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Samsung’s other new device launched today is the Samsung S3 portable media player. Whilst the S2 Pebble gets a tiny, classy look, the Samsung S3 is thin media device.
Also, whilst the S2 Pebble is minimalistic in nature, the S3 Slim Portable Media Player is equipped with a 1.8-inch screen for video and picture viewing. At 1.8 ounces, the S3 Slim is only 0.4 inches thick and is around the size of a standard business card holder. It’s equipped with a 4 GB flash memory, and uses Li-Poly battery which has a 25 hour music playtime or 4 hour video playback. Other than being an audio/video player, it could also be used as a text reader and a compact game system. The Samsung S3 Slim PMP comes in black, while, red, green, and blue, to be available on June, 2008.
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Acer isn’t content with just making PCs and notebooks now I guess, as they have expanded their focus to include smartphones as well. The Taiwanese company has slated the end of this year at best or early next year at worst to release its first Windows Mobile smartphone, hoping to make smartphones contribute up to 10% of the company revenue. After purchasing E-Ten in March, Acer will stop producing PDAs and focus just one smartphones entirely, taking a different marketing strategy as well as it sells Acer smartphones via wireless carriers instead of at retail stores. How much success do you think Acer’s foray will achieve?
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Averatec has updated its Voya semi-rugged laptop line with two new models that offer the same rugged features and the drop-and-vibration-resistant internal components of the previously released Voya 2757 notebook, except of course for the bigger screen and some added power. These new laptops are the 14-inch Voya 4473 and the 15.4-inch Voya 6494.
To fully support the durable features both 4473 and 6494 are made from the magnesium alloy materials which is typically found in Averatec’s other laptops. For additional durability, the laptops designs were complemented by corner bumpers and anti-shock mounted hard drives.
For their individual features, we have the Voya 4473 with its Intel Core Duo processor, 1GB of RAM, 120GB hard drive, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g, Intel GMA 950 graphics, 4-in-1 card reader and a dual-layer DVD burner. The 4473 also comes with pre-installed Windows Vista Home Premium. Bearing a higher model number, we also have the more powerful Voya 6494 with its Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, 250GB hard drive and Intel GMA X3100 graphics processor.
Both laptops are currently available with retail pricing starting at around $1,300.
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The Micro GPS Mail Logger allows you to track your mail - at a price, of course, to the tune of $696 to be exact. It measures 0.5″ thick and is bendable, and can be used in parcels and even envelopes.
The GPS Mail Logger records the global position of your mail throughout the delivery process. Once you receive your mail, plug in the GPS Mail Logger’s MicroSD card and find out where your mail has been in seconds. With time stamps and recorded downtime you can find out where your mail has been and if it was delayed or misrouted. With GPS you get your mail’s exact satellite location, how fast it was traveling, and even its altitude throughout the delivery process.
At that price, it must be something pretty important. I’d settle for registered mail at the moment though.
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Rain gauges tend not to be the most technical of devices. However, this latest one ads a bit more geeky-ness to your garden. The Digital Rain Gauge has been created and it’s wireless too (but not in a wi-fi type of way). What it allows you to do is track the rain which is then displayed on a small LCD screen which can be read up to 10 feet away. The only reason it gets the “wireless” added to it’s name is due to it being powered by an AA battery. Surely it should have been named a “Battery Powered Digital Rain Gauge”. Not to worry!
The digital rain gauge is designed for farmers who need to know how much rain there has been so they can best look after their crops. Accuracy of the gauge can see it measure to within 1000th of an inch which is not too shabby at all. The rain gauge also does not collect and store the water. The rain water just merely passes through the device and the amount of water is measured by counting as the rain falls through it. Resetting the device can be done at the touch of a button.
The digital rain gauge costs $60.
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by Donald Melanson, posted Apr 23rd 2008 at 1:46PM
While it’s not exactly enough to turn Formula One green, the racing league at least looks to be taking some steps in that direction, with it now announcing that it plans to phase in a new hybrid transmission system starting in 2009. Unlike hybrid systems found in regular cars, however, the so-called Kinetic Energy Recovery System (or KERS) doesn’t store up energy in a battery, but instead captures kinetic energy during vehicle deceleration using a flywheel mechanism. That apparently not only makes it particularly well-suited to Formula One cars due to their repeated deceleration, but also has the added benefit of being significantly lighter than a battery-based hybrid system, with it adding just 55 pounds to the weight of the car. Not surprisingly, however, the phase-in won’t exactly happen overnight, with it set to extend out until 2013, during which time it’ll also be tied to other changes aimed at reducing the size and output of the engines.
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by Richard Lawler, posted Apr 23rd 2008 at 2:13PM
We can’t really see the logic in releasing a Blu-ray player without BD-Live in 2008 — and neither can Samsung, which just announced its fourth generation BD-P1500 will be BD-Live Ready. The bad news is the May release date announced earlier has slipped to June, and the formerly comfortable $399 MSRP is now a less promising TBA. We’re not sure if that “ready” tag means it will be BD-Live enabled out of the gate, however DTS-HD “High resolution” is confirmed on the way in a future firmware update. A slight delay for a significant upgrade in features? We’ll allow it.
Update: Samsung let us know the press release was in error, the MSRP will remain at $399.
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Robot Guinea Pig
Gupi, the furball with attitude. The perfect virtual pet that reacts to you, talks to you, and doesn't mess up the house.
You can have this for ?39.95
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by Richard Lawler, posted Apr 23rd 2008 at 12:46PM
There’s no other way to say it, DivX is on a roll in 2008 (that small Stage6 stumble is already a fading memory). If support from Blu-ray players and videogame consoles wasn’t enough, DivX Certification has snaked its long arm directly into HDTVs, with “over 80 models” from HP and LG slapping on a sticker indicating users can simply plug a USB drive in and play their entirely-legitimately-owned content. Expect that number to grow, since DivX is also working with AMD, Chips and Media, Broadcom and Trident to include support in other chipsets powering digital TVs near you. Now how about we see some of that content?
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This really has never happened to me, but Japanese Honda manufacturers seem to think it happens pretty often. They believe that their built-in GPS units often lead you to the “bad section” of neighborhoods. So, the executives and the people responsible for creating the GPS units of Honda are revamping their line-up to make sure it doesn’t lead to you someplace you would rather not be.
These engineers are hard at work with the police in Japan, working together to try and figure out just where the bad sections are located and where to not have the GPS direct them. Basically, this includes areas that are prone to high auto theft and vandalism. I’m sure there are some people who probably think this is a silly option, and that you should use common sense and not follow your GPS blindly, but remember this the next time you hear of someone driving off the road because their GPS told them to.
Something to consider though, what happens if you live in the so called “bad section” of town, will the GPS never take you there? Anyway, with certain improvements, I’m sure this could work, and hopefully something similar will follow in the States. For now, it is exclusive to Japan.
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