Oct 26 2007
Wacom has just made official its Cintiq 12WX graphics tablet that marries the Cintiq interactive pen display with the portable goodness and size of the Intuos3 tablet, resulting in a device that measures just 405mm x 270mm x 17mm while carrying a 12.1″ TFT display. Continue Reading »
Oct 26 2007
NVIDIA is planning a new top-end graphics processor for notebooks that will outperform the GeForce 8700M GT just a few months after its release, claim visitors to the recent Computex expo in Taiwan. The upgrade would be known as the 8800M GTX and would effectively be a mobile-optimized version of the imminent GeForce 8800 GT for desktops. The architecture would be virtually the same save for a lower clock speed and switching on power saving measures that are unnecessary for the desktop card, according to the report. Continue Reading »
Oct 25 2007
Gateway 24-inch High Definition Widescreen LCD FHD2400 and the Gateway 22-inch High Definition Widescreen LCD HD2200 deliver cutting-edge features including soft touch controls, ultra bright glare panels with fast response times, high definition resolutions, and DCDi by Faroudja enhanced video processing. Each display offers universal connections to content and video sources via multiple analog and digital video inputs, making them just as easy to use with consumer electronics as with a PC. Continue Reading »
Oct 25 2007
Nokia N81 smartphone out on the market. It is said to provide an improved multimedia and gaming experience due to the 3.5 mm headphone connector and the access to the Nokia Music Store and N-Gage games service. The quad-band slider features Symbian OS with S60 interface, 3G data (only for Europe), WiFi, 2-megapixel camera, 16M color QVGA display, stereo Bluetooth , microUSB and MP3 player. It is available as N81 (including 12 MB internal memory and microSD slot) and N81 8GB (featuring only 8GB built-in memory). Excluding any subsidies or taxes, N81’s price is $515 (€360), whereas the 8GB’s one is $615 (€430).
Oct 25 2007
A pen that lets you write anything anywhere and then transfer it to your computer has been developed by Samsung. Situated in the nib of the Quad pen is an electronic sensor which records its movements and saves it onto a tiny memory chip in the barrel, meaning that, should inspiration strike whilst you wander lonely as a cloud that floats on high o’er — yeah, you get my drift — you can run to the nearest daffodil and jot down whatever it was you wanted, thus saving your work for posterity on the chip. Continue Reading »
Oct 24 2007
When Halo 3 launched, a handful of Xbox 360 gamers were lucky enough to get their hands on the Halo 3 Legendary Edition, complete with a brand spankin’ new Master Chief helmet. For anyone who missed out the first time around, they can either spend their cold hard cash on eBay, or they can try your luck at getting Halo 3 Legendary Edition free from Jake Ludington. This is the kind of opportunity that should make them proud to wear those Master Chief Underoos while they swear at the n00b on Xbox Live who just fragged their drop seat; and it won’t cost them a penny.
Oct 23 2007
Sony Computer Entertainment America Announces New 40GB PLAYSTATION3 (PS3) Configuration and Price Reduction of Current 80GB Model
Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) today announced plans to introduce a new 40GB model of its PLAYSTATION3 (PS3) computer entertainment system. Beginning November 2nd, to further enhance the HD entertainment experience, the new 40GB PS3 model will come bundled with the blockbuster movie Spider-Man™ 3 Blu-ray Disc™ (BD) from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, and will be available in North America for a suggested retail price of $399 (USD/CND). The company also announced that effective immediately, the current 80GB PS3 model will be available in North America for $499 (USD/CND), $100 below the original launch price. Continue Reading »
Oct 23 2007
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of office imaging systems, ink-jet technology and digital photography equipment, today unveiled two new imagePROGRAF 12-color pigment ink large format printers, the imagePROGRAF iPF9100 and imagePROGRAF iPF8100. These latest additions to the Company’s imagePROGRAF line of large format printers will replace the imagePROGRAF iPF9000 and iPF8000 models, and incorporate an 80 GB hard drive, and the newly reformulated Gray, Photo Gray, Black and Matte Black LUCIA inks for enhanced monochrome prints. Canon will have both imagePROGRAF models on display at the Canon booth (#318) during the PhotoPlus Expo in New York City, October 18-20.
Oct 23 2007
“The Konica Minolta bizhub 181 offers those seeking an All-in-One replacement many new enhancements as compared to predecessors and competitive models including its high print quality, speed, ease-of-use, and flexible and expandable multifunctionality that will fit into any office environment” said Kevin P. Kern, vice president, product planning and marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. “Featuring a more robust print and copy capability, the bizhub 181 is competitively priced to be affordable so every office, regardless of size, can work more efficiently and cost-effectively.” Continue Reading »
Oct 23 2007
Dell today introduced a new workstation, the Dell Precision T3400, designed to help customers raise their expectations when evaluating mainstream systems.
“The Dell Precision T3400 redefines the levels of performance and flexibility customers should expect for mainstream workstations,” said Vivek Mohindra, vice president, Dell Product Group. “We are reinforcing our market leadership position by delivering leading-edge features such as dual graphics and higher bandwidth processors and memory that customers could not get in this type of system before.”