Archive for January 3rd, 2008
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Korea is getting a dose of orange with the new LG Z6M slider my Motorola. It comes with 3.5mm ear jack, 2M camera, e-book, file viewer, memory card slot and alot more. Pricing is still unknown, but that and availability should be available soon. |
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Popularity: 8%
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Dell has released one of their most fancy and upscale LCD display. The Sleek Crystal LCD display features a 1680 x 1050 native resolution, 2ms response time, 2000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, built-in webcam, speakers, and HDMI connectivity. Dell wants $1200 for this shiny beauty. |
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From where else could a gadget like this exist, but Japan. This finger massager looks great for relieving those aches and pains caused by excessive text messaging, which I’ll be the first to admit, plagues my ligaments of steel at times. The finger massager uses Germanium, which heats up the device when it is in use for a warm sensation.
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| While we’re not to sure whether you can even find one of these in the states, I wish I would have known about these before the holiday. It would have made a cool stocking stuffer. - Andrew Dobrow |
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MatrixStream will be bringing the future of high definition to homes worldwide with their MX-1 set-top box, provided that one is equipped with a 6Mbps broadband connection at the very least.
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| At least, that’s what’s needed on paper for 1080p videos, while those who are willing to settle for 720p will require just 3Mbps with 480p folks being satisfied with just a 1.5Mbps connection. It just remains to be seen whether content creators will provide permission for their movies to be ported over to H.264 video on MatrixStream’s MX-1 though before we start hailing this as the next big thing. | |
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The Archos TV+ is a 250GB digital video recorder (DVR) that is also a WiFi receiver capable of downloading (via Archos content portal), streaming media (music/photos) to the television and even browses the web, thanks to the integrated Opera browser.
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| Archos has a long history of creating very interesting portable media players and it is not a surprise that the Archos TV can also communicate via USB 2.0 with any Archos Generation 3, 4 and 5, that’s indeed a very nice touch.
To search for shows to record, there is an integrated programming guide that can be searched using the small QWERTY remote control (an *excellent* idea). Now there’s a fruity brand that probably wish that their TV product was as cool… (Photo Gallery) * 80GB or 250GB of storage (250GB = 700hrs of video) |
Popularity: 6%
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Here’s a great way to usher in the new year (a couple of days late, but who’s counting?) with the sexy Nokia 8800 Arte Platinum Edition. You get front, rear bezels and accents draped in platinum, and it will be limited to only 250 handsets.
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| It will be priced in the region of £850 ($1,700) from Goldstriker, the very company that has released a limited edition of a platinum iPhone and gold-adorned B&O BeoCom 4 phones. The Nokia 8800 Arte Platinum Edition will be launched sometime in the middle of this month. |
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The Thermochromatic Toilet Seat provides you with enough warning so that your butt won’t suffer from a rude shock, sitting down on a toilet seat that is still warm to the touch.
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| It uses thermochromatic technology that lets you know just how long ago (approximately) the last person vacated the porcelain throne - letting you prepare yourself mentally to literally rub butts with a complete stranger. I suppose this is where toilet seat lining comes in handy if you’re a stickler for cleaniness. Pretty neat idea that will probably not catch on as it has more of a novelty than a practical ring to it. |
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We would rather call it a desktop replacement: with its 20.1″ display, the HP Pavilion HDX is impressive at first sight. Playing with it, we liked a few things in particular:
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| Display: the dual hinge provides better ergonomics. The screen can be higher and closer than on a typical notebook.
Sound Quality: the sound was amazingly good… I was going to say “for a laptop”. Amazing for a laptop, but, absolutely good. Of course, you are not expected to move this notebook too often, but for someone who wants the power of a desktop and the integration of a notebook, this is a serious option. Specification in the full post. |
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Lenovo (ex-IBM) is usually synonymous with very good quality business laptops with a boring (but efficient) design. Lenovo wants to change that and the “Idea” brand is how the company intends to enter the consumer market (which is where the money is). Here’s the line-up.
The Y510 seems like the laptop for the average user. It’s good for emails, web browsing and other non-intensive tasks, but could not be a gaming machine, because of the low-end integrated graphics from Intel.
The Y710 is beefier, first of all because it has a 17″ display, but also because it has a faster CPU (2.5Ghz), more storage (2 HDD bays) and has an entry-level GPU that is capable of mild gaming. More specs in the full post.
Y510
* Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83Ghz, 2MB cache
* 15.4″ display (1230×800)
* Intel integrated graphics
* 250GB HDD
* 2GB RAM
* 1.3MP webcam
* 6.4lbs
* 4 hrs of battery life
* from $799
Y710
* Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5Ghz, 6MB cache
* 17 » display (1440×900)
* ATI Radeon HD2600 256MB
* Optional HD optical disk
* 500GB HDD (2 drives)
* 2GB RAM
* 7.9lbs
* 4 hrs of battery life
* from $1199
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The U110 is the most appealing of the IdeaPad line-up, at least visually. Lenovo has not published detailed specs yet, but here’s what we know so far: |
| * 11″ display * 2.3lbs * 0.7″ deep * SSD will be selectable by buyers * Available in April 2008 |
Popularity: 8%
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