Archive for October, 2007

There are afterthoughts, and then there’s Yahee’s YHM-MPE02. For whatever reason, the design crew (to put it kindly) behind the janky YHM-MPE02 felt the need to stuff a two-inch QVGA display, 4GB of internal memory and an FM tuner into the PMP, but providing a simple USB port or some sort of flip-out connector was apparently not in the cards. If you can manage to overlook such a hideous protrusion (regrettably, we cannot), you’ll find that the unit supports a bevy of files including WAV, ASF, MP3, WMA, AVI and JPEG, and there’s even a TransFlash expansion slot to load up even more media. We’d typically inform you that you’d have to make a few phone calls in order to scrounge up pricing information, but trust us when we tell you that you (and your reputation) are better off just leaving this one alone. Oh, and it’s not even worth mentioning how this thing rips the upper portion of Nokia’s 5300 XpressMusic — but yeah, it does.

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eMDT expects to launch its 3D head mounted display ‘3D-Cube(model: EM3300)’ in Korea market in the first quarter of 2008. It supports VGA(640*480) resolution. Featuring the company’s ‘3D Stereo SoC’, it is compatible with various devices including iPod, mobile phone, PMP, DVD and etc. It also offers enhanced compatibility of 3D video content by supporting both ‘Side by side’ and ‘Field Sequence’. The company employed a chip instead of a board for the main body to maintain portability.
The 3D-Cube will be displayed during CES 2008 in Las Vegas, USA.

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SanDisk^® Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a leading developer of portable audio/video players, today announced the public BETA version of Fanfare™, a dynamic Web-based service that enables consumers to download television shows, movies and other premium video content to portable devices. The BETA of the Fanfare content delivery service platform coincides with the U.S. online retail availability of the new Sansa^® TakeTV™ PC-to-TV video player (formerly “USBTV”). The combination of Fanfare with Sansa TakeTV creates an exceptional, end-to-end entertainment system enabling viewers to time-shift and place-shift their favorite shows by downloading them from their PC to watch them on nearly any TV, at any time.

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Bei-Hai announced that its barebone pc ‘ripple mini’ was selected as a Good Design product by Korea Institute of Design Promotion.
The ripple mini enables users to assemble their own pc in 2 minutes just by adopting three components such as hard disk, memory and ODD they want. It also supports Intel Celeron M215 CPU that can work under the 27W electric power, and offers six USB ports, parallel port, PS/2, PCI Expansion slot and two-channel audio.

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Bence Bogar must be a leftie because his SE PXi concept is a product specifically created for all lefties tho it’s flexible enough for righties too. Obviously following the current direction of SE’s P series of smartphones, the PXi is powerful while staying somewhat slim and ergonomic. The body is magnesium framing a big 3.3 inch touchscreen. The screen rotates automatically ala iPhone and is optimized for both finger and stylus input. The right side of the unit houses a jogdial and a secondary touchscreen which adapts to whatever app is currently open. The smartphone also sports not 1 but 2 card slots for all memory whores. Business functions aside, the PXi is equipped with stereo speakers and a Cybershot class 5 megapixel camera.

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The WP-42HD, produced by Planar Systems Inc. under its luxury video brand Runco, features a high-gloss black bezel incorporated into custom aluminum and glass cabinet which is sealed with special element-proof bonding to ensure protection from the elements. An internal ventilation system provides cooling on hot summer days, while an internal setting allows for optimal operation in colder temperatures (-4°F in Winter Mode). The unit surpasses International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Ingress Protection IP56 weatherproof standards, allowing integrators to “install it and leave it” without worry.

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Maplin says it’s "pushing the boundaries of dual digital technology" by launching its new high definition (720p) digital video camcorder with 8-megapixel still camera.
The camcorder will cost £199, which the cut-price retailer says, considering the device’s slimline design, "exceptional" video and picture quality, and integrated microphone and speaker, makes it "a snip".
The new offering boasts a 2.4-inch TFT LCD, compatibility with SDHC cards, 4x digital zoom, red eye reduction and flash for still pics, as well as TV hook-up for big screen viewing.
The new HD DV Camcorder (product code: A47HJ) is available from Maplin at its stores, online or by mail order from the Maplin catalogue.

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Maplin says it’s "pushing the boundaries of dual digital technology" by launching its new high definition (720p) digital video camcorder with 8-megapixel still camera.
The camcorder will cost £199, which the cut-price retailer says, considering the device’s slimline design, "exceptional" video and picture quality, and integrated microphone and speaker, makes it "a snip".
The new offering boasts a 2.4-inch TFT LCD, compatibility with SDHC cards, 4x digital zoom, red eye reduction and flash for still pics, as well as TV hook-up for big screen viewing.
The new HD DV Camcorder (product code: A47HJ) is available from Maplin at its stores, online or by mail order from the Maplin catalogue.

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The Pioneer PDP435FDE Plasma TV has a 43”wide flat screen. It being a digital TV, one can be assured of not getting hassled by white patches on the screen as is seen on analogue TV screens. It has the standard image ratio of 16:9 required for home cinema systems. It is HDTV ready and requires another receiver for receiving HDTV signals. It has an impressive brightness of 1100cd/m2 and a contrast ratio of 1200:1. The screen resolution is 1024 x 768 pixels. The comb filter is a digital 3 line one. It also has adjustable colour temperature. The combined effect of these features produces image of average quality.

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The new 7-inch EasyNote XS from Packard Bell that we brought you news of from IFA 2007, it to get its UK launch in November.
"Set to bring a smile to the faces of those on the go, who feel full-sized notebooks are too bulky and PDAs too limited" the ultra-ultra portable claims to offer all the features of a notebook, just in a really small package.
Described as a "speedy little blighter" with 1GB RAM, and a 30GB HDD, other features include an 800×480 resolution screen, a 4 in 1 card reader, a full size keyboard, DVI-I and two USB ports all encased in a "smooth and sleek" exterior just 30mm thin.
The EasyNote XS will come pre-loaded with Windows XP Home Edition, has in-built wireless capability and Bluetooth and a built-in VGA webcam with integrated microphone.
Offering three hours of battery use, and weighing only 950g, the EasyNote XS is particularly aimed at business users on-the-go who need more than a traditional hand-held organiser.
The EasyNote XS will be available to purchase from PC World stores from November. Prices start from £349.99.

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