Netbooks Aren't Replacing Notebooks

According to a survey from PriceGrabber.com, over half of consumers do not see netbooks as a replacement for their traditional laptops. Of those surveyed, 55% said a netbook is a nice compliment to their laptops but they'd never buy one to replace it.

The findings probably aren't all that surprising. Sure, netbooks are cheaper and smaller, which makes them more portable but the point of having a laptop at all is so that it is portable, right? Most people prefer doing most of their tasks on their laptop that is capable of handling anything they might run across. The reasons? 54% said the netbooks are too uncomfortable due to size, 50% were unhappy with the lack of CD drive, 49% didn't like the lack of storage, 38% felt the computers are too slow, 26% don't feel they can run their multi-media files on them, 16% believe the netbooks won't run their games as well, and 14% had other reasons for their feelings.

On the other hand, 45% of people do see netbooks as laptop replacements. This could mean any number of things but it seems as though a lot of people aren't in need of big screens and lots of power for their everyday computing needs. The study defined a netbook as any laptop with a smaller than 11-inch screen, that cost less than $500.

The survey does point out that the netbooks have caused an overall drop in the price of computers. In December 2008, the average laptop cost around $800, compared to $654 in December 2009. They also noted that the average netbook user falls into the 45-64 years old age category. It used to be that 35-54 year olds preferred the smaller computers.

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MSI Introduces Two New Gaming Laptops

MSI has announced that it is adding two new models to its line of GX gaming laptops. The MSI GX740 and GX640 feature Intel Core i5 and support the latest DirectX11 gaming standard.

According to the company, these are the slimmest, lightest gaming laptops available. But as many point out, gaming laptops are usually pretty big and heavy, so that's not saying too much. Anyway, the GX640 weighs roughly six pounds and has a 15.4 inch screen. It measures about 14 x 10 x 1.5 inches. The GX740 is slightly bigger with a 17 inch display and weighs a little over 7 pounds. It measures around 15.5 x 11 x 1.5 inches.

In addition to the Core i5 processors, the laptops each come with an ATi Mobility Radeon 3D discrete graphics card, which, as mentioned, supports DirectX 11. The GX740 comes with the ATI Radeon HD 5870 card, while the GX640 comes with the HD5850 model. Both cards have 1GB of GDDR5 graphics memory. The cards are said to use less power, yet provide excellent visuals.

The laptops have several other exciting features. In addition to running Windows 7 Home Premium, both come with 4GB of RAM, Wi-Fi, a 2Mp webcam, a four-in-one card reader, SRS-certified Premium Sound speakers a digital 7.1 optical surround output feature, and a 640GB hard drive.

For sound performance, the GX740 incorporates five speakers into its design: two hi-fi 3D speakers above the keyboard, a woofer for deep bass in the computer's base, and two more hi-fi 3D speakers in the front. The GX6540 only has two speakers.

The laptops are also "green." They feature an ECO function button that allows you to switch between five different power levels, based on what type of task you are performing.

Both laptops will be available in the United Kingdom March. No word on how much they will cost in the United States.

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Thanko HDD Media Player

Thanko is back with yet another device, and good thing this one is not silly or impractical, but offers those bitten by the digital entertainment bug another option to view all their favorite movies and listen to their well-loved tunes. The Thanko HDD Media Player doubles up as a cradle for 2.5” and 3.5” SATA hard drives while featuring an SD memory card slot that is able to handle up to 16GB SDHCs. Connectivity options are aplenty here, where you can choose from HDMI, Component (Y, Pb/Cb, Pr/Cr), S/VGA and Composite, allowing you to enjoy it over a computer or a TV. Apart from that, you get a one-touch backup button for easy duplication of your essential data.
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Venturer HD action camcorder

Are you one who always loves living life on the edge? Why not record all your experiences in full High Definition with the Venturer HD action camcorder? This camcorder will capture your videos in 1080p glory, while being able to snap 8-megapixel photos at the same time without being larger than the average cellphone in terms of size. Boasting a swivel camera, you are better able to aim your shot while checking out a live preview on its LCD TFT display. If you prefer standard definition videos, it will do so in 60fps for unprecedented smoothness. All videos are stored in the universal MPEG-4 format for easy playback across a myriad of other devices. With an HDMI out port, you will be able to relive those hair-raising moments on your large screen HDTV with others. Heck, it is more affordable compared to other HD camcorders in the market, retailing for $118.58 although it might lack the brand power.

Cydle to offer new devices at CES 2010

CES 2010 is the launchpad for many companies where new products are concerned, and Cydle isn’t going to miss out on the party next January by offering to unveil the first portable GPS with built-in HD Radio and free HD live traffic updates in the world. The Korea-based company hopes that their portable GPS system will turn any vehicle into a haven, even if it is a bone shaker, offering the driver with various options to get to their destination accurately within the routes selected, or keeping the kids in the back seat entertained while one’s family is on a long road trip in order to avoid the dreaded repetitious question, “Are we there yet?”
New technology employed includes GPS with HD Traffic Update, where one is able to receive Live Traffic updates up to 10 times faster compared to its competitors. The new T43H from Cydle will feature integrated HD Radio, where one will receive free HD Traffic. Inside the T43H will also feature both internal and external antennas, where they will refresh automatically to include the most up-to-date information concerning accidents, traffic speed and road construction areas. All you need to do when behind the wheel is to key in the destination and receive real-time alerts as they go, but do use some common sense as well since it has been proven that not all GPS maps have been updated to reflect real world conditions.
Other features of the T43H goes include a high-resolution 4.3″ screen, audio and video playback alongside support for a wide variety of multimedia file formats. You can also use this to flick through photos of your favorite memories, although we would recommend you keep your eyes on the road instead. Retailing for $299 a pop, there won’t be any hidden costs or subscription fees attached to the Cydle T43H. No idea on when the exact release date would be alongside the markets it will be rolled out in, but we guess that more light will be shed when CES 2010 rolls around.
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Metro Pink Cosmopolitan phone

If you’re the type who love standing out from the crowd and yet don’t want to jump aboard the branded items bandwagon, the Metro Pink Cosmopolitan phone might be just the handset for you – assuming you’re in the market for one, of course. This unique dual SIM swivel screen QWERTY handset is relatively affordable at $100 a pop, where it will come unlocked, while boasting a design that looks totally different from what you’ve seen on the market. It is impossible to classify this as a candybar or a slider, but more of a square-slider. Each handset works across all four bands, where each purchase will come with a free 2GB microSD memory card. Something tells me that the user interface isn’t going to be as sweet as the design though. so caveat emptor applies here.

Mini Folding Fan for notebooks

Most notebook cooling fans look the same – they all come in a single, rectangular design that is more often than not boring to say the least. This one from UXSight, however, is slightly different, as it does bear some resemblance to shurikens from ninjas of yore, coming in the form of a Mini Folding Fan. Yes sir, this black notebook cooling pad features an integrated fan which will help dissipate hot air away from your notebook to keep things running nice and cool. As we all know, electronics are loathe towards heat and dust, so this kills two birds with one stone. Boasting a low running noise, it requires not a power adapter since juice is provided directly via a USB port. When not in use, you can fold up the fan’s “fins”, so to speak, for easy transportation. It costs a mere $9.69 – any takers?

Lenovo's New G-Series Laptops

Last week, Lenovo announced two new additions to its G-Series family of laptops. The budget laptops are powerful with a AMD Turion II Dual-Core processors integrated ATI Radeon HD graphics. Both the G455 and G555 have 16:9 widescreen HD displays, come with Windows 7, and support DirectX 10. They also feature a few favorite Lenovo applications, including OneKey Rescue System, VeriFace face recognition for security, Energy Management 5.0 software for efficiency, and a repair and recovery tool among others.

Both laptops will be available in the United States in March and will start around $449.

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Vestalife Ladybug II

I first encountered Vestalife at CES 2008 with their unique Ladybug iPod dock, and I am surprised that it took me this long to report on another one of their products. While I was at CES 2010, I saw that they had the Ladybug II.
Ladybug II, is of course, an upgrade of the Ladybug, and it has the Vestalife look of flippable speaker wings. It also has a digital amp, and a built-in sub woofer. It is designed to work with all styles of iPods and the iPhone 2G, 3G, and 3GS, and charge them as well.
As for the power of the Ladybug II, it uses an AC or 4 non-included AA batteries. It also has an auxiliary in-jack to connect non-docking iPod, CD players, and other MP3 players. So it looks like you can play some other tunes on this guy besides just the ones on your iPod/iPhone, which is not bad. Most iPod docks are not as versatile as this.
Of course, there are other fun features such as LED volume indicators, audio/video output jack, a USB port for synchronizing with your computer, and a 3.5 mm Aux input. Now, just to let you know, I have been told that Vestalife’s products will be sold at Apple retail stores and apple.com.
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Nyko Wand + and Charge Base Quad IC at CES 2010

I always like reporting on what Nyko has to offer, so I couldn’t wait to see what they had this year at CES. For the Wii, they have two new products: the Wand + and the Charge Base Quad IC.
Of course, the Wand was meant to be a more advanced and user-friendly controller for the Wii, so why not make a sequel? The Wand + has its patented “Full Motion Technology built directly into the controller for full 1:1 movement tracking that is compatible with all games that use the Wii Motion Plus attachment”. The Wand also has Trans-Port technology, that allows “key action buttons to be digitally replicated on other devices and pass sound and vibration signals to attached peripherals”.
Nyko was apparently not satisfied with just making a black version of their popular Charge Base IC, which allows charging of two Wiimotes, but have stepped it up a notch with the Charge Base Quad IC. The Charge Base Quad IC uses induction technology to charge up to four controllers, and these controllers do not have to have their silicone sleeves or Wii Motion Plus attachments removed, either. It also has a dual charge indicator light and powered USB port for powering other USB devices.
You should be able to get both of these devices in March 2010. The Charge Base Quad IC will be available for $49.99, and the Wand + will be for about $39.99.

Lenovo ThinkPad X201 Intel Core i7 Laptop

Lenovo release the new advance ThinkPad X201 laptop which is the successor of ThinkPad X200. It’s powered by Intel Core i7-620M dual core processor (2.66 GHz) which is support Turbo Boost technology.

Another features of Lenovo ThinkPad X201 has 12-inch display with 1440×900 pixel resolution and also optional 1280×800 pixel. Another configuration of Thinkpad laptop X201 is powered with 2.13 GHz processor Intel Core i7-640LM dual-core with low power consumption.
Also you can find 2M pixel webcam, fingerprint reader, wi-fi, bluetooth, 3G connection, stereo speakers and will be available in the end of February 2010. Another series of X201 like ThinkPad X201, X201i and X201s.

Hanwha Japan's Tube-Powered USB Dongle

When you think of vacuum tubes for your computer you don't typically think about DTS surround sound. But after Hanwha Japan gets its gadgets in your hands you may think otherwise. The company has just unveiled a new USB dongle that may very well make you want to get your DTS surround sound from a pair of headphones.

Vacuum tubes, typically, are used to boost the power signal in tube or valve amplifiers. However, Hanwha Japan has figured out a way to take that technology and create a USB dongle with a headphone jack that will give you DTS Surround Sound.

Introducing the X-Tube, a USB dongle that allows you to upgrade your computer with DTS sound. Also known as the AS301DTS, the X-Tube contains a vacuum tube-shaped headphone jack that glows blue when in use. However, when you combine that dongle with its software and compatible DTS AH-516 headphones, you get DTS Surround Sensation, or DTS surround sound from 2 speakers.

This sounds great though the only problem is that the software can only be used with machines running Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 which means all you Mac users out there are out of luck. The good news is that with the purchase of the X-Tube you get the software disk and headphones bundled with it. The device isn't available in the US just yet but is available in Japan for $45 and if you desperately want to get this then check out Geek Stuff 4 U, as they are able to ship one to you.

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BlackBerry 8830 with Dual Network Connection

Based narrowly on Blackberry 8800, the edition of the world of Blackberry 8830 of RIM (or alternatively the Blackberry 8830v) is a version of dual-mode CDMA/GSM of this popular device of transmission of messages.
The compounds of Dual-mode GSM/CDMA are very rare, a notable one being Motorola A840, but the this approach allows subscribers the access of networks of the USA CDMA (such as Verizon) to more common networks of GSM while wandering abroad. Yes, certain carriers in the USA (such as T-Mobile) support the GSM in the United States, but this lack of wandering functionality always put networks of CDMA-only in an unfavourable position.
It is a device with two bands of 800/1900 megahertz CDMA2000 with the support of the data at high speed of 1X EVDO, plus the supports of edition of the world of the Blackberry 8830 900/1800 megahertz GSM with data of GPRS. On the other hand, Blackberry 8800 is a device of quadruple-band GSM with GPRS and EDGE. The switches of the Blackberry 8830 seamlessly between the GSM and the CDMA (according to Verizon) and the subscribers will keep the same number of telephone where never they go.

Insofar as we can say, the remainder of characteristics 8830 ‘ S are identical to the 8800 – with the systems familiar of transmission of messages, the personal functions of information management, Bluetooth, excel it screen of QVGA, the extensible memory, the player of media and the support of GPS. This last function is another interesting device in the 8800 series of blackberries, but the functionality of GPS is limited up to now to ones of the services place-based. but then the 8800 only was around for a couple of the months and we always wait to see what other applications can be developed for him. The edition of the world of Blackberry 8830 rather compact is compared with the Blackberry the “traditional” device original with” X 114 X 66 X 14mm/4.5 2.6” X 0.6” and 132 grams (4.6 ounces).

Talktime is good 5 hours and the maximum time of help is the 22 days astonishing. If you use the Blackberry 8830 Juste for the email then you can hope to be at the higher end of this balance, although the calls of voice and the use of Bluetooth eat in the life of battery. We understand that Blackberry 8830 will be at the disposal of the customers based with HAVE businesses of Verizon on May 14, 2007, follow-up of a release to the retail stores to the detail of Verizon on May 28. If taken with a new contract then the 8830 will be $300 around after a handing-over $100.

BlackBerry Curve 8300

At first sight the curve of Blackberry (also called Blackberry 8300) seems infinitely like new Blackberry 8830, but the curve is a device aimed more of the consumers and of much in manners is rather the curve of Blackberry of the Pearl.

The Blackberry is a device of quadruple-band GSM with data of GPRS and EDGE (but no 3G). On before on the 8300 is great and very luminous posting of the Pixel 320×240, a keyboard QWERTY and a mini travelling ball. To reverse the finished curve and you can see a numerical camera of 2 megapixel. The curve of Blackberry also has 64MB internal storage (extensible via the charts of microSD) and of a player of multi-media, web browser.
It is mainly a telephone of transmission of messages, and Blackberry 8300 supports standard protocols of Internet, can support a waiter of corporation of Blackberry or can be used with a solution with wire carrying “email thorough” where available. With Juste 111 grams in the weight, curve 8300 of Blackberry is pretty light for a smartphone of transmission of messages of this type. It is also completely a contract of little more which it model 8800. There is no GPS on the curve (with the difference from the 8800) but it is always a pretty not very common device to find in a compound nowadays.
It can be employed with a receiver Bluetooth-licence of GPS however, and fact the case you can employ the application of charts of Blackberry found on the 8800. Talktime is four hours, which is not an enormous quantity but then the large screen and the relative light weight of the 8300 come at a price. The time of help is 17 days – and it is more close to the kind of figure than you will see whether you employ the curve of Blackberry only to send messages of email.

BlackBerry 8820 Without 3G

Identical in the aspect to Blackberry 8800 and the black alternative of the 8830, Blackberry 8820 of RIM takes the 8800 configuration and adds possibilities of WiFi. The basic characteristics are identical – Blackberry 8820 is a device of quadruple-band GSM with data of GPRS and EDGE, without 3G.

It has a luminous display 320×240 pixel and it comes with the GPS integrated for services and to trace based by place. The 8820 Bluetooth supports and the software includes the famous customer of email of pushed Blackberry (but he can also employ standard protocols of Internet for the mail of POP3/SMTP), a web browser and a crowd of applications including/understanding a player of multi-media.
There is no camera on the 8820. The slot of memory on Blackberry 8820 supports microSD (until 2GB) and also microSDHC (high capacity) which can theoretically support with 32GB.
WiFi is the great addition to the Blackberry 8820 – exceptionally for a telephone which it supports 802.11a (5GHz) as well as 802.11b and alternatives of G (2.4GHz). The execution of 8820 ‘ S WiFi supports figuring WEP, WPA and WPA2 plus a variety of customers of VPN.
Blackberry 8820 also supports UMA VOIP (voice over IP) – inexpensive internet call, and also much of corporates VOIP of cable roll outside already as it is a way interesting of migration for users “in the office”.
The Blackberry indicates that the 8820 should be available in the time of a few weeks. However, once again this device does not support 3G and this seems a strange omission when the 8820 comes with practically differently.

BlackBerry Bold 9000

This corresponds to an evolution of the BlackBerry 8800 series rather than a revolutionary new mobile phone, Blackberry Bold (including Black Berry-9000) combines GPS, Wi-Fi and 3G BlackBerry in a classic layout, with some many other improvements for 9000 updated very desirable for BlackBerryusers.

Because more elegant on the BlackBerry that the former curve 8800, with a shiny chrome front leather stars and a return The handset is to get over the old 8800, and a QWERTY keyboard been reached.
The 9000 supports tri-band UMTS-850 / 1900 / 2100 MHz with quad-band GSM, GPRS and EDGE. BlackBerry Bold has Wi-Fi and 3G HSDPA with the support of high-speed downloads. This means that the BlackBerry 9000-Bold can access high-speed data transfer across the world. Curiously, the 9000 supports, as well as 802.11a WiFi b and g and more varieties. 802.11a is rarely at home, but it is often in corporate environments.

Another new feature is the half-VGA 480 x 320 pixels, screen. We can not think, all other producers, which for the moment, but the higher resolution, in conjunction with some new techniques of magic with the 9000 group means that the light on a screen very promising.
The software has also been improved and now operates the 9000 BlackBerry OS 4.6. The surface is occupied and less brilliant than their elders ripe, and there is a look polished device which should help with the iPhone generation.
A 1GB internal memory impressive, and 9000 can be extended with microSD card with a theoretical maximum of 16 GB. On the back the Bold is quite a 2-megapixel camera with flash photography and there is no video camera asked.
It is almost exactly the same size and weight as 8800, with 9000 for a weight of 133 grams and 114 x 66 x 13mm large. The high capacity 1500 mAh battery can grease reader up to 5 hours in conversation and 13 days of standby.

T-Mobile BlackBerry 9700 Onyx Fast 3G

T-Mobile managed to impress with BlackBerry 9700 Onyx Bold and its support 3G. This BlackBerry is the first model of fast 3G connectivity.

The custom trackball used does not appear more. The BlackBerry Bold 9700 rocks optical trackpad even seen on the BlackBerry Curve 8520. This means that the shift from menu to menu is easier than ever. Rather an innovative trackpad has been used in the construction of this model BlackBerry.
The trackpad is the wireless solution offered by RIM to improve and differentiate the 9700 model Bold Onyx by its predecessors. In addition to this function, connectivity services and others are integrated in this mobile phone through the use of Wi-Fi, TeleNav GPS Navigator, and Bluetooth.

Asus N71JV-TY012V nVidia Optimus Laptop

Asus release a new laptops with the innovative NVIDIA Optimus technology. It’s working the ASUS N71JV-TY012V with the new technology and is also equipped with a fast USB 3.0 interface.

More from the super-thin notebook ASUS UL-series will come soon with NVIDIA Optimus technology on the German and Austrian markets. Thanks to this technology, the mobile PC switches according to the current application automatically switch between discrete and integrated graphics, thereby extending battery life significantly.

Nikkor AF-S Format Lens for Nikon DSLR Camera

Nikon Imaging release its two Nikon FX-format lenses AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR and AF-S NIKKOR 24mm F1.4G ED. The application of VR complements the f/4 maximum aperture when shooting in low light.

The new optical system combines Nikon’s exclusive anti-reflection Nano Crystal coat, ED glass and aspherical lens elements to deliver brilliant, high contrast image quality with minimised distortion and aberration. The new lens offers an affordable and practical proposition for general photography with FX-format cameras such as the D700.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro Messaging Phone

Sony Ericsson release a new messaging phone called Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro with QWERTY keyboard and touch screen display. It’s an update version from previous Sony Ericsson Vivaz. This Vivaz Pro is design for suitable human body featuring 3.2-inch TFT touchscreen display at 360×640 pixel and scratch resistant, 5.1M pixel camera with autofocus and 720p HD video recording.

The Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro also equipped with A-GPS, Google Maps, bluetooth, DLNA certified (photo and audio), micro USB connector, modem, pictbridge, TV out, USB port and Wi-Fi connectifity.

HP Compaq Airlife 100 Smartbook

Hewlett-Packard release a new smartbook called HP Compaq Airlife 100 which is using Google Android operating sytem. It’s equipped with 10.1-inch touchscreen display, 16GB of SSD and also SD card slot.

The HP Compaq Airlife 100 powered by 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 0.3M pixel webcam, wi-fi 802.11 b/g/n, and 3G connectivity (optional). The battery up to 12-hours in operation and up to 10-days when in standby mode.
It will be available via Telefonica Spain before April 2010 but the price is not available yet.

Samsung Monte S5620 Touch Screen Phone

Samsung Electronics announced the launch of Samsung Monte S5620. It’s a sleek, organic design with a sophisticated and glossy look also new full touch screen device for style-conscious mobile users.

The Samsung Monte has TouchWiz 2.0 Plus User Interface, social network, Wi-Fi connectivity, Exchange ActiveSync for access to Outlook email accounts, and Google Sync.
The Monte comes equipped with a 3.0-inch WQVGA LCD screen with 16:9 landscape viewing. It also boasts a 3.2-megapixel camera with many value-added features including smile shot, panorama shot, and face detection. For convenience, the phone also supports Smart Unlock and One finger zoom.

Opera Mini Technology for iPhone

Opera Software reveals Opera Mini for iPhone and fix their compression technology and result significant faster web loading and reduce data surcharge.

This will public available soon and here is the following Opera technology:
- Opera Mobile 10 beta 3 on Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile handsets
- Opera Mobile 10 beta running on Android handsets
- Opera Mini 5 beta, running on a variety of handsets and platforms
- Opera’s cross-platform Widgets Manager beta, running on Windows Mobile and S60 handsets

HP Compaq Airlife 100

HP has just unveiled its newest laptop, the Compaq Airlife 100. It seems that in order for a laptop to be a "smartbook" it has to have a smartphone's components in a netbook's body. The Airlife 100 is a laptop the likes of which we have yet to see and is definitely one that will turn heads and get people talking.

Why is the Airlife going to cause so much commotion? Maybe because the device is built on top of an Android OS platform with an unconfirmed, but highly likely, Qualcomm 1GHz SnapDragon CPU, a 16GB SSD, webcam, SD card slot, 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity and, the coolest part, a 10.1-inch touch screen display. There are also some helpful shortcut keys around the trackpad

The Airlife is said to rock a solid 12-hour battery life with an incredible 10 days of standby. The Airlife was announced in partnership with Telefonica so this "smartbook" will be offered as a subsidized part of mobile broadband service plans in Latin America as well as Europe this spring. HP might rebrand it under the HP Mini brand when it hits us here in the states but as of now there is no word on a US release date or pricing.

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Garmin Oregon 450t

Key upgrades made to the Oregon 450t and Oregon 450 include user-selectable dashboards, enhanced track navigation, high-speed USB that makes it much faster to transfer maps to and from your computer, photo navigation capability and the 3-axis tilt-compensated electronic compass which is capable of showing which direction you are heading towards even when standing still – and this happens without having to hold it level. New dashboards introduced offer users the ability to customize the appearance of various pages on your Oregon, and among them include the geocaching, compass, stopwatch and elevation functions. Chances are if you fall under the hikers, cyclists and trail runners category, the enhanced track navigation will prove especially useful, as it prevents you from curling up under a rock and waiting for someone to rescue you should you get lost.

A couple of AA batteries are able to offer up to 16 hours of battery life on both models. Each of them will feature a high-sensitivity GPS receiver with HotFix, where it is capable of automatically calculating and storing critical satellite information, so that such information can be pulled and used in the future to calculate a position in a jiffy. Other features include 850MB internal memory and a microSD memory card slot that is good for holding photos and optional map data.

The Palm-Sized DVD Player

This DVD player has built-in speakers, as well as coming with a pair of earbuds to discreetly listen to the DVD.  It also has an anti-skip feature to make it possible to watch your favorite DVDs when your ride isn’t exactly smooth.  The TFT LCD screen measures 3 and ½ inches.  It also has an integrated stand that adjusts for multiple viewing angles.  

There’s a USB port and memory card slot so you can view pictures or video from your computer or camera.  The rechargeable battery pack will last 2 hours on a 3 hour charge.  In order to charge it you’ll have to use the AC adapter.  A remote control and an AV cable are also included.  You can purchase the DVD player for $149.95 from

Wireless PC Remote with built-in motion sensor

The Wii very quickly became the gaming console of choice for a great deal of people that would never consider themselves to be gamers.  Along with the console came a whole lot of almost pointless accessories for people to buy.  Sure, there were on occasion a few useful items, but a lot of them were just to make a quick buck off of not so well informed newcomers to gaming.  This leans a little towards the pointless gadgets, but it could actually be justified.  Especially if you’ve started to enjoy the feel of the Wiimote.

It’s just an electronic device to work with your PC, bringing the Wii feel to your computer.  It’s pitched towards those that do PowerPoint presentations on a regular basis.  It works just like a normal mouse, but it also has some additional button controls, as well as motion activated page switching.  Although it is definitely a novelty device, it would be comfortable to use for presentations.  To pick one up you can find these on Chinavasion for

Worst Possible Passwords

Do you really spend much time coming up with passwords for the variety of different websites that you utilize? Do you ever think about whether or not they’re really secure? Now if its some unimportant website that just happens to need a password, then maybe its not a big deal, but if its something like your online banking, then I think that you should definitely pay a little more attention.

This December, the popular photo sharing site, rockyou.com, was hacked. A list of user names and passwords was exposed on the Web for everyone to see. About a month later, Imperva, a security analysis firm, had compiled the most common passwords for the site, and it was pretty crazy.

The most popular password by a long shot was “123456.” 290,731 users utilized this simplistic password. 79,078 users had the less complex “12345” as their password. This was able to fulfill the minimum character requirement set down by the site, but obviously does very little for security.

Security experts have been telling people for years that they need to use more complex, secure passwords, especially since hackers are becoming more and more sophisticated. The RockYou analysis showed that 30 percent of users chose to use a password that was less than six characters long and 40 percent of their users only used lowercase letters in their password.

Imperva released a report that stated, “Assuming an attacker with a DSL connection of 55KBPS upload rate and that each attempt is 0.5KB in size, it means that the attacker can have 110 attempts per second. At this rate, a hacker will gain access to one new account every second or just less than 17 minutes to compromise 1000 accounts.”

Other popular passwords that surfaced included: “password,” “rockyou” the website’s name, “abc123,” and simple first names. Imperva gave some tips on creating a password. They recommended that users evade any letter and number combination passwords that appear in the dictionary. To have the strongest possible password, it is recommended that you use both upper and lower case letters and incorporate some numbers and special characters. Imperva showed that a mere 4% of users have special characters in their password. They said, “Just ten years ago, hacked Hotmail passwords showed little change. This means that the users, if allowed to, will choose very weak passwords even for sites that hold their most private data.”

People just need to be careful. It may not seem like a big deal at first, but when your own account gets hacked into, I think that it will seem a little bigger deal than you might have thought.

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Coming Soon: Samsung's Transparent Laptop

As I sat here tonight, watching the Super Bowl while trying to get a little work done on my laptop, I thought to myself, wouldn't it be cool if there was a laptop that you could see through. Turns out, there is. Or there will be soon if Samsung has anything to do with it. The transparent laptop the company introduced last month at the Consumer Electronics Show is set to be released within about a year, the company has announced.

However, before the laptop with the transparent AMOLED display comes out, a media player, the IceTouch MP3 player, which plays radio, video, and displays photos, will be released. Not a lot is known about the media player, aside from the fact that you'll be able to see through the small two-inch display and it should sell for about $300.

The laptop is said to feature a 14-inch screen with the transparent AMOLED technology. Red Sullivan, the Vice President of Samsung's American audio and digital imaging marketing said he imagines all Samsung's audio-visual products will sooner feature the technology. "We want to be the first in this market."

There's no word on why Samsung is so fascinated by this AMOLED technology. Sure, it looks cool, but as far as the media player is concerned, I can see it being slightly useful when I'm out for a walk or jog and am in danger of tripping over something when engrossed in selecting a song or playlist, but the laptop? Unless I find myself working while trying to watch the Super Bowl again next year, it just seems like it'd be distracting and it wouldn't leave a lot of room for privacy.

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Verbatim Gigabit NAS External Hard Drive

Verbatim release a new external hard drive called Verbatim Gigabit NAS which is support network attached storage on home or small business. It’s equipped with TwonkyMedia Server to organize the spesific criteria.

The Verbatim Gigabit NAS consist multitude devices such as desktop PC, netbooks, laptop, mobile or game console. It can be setup as iTunes server or FTP server for file sharing, Bittorent client for secure transfer or share large data via P2P connection.

The external hard drive of Verbatim Gigabit NAS available in 500GB (139 Euro) and 1TB (159 Euro).

HTC HD3 Multimedia Smartphone

HTC will be release a new smartphone called HTC HD3 which will be the successor HTC HD2. It’s running with Windows Mobile 7 operating system with processor 1.5GHz Qualcomm SnapDragon.

The HTC HD3 is a multimedia smartphone with large touchscreen, HD camera, large of internal memory and 1080p full HD video support. Rumor said it’s support WiMAX and 4G and here is the brief specification of HTC phone HD3.

* Operating system Windows Mobile 7
* CPU with a clock speed of 1.5 GHz (Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset)
* Memory: 1GB RAM, 1GB ROM, 16GB internal memory
* Slot for microSD cards up to 32 GB
* 4.5-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280×800 pixels, 16M colors and multi-touch
* 8 megapixel camera with xenon flash and 720p video recording
* Support for WiMax, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 and 4G
* Ports: HDMI, USB 2.0 and 3.5
* Battery 1800 mAh
* Talk time, up to 8 hours
* Standby time, up to 300 hours

Archos 7 Android Internet Tablet PC

Archos want to release a new internet tablet device called Archos 7 Android featuring 7-inch touchscreen LCD display (800×480 pixel), 8GB of internal memory, microSD slot, webcam and integratec mic.

The Archos 7 Adroid tablet PC has support several multimedia files like: MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, FLAC, APE, AAC, video files in MPEG 1/2/4, WMV, FLV, AVI, RM, RMVB, MKV and MOV, and also image files like: JPEG, BMP, and GIF, also text file: TXT and LRC.

It’s compatible with Windows and Mac operating system and has dimension 203×107×12 mm. The ArchosAndroid 7 will be in Europe on March 2010 with price $242.

Acer Aspire X3900 Desktop PC

Acer release a new computer desktop which named Acer Aspire X3900 and will be launch in Russia. The Acer X3900 powered by Intel Core i3 Dual Core processor, integrated graphic card, and using Intel H57 Express chipset.

The other features of Acer Aspire X3900 is pre-loaded with Acer Arcade Deluxe software to edit photos and video, share content via web service like Flickr and Youtube. It used SATA HDD storage up to 2TB capacity.

Also you can get Acer Recovery Management tool for backup data and recovery data and will be release in Russia with price US$600.

MSI CR270 Classic Lightweight Notebook

MSI after release the classic notebook CR420 and CX420 now continue release a new lightweight MSI CR720laptop powered by new Intel Core processor.

MSI Notebook CR720 feature of 17.3 inches with a resolution of 1600 × 900 pixels, built-in sound system that consists of two 2W speakers and a subwoofer. MSI Notebook CR720 is equipped with up to 4 GB of RAM, up to 500 GB HDD, integrated graphics, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. He weight is only 3 kg with 6 cell battery.

There has not reported on the cost laptop MSI CR720, but it is likely to be relatively low. Here is thespecification of MSI CR720:

* Operating system Windows 7 Home Premium
* Processor Intel Core (model 2010)
* Chipset Intel HM55
* Graphics Intel GMA HD
* Up to 4 GB of RAM DDR3 1066/800 MHz
* 17.3-inch display with a resolution of 1600×900 pixels
* Hard drive capacity 250/320/500 GB
* Optical DVD drive
* Card Reader 4-in-1 (XD, MS, SD, MMC)
* Wireless Adapters Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/draft N, Bluetooth 2.1
* 1.3 megapixel web camera
* 2 speakers and subwoofer
* Connectors – HDMI, D-sub, three USB 2.0, microphone, headphone, RJ-45, Kensington lock
* 6-cell battery
* Dimensions is 414×267×37.2 mm
* Weight is 3 kg

LG N2B1 NAS Server with Blu-Ray

LG launches its latest Network Attached Storage (NAS) product called LG N2B1 NAS. The LG N2B1 NAS withintegrated Blu-ray for archiving data to 50 GB on a Blu-ray.

LG N2B1 NAS comes with two hard drive bays and is compatible with PC, Mac and Linux. It has an elegant design with a white box. The LG N2B1 NAS comes with a memory card reader slot (SD / XD / MMX / MS), a Gigabit Ethernet, three USB 2.0 ports and one eSATA port.

LG N2B1 NAS server is a server supports DLNA server swappable, such as iTunes and a number of standard features such as BitTorrent, the sharing of network printers and hard drives are hot. It is on the market price of 249.99 pounds in the UK for the 500 GB model (approx $ 299.99). LG is also the version of “lite” with a DVD burner model with the name LG N2R1 SIN. The LG N2R1 NAS server for 149 euros.

Samsung NB30 Intel Pine Trail Netbook

Samsung release a new netbook called Samsung NB30 powered by Intel Pine Trail processor and now it’s available for pre-order. It has Intel Atom N450 (1.66 GHz) processor, integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphic, 1GB of memory, and 160GB of HDD.

The Samsung netbook NB30 equipped with 10.1-inch LCD display with 1024×600 pixel resolution, wifi 802.11 b/g/n, webcam, built-in speakers and the battery life up to 6.5-hours. Also it’s already pre-loaded with Windows 7 OS Starter Edition with price $379.99 via Amazon.

FujiFilm FinePix Z700EXR Hot Chic Compact Camera

FujiFilm release a new hot and chic compact camera called FujiFilm FinePix Z700EXR (Z707EXR in other country). This is the 1st class of EXR touchscreen digital camera from FujiFilm.

It’s packed with Fujinon 5x optical zoom lens, 12M pixel Super CCD EXR sensor, EXR AUTO mode, and EXR Priority. FujiFilm FinePix Z700EXR camera comes with ISO up to 3200, an optical CCD-shift image stabilizer, Dual Direction GUI, Dual Image Display, and a 3.5-inch wide LCD touchscreen display (16:9).

Also FujiFilm Z700EXR/Z707EXR has abililty for HD video at 720p, Super Intelligent Flash, face recognition, pet detection, and Artistry Photo Shooting mode. It’s available in Red, Silver, Pink and Black colors and will be release in March with price $279.95.

Motorola MotoPrizm Orange Touch Screen Phone

Motorola today announce the new Motorola MotoPrizm Orange which is like MotoMING but this phone only have 2G with full touch screen phone.


MotoPrizm featuring 2.8 inch WVGA touch screen, 3M pixel built-in camera, bluetooth, and the transparent external touch layer. The color is vivid orange (but I think it’s look like red color) and the price is not available yet.

Sony PSP Sweet Limited Package and Blossom Pink PSP

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan release a limited edition PSP Sweet Limited Package along with the release of the new Blossom Pink PSP.
The Sweet Limited package includes the PSP handheld entertainment system (PSP-3000) in an elegant pink flower color, a special case and a cleaning cloth, both developed specifically for the bundle pack from Jill Stuart, and a 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo. The glittering silver Jill Stuart logo is printed on the cleaning cloth as well as on the packaging with a pink crystal design motif.
Simultaneously with the publication of the Sweet Limited package, SCEJ will also release “PSP Value Pack” consisting of the PSP-3000 system in Blossom Pink, Piano Black or Blue Vibrant color, a 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo, a bag and a cloth as a limited offer for a suggested retail price of 19,800 yen.