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Fujitsu LifeBook P7120 Notebook PC
Fujitsu-Siemens has recently introduced their new ultra slim notebook PC, LifeBook P7120 in India. The LifeBook P7120 weighs 1.38 kgs and is equipped with Pentium M 1.2 GHz processor and a 10.6-inch widescreen XWGA display.
The LifeBook P7120 comes with many advanced features such as wireless connectivity, biometric security, long battery life, and Bluetooth support.
The LifeBook P7120 comes with fingerprint security as standard. The biometric fingerprint sensor is tied to the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), which acts as a hardware vault for passwords and encrypted keys.
In addition it also sports wireless connectivity, long battery life of up to 11.5 hours (with two batteries), and Bluetooth support.
Xerox Phaser 3117 Monochrome Laser Printer
Xerox India Ltd recently launched their most economical monochrome laser printer, ‘Phaser 3117′ in India featuring a 16 ppm printing speed, 8-MB of internal memory and USB connectivity.
The Xerox ‘Phaser 3117′ laser printer has maximum printing resolution quality of 600×600 dpi and has a 150 MHz processor with 8-MB internal memory. It has a multipurpose tray that holds up to 150 sheets. It can handle a wide range of media sizes, print posters and watermarks.
Xerox claims that it supports the diverse and complex needs of document printing, making it an ideal choice for entrepreneurs, small businesses, SOHO and personal home users.
Genius Unveils TVGo A11 And TVGo A03 TV Tuner Products
Genius, a Taiwan based leading computer peripheral manufacturer announced the launch of their new TV tuner products in India, Genius TVGo A11 and Genius TVGo A03 for desktop and notebook PCs.
Genius TVGo A11 – PCI TV Tuner Card
Genius TVGo A11 is a standard PCI TV tuner card for desktop PCs which turns PC into a colorful TV set. It allows reception of cable TV or listen to FM radio on PC.
Genius ‘TVGo A11′ supports analog TV and it comes with remote control, audio cable, AV input cable, IR receiving cable and FM cable.
Genus TVGo A11 features includes upto 16-channel preview, FM radio listening, real-time and schedule recording in MPEG-1/2/4 format. It also allows video capturing and still image capture. TVGo A11 also allows connection to VCR or Video Camera. Time shifting and schedule recording are the key features of Genius TVGo A11 and its fully compatible with Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005.
i-mate Announces i-mate JAMin Mobile Phone
i-mate, a specialist vendor of Microsoft Windows Mobile devices, has announce the launch of their most compact Windows Mobile 5.0 based Pocket PC, the ‘i-mate JAMin’.
The new i-mate JAMin mobile phone comes in the same compact form factor as i-mate JAM but houses significant improvements including Quad-band GPRS/EDGE capability, lightning-fast Wi-Fi built in (802.11b and 802.11g), a 2.0 megapixel advanced camera, and all the latest Windows Mobile 5.0 software that includes standard packages such as Pocket Outlook, Phone, Internet Explorer, Power point, MSN Messenger and Games.
The i-mate JAMin mobile phone comes with 64MB RAM and 128MB ROM, MMC/SDIO slot.
Resembling a standard PDA, i-mate JAMin’s larger stature, compared with the size a regular cell phone, allows for a bigger touch screen of 2.8 inches diagonal, with support for 64k colors, as well as a 240×320-pixel resolution.
Seagate Unveils 10 New Data Storage Products In India
Seagate Technology has today launched 10 new hard drives and data storage solutions for the entertainment, consumer electronics and computing segments. According to company, all the new products have been designed to support the growing demand for digital content in a on-demand world.
According to Seagate, many of these new data storage products leverage Seagate’s perpendicular recording technology, include 1.8-inch, 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch hard drives with up to 750GB of capacity for consumer electronics, notebook and desktop PC and enterprise applications.
The company also introduced a 2.5-inch notebook drive that combines rotating disc and flash memory, and added Macintosh support to its next generation Mirra personal server.
Panasonic Lauches World’s Lightest LCD Projector – PT-P1SD
Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. has announced launch of PT-P1SD LCD projector in India. Panasonic claims that the PT-P1SD is the world’s lightest and smallest LCD projector with built-in SD RAM card slot for standalone slide shows and presentations without the need of being connected to a PC.
The new Panasonic LCD projector, PT-P1SD, provides a new way to present digital still images or moving pictures taken with a digital still camera or camera mobile phone using the SD memory cards for storage.
By simply inserting such a SD memory card pre-loaded with images, pictures or movie clips into the projector’s SD card slot and the Panasonic PT-P1SD is ready to project clear, bright, beautiful images onto a huge screen without the need for a PC or laptop.
The images on the Panasonic PT-P1SD’s SD card are displayed as a list of thumbnails and users simply select the images they want to view. The PT-P1SD also features built-in slide show functions for viewing your digital photos.
$30 GSM Mobile Phone Handset launched
GSMA, a global body of GSM operators has launched world’s most economical mobile phone handset for less than Rs. 1,350 or $30 and announced their ambition to connect half of the entire world population with mobile phone by the year 2010.
GSM operators Association (GSMA) also said in an official release that this weekend, the mobile phone industry will connect the 2nd billionth GSM mobile phone user in the world.
GSM-based mobile services have also seen phenomenal growth in India, where out of the 100 million mobile subscriber base, the GSM based mobile user base is 80 million. China is the largest single GSM market in the world today with more than 370 million users and the USA has 78 million users.
Sahara NB7630-N7 Tablet PC
Sahara Computers introduced their Windows XP based slate-type Tablet PC, NB7630-N7 in the early 2006. The new NB7630-N7 tablet PC is powered by Intel Pentium M Dothan 1.7-GHz processor and a USB pluggable 8x dual layer DVD burner.
The compact Wi-Fi enabled Sahara NB7630-N7 Tablet PC is equipped with a 12.1-inch TFT display that offers full 180 degree rotation ideally suited for presentation purposes, battery life of about four hours and weighs just about 2.5 Kg.
Powered by Intel Pentium M Dothan 1.7GHz processor, the Sahara NB7630-N7 Tablet PC sports 512 MB DDR RAM which can be further upgraded to 2GB and 12.1 inch TFT screen which gives maximum of 1024×768 resolution on its XGA screen. The NB7630-N7 Tablet PC has an 80 GB Ultra ATA 4200 hard drive and a DVD R/RW capable of writing at 8/4/8X speed.
Sahara NB7630-N7 Tablet PC comes with pre-programmed ‘application launch key pad’ which allows screen rotation, first menu function, W-LAN activation and deactivation function, presentation mode function, by simply touch of an appropriate key.
Samsung SGH-X700 Mobile Phone
Samsung SGH-X700 is a tri-band high-end GSM clamshell phone from Samsung, featuring large 176 x 220 pixel 262k color TFT screen which is a renewed variant of the Samsung D500 mobile phone.
Key features of this new Samsung SGH-X700 mobile phone include stereo Bluetooth, stereo FM radio, stereo speakers, a memory card slot, and a 1.3 megapixel camera that supports video recording and playback.
In addition, the mobile phone also include speakerphone, EDGE high-speed data connectivity, built-in MP3 music player, bluetooth connectivity, a microSD expansion slot, 35MB of internal memory and integrated email client (SMTP/POP3).
Transcend JetFlash-2A USB Flash Drives
Transcend Information, a Taiwan based memory and consumer electronics manufacturer has recently launched ‘JetFlash 2A’ range of USB flash/pen drive in India.
JetFlash 2A enables Ultra-Speed data transfer over latest USB 2.0 connection ports for storing and transferring files, folders, documents, photos and other personal digital content on desktop or laptop computers with standard USB ports.
USB drives allows easy transfer and storage of huge amounts of data and information between it and any desktop or notebook computer that has a USB port. With a higher storage capacity and much faster data transfer rates, the JetFlash 2A is perfect for storing and transferring your files, folders, documents, photos and other personal digital content.
ZyXEL P-320W 802.11g Wireless Firewall Router
Zyxel Communications Corp., a global DSL router provider, recently launched its new P-320W Firewall Router featuring 4-port switch with 802.11g Access Point, designed for SOHO and small business network users looking for secure and cost effective wireless internet access over LAN shared environment.
The new Zyxel P-320W wirelsss firewall router has comprehensive wired/wireless security mechanism and features a hassle-free user interface besides being a very cost-effective choice for home users seeking secure Internet connectivity.
Zyxel P-320W wireless router comes with 64/128-bit WEP key, WPA (Wi-Fi protected access) encryption and authentication schemes. The 64/128-bit WEP key, WPA and 802.1X WiFi encryption and authentication schemes also ensure stringent wireless security that protects personal or private information on home networks by blocking unauthorized or unknown users from sharing internet connection.
Toshiba Qosmio F20 Multimedia Notebook With DVD Writer
Toshiba, Japan’s leading notebook PC manufacturer, has recently lauched its multimedia notebook, Qosmino F20, with Intel Centrino Mobile technology with an Intel Pentium M processor 750 and featuring Intel PRO/Wireless (802.11b/g) for easy wireless connectivity to the Internet.
Toshiba Qosmio F20 notebook is a four-in-one digital notebook featuring a 450NIT (2lamps) High Luminance Clear SuperView 15.4-inch wide-screen display capably of 1,280 x 800 pixels of resolution, down from G20’s 17-inch 1,440 x 900-pixel resolution. It also comes with integrated TV tuner, digital video recorder (DVR), DVD SuperMulti double layer drive, virtual surround-sound stereo speakers.
Toshiba Qosmio F20 notebook PC comes with three USB 2.0 and one FireWire port. The standard 5-in-1 card reader is able to handle most flash cards in the market. Network connectivity is handled by the ethernet port, modem and wireless card that can link with 802.11b and 802.11g routers.
HP Pavilion DV1615TS Notebook PC With DVD Writer
Hewlett Packard India, launched early this month, its global brand of premium HP Pavilion notebook PC, DV1615TS, targeted to India’s high-end premium consumer segment featuring Intel Pentium M-735A (1.7 GHz) processor.
HP Pavilion DV1615TS notebook PC comes with 8X Double Layer (8.5 GB) DVD Writer and is equipped with Intel Centrino – Intel Pentium M-735A (1.7 GHz) 2 MB L2 Cache / 400 MHz FSB, 80GB hard drive, 512 DDR2 RAM, 14-inch screen and has Integrated Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g and bluetooth for wireless connectivity.
HP explained that by bringing to India the global brand of premium HP Pavilion notebooks, we intend to take the convergence of digital entertainment & mobility to a completely different level altogether.
Asus J206 iPod Style Music Phone
Asus, the motherboard major has introduced, J206, a mobile phone which features full portable music playback including MP3/AAC/WAV music file format support.
Asus J206 is capable of 12 hours of playback time, has 60 MB of internal memory, and a microSD slot which allows up to 2 GB memory expansion for more music on the phone.
The Asus J206 seems to be so heavily inspired by iPod design that it has the iPod click-wheel interface almost copied, right down to the icons and placement.
The sensor under the touch pad detect heat from your hand and then the phone will determine the action. This type of the design is nice since it give you all the music player control you need. Plus it enables scrolling the music playlist simply by moving hand on the touch pad.
Asus J206 is of just about same size as that of Nokia N91 music phone and has slider phone design. With USB connectivity and a headphone jack built right in. Bundled with the phone is “Music Manager”, an iTunes like music syncing program, it looks like clear substitute of expensive iPod.
ATI Launches ‘Boundless Gaming’, A CrossFire X1900 Multi-GPU Gaming Solution
ATI, the 3D graphics world leader is introducing the CrossFire X1900 multi-GPU solution, which gives gamers a choice of asymmetrical physics configurations, what ATI is calling “boundless gaming”.
The ATI ‘Boundless Gaming’ setup requires either one or two graphics cards for rendering, along with a separate graphics card dedicated for physics processing or so called environmental creator.
According to ATI, the “Boundless” refers to the open architecture that allows for different cards to be used in each role, so gamers can decide between various high and low end cards to handle various function.
