Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Up till now, the largest 1.8″ single platter harddrive had a capacity of 80GB. Toshiba is about to change that though as they have created the same physical sized drive but with a 160GB capacity instead.
The new Toshiba drive is numbered the MK1634GAL and spins at 4200 RPM. It isn’t a SATA drive, and instead uses a PATA interface. The drive also has some soft of acoustic management technology which makes it also run quieter which is another bonus. [Read more…]
TomTom has launched their latest PND (ie, GPS satnav) units that have a 5″ widescreen display as well as upgraded routing technology. The new routing technology is based around IQ Routes that calculates the quickest journey time based on historical data.
‘The new TomTom XXL devices enrich our product portfolio by providing our customers with new offerings that cater to individual preference and need, like the larger, easy-to-read screen said Jocelyn Vigreux, president of TomTom Inc. ‘The introduction of the XXL range is in line with our strategy to increase the depth and breadth of our product offerings, based on customer feedback.
The new SanDisk Extreme Pro CompactFlash cards have been designed to handle the latest DSLR cameras that need to write more data quickly. Up to 90MB/s write speed can be achieved with this card allowing burst mode to be a lot quicker.
The CompactFlash cards come with capacities of up to 64GB with the other sizes offered being 16GB and 32GB. Having up to 64GB of fast storage in your camera helps to take a huge amount of pictures as well as being able to store HD video too. [Read more…]
The Spacebook T-Shirt makes you understand the risks of being too open on facebook about your job. It is set in the Star-Wars universe, hence the Spacebook name, and shows a storm trooper saying he is going to bunk off work for the day and that Darth Vader is a tool.
Quite a cool t-shirt if you ask me although for some reason, they aren’t printing it. [Read more…]
The HTC Leo has finally been pictured in decent quality. When it was first spotted it looked a tad fake. Well, as can be seen it is definitely real and has an impressive 4.3″ capacitive touchscreen. For reference, the phone next to it has a 3.6″ screen.
The HTC Leo will run Windows Mobile 6.5 when launched (known now as Windows Phone) and will have a 5 megapixel camera with dual LED flash, a 1GHz Qualcomm 8250B processor and will measure just 11mm in thickness. [Read more…]
Now that the new range of iPods have been officially announced it’s time to get back to the rumours of the Apple Tablet. The latest is that industry sources have said a new 9.6″ multitouch screened tablet from Apple will be on it’s way February 2010 and will include built in HSDPA along with a decent battery for keeping the thing running for a decent amount of time.
A PA Semi processor is to be used and the price tag will be somewhere between $799 and $999. Shipments of the Apple Tablet are said to get to Apple for December ready for the launch a couple of months after that. For the battery, DynaPack are reported to be creating 300,000 per month and Wintek are said to be creating the screens. [Read more…]
The HP Envy is a 13 inch ultra portable notebook that is designed to tackle the MacBook air and Dell Adamo in looks and features. The screen measures 13.1 inches and from what we see in pictures, it also appears to be very slim and a great looking notebook computer.
The only specs we know of so far are that it has 2 USB ports, an audio jack and a HDMI port. No details of the graphics, memory, processor and connectivity are known just yet. [Read more…]
LG have announced and made official it’s first Android based phone named the LG GW620. The GW620 is a landscape QWERTY slider phone that has a 3 inch touchscreen on the front. It was first seen over at IFA in Germany a couple of weeks back and was named the Etna.
LG haven’t revealed the full specs just yet of the GW620 but if it follows on from LG’s latest phones then it will likely have either a 5 or 8 megapixel camera. [Read more…]
After a number of years, 7 to be exact, IEEE standards have now ratified the 802.11n wireless specifications. For the last 2 – 3 years it has been known as draft-n. Making it official is a way that those companies who create products based on the n specs will now be compatible with others who follow the same guidelines.
802.11n was first planned back in 2002 but due to resistance from Atheros and Broadcom it delayed things a lot as they couldn’t agree on a common ground for the n spec. [Read more…]
The Fingertip Micro cam is a small camera that is capable of capturing images at 640 x 480 pixels. The camera can capture video on to microSD cards with a capacity of up to 8GB in size. The unit is powered by a rechargeable battery that can be charged via USB cable.
As well as being a camera, the device can also work as a flash drive to store other file types on it’s memory. [Read more…]
Details of the new Nokia Erdos have leaked. The Erdos features a polished aluminium casing along with a mirrored 2.4 inch OLED QVGA screen.
The camera has 5 megapixels, has auto-focus and uses Carl Zeiss optics for the lens. To light up shots the Erdos also features a dual LED flash. Memory on the phone can be expanded by using a microSD card up to 8GB in capacity. For connectivity it supports Wi-Fi, aGPS and Bluetooth (A2DP). [Read more…]
ASUS have unveiled their latest slim LCD monitor range named the Designo MS Series. Five monitors are launching named the MS246, 236, 227, 226 and 202. Each has a 2ms response time with a 50,000:1 contrast ratio and they can all display full HD at 1080p.
ASUS claim the monitors have an extra 40% in power savings as well as Video Intelligence Technology and mixing that with a profile of just 16.5mm you have quite a nice looking screen to view. [Read more…]
