Posted by hina on November 13, 2009 under Accessories, Cell Phone, Computer Hardware, PDA Phone, Software | 
Not a big deal was made of it, but just announced by Sony at their Leipzeg press conference is the PSP-3000. We’ll cut to the chase here, how exactly is the redesigned PSP-3000 better than its bigger brothers? Well, the answer is not very much.
The PSP-3000 will have no external redesign whatsoever and will look exactly like the PSP-2000. Whats changed under the hood is the presence of a screen that works better outdoors and apparently is able to resist glare, as well as a built-in microphone, something that will excite Skype users who will now be able to use their PSP as a Internet phone without any cumbersome addons.
If you asked me though, these added features are pretty underwhelming, what with all the hype of an internal hard disk, more ram, and a second analogue stick, that PSP fans had been speculating about before the official announcement.
What Sony is more likely to be after is the release of a PSP version with a more hacker-resistant motherboard, the last couple of versions were easily compromised by hackers and Sony will be looking to hold off the pirates with the newest release of the PSP-3000.
The PSP-3000 will be released in Europe on October 15th, and will be available in 8 different packages, each bundled with a different game.
So what do you think? Are these new features enough to make you buy a new PSP? Or is this minor redesign simply an attempt by Sony to make a quick buck?
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Posted by hina on November 9, 2009 under Accessories, Computer Hardware |
It’s the trend that more devices will come with built-in Blu-ray. We’ve seen a NAS server that has a built-in Blu-ray recorder which provides the convenience to backup data to and from Blu-ray discs.
And now, Sharp has become the first one which has just launched their first LCD TV that comes with Blu-ray disc recorder. This new Sharp LCD TV belongs to the company’s AQUOS DX Series. And of course, it’s not only restricted to playing Blu-ray only, it’s also capable of playing standard DVDs.
These televisions come in the size range from 26 inches to 52 inches. And Sharp seems to make it available for Japan only, as the source we have only says that it’ll be made available in Japan stores on November 20th. For the rest of the world, you shall be lucky, as it isn’t cheap which carries a steep price tag of 170,000 yen ($1,676). Or else you’d most probably fail to resist the temptation and burn your pocket for this TV.
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Posted by friend on November 7, 2009 under Accessories, Cell Phone, PDA Phone |
Having a pico projector built into the cellphone adds extra handiness. As you can make use of your cellphone to carry out any impromptu slide presentation needed for your work. Logic Wireless has rolled out their new mobile phone, Bolt, and they claim it is the first mobile phone that comes with a built-in projector.
Apparently, we’ve seen a Chinese tri-band handset before that also comes with a built-in projector. Anyway, lets look what the features like on the Bolt.
The Bolt is a quad-band GSM mobile phone that comes in a candybar form factor. It supports Buletooth for short range connections. The built-in projector is able to project an image up to 64 inch on a screen or a blank wall. The Bolt handset uses 1800mAh battery, which is able to support its operation of the projector continuously for up to 2 hours. It’s also equipped with a 3-megapixel camera and a touchscreen display with QVGA resolution.
This Logic Wireless handset will ride on AT&T and T-Mobile. It’ll priced at $600 without a contract and for a mere $100 for a carrier-based contract.
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Posted by friend on under Accessories, Computer Hardware, Digital Camera |
Small gadgets are best to have spy cam and DVR built into them for the ease of spying on others. The Ajoka’s cigarette lighter is no exception, which comes with a spy cam and a complete set of digital video recorder hiding in it, that are best used for capturing spy video.
This lighter spy camera also offers expansion for its memory up to 8GB via the a microSD/T-Flash card. It is capable of recording 640×480 QVGA in AVI format at a rate of 30 fps. Despite the tiny size of this lighter, besides the video recording system, it’s also been stuffed in with a high quality digital voice recording system.
The little downside is it doesn’t have any built-in memory, so you’ll need to spend extra bucks to get a memory card for storing the video files. It has a built-in lithium ion battery, which can be charged via the computer’s USB port and it allows 6 hours of filming for every full charge.
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Posted by friend on November 6, 2009 under Accessories, Computer Hardware |
Lenovo is preparing a new netbook into its product line – the Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 Netbook, expected to come with integrated 3G connectivity. With the built-in 3G, you can hook up to Internet anywhere you’re by inserting a SIM card from your 3G cellular operator into this netbook.
The Lenovo S10-2 3G netbook will be powered by Intel Atom Processor, 1GB RAM and you can choose between two options for the storage drive which is either up to 360GB hard disk drive or up to 32GB solid state drive.
The IdeaPd S10-2 features a 10.1-inch screen, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, and 4-in-1 card reader. It’ll also be available in a few versions including the 3G HSPA, EVDO and WiMax versions. This netbook will also be equipped with WiFi and optional Bluetooth.
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The Chinese Optima OP3W netbook will come equipped with a built-in 3G UMTS module, which allows you to insert a 3G SIM card so you can hook up to the Internet via the 3G network.
The Optima OP3W netbook will be available through China Telecom, and it’ll likely be available in other countries such as the US under a different brand name. The OP3W netbook was spotted at IFA in Berlin and said to have impressive build quality.
The OP3W packs with a 10.1 inch screen with 1024×600 pixel, 3 USB ports, Ethernet and VGA ports and a 1.3 megapixel webcam. It comes with rather low-capacity battery, a 3 cell, 2200mAh battery but giving it a lighter feel. Take a look at it in action in the video below:
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Posted by friend on under Accessories, Digital Camera |
Samsung has unveiled their new robotic vacuum cleaner, Furot II, at IFA in Berlin. This robotic vacuum cleaner may work slightly different from others and more intelligent as it comes with built-in camera which acts as its eyes to help avoid obstacle when it’s moving away to clean the dirt and dust.
The built-in camera allows the Furot II to be aware of its location and it keeps track of where it’s been to and will never let it go the same area twice unless it’s needed. The battery of the Furot II can live up to 90 minutes only before needing to recharge. If the cleaning has surpassed the 90-minutes, you can send it to recharge, and it’s able to get back to where it left off as it’s got internal memory to memorize all its states. Currently, no indication about when the Furot II be available for the market.
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Posted by friend on November 5, 2009 under Accessories, Computer Hardware, Digital Camera |
Sony has announced a new digital photo frame, DPP-F700, comes with a built-in printer. The digital frame could be handy for your visitors who have the “urge” to take a print of your photos after viewing the interesting slide show of your lovely photos.
The printer of the DPP-F700 digital frame is able to print 6×4 inch, 300-dpi photos in about 45 seconds. The digital frame itself has a 7-inch LCD display that has a resolution of 800×480. It’s not a touch display but it is equipped with a number of buttons at the right side which let you edit or make basic corrections of the photos before printing them.
The Sony DPP-F700 allows you to load your photos onto it via memory cards (SD, CF, Memory Stick…), USB or from a PC. Digital photo frames are normally nothing more interesting than displaying your photos. Adding a printer makes it a little bit more useful. Perhaps some small businesses can have the DPP-F700 to show off their beautiful photos at their outlets, and let the customers pay and print at their choice.
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