The netbook market is set to roll out the red carpet for the new Asus EEE PC 1005PR. Asus is brining in the new device to all netbook enthusiasts with the promise of a new feature called Super Hybrid Technology, which offers an astoundingly good battery life of 11 hours under normal usage.
New digital video recorders will debut from the TiVo stables during early April. The new devices, christened TiVo Premiere and Premier XL, would come across as new digital video recorders that combine broadcast and online content much better than ever before. The new boxes are expected t o bring in some amount of relief to TiVo that has been finding it tough in the face of competition from cable companies.
Walmart has made the plunge into online movie rentals. The movie rental business scenario has been long been eyed by the retail behemoth and it is now that an opportunity has come knocking. Walmart is close to pocketing Vudu, a Silicon Valley startup that is into streaming movies to television sets by way of TV partnerships.
Skype is the future of video chats is a long established fact but things should never be taken for granted even if you are the best in business. Skype tends to follow this mantra and that is the reason why the service has been so successful.
The latest feather in Skype’s cap is the collaboration with LG and Panasonic that will see Skype as a built-in feature in the internet laden TV sets. All this means that if you possess a Panasonic or an LG HDTV, Skype could very well be a part of your living room and not just the desk.
As 2010 dawns, Orange of the UK is ringing in more clarity to its voice. The carrier has done all that need to be done to boost the quality of calls to the HD level.
Samsung is not the only company to tackle the green minded, as it looks like BenQ is shifting to an environment conscious policy by announcing the newBenQ V-series Eco Displays. Measuring in at 24- and 21.5-inches for the new BenQ V2400 Eco and V2200 Eco, respectively, both widescreens are expected to rope in the latest in monitor LED technology.
Both the Full HD 1080p V2400 Eco and Full HD 1080p V2200 Eco are designed with zero light leakage and offer an ultra-high dynamic contrast ratio of 5,000,000:1 for intense blacks and extreme whites. And talking about the name, the new BenQ V-series displays feature the Eco technology that ensures 30-percent less power-consumption with no sacrifice in visual acuity.
The displays have a 28% recycled plastic frame and are being delivered in a recycled carton made from 80% recycled paper material, printed with 70% less ink. Both the V2400 Eco and V2200 Eco will be available in China starting this month.
After long speculations, Nikon have just announced their new Nikon D300S camera. A 12.3 megapixel DSLR that can record 720p movies at 24fps, the new D300S brings contrast-detect autofocus (while in Tripod mode) and offers an external mic input.
On top of that, the beast incorporates the same DX-format 12.3 megapixel CMOS sensor in the D300, comes with a 51-point autofocus system, 7 frames per second burst shooting, a 3 inch LCD display and EXPEED image processing. There’s also a Quiet release mode for discrete photography, a built-in pop-up flash that covers 16mm wide-angle field of view, dual CF and SD memory card slots.
Available in stores from the end of August, the new Nikon D300S is going to be priced close to $1,800.
Hit the jump for more pics and the full press release.
With the economy on the grind, even the HD displays have become a bit of a luxury apparently. Enjoying the same quality of viewership is though still a possibility with the Samsung P2370HD monitor which renders the facilitation using a built-in HD tuner.
There is something about being first when it comes to mobiles phones. The technology advances so much that it’s hard to keep pace, but that’s why we exist. With the Mobile Congress going on in Barcelona, Samsung have made quite a few announcements. One of them is Samsung OmniaHD which is supposed to be the world’s first cellphone to record 720p video. And talking about goodies, the new Omnia is also expected to include an 8 megapixel camera, a 3.7-inch AMOLED display, GPS, Wi-Fi or a 3.5mm jack. Just imagine how cool you’d be with your new 720p HD recording handset … for geeky chicks that is. [via PhoneArena]
Great image quality and relatively inexpensive, Vizio’s VO47LF is a great HDTV flat-panel LCD.
Vizio VO47LF Review
Vizio manages to respect their brand and produces pretty good televisions.
The one we got to review this time, the V047LF model is nothing but a standard 1080p display (with 1920×1080 native resolution, 500 cd/m2 brightness and a 6500:1 contrast ratio), that doesn’t feature the design elegance we expected but manages to deliver fantastic picture and accurate color for a good price.
The 16.6 million colors TV packs automatic color equalization, has an Anti-Static and hard coated surface, fast signal response times with reduced pixel noise, 178 Degree Viewing Angle and an integrated Digital/QAM television tuner.
There are four HDMI slots, a PC input, a stereo pair of Audio inputs two Component inputs (YPbPr) with matching stereo Audio Ins, one Composite (with Audio), one VGA (15 pin D-Sub) with a stereo Audio In mini-plug, one S-Video (with audio), a Service port, an SPDIF (optical) digital Audio Out and a stereo pair of RCA analog Audio Outs.
Enough with the good part. Vizio VO47LF has some inaccurate color temperature presets, below-average off-angle viewing, and is the proud “owner” of only two aspect ratio modes with HD sources. However, bottom line, the well equipped flat panel LCD from Vizio really manages to impress both in picture quality and price at the same time. It’s a good deal for your buck.
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