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Samsung Unveiled 14-inch Transparent LCD Display Laptop

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 03:56 AM PDT

Samsung has unveiled a new notebook with a 14-inch transparent LCD display, allowing users to browse the web whilst seeing what's happening on the other side of their PC. This new transparent notebook was shown of at FPD China 2011, and it features a 14 inch LCD display with a resolution of 1680 x 1080 pixels, and there is a white LED unit installed in each of the four corners of the display.

Although visually impressive, positive practical applications for such transparent displays remain a relative mystery. Despite this Samsung has reportedly revealed it plans on using such displays in devices later this year.

Samsung 14-inch Transparent LCD Display Laptop will be available at stores by end of 2011 or beginning of 2012.

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BenQ EW2430 VA-LED Widescreen Monitor

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 03:31 AM PDT

BenQ has begun shipping its VA-LED widescreen monitor, the BenQ EW2430. The EW2430 features a VA (Vertical Alignment) panel, an LED backlight, and comes with a piano black finish and a smooth aluminum stand.

The BenQ EW2430 VA-LED monitor is comes with 24-inch diagonal size, a native resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD), contrast ratio of 3,000:1, up to 20,000,000:1 DCR, and 178/178 degree viewing angles. It is utilized BenQ's Senseye 3 for optimize the clarity and saturation of the image with six pre-calibrated modes.

There are D-Sub, DVI and two HDMI inputs, four USB ports, and 2x3W stereo speakers.

According to its maker the EW2430 should cost €279 but current listings have it (on pre-order) priced as low as €237.

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Evoluce Unveiled Gesture Controlled I-Voluce Display

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 03:00 AM PDT

German arrangement manufacturer Evoluce has unveiled the large gesticulate carry out arrangement with integrated 3D sensors. The screen is called the I-Voluce and it is a big 46-inch unit with gesture control. The screen can be controlled with gestures from 4 meters away. The screen is designed to connect with a Windows 7 computer and will allow control of all sorts of Windows apps and software using gestures.

Most Minority Report technologies turn out to be rubbish, but Evoluce has a background in coming up with weird and wonderful advanced natural user GUI and hardware interfaces.

The company turned its hand to an interesting Kinect hack. This allowed multiple users to connect to Kinect, which simultaneously controls multiple multi-touch and multi-gesture Windows 7 applications, including Flash and Java.

The flagship model Ivoluce 46-inch multi-touch HD LCD display is available now for 4,995€ and there is a smaller model for 3,995€. µ

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Toshiba Second-gen Tegra 2 Tablet Now Available At Amazon

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 02:47 AM PDT

Toshiba’s new tablet has now listed on Amazon with a full description, some marketing talk but no price tag or release date. Toshiba's second-gen Tegra 2 tablet packs a 10.1-inch multi-touch widescreen display with resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels and Adaptive Display Technology.

Toshiba 10.1-inch Android tablet is boasts Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and equipped with Wi-Fi, GPS, dual-camera (5MP rear-facing and 2MP front-facing), 720p HD video recording.

Also on-board are a gyroscope, an accelerometer, an e-compass, GPS, an ambient light sensor, an SD card slot, mini USB and full-size USB 2.0 ports, and a HDMI output. The tablet comes with a user-replaceable battery and has access to Toshiba’s own app market known as Toshiba Places.

This tablet is expected to become available by mid-year.

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Alienware M11x R3 Gaming Laptop Preview

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 02:32 AM PDT

Alienware is going to launch its notebook, the Alienware M11x R3 that expected in early next month (April 2011). This laptop is designer for consumer and gaming use. This version 3 of Alienware M11x notebook will remain the same as the previous version, the Alienware M11x R2 including metal finish chassis, sharp edges, and glossy screen.

Finally we have some initial specifications for the new Alienware M11X R3:

* CPU:
o Intel Core i5-2537M dual core @ 1.4GHz – 2.3GHz
o Intel Core i7-2617M dual core @ 1.5GHz – 2.6GHz
* Platform:
o Chipset not confirmed yet
* Display:
o 11.6 inch LCD @ 1366×768
o TrueLife glossy
o White LED backlight
* Graphics:
o Intel HD 3000 integrated
o Additional GPU: unconfirmed
* Memory:
o 2-8GB of 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
* Hard drive:
o SATA: 250-750GB 7200RPM
o SSD: 156GB Samsung P810
* Networking:
o Optional WWAN: 3G, LTE, WiMax 4G
* Battery:
o 8 cell (63 Whr)
* Aesthetics:
o Red, black
o Soft touch finish

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Fujifilm FinePix X100

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 02:17 AM PDT

Fujifilm Japan has announced a shortage of its FinePix X100 large-sensor compact camera and accessories because of higher than expected demand, says it is attempting to boost production to meet demand. X100 offers buyers retro-styled aesthetics and is made up of strong and lightweight die-cast magnesium and synthetic leather materials………


 

Fujifilm Finepix X100 is a classically styled camera that recalls film rangefinders from the past, most notably the Leica M3 with a breathtakingly beautiful retro design that elicits  and from everyone that sees it. Importantly the X100 isn’t simply mimicking what’s gone before it, though, instead combining some of the stand-out features from the past with some of the most recent innovations of today. Fujifilm have built on their film heritage to create a unique digital camera that offers the best of both worlds.

 

That isn’t to say that everyone should immediately place a pre-order for this heavily-in-demand camera. Despite its popularity amongst seasoned photographers, the X100 is still very much a niche product, with its non-interchangeable fixed focal length lens, comparatively large body, and the emphasis on a manual way of shooting that requires some experience on the part of the user. The X100 will most appeal to the street photographer, with its 23mm lens being equivalent to the classic focal length of 35mm, the oversized optical viewfinder crucially showing the subject before it moves into the frame, and the various dials making it quick and easy to control the camera while it’s held up to your eye.

 

The Fujifilm Finepix X100 is an amazingly well-built camera, with absolutely no flex or movement in it chassis thanks to the die-cast magnesium alloy top and base plates and machined control dials. At the same time, it’s actually a little lighter than a first glance might suggest, weighing in at 445g with the battery and memory card fitted. Measuring 126.5mm (W) x 74.4mm (H) x 53.9mm (D), it’s taller than its closest rival, the Leica X1, although that camera doesn’t have a built-in viewfinder, and as slim as compact system cameras like the Panasonic GF2 or Sony NEX-5 with a comparable pancake lens fitted. There are some plastic buttons and controls on the X100, most notably the memory card / battery compartment door and the rear circular control wheel, both of which wouldn’t look or feel out of place on a cheap compact, but other that that the X100 offers the best build quality of any camera that we’ve ever tested.

 

The Fujifilm FinePix X100 has the look of a classic rangefinder, yet internally it features the very latest Fujifilm technology and uses TTL contrast-detection focusing. Despite its appearance, the lens is not removable and has a fixed focal length, equivalent to 35mm in 135 terms, with an f/2 aperture and close focus of just 10cm for macro work.The camera uses an APS-C-sized CMOS sensor, with a 12.3-million pixel count. Using this larger unit instead of a standard compact sensor should provide greater quality, improved tonal range, and a shallower depth of field when combined with the f/2 lens. Despite the sensor being a standard CMOS design, the processor is a new version of Fujifilm’s EXR system. This combination has also been introduced on the new FinePix HS20 and F550 models.

 

The system still allows the user to select the varying EXR modes and can combine pixels to achieve similar results as with the EXR sensors of old. Images are saved in either JPEG, raw or a combination of the two with an output size of 4288×2848 pixels. It can also shoot in 16:9 format (4288×2416) and 7680×2160 panoramic, using the motion panorama mode. HD video can also be recorded at 720P (1080×720 pixels) in MOV H.264 format. The standard ISO range of 200-6400 can be further expanded to 100-12,800 and the metering is a 256-zone system with multi, spot and average options, with exposure compensation of +/-2EV.

 

The controls and dials on the X100 have been made to look and feel very analogue and thankfully they do perform in a traditional way. Aperture control is around the lens barrel while the shutter speed and exposure compensation are on top dials. For program and priority shooting each features an A for auto setting and with both in auto mode the camera works in full program mode. The controls on the rear are the only real giveaway to this camera’s true nature, thanks to the 2.8in 460k-dot LCD screen, surrounding buttons and multi-directional d-pad controller. A dedicated raw button allows you to quickly select or deselect raw shooting with the added ability to process the raw data in-camera should you wish. The viewfinder also has an eye sensor to turn the rear screen off when your eye is placed next to it.

 

The X100 is supplied with a push-on, lined lens cap to help protect its 23mm optic, although there’s no way to connect it to the camera. You can use filters with the X100, but only by removing the ring at the front of the lens and buying the optional 49mm accessory. There’s a subtle but effective hand-grip at the front and a space at the rear for your thumb, with your grip helped in no small part by the textured faux-leather surface that runs around the full width of the camera. Two small metal eyelets on either side of the body are used for connecting the supplied shoulder strap, which isn’t quite as luxurious as the rest of the package. A metal tripod mount is positioned slightly off-centre from the lens and next to the memory card / battery compartment, so you’ll have to remove the camera from the tripod to change either of them.

 

At the heart of the X100 is a 12.3 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor, a size that’s more commonly used by the majority of DSLR cameras than by your average compact. The X100 joins the very short list of compact cameras that use an APS-C sensor, which is about 10x bigger than those found in most compacts and also larger than those in most compact system cameras. It promises to deliver image quality at least on par with DSLRs, and as our test photos and sample images show on the next two pages, the X100 actually surpasses a lot of them.Helping to keep the image quality high is the X100‘s fixed 23mm lens. Fujifilm revealed quite early on that they opted for a fixed lens rather than an interchangeable system to deliver the best images possible from the sensor, and although this will undoubtedly put many prospective users off the camera, we feel it’s a worthwhile compromise. 35mm is a classic focal length, half-way between true wide-angle and the standard 50mm, which is roughly equivalent to human eyesight. Instead of relying on a zoom lens, the X100 forces you to get up close and personal with whatever or whoever you’re photographing, adding a level of intimacy to your photographs that is often missing when shooting with a zoom.

 

The Fujifilm Finepix X100‘s lens has a fast aperture of F/2.0, which in conjunction with the large APS-C sensor makes it easy to throw the background out of focus and achieve some nice bokeh effects, helped by the 9-blade aspherical lens. The combination of the F/2.0 aperture and the extensive ISO range of 100-12,800 makes the X100 very well suited to low-light shooting, allowing you to hand-hold the camera in places where you’d usually be reaching for a tripod (if allowed) or other support. The clever ISO Auto Control setting allows you to set a maximum sensitivity (up to 3200) and a minimum shutter speed (1/30th is a good starting point), with the camera over-riding your ISO choice if it thinks you’re being too ambitious whilst maintaining a shutter speed that won’t introduce camera shake.

 

 

The viewfinder itself is the most ingenious part of the X100‘s design as it offers a choice of either fully electronic or regular optical viewfinder at the flick of a switch. It features an integrated prism to give a similar set up to a traditional brightframe system, however, instead of the brightframe, an LCD display is projected into the viewfinder. Using the regular optical view, this LCD merely projects the framing and shooting information into view. However, by flicking the switch on the front of the camera, resembling a self-timer, a shutter closes over the front of the viewfinder and the LCD displays a full image from the sensor. This gives users a choice in methods of composition and is something that would be great to see in other cameras. Switching between the two, both appear to be very usable though the optical option is brighter a nice little touch is having the image appear briefly after it is taken in the viewfinder, even in standard optical view. This certainly saves you checking the back of the camera each time.

 

Within the menu you can access a series of film simulation modes to produce effects that match popular Fujifilm colouring, including Provia, Velvia and Astia. There are also monochrome modes with a choice of coloured filters to fine-tune the effect. The rear LCD can be used for live view composition or a selection of shooting information, including a histogram and electronic level. A vari-angle screen might have been a handy addition here though it would, perhaps, have added too much bulk and spoiled the aesthetics.X100 is ideal for those who like to shoot street photography or candids – not only is it small and subtle but the focusing is quick and by using the rear screen to compose you can even shoot from the hip. Compared to previous traditionally styled digital cameras we have seen, the X100 is more compact, while feel feeling very solid and robust. Not only is it a great camera to look at but also it is great fun to use.

 

Despite having a fixed focal lens, the X100 still offers a respectable close focusing distance of 10cms, so macro shooting certainly isn’t out of the question. There is one small fly in the ointment though. Normal focusing is from 80cms to infinity, so if you want to get closer to your subject than that and still be able to auto-focus, you have to select the Macro mode, which in turn prohibits the use of the optical viewfinder, instead relying on the electronic one. You then have to turn off the Macro mode to return to normal focusing beyond 2ms. It’s not the steps that you have to go through that’s problematic, but the 80cm distance, which you’ll often find yourself on the cusp of when grabbing a candid shot, especially if you’re trying to fill the 35mm angle of view. Seasoned street photographers will completely circumvent this by manual focusing, but it is annoying for us mere mortals who rely on auto-focusing.

 

Talking of which, the Fujifilm Finepix X100‘s auto-focusing speed isn’t exactly the quickest in the world, especially if yoiu’re used to shooting with a DSLR. Compact users will be well-used to the contrast-detection system that the X100 also employs, but DSLR owners accustomed to the quick reactions of their phase-detection cameras will likely find the perceptible delay of the X100 as it locks onto the subject slightly annoying. I say slightly, because although a delay of around 1/4 second is there, it’s not slow enough to be too irritating and it does lock-on virtually 100% of the time in good light, unless you do a lot of shooting in low-light where it becomes a bit more hit and miss in terms of accuracy. We’d put it on a par with the Panasonic Lumix GF1 and it’s 20mm kit lens in terms of auto-focusing speed, which is faster than the Leica X1 and the early Olympus PEN cameras, but certainly not as quick as a DSLR or more recent compact system cameras like the Panasonic GH2. Again, more experienced users will opt for pre-focusing manually to be able to react in the quickest way possible, while for the rest of us the slightly sluggish AF speed is a mere blemish in the X100′s performance, rather than a complete showstopper as with the Leica X1.

 

Manual focusing is activated by setting the focusing switch on the side of the camera to Manual and using the ring that encircles the lens to focus. The X100 has an electronically coupled focus-by-wire manual focusing ring, rather than a physical one, which in practice is less responsive both in terms of feel and speed. It takes a lot of turns to focus from 0.1m to infinity, so many that it’s a much better idea to use the AFL/AEL button on the rear of the camera to set the focus automatically, then use the focusing ring to micro-adjust the focus manually, if required.There’s a handy blue distance scale along the bottom of the viewfinder (both the OVF and EVF) and on the LCD screen if you’re using that for composition, with a red bar indicating the the focusing distance and a white bar showing the depth of field, which actually changes in line with the current aperture – very handy. In addition to the AFL/AEL button, the X100 has another trick up its manual focusing sleeve in the shape of the rear command control (the dial which sits under your right thumb). You can press this in to magnify the view in the electronic viewfinder, with the ability to then pan around the frame by pressing the AF button and spinning the command dial. This makes it much easier to judge precise focusing.

 

The X100 utilises a leaf-shutter rather than the focal-plane shutter that DSLR cameras have. This is a small circular shutter that’s built into the lens itself, the chief benefits being near-silent operation and extremely high flash-sync speeds (up to 1/4000 second). To make the camera even less obtrusive, there’s a Silent menu option which turns off the speaker, flash, AF-assist lamp and most importantly the articially-created shutter-release sound, instantly making the X100 perfectly suited to candid photography.The Fujifilm Finepix X100 offers not one, not two, but three ways of composing your images. In addition to the high-resolution 2.8 inch LCD monitor on the back, which has 460k dots and offers 100% scene coverage, the X100 also features the much-talked-about hybrid optical viewfinder / electronic viewfinder system. Optical viewfinders are something of a dying breed amongst modern cameras, so it’s very refreshing to see the reverse Galilean model on the X100, with a 0.5x magnification and low chromatic aberration and distortion. A parallax corrected framing rectangle shows roughly what the picture will include (about 90%), with the framing lines and focus point moving when the shutter button is half-pressed to show the correct framing for the current focusing distance.

 

Written down, the hybrid optical viewfinder / electronic viewfinder sounds pretty complicated, but in practice it’s actually very intuitive to use. The X100 has a built-in eye sensor so that you only have to hold the camera up to eye-level to switch between the rear LCD and the hybrid optical viewfinder / electronic viewfinder (or you can press the View Mode button). Then it’s simply a case of using either the bright OVF or the slightly darker EVF.. Just make sure that you turn the electronic level on when using the OVF to help combat parallax error and keep your horizontals and verticals straight.In terms of operational speed, the Fujifilm Finepix X100 has some real standout highlights, but also a few weak points. While we’ve already discussed the slightly ponderous auto-focusing, shutter lag is virtually non-existent on this camera, so once you have set the focus, you’ll never miss the moment because the camera can’t fire the shutter quickly enough. Continuous shooting speeds are also good, with a top rate of 5fps for 10 JPEGs or 8 RAW files if a shutter speed faster than 1/100th is used, dropping to 3fps for shutter speeds between 1/10th and 1/100th of a second. Note that both the focus and the exposure are set according to the first frame in each series, so it’s not a particularly good system for tracking fast-moving subjects in varied lighting conditions.

 

Of greater concern for the X100‘s main target audience are the write speeds from pressing the shutter button to recording to the SD / SDHC / SDXC memory card. Shooting a single RAW + Fine JPEG takes about 6 seconds to record to the card, although thankfully you can take another shot almost straight away. We used a 64Gb SanDisk Ultra SDXC card for this review, which has a write speed of 15MB/s, not the fastest around, but not the slowest either. Taking a 5 frame burst took the camera 32 seconds to save, during which you can’t take any more pictures. Indeed, it’s so slow that the camera even provides a way of cancelling a continuous burst of images by pressing the Disp / Back button to cancel recording. Using a faster 10 speed card improved things slightly to 26 seconds for the 5fps burst and 1 second for a single shot, still not enough of a time saving to encourage you to use this feature more often.

 

X100 has a logical rear control layout. There’s a vertical row of four buttons on the left of the LCD screen for image playback, exposure modes, focusing types, and the View Mode button for switching between the LCD and the OVF/EVF. On the right are the rear control dial and customisable AFL/AEL button, a circular control wheel which can be used to change the shutter speed and aperture and select other settings, and four options around it for setting the drive mode, flash mode, white balance and focusing mode. In the middle of the control wheel is the Menu button, which accesses the Shooting and Set-up menus. Underneath are two buttons, the first for changing the LCD display or going back, and the second for enabling the camera’s RAW format. Although this lets you quickly switch from JPEG to RAW and back again, most X100 users will probably shoot in RAW or RAW+JPG anyway, so it feels a little redundant, especially as you can’t customise it to another setting.The Fujifilm Finepix X100 is a brilliantly-realised, beautiful and intuitive camera that’s well suited to its principal use of unobtrusive, candid street photograpy. There are a few weak points in terms of its overall ease-of-use, most notably the slow write speeds and slightly sluggish auto-focusing (at least compared to a DSLR), but as a first-generation product it’s remarkably well thought out and put together.









 

Sources :photographyblog.com,amateurphotographer.co.uk

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Sharp SH7218U Android Smartphone

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 01:44 AM PDT

Sharp has released the SH7218U a clamshell Android smartphone in China, it is China's version of the NTT docomo Sharp SH-01B. The Sharp SH7218U comes with a rotating 3.4-inch Mobile ASV Touchscreen display with multitouch and a 1.4-inch OLED external display with a 192×64 pixel resolution for call screening and displaying the phone's status.

Sharp SH7218U clamshell Android phone is boasts a 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor, 512MB RAM, 512MB ROM, and runs Android 2.2.1 with Sharp Dian Xin UI.

This Sharp SH7218U flip smartphone is equipped with Wi-Fi, micro USB port, and microSD card slot. Dimensions of Sharp SH7218U are 111 x 50 x 20.8 mm and weight 143 grams.

The Sharp SH7218U will be available on the Chinese market for a price of 3000 Chinese Yuan.

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Rumor: 3rd Generation iPad 3 Possibly Coming September, 2011

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 01:24 AM PDT

After launching the iPad 2 now rumor is hearing about the 3rd Generation iPad 3. This time the rumor is not about the features and specifications but about the release date.The iPad 3 or 3rd Generation iPad 3 is expected to arrive in September, 2011.

According to the John Gruber post on the HP Touchpad, he said the following:

The software looks great, it really does, but: Planned availability this summer.

Summer feels like a long time away. If my theory is right, they're not only going to be months behind the iPad 2, but if they slip until late summer, they might bump up against the release of the iPad 3. And not only did they announce this with a distant ship date, they did it with no word on pricing.

(Maybe the "Palm" brand isn't dead? The TouchPad page is hosted at palm.com. They've got pages for the Veer and Pre 3, too. None of these three products are shipping. And still no WebOS phone without a hardware keyboard.)

Now iPad which was launched in April and it's updated version iPad 2 was released in March and hence the next time it may be March or April and not September, 2011.

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Download webOS 2.1 SDK

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 01:13 AM PDT

webOS 2.1 SDK now available to all comers and it teases big oush for Veer launch.webOS 2.1 SDK features Exhibition enhancements,hybrid app support for packages that span HTML, JavaScript,C / C++ and JavaScript-based webOS service development capability……………

 

HP announces the Non-Disclosure Agreement from the webOS 2.1 SDK and made it available for anyone and everyone to download. It will allow developers to dig into Synergy, Exhbition mode and plenty more.Using the 2.1 SDK, you can now:

  • Take advantage of unique webOS features like Just Type, Exhibition and Synergy.
  • Build and distribute hybrid apps, combining HTML, JavaScript and CSS with C/C++.
  • Develop webOS services in JavaScript with node.js.

More good news! If you've created apps for the Palm Pixi, they'll just work on the HP Veer, the next all-new webOS smartphone that's coming just around the corner. HP going to do a big push around this tiny marvel of a phone, so if your app isn't already optimized for Pixi's 320×400 display, it's definitely worth considering. Get on the Veer wave!In the post announcing the SDK, HP also noted that developers should be thinking about making sure their app is fully Pixi-compatible, as the HP Veer is just around the corner. Of course, the SDK for webOS 3.0 – full of Enyo and Tablet-y goodness, is still understandly under NDA. Developers can sign up for the Early Access Program to get a peek, if they like. HP promises that the webOS 3.0 SDK is coming very soon.

 

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Sources :precentral.net,developer.palm.com

Unlock iPhone 3GS On iOS 4.3 With Ultrasn0w [Video]

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:53 AM PDT

iH8sn0w has just released Sn0wbreeze 2.3 Beta 4 jailbreak for iOS 4.3 that has come up with a fix for Ultrasn0w. The Ultrasn0w fixer has been demoed on video by iH8sn0w showing to be working on an iPhone 3GS with baseband 4.26.08 running on iOS 4.3.

Ultrasn0w fixer was developed by msft_guy in beta stages of iOS 4.3 and then was being made open source. The process used currently can only be used for iPhone 3GS on baseband 4.26.08. iH8sn0w is working on it to work for iPhone 4.

iH8sn0w has also confirmed that 3GS users with iPad baseband will soon be able to use iOS 4.3 with Ultrasn0w. He has also tweeted that the its currently under testing phase and it will be released for public probably tomorrow.

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Mitsubishi LCD HDTVs

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:42 AM PDT

Mitsubishi drops LCD HDTVs to focus on 73-inch and above sized displays with Sharp’s Quattron technology which adds discrete yellow to standard red, green, and blue (RGB) primary colors to improve TV color fidelity……

 

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. is restructuring the company and refocusing its business strategy to offer a wide range of visual solutions for large-screen devices.The goal is to reclaim our position as the large screen company. To that end, on the Audio Visual (AV) side of our business, we will manufacture and sell micro-display projection televisions (MDPTVs) and Laservue televisions in sizes 73-inch and above. On the Professional Visual Systems (PVS) side, the company will concentrate on projector sales, display wall, printers and large public display screens. It also plans to expand its PVS business to Central and South America.MDEA plans to exit the LCD-TV market entirely. Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America will reduce its workforce accordingly. Its offices in Ontario and Braselton will close. All services will relocate to Irvine, CA. Its factory in Mexicali, Mexico will reduce its workforce as well. The factory will continue to manufacture and assemble large-screen televisions. The company is evaluating its dealer network to match its new product offerings to appropriate distribution channels.

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Sony VAIO Laptop With Google Chrome OS

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:03 AM PDT

Sony is tipped to be one of the first vendors to launch a Chrome OS notebook and planning to launch a PlayStation tablet, dual-screen clamshell and sliding PC as well as a Chrome OS notebook and VAIO Hybrid PC.Chrome OS is Google’s own Cr-48 reference design with roughly the same dimensions and Sony Hybrid PC is supposed to be thin-and-light and incorporates a Core i7 notebook and delivers up to 16.5 hours of battery life…….

The operatings system titled Google Chrome OS has already been dispensed to over 60,000 people as a part of a beta testing program in the past few months.Google has also announced recently that with partners Acer and Samsung will be launching the first Chrome OS notebooks/netbooks for consumers this Summer. After that initial release Google states other makers will be releasing notebooks.Hopefully as a part of the other notebook makers that will be coming shortly after the Summer releases by Acer and Samsung, Sony will be launching a Chrome OS ultra-portable laptop of their own.Sony is currently working on such a notebook for future release. Going by the info released by SI this new notebook will be powered by an ARM based dual-core processor, feature 8 hours of battery life and weight a little over 2 pounds.At the moment SI is being led to believe that this new ARM processor based Chrome OS notebook from Sony will be launched this Summer.

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Rumor: iPhone 5 May Launch With Integrated NFC Chip

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 11:58 PM PDT

According to a report from The Independent, Apple‘s next-generation iPhone will not include the mobile payment technology known as near-field communication (NFC). Forbes tech reporter Elizabeth Woyke have also indicated the same thing in his recent tweet.

According to Frobes:

An entrepreneur who is working on a top-secret NFC product told me today that he believes the iPhone 5 will have NFC and cited a friend who works at Apple as a reliable source for the information. To further bolster his statement, the entrepreneur said that manufacturers of NFC readers – whom he has been talking to for his own product – also expect the iPhone 5 to have NFC.

In January, Bloomberg said that Apple would launch a system for making retail purchases directly from iPhones and iPads later this year. The following month, the iPad 2 rumor mill included reports that Apple was developing accessories to communicate with NFC chips via the iPad, though that did not come to pass.

Apple competitors like Research in Motion and Google are not as hesitant when it comes to NFC. At this year’s Mobile World Congress, RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie said that the majority of new BlackBerry devices this year will include NFC. That same week, Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile, announced an NFC service known as “mobile wallet,” which will roll out in Europe this year and in the U.S. and beyond next year.

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Samsung Sense QX412 Netbook

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 11:15 PM PDT

Samsung introduces easy to carry Narrow Bezel i5 Notebook with the Sense QX412.Samsung Sense QX412 notebook intends to emulate, boasting a pretty narrow bezel of a mere 27mm thin despite its 14-inch display and powered by an Intel Core i5 2nd generation CPU 2410M,also packs 3GB of DDR3 RAM, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 3.0, 320GB of HDD and an NVIDIA GeForce GT520 Card with 1GB of VRAM……..

 

Samsung has launched a new 14-inch laptop QX series of laptops, Samsung Sense QX412, is the name of the new notebook and one of it's stand-out features is the very thin bezel that surrounds the 14-inch HD (1366×768) LED display, Samsung states the bezel measures just 9.4mm.Samsung Sense QX412 sexy hood lies an Intel Core i5 2nd generation 2410M processor, 3GB RAM, Bluetooth 3.0 and USB 3.0 connectivity, a 320GB hard drive and an NVIDIA GeForce GT520 card with 1GB VRAM and last of all multi-touch enabled touchpad and an HD webcam (1.3 mega-pixels).Something else that Samsung has through in to this laptop that their other notebooks have is Fast Start technology. The Samsung Fast Start technology works to allow you to go from standby mode to your working desktop in a meer 3 seconds.Fast Start works with or without the a power cable is connected given the battery is charged and installed properly in your laptop.In order to keep your unsaved data safe, if you were to by accident dislodge your batter while your laptop is in standyby with the power cable unplugged, Fast Start automatically saves your unsaved data to your HDD.This laptop has only launched in Korea and by current indications it's not going to any other markets. The notebook is priced at 1.39 million Korean won (or approximately US$1,230).

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Exit Recovery After Restoring iPhone 4 To iOS 4.3 or iOS 4.2.1 Using FixRecovery[How To]

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 11:10 PM PDT

Developer behind Tiny Umbrella, Notcom has just released an updated version of Fixrecovery which will help you in getting out of Recovery loop once restored to iOS 4.3 on iPhone. Thought he has not yet updated TU with a recovery exit solution, he has just released a separate utility called FixRecovery for Windows and Mac OS X to do the same.

The steps are as follows.

Step 1: Once you've restored your device to 4.2.1 or 4.3 and have entered the 'recovery loop'

Step 2: Close iTunes if it's running.

Step 3: Put your iPhone in DFU mode:

Hold POWER and HOME buttons for 10 seconds.
Release Power Button while keep holding Home button for 15 Sec.

Step 4: Extract the downloaded FixRecovery zip file. You will find two exe files – fixrecovery43.exe and fixrecovery421.exe.

Step 5: That's it you should see the activation screen shortly.

Note that this app does NOT hactivate your device. You must have a valid/official sim to activate your phone.

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LuvBook M130 Netbook

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:32 PM PDT

Japan’s Mouse Computer, which has always engaged in the production of laptops announced a new netbook called LuvBook M130.LuvBook M130 netbook is stylish netbook with a brushed metal finish launched with SSD option and also features a dual-core processor at 1.50 GHz Intel Atom N550, Intel GMA 3150 graphics card, 2 GB DDR3 RAM, a good resolution of 1280 x 720p 10.1-inch screen LCD……….

 

The new netbook from Mouse Computer is just one of many notebooks the company has offered in the past but this new model offers some very nice styling for you and the option for SSD storage.The LuvBook M130 going to feature processing power from the dual-core Intel Atom N550 1.50 GHz CPU and graphics from the Intel GMA 3150. Also featured standard is a 320GB HDD (an 80GB SSD is optional), 2GB of DDR3 RAM, Wi-Fi for mobile internet access and an HD resolution (1280×720 pixels) 10.1-inch LCD.Mouse Computer is already offering this new netbook with it's very attractive metal finished body in Japan. The netbook is priced at 39,900 Yen if you want to have the 320GB HDD for storage and the LuvBook M130 will cost you 49,980 Yen to get 80GB of SSD storage.

 

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Unlock iOS 4.3 Using Ultrasn0w After Jailbreaking With Sn0wbreeze 2.3b4[How To Guide]

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:31 PM PDT

iH8sn0w has released the next version of Sn0wbreeze with Ultrasn0w fixer for both iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS included in it. Sn0wbreeze 2.3 Beta 4, the latest version, lets you build custom iOS 4.3 firmware while preserving baseband on your iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS. And the included Ultrasn0w fixer lets you unlock your iPhone on one of these compatible basebands: 01.59.00 / 04.26.08 / 05.11.07 / 05.12.01 / 05.13.04 / 06.15.00.

Sn0wbreeze 2.3b4 Change log

* ultrasn0w now works for basebands (01.59.00 / 04.26.08 / 05.11.07 / 05.12.01 / 05.13.04 / 06.15.00)
* Fixed minor GUI + iBooty bugs.
* ultrasn0w is NOT compatible with the following basebands! (02.10.04 / 03.10.01 / 04.10.01 / 05.14.02 / 05.15.04)
* Upgrading your iPhone 3GS baseband to the 06.15.00 iPad baseband hack to unlock MAY cause you to lose your GPS!

How to Update iPhone 3GS to 06.15.00 Baseband for Unlock:

Ultrasn0w 1.2 unlocking requires that your iPhone 3GS is jailbroken with 06.15.00 baseband. Follow the complete guide posted here (with PwnageTool) or here (for Redsn0w) to update your iPhone 3GS baseband to 06.15.00 and jailbreak it on iOS 4.1 / 4.2.1 before proceeding with the following steps.

Step 1: First you will have to jailbreak your iPhone 4 or 3GS using Sn0wbreeze 2.3b4. Instructions for jailbreaking iOS 4.3 using this new version of Sn0wbreeze are exactly similar to the last release. Simply download Sn0wbreeze 2.3b4, and then follow our detailed step by step guide posted here to jailbreak iPhone 4, 3GS, iPod touch 4G / 3G and iPad running the latest iOS 4.3 firmware.

Step 2: Once you are done with the jailbreak, you can now unlock your iPhone on the supported basebands using Ultrasn0w 1.2 from Cydia. To do this:

* Start "Cydia" on your iPhone.
* Touch on "Manage" tab on the bottom.
* Now touch on "Sources".
* Touch on "Edit" and then on "Add". You will be prompted to enter a url source as seen in the screenshot below. Type "http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com" and touch on"Add Source" to add this repo if you haven't already.

Cydia will now automatically update your sources by following a series of automated steps.

* After installation is completed. Search for "ultrasn0w 1.2" in Cydia and install this application. This app will automatically unlock your iPhone so that you can use it with any carrier.

Step 3: Now simply restart your iPhone and voila! you should now have a fully unlocked iPhone 4 or 3GS, running iOS 4.3 !

That’s it.

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Sn0wbreeze 2.3 Beta 4 Is Available to Unlock iDevices on iOS 4.3

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 09:56 PM PDT

A new beta version of Sn0wbreeze 2.3 ( iOS 4.3 jailbreak for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch) has just been released. This new beta 4 version support Ultrasn0w as well! After this update, UltraSn0w has been compatible with all the idevices on iOS 4.3 having baseband 01.59.00, 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01, 05.13.04, 06.15.00 but this update is not for the idevices on iOS 4.3 having baseband 2.10.04, 03.10.01, 04.10.01, 05.14.02, 05.15.04.

Beta 2 was released which among many other things, brought an option to enable Multitouch Gestures on supported devices, patch for Mobile Substrate, bug fixes for both iBooty and iBSS, and sleep bug fix for iPod touch 4G / 3G users.

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Nikon COOLPIX P500 12.1 CMOS Digital Camera

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 09:32 PM PDT

Now Zoom your world with the high-powered, mind-blowing closeness of the new P500. Nikon bring COOLPIX P500 12.1 CMOS Digital Camera with 36x NIKKOR Wide-Angle Optical Zoom Lens and Full HD 1080p Video. You'll never miss a shot with this versatile camera because it starts right up, has a quick autofocus, and shoots five shots in approximately one second—at full resolution. The COOLPIX P500 is all you need to shoot eye-catching photographs. This is an Amazon’s product review. Checkout more detail bellow.

Product Features:
* 36x Wide-Angle Optical Zoom-NIKKOR ED Glass Lens.
* 12.1-megapixel CMOS sensor for high-speed operation and exceptional low-light performance.
* Capture 5 shots in one second at full resolution
* Full HD (1080p) Movie with Stereo sound and HDMI Output
* 5-way VR Image Stabilization System

Technical Details:
* Brand Name: Nikon
* Model: P500 Black
* Optical Sensor Resolution: 12.1 MP
* Optical zoom: 36 x

Put yourself in the center of the action:

You’ve never been closer to the action than you are with this 36x wide-angle optical Zoom-NIKKOR® ED glass lens. Its optical zoom (22.5–810mm) pulls you in from wide panoramas to crisp close ups. Plus, a side zoom control marks the end of shaky zooms—freeing you to capture great action photos with minimal blur. So whether you’re shooting a mountain vista or zooming in on a snowboarder, say goodbye to missed shots. This lens catches it all. It even allows for macro shooting as close as 0.4 inches!

Stunning photos in not so stunning shooting conditions:

Whether you’re aiming at a midnight skyline or zooming in on a hang-glider in a sun drenched sky, Nikon enables you to take incredible photographs and movies. With its 12.1-megapixel backside-illuminated CMOS sensor, dual image processors and Nikon’s EXPEED C2 image processing engine, it frees you to shoot highly detailed images with minimal noise and distortion.

The COOLPIX P500 is ideal for shooting high speed action, so you’re sure to capture the fastest skateboarders, skiers and windsurfers. It’s armed with ISO speeds up to 3200 and equipped with a five-way Vibration Reduction (VR) Image Stabilization System that reduces the streaky images associated with shaky cameras. The COOLPIX P500 even has a motion detector that identifies moving subjects and then adjusts the camera’s settings to ensure that you won’t miss a frame of the action.

Whatever you want to shoot, the COOLPIX P500 is ready:

You’ll never miss a shot with this versatile camera because it starts right up, has a quick autofocus, and shoots five shots in approximately one second—at full resolution. Plus, multiple Continuous Modes allow for a variety of high speed shooting options up to a blazing 120 frames per second*.

record button

When a single picture just isn’t enough, the versatile COOLPIX P500 features a One-Touch record button that lets you shoot Full HD (1080p) movies at 30fps while recording audio with a built-in stereo microphone. It’s great for sporting events because it will record high speed activity in slow motion, catching action missed by the human eye. The COOLPIX P500 also has an HDMI-CEC output for simple playback on your HDTV or computer—so now it’s as easy to watch your own movies as it is to shoot them.

Any angle. Any lighting. Any shot.

The COOLPIX P500 is all you need to shoot eye-catching photographs, thanks to the three-inch, tilting, vari-angle monitor. This 921,000-dot display not only makes it easy to capture, review, and share images, but it also enables you to shoot from unusual angles and tricky vantage points. The Clear Color Display has a brightness adjustment and an anti-glare coating, so it remains vivid in the most challenging lighting conditions. And for those who want even more compositional freedom, the versatile COOLPIX P500 comes with an eye-level electronic viewfinder.

Panoramas: Seamless, Effortless, Genius:

Mountains. Canyons. Sunsets. The glory of these vistas is the breadth and grandeur of their natural beauty. That’s why the COOLPIX P500 includes Easy Panorama Mode that combines multiple shots into a seamless 180- or 360-degree panoramic picture. Simply move the camera as you shoot and let the COOLPIX P500 combine the shots for you. Choose from 19 different Scene Modes or let the camera automatically select the most appropriate settings. Either way, you’ll have a panoramic shot that captures the size, scope and splendor of the most majestic scenes imaginable.
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The COOLPIX P500 puts you in control.

Whether you’re shooting a scenic overlook or a competitive speedboat race, the COOLPIX P500 captures images the way you want them. It lets you select aperture and shutter priorities, and includes a Manual Exposure Mode that puts you in complete control. And shooting at night is a breeze with the Advanced Night Landscape and Advanced Night Portrait Modes. Simply press the shutter release and the COOLPIX P500 will shoot multiple shots and automatically combine them into a single, superior image.

Whatever you’re shooting, it couldn’t be easier than with the COOLPIX P500.

The COOLPIX P500 is master of convenience—and the ideal choice for capturing fast action, low-light images, panoramas and stunning portraits. And its Smart Portrait System includes a Blink Warning that warns you when your subject may have blinked. It also includes in-camera Red-Eye™ technology that automatically fixes red-eye, a Face-Priority feature that can focus up to 12 faces and a Skin Softening feature that smoothes out skin tones at three different levels. This versatile camera even allows for macro shooting as close as 0.4 inches. Plus, it comes with a rechargeable Li-ion battery that lasts for approximately 220 pictures.

What’s in the box
  • COOLPIX P500 Digital Camera
  • LC-CP23 Lens Cap
  • AN-CP21 Strap
  • UC-E6 USB Cable
  • EG-CP16 Audio/Video Cable
  • EN-EL5 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
  • EH-69P AC Adapter/Charger
  • Nikon View NX 2 CD-Rom

That’s all about the camera Nikon COOLPIX P500. This 12.1 CMOS Digital Camera is available on Amazon.com. You can directly order or Buy form here.
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Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi Honeycomb Tablet Is Available for Pre-order Now

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:06 AM PDT

Motorola Xoom tablet was officially announced a few days ago. The latest tablet optimized Android 3.0 Honeycomb, is now available for pre-order in India, and all the credit goes to online retailer InfiBeam who has priced it at Rs. 35,000.

Amazon is offering it up for the standard $600 but Costco definitely has the sweetest deal. They are going to be launching the Xoom for $589 and they will be including a gel case as well.

Availability appears to be different at each retailer with Costco shipping the Wi-Fi only Xoom out on April 1st, a couple of days after the official launch date.

There is only one Costco is all of San Francisco so for those interested in snagging the best offer, the trigger might have to get pulled soon, otherwise there is that risk that supply could dwindle down to nothing.

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Adobe Flash Player 10.2 Is Now Available for Motorola XOOM

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 09:57 AM PDT

Adobe Flash Player 10.2 is now available for Motorola XOOM and other Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) tablets. Earlier when Motorola Xoom was released globally, it was lacking the much needed Flash Player for complete browsing experience. With the release of Adobe Flash Player 10.2, Motorola Xoom Tablet is complete.

The result, Adobe says, is an integrated and fully functional browsing experience. Adobe wanted to make sure a web page with Flash appeared on Android tablets the way it does on the desktop, in the way intended by the page designer.

While Flash 10.2 for Android 2.2 and 2.3 is a production general availability release, Flash 10.2 for Android 3.0 is a beta release. In the next few weeks, Adobe intends to release GA version of Flash 10.2 for Android Honeycomb that enables hardware acceleration and Stave Video support.

According to Adobe website:

NOTE: This is a finished production quality release for Android 2.2 and 2.3 devices and a BETA release for Android 3.0.1+ tablets. Please check with your device manufacturer or carrier to ensure you have the latest firmware update for your device.

According to Adobe website, Adobe Flash Player 10.2 has following new features:

Flash Player 10.2.156.12 takes advantage of multi-core processors and includes other performance improvements to deliver improved performance of video and interactive content on many devices. This release is not certified for use on Android 3.0 devices without a system update to at least 3.0.1.

Flash 10.2 for Android 2.2, 2.3 and 3.0.1 is available for download in the Android Marketplace.

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