Portable Media

PNY launches another tiny HP USB flash drive

PNY Technologies Inc. presented us with the v112b last month, and now the worldwide leading manufacturer of DRAM and Flash memory product has once again introduced a new product through their authorized HP partnership. The v240b and v240g are two new flash drives following the minuscule profile that was seen in the v112b.

The elegant design means to symbolize the tidiness and coherent professional feeling making it perfect for business people. Available in two colours – blue and green – it comes in no-nonsense plastic casing.

With a rugged body and a potective cap, the USB is protected from dust, water, and shock thanks to its strong polymer body. The keyhole on the cap allows to attach a lanyard to avoid losing your data by attaching it to you purse, keychain or other safe ‘attachment point.’

The COB packaging gives the drive its small dimension of 7 x16 x 31 mm as well as its weight of 4.2 grams, making it an ultra portable data storing device.

Capacities start from a common 2GB to whooping 32GB, including 4,8 and 16GB in between. Through a USB 2.0 interface, read and write speeds reach up to 18MB/s and 8MB/s respectively.

The v240b/v240g come with a two year warranty and is compatible with Windows 2000, XP, Vista 7 as well as Mac OS 10.3 and above.

Display

Toshiba to launch glasses-less 3D TV in Japan

Toshiba has announced the upcoming release of a new glasses-less 3D TV set.

The novelty bears the name REGZA 55X3 and will hit stores in Japan in mid-December 2011.

The TV shares the same 55-inch Quad Full HD (QFHD) display that is found in the Toshiba ZL2 TV set. Resolution is 4096×2160. In fact the REGZA 55X3 seems to be the same model with the same CEVO Engine processing platform and face tracking technology that adjusts the panel’s nine-parallax viewing positions to the viewers’ position by moving the lenslets as required. As mentioned users are not required to wear 3D glasses as the TV image will come straight with 3D effects.

Toshiba REGZA 55X3
Everything seems to be great except for one big BUT – price. The price tag is expected to be very high which means the Toshiba REGZA 55X3 will appeal only to some rich people. In the EU the TV set is expected to cost 7999 EUR, in Japan the novelty will cost 900 000 Japanese yen and in the US the price will easily hit 10 000 USD before sales taxes are applied.

Peripherals and Accessories

The wireless printer: A brief guide for buyers

The wireless printer is all about connectivity. As with pretty much all technology for home use, wireless is the way forward, bypassing the need for and limitations of messy connecting wires. While window shopping for wireless printers is simply a matter of having a quick look at sites like Ryman.co.uk, the range of choice can make the task of selection seem a bit taxing.
Having a limited budget can certainly help narrow down the options, but can easily see you veer into the territory of the false economy. After all, picking up a cheap wireless printer that cannot actually carry out all of the tasks you require is not really a bargain, but a waste of money. On the flip side of the functionality coin, splashing out on a top range wireless printer which connects directly to the internet – commonly known as a web printer – can be a needless expenditure if you won’t ever really need to send print jobs to the machine from outside the range of your local wireless network. And while there is an obvious correlation between functionality and price, there is also a seasonal aspect to buying a wireless printer, and indeed all printers, which should not be ignored if you want to save yourself a bit of cash.
Thanks to the demand created by the large student population in the Britain, the best time to pick up a new printer is at the end of summer, or more specifically, around the beginning of September. As manufacturers compete for a slice of the substantial and lucrative student market, offers abound to win your custom. New product lines are generally launched at this time, allowing retailers to offer bargains on ranges from previous years. As well as being able to pick up a good deal on the actual printer, the autumn period can also be a good time to stock up on ink cartridges for the year, as offers on ink are also used to make up enticing offers.
When it comes to looking at the wireless printer specifically, the increasing range of web printers coming new on to the market can be welcomed as a chance to pick up the older technology of Wi-Fi printers at a knock-down price. Many Wi-Fi printers feature memory card slots, allowing you to swiftly make prints of pictures taken on a digital camera, without the need to switch on or access your desktop or laptop. Bluetooth connectivity is also fairly common, again allowing a hassle free connection between the wireless printer and devices like smartphones.
Web printers can of course receive images for print from any device connected to the internet, anywhere in the world. Some web printers can also allow you to browse the internet directly through the onboard LCD screen, although again you may want to ask yourself just how often you will really require this functionality. In summary, those on a budget would do well to perhaps lag a little behind the cutting edge when it comes to purchasing a wireless printer, and think carefully about the reality of your daily printing requirements if you are considering the merits of web printers.

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Mobile Phone

Windows Phones UK- Buzzing in the Mobile Market

With the increase in competition for gaining in market shares of in mobile segment, more and more companies are joining in the bandwagon of mobile phone development. Each new technology giant has started out their venture in the field of mobile phones looking at the market scenario. The progress of one tech giant in this field has compelled the other to look forward to enter the race of letting people mobile with their technology in their hands. With major players like Apple and Google entering the scene, windows followed suit too and came up with its own brand of Windows phones. So with it came the desktop windows technology into your hands as well, and this is surely a big innovative development. Everyone is quite fond of the windows operating system, and the main reason for that is the easy to use features that are available with it and when this thing also gets to our phones, then its bound to be a good affair. The launch of the Windows Phone UK is a step towards this direction and is bound to create flutters in the mobile technology segment.

With windows jumping the gun, other players might chip in with their bit too. However, with the kind of advantage that the Windows Phone UK http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-GB/ has over others is quite remarkable. This advantage is not just limited with the fact that they have thrown themselves into the arena with their goodwill of years behind, but is also dependent on the specifications these phones provide is also quite brilliant. The phone’s home screen is swarmed with Hubs. These hubs consist of various sorts of categories, like People, office, work, games, pictures, etc. Also. Each of those hubs gets sub-divided into many other categories, like the people include you calling, messaging and social-networking groups.

All the hooking up with your friends can be done with the help of the following features. These features include the fact that they help you stay in touch with many of the people across the timeline. Moreover, the phone is quite rich in terms of apps and games. The Windows Phones Apps & Games can be easily used from the marketplace, it provides us with the option of integrating with games from an x-box too which is something that will never let us bore ourselves, and it is also quite a thing from work perspective, laded with the Microsoft Office, which will be a very productive addition to your phone and will help in your work as well.

Mobile Phone

HTC Sensation is a 3D-less Evo

http://www.mobile-phone.pk/images/mobiles/HTC-Sensation-2.jpgDespite recent lawsuits from Apple HTC still remains at the forefront of the smartphone industry with many people rushing out to get the HTC Sensation on contract as well as eagerly anticipating the arrival of the new Evo 3D. But which phone is better, the Sensation or the Evo?

In many respects the two phones are very similar. They have a strikingly similar physical design with both phones looking like the majority of handsets that have been released by HTC in recent years. The most obvious difference between the two is with the screens. Both feature 4.3″ qHD LCD screens with an excellent colour depth of 16 million colours. However, the Evo also offers 3D technology in the same form as that found on the Nintendo 3DS.

This is the main difference between the two phones. The Evo could be thought of as the HTC Sensation for the 3D generation. So the question is, do you want faux-3D effects on your phone? It may be fun for games or 3D video watching but it is easy to see it becoming quite annoying after a while. You can turn it off of course, although the 3D system used by the Evo does have its limitations.

Even though you don’t need glasses to use it, the 3D effect is limited to certain viewing angles. This could make extended use a little bit problematic. However, considering that there is little else different to the Sensation, surely it is better to have this additional goodie to play around with should you wish to. It is also a great little feature to show off to friends, as at present there is a very limited number of phones with 3D capabilities.

Both phones are highly powered with 1.2GHz processors and the latest Gingerbread Android, although the Evo has more memory on offer with 1GB compared to the Sensation’s 768MB. HTC Sense is also present on both phones, as well as Android Market and a whole host of entertainment features including games, video and music. Web browsing is also fantastic on both phones with the larger screens being ideal for an enjoyable experience and with high speed 3G and Wi-Fi connections on offer.

The Evo 3D has yet to make an appearance outside of the United States, although the Sensation is already flying off the shelves. The question is, should you put off buying the Sensation to wait for the Evo? Maybe, maybe not. The Evo has already been delayed 3 times in the UK and looks set to be delayed again. What’s more the Sensation is the top smartphone dog at the moment and only has one clear rival. Coming without 3D should also make the Sensation a lot cheaper to purchase. The question really is, are you really that bothered about 3D?

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