Hardware
All New Atom Processor
Intel has always produced the products which have always drawn the attention of the tech world. Not to an exception, Intel is again up in discussions with its new Atom processors, a powerful new processor that has evolved from its predecessor. These new Atom processors to an introduction are very small chips which are said to be much more efficient than the previous ones.
These small chips will be used for the mini netbooks and computers with entry level desktops. These chips are said to integrate memory controllers along with the graphic processors into central processing unit. Intel disclosed that N450 processor will be used for netbooks and the dual core processor using D410 and D510 will be in the lineup for the computers with entry level desktops. The N450 will be showing an improvement of about 20% in power consumption and the dual processor by about 70%. Intel said that many companies like Dell, Samsung. Lenovo, Acer and even many others will be using the Atom.
Let us just hope that everything comes out the way it is expected to.
Google’s Keyboard the “Gboard”
Google is always on a path to offer something new and better to its customer. The latest addition in this list is the brand new Gboard launched by Google on this Friday. At just $19.9 it can be a handy tool.
Packed with 19 colored shortcut keys to Gmail it can reduce your hand movements on laptop. This new gadget needs a USB port only for its working. There are keys like; starring messages, starting search and jumping between messages. This cool gadget was actually not created by Google but by a film producer Charlie Mason.
Advantages of Gboard
- It’s available in just $19.9.
- Good build and quality
- Color coding and no set up required.
Disadvantages of Gboard
- Does not include all Gmail shortcuts.
- If else Google changes its shortcuts, it may become useless
- No more choice of color.
Asus Multi-touch T91MT PC Netbook
Asus is once again in news with its, new T91MT. This is supposed to be a revolutionary upgrade by Asus. T91MT, the second generation of T91 Eee PC net book has multi-touch display. So T91Mt will be the first net book in the world with multi-touch display.
T91MT will come with windows 7 equipped and many more advanced features. The display is 8.9” by dimensions and allows the user to do various kinds of movements like; flick, flip, zoom, scroll and many more finger gestures by just a smooth touch.
You may have to wait as no official date of its launch has been announced. T91MT buyers will get 1.33GHz Intel Z520 Atom CPU along with Intel US15W chipset and 1GB DDR2 RAM. You will be happy to know that T91MT will come with 32 GB SSD. Prices will be around $550 which will almost be $80 more than the present T91.
Fast and Affordable Windows 7 Touch Screen PC from MSI; Introducing the Wind Top AE2220
MSI has announced the U.S. availability of the Wind Top AE2220 all-in-one desktop PC. What’s cool about this touch screen PC is that like a flat screen TV, this PC can be mounted on a wall.
Its touch screen capabilities feature MSI’s exclusive graphic interface plus the new Windows 7 native multi-touch support to provide a cool touch-screen experience for browsing the Web, editing photos, creating documents, or just about anything else, without using a mouse. But if you insist on using a mouse, it does comes with one anyway!
Featuring a 21.5-inch screen with 16:9 widescreen display, full HD (1080p) resolution and high-fidelity 5.1-channel SRS Premium Sound, the Wind Top AE2220 is designed to provide home users with theatre-like multimedia entertainment.
It is powered by the NVIDIA ION graphics platform and the latest Intel Core 2 Duo/Pentium Dual Core processors which means it can handle HD movies and 3D games. It also has 4GB of memory and a 500GB hard drive would should be plenty for even advanced users.
Wind Top AE2220 Specifications:
- CPU — Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 (2.2GHz) / Pentium dual-core T4300 (2.1GHz)
- LCD Panel — 21.5” (54.61cm ) 16:9, 1920 x 1080, Full-HD Multi-Touch Screen
- Graphics — NVIDIA GeForce 9300 Integrated Graphics with 256MB VRAM
- Memory — 4GB DDR2 800MHz
- Wireless LAN — 802.11 b/g/n WiFi
- Hard Disk Drive — 500GB SATA2
- Optical Drive — Blu-Ray/Double-layer DVD Super Multi
- Speakers — Two 5W 5.1-channel surround speakers with SRS Premium Sound
- Video Input — 1.3-megapixel webcam and microphone
The Wind Top AE2220 all-in-one PC is available in a variety of configurations, and is priced starting at $749.99.
Adamo XPS Now Available on Dell.com
Dell has announced via their Direct2Dell site that the Adamo XPS laptop is now available on Dell.com both in the US and in several countries around the world. In the US, the starting price is $1,799. The thin and elegant Adamo XPS has been much antisipated ever since Dell first announced a few weeks ago.
The Adamo XPS is thin… Very think… it is just 9.99mm thick (or should that be thin). To give you an idea of how thin 9.99mm is, most cell phones today are thicker. The current iPhone is 12.3mm thick and a common USB port, found on most computers these days, is 7.5mm.
Highlights
- 1.4GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo ULV processor – delivering ultra-low-voltage mobile performance
- Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
- 4GB 800MHz DDR3 dual-channel memory
- Intel® Ultimate-N WiFi Link 5300 (802.11a/g/n) Half Mini card and Dell™ Bluetooth® 2.1 adapter
- Up to 5 hours and 17 minutes with an optional extended battery life on a full charge
Other Features
- Superthin 13.4″ HD 16:9 WLED 720p display
- Metallic key cap, full-size keyboard
- Integrated 2MP webcam and integrated mono digital microphone
- IO: DisplayPort, 2 USB 2.0, headphone connector and audio out. Standard connectors via external dongle: RJ45, DVI. Optional connectors via external dongle: VGA, HDMI.
- Communications: 10/100 via external dongle, Bluetooth® 2.1, 802.11n (3×3)
- Dimensions: (w x d x h) 340 x 272 x 9.99 mm 1 (13.39″ x 10.71″ x .39″)
- Weight: 1.44 kg (3.2 lbs.6) with standard 20Whr battery
First Human Olympics, Now Humanoid Olympics!
With the increased number of humanoid robots bring produced, China is all set to organize a robotic Olympics in 2010. The Olympics will feature only humanoid robots, i.e. Robots that resemble humans and possess two arms and legs. Entry of humanoid robots with wheels is not allowed in the Olympics. The event which is scheduled to be organized in the city of Harbin will see robots participating in 16 different events. The Olympics will also include events such as athletics and cleaning with which humanoid robots are already familiar with.
The organizers have not set any dates for the event and commented that Harbin was chosen as the venue for the event mainly due to the Harbin Institute of Technology which has team of soccer playing robots. With a number of events aimed at robots, like RoboGames which will be organized in California in April 2010 and the Robo World cup, the Harbin Robo Olympics is definite to have lots of competition.
One Laptop Per Child Scheme Goes to Uruguay
With the advancements in science and technology and internet penetration, the computer has become almost of an essential thing rather than a comfort in earlier days. But for people and students in developing nations, the One Laptop per child scheme comes as the savior. This scheme has allowed many families and students across the globe to access the world of the computers. Uruguay is the latest addition in the list of countries that is taking part in the laptop scheme.
The scheme was started by Nicholas Negroponte and it was aimed at designing special laptops for $100 but it proved to be far more expensive. The XO model laptops each cost $260 for the state including maintenance and other costs. More than 70% of the students who received a laptop were those who didn’t have a computer at home. Let’s hope this scheme spreads to other developing countries as well and create a revolution in the technological era.
iPhone Sales Hardly Hit by the Recession
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The recession has hardly hit computer makers Apple and it was evident from the profit reports they published for the last three months. The computer maker had made a profit of about $1.67 billion in a time period of three months and the sales surged to $9.87 billion. Though computer and iPhone sales rose by 17% and 7% respectively, the sale of their music players, iPod slumped.
Steve Jobs, the Chief Executive of Apple said that the rise in the sales of Macintosh computers and iPhones, compared to previous years has made him happy. This year’s figures showed a 19% increase in the sale of Macintosh computers compared to that of last year. Many have attributed this increase to Apple newly launched operating system Snow Leopard. Also, the launching of the low priced version of iPhones had played a vital role in the increase of iPhone sales in this year.
Will My PC Run Windows 7?
The question is can your PC run Windows 7? If you are considering upgrading Windows on your current PC, then there are two ways to check if your PC will work with Windows 7. The first is the manual way, read the system requirements and compare them to your PC, the other is the automatic way, run the Microsoft Windows 7 upgrade advisor.
The published minimum system requirements for Windows 7 are:
- 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x86) processor
- 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
- 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
- DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
A “DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver” means you need a graphics card which has drivers for Vista, in in practice this means an nVidia GeForce 6 series or better graphics card, or an ATI Radeon 9500 or better.
The recommended way to check for Windows 7 compatibility is to run the Windows 7 upgrade advisor. The upgrade advisor scans your hardware, devices, and installed programs for known compatibility issues, gives you guidance on how to resolve potential issues found, and recommends what to do before you upgrade.
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Will My PC Run Windows 7? New Upgrade Advisor Available
Microsoft Zune’s New Avatar
Microsoft recently unveiled the new avatar of its Zune music player – a competitor to the iPod range of music devices from Apple. The new Zune player will feature a touch-screen and users will be able to download and play high-definition videos on the player. The player comes with an organic LED display that is highly energy efficient and can be docked with a television on which the high-definition videos can be streamed.
Microsoft has priced the 16 gig Zune player at $220 and the 32 gig one at $290 and has announced the discontinuation of the earlier version of the player. The player has a couple of new features including a radio receiver for analog and digital radio and a web browser with wi fi connectivity. The Zune HD will be available only in the US market and it has been priced competitively owing to the price reductions by Apple on its iTouch series.
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