Acer's new 23-inch H233H 1080p LCD monitor

Acer H233H bmid 23-inch display offers cinematic quality with sleek styling. This new display provides excellent picture quality, boasting a 16:9 aspect ratio for maximum HD
support, a high contrast ratio and fast response time. The glossy black bezel adds an extra design element that looks attractive in any home or office.

Specifications:

Acer(R) H233H bmid 23-inch LCD display: Available now for a MSRP of $229.99

• 23-inch Widescreen
• 0.265mm Pixel Pitch
• 1920x1080 (Native and Maximum) Resolution
• 75Hz (Maximum) Refresh Rate
• 5ms Response Time
• 40000:1 Max (ACM) Contrast Ratio
• 300cd/m2 Brightness
• 160° (H)/160° (V) Viewing Angles
• 16.7 Million Colors
• 6 + Hi-FRC Bits
• 1x HDMI, 1x DVI (HDCP), 1x VGA Inputs
• (2) 1.5 W Speakers
• Vesa 100MM Wall Mount
• Internal Power Supply
• Energy Star Compliant

USB 3.0 is coming

USB 3.0 is expected to hit the market in early 2010. It will have been 10 years since the now ubiquitous USB 2.0 was introduced (April 2000). The current USB 2.0 specification runs at a theoretical maximum speed of 480Mbps, and can supply power. But the USB 3.0 promises a theoretical maximum rate of 5Gbps, meaning it's 10 times faster than USB 2.0. USB 3.0 is also full duplex, meaning it can upload and download simultaneously. USB 2.0 is only half duplex.

Comparing with eSATA and FireWire 800, USB 3.0 is far superior. eSATA, an external connection that runs at the same speed as the internal SATA 1.0 bus, has a maximum theoretical of 3Gbps. This makes USB 3.0 faster than eSATA and about six times faster than FireWire 800 (full duplex at 800Mbps). USB 3.0 also provides another advantage; while eSATA is faster than FireWire 800, unlike FireWire it cannot supply power. USB 3.0 has the advantage of being faster than both, even while supplying power.Finally, USB 3.0 has improved power management, meaning that devices can move into idle, suspend and sleep states. This potentially means more battery life out of laptops and other battery-based USB-supporting devices like cameras and mobile phones.

Intel already showed it in CES 2009. Wait till the shipping starts...

ASUS's 18.4-inch W90 gaming laptop

Asus introduced a new gaming laptop at CES 2009.

Specifications:

18.4-inch Display with a 1080p panel.
Twin ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 GPUs.
Three RAM slots with 6GB of DDR2 memory.
Core 2 Duo processor.
Half dozen (seriously) Altec Lansing speakers .
And a Turbo Gear function that will enable users to overclock the system and boost performance by as much as 25%.



A few more configurations are available, including one with a 17-inch panel, an NVIDIA graphics option, dual HDDs, an optional Blu-ray drive and more ports.

HP's Firebird with VoodooDNA 802 / 803

Hp introduced two of its Firebirds in CES 2009. Both Firebirds are with VoodooDNA 802 and 803 are available for purchase right now, with starting prices at $1,799 and $2,099, respectively. The primary difference between the configurations are the CPUs (a 2.66GHz Core 2 Quad versus 2.83GHz Core 2 Quad), the hard drives (2 x 250GB verses 2 x 320GB), the sound card (the 803 has a Creative X-Fi mini-PCI audio card) and the fact that the 803 comes packed with a slot-loading Blu-ray drive. Both are desighed for Gaming.

Dell's Inspiron Mini 10

Dell Launched Inspiron Mini at CES 2009. It belongs to netbook Category.

Specifications:

"Edge-to-edge" 720p 10-inch display
A built-in TV tuner Card
Integrated 3G WWAN / GPS
Multitouch support
Atom Z530 CPU

It has also got a well organized keyboard and a gesture-sensing touchpad.


Source: Engadget.com

NVIDIA's Lon Platform

NVIDIA showed lon platform in CES 2009.
It comes with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom 330 CPU and NVIDIA's Geforce 9400M GPU.
Other details are not out yet.
Hopefully pricing and shipping will be announced soon.

Sony OLED Walkman NWZ-X1000

Pics of new Sony OLED Walkman NWZ-X1000 is out in CES 2009 yesterday but the specifications are not out yet. We 'll be updating..

Dell Adamo Pics Out

It has got a 13inch screen
Three USB ports
An eSATA jack
And a small power adapter.
Thats all we got from the pics and news from engadget.com
It is the 1st one in the Adamo series.
Like Inspiron series.!!
But it looks really cool.
We still dont know what he has got inside!

Dell introduces 15.6-inch Inspiron 15 notebook

Dell today announced the Inspiron 15 laptop, the latest addition to the Inspiron line of systems offering solid performance and smart style at a great value. Pricing start at $600.



The Inspiron 15 features a 15.6-inch LCD screen with a 16:9 aspect ratio.
Intel Core™ 2 Duo processors
4GB of RAM
Up to 320 GB of storage capacity
A built-in webcam
Blu-ray™
Facial recognition software.

Sorce:Engadget

PQI's New MicroSATA SSD S518, S525, S520, Express Card and e-SATA Combo

Taipei, Taiwan: Visitors attending the 2009 CES at Las Vegas during Jan. 8 ~ 11, 2009 can locate Power Quotient International Co., Ltd. (PQI) at the Venetian Tower 233, 234. At the exhibit, PQI will have on display their full range of Solid State Drive (SSD), USB Flash Drive (UFD), Memory Module and Flash Memory Card. Four new SSD products makes their debut ~ 1.8” microSATA SSD S518, Express Card SSD S520, 2.5” SATA SSD S525 and e-SATA Combo Card S530. Of which, the 32GB Express Card SSD S520 utilizes PCI/E slot and PQI’s patented Intelligent Stick Interface. Users have the option of using it as a USB flash drive or to extend its PC / laptop storage capacity through PCI/E slot. The 64GB e-SATA Combo Card S530 has an e-SATA connection interface and it reaches a maximum read speed of 90MB/Sec.


Both PQI’s 1.8” microSATA SSD S518 and 2.5” SATAⅡ SSD S525 are available with a maximum capacity of 128GB. The 1.8” microSATA SSD S518 can be installed into PCs or laptops and the 2.5” SATAⅡ SSD S525 comes with two interfaces for storage expansion.

SSDs are advantaged over traditional hard drives in read/ write speeds, shock proof, low power consumption, lighter body weight and quiet operation. In addition to industrial, embedded, server and medical industries, PC applications are beginning to see the implementation of SSDs in high end performance systems. Having more than 10 years of experience in solid state storage technology, PQI’s SSD and DOM products are ahead of the pack providing customers with a diverse and complete solution!

Other innovative PQI products at CES including a series of waterproof USB flash drives and Intelligent Drive i828, winner of Product Design Award ~ 2009 German iF Award. The Intelligent Drive i828 utilizes a clip-on design that allows for users to make use of existing i828(s) to increase their storage capacity, indefinitely.

For more PQI news or the latest PQI product information, please visit PQI at Website

HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition

Hp's new mobile internet offers the online content and applications you want with just one click. Using the intuitive desktop, you can access e-mail, internet, pictures, video and music and more easily than ever.



*Dashboard-style interface lets you personalize your Mini by adding favorite websites
*Applications automatically launch when you power on and web pages stay live and dynamically update while connected.
*Work and play comfortably on the near full size keyboard
*Integrated HP Mediastyle provides quick access to photos, music and entertainment.
*Chat face to face with the built in HP Mini Webcam
*Snap an HP mini Mobile Drive into the recessed port to add storage.[With SSD only]

Price: Starting at $379.99
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Sony Ericsson C510 in Feb

Pictures of Sony Ericsson C510 is out in Dailymobile.se. Its is also known as Kate, the successor of the Sony Ericsson K770. The phone will be out in feb 2009.



Specifications:
* 3.2 MP AF camera and LED
* Face detection
* Smile shutter
* Auto rotation when viewing
* Cyber-shot™ UI 2.0
* 3.2 MP AF camera
* Active lens cover
* 2.2” QVGA display
* QVGA video
* Picture light
* 160 MB in-built memory
* Dedicated shutter key
* Illuminated imaging shortcut keys
* Face detection, Photo fix
* Direct blog short cut key
* Smile shutter
* Illumination by different theme/mode
* Print service Snapfish
* Blue illuminated imaging short cuts
* Download and upload to YouTube

Source : Dailymobile

Apple's Red edition ipods

Apple launches RED Special Edition iPod models and iTunes Gift Cards, and Apple gives a portion of the purchase price to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. Apple says, "You make choices every day, from the clothes you wear to the music you play. Now making a choice means making a difference. That’s because proceeds from every iPod shuffle, iPod nano, or iTunes Gift Card RED sold go directly to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa".



The Global Fund.

The numbers don’t lie: More than 4,400 people die every day from AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, and almost 2,000 children are infected with HIV each day. The Global Fund’s RED initiative directs up to 50 percent of gross profits toward African AIDS programs focusing on the health of women and children. Since its introduction, (PRODUCT) RED has delivered over $100 million to the Global Fund. And now you can make an impact by purchasing RED.

For further information about the Global Fund and (RED), visit www.JOINRED.com

Source:http://www.apple.com/ipod/red/

Dell's Adamo Laptop! Thinnest or greenest??

Dell announced new laptop Adamo by giving it its own Web site featuring only the Adamo name and the words "coming soon." There s a lot of rumors around it. Link to the Adamo site

The most popular rumor is that the Adamo will be an ultra thin laptop to compete with Apple's Macbook Air. According to multiple sources, the rumors seem to have started with fashion site UptownLife reporting that "Rumor has it that Dell is coming out with a computer called Adamo that will rival the MacBook Air." However, the article at UptownLife has since been removed.



New York Times blog picked up on Uptown Life's rumor, trying to score some more concrete confirmation for the ultra thin laptop. This piece referenced some nervous body language by Dell VP of consumer sales and marketing Michael Tatelman when asked about Dell making a laptop to compete with Air. Tatelman's verbal response to the question was just as telling as his body language, which is to say it was fairly ambiguous. "I think we need to get some iconic products out there, so people associate Dell's brand with other things," the cagey exec said.

Engadget picked up on the Adamo story independent of UptownLife, claiming with an anonymous source that Dell will be marketing the Adamo as "the world's thinnest laptop" and will be made available as early as February. But the Dell also campaigning about greenest Laptops. So greenest or thinnest?

Source:PCworld

Intel Ships 160GB SSD Drives

Intel announced its X25-M 2.5-inch and X18-M 1.8-inch SATA solid-state drive (SSD) family with a 160GB drive in a 2.5-inch form factor.The X25-M product is already out now, and the 1.8-inch 160GB version will be in next month next month.

Intel announced the 80GB X25-M and X18-M -- it's first entry into the SSD market -- at its Developers Forum in August and shortly after announced the X25-E for enterprise servers and workstations. The 32GB Intel X25-E Extreme SATA is based on Intel's single-level cell NAND flash memory and is designed to maximize the I/p-o/p operations per second, while the X25M is a multi-level cell memory affording it greater capacity.

Computerworld reviewed the 80GB X25-M september and found it to be the fastest consumer-grade SSD on the market to date. The X25-M even beat out Western Digital's fastest Velociraptor hard disk drive, which has a 250.2MB/sec. burst speed and 105.6MB/sec. average read speed. The X25-M turned in 256.7MB/sec. and 230.2MB/sec. burst and transfer rates, respectively. Intel did not immediately offer pricing on the new 160GB X25-M and X18-M drives.

NVIDIA's dual GPU GTX 295 video card is to be launch on Jan 8th

NVIDIA's new GPU GTX 295 is to be launch at at CES 2009 on Jan 8th. It uses dual 55nm GTX 200 GPU. According to Guru 3G, the 295 has the same memory and core frequencies of a pair of GTX 260 GPUs, but the GPUs enjoy the same shader power of a pair of GTX 280 GPUs. Total memory for the card is 1792MB, each GPU has 240 shaders, core frequency is 576MHz and shader frequency is 1242MHz. With that, much performance on tap power consumption might be a concern.



In addition to the pair of DVI ports on the card, the reference design also offers a HDMI out. Performance is really what gamers want to know when a new video card is released. Guru3D ran the card at 2560 x 1600 on Far Cry 2 and the game was set at HQ DX10 mode, 4xAA and 16x AF for testing. The review found that the GTX 295 provided 54 FPS compared to the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2's 49 fps at the same settings. However, when the AA was jumped up to 8x, the performance lead was in the Radeon 4870 X2's favor with 31 FPS compared to 24 FPS for the GTX 295.

The price is roughly $499. The main competent of GTX 295 will be ATI Radeon 4870 X2. Lets wait and see which will..

Updated:

The $499(ish) 295 includes dual 55-nm GT200 GPUs and supports nearly 2GB of memory, while the $399 285 makes do with but one processor and an undisclosed RAM ceiling (though the upcoming Winfast, pictured above, comes with 1GB and one yellow robot). Again the 295 is up for order now, while slightly more budget conscious gamers will have to wait until January 15 for the 285.

Samsung's Android phone in June 2009?

Samsung's Android phone is expected to hit in june 2009 or early in the second half. The samsung model will be a touchsreen mob and is likely to be on the themes of Samsung's Instinct and Omnia handsets. It will have functions like Google search, mapping, mail and instant messaging and other Google tools. Its expected to be 800*400 pixel screen, inspired by Omnia.

Its heard that a designing team of 80 members including 30 Linux and Java experts are presently working for the project. The another cellphone giant Motorola has said it is working to integrate the Android OS into many of its upcoming handsets. There s rumors that even Lenovo might introduce its own Android device in China next year.So far, HTC's G1 phone available on the T-Mobile network is the only Android-based phone in the market.

Sony started Teaser site for new VAIO Laptop

Sony started a teaser site prior to the introduction of their new VAIO. According to the site they says "The wait is almost over. In only a matter of days you will change the way you think about laptops.We can’t tell you exactly what Sony is about to launch but this is your chance to sign up and be among the first in New Zealand to find out."



Also with the information it started a lucky draw too. You can participate in it by entering you name and mail address. Official Link Here

so "On the 9th of January you will change the way you look at laptops.Forever."!!!?? Well, lets wait and see.

First Hybrid Blu-ray/DVD Movie Title is to release in Japan

JVC had developed Combo DVD blue ray format disc for more than two years but not films was released in it. Making and end to the waiting, Japanese entertainment software developer Pony/Canon will release the first movie title on a hybrid Blu-ray/DVD disc in Japan in February.The first title is the world-famous "Code Blue emergency helicopter doctor Blu-ray BOX."

But the first hybrid releases will be very expensive. According to Pony/Canyon, the fist movie package would include a set of four hybrid discs (MPEG-4 AVC, Dolby Digital, 534 minutes in total) that will cost around 36,540 Yen ($406), while the DVD version (7 DVD discs, 534 minutes, Dolby Digital) will retail for 23,940 Yen ($266).



According to CDRInfo he Hybrid Blu-ray/DVD disc is a combination of a traditional DVD with the new high-definition Blu-ray format. The disc has a blue laser top layer (25GB); underneath there are two more layers just like an ordinary DVD (8.5GB). The Blu-ray and DVD layers are separated by a semi-reflective film that reflects blue light while it allows the red light to pass through the DVD layer underneath. The disc conforms to the "Blu-ray Disc, Hybrid Format" specifications released by the Blu-ray Disc Association.The Hybrid BD/DVD disc shows compatibility of 99% with existing Blu-ray and DVD players.

TOSHIBA ANNOUNCED INDUSTRY’S FIRST 512GB SOLID STATE DRIVE

Toshiba announced the expansion of their line up of NAND-flash-based solid state drives (SSD) with the industry's first 2.5-inch 512-gigabyte (GB)1 SSD and a broad family of fast read/write SSDs based on 43 nanometer (nm) Multi-Level Cell NAND.The new drives provide a high level of performance and endurance for use in notebook computers, gaming and home entertainment systems, and will be showcased at International CES 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 8 – 11, 2009.

In addition to the 2.5-inch, 512GB drive, the 43nm NAND SSD family also includes capacities of 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB, offered in 1.8-inch or 2.5-inch drive enclosures or as SSD Flash Modules. Samples of the new drives will be available in the first quarter (January to March) of 2009, with mass production in the second (April to June) quarter.



Toshiba's second-generation SSDs bring increased capacity and performance for notebook computers. They utilize an advanced MLC controller, which is also compatible with further advanced processes, that achieves higher read/write speeds, parallel data transfers and wear leveling to optimize performance, reliability and endurance. The drives enable improved system responsiveness with a maximum sequential read speed of 240MB per second (MBps)2 and maximum sequential write speed of 200MBps enabling an improvement in overall computing experience, and faster boot and application loading times. The drives also offer AES data encryption to prevent unauthorized data access.


source http://toshiba.com/taec/news/press_releases/2008/