Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab Goes Official

There are more and more competitor to the iPad. Now Samsung introduces a new tablet called Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab that will come as a nice competitor.

This tablet has a touchscreen TFT display of 7 inches (1024 x 600 pixels), running Android OS 2.2 (Froyo) from a Cortex-A8 processor 1GHz, 512MB RAM and SFX540 PowerVR graphics chip. A setting well-suited to Google's system, and certainly will bring a great performance to the unit. In addition, you'll find in Samsung Tab a 3 megapixel primary camera with auto-focus flash LED and also a secondary camera for video conferencing to 1.3 Megapixels. Other features: GSM connectivity, GPRS, EDGE, 3G, HSPA, Bluetooth 3.0 and Wi-Fi b / g / n.

In the video, you will have support for playback in DivX, Xvid, H.264 and Flash10 in HD resolution, and a battery (4000 mAh) with autonomy for up to 7 hours of video and HDMI output to assist them in their HDTV.

The Samsung P1000 Tab will be available in two versions: 16GB and 32GB, but if you requires more storage space you have available a microSD card slot supporting up to 32GB.

There is no information yet about the price of this tablet but it is scheduled to arrive in Europe now in September, starting with Italy, following the U.S., Asia and Korea in the coming months.

via gsmarena

Comparison with iPad

 Source pcworld

Sony Announced the Company's Refreshed Lineup of E-Readers

Sony today announced the company's refreshed lineup of e-readers and new touchscreen technology ups the ante over its competition. New versions of its 5-inch Pocket Edition, 6-inch Touch Edition and 7-inch Daily Edition are being introduced. All three come with touchscreen support and the new higher-contrast E-Ink Pearl display already seen on the new Kindle and Kindle DX.

The 5-inch Pocket Edition (model PRS-350) will come with 2GB of internal memory, a microUSB port, support for a number of text formats including PDF and EPUB, 6 adjustable font sizes, and a battery good for about 2 weeks worth of reading. Available in silver and pink, it is now available for US$179.99

The 6-inch Touch Edition (model PRS-650) is very similar to its smaller sibling but aside from the larger display, adds SD and Memory Stick Duo expansion slots, a headphone jack, and support for MP3 and AAC audio files. Available in black and red, it will sell for US$229.99.

The new Daily Edition will have double onboard memory to 4GB and will come with 3G connectivity from AT&T, Wi-Fi, improved battery life (up to 27 days on a single charge with wireless off). Final price has not been set but should be around US$299.99. It is expected to come later this fall.

With its latest models, Sony definitely shows its still in the game. While the touch screen technology really does bring the best of both the E-Ink and LCD worlds to an e-reader, the higher price may be a deterrent that holds consumers back. On the other hand, if the idea of touch navigation—swipes to change the page, for example—is a must-have feature, the extra dollars may be worth it.

pcworld

iBottleopener an iPhone Case + Bottle Oppener

This is another newest invention for iPhone lovers. If you go to a restaurant and the waitress forget to bring her bottle opener to open your beer just hand in your iPhone equipped with iBottleopener... voila!

The feature of this iPhone is to protect your iPhone and to open a bottle. The case available now fits iPhone 3G and 3GS, and there will be one for iPhone 4 soon. The price $19.95 plus $3.95 shipping and handling. Free shipping and handling on two or more if you have a lot of bottle to open and in case you have more than one iPhone...

iBottleopener

Acer Revo RL100 AMD-based Slimmest Nettop PC

Set to be showcased at IFA Berlin, Acer's newest Revo-branded product, the Revo RL100 slim desktop (or maybe nettop), has enjoyed some hands-on treatment in Hong Kong, the first market in which it is being released.

This AMD-powered nettop matte black multimedia machine called Acer Revo RL100 features an AMD Athlon II Neo K325 (1.3 GHz) dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and 160GB hard drive.

Acer Revo RL100  is the slimmest nettop using AMD processor come with 3x USB 2.0 ports, HDMI and S/PDIF port, packed very closely under the hood. Also 802.11n Wi-Fi, unique touchpad, and DVD Super Multi Drive. The price is around $515 in Hong Kong

tcmagazine

Canon Introduces Canon EOS 60D

Canon introduced its new digital SLR camera, Canon EOS 60D. Looking at the specifications, this EOS 60D is located in between the EOS 50D and EOS 7D. It combines some of the best elements of the T2i and 7D in a redesigned body. The improvement from 50D is the video capture capability. The EOS 60D is smaller than the 50D and no longer features a metal body.

Specifications:

• 18MP APS-C CMOS sensor
• ISO 100-3200 (expandable to 12,800)
• 5.3 fps continuous shooting
• 1080p HD video recording with manual controls
• SD / SDHC / SDXC storage
• In-camera raw development
• Subject modes with 'Ambience Selection' (Standard, Vivid, Soft, Warm, Intense, Cool, Brighter, Darker and Monochrome)
• In-camera Creative Filters (special effects)
• Fully articulated 3.0" screen (3:2)
• Swivel screen 3-inch LCD Display

 [dpreview]

iPad for Sumo Wrestlers

After years of fat-fingered struggles to type emails and text messages on tiny mobile phone keypads, Japan's sumo wrestlers have been given Apple's iPad to pound with their jumbo-sized digits.

With the sport's reputation tarnished by recent scandals, the Japan Sumo Association is distributing about 60 iPads among all the 51 training stables and top association officials from this week to help improve communication.

And it's a giant leap for a super-sized sport that has until now relied on old-school modes of telephone and fax machines.

"It seems rather easy to use," association chief Hanaregoma said following a brief training session on the popular tablet gadget. "Sending emails was very easy."

A digital novice himself, the 62-year-old former wrestler admitted that while he can read incoming text messages on his mobile phone, he doesn't know how to write replies and does not usually use a computer.
But "time flies if you play with this", he said of the Apple gadget.

The iPad was chosen because the sumo association believed the device was big enough to cater to wrestler's fat fingers, unlike the miniscule keys on cellphones, media reports said.

[yahoo]

Iomega Makes Full Switch to USB 3.0

Iomega is implementing USB 3.0 technology integrated into all their products. Iomega says the change will not cost consumers a penny more in retail cost but will deliver faster transfer speeds.  USB 3.0 has a theoretical max of 5Gbps but according to guys at getusb.info it only shows 70MB/s as best performing drives at the moment.

Iomega continues their promise of better performance with not only speed performance, but now a “drop spec” of up to 7 feet before you can expect any kind of damage or malfunction with the device.

Iomega’s drives come in 500GB and 1TB size starting at just $119.

[getusb]

Dell Aero Available Now for $99.99 with New AT&T Two-Year Contract, and $299.99 without Contract

Dell Aero smartphone is available now in a polished graphite finish for $99.99 with new AT&T two-year contract, and $299.99 without contract.

Dell Aero specifications:

• Weighing in at just 3.67 oz., the ultra-slim
• 624Mhz Marvell processor
• Android platform complete with Android Market and Dell user interface enhancements; 
• 3.5-inch (640 x 360p) capacitive multi-touch display with pinch-to-zoom functionality; 
• Quad-Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz); Tri-Band UMTS/HSDPA (850/1900/2100 MHz); 
• WiFi + Bluetooth; 
• 2 GB on board user accessible Micro SD with expandable memory available up to 32 GB; 
• Full HTML Browser with Adobe Flashlite; 
• GPS/A-GPS navigation; 
• POP, IMAP, Webmail and Microsoft Active Sync E-mail.

[Dell]

Toshiba is Developing 3-D TV Without Special Glasses

Image: from CrunchGear

Toshiba Corporation said yesterday that it is developing technology for 3-D television that won't require special glasses. However a spokeswoman from toshiba didn't give confirmation whether Toshiba plans to start selling this new  television by the end of this year.

The 3-D televisions that are available today from Panasonic and Sony require special glasses, although there are already screens that doesn't require glasses mainly intended for store display.

Yumiori newspaper said that Mitsubishi's technology involves transmitting different images at various angles to create an illusion of dimension and depth.

[Metronews]

The Nikon D3100, Entry Level DSLR with HD Video Capabilities

The Nikon D3100 is an entry level DSLR with the capability to record video in different HD sizes and frame rates. Captures at 1080p will be available at 24 frames per second, while 720p will allow for captures at 24 and 30 frames per second. The D3100 will not be able to capture 60 frames per second in either resolution (for this purpose, get a HD video recorder which is getting cheaper and cheaper everyday).

D3100 with AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR

Press Release:

TOKYO – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the release of the Nikon D3100, an entry level Nikon DX-format digital-SLR camera. The camera is equipped with a new CMOS image sensor developed by Nikon and a new image-processing engine that enable capture of high-definition images exhibiting superior image quality, and a Guide mode that allows users to capture images just as they intended.

ProMini Bluetooth Keyboard Glows Bright with TouchPad and Laser Pointer

ProMini Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard is the world’s first Touchpad 90-degree flip design – With a 90-degree flip a switch function key Touchpad, allows you feel the click, scroll, and the mouse click action especially if you use iPhone or iPad. This new $75 Wireless Bluetooth keyboard is compatible with the iPad, iPhone, Android, Symbian and Windows Mobile 6.0 smartphones, HTCs, PCs, laptops, Mac and Sony PS3 Players. The keyboard is designed in with a backlight lamp, which isn’t anywhere to compete with Logitech’s illuminated keyboard, but is fine to let the user use it in dim light from good 30 meters away from the device.

Features:

• Use Broadcom 2042 Chipset with wireless Bluetooth 2.0 interface
• Features comfortable, ergonomic design with 49 keys
• The intelligence power source management system helps you conserve battery power for when you really need it.
• Battery life longer than similar products by 50%
• Come with particular power managing software, indicates the power capacity in Microsoft Windows System automatically
• Built-in software solutions with Bluetooth human interface device and comply with the standard version of the Bluetooth SIG Bluetooth 2.0
• Built-in rechargeable Li-ion batter, support USB charge
• Use with non-BT equipped PC or Laptop require a USB Bluetooth adapter (come with the adapter)

[iPadAccessorie]