Sometimes the most obvious answers are the ones you should avoid at all cost, else dwell in a gimmick pit for all eternity. Unfortunately that memo doesn’t appear to have reached TruView, whose Digital Photo Album actually mimicks the form-factor of a traditional album only with dual 8-inch LCD displays.
Compared to 2008, we’ve had something of a dry spell this year when it comes to consumer robotics. Japanese firm Vstone aren’t exactly attempting to remedy this – their target is the prosumer or education market – but we’re still embracing their Robovie-nano ‘bot with open arms.
Video demo after the cut
Acer’s F1 smartphone was tipped to drop on October 6th by DigiTimes yesterday, and now the company themselves have confirmed that the 1GHz Windows Mobile handset will arrive “within weeks”. In fact, the handset will apparently arrive in time for the launch of Windows Mobile 6.5, itself expected on October 6th, and while they’re being coy on full specs, they have confirmed that retailer Clove’s technical run-down is accurate.
Fujifilm has quietly snuck in a slim type FinePix digital compact onto its global site. The new FinePix J15fd boasts 8.2MP, a Fujinon 3x optical zoom and a 1/2.5-inch CCD sensor to push ISO 1600 light sensitivity as well as VGA movie recording capability. The camera has a thin profile of 19mm, measures at its thinnest part and packs with advance features like Face Detection, Picture Stabilization Mode, Automatic Red-eye reduction, and versatile preset shooting modes for novices and intermediate users.
Back when the large panel TV’s were first getting popular, most companies had two choices, bet on Plasma for the ease of which it scales, or bet on LCD and hope for the best. Well, Matsushita bet on Plasmas, and that worked out well in the beginning, but since then, LCDs have grown in size, and the plasma market has dwindled considerably.
So you want to be able to not get killed while jogging, but you want to be able to clearly hear your music, the only way to do that would be with some sort of sonic vibration headphones that sends the music directly to your tympanic membrane but don’t block your ear canal or damage your ear drum, well, hear they are (you see what I did there?)! Hopefully they come in some other color than pink when they go on sale.
What would you do if your stock radio doesn’t sound like the top brand sound system? Alpine comes up with the system integration audio processor to help it possible. The PXE-H650 uses Alpine’s Imprint sound tuning technology that allow your components to sound like a high-quality Alpine unit.
The PXE-H650 allows you to upgrade the sound quality in your vehicles by correcting the acoustical problems with its AntEQ technology. The PXE-H650 removes the factory equalization and adds Audyssey SoundEQ XT to optimize the sound quality of your system. There is not much more detail on this from Alpine yet.
PXE-H650 OEM Audio Processor [via Alpine]
The Sony Vaio VGN-AR270 CTO is the optimal notebook for the mobile gamer. You can select up to an Intel Core 2 Duo (Processor 2.33ghz) for processing power and Sony advises Windows XP Media or XP Pro, of course, but it’s optimised for Windows Vista when you want to make that change. This VGN-AR270 CTO series comes with optional Blu-ray support and it seems as though Blu-ray is pulling ahead in the competition but that could change tomorrow. The technology is worth buying regardless of who pulls ahead so lets continue.
This powerful VAIO comes with a fast ATA hard drive, DDR2 up to 2GB memory, a NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 GT or 7600. Speaking of graphics, it also features VGA out, HDMI out, and S-Video out. The drives can be customized from DVD±RW all the way to Blu-ray. The screen is a stunning 17″ (1920 X 1200) widescreen displays, so your dvd and Blu-ray movies can be viewed as the director intended with Full HD 1080p. This VAIO features the XBRITE LCD technology so it delivers solid blacks and vibrant colors that don’t blend during fast, live, and spontaneous movements.
The VGN-AR270 also features a built in camera with zoom and a microphone so you can chat, AIM, and use the video capabilities. This laptop has an estimated battery life of 1.5 to 3.0 hours, a 80GB HDD, and it weighs 8.4 lbs so overall it’s a worthy notebook from Sony. The standard features include Bluetooth, ethernet port, wifi, FireWire, USB 2.0, card slot, and a place for your memory stick. Another must have feature is the glare filter and anti-reflective coating and Sony doesn’t fall short with the VAIO VGN-AR270 (CTO).
Price: $2589.99+
Sony VAIO VGN-AR270 CTO NoteBook [Via: Sony.com]
As I’ve made very clear before, digital photo frames should not darken my door unless they have some sort of in-built wireless connectivity. Yes, you can pick up a cheap display that just takes memory cards but, my argument goes, after that initial flurry of “oh this is fun, let’s load photos onto it!” you’ll end up never bothering. Wireless means you can constantly be streaming new photos, it means you don’t have to to worry about how much on-board memory there is, and finally it’s just cooler, dammit.
The latest to catch my eye is CEIVA’s range of FrameT displays, which take advantage of the company’s PicturePlan service. There’s the option of on-board WiFi, but what singles them out is that they can also connect via dial-up. “Why is that important?” I hear you splutter, “what sensible person doesn’t have broadband?” Well, my grandmother certainly doesn’t. Let me explain: like I imagine is the case all over the world, there are grandparents missing out on family photos because they don’t have (or want) internet access. A CEIVA frame could sit happily on my grandmother’s sideboard, downloading new photos in the middle of the night and letting her see the mischief everyone has got up to when she’s up in the morning.
Bad news for everyone looking forward to getting their hands on Bungie’s Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta this upcoming spring: Microsoft has revealed that the test will not be a true public beta; instead, users will need to “register for the opportunity to be one of the select members.” So, unless you’re quick, it’s possible that you might need to wait until Fall to enjoy Halo 3 in all its glory. So, how does one register? Hit the jump to find out!
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