Tuesday 31 October 2006

ASUS adds leather notebooks to the lineup    [ 31-10-2006 17:10 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

ASUSTeK Computer has updated its notebook lineup offering models with leather shell. The W6 appeared in leather, and the compact notebook S6 Leather Collection got a new color – rose.

The W6 notebooks are built on Intel Core Duo T2300, T2400, T2500 (W6F) or Intel Core 2 Duo T5500, T5600, T7200 (W6Fp). They are equipped with 13.3” widescreen WXGA LCD. The S6 comes with an 11.1” WXGA display, Intel Core L2300 or L2400. The notebooks support WLAN 802.11 (a/b/g) wireless networks and Bluetooth 2.0 interface.

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LG released the Chocolate Platinum in Europe    [ 31-10-2006 16:15 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

LG Electronics has announced the release of a new mobile phone LG Chocolate Platinum or LG KE800. According to the name this is another model in the Chocolate series, it is positioned as the luxury version of the original LG Chocolate. LG Chocolate Platinum is also packed in a slider form-factor and equipped with sensor control buttons, however the models have different design and form. Besides it features more advanced technical specs.

The Platinum is equipped with a 2-megapixel camera and an FM-tuner, larger memory size and an expansion slot for microSD cards. The user can adjust settings with a 5-line equalizer, active voice command search of music tracks and search by key words. It’s possible to transfer stereo sound via Bluetooth.

The specs of LG KE800 “Chocolate Platinum”:

• GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz), EDGE
• Display: 2” 176x220 pixels, 262K colors
• 2-megapixel CMOS-camera with flash, auto focus
• FM-tuner
• Music: MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC++, WAV
• Video play/write
• VoD and MoD
• 256 MB memory
• Bluetooth, USB
• Talk time – 2.5 hours
• Standby time - 270 hours

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Acer returns to the smartphone market    [ 31-10-2006 15:34 ]

Author: Klimov Oleg   Source: digitimes.com     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

Acer is about to introduce a new smartphone by the end of this year or the beginning of the next. Thus the company will return to the smartphone market. It was reported by the company’s chief at the investor’s conference last week. The new smartphone will be positioned as the BlackBerry, i.e. as the solution to SOHO sector.

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T-Mobile testing the Motorola phone with DVB-H    [ 31-10-2006 12:56 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova   Source: iDNES     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

Motorola is an active follower of DVB-H mobile TV standard. Nevertheless it hasn’t released a mobile phone supporting the standard. Every now and then we come across the info on company’s activity in the sphere. One of the latest was the report by Motorola’s spokesman that the first mobile phones supporting DVB-H would come out next year.

T-Mobile operator is testing a proto of such a phone. The product is equipped with a big 352x288 pixels touchscreen LCD, a 1.3-megapixel camera, a 5D-pad, a headphones jack and a miniUSB connector.

There is an interesting point in the assessment – actively promoting DVB-H standard Motorola has recently announced the MOTOVIEW phone in Korea, which supports the competing standard DMB.

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The Butler: a module home assistant concept    [ 31-10-2006 11:38 ]

Author: Verа Kozlova     Translation by: Rytchkova Anja     

The Butler is an interesting concept of an ultra mobile device meant to control home appliances. This device is expected to combine heating and lighting system, entertainment devices, kitchen gadgets and so on. It helps not only in the house, but serves fulfills info manager functions.

Using the top mount you can hang the device on the wall in the kitchen or even the bathroom. It’s possible to plug extension modules, for example, a tiny printer to instantly print a recipe, a note or something else. After connecting a mic, a speaker, a camera and so onyou can make cell or VoIP calls.

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