ioSafe Solo SSD Revealed

January 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment

If you look back a few months you might remember the fireproof and waterproof harddrive we reviewed from ioSafe that was capable of withstanding temperatures of 1550F for 30 minutes as well as being dunked in 10 feet of water for 3 days. If your house caught fire and you wanted safe data then an ioSafe is a fantastic option.

ioSafe have now introduced a new version of the drive that runs an SSD drive rather than a harddrive inside. It is called the ioSafe Solo SSD. ioSafe say that the external water and fireproof SSD is the first of it’s kind. The drive comes in capacities of up to 256GB and connects to a computer via an eSATA/USB interface.

The material used to keep things safe on the drive is called ArmorPlate that is a military grade steel casing. By using the grade of steel it does the drive receives protection from shock and protects it from being crushed. [Read more…]

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Lenovo Skylight Smartbook Revealed

January 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Lenovo have announced details of the Skylight smartbook that is very thin and light. The Skylight is a 10 inch screen device that has a decent battery life of 10 hours allowing for all day usage between charges.

The smartbook weighs under two pounds and runs a version of Linux from what we can tell that uses a system of widgets on the home screen that are updated real time from the web. Connectivity for the Skylight is provided by a built in 3G connection and wifi is also available to use.

One of the unique features of the Lenovo Skylight is an integrated USB memory stick that sits between the keyboard and the screen. This can be removed if required by simply rotating it out of the smartbook and disconnecting it. [Read more…]

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Human Tissue Printer – Print Human Tissue on Demand

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A company called Invetech have created what looks to be a human tissue printer that works in a similar way to how 3D printers work. The system is capable of building up human organs cell by cell to create scaffolds that liver cells could be placed on.

Regular 3D printers use plastic that is built up layer by layer over the course of the printing session to create unique 3D objects. The new system replaces this “3D ink” with living cells so that Dr’s can print human tissue on demand.

‘Scientists and engineers can use the 3D bio printers to enable placing cells of almost any type into a desired pattern in 3D, Murphy said. ‘Researchers can place liver cells on a preformed scaffold, support kidney cells with a co-printed scaffold, or form adjacent layers of epithelial and stromal soft tissue that grow into a mature tooth. Ultimately the idea would be for surgeons to have tissue on demand for various uses, and the best way to do that is get a number of bio-printers into the hands of researchers and give them the ability to make three dimensional tissues on demand.

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Light Touch Interactive Projector from Light Blue Optics

January 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Light Blue Optics have created a new interactive projector called Light Touch that can turn any surface in to an interactive touch-screen.

The projector is capable of throwing a 10 inch image on to a surface such as a table and is also capable of detecting when the image is touched. The system uses what’s called holographic laser projection technology that can create bright and high quality images that always stay in focus regardless of the distance between the desk and laser. The Light Touch also uses HLP that is able to throw a very wide angled image allowing the projector to sit close to the desk. [Read more…]

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New Dell Mini 10 with Intel Atom N450 Launches Today

January 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Dell have launched their new Dell Mini 10 netbook that comes supplied with the all new Intel Atom N450 processor.

The new Dell Mini 10 is thinner and has a more sleek design. The keyboard on this netbook measures 92% of a full keyboard and the palm rest area is now textured allowing for less smudges to appear on the lower side of the netbook.

For the Mini 10 a new hinge has been created allowing a slimmer device that can still hold a decent sized battery. Three batteries are available for the Mini 10 with the 3 cell version offering 4 hours of usage while the two 6 cell versions offer about 8.5 and 9.5 hours each. Also both the 3 cell and 6 cell batteries measure the same size meaning that the mini 10 netbook wont have any additional bulk if you opt for the larger of the batteries. [Read more…]

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Sony A845 Walkman – Slimmest Ever

January 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Sony have announced a new walkman today called the Sony A845 Walkman. The device measures just 7.2mm in thickness and has a 2.8 inch wide OLED screen. The A845 has high quality audio by using the S-Master Digital Amplifier along with Digital Clear Audio.

Digital noise cancelling is built in that is capable of clearing about 98% of ambient noise under certain conditions. Connectivity to a TV is also possible on the walkman via an AV cable that is provided as an optional extra. The quality of video output to TV is SD rather than HD. [Read more…]

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ASUS Eee 1001P Netbook Available for Pre-Order

January 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Last week Amazon in Germany started listing the ASUS Eee 1001P available for pre-order. We now see that the ASUS 1001P is available for pre-order over at Amazon in the US at a price of $339.99.

The ASUS 1001P has a 10.1 inch screen and an impressive 11 hour battery life. The processor running inside the netbook is a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450. Memory wise it has 1GB of DDR2 memory that can be expanded to 2GB. For storage the 1001P has a 250GB SATA drive spinning at 5400RPM. [Read more…]

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Rumour: Google Nexus One to Launch in France for €199

January 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment

According to the French paper Le Point the Google Nexus One is going to be launching on the SFR network in France Q1 2010 along with a 2 year contract for less than ‚¬200. Of course we have had no official announcement from Google yet although that’s due early today.

The French paper also mentions that you can have the phone unlocked/contract free costing ‚¬450. SFR are the first to offer the phone in France if these rumours are correct with Vodafone following with a 24 month contract at about 50 euros per month. [Read more…]

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Skype for TV Coming this Year

January 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Skype have announced that they are soon to launch Skype functionality for HD TV’s. Some new TV’s in 2010 will come with Skype firmware installed allowing for calls to be made through the TV allowing users to step away from the computer.

Also new Skype software for the PC has been launched. The new version is Skype 4.2 Beta that allows users to make HD calls from their PC at a 720p resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.

‘With HD-quality Skype video calls, we can bring our users even closer to the ones they love through an even richer, more meaningful video calling experience, said Josh Silverman, CEO of Skype. ‘Imagine being able to see the sparkle of your grandchild’s eyes or the setting of your best friend’s engagement ring. Through the innovation of Skype’s engineers and our hardware partners, these scenarios are now possible without having to buy expensive equipment or software.

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Sony Alpha A450 DSLR Announced

January 5, 2010 by 1 Comment

Sony have announced a new camera in the Alpha range called the Sony A450. The A450 DSLR is a cut down version of the A500 in some ways in that it has a 14.2 megapixel CMOS sensor (same as the A500) but lacks fast-AF live view and lacks the tilting/swivelling screen.

The screen it’s self measures 2.6 inches making it relatively small also. By cutting screen size down and removing some of the features the battery life has been improved allowing it to capture over 1000 shots on a single charge.

The camera is kind of a confusing one according to DPReview as it has features of the A230 with a larger battery life making the lower range of cameras quite complicated in that they all vary by just a few features. [Read more…]

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Google Nexus One – Possibly Announced Later Today

January 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Today we could see the official announcement of the Google Nexus One as there is a press event that is being held later today. The press invitation was described as being an Android Press Gathering.

If the event does cover the Google Phone (ie, the Nexus One) then what we know about the phone is that it has a 5 megapixel camera, runs Android 2.1, is built by HTC and has a fast 1GHz SnapDragon processor inside. [Read more…]

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Buffalo HD-AVU2 External HDD Revealed

January 4, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Buffalo have revealed their latest external harddrive called the HD-AVU2. The drive connects to a computer via USB 2.0 and is available in four capacities of 500GB, 1TB, 1.5TB and 2TB.

There isn’t a wow factor about this external hard drive and the only thing that would make it stand out on a shop shelf if how it looks – important to some but with things like this, sometimes the specification really does become more important. [Read more…]

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