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I’m beginning to think that digital photo frames might just be the next big thing. Another electronics company has in fact joined the digital frame race and I’m pretty sure you have heard of iriver.
iriver has in fact unveiled their latest 7 inch Framee-L digital photo frame which has 720 x 480 resolution display and a huge storage space of 1GB for your photos.
On the other hand, it also comes with an SD / MMC card slot, USB port and an alarm feature for waking you in the mornings (Pretty good huh? A photo frame which wakes you up in the morning).
It can play slideshows, audio files, MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, AVI and Motion JPEG video formats.
How much? It’s selling in Japan for ¥17,800 ($196).
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When I first saw this thermal leak detector from Black & Decker, I wasn’t thinking of using it to look for leaky spots where cold air is coming into the house. But I was thinking more of like using it to look for cold spots in the basement. Remember the TV show, Ghost Hunters? Whenever they have a ‘presence’ around the house, there would be eery cold spots which will follow suit.
Nevertheless, this device is available for purchase at $39.99 and it’s call the Black & Decker's $39.99 TLD100 Thermal Leak Detector. What it does is that it uses an infrared sensor to detect cool air in the house.
I’m pretty sure that any Ghost Hunters would want to add this arsenal into their backpack.
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Acer would be shipping out their 22-inch B223 USB monitor out into the European market this month and I believe that it is indeed one of the kind.
The 22-inch monitor comes with the following specs:
22-inch
1,680 x 1,050 resolution
5-millisecond response time
What makes this monitor special is the fact that it comes equipped with a DL-160 network display chip which enables you to strap 6 of these monitors together to form a giant one.
Price? €339 ($430)
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A carbon fiber manufacturer took the carbon fiber idea to a whole new level. The result?
They have in fact manufactured a carbon fiber door which can take the beating and ward off unwanted visitors. If you are new to carbon fiber, you should know that this material, although light, is very much tougher than steel.
The carbon fiber door weighs in at 99 pounds and measures 7.5- x 4.9-foot.
Price tag to equip this at home - $15,000.
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HP just announced that they will be giving out a $40 discount for their HP Mini 1000. Yes, starting tomorrow, you’ll be able to buy this little netbook for $40 cheaper! In fact, the retail price would be revised to $359.99 and here are the specs that you will be getting:
8.9-inch panel
1GB of RAM
Atom N270 CPU (1.6GHz)
3-cell battery
Windows XP Home
Still, there is a HP Mini 1000 that comes with 3G capabilities – but that will cost you an extra $200 just for the 3G module.
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Medion has unveiled their latest media laptop which features a whopping 18 inch display. Generally, I believe that having such huge display might give you side-effects from long hours of usage.
Nevertheless, the Medion Akoya P8610 comes with the following specs:
18.4 inch display with 1,680 x 945 resolution
2GHz Core 2 Duo T5800 processor
320GB hard drive
4GB of RAM
512MB GeForce 9600M GS graphics card
5.1 Dolby audio system
Blu-ray drive
Surprisingly, the Medion Akoya P8610 is pretty affordable with a price tag of £800 or $1,100.
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With the advancements of processors from both AMD and Intel, CPU coolers are revolutionizing as well. Nevertheless, Danamics has in fact created a LM10 CPU cooler which features a liquid cooling CPU solution.
The device contains sodium and potassium mixture as its cooling medium and has a revolutionary electromagnet to create flow.
As impressive as the device can be, it comes with a huge price tag of $350 – which makes it practical for hardcore overclockers and pretty impractical for normal PC users.
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Qualcomm might just give Intel a run for their money as they have plans to capture the netbook and tablet market share from Intel. Qualcomm has unveiled their SnapDragon platform with would run on a dual-core processor which I believe would be far superior to Intel’s Atom processors.
As you can see, Qualcomm has already built 2 functional devices – a netbook and tablet PC featuring their SnapDragon platform.
On the other hand, 12 different companies have already signed up to build these devices.
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Just recently, I published a news stating that Logitech has successfully sold 1 billion mouse to the world market. Well, I caught a glimpse of a bizarre looking mouse on the internet whereby you can custom print an image and attach to the Logitech G9 laser mouse.
I’m pretty sure anyone who wants to stick an image on their mouse would surely be ‘holding them’ all the time.
The printing services come with a $19.99 price tag.
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Ever since Google unveiled their Android Dev Phone 1, there has been much buzz generated over this little device. Nevertheless, a SIM and hardware unlocked version would become available soon for developers to experience the G1 first hand.
However, in order to be eligible for the unlocked version, you must register as an Android developer on the Android Market site. Take note that there is a $25 charge for the setup fee.
The phone would be available for purchase via the ‘Purchase Link’ for $399 and it includes your shipping fees as well.
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Yes sharp has released yet another new projector into the market. Touted as the PG-F255W DLP projector, it comes with the following specifications:
WXGA resolution (1,280 x 800)
720p
BrilliantColor technology
DVI / VGA inputs
2,500 ANSI lumens
RS-232C / USB sockets
2,200:1 contrast ratio
Ethernet
Integrated speakers
Variable audio line-out
Don’t expect price to be cheap for this projector – it comes with a $999.99 price tag.
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USB monitors? Now this is one display unit which I am not aware off. Nevertheless, the Acer 22-inch B223 DisplayLink USB Monitor is now available in Europe.
Here are the specs for the Acer 22-inch B223 DisplayLink USB Monitor:
1,680 x 1,050 resolution
5-millisecond response time
DL-160 network display chip – can connect up to 6 monitors connected to a single PC
Price? €339 ($430)
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MSI has released their all new 13.3 inch MSI EX300 notebook into the market. I believe that notebook developers are really pushing their limit for this couple of months by introducing new line of products into the market – even though when they are faced with gloomy economic outlook.
Nevertheless, the MSI EX300 comes with the following specifications:
13.3 inch display
4.6 pounds
Core 2 Duo P7350 CPU
WiFi / Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
ATI's 256MB Mobility Radeon HD3450 GPU
3-in-1 card reader
2.0-megapixel webcam
Price? $999.
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Fujitsu Siemens has in fact unveiled their brand new AMILO Sa 3650 laptop and an accompanying AMILO GraphicBooster to the market recently.
Here are the specs for the laptop:
13-inch display
ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics card
Your choice of Turion X2 or Athlon X2 processors
4GB of RAM
Either a 250GB or 320GB hard drive
On the other hand, the graphics addon would help increase 470% in graphics performance when installed.
No price or availability was mentioned – just yet…
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Another key industry player has entered the ‘pico projector’ industry. Recently Adtec has unveiled their brand new MP15A Series projector which features
15 ANSI lumens
VGA 640 x 480 resolution
200:1 contrast ratio
LED lamp with 20,000 hour life
The projector is available for purchase in Japan in December and January.
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Apart from their tight-lipped and secretive nature when it comes to new technology, Microsoft might be planning to release their all new Microsoft 7 beta in their MSDN Developer Conference whereby attendees would receive a copy of the Window 7 Beta 1 DVD.
Nevertheless, this is definitely something that any Microsoft lovers would like to pry their hands into – especially when the software giant promised to learn from their past mistake from the resource hogging Windows XP.
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Yes, there’s another WiMAX service in town and it’s offered by Clearwire, namely through their ‘Clear’ services. What the company features are lightning fast WiMAX services for its consumers.
Better yet, their services would cost for something between $30 to $50 a month for unlimited access or you could simple opt for a 24 hours pass for just $10 bucks.
Nevertheless, it’s definitely great news for folks in Portland as you get another choice of WiMAX services in your area.
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Much hype was generated when Google announced their all new ‘Android’ solution and now the market has a second Android phone, namely the Agora and Agora Pro.
Nevertheless, these Android phones are pretty cheap, Agora (AU$299; US$192) and Agora Pro (AU$399; US$256) and are available for pre-orders from selected stores.
Some of the basic features contain in the phones are:
2.5-inch touchscreen (320 x 240)
QWERTY keyboard
3G networking
Bluetooth 2.0
2-megapixel camera
microSD card slot
GPS
WiFi
That’s pretty cheap right for so many functionalities.
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For those who are looking for an alternative to charge your iPod or iPhones, you can in fact invest a little, and I mean as little as $40 to purchase reviveLITE’s ‘cordless’ rechargeable device.
The reviveLITE plugs into any wall socket and comes with a night light as well. All you need to do is to place your device next to it and it will automatically charge it.
$40 bucks is really cheap for a rechargeable device cum nightlight.
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I believe that apart from netbooks, UMPCs are slowly gaining popularity among gadget enthusiasts. In fact, if you are looking for a cool UMPC which is priced under $500, you should definitely take a look at the LLUON Mobbit PS400.
Here are the specs for the LLUON Mobbit PS400:
4.8-inch (1,024 x 600) touchscreen LCD
30GB hard disk or 16GB SSD
Atom Z520-powered
2 megapixel camera
WiFi
1GB memory
digital television (T-DMB)
Price? It’s available for $411.
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The average price of netbooks in the market is roughly $300 to $400 – there has been questions raised by consumers. Is it possible to have a sub $100 netbook?
Apparently, PoqetMate-7 is a 7 inch UMPC which features a full QWERTY keyboard and is currently priced at $99.95. You will have all the basic features necessary for a basic PC and I think that it fits the criteria of a sub $100 netbook.
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Being the first to invent the diode device back in the 80s, Kodak definitely has the expertise when it comes to OLEDs. Of late, Kodak has launched their insanely expensive 7.6 inch OLED photo frame into the market which features the following specifications:
7.6 inch display with 800 x 480 pixel
30,000:1 contrast ratio
WiFi
Touch-sensitive
So how much for this device? $1,000 off your coffers.
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Over the past couple of years, there were so many companies which have tried to acquire this hot online property, namely Digg.com. As such, all of these companies failed miserably as key decision makers in the company repeatedly turned down offers.
On the other hand, Digg has managed to triple their monthly revenue over the period of 3 years and has secured a whopping $28.7 million in new venture capital from top investing firms.
The company has reportedly a 35 million unique visitors per month and user usage is ever increasing.
Still – Digg is not for sale… sorry guys..
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Quoting from an online source, Fred Smith has in fact declared that this economic crisis that the country is facing is indeed the worst that he has seen for the 35 years of experience in the industry.
Although retailers have been painstakingly organizing various promotional deals for this holiday season, high-end retailers have in fact reported a 25% drop in their overall sales when they compared their data with the year before.
Still, the economy is still taking a huge beating as stocks continue to drop and hopefully, the country could get out of this tangled mess as quickly as possible.
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Have you played the latest Guitar Hero and World of Warcraft? Well I did and I find it pretty amazing how millions of gamers could connect to World of Warcraft servers worldwide and enjoy spending time hacking ugly monsters in the game.
Nevertheless, Microsoft has seen the potential of these games and are said to be in an advertising deal with Activision Blizzard. And as for the financial terms – it hasn’t been disclosed to the press – just yet.
However, news have leaked into the internet saying that the ads being proposed would be in the form of dynamic ads – ads which would change over time and has the capability to target users in the location that they are from.
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Guess what?
I’m using a Logitech mouse too! The company recently disclosed that they have achieved a corporate milestone whereby they have successfully sold 1 billion mouse since 1982.
Nevertheless, I believe that their ‘mouse-feat’ is pretty incredible, whereby they came a long way from analog rolling devices to the latest laser gaming mouse which I am using now.
Congrats Logitech!
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ASUS is definitely revolutionizing their EEE Box whereby they have included various functions and capability to the system. Now their new and improved version has the following specifications:
1.6GHz Intel Atom N270
160GB SATA II hard drive
256MB ATI Radeon HD 3400 GPU
1GB of RAM
Multicard reader
Windows XP Home
802.11n WiFi
10GB of online Eee Storage
Gigabit Ethernet
DVI connector
4 USB 2.0 ports
HDMI socket
Bluetooth
Price and availability has yet to be disclosed by ASUS.
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There is a team in Italy which have successfully overclocked the all new 3.73GHz Core i7 Extreme Edition 965 from Intel to a whopping 5510.09MHz. That’s close to 50% in performance increment and I’m pretty sure that they might be using some form of air condition cooling for such extreme case of overclocking.
OC Team Italy used a ASUS' ROG Rampage II Extreme motherboard which gave them the base for hardware overclocking.
Take a look at their results:
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Yes Amazon has launched their all new DRM-free MP3 store in UK. UK peeps can now purchase over 3 million song titles which are DRM-free for a measly £0.59 ($0.86) for a single song or £3 ($4.39) for the entire album.
Amazon did not turn this into a lavish event whereby they were pretty quiet in their ‘soft launch’ in UK. MP3 files are available in 256kbps version.
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Yes another painfully expensive device is scheduled to be released into the market by Samsung. Their Samsung Ego GT-S9402 would cost approximately €1,200 ($1,513) to consumers who are already tight on their budget due to economic turmoil – I’m just hoping that Samsung key decision makers are having their brains checked.
Nevertheless, $1,500 will get you the following specs:
1GB of inbuilt storage
5-megapixel camera (with LED flash)
Tri-band GSM connectivity
Bluetooth 2.0
FM radio module
Dual SIM slots
microSDHC expansion slot
Surprisingly, it’s not equipped with 3G radio.
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If you have cash to spare, you can in fact purchase these trendy Dr. Dre Monster Beats headphones for the price of $150.
Yes, these headphones would cost you a whopping $150 to purchase. Nevertheless, your purchase would come with a world’s fist ‘tangle free earphone cables’ which I believe is really something out of the ordinary.
Nevertheless, $150 for ‘tangle free earphones’? I don’t think so.
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For fans of Jeffrey Stephenson, you can be sure that he's back with another classic-looking machine, dedicating this one to Ingraham Cabinet Co., originator of many a fine walnut-ensconced radio and comes with the WWII theme.
It’s a walnut-clad radio with a hand-build basswood frame layered atop an if not mid-grade mini-ITX SilverStone body. The central point is a finely polished chrome knob on the facade that Harley riders might distinguish from an Arlen Ness catalog, perched atop a last retro flourish: a Firewire 400 port.
Here are the specs: VIA VB8001 mobo, 1.6GHz Nano processor, 4GB of DDR2 memory, and 64GB SSD.
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Right after AMD unveiled their latest server processors, namely the Shanghai Opterons, AMD has more goodies in their bag. AMD has been pretty secretive over their processor projects and recently news leaked on their latest AMD Phenom II Processors which could rival Intel’s Core i7.
Some of their processor naming scheme is pretty similar to Intel’s with the 3GHz Phenom II X4 940 and 2.8GHz Phenom II X4 920 closely similar to Intel’s Core i7.
Scheduled to be unveiled to the public on June 2009 – let’s just hope that this processor would perform processing miracles.
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 For the fourth quarter of 2008, Palm has disclosed that their business made huge losses. What makes things even worse is the fact that speculators have predicted gloomy outlook for the company for both Q1 and Q2 next year. On the other hand, Palm would be firing off 1,050 of their workers this week. For 2008, Palm’s performance sag to an all time low whereby the company only managed to capture 5% of the business phone market share. As you can see, Palm’s stock took huge beatings over the past few month whereby it devaluated to a low $2-ish. Would Palm join the deadpool?
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It's been over a couple of years since we first got news of what would become Meizu's high-end iPhone duplicate, namely the M8. Okay, we confess to being somewhat dubious at first, and won't be entirely champion over until we get one to play with, but just a few days ago as reported from its Chinese press, the handset seems to perform up to its promises according to IT168's full review.
The device has a 480 x 720 3.4-inch screen which scored the highest high marks, while performance was seen to be very speedy, and the integrated 3 megapixel camera performs well with the ability to be able to take great pictures.
Perhaps this is the ultimate China iPhone?
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There is indeed a headgear which was created in the past which could read someone’s mind (an update of Project Epoc) and that, if worn, could be used to do things like play insanely simple video games.
According to Big Download, who is a representative of a PR rep from Emotiv, the device has been postponed until "sometime" in 2009.
The reason?
The company wants to "be sure" the device functions "as planned."
Let’s just hope they don’t create any mindless zombies in the process.
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