Pioneer Electronics has announced that they have developed something phenomenal. It’s the world’s first 16-layer optical disc which can store up to 400GB of data. That’s 25GB in each layer which is equivalent to a single layer Blu-Ray Disc (BD). It is still unclear but it seems that the new discs will be compatible […]
Archives for July 2008
Sharp’s Solar powered LCD TV also consumes the lowest electricity
In an effort to contribute to the Mother Nature, Sharp unveiled a prototype of a 26-inch LCD TV which consumes only 1/4 of electricity when compared to its CRT counterparts or 1/3 from other LCDs. Also for all those people living with irregular electricity supplies, this TV can be hooked to a solar panel […]
ASUS Matrix GPU Series
Asus’s Most Intelligent Graphics Card has finally made its way to Indian shores. Despite its absurdly long name, ROG (Republic of Gamers) EN9600GT MATRIX/HTDI/512M does more than its competitors can do. The card is equipped three unique features with the first in the line is ASUS Super Hybrid Engine which helps for automatic detection […]
Chinese version of Nokia Aeon phone
Nokia showed the Aeon concept. We all liked it. But it is the Chinese who has made it a reality. ‘OEM like Nokia Aeon’ phones are for sale in China. Equipped with a visibly ‘invisible keyboard’, this tri-band phone has a 2 .2” TFT screen, dual SIM card support, camera (presumably 2 megapixel), music […]
Willcom’s Google friendly phone for Japan
Japanese service provider Willcom launched a new phone Willcom 9 which will please Google fans. The phone which is touted to be smaller than a business card integrates Google services like Gmail, Blogger and so on. It’s the only thing that is special about this phone. The specification is a letdown which includes a […]
A USB Hub with a difference
Of the USB Hubs we have seen till date, most of them are quirkily shaped to attract customers. It became necessary for companies to make their product stand out from others because of the limited functionality a USB Hub had to offer. But the new USB Hub being sold at China’s biggest B2B website […]
Creative X-Fi PMP lands on FCC Table
Creative’s leaked Wi-Fi enabled PMP seems to be on track. They have filed a FCC application which says ‘confidential’ but slips out some more details about the device. New things to come forward are the 8, 16 and 32GB storage size options and multi-format playback. Audio formats supported are MP3/WMA/AAC while WMV/DivX/Xvid/MPEG-4 will handle […]
Sony PS2 Slim coming to India and Russia
Many Indians reading here will agree that spending around Rs. 25000 (~$550) for a gaming console is foolish. Not that they know the advantages of it, but most of them are reluctant to take up console gaming. And to change this perception, Sony will be launching PS2 which will fill up the Indian and […]
Asus B51E Rugged Notebook
Laptops are highly fragile. And for those careless people Asus has got a Rugged B51E notebook which can withstand all the nastiness a normal laptop suffers. B51E’s chassis consists of magnesium alloy with rubber bumpers on the edges and protective film on LCD to prevent scratches. Military specifications were used so that it can […]
Nokia 6220 Classic launches in India
Nokia 6220 Classic sets its eyes on the booming Indian mobile market. We can easily say it is the first non N-Series phone which is powerpacked with features. Or should I say N82 in a different avatar? It borrows a lot of features from N82 like a 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon Flash, […]