Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
The iRex Iliad e-reader is now starting to ship which is great news. We expect the device to sell at $740 with shipping costs.
The e-reader is designed for ease of use. It uses wireless internet connectivity, PC connection or flash memory to deliver content. This will allow you to have shelf loads of books to carry around with you on this easy to read device. It can be suited to the professional over to the student.
This new ultraportable notebook from Dospara looks very nice. It has a 13.3″ WXGA widescreen display with a DVD muilt drive. It boasts an Intel Core Duo T2300E running at 1.66Ghz. It has half a gig of RAM, 80Gb HDD, USB 2.0, Firewire, 802.11 a/b/g wi-fi and a card reader for a nice $1324. It is available in Japan but no information yet of it’s availability over this way.
Via: TechEBlog
This new addition from Axes looks like another top quality PMP. It has been numbered the VP8360-B/100 and it offers a nice 100Gb storage space for many formats such as AVI, MOV, MPEG-1/4, MP3, WMA, AAC and WAV. It has a 3 in 1 memory card reader, FM and TV out. Also the 3.5″ TFT display as expected 🙂 It is available in Japan for $610.
Via: TechEBlog
The Hitachi Prius One Type S (Sounds like a car), is an all in one PC that has a 1.6Ghz Intel Celeron M380 CPU, half a gig of RAM with a 17″ display, digital/analog TV tuners, 320Gb HDD, ±R DL DVD Super Multi drive, USB, Firewire and a 3 in 1 memory card reader.
Via: TechEBlog
The Microphone from HHB communications is the worlds first digital recording microphone which gets rid of the need to carry around other cables and another device. It has 1Gb of memory built in and is able to work for 8 hours. Once you have your recorded stuff, you just transfer it to your PC via a USB cable.
Another beauty from Sharp. The W-ZERO3 smartphone has now been revealed. Do not get too excited though… it’s going to be launched in Japan only according to sources. The new Windows Mobile 5.0 smartphone has some rather flashy features. It is powered by a 416Mhz Intel PXA270 processor and can handle a resolution of 640×480 on a 2.8″ screen. It can operate both in portrait and landscape mode. It has a slide out keyboard and includes a stylus to make navigation far easier. It has wifi, 1.3 megapixel camera although Bluetooth support is not listed as a feature (Like I care with it going to Japan only:)).
Via: DailyTech
The new Pavilion md5880n is the latest in line from HP. It’s a nice 58″ HDTV which weights 118 pounds. It has built in 2.1 sound, 1080p resolution, a menu system that scored high and many picture tweaking options. It has several inputs which are 2 HDMI’s, 2 component-videos, VGA, CableCard and 2 RF inputs. Also a USB port is available so that you can perform the firmware updates.
Even better news is the price. It costs just $3500 which is cheaper then most in this class.
Via: PCMag
The new Sony Ericsson W810 is another mobile in the Walkman range of phones which I think are very good. It is the son of the W800 which was another excellent phone. The W810 improves on some of the bad parts of the W800 which were not that many. It has a new joystick and the mobile internet is changed. The colour of the phone is changed from White to Black. It is the familier Orange colour which we are used to seeing in this range of W phones.
A 512Mb memory card is included which is changeable for an even larger one. A downside is the slow USB connection to a PC. The cable is included but it doesnt perform how we would all expect. However, who really cares about the USB connection speed 🙂 I have never used it yet. Always use Bluetooth or a card reader.
This new “prototype”… the VW Golf GTi ’53 plus 1′ (53 because it’s the original Herbie 53) is capable of driving it’s self through 2 eyes (radar sensors). It can accellerate up to speeds of 150MPH, screech around corners, avoid collisions and beat the VW test drivers around their own track.
It works with GPS technology also which can track the vehicle down to the nearest inch (although I thought GPS couldnt only track with in a few meters on the current US system). Maybe when galileo gps becomes available it could really track with in an inch.
Anyway, it sounds impressive and if things continue as they are with the big brother type systems then all of us might be able to kick back and let the car drive us to where we need to go in a few years time.
Via: DailyMail
The Rock Quaddra TX2 is an improvement to the previous Quaddra T65. The Quaddra Tx2 is designed with a specification that is aimed at the fantatic gamer. It is an 17″notebook, sporting AMD’s latest Turion 64 X2 dual core processor,NVIDEO G0 7600 graphics card,high dynamic-range lighting, Bluetooth and Wi-fi on the 802.11 a/b/g standards, integrated 1.3mp webcam, dvd writer and WSXGA+ resolution of 1680×1050-pixels displayed on a X-Glass screen. It is on the little heavy side, weighing in at 3.5kg but it is rescued by being only 3.5cm thick. For those avid gamers,the notebook also provides 3 x USB’s for all the gaming accessories and up to 2GB of memory to save all those games.
Prices for the Rock Quaddra Tx2 start at £999 (ex VAT)
Via: TechEBlog
This is another device I would look to buy. It is a SlimEx Onyx 40GB USB HDD. It weighs less then 3 oz and measures just 3.9″ x 2.4″ x 0.4″ which is small enough to comfortbly carry around in your pocket. It is a USB 2.0 device which gives it a nice fast transfer rate. It does not require drivers as it’s a plug and play device and has a nice magnesium alloy casing making it tough against a few knocks here and there (although I do not recommend that :))
Via: UberGizmo
The Fujutsu Lifebook is a semi desktop replacement. It’s heavy at 10lbs and has a 17″ WXGA+ screen. It’s powered by a 1.66Ghz Core Duo T2300 processor with an ample 1Gb DDR2 RAM. It’s a great for multimedia and not too bad for games either. It has a huge 320Gb of storage space. Of course it has wi-fi 🙂 and and express card slot. You can buy one for $1549.
Via: LaptopMag
