Gateway FX7020 Review: Junior 3D Gaming Rig

It doesn't take a fortune to get one’s feet wet at 3D gaming. Smaller companies like Cyberpower and Velocity Micro have been selling gaming-class desktops for about $1,000 for some time. Now Gateway is doing the same with the FX7020, a $1,100 quad-core rig that you can find at select retailers. Although it won't give you blazing frame rates on the latest, graphics-happy DX10 games, it will at least let you play them, and it does well on DX9 games at any resolution.

The FX7020 packs a 2.3-GHz quad-core AMD Phenom processor, the first use we've seen of that chip. The nVidia GeForce 8800 GT is a good midlevel graphics card. A 500GB SATA hard drive and a dual-layer DVD burner with Labelflash labelburning technology (similar to HP’s LightScribe) round out the hardware. It does have some cool media features, such as a 15-in-1 card reader, an integrated IR receiver paired with a Media Center remote, and a built-in HDTV tuner. Another nice perk is the 1GB of online storage-free forever!

The system comes with major bloat ware. Worse still, it has only one PCIe x16 slot, so you can't upgrade to a dual-card SLI configuration should you outgrow the single card's limited, though solid, performance. Although it did fine on older games, its frame rates were pokey with the latest DX10 games, especially at higher resolutions. (Crysis at 1,920 by 1,200 looked almost like a slide show at 7 fps)

The comparable Dell XPS 630 costs $170 more, but it’s upgradeable to either an SLI or a CrossFire dual-card array. When you buy from Dell, though, you have to wait for the techs to assemble and ship your system. Pick up the Gateway FX7020 at your local Best Buy and you can start fragging today.

Gateway FX7020 Review
Price range: $1,100
Specs:
2.3-GHz AMD Phenom 9600 processor
2GB 667-MHz DDR2 SDRAM
500GB 7,200 rpm SATA hard drive
512MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTgraphic card
dual-layer DVD±RWdrive
six USB 2.0 ports
Windows Vista Home Premium

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Eurocom LV220C ViiVA Review: A PC in HDTV Clothing

The “PC in a TV’ concept isn’t new – Sony’s VAIO LT line has made an art of housing a multimedia rig in an HDTV casing. Eurocom has countered with the LV220C ViiVA, an all-in-one PC in a 22-inch widescreen frame that looks outstanding in a living room or office. Though a fine effort, it doesn't provide the oomph or the extras to match the Sony all-in-ones, and it's pricier, to boot.

With the LV220C, video is front and center. It has a tuner plus an MCE remote that supports analog cable and digital over-the-air (OTA) HDTV, as well as unscrambled digital cable channels. (You can use it without a cable box if your provider doesn’t scramble the signals.) Because the LV220C lacks component video or HDMI inputs, you can’t use an external cable or satellite box, or an external high-def Player with it. Our test unit came with a DVD burner that has LightScribe disc labeling, though Eurocom also offers HD optical disc drives.

The system packs a 2.66-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 CPU. The LV220C did well on our Windows Media Encoder test and aced our Photoshop CS3 test in a zippy 32 seconds. Its notebook-class nVidia Go 7600 graphics aren’t up to much 3D gaming, though.

The LV220C's user-serviceable chassis can accept a pair of hard drives. Ours came with a 320GB drive, but the bays can hold up to 2TB between them. If the drives are identical, you can configure them as RAID 0 (for speed and capacity) or RAID 1 (for data safety). You get 2GB of RAM, and there’s an empty slot for another 2GB.

Although the LV220C is a good choice, check out its rivals before buying. Comparable Sony LT systems sell for less, and they offer far more hardware for just a little bit more.

Eurocom LV220C ViiVA Review
Price range: $3,176 direct
Specs:
- 2.66-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
- 2GB 667-MHz DDR2 SDRAM
- 320GB 7,200-rpm SATA hard drive
- 256MB nVidia GeForce Go 7600 graphics card
- Dual-layer DVD±RW drive
- Integrated 22-inch widescreen LCD monitor
- Four USB 2.0 ports
- One FireWire port
- One eSATA port
- integrated stereo speakers
- Windows Vista Ultimate

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Sleeptracker Review: Not Ordinary Watch Alarm

Many people now depend on alarm as a gadget to rouse from sleep. They use hand watch, organizer, cellphone or PDA.

But, frequently the alarm sound is neglectful. Sometime they only shutdown the sound, then is fallen asleep again.

To avoid this awful case, a new hand watch is created. Its name is Sleeptracker. This watch will rouse the user at the most effective and accurate time.

Sleeptracker can monitor body signals, what indicates the user is sleeping or is being in a active condition. It detects through a sensor which watching body physical signals.

Then Sleeptracker will determine the right time to rouse its user. So, the business would effective.

Bases on theoretical which becoming Sleeptracker creation base, when sleep usually someone through some steps. First phase is luminosity sleep phase.

Second phase is a phase when someone is sleeps more well-sleep. As for at third and fourth phase, someone is enter delta phase (delta sleep). In this phase people is asleep considerably well-sleep.

The next phase is rapid eye movement (REM), which located between the awaking condition and first phase. At this phase people is dreaming.

This step marked with psychological change and symptoms, like brain activity improvement, respiration acceleration, faster eye movement, and muscle relaxation.

In one sleep periods along eight hours, in average adult are experiences 4-5 steps cycles. But, every body has different cycle. This influenced by some factors, among others gender, diet, athletics, drug consumption, alcohol, and stress.

So, among the cycle, there are certain momentums when someone almost awakes. This condition can be triggered by external influence, like noise sound.

But condition of almost awakes usually happened at REM phase. This happened briefest, that is around 20 seconds only. So, at the time is very effective to be aroused someone.

Sleeptracker also sounds the alarm voice or vibration feature. The user would easy to be aroused from its sleep.

Do not like ordinary alarm setting, Sleeptracker user must determine certain time period when alarm is on. The watch will check off the momentum to almost awake with the alarm period setting.

With the method, man who aroused also will feel fresher when he really awaking. "I have proved that I can wake up with fresh without feeling Lethargy," said Seoung-Koo Y. from Lynchburg, Virginia, one of Sleeptracker user.

Sleeptracker is available in two models: Sleeptracker standard (US$ 149) and Sleeptracker Pro (US$ 179).

Both is water proof. But, Sleeptracker standard only be equipped by alarm. As for model Pro is equipped also with vibration feature

Not only that, Sleeptracker Pro also can record the user data when is being in asleep condition for then transfer it through USB cable. User also can evaluate and analyses its condition at the time of sleep.

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Electrolux Inspiro Review: Smart Oven

Imagine how hard to grilling cake or food in oven if we don’t know the best temperature and right time to give the fine result. If oven can do itself, maybe only Electrolux which able to make it.

Newest oven made by Electrolux named Inspiro. It can automatically determine correct way to cook and produces result wanted.

It has program which arranging temperature based on the food type in it.

Not like conventional way, that is air temperature is measured with thermometer and implemented regularly by thermostat, Inspiro applies sensor. This is the sensor which calculating most accurate combination between energy consumptions and time required to yield correct temperature.

This way similar to automatic digital camera works. Camera automatically arranges lens diaphragm, shutter speed, and focus based on lighting level and its photo object.

"When auto-exposure and auto-focus can be said as new feature at camera, quite a few people who is skeptic," said Hans Stråberg, Electrolux Chief Executive Officer. "But, along with time, auto-focus has been received and now becomes the standard feature."

Straberg tells furthermore, as at camera, Inspiro oven user only needs to push one buttons for professional result.

To cooks mutton. For example, user chooses roasting category at the oven touch control. User also can choose will the mutton be cooked in rare, medium, or well done.

Then oven will indicate the correct level to grill the flesh. Oven itself is still in cool condition.

Go from this chill start, Inspiro calculates energy consumption and time required to boost up flesh temperature until cooked level wanted.

The information then is combined with cooking technique database which saves in oven to calculate warm-up mode combination required for result wanted, for example, top, under, beside, hot weather, or grills.

When cooks process completed, oven will stop automatically. It also soon releases warning for user that food has ready to be presented.

"With Inspiro, Electrolux has transferred professional cooking technique to houses," said Christian Mittermeier, a famous chef in Germany. "No oven which able to combine top, under, beside, and grills by one menus without stopping and turning on again its oven."

According to figure which has applied Inspiro in its house and restaurant, the oven can work with high precision level. It also can be applied easily by common people. If wish to cook conventionally, Inspiro also provides manual mode.

As bonus, Electrolux provides a number of recipes in its site (http://newsroom.electrolux.com) for Inspiro buyer. The recipe for example, tar apple for the vegetarian, chicken curry with mint, baked sheep with Mediterranean vegetable, and muffin. Inspiro would available in market with the price of around $2000.

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Price range: $2000
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Sony DPF-D70 Review: Contemporary Design and Fun

For you that like to display photo at desk, this is the time move to more sophisticated media, namely digital frame. One of them is Sony DPF-D70. Besides having great full color display, your photo can be saved with secure in digitally.

Through 7 inches color LCD, with high resolution (800x400 pixel) plus aspect ratio 15:9, photo displayed seen so contrast and more life. You save until 500 pictures. Because this digital frame already planted with big enough (256 MB) internal memory. To maximize storage space, it’s available image resizing ability.

This peripheral provides multiple display, nine styles slideshow, clock, calendar and single image and index view mode. Moreover, most of memory card format is supports by this digital frame. This photo gadget can present 48 MB and 100MB picture, including JPEG and RAW format (SRF, SR2, ARW is preview only).

Sony DPF-D70 Review:
Features :
- 7" Digital Photo Frame with 800x480 resolution, 15:9 aspect ratio LCD Screen.
- 256MB of internal memory with optional image resizing to maximize internal memory.
- Multiple display modes, including nine slideshow styles, clock and calendar modes, and single image and index views.
- Supports most memory card formats and is equipped with a USB B-type connection.
- Decodes and displays up to 48 MegaPixel and 100MB images, including JPEG and RAW (preview only: SRF, SR2, ARW).
- Auto image rotation and the auto orientation sensor will detect whether the frame is sitting horizontally or vertically and automatically rotate images.
- The backlit SONY logo can be switched on/off

In the box
- DPF-D70 7in Digital Photo Frame
- AC adaptor
- Remote Control

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NEC Powermate P5000 Review: Hybrid Computer from NEC

If desktop PC felt crowded your desk, hence this NEC Powermate is the way out. Built with space-saving concept, all of PC components - starts from processor, memory, harddisk, until DVD Writer - assembled in LCD screen backside. In the result, area required by this PC more or less same as ordinary 17 inches LCD monitor. Of course you still requiring addition space for keyboard and mouse, but it won’t hold your back. Because both peripherals equipped with Bluetooth connection.

This space-saving PC concept is not a new innovation, because Apple has done it with iMac, what followed by Gateway One and Dell XPS One. The different is Powermate P5000 built from the combination of notebook and desktop component. Its processor is using AMD notebook version processor, Turion X2 TL-52 (1,6GHz). This processor job supported by 1GB DDR memory, ATi Radeon X1200 onboard graphic chip, harddisk 200GB.

Just like a notebook, Powermate P5000 is also equipped by WiFi connection so can connected to wireless network in your home. Added by the connection to keyboard and mouse using Bluetooth, this practical device only requires power cable to operate. This according to one-cable operation concept which trying to be presented by NEC. Powermate P5000 is designed by placing forward its personal side and portability at the same time. Mean this device can be brought easily within doors to browsing internet, looks on film, or listens music. The excellence of this concept supported by white nuance design which sweetening the home design.

Talks about design, you maybe agree that Powermate P5000 has unique and futuristic display. No wonder if Good Design Japan institute gives special award for this device.

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Philips AJL308 Review: Multifunction Alarm

Tiny but have lot of function. That is the fast look of Philips AJL308, alarm clock which also functioning as FM radio, MP3, video player and digital photo frame.

Alarm with simple sound which usualy applies to wake you up at the morning will felt odd when placed side by side by this gadget. The reason is, AJL308 enables you to turn on alarm with favourite FM radio broadcast or MP3 song.

But, if you want another sound, there is available nature voice, like bird or waterfall, church bell voice.

In its front part there is 7 inchs screen. In the screen right corner presented digital photo frame. In its side are calendar, time display and alarm clock with fit to look size.

Philips AJL308 has been equipped with song collection in its memory. But, if you wish to add more, there is available USB slot so the song transfer process can be done directly from desktop computer or laptop.

In its body is also available addition memory card slot (SD/MMC). So copies photo to Philips AJL308 is so easy, like push button with finger. You can look around the photo collection one by one or in slide show and seen the video clip together with listening radio broadcast or music from MP3 song collection.

Built-in FM Radio at Philips AJL308 contains 20 presets and double alarm function. Alarm can be tuned with soft alarm modes, which will volume up the alarm (music and radio) gradually. Its small body makes Philips AJL308 not required big place.

Philips AJL308 has been available in Amazon.com with price US$ 130. But, Philips said that this gadget in fact has not been officially sold.

A number of buyers have brought it to house. But, not all is satisfying. One of buyer said that alarm with MP3 in fact less effectively because song exactly makes people get well-sleep.

Moreover, another buyer said that the Philips AJL308 screen resolution is too low so don’t comfortly when seen on close distance. Besides, the screen light is too bright even have been set in soft mode. It’s disturbing to people who likes to sleep in darkness.

Other buyers said that made in Chumby alarm (www.chumby.com) is better that Philips alarm. Entirety of Philips alarm feature offered by Chumby alarm, but in costlier price. Chumby sold at US$ 180.

The difference, you can connect Chumby to Internet through Wi-Fi wireless network. Besides, its have various interface and touch screen.

Philips AJL308 Review
Specs:

- Dimension: 208,5 x 168,5 x 91,2 mm
- Storage media: USB flash drive, Memory Card (SD/MMC)
- Alarm: Dual alarm, nature voice, buzzer alarm
- Radio: FM Antenna, auto-digital tuning, 20 preset
- Audio Player: MP3, WMA
- Video player: DivX, MPEG4
- Loudspeaker type: Bass Reflex Speaker System with diameter 32 mm
- Photo format: JPEG
- Screen: LCD TFT 7-inch with contrast ratio 300: 1 and aspect ratio 16: 9

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Teamgeist II : Smart Ball from Adidas

For most football lover, goal information is enough to be known in just minute time. But, there is nothing wrong gets more accurate data from a match. One of them is, determines the second when goal is made. This made in Adidas ball, Teamgist II, will realize it.

Ball form is not far different with normally ball. Its form remains to be circular with 100 % polyurethane material. One different thing is only the external design. Its form no longer be consisted of hexagonal and pentagon areas. But, its lines are design in the form of curvatures which is in the closing form of number 8, like previous Teamgist generation before.

Teamgist II also can do other complicated job. The collaboration ball product with Cairos Technologies can determine when and how the ball passes gate line. Then, the goal is can be said legitimate. More, the technology can record ball movement and all player activity in the field.

That thing can be done because the activity integration of three sectors. That is, ball, field line, and the sensor at wristwatch used by line judge and referee on the field.

Inside ball, planted sensor is recording all field angles as an electromagnetic field. The record is transmitted to main computer which always watchs ball position in field. The record result directly reported to signal receiver in wristwatch the game officers.

When ball pass gate border line, will be sent notification signal to game officer wristwatch. Of course is equiped with data display about time note when the goal is scored.

“The technology purpose is to making football gane become more transparent. Also to assists referee to make right decision, what influences result and quality of game,” said Hans-Peter Nuernberg, Adidas Innovation Team senior researcher.

“Now, the technology of course is still in a experiment period. But, we would continuously improve the system until reach 100% accurate” said Nuernberg more.

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Dell XPS One Review: The New All-in-One to Beat

Move over, Apple iMac-there’s a new king of the all-in-one PC realm. It’s the Dell XPS One, not to be confused with its recently launched rival, the Gateway One-which it outclasses, The XPS One, which starts at $1.499 for a base model, is a design statement, looking more like a sleek monitor than a PC. It has a winning feature set and is a multimedia juggernaut. It handles high-def video and TV well (despite its less-than-full HDTV resolution). But one thing it’s not is a competitive gaming rig.

Like its Gateway namesake, the XPS One is user serviceable, with a back panel that slides open. Unlike the Gateway One, it doesn’t have an extra drive bay or a drop-in SATA installation. RAM is easy to access, and an ATI Radeon HD 2400 card occupies the MXM graphics card slot (though you can’t upgrade the graphics at this point).

The XPS One has a wireless keyboard with a built-in touchpad, so you can use it on your lap while watching TV without having to enlist your log as a mouse pad. The keyboard incorporates many of the more important MCE and playback controls, and the wireless laser mouse is sweet.

The XPS One comes with Adobe’s Elements Studio. This suite is not quite the match of Apples iLife ‘08, but it’s formidable nonetheless. The Dell excelled on our multimedia tests, besting both the Gateway One and the iMac (20-inch Aluminum) with its test scores: 1 minute 13 seconds on Windows Media Encoder and 50 seconds on Photoshop CS2. Alas, the Radeon HD 2400 is a lightweight graphics card-fine for HDTV and basic 3D tasks, but its feeble 128MB of graphics memory sinks it as a pining platform.

Though some versions of the XPS One are”one cord,” the high-end model we tested requires at least one extra cable for the built-in HDTV tuner, though there’s a cable routing clip on the One to keep wires out of the way if need be. Speaking of high-def, the Dell also packs a Blu-ray drive. The display’s native resolution is 1,680-by-1,050. You can’t view HDTV in full 1,920-by-1,080p with the Dell- not that you’d be able to tell the difference on a 20-inch screen. But Blu-ray movies look terrific on the XPS One.

Between its superb design, extensive feature set, and speedy performance, the Dell XPS One has upped the ante on all-in-one greatness.

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Specs: 2.33-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 processor; 2GB 667-MHz DDR2 SDRAM; 500GB, 7200-rpm SATA hard drive; 128MB ATI Radeon HD 2400 graphics card; BD-RE(Blu-ray) drive; integrated 20-inch widescreen LCD monitor; Windows Vista Home Premium.
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HP TouchSmart IQ775 PC Review: Family Computer in Kitchen

Hewlett-Packard (HP) seems keeps spirits up in the effort to extending their personal computer (PC) market. Newest, HP offers PC for family which placed in family room or kitchen. Newest model of this PC type is HP TouchSmart IQ775 PC.

HP TouchSmart IQ775 PC carries desktop computer concept as family information center. One of the features is video message recorder, what enables one of family member to record video message to be looked by other family member. Besides, there is access for all information by only touch at its 19 inchs LCD screen.

Yes, this computer already equipped with touch screen interface. SmartCenter special software, what enables Windows Vista Home Premium operating system, operated with touch screen. SmartCalender program, which is part of SmartCenter, enables user to manage daily schedule and leaves voice or video message.

As family computer, HP IQ775, which powered by AMD Turion Dual-Core TL-58 1,9 gigahertz processor, also provides entertainment feature, wireless Internet access via Wi-Fi, and NTSC TV tuner to record and watch your favorite tv program.

HP TouchSmart IQ775 PC designed to facilitate computing and entertain, which enables consumer and all family members having a personal and interactive computing experience.

HP TouchSmart IQ775 PC has SATA 500 GB harddisk, 2GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce Go 7600 graphic card, Super-Multi DVD Burner with Lightscribe technology, Ethernet 100-BaseT, HP WebCam 1,3 megapixel, card reader 8 in 1, USB 2.0 slot, and FireWire slot. For now, this computer only available in United States, Canada, Korea, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand with retail price around $ 1599.

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CD-S2000 & amplifier A-S2000 Reviews: Audio Player Nostalgia

Not only fashion house which able to launch retro product (clothes) or mode which famous in past ten years. Electronic world also has retro model product but in newest technology.

Yamaha infiltrates audio/video market (which dominated with futuristic design or functional minimal product) by presenting compact disk format music player product and MP3 called CD-S2000 and amplifier A-S2000.

Both are coming up with old-fashioned audio deck design; square box body and rigid line. Big and heavy body is decorated with big button and knob. Yamaha designed it with two colour choices (black and silver).

Yamaha seems to aim at the old people market wich wishing having nostalgia with audio/video product during 80”. Even its form like old fashion, both peripherals is paired with newest technology.

This CD-S2000 audio player have been planted with made in Yamaha audio player newest technology. CD-S2000 do not only can play compact disk, but also Super-Audio CD (SACD), newest audio file storage model.

Differed from old-fashioned audio player deck, CD-S2000 majored as player for MP3 and WMA music format. Its digital output is having XLR and Optical/Coaxial connector, which usually used at the audio cable and professional video application.

Disk drive at CD-S2000 is placed symmetrically with the digital music player construction design. Disk drive is laced in the middle. Audio section is placed in right side, while power section is put on the left side. This design also produces weight balance.

For amplifier A-S2000, can produced clear and loud audio through third generation amplification technology from Yamaha, namely Floating Balance & Power Amplifier. This technology makes every channel produce output independently because each of channels gets his own energy.

This amplifier is also designed with symmetrical bowels construction. Its purpose is to produces external vibration and stable and good effect.
Both peripherals, if merged, will present ACD/CD and MP3/WMA audio output with 190 watts per channel at frequency 20-20.000 hertz. Other energy setting is twice of 120 watts at 8 ohm.

The connection among both eliminated interference appearance from other peripheral which transmitting audio system signal. Noise sound which frequently heard at sound system is also get minimize because the amplifier and electrical power source at A-S2000 is separate. The newest amplification technology is also makes this amplifier feedback free.

Even designed for they which wishing having nostalgia at past music player, this peripheral seems only addressed for they who have surplus money. If you wish to get both devices in one package, you must spend $ 3400.

If wish to buy separately, CD-S2000 price is $ 1824. While for A-S2000 is sold at $ 1540. As a start, both peripherals will be launched first time to Japan market at mid of December.

Besides expensive, both peripherals is too heavy. Can you imagine, the CD player has weight 15 kilograms and the amplifier 22,7 kilograms. Amazing!
Specification:

A-S2000
Dimension: 435 x 465 x 137 milimeters
Output: 20 - 20000 Hertzs
Voice input: 6 line (2 XLR, 4 RCA, and 1 FONO)
Audio input: 2 line
Electric consumption: 220 Watts or a couple of battery dry-cell AA
Weight: 22,7 kilograms
Accessory: Remote control

CD-S2000
Dimension: 435 x 440 x 137 milimeters
Audio Player SA-CD, CD, CD-R/RW (MP3/WMA)
Frequency Response: 2 - 50.000 Hz (SACD), 2 - 20.000 Hz (CD)
Harmonic Distortion: 0,0017 % (SACD), 0,002 % or less (CD)
Dinamik Range: More than 110 dB (SACD), more than 100 dB (CD)
SN Ratio (JEITA): More than 116 dB (SACD)
Output Sound: Digital Optical, Digital Coaxial, Analogue XLR, and Analog RCA
Electric consumption: 25 watts or two AA dry-cell batteries

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Sony HDMS-S1D Reviews: Black Box Photo Album

Which one is your choice: a heap of king sized photo album requiring many spaces when kept or a small box which able to save thousands of photo at the same time display it with only moves finger?

First method of course is still usually done by many people. But now you can remove your photo collection into digital photo album which available in the market. One of the photo albums is HDMS-S1D made in Sony, electronic factory of Japan.

HDMS-S1D is having 80GB storage capacities. For your info, with those capacities it can save 50.000 high resolution photos.

The digital album is not only functioning as a deposit device. A number of interesting features is also planted in its body.

This album equipped by x-Application feature, what makes user can display photo, edits, rotates, deletes, and compiles the photo in slide show. For all job not required computer application like Photoshop.

To make slide show special, Sony provides x-Pict Story HD feature. Slide show can be displayed by background music from 30 tracks which provided (can also adds 5 track personal collection from compact disk or DVD). Photo transition is able to design with your personal style.
HDMS-S1D can connect directly to printer device. User can print photo or scrapbook page directly from album.

HDMS-S1D digital album is also equipped by x-ScrapBook feature and face recognition technology to detect face at photo collection. Slide show transition even can be done based on the face location.

With that entire feature, photos can be grouped based on special categorys, for example children photo or special event photo, like party and vacation.

User may directly import the photo from flash memory card, compact disk, DVD, USB network, or ethernet network.

After saved, the photo controlled and managed through remote control or device interface. You can sort it based on date, event, or classify into around 3000 album models provided. When other family member wish to copy the photo which they see in television display, user may directly choose and copy it directly to CD, DVD, or flash memory card.

Gina Hughes from Yahoo! Tech said the digital album made in Sony basically is a server but in mini size. But, according to her, will be better if Sony adds its internal memory capacity to 300 GB or more, though have been also provided slot for external memory card.

The photo collection can be displayed to High Definition Television or HDTV through High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) port, audio/video connector which transmitting uncompressed digital enskripsi stream.

Because the dimension is big enough and cannot be grabbed with one hand, HDMS-S1D cannot be brought easily. Moreover this digital album do not have display screen as other portable digital photo storage.

HDMS-S1D has been available in www.sonystyle.com/retail or in other shop and Sony official distributor.

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Amazon Kindle Reviews: Gadget for Traveller

If you are a traveller which need some books as friend on the way, maybe electronic book reader device is the right choice. Its unnecessary again load your shoulder bag with a heap of novel or booklet. Newest electronic book( e-book) reader is introduced by Amazon.com. The name is Kindle, it can save 200 books at the same time in its internal memory.

Jeff Bezos, boss and Amazon.com Chief Executive Officer, knew for sure there is not many ways to read electronic book. ”Many e-book reader devices has dead,” he said in Kindle acquaintanceship event in New York. But, Bezos affirms, Kindle differs from conspecific device before.

Amazon spend three years to design the device. Its design is simple and comfort to held compared to other device. What is very significant is Kindle facilitates user to go shopping and buys book without requiring computer. This device connected to high-speed wireless data network (EV-DO) from Sprint seluler operator. Wireless delivery is included in the book bought price.

If compared to Sony Reader product which launched last year, Kindle dimension is thicker and bigger. Kindle has similar size with paperback book. Kindle Weight is around 292 grams. The Sony Reader price also cheaper, that is $300 (Kindle price is $399). But Sony Reader don’t have Internet connection and its internal memory is 192 MB only.

Other plus point of Amazon is outsold number of book collections. There is around 90 thousand book. Among others is 90 percent of all in demand book title which has published. Meanwhile, Sony provides 20.000 books only. For one PDF files which sent to Kindle, cost $ 10 cents, while to see PDF file, Sony give it free.

If wish to buy a book, Amazon has not reached price agreement with publisher. But, according to some executives, publication price of electronic version of a thick book which the selling price $ 27 is $ 20. E-book retail price for book at the price of $ 20 is $ 10. If Amazon dare to sell one e-book at the price of $ 9,99, they will not get profit.

Kindle also provides download service and displaying of newspaper, magazine, and blog. To subscribe ”The New York Times”, for example, cost $ 13,99 per month or $ 9,99 per month for ”The Wall Street Journal”. There is around 300 blog available in Kindle service, including Slashdot, The Onon, BoingBoing, and Techcrunch. One blog is cost around US$ 1 per month.

More plus point of Kindle compared to Reader is its easy to read black and white screen in bright room because reflecting light. This device also consumes few powers and produces low temperature because there is no backlight at screen. Kindle applies electronic ink technology from E-Ink, a company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

Kindle insuffiency is less elegant design though ergonomist. The content price is also can be said expensive. Black and white screen is good to book, but not interesting for web content. Also unavailable real web browser for exploring the Internet which more comfortly.

Amazon Kindle Reviews
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Have you ever imagined act like world class spy by using video glasses that is at the same time functioning as monitor screen? The dream now is come true, just buy this YelloMosquito product.

Mentioned as first wireless video video glasses in the world with integrated media player and support from DivX, Qingbar GP300 enable you to do various unsual activities done with video glasses like watch film, look around photo, reads e-book, play music and game.

All of the job can be done because Qingbar is equipped with LCOS WQVGA (432 x 240 pixels) micro display which capable to simulate watching 50 inches screen experience from 2 meter distance. Its way, saves the content which you wish to enjoy in miniSD card, then put it in the memory card in provided slot. Adopts rechargeable Litium 750 mAh battery, unnecessary to runs out the power. Want to use infrared remote control or connected via USB ? Yes its available. Happily, even so sophisticated, the weight is 100 grams only.

Are you interests? This sophisticated video glasses is sold at $399, but the pre-order price at launch time in the December is cheaper, $299 only.

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Its design is not far different with ordinary watch. But when the watch soft vibrant on-hand, you will know who may directly phone or sends message without have to opens your phone.

MBW-150, so the newest Bluetooth watch product from Sony Ericsson named. This MBW-100 next generation is still relying on collaboration of Sony Ericsson and Fossil Inc., a company focusing at fashionable consumer products.

Connected to cellphone without bothering people around you is the strength of this Bluetooth watch with anti-scratch crystal glass and anti- daze layer. When there is a call or a message, watch will vibrate soft. The OLED screen will present the identity of caller / message sender. With pressing one buttons at watch, you can refuse call or minimizes phone ringtone.

Wireless connection betweeen watch and phone passed via Bluetooth 2.0, can reached maximum 10 meter, and has Auto Pairing feature. As time pointers, Sony Ericsson MBW-150 can displayed analogous and also digital time. Synchronization of digital time with phone will assist you to remember your important appointment.

Besides receiving message or call, Sony Ericsson MBW-150 also can be used as music controller when phone resides in other room or when you using it to enjoy music via speaker. Its also useful for user that is often forgets where putting the phone. When phone be in beyond reach boundary, MBW-150 watch will vibrate to remind.

Three watch choices model is presented by Sony Ericsson: Classic, Executive, and Music Edition. Adopts fun music phone mood, the Music Edition option is combine silver colour and black, spiced with orange colour. Whereas the Executive Edition is offers light wight (182 grams), because using stainless steel material to present formal impression. For you who wish to come up casual, classic edition is the best choice for you.

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In this digital era, pople life style increasingly becomes more practical. If formerly enjoys the photo result must be waiting to be processing and printing, hence now digital photo result directly can be seen in monitor before to be printed. Wish to be printed faster, but if you have many photo collections while space to display the photo frame to in home is limited, hence trying this digital frame from Kodak.

Kodak EasyShare SV811 is photo frame to enjoy digital photo with more easily. Its form of course in the desk photo frame form with cute black trim. As its display, Kodak use 800 x 480 pixel LCD 8-inch which its contrast is reaches 300:1. So great to you’re your photo collection which presented by sweetly rotation in this screen. Seemingly not only photo, video in MOV, AVI, MPEG1/4 format and MP3 file also able to be played in this frame. More, the SV811 also has built-in speaker to make better atmosphere in your living room.

All photo and video which wish to be played can be saved in internal memory (128MB). If you need more, this device is also receive various memory card which is usualy used at digital gadget. This digital frame is also able to read digital file from flashdisk via available USB port. You can also connect the peripheral to printer for directly print photo without needing PC helps.

Seen from its usefulness, SV811 clearly presents prettier impression from merely photo frame because can present many photo, video, as well as as MP3 music player. What a pity this module is not come with battery so that must always uses adaptor when functioned.

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When it comes to high-concept PC design, Gateway isn’t the first name to come to mind, but the company seems bent on changing that. The Gateway One is a stylish multimedia PC, clad in glossy black. Its design is reminiscent of Apple’s Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh from 1997, considered to be the predecessor of today’s iMacs. While it isn’t an “iMackiller,” the One definitely adds some pizzazz to a cramped desk space.

The One is nothing if not innovative. Its audio system dispenses with speakers in favor of an NXT soundVu transducer, which creates sound by vibrating the front panel. This works best with vocals; bass and high frequencies are on the weak side. The panel also shields the system’s internal components, including the motherboard and optical drive.

Much of the system is user-serviceable and expandable. To get Inside the One, you lower it onto a surface (screen facing down) and release a pair of tabs that open the back panel, clamshell-style. You can pop SATA hard drives in and out of the two tool-less drive bays. The high-end (GZ7220) version of the One that I tested has an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics card in its Mobile PCIe (MXM) card slot. It’s adequate for 3D gaming, as long as you don’t turn all the eye candy on. One of the system’s two mini-PCI card slots holds a Wi-fi card (for 802.11 a/b/g/n), as well an NTSC/ATSC over-the-air tuner.

The one’s 19-inch screen has a native resolution of 1,440 by 900, lower than its competitors. You’ll need to scale 1080p HDTV content down to fit on the screen, but even so, it looked good. Although current model iMacs have larger screens (20 and 24 inches) than the One, they lack a TV tuner. The One also has a slot-loading, standard-definition DVD burner.

An Ethernet port, four USB 2.0 port, and digital sound ports are built into the power brick, keeping your desk cable-free. Signal pass between the One and the power brick in an elegant “one-cord” solution. The power brick can also charge devices such as MP3 players or phones over USB. But since you’re locked into using Gateway’s power brick, bear in mind that you’ll have to carry it with you if you choose to travel with the One.

Keyboard, mouse and networking are all wireless. A touchpad or pointing stick on the keyboard would have been nice, as the mouse is less wieldy if you lean back with the keyboard on your lap, but that’s a minor gripe. A plug-in, mini-USB webcam comes with the One, but it’s conspicuous and looks rather flimsy. An integrated webcam would have been preferable.

Performance-wise, the One is fast enough to motor through the tasks required of it as a multimedia-centric PC. But since its 2.0-GHz T7250 processor is slower than the 2.4-GHz T7700 in the newest Apple iMac, it was a bit slower on Windows Media Encoder 1:30 (min:sec) versus 1:16 for the iMac. Offsetting that slightly, the One’s extra 1GB of RAM (for a total 3GB) helped it on the Photoshop test (0:55 versus 0:58 for the Mac). You can add yet another gigabyte of RAM, to max out at 4GB.
The high-end GZ7220 that I tested would be overkill I for most users. But the low-end ($1,299.99) and midrange ($1,499.99) models are more compelling and should be considered before you buy that iMac.

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Sees detail of micro object is not exclusive must be done in laboratory while closed one of your eye. With Dino AM-351 Digital Microscope, you can see micro world passed PC or TV in house.

Dino AM-351 made to see the micro object with more comfortable and easy. Even its display alike a toy microscope, doesn't assume petty its ability in presenting micro object detail. Because of 3 lens micro owned by Dino AM-351, you can see the object start 10 to 600 times bigger than the original. 4 LED is functioning as the object illuminator nor be left planted in this peripheral.

Dino AM-351 has USB connector and 2 port RCA for audio and video. If using PC, you must select USB port, whereas 2 ports RCA may directly be connected to TV or similar peripheral having this connector. Addition power for LED operational is put down by Anmo below peripheral, right on side with LED switch button.

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Boasting impressive image quality, this digital picture frame is unique in two ways. First, it supports onscreen file management; second, it has an intriguing security feature.

You can display images and video on the devices 8-inch-diagonal LCD screen and play MP3s as well. The frame's 640-by-480 4:3 screen is very clear and bright, with superb photo quality and smooth video playback. Audio sounded pleasing through the frame's built-in 2.5-watt speakers. It also has a line-out jack and even an onscreen music equalizer. The frame supports many memory card formats, too, but doesn't have a USB port or onboard memory. Interestingly, there’s a snap-on, lockable cover to protect the memory card slot.

The device's file management system lets you create folders right on the frame. Copying photos into the new folder, however, is tedious. The included remote has an overabundance of controls but no Back button, and menu navigation is not very intuitive.

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Looking for an easy, intuitive way to display your digital photos? Kodak's versatile EasyShare, with its 8-inch, 16:9 widescreen, Wi-Fi capability, and support for a wide variety of memory cards, is definitely worth checking out.

To start, the device's interface is the most intuitive I've seen. But the real draw here is that you can wirelessly stream photos, video, and music to the frame. To do so, you'll need a Wi-Fi - enabled network (802.11b or g) and Windows Media Player 11. Once I got through the setup, this feature worked without a glitch. The frame also has 128MB of onboard memory and supports most memory card formats. In addition, you can connect devices via USB.

Although I appreciate the EasyShare's flexibility, the quality of the 800-by480 resolution screen could be better: Whites get washed out, and there are small lines visible. Video quality was also sub par: Playing an MPEG4 file produced choppy results.

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