New WiFi standard approved, but what’s the (access)point?
New WiFi Standard
The latest version of WiFi, 802.11r, has received approval from the IEEE. However, given the fact that 802.11n is still a draft, we have to question why IEEE approves standards no one is using, while does not approve standards that Intel have been embedding into their platforms for nearly three years.
Nonetheless , 802.11r [...]
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New SSD range offered by Samsung
Samsung SSDs
As part of our ongoing quest to bring you the latest and greatest SSD revelations, we are proud to announce that electronics giant Samsung has stepped to offer cheaper and higher performance SSDs, just like OCZ and co.
Primarily aimed at the subnotebook market such as the Eee PC, their affordable 8GB, 16GB and 32GB [...]
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Toshiba announces XD-E500 plain old vanilla DVD player with a twist
Toshiba XD-E500
Toshiba launched a new DVD player today, the XD-E500. Although the new player does not sport high-def specs it does offer XDE or “eXtended Detail Enhancement” ensuring a better viewing experience for the standard DVD.
“XDE works with existing DVDs to deliver a near HD experience with enhanced detail and richer colors. Toshiba is delivering [...]
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Panasonic VIERA 1080p plasma TVs set to last up to 42 years
Panasonic VIERA
Panasonic recently announced new VIERA 1080p HD plasma TVs that the company claims will possibly outlast the owners. Based on the average daily TV intake from the U.S. (6.5 hours), the company has concluded that its new VIERA models should last 42 years on average.
The new 2008 lineup of the VIERA HD TVs brings [...]
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Remind yourself with a kwiry text message
kwiry
Kwiry (”query”) has announced a new handy service that allows users to send text messages to themselves as reminders. For example, ever been out and about and needed to remember a book you want to read or DVD you want to rent - enter Kwiry.
Kwiry offers a free service that lets you retrieve reminders [...]
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Upcoming digital camera with built-in printer from Polaroid
Polaroid and UK magazine Amateur Photographer are partnering up to create a new digital camera that will integrate the PoGo printer for true on-the-go photos that can be printed instantly to share with family and friends.
No true details have been revealed so far except for the size of the prints that the camera will produce [...]
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New ‘zero watt’ monitors from Fujitsu Siemens
Fujitsu Siemens zero-watt monitors
When we first heard this news, we were confused and excited at the same time. Could it be true, that Fujitsu Siemens have beaten the paradox of creating something out of nothing? We all know (usually) energy is converted from one form to another. In the case of most monitors, it is [...]
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Upcoming EX310 notebook from MSI
EX310 notebook from MSI
Following in the wake of Lenovo’s 17-inch ThinkPad W700 notebook and Dell’s new Latitude E series laptops, MSI have announced their portable EX310. Measuring in much smaller than the aforementioned models, the EX310 is looking for some of the market share currently wrapped up by Dell’s XPS M1330 and Sony’s SZ series. [...]
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Lenovo launches 17-inch ThinkPad W700 notebook
Lenovo ThinkPad W700
Today Lenovo announced a new mobile workstation, the ThinkPad W700. The new 17-inch widescreen WUXGA (1920 x 1200 pixel) resolution notebook is aimed at creative and graphic users and features what the company claims as the first built-in digitizer located next to the device’s touchpad. The digitizer lets creators easily edit [...]
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Upcoming ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 from AMD fastest ever
ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
Claiming the world’s fastest computer graphics card title is something of an arbitrary crown, but one well worth fighting for. The new the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 is it, fact. It is based on the new RV770 GPU chip-set, and packs two graphics cards into one.
Over 3 times faster than [...]
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