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Archive for January, 2010
Alienware’s Core i7-equipped M15x and M17x now available to order
Jan 30th
Alienware didn’t drop too many details about how it was revising its M15x and M17x gaming lappies back at CES, but now both of those are finally ready to be ordered by the drooling masses. The “little” guy is available with a Core i3, Core i5 or Core i7 processor, your choice of a 512MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M or 1GB GeForce GTX 260M, a 1,600 x 900 or 1,920 x 1080 15.6-inch WLED panel, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, 250GB HDD (or a 128GB / 256GB SSD for those with the coinage) and plenty of lights to go around. The big brother can be ordered with a Core i7-920XM processor, dual 1GB GeForce GTX 280M GPUs (or a pair of Radeon Mobility HD 4870s), optional Blu-ray drive and pretty much anything else you can imagine. Follow the links below if you’re eager to be first in line — the M15x gets going at $1,199 (and should ship early next month), while the M17x starts at $1,799 with a Core i7.
Cheap Ainol V6000HDR HD MP4 Player with 4.3 inch LCD and TV-out – 4GB
Jan 30th
Ainol V6000HDR MP4 player is with 4.3 inch screen, can play RM/RMVB(1280×720), AVI, MKV, AVI, MOV, PMP, MP4, VOB, DAT, FLV video files, and MP3, WMA, WAV, APE, FLAC, OGG music formats. But what makes it outstanding is that it supports 1080i and 720p TV-out, compatible files with 1280×768 pixels. Watch perfect movie or other videos on larger screens. Comes with dual microphone, get stereo voice recording. Built in 4GB flash memory, support TF card to expand its capacity. Other features include LRC show, E-book and others.
Product page: http://www.ownta.com/ainol-v6000hdr-hd-mp4-player-with-4-3-inch-lcd-and-tv-out-4gb.html
Newest 1280P Player Ainol V8000HDV 1280p HD MP5 Player with HDMI and OTG
Jan 30th
Ainol’s V8000HDV comes with a 4.3-inch 800×480 Wide-screen, adopts SC9800 chip, decode max up to 1280p. HD decoding and plays MKV, MOV, PMP, MP4 videos. Common media formats, such as MP3, WMA, WAV, are also supported of course. They all offer HDMI output and support USB-HOST function that allows users to plug USB drive, camera, cellphone, PDA or other USB devices into the PMP.
Product page: http://www.ownta.com/ainol-v8000hdv-1280p-hd-mp5-player-with-hdmi-and-otg-functions-16gb.html
Ainol V8000HDV 1280p HD MP5 Player with HDMI and OTG Functions – 16GB Function:
- MIC recording
- Adopts SC9800 chip, decode max up to 1280p
- Music format support: MP3, WMA, WAV, APE, FLAC, OGG
- Video format support: TS, AVI, MP4, MPG, MKV, PSP, DAT, VOB, WMV, ASF, RM, RMVB, MOV, M2V, QT, M2A
- Display Type: 4.3-inch 16 million color, 800×480 dot-matrix
- Support AVI, RMVB video formats SRT external subtitles
- Support TXT reading function
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Newest Ainol Full HD PMP V9000HDS Start Free Shipping To Worldwide.
Jan 30th
Ainol V9000HDS comes with a 5-inch 800×480 Wide-screen, support H.264 (MPEG4-AVC) decoding, max up to 720 pixels. and plays MKV, MOV, AVI, XVID, PMP, DAT, FLV, VOB, MP4, MPG, 3GP videos. Common media formats, compatible with MP3, WMA, WAV music formats and JPG, BMP, PNG, GIF picture formats. They all offer HDMI output and support USB-HOST function that allows users to plug USB drive, camera, cellphone, PDA into the PMP. Other features include E-book, FM radio, games and so on.
Product page: http://www.ownta.com/ainol-v9000hds-full-hd-mp4-player-with-hdmi-and-otg-functions-8gb.html
Mitsubishi to introduce preposterously large 149-inch OLED TV at ISE 2010
Jan 30th
Yeah, you can snag a TV larger than this, but good luck finding a 150-inch set with an OLED panel. In a presumed effort to quietly exert superiority over those “other guys,” Mitsubishi is purportedly planning to unveil a 149-inch OLED TV at ISE 2010, which kicks off in earnest next week — though, we have to say, we sure hope it’s not one of those modular units that we saw at CEATEC. Unfortunately, the native resolution of just 1,088 x 640 is downright boring, but we’re forcing ourselves to focus on the positives here. Essentially, something like this wouldn’t have much use outside the world of digital signage, but man, talk about making an impact on to-be customers. So, Mitsu — when’s the 1080p 4K version coming out?
Update: Ugh — looks as if this will be based around the modular technology we spotted at CEATEC. So much for our hopes and dreams.
Apple iPad: The definitive guide (so far)
Jan 30th
By now you’ve probably read more on Apple’s iPad then you ever dreamed possible. In the last few days we’ve covered a lot of angles on the tablet and compiled a lot of data. Still, we felt that we hadn’t given you clear hands-on impressions and collected the myriad details about the device in one, easy-to-reach place. So we’ve decided to bundle all of that info into a single feature, joining our first-hand encounters with the iPad together with all of the data and details you should be aware of — including specs, plans, release schedules, pics, and video. So read on for everything we know (so far) about Cupertino’s first tablet!
Confirmed: iPhone OS 3.2 has support for video calling, file downloads, and SMS
Jan 30th
The iPad may not have a camera in its current incarnation, but Apple’s at least laying the foundation for one: we just confirmed with extremely trusted sources that iPhone OS 3.2 contains rudimentary support for video calling, which could explain that mysterious space at the top of the device in our leaked pics. We’re told that there are hooks to accept and decline a video conference, flip a video feed (which suggests a front-facing camera) and — most importantly — run the video call in either full screen mode or in just a portion of the screen. That means you’ll be able to chat and do other things at the same time, which could mean there’s at least some type of multitasking going on here.
Alienware now shipping 23-inch OptX AW2310 1080p 3D monitor
Jan 30th
Just a hunch here, but we’re guessing that Alienware‘s CES stash all hit the production line at right about the same time. During the past day, we’ve seen the company’s M15x, M17x and OptX AW2310 hit the shipping stage, the latter of which is the firm’s first-ever 3D monitor. Checking in at 23-inches and boasting a full 1080p panel, this one also packs a 3 millisecond response time, 120Hz refresh rate and stereoscopic support when NVIDIA’s GeForce 3D Vision Kit is utilized. It’s up for order right now at $469, but if you follow that Logicbuy link down there, you’ll be able to snag it (for a limited time) for $449.10. Too bad that 3D kit will set you back another $200, but hey, no one said that witnessing the third dimension was cheap. Or remotely interesting. But mostly cheap.
How would you change Nikon’s D300S?
Jan 30th
Nikon’s D300S isn’t exactly tailor made for D300 owners, but for those waiting patiently to jump into the semi-pro DSLR game, it offers up a pretty delightful array of specs. Boasting SD and CF slots, a 720p movie mode and 12.3 megapixels of sharp shooting goodness, this here cam received overwhelmingly positive reviews late last year. Strategically positioned between the full-frame D700 and the lesser-specced D90, we’re sure the D300S found its way into quite a few hearts (and under quite a few trees) between then and now. If you’ve been firing off snaps with one of these for a few months now, we’re curious to know how you’d tweak things if the power were yours. Does the “S” really add enough to the D300 package to warrant the boost in price? How’s the image quality? Is the video mode a-okay for your purposes? Spill your heart out in comments below — we’re here to hold your hand if necessary.
MSI’s 10-inch tablet launching this year at $500, patently ignoring the elephant in the room?
Jan 29th
Ready for some more tablet news? Yeah, we know, this one’s different. Promise. It’s MSI’s 10-inch, Tegra-powered machine we checked out a few weeks back at CES. We were reasonably smitten then and, despite the new competition, we still think it looks promising. But, a $500 MSRP probably isn’t going to help things much when it launches sometime in the second half of this year, if a report from DigiTimes proves to be correct. Specifications are said to be “flexible” and the company will “launch different models based on market demand,” meaning if everyone coughs at that price point there’s a good chance MSI will dig deep and release an even cheaper model. Sounds like a good idea to us.
