Gadgets

Sony DPF-X95 Digital Photo Frame Launched In India

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Sony DPF-X95 digital photo frame

Sony has launched a digital photo frame DPF-X95 in India, nearly 4 months after its global release. With Sony DPF-X95, you can view all those captured stunning moments of yours on a big 9-inch screen. The photo frame is also coming with multiple playback options and contains 10 slideshow patterns, 17 clock and calendar designs, auto orientation sensor etc.

Sony DPF-X95 digital photo frame standing

Sony DPF-X95 Specifications: Quick View

Display – 9-inch WVGA LED backlite LCD screen
– 800 x 400 pixels
– 16:10 aspect ratio
Memory – Internal: 2GB (up to 4000 pics)
– External: Memory card support (MMC, MS Pro Duo, MS Duo, SD, Compact Flash Type I & Type II)
Formats JPEG/RAW
Extras – Tru Black
– Auto Power on/Off
– Slideshow
– Clock & Calendar

Price And Availability:

The Sony DPF-X95 digital photo frame is now available across all Sony Center stores and selected major gadget showrooms in India at a price of Rs. 11,990 INR (global price: $299).

Samsung Galaxy Tab Leaked Pics & Specifications

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Samsung Galaxy tab

The pictures of the Android powered tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab have been posted via Twitter by Samsung South Africa last week. According to the rumors, the Galaxy Tab runs on Android OS (not clear whether it is OS v2.1 or V2.2) and has a 7-inch high resolution TFT screen with Samsung’s TouchWiz UI, 3G connectivity, Wi-Fi, and a front facing camera, . The “phone” icon present in the leaked pics shows that the Galaxy tab can also be used to make phone calls possibly with a headset like Bluetooth headset.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pictures:

Samsung Galaxy tab

Samsung Galaxy tab galaxy phone comparision

Samsung Galaxy Tab Specifications*:

Display – 7” TFT capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
– 1024 x 600 pixels
Display features – TouchWiz UI
– Multi-touch
– Accelerometer sensor
– Proximity sensor
– Swype text input
Camera Front camera for video calling
Memory microSD support
Operating System Android
Connectivity – 3G (HSDPA), GPRS & EDGE
– Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
– Bluetooth
– USB port
– 3.5 mm audio jack
Multimedia Players – Video: MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263
– Audio: MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC
Extras – Social networking integration
– Doc editor
– In-built Google products (Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk etc.)
– Adobe Flash support
Battery Standard Li-Ion battery
Colors Black & Grey
Availability Expected release in Q4 2010

[*] based on rumors, subject to change in the final version

Price And Availability:

Samsung Galaxy Tab is yet to be announced officially. We can expect the tablet to be released in the fourth quarter of 2010 (Q4). The price details will be available only after official announcement.

Samsung Galaxy Tab has been launched officially and is available in markets. If you are in US, here is what Sprint has to offer for Galaxy Tab:

Sprint: 2GB for $29.99 per month
5GB for $59.99 per month
$600 without contract

The same tablet is available in India at Rs 38000 INR.

New World’s Lightest Panasonic HDC-TM35 HD Camcorder

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Panasonic HDC-TM35

Panasonic has launched world’s lightest HD camcorder HDC-TM35 which just weighs 185g (just a bit more than BlackBerry Storm 2) and is idle for women mostly. This new camcorder supports 1920 x 1080/60i HD mode AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) video capturing with its 1/41 type MOS of 3.32-megapixel image sensor and can also capture 2.16 Megapixel still images.

Other features include IA Zoom, Image Stabilization, Smile Shutter and is coming with a 16.8x optical zoom lens, 2.7-inch LCD display, 2-channel built-in stereo microphone, stereo speakers, HDMI output.

HDC-TM35 Specifications:

Dimensions 51.5 x 57.5 x 107.5 mm
Weight 185g
Image Sensor 1 / 4.1 type MOS
Video format MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (AVCHD standard compliant)
Audio format Dolby Digital 2-channel
Zoom – iA 23x zoom
Memory – Internal: 32GB
– Up to 64GB SDXC memory card
– Up to 32GB SDHC memory card
– Up to 2GB SD memory card
LCD DIsplay 2.7” high definition LCD widescreen
HDMI output System 1 1080i 480p [HDMI mini connector]
Power DC3.6V / 5.0V
Colors Pure White, Classi Gold, Mode Violet and Shiny Gray

Price And Availability:

The Panasonic HDC-TM35 will be released on July 1, 2010 in Japan at a price of $810 (around Rs. 40,000 INR in Indian rupees).

Sanyo Xacti DMX-CA 100 World’s First Waterproof HD Camcorder

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Sanyo DMX CA100 waterproof

Sanyo has released the world’s first waterproof full HD camcorder Sanyo Xacti DMX-CA100. The camcorder can be used underwater up to a depth of 3 meters for filming a full HD video (1920 x 1080 pixels) up to 60 mins length for capturing still photos with its 14 Megapixels camera.

The camera is coming with High-Speed Sequential Shooting (HSS) feature

Features:

– Captures high resolution 14 mega-pixel photos

– The “High-Speed Sequential Shooting (HSS)” feature can enable capturing up to 22 photos at 7 frames per second.

– Sanyo’s exclusive “Double Range Zoom” to capture distant objects easily using 12x Telephoto

– Digital Image STabilizer and Face Chaser Function

– Mini HDMI terminal

– Eye-Fi card compatibility

Sanyo DMX-CA100 Pictures:

Sanyo DMX CA100

Sanyo DMX-CA100 Specifications:

Dimensions 92 x 40.8 x 123 mm
Weight 242 g
Effective Pixel – 14.30 Megapixels (Photo)
– 11.90 Megapixels (in Full HD or HD mode)
– 14.30 Megapixels (in SD mode)
Image Sensor 1/2.33 inch CMOS sensor, Approx. 14.40 MP
Video format MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
Digital Zoom Approx 10x while shooting
Memory – Internal: 50 MB
– SDHC memory card up to 32GB*
– SDXC memory card up to 64GB
LCD display 2.7” TFT color widescreen LCD display
Interface Video: Mini HDMI/Composite video (NTSC/PAL)
USB 2.0
Battery Standard Li-Ion battery, 700 mAh
Battery Life – 60 mins (continuous Full-HD mode)
– 210 mins (continuous playback)
– 210 shots in case of photos
Colors Yellow, Pink & Black

[*] With a 32GB SD memory card, you can record a Full HD video up to 4 hrs, and can take still photographs of 8,800 at 10M or 45,200 at 2M resolution.

Price And Availability:

The price of Sanyo Xacti DMX-CA100 hasn’t been announced officially. The camera is expected to hit the markets at the end of June 2010.

Google Nexus One Online Marketing Failure

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Google is closing down the online store for its Nexus One smart phone. The move comes just four months after Google launched the touch screen Nexus One to compete with Apple’s iPhone and Research in Motion’s Blackberry.   in a strategic shift that signals the failure of its bid to market the device directly to consumers on the Web.

google-nexus-one-smart-phone

This move is an effect of marketing failure of Google’s bid to market the device directly to consumers online. It’s because we as a customer likes a hands-on experience before buying a phone.

Nexus One sales have lagged well behind the iPhone. In just 74 days, 1 million units of the original iPhone were sold, compared with about 135,000 Nexus Ones in the same time frame.

But Google Android has the potential to be the No. 1 or No. 2 player in its market, Google insisted.

D-Link DWA-131 Wireless N Nano USB Adapter Launched In India

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D-Link DWA-131 Wireless N Nano USB Adapter

Networking and communications equipment manufacturer D-Link has launched its D-Link DWA-131 Wireless N Nano USB Adapter in India.The device is so small that it fits into any pocket easily (weighs 3.1 g).DWA-131 Wireless N Nano USB adapter provides better wireless signal coverage for your PC compared to the existing wireless 802.11g technology.Ideal for transferring files, browsing the Internet, and downloading music.

D-Link’s Wireless N technology extends the wireless range, still finding easy compatibility with existing 802.11 b/g wireless routers and APNs.Just plug this to your desktop PC which is lacking Wi-Fi and you are done, now you get high speed Wi-Fi with better signal strength to connect to your nearby Wi-Fi devices.

DWA-131

Dimensions 18 x 34.4 x 7.7 mm
Weight 3.1 g
Standards 802.11 n/b/g
Interface USB 2.0
Frequency Range 2.4GHz to 2.4835GHz
Antenna PIFA antenna
Security – WEP
– WPA & WPA2
– PBC/PIN
LED Link/ Activity
Certifications – FCC Classb
– IC
– Wi-Fi
– CE
– C-Tick
Operating Conditions – Temperature: 0˚ to 40˚C
– Humidity: 10 ~ 90%
Operating System Support – Windows 200, Windows XP
– Windows Vista (32/64 but)
– Windows 7 (32/64 bit)
Warranty 1 Year

Price:

D-Link DWA-131 Wireless N Nano USB Adapter is now available in India at a price of Rs.1,850 [£ 18 in UK, $55 in US]

Kingmax PD-02 USB Flash Drive Launched

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Kingmax PD-02 USB Flash Drive (Pen drive) :

Kingmax PD-02 USB Flash Drive

Kingmax has launched new variant of PD series USB flash drives Kingmax PD-02, the advanced version of their earlier Kingmax PD-07.Kingmax has added the slide USB connector ensuring that you don’t need to worry about forgetting the cap somewhere and regretting about it later Smileanother improvement is the addition of scratch-resistant surface.Supports READYBOOST technology in Windows 7 or Vista (read how to use READYBOOST).

The device only has USB 2.0 connectivity, should have been making use of USB 3.0, a little disappointment there Sad.However it’s still worth a buy at Rs. 1.7k for 16GB USB stick.

Kingmax PD-02 Specifications:

Dimensions 59.5 x 18 x 9.6 mm
Capacity 2GB/ 4GB/ 8GB/ 16GB
Transfer Speed USB 2.0 standard
Support Supports READYBOOST technology in Windows 7/ Vista
Warranty Five years
Extras Slide USB connector (no cap)
Scratch-resistant
Light weight
True plug and play
Colors Black & White

Price: Kingmax PD-02 16GB – Rs. 1700 in India (almost $38)

HP Swing Motion Controller Debuts In India

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HP official logo

Hewlett-Packard (HP), the world’s largest personal computer maker, has just announced the launch of their new HP Swing motion sensor gaming controller in India.Swing will allow uses to play action games on their PC by detecting the player’s body movements much like Nintendo Wii.The player needs to move as per the game instead of the usual way of just pressing the buttons.

HP Swing can be used to play lifelike action sports games like tennis, pool and bowling.

Hp swing console
HP Swing will only be bundled with HP Pavilion desktop PCs.The device is coming together with seven games.The device has inbuilt CUDA technology which offers enhanced viewing experience for the users.

HP Swing is only available with HP Pavilion Desktop PCs stating from Rs.29,900.

Gaming market in India is almost confined to PCs.Not too many would have heard about the likes of PlayStations or Xbox.Never the less, this is a good move by HP, we have to wait and see how it will be received by the PC game lovers in India..