Archive for August, 2009

Santech LV1 Ultraportable Announced

Santech LV1 - The lean, Mean but Pricey Machine
By on Monday, 31. August 2009

Intel’s CULV platform competing with AMD’s Yukon and nVidia’s Ion platform has enabled some new kids in the block to enter the ultraportable arena. One of these guys are Italy-based Santech who have officially introduced their LV1 series of laptops based on CULV processors.

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SanDisk Sansa Clip+ Digital Audio Player

New Sansa slotMusic & slotRadio Touting DAP Gains Release
By on Monday, 31. August 2009

SanDisk to date may have failed to turn the DAP world on its side with its slotMusic concept – SanDisk’s slotMusic being an ‘innovative’ new physical music format which basically boils down to loading microSD cards with music – but that’s seemingly not going to see them dropping the format [...]

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Samsung WB5000 Superzoom Camera Shoots RAW and Records HD

12.5 Megapixel WB5000 DSLR-like Camera With 24x Zoom
By on Monday, 31. August 2009

Word is that Samsung is almost ready with its WB5000 digital camera, a 24x zoom device that shoots RAW photos and records video in HD quality. The camera does pick on the traits of a DSLR, but it’s not exactly one and speaking of the optical zoom lens (which is [...]

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Digital Video Memo Magnet

1.5-in LCD, Record 30-sec Video Memos and Stick Your Face to Your Fridge
By on Monday, 31. August 2009

Have you been looking for a new way to creep out your significant other? Are you a perpetual nagger that loves to rely on new technology to get the job done? Well, the folks that created the Digital Video Memo just might be your best friends. Now you can take [...]

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Macs Getting ATI Radeon HD4000 series GPUs

ATI Radeon HD4870 for Mac Pro Computers and HD4850 for iMac Systems
By on Monday, 31. August 2009

Parent company to ATI, AMD have just announced that its line of ATi Radeon HD 4800 series GPUs will be used in Apple’s upcoming iMac and Mac Pro computers. The high-performance HD4870 graphic card will be available in the Mac Pro systems while the more mainstream-oriented HD4850 graphic card will [...]

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Samsung Showcases the Slim R1 Multimedia Player

DivX-compatible Samsung R1 Media Player
By on Monday, 31. August 2009

Folks at Samsung have just released a new personal media player that boasts quite an extensive specs sheet. We’re talking about the new Samsung R1 multimedia player that is much smaller than Cowon’s S9 as well as Samsung’s P1, which makes it the thinnest and lightest media player with Div-X [...]

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Casio EX-Z280, Z-33 Digital Cameras

Refreshes EXILIM ZOOM Line With Two New Starter Cams, Digital Video Included
By on Monday, 31. August 2009

It would seem that most digital camera manufacturers are working diligently to spruce up their product portfolios in time for the holiday shopping season and Casio is certainly no different. They are among the latest to breathe new life into their line with the introduction of two new entry-level digital [...]

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Medion X9613 Multi Touch All-in-one PC

X9613 AIO PC with Core 2 Quad Processors and GeForce GT240M Graphics
By on Monday, 31. August 2009

Netbooks and all-in-one PCs are flooding the market and consequently the level of competition is bringing out better and better products. Medion is one of those companies who would like a big piece of the pie (that HP, Asus and MSI have), hence why they have just introduced a new [...]

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CerevoCam Digital Camera

9MP Camera, 2.4-in LCD, Wi-Fi/3G Connectivity, USB Port
By on Monday, 31. August 2009

One of the most welcomed new features being integrated into the latest digital cameras is Internet connectivity. Having a camera with wi-fi capabilities can now make sharing your photos an almost instant activity. The ability to share your photos by emailing them to friends and family or by uploading them [...]

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USB Cassette MP3 Player

Integrated SD-Card Slot, Front-Mounted Control Buttons, Retro Looks
By on Monday, 31. August 2009

You’re probably so tired of all of your really cool-looking electronics cluttering up your life. Who needs an MP3 player with all of those touchscreens and wi-fi capabilities, anyway? Maybe you just want a player that plays music and nothing else. Maybe you want your MP3 device to look like [...]

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