Author Archive for Satsuki Then
All good things has to come to an end eventually, and Merom based Core 2 Duo is no exception. Intel has announced discontinuation of seven Meron based Core 2 Duo processors. As the new kid (Penryn CPU) is starting to establish itself – Meron based T5500, T5600, T7200, T7600, and LV L7200 will get to [...]
I know Valentine’s Day is not far away from today, and Apple knows that too. Today, iPod Nano gets a new color, Pink. The 8GB model is the only one that gets the Pink treatment. Pink gadgets are usually associated with breast-cancer awareness charity, however in this case; Apple did not mention any charity benefit [...]
I have a PS3 and it match my media center cabinet nicely because of its black chassis and believe it or not, I use my PS3 mostly as Blu-Ray player rather than gaming console. Japanese market gets white PS3 last November, and according to Sony’s FCC filing, North America might get the white PS3 as [...]
As Macworld expo approaches, rumor starts popping up faster than before. MacRumors reported that it has received some more information regarding Mac sub-notebook. According to their source, the Mac sub-notebook is expected to unveil at Macworld 08 in San Francisco.
I really like ASUS Eee PC – It’s portability, price and easy to use are its greatest selling point. Now, the cheapest version of Eee PC is available; I found Asus Eee PC 2G Surf for $299.99 at NewEgg.com.
Dell 3008WFP is the first consumer LCD with a DisplayPort connector that hits the retail market. DisplayPort is a new interface set by VESA and license-free for manufacturers to use its specification. Some might think it’s a knock-off of HDMI without the licensing fees. DisplayPort supports a maximum of 10.8 Gbit/s data rate and WQXGA [...]
Solid state drives are still quite expensive, however it has many advantages such as lower operating power consumption and generates less heat. Now, 2.5-inch SSD is nice but for an external storage, the smaller the better; so Buffalo made the SHD-UHRS external SSD with smaller dimensions in mind. The external USB 2.0 drive is almost [...]
Partfoundry announces its GPS module for the iPhone. It plans to ship the module in February with price tag of $89. The module will not work out of the box; you will need your iPhone to be jailbroken.
video of the prototype after the jump
Intel is set to unveil its Z-P140 PATA SSD in 2008 CES. The drive is “smaller than a penny and weighs less than a drop of water”. According to Intel, these drives will be used in ultra-small mobile Internet devices, digital entertainment and embedded applications. It is also part of the proposed Intel “Menlow” platform. [...]
Amazon is selling the Xacti HD700 for $299, 50% off retail price. The compact HD camcorder captures 720p HD videos. It takes decent pictures but did terrible in low light environment. It records directly to an SD (SDHC) card and sports HDMI output. We recently purchased one for $349 during the black Friday from Amazon.com, [...]
