May 2008

Samsung S2 and S3 Music Players

Samsung officially announced the YP-S2 and YP-S3 music players. We have seen a video preview on the S3 before. It is an ultra-thin MP3 player, which is only 0.4-inch thick.  Other than MP3 and WMA playback, the S3 supports also MPEG-4 videos, JPEG images, FM radio and voice recording. It has 4GB of capacity and has a battery life of 25 hours for audio playback and 4 hours for video playback.

Oregon Scientific Meteo - Weather Forecast Watch

Oregon Scientific introduces the Meteo, a watch that can forecast weather. The watch looks stylish and it does the weather forecast by measuring barometric pressure trends. It will show 4 weather icons, sunny, partly cloudy, cloudy and rainy, to tell you the upcoming weather.

BenQ E800 Digital Camera

BenQ announced the new E800 digital camera. E800 comes with a 8.1 Megapixel CCD image sensor, 3x optical zoom lens, 5.1x digital zoom and ISO up to 1600. THere are a 2.7-inch LCD display and a 16MB built-in memory.

The E800 is able to capture 640×480 videos at 15fps or 320×240 videos at 30fps. The camera supports SD/SDHC memory cards. It will be available in end of May.

Samsung 4 New Touch of Color LCD Monitors

Samsung announced its new Touch of Color (TOC) line of LCD monitors, including 19-inch T190, 22-inch T220, 2-inch T240 and 26-inch T260. They offer a contrast ratio of 20,000:1, MagicColor intelligent color control and MagicBright Dynamic Contrast control.

BMW M3 Convertible

BMW is going to launch the M3 Convertible in the UK. The BMW M3 Convertible is powered by a 4.0-litre,V8 engine that can produce 420hp and 400 Torque (Nm).

PRESS RELEASE

The new BMW M3 Convertible

Introduction
The new BMW M3 Convertible, the third derivative and concluding chapter in the current M3 line-up, adds a new dimension to the BMW M ownership experience.

Asus Lamborghini VX3-A1 Notebook Reviewed

Here is a review on Asus Lamborghini VX3-A1 notebook, posted by CNET. The VX3-A1 is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz processor. up to 4GB of RAM, 320GB hard drive and NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G graphic card with 256MB video memory.

The notebook has also a 12.1-inch widescreen display, WiFi, DVD burner, integrated webcam and memory card slot.

LG Secret KF750- the Third Black Label

Few days ago, we have seen LG’s third Black Label mobile phone. Now, LG has officially announced the phone, which is named as LG Secret (aka KF750).

The Secret is a DivX certified phone, which means it supports natively playback of DivX media files.

Specs are listed below:

• Network: GSM Quadband 900/1800/1900/2100
• HSDPA, EDGE

Buffalo LinkStation Mini

Optibike OB1 electric bicycle

2009 Mazda 6

2009 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S

 

The Porsche Cayenne Turbo S was only around for one year before the SUV was (slightly) redesigned. The Turbo S model disappeared for a while, but returned to the Cayenne lineup at this year’s Beijing Auto Show. Now the Cayenne Turbo S packs 550 hp and 553 lb-ft of torque.

Apple Macbook Air in 24kt Gold & Sapphires

 

Created by Computer Choppers, this is 24kt Gold & Sapphires plated MacBook Air is claimed to be the first of its kind. The MacBook Air is the standard version with 1.6GHz CPU, 2GB RAM and 80GB HDD. Other than the gold plate, the Gold MBA has also a bejeweled rainbow Apple logo.

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Sony Ericsson Z780 Clamshell

Along with the G502, Sony Ericsson introduces also the new Z780 mobile clamshell. Like the G502, the phone is a 3G phone with high speed HSDPA support, while the phone adds also aGPS navigation support.

The Z780 comes with a 2.2-inch LCD display with 320×240 resolution, a monochrome external screen, a 2 Megapixel camera with 2.5x digital zoom, Bluetooth and FM tuner.

Nokia 5220 XpressMusic Phone

In addition to the 5320, there is another new member in the XpressMusic series, the 5220. 5220 XpressMusic is also a candy-bar. Unlike 5320, 5220 is a 2G phone with support for GSM/EDGE 850/1800/1900 or GSM/EDGE 900/1800/1900.

The music oriented 5220 comes with a 2-inch QVGA LCD screen, 2 Megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom, integrated music player, FM Radio, Bluetooth, 30MB internal memory and a microSD card supporting up to 2GB cards.

HP Pavilion dv9700t

NotebookReview posted a user review on the HP Pavilion dv9700t  notebook PC. The Pavilion dv9700t is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 processor running at 2.1GHz, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, nVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS graphic card and a 250GB hard drive.

Other features include a 17-inch HD widescreen display, WiFi, Bluetooth, and a DVD SuperMulti DVD burner with LightScribe.

Intel releases 3 new Mobos

Intel has launched three new motherboards – the Intel Desktop Board DX48BT2 Extreme Series (formerly codenamed ‘Bone Trail 2’), the Intel Desktop Board DG35EC Classic Series (formerly codenamed ‘Eva Cove’), and the Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF Essential Series (formerly codenamed ‘Little Falls’).

 

JVC launches Super Slim Full HD LCD TV

 

JVC’s new super-slim LT-42S90 LCD TV features a cabinet that across most of its width measures a mere 39mm in depth, with a maximum thickness of just 74mm at the panel’s centre. This design ensures that from nearly any angle, these models present a super-slim appearance. Complementing the super-slim design is a thin 23mm bezel, which helps to further minimise the presence of the cabinet. It weighs less than 20kg and consumes 183watts one of the lowest figures in the industry today.

Apacers new Handy Steno AH160

 

Apacer has introduced their new Handy Steno AH160. The plug and play portable digital storage USB drive combines a designer touch with an ultra-slim and trendy outlook. Its five-gram lightweight striking design fuses plastic with a metallic cable trim to produce an innovative digital storage accessory that is as good to look at as it is easy to use. Thanks to its smartly-designed cap that bends away from the body, yet always remains attached, users will never have to worry about a lost cap again. The drive is available in the range of capacities from 1GB to 4GB. There are also different choices of fashionable colors - metallic Passion Red or Mint Green.

Kingston Technology HyperX DDR3 Wins Intel XMP Certification

Kingston has announced its HyperX low-latency 1625MHz DDR3 memory has been certified under the Intel Extreme Memory Profile (Intel XMP) validation program to offer PC builders and gaming enthusiasts greater memory advantages and tuning flexibility when constructing high-performance systems using select Intel X38-series chipsets.

 

abit’s new A-N78HD

 

abit has launched their new A-N78HD motherboard which is based on nVIDIA’s GeForce 8200 chipset. This highly integrated multimedia platform motherboard makes high definition multimedia enjoyment more convenient and easier. abit paid special attention to video output flexibility with three connection options already implemented on-board. Users can choose between the standard D-Sub VGA connector or use one of the two digital outputs; DVI or HDMI.