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VGo Robotic Telepresence, Avatar Style

Alex — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:39:43 +0000

If you’ve seen the movie Avatar, you know how the main character took control of a body and was able to control it. While it’s not exactly the same thing, something similar is possible right now with a robotic device, which allows you to interact with the environment many thousands of miles from where you’re sitting. This piece of future technology is called VGo Robotic Telepresence and it allows you to control from a remote location a robotic body.

You can see, hear and interact with objects with the help of this device. You can participate in advanced video conferences by having a presence in the room or you can use it to monitor your company when you’re thousands of miles away. The price of this robot is $5,000.

Lenovo S2 Announced

Alex — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:38:47 +0000

The Lenovo S2 is an Android 2.3 smartphone which was just announced during CES 2012. The specs of the Lenovo S2 include a Qualcomm Snapdragon dual core processor at 1.4GHz, a 3.8 inch display with a resolution of 800×480, two cameras (8MP and VGA cameras), 3G, WiFi, Micro USB, HDMI and a battery at 1500mAh.

There are two versions available, one of them of 8GB storage and 512MB of RAM, the other with 16GB storage and 1GB of RAM. The price of the phone in China is $400 right now and it will be launched worldwide soon.

Magellan RoadMate 5190T GPS

Alex — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:42:37 +0000

The RoadMate 5190T is a new GPS from Magellan which is designed for use on taxis, buses and commercial trucks. The display of the Magellan RoadMate 5190T has 5 inches and it’s a color transmissive model which allows you to easily read a map when the conditions are too bright or too dark. Some of the features of this model include the Bluetooth connectivity, the user interface OneTouch and the Highway Lane Assist. The price of this GPS is $379.99.

Hitachi Deskstar 7K4000 4TB HDD

Alex — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:31:00 +0000

The latest hard drive announced by Hitachi is the Deskstar 7K4000, which has a capacity of 4GB, a interface SATA 6 Gbps, a buffer memory of 64 MB and a speed of 7200 RPM. It’s a 3.5 inch model and it can reach transfer speeds of up to 1,638 MB/s. The Hitachi Deskstar 7K4000 will be shipped starting from January, at a price that isn’t known right now. [Hitachi]

AMD Radeon HD 7670 Graphics Card

Alex — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:24:30 +0000

The AMD Radeon HD 7670 is a new graphics card which was designed from the get go to be used by OEM manufacturers. The Radeon HD7670 comes with a 800MHz core clock, 480 Stream processors, a 1GHz memory clock, 24 texture units, 768 GFLOPS computing power and a memory interface at 128 bits. The card will come either in 1GB or 512MB configurations. More details at AMD.

NEC MultiSync EA243WM Full HD Monitor

Alex — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:40:35 +0000

NEC MultiSync EA243WM is a new Full HD LCD monitor which is going to be launched in the United States in the next couple of weeks. This 24 inch monitor comes with a TN panel, it’s LED backlit, it has a resolution of 1920×1200, a dynamic contrast ratio of 25,000 to 1 (normal ratio of 1000 to 1), a brightness level of 250 cd/m2 and two speakers of 1W built-in. The monitor also has a USB hub with 4 ports, plus other connectivity options, like HDMI, DisplayPort, VGA and DVI-D. The price of the NEC MultiSync EA243WM is going to be $399. [Source: TechPowerUp]

Samsung DualView DV300F

Alex — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:10:55 +0000

The Samsung DualView DV300F is a compact digital camera which is going to be launched in March 2012. THis camera is WiFi-enabled and it will cost around $279. Its CCD sensor has 16MP and the optical zoom stands at 5X. There is a front facing LCD which has 1.5 inches, making it quite easy to take a self-portrait. You can use its WiFi feature to upload the photos taken by the Samsung DualView DV300F to sites like YouTube, Flickr, Picasa or Facebook. The DV300F is also capable of recording movies at 720p quality.

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ASUS HS-W1 Wireless Headset

Alex — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:28:33 +0000

Asus HS-W1 is a new wireless USB headset which was just released. It’s light and it uses wireless technology at 2.4GHz to connect to your PC. This headset comes with 70mm drivers, small USB dongle, microphone with noise filters and a equalizer that is integrated. It has a battery that is rechargeable and it offers you a maximum of 8 hours of use. The price is not known right now.

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Sony Cybershot W610 And W630

Alex — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:25:05 +0000

Two new compact digital cameras were released by Sony, the Cybershot W610 and the Cybershot W630. Sony Cybershot W610 replaces the W570 model and it comes with a 14.1 MP sensor, 4X optical zoom and a wide angle lens of 26mm. The Cybershot W630 replaces the W510 model and it comes with a 16.1MP sensor, wide angle lens of 25mm, the ability to record 720p videos and 5X optical zoom. In both cases, the LCD display has 2.7 inches. The price for the W630 is 1,299 Yuan (~$205) and for the W610 it’s 1,049 Yuan (~$165).

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Sony Tablet S Prices Drops By $100

Alex — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:49:30 +0000

The price of the Sony Tablet S was dropped by $100 for both versions, of 16GB and 32GB. The starting prices for this tablet is now $400 for the smaller version and $500 for the 32GB model.

The tablet is a pretty decent one and critics agreed that it’s a nice tablet, but it didn’t sell as well as Sony had hoped. If they would’ve tried a smaller price, they might just have had a chance. Anyway, if you’re looking for a Honeycomb tablet, this one will do, especially since you will be able to upgrade it to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the next few months.

As for the other specs of the Sony Tablet S, the processor is a Tegra 2 from Nvidia, it comes with a 5MP camera in the rear and a 0.3MP in the front, Bluetooth integrated stereo and it can take SD cards. [Learn more]