Dash CN-MW200D and CN-WM100D GPS gadget in this September. They both sport a 7-inch Touchscreen wide display. They also comes with iPod friendly connectivity so you can view your iPod Video on its 7-inch Wide Screen. Both pack the feature to support DVD, CD and HDD data playback plus a 2 DIN AV system. The difference is that the CN-MW200D comes with a Digital TV tuner while the CN-MW100D gets a 1Seg TV tuner. No price has been announced as yet.
Hang with the current Sony E and B Series Walkman
Hang with the current Sony E and B Series Walkman. Now you can plug your ears and rock with your favourite music with the latest Sony E and B Series Walkman. This gadget is extremely modish and will blow of your mind with its music, so just take a look on its features. The B Series is much more simpler than the E series but has an interesting features.
The striking features of E series are:
The B series features with
There is no word on pricing and its arrival in the market, but soon it will be informed.
The striking features of E series are:
- Clear Stereo and Bass technology for fantastic sound quality
- High resolution QVGA 2″ color LCD
- Slim body and light digital media player in choice of both black and red
- It supports for video file format conversion
- It has long battery life upto 30 hours for audio and 6 hrs for video
The B series features with
- Easy transfer operation of file with drag-and-drop
- Small and ultra-light in choice of four colour
- Has a bass button for powerful low frequency enhancement
- FM tuner with recording
- ZAPPIN™ for fat and easy song searches
- 18 hour of music playback and Quick charge Battery
There is no word on pricing and its arrival in the market, but soon it will be informed.
The latest Muvi Micro Camcorder, claims to be world’s smallest
U.K Company veho announces the world latest Muvi Micro Camcorder and claims it to be worlds smallest, its ace! It would be even more fun to move out with such camera. This camcorder is so small that you can even hang it around your neck all the time its just 50 grams and 5.5 x 2 x 2 cm in dimension. The best part is that with such small size, the camcorder features only one key to do all the work and the user can even command through voice control. Its VOX mode allows the user to start/stop video recording, stored in its 2 GB micro SD card. It also supports the memory expansion upto 8GB.
The recording of video is done in VGA quality with a resolution of 640 x 480. It can be charged via a USB cable and the AVI video files can also be transferred to the computer with its software. You can also use it as a webcam; additionally it comes with a sports pack with Brackets, Clips and straps in it allowing the user to mount the camcorder on wall or helmet. Check your pocket for $128 for this cam to be yours and $32 extra for the sports pack.
The recording of video is done in VGA quality with a resolution of 640 x 480. It can be charged via a USB cable and the AVI video files can also be transferred to the computer with its software. You can also use it as a webcam; additionally it comes with a sports pack with Brackets, Clips and straps in it allowing the user to mount the camcorder on wall or helmet. Check your pocket for $128 for this cam to be yours and $32 extra for the sports pack.
Keep your iPhone on still, with the latest Tripod mount
Tired of handling your phone? Than here’s the latest tripod mount for your iPhone. Now you can just keep your phone on still and relax. Now you can have better shots with the help of this tripod mount. The PED3- Tripod and PED3-Tripod-Form are the devices which can be used to connect your devices. Even I sometimes wonder that do people really use such type of devices for their iPhone.
The iPhone holders, PED3- Tripod hold your naked iPhone and the PED Tripod Form holds the iPhone in a protective cover. So get ready to buy them for better pictures. You can get them both for $28 and $32.
The iPhone holders, PED3- Tripod hold your naked iPhone and the PED Tripod Form holds the iPhone in a protective cover. So get ready to buy them for better pictures. You can get them both for $28 and $32.
The two new GSM dual handset declared by Intex
The two new GSM dual handset by Intex, are the IN4488 and IN3080. Both of them has dual GSM SIM cards at the same time and even come with similar feature the only difference is the form factor. The IN4488 is the clamshell model while the IN3080 is the slider phone. The striking features of IN4488 are Bluetooth, FM radio, audio player, and camera and have a 2GB of expandable memory and also a storage capacity of 800 contacts. It comes with 2.4-inch TFT CCTN screen and an additional Hindi-English-Numeric pad.
These are the most compact mobile phones with the dual SIM cards. The IN3080 has USB connectivity with all features of IN4488 and it comes in all bright colours red, orange and black. Both the phones are cheaper, the IN4488 is priced at Rs.4600 while the IN3080 is priced at Rs. 3080. So which are you going to have?
These are the most compact mobile phones with the dual SIM cards. The IN3080 has USB connectivity with all features of IN4488 and it comes in all bright colours red, orange and black. Both the phones are cheaper, the IN4488 is priced at Rs.4600 while the IN3080 is priced at Rs. 3080. So which are you going to have?
Fall in love with the latest iLuv Earphones for iPhone 3GS and iPods
Now you will fall in love with the latest iLuv Earphones for iPhone 3GS and iPods. It offers playback control and a concert-level sound too. The sound isolating iEP515 earphones include an online remote with the mike, thus easy for you to make calls or record voice memo. The iPhone 3GS owners can hold the centre button to enable voice control while the iPod owners can press the same button to rock with the music. There are three types of flexible tips so you can feel comfy.
The iEP315 offers an inline remote for controlling song playback, but lacks the sound isolating design. These earphones also has a built-in microphone and is compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 2nd generation, iPod nano 4th generation, iPod classic 120GB, iPod shuffle 3rd generation. Both the models will be available in August the iEP515 will retail for $59.99 and the iEP315 for $29.99.
The iEP315 offers an inline remote for controlling song playback, but lacks the sound isolating design. These earphones also has a built-in microphone and is compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 2nd generation, iPod nano 4th generation, iPod classic 120GB, iPod shuffle 3rd generation. Both the models will be available in August the iEP515 will retail for $59.99 and the iEP315 for $29.99.
Sony Alpha A350 Review
With a sensor resolution of 14.2-megapixels, the A350 occupies a relatively new band in the digital SLR market, along with the 14.6-megapixel, £800 Pentax K20D. Neither market leaders Canon nor second-placed Nikon has anything that directly competes in this band, which must be helping with Sony's stated intent to overtake Nikon and put a serious dent in Canon's seemingly unassailable lead. The A350 is currently priced at a very competitive £449.99 body-only, £499.99 with an 18-70mm zoom lens, or £649.99 as a two-lens kit with the addition of a 55-200mm zoom
Nikon's closest competitor is the D80, currently £499 body only or £639.99 with an 18-70mm lens, but the D80 is only 10 megapixels. Olympus offers the E-520 for £499.99 body-only or £549.99 with a Four-Thirds system 14-42mm lens, but again it is only 10 megapixels. Canon has a slightly closer match in the shape of the popular 12.2-megapixel EOS 450D (review coming soon) at £459.99 body only or £499.99 with an 18-55mm lens.
Canon Digital Rebel XS Review
Canon has shaken up its entry-level offerings for the second time in 2008 with the launch of the Canon Rebel XS consumer-grade DSLR. Announced way back in June for the European market (as the EOS 1000D) but only recently available on this side of the Atlantic, the Rebel XS slots in at the very bottom of Canon's DSLR line – providing a second new entry-level option in Canon's lineup and a lower-cost, lower-res alternative to the relatively advanced XSi.
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The Rebel XS represents a shift in strategy for Canon; with the manufacturer bringing a second simultaneously developed and supported DSLR to the bottom-tier consumer market. Traditionally, Canon has demoted its previous-generation Rebel into the entry-level spot with each new announcement. While the new XS diverges from this formula insofar as it was purpose-built for beginning DSLR users (rather than simply a more advanced hand-me-down, as in the case of the XTi that it replaces), the net result really isn't that different from what we've seen before: in terms of both hardware and design, the XS is very much an amalgam of XSi and XTi.
To this end, the XS uses the previous-generation 10.1 megapixel CMOS sensor as well as the XTi's smaller 2.5 inch LCD. XSi-level upgrades include DIGIC III processing, Canon's advanced "Picture Style" menu that allows shooters to fine-tune image processing (and includes space for several user-defined custom settings), and an impressively fast advertised continuous shooting speed with a new-for-XS unlimited buffer for JPEG shooting.
The XS also brings the XSi's live view system (which allows the screen to be used for shot composition) all the way down to Canon's entry-level model. The XS's live view implementation moves beyond the basic with the addition of a contrast-detection AF mode that allows the camera to auto focus without interrupting the on-screen preview to do so – a feat not possible in the first generation of live view DSLRs.
As with previous Rebel DSLRs, the XS's shooting modes are divided into two basic groups, which Canon terms the "Basic Zone" and the "Creative Zone." The Basic Zone is made up of the XS's auto exposure and scene preset options. Basic Zone presets are as follows:
* Auto Exposure: Camera selects all exposure values
* Portrait: Settings are optimized for portraiture, with adjustments to image tone and flash mode
* Landscape: Increased contrast mode that favors narrower apertures
* Macro: Moderate aperture settings are preferred in this mode
* Sports: Continuous drive and AF options are enabled; higher shutter speeds are preferenced
* Night Scene: Enables slow flash sync to capture both subject and background
* Flash Suppressed: Flash is disabled
Note that in the Basic Zone, many exposure control and general shooting options (including AF drive mode, metering options, and flash modes) are locked out or limited.
Canon's Creative Zone modes encompass the full range of expected user-controlled exposure options, with a few interesting additions:
* Program: Auto exposure mode with user control for flash settings, metering mode, etc.
* Shutter Priority: User selects shutter speed, and camera calculates aperture for correct exposure
* Aperture Priority: User selects aperture, and camera calculates shutter speed for correct exposure
* Manual: User selects both aperture and shutter speed
* Auto Depth of Field: Camera automatically calculates aperture to ensure that depth of field covers all focus points
Like most DSLRs, playback options are fairly basic with the XS. The camera does incorporate an orientation sensor that automatically rotates portrait-orientation images during playback. As with Canon's point-and-shoots, it's also easy to scroll through images either 10 or 100 at a time using the control dial.
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Panasonic target Middle East market with new TVs
The Middle East oil sheikhs and super rich monarchs are certainly pretty shrewd when it comes to investing, as their practically sitting atop gold mines of different colors, giving them acces to vast riches no thanks to the world’s ever growing craving for more fuel. Knowing that many people living in the Middle East do earn more than a comfortable salary, Panasonic has targeted that geographical area in their latest effort to push across another nine LCD and eight plasma high definition VIERA TVs. These new TVs, regardless of technology behind the screen, will offer a trio of distinct advantages for the consumer, including enhanced unique features like ‘Full-time Full HD’ and VIERA Image Viewer function for the playback of pictures and videos by SD card - something Panasonic proudly touts as the first in the world within a flat panel TV context.
This year’s VIERA models will come with the enhanced VIERA Image Viewer function, where it will be standard across all 2009 models. This allows consumers to plug in their SD memory card into the corresponding slot, having the ability to review what they’ve just shot on their digital cameras or camcorders on a huge display, and needless to say the image quality would be superb if you’re using a High Definition camera to record all that video, as the screen’s high resolution won’t do VGA-quality video any justice. As for Full-time Full HD, this unique development by Panasonic will see improved motion image performance, contrast and colour reproduction to deliver a new level of picture quality to consumers. Perfect for folks who enjoy both still and motion pictures, Full-time Full HD will provide razor-sharp motion images, an experience similar to that they enjoy at the cinema.
These new Panasonic panels are made in Japan, and boast a lifetime rating of up to 100,000 hours - that’s roughtly 30 years of viewing assuming you plant yourself in the couch for 8 hours a day, letting the TV feed you with shjow after show. Other features of these lead free panels include being a mere 1″ thin, boasting a wider viewing angle of 178 degrees.
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Magellan Maestro 4700 GPS announced
There are just a handful of names when it comes to reliable GPS navigation technology, and Magellan ranks as one of them. Having said that, what can you expect from their latest solution to your navigational woes, the Magellan Maestro 4700 GPS device? This is one extremely slim device that will come with a relatively widescreen 4.7″ color touchscreen display, boasting many user-friendly features that are not only helpful but practical which we’ll look at later right after the jump. You will also find Magellan’s OneTouch user interface throw in for good measure, where it enables the user to perform advanced navigation tasks thanks to its built-in voice command capabilities and hands-free Bluetooth calling.
Check out the following premium features found on the Magellan Maestro 4700 :-
* Exclusive OneTouch Favorites Menu: Access favorite destinations and searches with personalized bookmarks. Reach your favorite cafe or restaurant in any city with a single touch. To meet consumer requests, the Magellan Maestro 4700 now offers an additional twelve bookmarks to save favorites.
* Bluetooth Compatible Hands-Free Calling: Make or receive calls using a compatible cell phone. Access your phone’s address book to access up to 1000 numbers directly from your Magellan Maestro 4700. The noise-cancelling microphone keeps road noise down so you are heard clearly.
* Predictive Traffic: Analyzes past traffic patterns when creating a route to help you avoid known delays. Choose to stay on your current route or go with suggested less congested routes.
* Instant Access to All Points Of Interest (POI): Perform one search and get results from both the standard POI database and the Magellan-exclusive AAA TourBook guide. Results are organized in a tabbed format.
* “Find Your Car” with Pedestrian Mode: Remembers the location of your car in parking lots, airports, malls, universities, amusement parks or stadiums. When your day is done the Magellan Maestro 4700 will automatically guide you to your car.
* 3D Landmarks: Displays visual cues to help drivers perform maneuvers and find destinations.
* Larger Fonts: Makes viewing easier and safer while driving.
* Intuitive, Context-Driven Touch Zones: Provides drivers with a completely interactive map screen.
* New Address Book: Makes adding an address a snap with smart address summary that lets users save complete itineraries.
* QuickSpell with Smart City Search: Allows quick, single-address entry or convenient multi-destination trip planning, including route optimization.
Surprisingly enough, this device has been priced at just $299.99, where it will ship with a windshield mount and cradle; 12-volt vehicle power adapter; USB cable, protective pouch, adhesive disk for alternative, on-dash mounting; and quick reference guide.
Iphone 3G S ready to challenge Blackberry
Well, Apple’s new iPhone 3G S launched on Friday morning with several new featrues with improved and better technology. This new version of the iPhone has OS 3.0 in it with added features along with 46 security patches which makes it more beneficial for businessmen who were using Blackberry from a long time. Iphone 3G S is already challening the Blackberry in terms of the features and better security in it.The new OS 3.0 gives a driving download speed to the Iphone. Some reviews say that soon its going to leave Blackberry behind.The new Iphone has the capability to record and send voice recordigns on the move. Also, the feature copy and paste is added to this new Iphone. And for security purposes there an excellent feature called Remote Wipe which deletes all your data of the Iphone if its lost, so that no one would be able to use it. One area in which the iPhone 3GS does have an advantage with enterprises is Web applications. “Web applications are very important to enterprises these days and we’ve tested various devices to see which ones can read the formatting on our reports, and the iPhone does a very good job there,” Greengart said.
But the time will tell that who is gonna succeed and who is gonna move forward.
MUMBAI, INDIA: The Spice D-1111 features a 2 MP camera, stereo Bluetooth, expandable memory up to 2GB, Push mail, access to Microsoft Outlook, Nimbuzz, cricbuzz.com, naukri.com and jeevansaathi.com. Reuters and Opera Mini comes pre-loaded on the handset.
The phone also features email2SMS service that allows users to read their complete emails on the move as SMS without having to activate GPRS or download any software. Spice Mobiles is offering 1 month free subscription of Emails2SMS service on the D-1111.
Speaking on the launch, Kunal Ahooja, CEO, Spice Mobiles said, "Spice Mobiles has always endeavored to drive innovation in the mobile handset industry and set new benchmarks through user-friendly and smart product offerings. With the launch of Spice D-1111, we have introduced world-class dual-SIM (GSM+CDMA) Windows Mobile in India. This unique gadget caters to working professionals who work hard and believe in having fun."
The Spice D-1111 comes bundled with a 512MB memory card, leather pouch and a screen guard and is priced at an MRP of Rs. 18,499.
The phone also features email2SMS service that allows users to read their complete emails on the move as SMS without having to activate GPRS or download any software. Spice Mobiles is offering 1 month free subscription of Emails2SMS service on the D-1111.
Speaking on the launch, Kunal Ahooja, CEO, Spice Mobiles said, "Spice Mobiles has always endeavored to drive innovation in the mobile handset industry and set new benchmarks through user-friendly and smart product offerings. With the launch of Spice D-1111, we have introduced world-class dual-SIM (GSM+CDMA) Windows Mobile in India. This unique gadget caters to working professionals who work hard and believe in having fun."
The Spice D-1111 comes bundled with a 512MB memory card, leather pouch and a screen guard and is priced at an MRP of Rs. 18,499.
Apple MacBook Pro 15in June 2009 release
Review The recent rapid evolution of Apple’s laptop range continues apace this month, with changes to virtually every model. The 15in MacBook Pro – or, to be precise, the 15.4in MacBook Pro – received a major update back in October when Apple introduced its new ‘unibody’ aluminium design, so we weren’t expecting anything other than the occasional speed-bump in the immediate future. However, there’s more to this latest model than a simple tweak to the processor speed.
The previous model was available in two main configurations, costing £1399 with a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB RAM, and 250GB hard disk, or a rather hefty £1749 with 2.53GHz processor, 4Gb RAM and 320GB hard disk. The 2.4GHz model has now been dropped altogether, while the price of the 2.53GHz model has been slashed to £1299 – although the hard disk on that model has been cut to 250GB and it has just a GeForce 9400M graphics processor, rather than the twin graphics processors found in the other 15” models.
There’s also a 2.66GHz model with 4GB RAM and 320GB hard disk that costs £1499, while the new top-of-range model that we test here comes in at £1699 with a speedy 2.8GHz processor, 4GB RAM and 500GB hard disk. All models have a 15.4in backlit LED screen with 1440x900 resolution.
It’s good to see that Apple has paid attention to the reviews – including ours – that commented on the rising prices of the new models that were introduced in October. Mind you, anyone that paid £1739 for the 2.53GHz model in October will probably be spitting blood right now.
As expected, our Mac benchmarking tests show that this model is about 10 per cent faster than its predecessor, making it the fastest Mac laptop we’ve reviewed to date. Like its predecessor, this model is also equipped with two separate graphics processors. For routine computing tasks there’s an integrated GeForce 9400M, or you can switch to a more powerful – and power-hungry – 9600M GT for games and other graphics-intensive tasks.
Apple MacBook Pro 15in
Closed system: the built-in battery can't be swapped out
The 9600M GT produces good performance, hitting almost 120fps in Doom 3, although the 63fps that we got from the less-powerful 9400M wasn’t bad either. To really put the machine through its paces we decided to use the Mac’s Boot Camp feature to instal Windows Vista and run a few PC benchmarks as well.
The previous model was available in two main configurations, costing £1399 with a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB RAM, and 250GB hard disk, or a rather hefty £1749 with 2.53GHz processor, 4Gb RAM and 320GB hard disk. The 2.4GHz model has now been dropped altogether, while the price of the 2.53GHz model has been slashed to £1299 – although the hard disk on that model has been cut to 250GB and it has just a GeForce 9400M graphics processor, rather than the twin graphics processors found in the other 15” models.
There’s also a 2.66GHz model with 4GB RAM and 320GB hard disk that costs £1499, while the new top-of-range model that we test here comes in at £1699 with a speedy 2.8GHz processor, 4GB RAM and 500GB hard disk. All models have a 15.4in backlit LED screen with 1440x900 resolution.
It’s good to see that Apple has paid attention to the reviews – including ours – that commented on the rising prices of the new models that were introduced in October. Mind you, anyone that paid £1739 for the 2.53GHz model in October will probably be spitting blood right now.
As expected, our Mac benchmarking tests show that this model is about 10 per cent faster than its predecessor, making it the fastest Mac laptop we’ve reviewed to date. Like its predecessor, this model is also equipped with two separate graphics processors. For routine computing tasks there’s an integrated GeForce 9400M, or you can switch to a more powerful – and power-hungry – 9600M GT for games and other graphics-intensive tasks.
Apple MacBook Pro 15in
Closed system: the built-in battery can't be swapped out
The 9600M GT produces good performance, hitting almost 120fps in Doom 3, although the 63fps that we got from the less-powerful 9400M wasn’t bad either. To really put the machine through its paces we decided to use the Mac’s Boot Camp feature to instal Windows Vista and run a few PC benchmarks as well.
Firefox 3.5 - it's not a 'web upgrade'
Review "This isn't just an upgrade of the browser. It's also an upgrade for the web", says Mike Beltzner, Firefox product director, in his What's New in 3.5 video.
Hyperbole for sure, but it highlights the most interesting aspect of the browser wars, which is how each player is trying to influence the direction of web development.
From the user's perspective, Firefox 3.5 is better - but not dramatically so. The first notable new feature is private browsing, a catch-up with Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Google Chrome that lets you browse web sites without leaving traces in browser history or temporary files. Next comes Tear Off Tabs, which - as in Apple's Safari - allows tabs to be dragged into a separate browser window. A neat touch is Recently Closed Tabs and Recently Closed Windows, which gets you back where you were after accidentally closing a page.
Location-aware browsing is more exciting. A website can prompt for your location, and subject to your consent, Firefox will call a Google API to work out where you are. It implements a proposed W3C standard and has potential, though hardly any sites make use of it at the moment. The other snag is that Firefox currently relies on WiFi points and IP addresses and does not use GPS even if present. Which may explain why it was out by 125 miles when I tried it.
Geolocation in Firefox 3.5
Location-aware browsing: great, if accuracy's not your thing
The next perspective is performance. Firefox 3.5 has a new JavaScript engine called TraceMonkey that is dramatically faster. In our tests, it executed the Sunspider benchmark nearly three times faster than Firefox 3.0, though not quite as fast as Google's Chrome. When it comes to DOM manipulation though, there was little improvement.
Firefox scores well against its rivals in memory usage. IE8 and Chrome use a new process for each tab, which eats memory. Informal tests suggest that Firefox uses less RAM even with just one page open, and its advantage grows as further tabs are opened. In a quick informal test, Firefox used about the same RAM as Safari. Only Opera was slimmer.
Good for users then, but no big deal. What about web development? This is where it gets interesting. On the Acid3 test, at which IE8 fails badly, Firefox 3.5 is nearly but not quite perfect. The new browser also implements a good chunk of HTML 5, including an enhanced Canvas element with a text API, audio and video elements, a simple local storage API, downloadable fonts (a CSS feature), and JavaScript threading using web workers. The underlying story is an effort to push developers away from Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight and towards standard HTML, when implementing rich content, multimedia, and rich internet applications.
In this respect, Firefox 3.5 is more a statement of intent than a realistic alternative to Flash. The audio element only supports Ogg Vorbis or uncompressed wave audio, while video is limited to Ogg Theora.
Standards tussle
Adobe's Flash, by contrast, offers a consistent cross-browser runtime, integrated with its Creative Suite design tools that are used everywhere. It may be hard to convince Microsoft to implement standards that compete with Silverlight in IE. Still, it is a significant statement of intent, and a few years from now Adobe's hold on web multimedia may be less secure.
Another key question is whether Google, Mozilla, and Apple can avoid fragmentation of evolving standards. Google's Gears extension overlaps with much of what is in HTML 5.0, but has its own specification. Features like local SQL support are different in Safari and Chrome and not present at all in Firefox except for extensions.
When he worked at Google, Mozilla's Dion Almaer argued that: "HTML 5 and Gears will converge in the not too distant path." They need to. Otherwise, both will be undermined.
Existing users will find Firefox 3.5 solid though unexciting and will stick with it - if only for the sake of its rich library of add-ons, which are now its main advantage over Safari and Chrome. Developers will like the TraceMonkey JavaScript engine along with more bits of HTML 5.0.
In summary: a good release, which increases the pressure on Microsoft's IE. ®
Hyperbole for sure, but it highlights the most interesting aspect of the browser wars, which is how each player is trying to influence the direction of web development.
From the user's perspective, Firefox 3.5 is better - but not dramatically so. The first notable new feature is private browsing, a catch-up with Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Google Chrome that lets you browse web sites without leaving traces in browser history or temporary files. Next comes Tear Off Tabs, which - as in Apple's Safari - allows tabs to be dragged into a separate browser window. A neat touch is Recently Closed Tabs and Recently Closed Windows, which gets you back where you were after accidentally closing a page.
Location-aware browsing is more exciting. A website can prompt for your location, and subject to your consent, Firefox will call a Google API to work out where you are. It implements a proposed W3C standard and has potential, though hardly any sites make use of it at the moment. The other snag is that Firefox currently relies on WiFi points and IP addresses and does not use GPS even if present. Which may explain why it was out by 125 miles when I tried it.
Geolocation in Firefox 3.5
Location-aware browsing: great, if accuracy's not your thing
The next perspective is performance. Firefox 3.5 has a new JavaScript engine called TraceMonkey that is dramatically faster. In our tests, it executed the Sunspider benchmark nearly three times faster than Firefox 3.0, though not quite as fast as Google's Chrome. When it comes to DOM manipulation though, there was little improvement.
Firefox scores well against its rivals in memory usage. IE8 and Chrome use a new process for each tab, which eats memory. Informal tests suggest that Firefox uses less RAM even with just one page open, and its advantage grows as further tabs are opened. In a quick informal test, Firefox used about the same RAM as Safari. Only Opera was slimmer.
Good for users then, but no big deal. What about web development? This is where it gets interesting. On the Acid3 test, at which IE8 fails badly, Firefox 3.5 is nearly but not quite perfect. The new browser also implements a good chunk of HTML 5, including an enhanced Canvas element with a text API, audio and video elements, a simple local storage API, downloadable fonts (a CSS feature), and JavaScript threading using web workers. The underlying story is an effort to push developers away from Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight and towards standard HTML, when implementing rich content, multimedia, and rich internet applications.
In this respect, Firefox 3.5 is more a statement of intent than a realistic alternative to Flash. The audio element only supports Ogg Vorbis or uncompressed wave audio, while video is limited to Ogg Theora.
Standards tussle
Adobe's Flash, by contrast, offers a consistent cross-browser runtime, integrated with its Creative Suite design tools that are used everywhere. It may be hard to convince Microsoft to implement standards that compete with Silverlight in IE. Still, it is a significant statement of intent, and a few years from now Adobe's hold on web multimedia may be less secure.
Another key question is whether Google, Mozilla, and Apple can avoid fragmentation of evolving standards. Google's Gears extension overlaps with much of what is in HTML 5.0, but has its own specification. Features like local SQL support are different in Safari and Chrome and not present at all in Firefox except for extensions.
When he worked at Google, Mozilla's Dion Almaer argued that: "HTML 5 and Gears will converge in the not too distant path." They need to. Otherwise, both will be undermined.
Existing users will find Firefox 3.5 solid though unexciting and will stick with it - if only for the sake of its rich library of add-ons, which are now its main advantage over Safari and Chrome. Developers will like the TraceMonkey JavaScript engine along with more bits of HTML 5.0.
In summary: a good release, which increases the pressure on Microsoft's IE. ®
Open your Wings with Opera 10
Opera one of the popular browser has finally released the Beta version of its upcoming browser.. Opera renowned as the fastest browser has yet again set a benchmark by providing the leading edge innovation and hassle free browsing experience to the end user.. With development in full swing, Opera 10 Beta strives to seek and evoke community response to deliver a more user friendly and faster browsing experience..
With Firefox 3.5 development on peek, it was time for Opera developers to hit the nail with some bold release..So lets see how this new beta release perform when we lay our hands on it..
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Nokia 5800 : XpressMusic Review
The Bundle
Neat bundle package set. Phone + 3.5mm Headphones + Multimedia Controller 3.5mm jack + Strap + Stand + TV Out Cables + Extra Stylus + Manuals + Warranty Card + Battery + Adapter + Mini CD + 8GB MicroSD Card.
Thumbs up: Neat bundle.
Thumbs down:The default scratch guard on the phone has a design all over it. Nokia should have either left it completely blank or bundled a fully plain scratch guard along in the bundle.
The Startup
So I popped the battery in and started the device. The device bootup time was less than a minute up and running completely. The usual Nokia logo at the startup ( which can be replaced by Text as usual as in older models as well )
I loaded about 2-3 gig of data and even with it , the bootups finishes under 30 seconds currently.
Dell Studio 15 (1555) Review
Configuration :
Here are the details(as)I configured it on Dell's site :
1. Color- Jet Black with Black U-Trim.
Now the thing is though it is of matte finish but still it gets easily smudged and attracts all sorts of prints. Overall looks like a plain Jane and good.
2. Processor- T6400@2GHz 800MHz FSB 2MB Cache. It has TDP of 35W and runs OK but after working on E8400 on my desktop, it sometimes feels a bit slow.
3.OS- This is where the ship sank! The OS was Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit. I reformatted the HDD and reinstalled Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit. After that I wanted XP too but whenever I tried to install XP I was greeted with a BSOD.
No matter which XP I tried, 32-bit or 64-bit, SP2 or SP3(I've numerous *ahem* copies), I got BSOD. The code was 0X0000007B(0XF78DA524, 0XC0000034, 0X00000000, 0X00000000). Then I installed Ubuntu 8.10 on it and it worked like a charm. Afterwards due to my project reasons I had to revert to R.H.E.L 5 and here everything went south. None of the device, Ethernet,Audio,Wireless,Bluetooth or Graphics, was detected leaving me with no option but to revert back to Ubuntu.
4.Screen- Its the default 15.6inch 1366x768 2.0MP integrated webcam WLED screen. On it, the very first time of use I noticed a dead pixel at the bottom of the screen.
5.RAM- 2x2GB 800MHz DDR2 RAM. Dell is offering upto 8GB of RAM on this model but it costs 31K!
6.HDD- 320GB WD hard disk.
7.Optical Drive- Slot Load 8X DVD+/-RW Drive with DVD+R double layer write capability. Things got no Eject button!
8.GPU- 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570
9.Battery- 9-cell battery. Gives the run time of 9Hrs and 30minutes!
10.Speakers- Built-in speakers are of decent quality and if you want to watch a movie they can easily get the job done.
Ports on the laptop-
1x FireWire
2x USB
1x e-SATA+USB
1x Ethernet
1x VGA
1x HDMI
1x Line-In(Mic)
2x Line Out(Headphones)
Rest everything was default, nothing much changed.
Although in the final delivery I got Creative EP-630 earphones and a Dell Laser mouse with changeable DPI settings and programmable keys on the side.
Now I'll let the benches and screenies do the talking for me and you.
Most known Problem and fixed
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Dell Inspiron Releases 14R-N4010 Laptop
Adobe's Flash to ship on first Android Phone
Marking a departure from the world of iPhone, HTC's new Android-based Hero phone will also come with the ability to handle Flash elements that adorn many Web sites and power YouTube video.
Adobe Systems announced on Wednesday that its Flash Player will be built into the HTC phone, an important step in the company's efforts to spread Flash to mobile phones. The phone, one of several from HTC to use Google's open-source operating system, is scheduled to ship in Europe starting in July and in Asia and North America later in the year.
However, the initial version won't match Flash Player 10, the current version for PCs, which can run programs written with ActionScript 3. Instead, the Android version will handle ActionScript 2 applications written for Flash Player 9 chores, Adobe said. HTC is participating in the Open Screen Project to bring Flash Player 10 to mobile phones through over-the-air updates, though, so Adobe expects fuller Flash support eventually.
"Flash Player 10 for mobile platforms that include Android is expected to be available in the first half of 2010. We are working on delivering a beta of Flash Player 10 in the fourth quarter of 2009," the company said in a statement.
The Flash support will be built into the phone and not available as a download for other Android phone users, Adobe said.
Just having a check mark in a feature list isn't enough to outflank a competitor, but Flash is a significant feature on the Web. It powers many games, streaming videos, and dynamic stock charts, and other elaborate features on Web pages. And Flash is also used for many more dynamic advertisements.
Adobe demonstrated Flash on Android in an online video Wednesday, showing off the technology for watching a trailer at Yahoo Movies, playing the Penguin Swing game, and selecting a region on travel site Expedia. Double-clicking on the Flash element on the Web page runs it full screen.
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Samsung Star S5230 Review
Samsung Star S5230
The india's larger manufacturer Samsung has launched their Star S5230 recently.
Specifications: 3 inch touchscreen bar phone, 3.2 MP camera w/o flash, 262K Color TFT Screen, GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth, Music player, FM, 100 MB internal memory, Memory card slot for upto 8gb cards, JAVA™ MIDP 2.0, Document viewer (Doc, Ppt, Xls, Pdf), Mobile Tracker, 1000mAh battery, 92g weight and the rest of the usual features like SMS, MMS, calculator etc.
Accessories: Headset, charger, USB cable, Stylus, Samsung New PC Studio CD, one normal rear cover and one plastic/leather rear cover with front flaps.
Main Review from our sources here :
The phone is a a good looking device featuring a generous 3 inch body with touchscreen for user input. There are only six physical buttons namely Call, End Call/Operation, volume up and down, camera, and lock/unlock phone. The main display is bright and features the basic details like battery level, time, connection strength and also the much hyped about but generally useless widgets.
- The touch interface is itself quite easy to use. It is smooth and and does its job quite well. Scrolling up and down is although much easier with the volume keys than with the touch interface.
- Call quality is good and even when...
signal strength drops the call is not cut off and voice clarity remains.
- There are default wallpapers each of which contain 3 pictures and this can be scrolled left or right to change into any one of the 3 pictures. This works well with the default wallpapers of Samsung but when you see your own wallpapers showing only 1/3rd in the screen you'll realize its a foolish design decision on the part of the developers.
-The camera is pretty good and night shot come out rather well.
-The music initially sounded a little hollow but somehow after a few days it sounds better. The headset is pretty good and volume levels are acceptable.
-FM was iffy. Maybe the phone's positioning wasn't great.
- Connection on the USB to the PC is very fast and although the bluetooth is also 2.1 version you'll find yourself using the USB cable only to transfer files.
- On the security front you have Mobile Tracker technology and you can password protect various parts of the phone like Messaging, phonebook, your files, SIM card etc.
- Messaging is a dream. You can use the standard keypad or you can tilt the phone horizontally and use the QWERTY keypad. You can also use the stylus to write your own message but handwriting recognition is very poor. I tried writing "8" 10-15 times and then only its managed to recognize it.
- A smart unlock feature lets you make a symbol on the phone's screen (even if phone is locked) and if that symbol is a assigned to a person the person is called, if the symbol is assigned to an application then that application opens.
- Browing on the net is definitely fast. It loaded the PC version of sites vey fast with the default browser also. Moving around the websites using the touch interface is very fast, unlike document viewing.
- There are a few preloaded games which are pretty fun to play.
- Document viewing is a letdown. You move around the document with your fingers but its very slow and you'd be barely using the useful stylus because of another bad design decision; the stylus is not fitted into the phone's body.
-Battery wise I was not convinced by the 13 hour advertised battery talktime and in the first few days I used it so heavily that I was charging the phone everyday. But from the fourth day onwards I am using it moderately and seems like it will go on for 3-4 days on a single charge.
-Video player is good. The Samsung New PC Studio software converted some video files and transferred them to the phone. The files played smoothly and were of high video and sound quality. 700 MB files when converted to 500 Mb mp4's played with good video quality on the phone. Video details are: 320x240 resolution, 1200 Bits/sec, 15 fps, MP4
-Photo gallery is so awesome!!!!! Besides, it opens up 2-3 MB photos with ease.
-File management could be much better. If you put 500 wallpapers in one folder then god help you if you want to see the wallpaper whose filename starts with "Z".
Advantages
-Display quality
-Call quality
-Good touch interface
-Battery
-Music and video player does its job
-Camera quite good
-Web browsing (even if its w/o 3G or WiFi)
-8GB memory card support (though I am not even able to fill my 2GB one)
-Messaging a pleasure
-Games are fun
-Samsung New PC Studio s/w works well with the phone
Disadvantages
-Cannot view SMS's while on a phone call. Can only write SMS's and emails during calls
-Document viewing is a pain
-Stylus cannot be attached to the phone's body
-File Manager can be much better
-Have to buy a separate screen guard as default one already is on its way out when you're buying the phone
-Handwriting recognition
-Design decision related to wallpapers in topmost screen
Useless
-Photo Contacts
-Widgets
-Smart Unlock
Price of phone: Rs. 9500 (w/o memory card)
Photo Key
1. Indoor Picture
Samsung launches solar-powered phone
India's largest mobile handset manufacturer Samsung launched a low-cost solar-powered mobile phone, and said it was planning to introduce about 20 more models by year-end.
The new handset, launched under its low-cost line of products -- "Guru" -- at a price of Rs 2,799, has a solar panel on the back, which can be used to charge the battery anywhere the sun is shining.
"We have developed this phone keeping in minds the needs of the consumers, especially for people in areas where the electric supply is unstable," said J S Shin, president and chief executive of Samsung, Southwest Asia.
The phone, christened the "Guru E1107", can provide around 5-10 minutes of talk-time with one-hour of solar charging when the handset is turned off and sunlight has adequate intensity.
"Solar charging can give you enough time to make few important calls when there is no electricity or you are not close to a plug point," said Sunil Dutt, country head of Samsung India. The battery will attain full power with about 40 hours of solar charging.
"But that is really not the intention behind the launch of this phone. It is to enable customers to make a call when there is no electricity," said Dutt.
Sources : Indiatimes [Read more]
NEC CRV43 The Rounder TV coming
It will be with us next July, the TV special of NEC, the CRV43 presented at CES, which is characterized by a curved screen 43 inches, with a resolution 2880 × 900 (double WXGA +). Futuristic design and then to 68.7 billion colors, brightness 200 cd / m², aspect ratio 32:10, with guaranteed connectivity through all’USB 2.0 connector and
DVI-D to HDMI. The NEC CRV43 weighs 20.7 kilograms and will cost $ 7999 well.
Too? And its design is not the least cumbersome? Surely however is that the NEC CRV43 creates a very strong aesthetic impact and could be a good view of content: someone spend all that money.
Toshiba NB205 mini, arrives in the U.S. NB200
Japan was the NB200. States in the NB205 will be, with some slight difference. The Netbook Toshiba 10.1-inch debuted in the U.S. with a standard equipment, but in several stylish colors. The NB205 has Impact Sensor..
Hard Drive, USB port with Sleep-and-Charge (to recharge devices by non-operating), Intel Atom N280 processor, 1GB of DDR2, Wireless 802.11b / g, 160 GB Hard Disk and Bluetooth V2.1 + EDR, full Qwerty keyboard and Windows XP.
The real novelty are the metallic colors: Fusion Finish, the black version, Posh Pink, Indigo Blue, sand, white ice. The design promising were it not for the battery so ensure that unsightly but 9 hours of life. The base price is $ 350.
Mivvy’s New Dual SIM Phones
Dual SIM cell phones aren’t exactly the rage unless you’re an extremely busy person who prefers to tote two numbers on a single handset, but Czech-based Mivvy is up to the task with three new..
dual SIM handsets -the Dual TV touch, Dual Nio and Dual Slide. All of them will support tri-band GSM/GPRS connectivity (900/1800/1900 MHz) while using a secondary SIM card on the 900/1800 MHz GSM frequencies. Features of individual handsets are available in the extended post. The Mivvy Dual TV Touch, Mivvy Dual Slide and Mivvy Dual Nio will retail for €160, €150 and €120, respectively.
Samsung S8300 Ultra [AMOLED] Touch
The India's largest brand Samsung just launched the big AMOLED touchscreen with 8 megapixel camera for their fans.
Expert Rating :: 4 1/2 out of 5
And finally Samsung ultra touch back to the Ring...It offers slim and stylish look
Bundle
- Samsung Ultra Touch
- Battery
- Charger
- Headset
- USB Data Cable
- 1 GB microSD Card
- Software CD
- User Manual
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