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QUE proReader eBook Reader Announced

October 19, 2009 by Leave a Comment

que-ebook-01Plastic Logic have revealed their latest eBook reader that will be on display at CES in 2010. It is called the QUE proReader and is designed specifically for professionals who need access to documents while on the move. For this reason the proReader can read various document types such as .doc, .pdf, .ppt and Excel documents.

There isn’t much information on the device yet and all we have for now is the side profile shots seen here. Looking at the side profile it does reveal that the proReader looks to be very sleek and hopefully a front shot wont scare us away. Perhaps it resemble some of the looks found on this other device from Plastic Logic. [Read more…]

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X-Mini II and X-Mini Max II Review

October 19, 2009 by 3 Comments

X-Mini-Max-IIWe recently received a couple of sets of speakers for review named the X-Mini II and X-Mini Max II. When first getting the speakers out of the box I was a little worried that they wouldn’t provide much sound or volume due to their small size. Lets take a look to see if I was right… The X-Mini II is a single speaker that has a 40mm driver built in that you can attach to your computer via the attached 3.5mm cable. The X-Mini Max II comes in 1 unit that actually splits in 2 and houses a 40mm speaker in each side providing 2 channels of stereo sound. [Read more…]

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LG BL40 Chocolate Review

October 19, 2009 by 2 Comments

LG-BL40-Chocolate-ReviewThe LG BL40 Chocolate mobile phone is unique due to it’s cinematic widescreen display that has an aspect ratio of 21:9 allowing it to play feature length movies with no borders top or bottom. With the BL40 having a large aspect ratio screen the phone is longer than your average mobile phone and though pictures seem to show the phone being a little over sized, when holding it you’ll find that it actually works very well and sits in your pocket very well.

The front of the phone is covered in tempered glass and has a nice glossy shine to it. There are no buttons on the front of the device and it’s just a smooth piece of glass that has just the ear speaker cut out. Both the top and bottom ends of the phone are accented in a vibrant red while the sides continue on the glossy black look of the front along with a thin silver strip that runs the length of the phone on each side. On the back of the phone the black gloss look is continued with just a small cut out for the 5 megapixel camera lens, flash and a small microphone. [Read more…]

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LG GW520 Review

October 15, 2009 by Leave a Comment

LG-GW520-keyboardWe recently received the LG GW520 phone for review. The GW520 has a 2.8 inch touchscreen along with a full QWERTY slide out keyboard making it ideal for social networking and messaging. A number of modern phones have virtual keyboards that work well, but for some people they just cannot get to grips with on on-screen keyboard and hence, prefer the physical keyboard instead.

Priced at £169.95 for a pay-as-you-go version the GW520 is at a good price for what you get. It’s not the cheapest of phones but at the same time, it’s not the most expensive, and sits in an affordable bracket.

The phone it’s self feels a little plastic in comparison to LG’s high end phones such as the LG BL40. Also the phone is slightly fatter than other LG phones due to the physical keyboard, however this doesn’t make it an oversized phone and it does sit quite well in your hands. [Read more…]

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Acer Aspire 5738PG Multi-Touch Screen Win7 Notebook

October 14, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Acer-Aspire-5738PGAcer have announced the Acer Aspire 5738PG notebook that comes standard with a multi-touch screen and runs Windows 7. Launching on October 22 the Aspire 5738PG will cost $799.99 and come with a number of features.

The multi-touch features of the new notebook make it work great with Windows 7 and allows users a different way to zoom in and out of contact as well as working with handwritten notes, editing photos and resizing windows to name a few possibilities. [Read more…]

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Acer Aspire Timeline AS1810TZ 11.6″ Notebook

October 14, 2009 by 1 Comment

Acer-Aspire-Timeline-AS1810TZAcer have announced the Acer Aspire Timeline AS1810TZ notebook that has an 11.6″ screen that runs at a HD resolution and is backlit by LED. The notepad has a full sized keyboard and up to 8 hours of life on a single charge.

‘Acer is providing consumers with the best of all worlds with the new 11.6-inch Timeline an affordable ultraportable that delivers long battery life and great performance in a compact and stylish design, said Ray Sawall, senior manager of product marketing for Acer America. ‘By adding dual-core processors to the entire line, we’ve taken affordable mobile computing solutions to a new level.

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Asus Eee 1201N and 1201HA Spotted

October 12, 2009 by Leave a Comment

eee-pc-1201nAsus are working on a couple of new 12 inch Eee netbooks named the Asus Eee 1201N and the Asus Eee 1201HA. Both feature a 12.1 inch screen running at a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.

The main difference between the two new models is the processor with the Asus 1201N being the quicker of them running at 1.6GHz compared to the 1201HA running at 1.33GHz. Also the 1201HA also has less RAM, a slightly smaller harddrive and no HMDI port either. Each have a 6 cell battery capable of giving about 8 hours of light usage which isn’t too bad considering the screen size. Both of the Asus netbooks will run the Windows 7 Home Premium operating system which indicates that October 22 is the absolute earliest these netbooks will be made available. [Read more…]

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HTC Touch Diamond2 Review

October 12, 2009 by Leave a Comment

HTC-Touch-Diamond2-homeThe HTC Touch Diamond2 is a Windows based phone that runs the Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system (can be upgraded to the new Windows Phone – WM 6.5 OS). It was launched earlier this year although we still thought we would take a look considering it can run the latest Windows Phone operating system.

The new Diamond2 is a little larger than the original HTC Touch Diamond smartphone although we are only talking a few mm on each of the dimensions that make it 108 x 53 x 13.7mm in size. The phone it’s self looks sleek with the smooth front face surrounded by a by a thin bezel around the edges. On the front of the device you’ll find 4 buttons below the screen allowing you to send/end calls along with a dedicated Windows key and a back key. Just above those keys there is a touch sensitive scroll strip to be found. A forward facing camera can also be found allowing you to make video calls where the network permits. [Read more…]

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Kingston Digital MobileLiteG2 Multi Card Reader

October 8, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Kingston_MobileLiteG2_01The MobileLiteG2 is a compact multi card reader that accepts a number of memory cards including SD, SDHC, microSD, microSDHC, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo and regular Memory Stick Micro Cards.

The reader is designed to let you connect up any sort of memory card from any device such as a camera or mobile phone and then read it’s contents quickly and easily on your computer.

Measuring 62.15 x 29.40 x 16.4 mm the device is quite small and portable. It weighs just less than 19 grams. Connectivity on the device is USB 2.0 and it is also backwards compatible with 1.1 and it can be plugged in to Windows 2000, XP, 7 as well as Linux v.2.6.x+ and Mac OS X 10.3 or newer versions. [Read more…]

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Android Powered Handheld – ODROID

September 30, 2009 by Leave a Comment

AndroidHandheldODROID is an Android OS based gaming device that has a 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen. The Android OS running is version 1.5.

Powering the ODROID is an 833MHz CPU and 512MB of RAM is available. The developer version is available for pre-order that comes supplied with cables needed as well as a debugging board and batteries. It costs about $320 and will ship about a month before the standard models which will be priced at $250. [Read more…]

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Light Peak Fiber Optic Technology for the PC

September 29, 2009 by 1 Comment

light_peak_FullChip_LaserOff_cropUSB 3.0 is the latest and greatest of the USB specs that is becoming available at the moment. However, Intel have some other ideas that include fibre optics for transferring data from device to device.

The new technology displayed by Intel last week at the developer forum is called Light Peak and it allows you to connect many devices to a PC with fibre optic lines. The technology might just seem like an idea for now, but Intel have managed to get endorsement from Sony and are looking to make the technology mainstream.

Intel wont be able to make this happen alone, so rather than trying it alone they are wanting to work with USB to see if they can come up with a fibre optic based USB system. [Read more…]

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Dell Latitude Z 600 16″ Laptop Announced

September 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment

dell_latitude_z_600_official_1Dell have released details of their latest flagship business laptop. It is named the Dell Latitude Z 600 and has a 16 inch screen that can display a resolution of 1600 x 900 pixels. The keyboard on the Dell Z 600 is backlit.

When buying the Dell Z 600 laptop you have the choice of 2 processors which include an Intel Core 2 Duo running at 1.4GHz (SU9400) or a 1.6GHz SU9600 processor. Memory wise you can opt to have up to 4GB installed as well as dual SSD drives for storage if wanted.

The Dell Z 600 laptop also has an optional wireless charging stand that costs around $200 for each of the stand and wireless module for the laptop. Also a wireless dock that houses a USB, DVI and other connections can be purchased. [Read more…]

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