Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Pioneer has rolled out a quartet of new home theater receivers that make up part of its flagship Elite lineup. These include the high-end SC-27 and SC-25, alongside the slightly lower-tier VSX-21TXH and VSX-23TXH. All four will share a customized USB/composite cable that enables integration with iPhones and iPods into home theater audio systems.
When hooked up, these iPods will be able to be controlled using the systems’ remote controls, where content can be sent to 2nd and 3rd zones that have been set up in the home. The SC-series units are powerful enough to reproduce uncompressed Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks which are found in movies recorded on Blu-ray discs.
As for the Elite VSX-21TXH and VSX-23TXH models use Direct Energy Class A/B amps with hand-picked DSPs. The Pioneer Elite SC-25 and SC-27 will be out this August, retailing for $1,700 and $2,000, respectively, whereas the Pioneer Elite VSX-23TXH and VSX-21TXH will be out later this month for $900 and $700, respectively.
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Saturday, June 27th, 2009
Samsung Electronics released the SAMSUNG Anycall Star S5230C, a full-touch phone with rich multimedia features. And its new 3x TouchWiZ User Interface (UI) and Classified Spreadsheet Menu (for example, Contact Spreadsheet, Tools Spreadsheet, and Multi-media Spreadsheet) offers a more user-friendly, phone navigation experience .
SAMSUNG Anycall Star S5230C adds a new Social Networking Widget to connect with various popular social networks including Facebook, MySpace, Picasa, YouTube, Flickr, etc. Users can upload their photos easily with its “Communities” function and can keep close touch with their friends and families.
SAMSUNG Anycall Star S5230C compact form factor provides a large 3-inch 26M color display allowing enjoyable control of the full touch function. The screen also supports a handwriting recognition feature, which makes inputting text easier. With its Photo Contact feature, users can call and send SMS to their friends instantly when browsing the album.
The Star S5230C has a 3.2 Mega-pixel auto-focus camera with advanced camera technologies such as Smile Shot and many shooting modes and scenes. Users can also record videos in 320 x 240 pixels at 15fps. The screen can also detect which way the phone is being held and changes the display from portrait to landscape automatically.
The Star S5230C brings an excellent listening experience to users with its Digital Natural Sound engine (DNSeTM) technology, and it also comes with an FM radio ; the music player also supports a wide range of music file formats including MP3/AAC/ AAC+/ e-AAC+/ WMA/MIDI. It also provides 85MB internal and micros (up to 8GB) memory for enjoying music and movie..
With its built-in NetFront browser v3.5, users can also enjoy a comprehensive internet experience from their phones with a range of applications, including RSS Reader, Gmail, and GoogleTM.
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Sony unveiled the VAIO NW notebook — a new line of PCs that provide a powerful high-definition experience while starting at just $800 for the standard model and $880 equipped with Blu-ray Disc technology.
Part of a series, the NW notebook features an optional Blu-ray Disc ROM drive making it ideal for viewing pristine HD content on-the-go. It also has the added convenience of DVD and CD read/write functionalities.
The model features a high-resolution 15.5-inch widescreen display (diagonal), making it easy to view two full web pages — no side-to-side scrolling necessary. Sony’s XBRITE-ECO LCD technology has also been added so movies and photos can be enjoyed in brilliant clarity and razor-sharp detail.
For those who prefer to watch content on a big screen television, the PC has an HDMI output connector so it can be connected to a TV set for a larger viewing experience in high-definition.
“This notebook sets a precedent in the industry merging powerful Blu-ray technology with a portable, head-turning design — all for an unheard of low price,” said Mike Abary , senior vice president of the VAIO business group at Sony.
Gracefully thin, the notebook has a wavy textured finish and is available in three colors: walnut brown, birch white, and rattan silver. The NW notebook features an isolated keyboard making it comfortable while reducing typing errors. Its translucent, textured touchpad enables you to smoothly control mouse movement.
The model is equipped with a “display off” button so you can turn off its screen while the notebook continues to run in the background. This lets users conserve power while enabling them to quickly resume PC functionality without waiting for it to boot back up. An instant internet button launches directly into the web without having to wait for the Windows operating system to load.
The series comes with three Sony entertainment software applications. Offerings include VAIO Movie Story software — an easy way to produce your own high-quality home movies, VAIO MusicBox software — a fun and automated way to enjoy music based on one’s mood, and Click to Disc/ Editor software — for easy video editing and creation.
Easily transfer data, such as photos from your digital camera or music from an MP3 player, to and from the PC with a multitude of connectivity options including three USB ports and ExpressCard, SD card and Memory Stick PRO slots.
A built-in webcam and microphone lets users video chat with family, friends and colleagues. A third-party internet service provider is required. The PC incorporates an Inte Core2 Duo processor for fast processing speeds and multitasking. An optional dedicated ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 graphics card makes it perfect for watching movies. It comes pre-installed with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit.
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Olympus Imaging Corporation is pleased to announce the OLYMPUS PEN E-P1, an interchangeable lens system digital camera compliant with the Micro Four Thirds System standard, together with associated accessories.
Main Features:
• Dignified Exterior Design – Mirrorless structure for compact, lightweight body that can be taken anywhere. Compact, metal construction expresses a sense of highly compressed power.
• Easy of use – The iAUTO function automatically evaluates the scene and adjusts settings accordingly, while the Live Control function facilitates, easy, intuitive camera setting by selecting icons displayed on the LCD panel.
• Power to create – The 4/3-inch High Speed Live MOS Sensor and newly developed TruePic V image processing engine offer high image quality equivalent to traditional SLR cameras. This new camera is compatible with movie shooting and high-quality audio recording in linear PCM format, and incorporates functions enabling creative photographic expressions such as the Art Filters.
The OLYMPUS PEN E-P1 is an interchangeable lens digital camera that compliant with the Micro Four Thirds System standard announced in August 2008. The nickname “OLYMPUS PEN” comes from company’s legendary half-frame film camera, which was released in October 1959 and rapidly swept across the world, sold a total of 17 million units worldwide and forever popularizing the joy of photography with people everywhere.
We decided to give the new product the same product name because this new camera brings to digital SLR photography the same breakthrough in size reduction and convenience that the original PEN, as well boasting a stylish design that echoes the charm of the original. This naming expresses our commitment to making it possible for as many people as possible to experience the true pleasure of photography at its finest.
Thanks to the Micro Four Thirds system standard, this camera features an internal structure that does not use a quick-return mirror, thereby facilitating a radical reduction in size without degrading the advantages of traditional SLR cameras such as high performance and high picture quality. The body boasts an attractive metallic finish that expresses the high quality and sense of compressed power exuded by the original “OLYMPUS PEN” series cameras.
For enhanced operability, the new OLYMPUS PEN is also equipped with the iAUTO function popular on our compact digital cameras, which automatically evaluates the scene and sets the optimum scene mode accordingly.
The imaging circuitry uses a 4/3-inch, 12.3-megapixel high speed Live MOS Sensor and a newly developed TruePic V image processing engine to provide high still image quality equivalent to traditional SLR cameras. In addition, possible the recording of 720p HD (High-Definition) movies. Stereo audio recording capability in the linear PCM format is also provided, making it easy to shoot movies with high quality. In addition, the Art Filter function – which applies exciting filter effects to images – can be applied to movie images as well as still images, expanding opportunities for creative expression.
The release of this Micro Four Thirds System compliant product is a key part of our strategy to promote a “OLYMPUS PEN E-P1″ that will appeal to a wide range of users as both an introductory digital SLR camera for novices as well as a secondary camera for high-level amateurs and professionals.
Other Features:
• Built-in image stabilization mechanism with a correction effect up to 4 EV steps
• Reliable Dust Reduction system
• HDMI output for high-quality image playback
• Multi-Mix Slideshow playback with background music
• e-Portrait function for smooth rendering of skin texture
• Face detection system in combination with shadow adjustment technology
• Gradation Auto function to prevent over-exposure and under-exposure images
• MF Assist function supporting manual focusing with auto image magnification
• Accuracy 324(18×18) zone evaluated exposure measuring
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Another latest release of LG is LG-GD900 Crystal, the world’s first transparent phone by LG Electronics (LG).
LG’s Crystal Smartphone is a touch screen slider phone and sports a 3 – inch 16 M color TFT screen and features an 8 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and D1 video recording at 30 fps, QVGA time-lapse and slow-mo video recording.
LG Crystal phone has a .5GB of internal memory, GPRS EDGE class 12 and Wi-Fi for connectivity. The weight of the phone is 127 g and measures 105 x 52.5 x 13.5 mm.
The company explains the touch pad saying, “The phone’s slide-down Crystal Touchpad first appears to just be an alphanumeric keypad, but it actually doubles as a touchpad for controlling the phone.”
It can also be used as a trackpad on a laptop computer. Moreover, it can recognize handwriting, respond to multi-touch commands and can enable a new way of navigation called Gesture Command, another first from the company.
The Crystal Touchpad slid open phone is completely transparent and illuminated with a soft glow. “It is made of highly durable tempered glass and is framed and reinforced by a band of Liquidmetal, a composite alloy that is ultra-strong and able to absorb shock and vibration”, says LG.
There comes a multitasking button for multitasking and draw one of 12 easy symbols on the keypad. These symbols can be assigned to any of the phone’s nine multitasking-enabled features.
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Friday, June 12th, 2009
HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design debuted its newest QWERTY smartphone, the HTC Snap. Designed with a set of features selected to deliver everything customers need without overwhelming them with things they don’t, the HTC Snap makes it easier than ever to stay in contact with life’s most important people.
Your Inner Circle, your most important people - HTC brings streamlined communication to greater heights with its innovative Inner Circle feature which allows HTC Snap users to press a dedicated Inner Circle key to bring emails from a preselected group of people to the top of their inbox, enabling important messages to be acted upon immediately.
“Recognizing that people are being overwhelmed by an avalanche of email, the HTC Snap introduces Inner Circle, an HTC innovation that makes it easy for people to prioritize messages from the most important people in their lives at the press of a button,” said John Wang, Chief Marketing Officer, HTC Corporation. “The HTC Snap represents the latest step in HTC’s mission to create a range of innovative smartphones, each with specific benefits designed to both surprise and delight our customers.”
A full QWERTY yet with a sleekness that fits in your hand -With a slim, sleek profile designed to fit perfectly in the hand, the HTC Snap measures less than half an inch (12 mm), yet it can deliver up to eight and a half hours of talk time with the standard 1500mAh battery. The full QWERTY keyboard is ergonomically designed with extra-large domed keys and responsive tactile feedback to make typing emails and text messages fast, accurate and comfortable. High-speed 3G HSPA connectivity makes it quick and easy to send pictures to friends, access favorite social networking sites, or download large files while on the go.
Synchronizing all your business or personal needs -nThe HTC Snap is powerful enough for experienced business users looking for an affordable, straightforward choice for remotely synchronizing email, calendar and contacts with their Microsoft Exchange server. However, the flexible Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard platform allows the HTC Snap to also be simple enough for first-time smartphone users wanting to keep their family life organized.
Pricing & Availability - The new HTC Snap is now available at all authorized resellers at a suggested retail price of RM 1,599.
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Monday, June 1st, 2009
Samsung Pixon 12 M8910 aanounced….
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Samsung S5200 was unveiled for the first time over two months ago. The specifications, price related information, or a probable release date was not revealed then.
The S5200 is a thin handset and is 10.9 mm thick. Samsung S5200 is loaded with a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, LED Flash, smile shot and face detection. There is an option for panoramic shots as well.
The display is however on the smaller side at just 2.1-inches. The QVGA resolution it sports makes the phone a crisp one. Samsung’s DNSe audio technology ensures superior audio quality. The phone is equipped with an FM Radio as well.
The all new Samsung S5200 may be a disappointment for 3G buffs. This phone offers only GSM/EDGE connectivity.
Bluetooth and cable connectivity are still present. It comes with a decent 50MB of expandable memory with support for up to 8GB MicroSDHC cards. The phone is likely to be released in June at a price of around $318.
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Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
Green tech is definitively the hot trend; Romania-based engineering student Stephen Shepeleff wants us to carry only eco-friendly gadgets, putting solar panels everywhere he can.
He is engaging the solar mania with the development of the Q-SOUND, Bluetooth solar powered headphones that will probably get you a free entrance ticket to the next Start Trek convention if you dare to wear them in public.
Solar cells run across the headband which would charge 800 mAh / 1.2 V rechargeable NiMH batteries. The battery life is up to 40 hours running Bluetooth, an mp3 player, or other Bluetooth enabled device.
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Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Those residing in the Great White North and would love to wrap their hands around the LG Rumor 2 can do so from Bell when June 9th rolls around, where it will be available in a variety of packages to suit just about any budget as shown below :-
- 3-year: $69.95
- 2-year: $119.95
- 1-year: $219.95
- Outright: $269.95
For those who are wondering what the sequel to the Rumor has in terms of improvements, well, the Rumor 2 will be equipped with an additional row of slide-out QWERTY keyboard keys to further increase your efficiency in messaging.
Not only that, you also get directional arrows and a dedicated emotion key. Other features are a 1.3-megapixel camera, a 2″ display at 240 x 320 resolution, Bluetooth connectivity, GPS navigation and funnily enough, a 2.5mm headset jack.
[Via: ubergizmo]
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