HTC Flyer

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After a tough fight between  Samsung Galaxy Tab and iPad 2, now HTC has also jumped into the field of best tablets, official sources of HTC have confirmed that first tablet gadget of HTC will be unveiled on 9th May 2011 in Europe. HTC Flyer features; 7 inches display, Single Core Processor of 1.2 GHz (isn’t it strange, how it will beat iPad 2 that has dual core processor), and Internal memory of 32GB. Do not worry, you can access internet from HTC Flyer through 3G and Wi-Fi. HTC Flyer is an android tablet and operates on Operating System of Android 2.4. You can say that it is an iPad rival as it features dual cameras i.e. 5 Mega Pixel rear camera and 1.3 Mega Pixel front facing camera.

At HTC London event on 12^th of April, HTC has announced it will unveil HTC Sensation in the mid of May 2011. HTC Sensation is a Smartphone that features 4.3 inches multi-touch LCD display, 1.2GHz dual core processor and 8 Mega Pixel Camera. Keep your fingers crossed for these up-coming gadgets of HTC.

JVC’s new GS-TD1 is claimed to be world’s first 3D camcorder that features a full-HD 1080i 3D recording at 30fps with a price tag of 1,699$. It offers the same twin lens and image sensor features as the latest HDR-TD10 3D camcorder, from the leading electronic company Sony Corporation, which was also unveiled during the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show. What makes the new JVC GS-TD1 special from its other competitors is the availability of its most advanced and wide range of manual controls in 3D mode. You’ll also find some other good features like 3D still-image capturing and 3D time-lapse recording in GS-TD1.

Product Overview

On JVC’s GS-TD1, 3D recording is not optional anymore. It has two slightly offset built-in lenses, and each lens got a 3.32mp 1CMOS sensor at its back, that is integrated into the camcorder’s body and generate the 3D effect. The JVC GS-TD1 gives you 5x optical zoom and uses a Falconbird CPU to simultaneously process the two images, and produces a Full-HD 1920x1080i 3D result. If you shoot in 2D mode with TD1, the optical zoom will bumped up to 10 xs. But it is still not as impressive as the Sony’s HDR-TD10 optical zoom options, which offers 10x zoom for 3D recording and 12X zoom during 2D recording.

Compression

GS-TD1 offers a number of compression options for 3D recording mode. The default one for GS-TD1 is AVCHD, which is easier to make changes and archive.
Media

The JVC GS-TD1 contains an internal memory of 64GB and also supports a memory card slot. Recorded vides are saved to the GS-TD1’s internal flash memory. Moreover additional memory can also be added using SD/SDXC/SDHC cards.

Manual Controls

The JVC’s GS-TD1 got a smart Auto mode in both 3D and 2D modes. Also GS-TD1’s 3D recording mode provides you full set of scene modes options. The GS-TD1’s manual Focus feature is still not very exciting in both forms i.e. camcorder’s touchscreen system and adjustment dial on the flipside of the camcorder. The Exposure feature can be set in two ways either through touchscreen or using control dial and the aperture range available on the GS-TD1 is f/1.2 – f/5.6. The TD1’s manual shutter speed option ranges from 1/2 – 1/4000 of a sec.

LCD & Ease of Use

The GS-TD1’s offers a glasses-free 3.5 inch touch-panel 3D monitor, which is bright and sharp as well, but the LCD screen look disappointingly blurred and rough in 3D mode. Whereas in 2D mode the same LCD screen looks fantastic. The GS-TD1 doesn’t appear as a typical camcorder in terms of looks, but overall it is quite simple to handle other than its unusual shape. All the controls can be set automatic or manually both in 3D and 2D modes. The GS-TD1 is slightly bulky and has an oddly located battery compartment. To insert or remove the battery, you first must open a door on the right side of the camcorder. Then you must press a small battery release switch to remove the battery and fit your hands into the compartment to actually get at the battery. This is surprisingly awkward.

Audio Features & Connectivity

The GS-TD1 has a built-in microphone called “3D sound”, which used Biphonic technology, which are still need to be test in terms of performance. The GS-TD1 has two ports namely HDMI output and DC-input located on the back of the camcorder, while the USB port, AV-output and the memory card are located inside the LCD nook.
The most impressive thing about the JVC GS-TD1 is the presence of its wide-ranging set of manual controls and features that were functional in both 2D and 3D record modes. The presence of features like 3D-time lapse recording, 3D still image mod and the manual shutter speed adjustment set the JVC GS-TD1 apart from the other 3D camcorders available in market.
The JVC’s TD1 camcorder also does well in 2D mode with excellent clarity.

iPad 2 is officially unveiled in an Apple Conference by the Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Company. iPad 2 will be available in both black and white color and is expected to come with hardware addition like front and rear facing cameras with 720p HD video recording features, new Apple’s face time video calling facility with other iPhones, iPad and Mac owners.

Apple has made few changes in the new iPad; original iPad was of 143.9 gram while iPad 2 is of 118.6 gram in weight and the display glass is 27% thinner than the original one, which makes it much more flexible. The display strength of ipad 2 has also increased a lot in compare to the original; when the pressure is applied to bend the display of iPad 2; it has the ability to hold up beating to a large extent.

The glass does not break unless a huge amount of force is applied to it as compare to the original iPad which was easily broken, so this is good news for owners of new iMachine. So overall iPad 2 has entered the market with all preparation.

With Apple iPad in your hands, one can simply expect to have the best of both worlds in one place. Since its launch in early 2010, millions of people have already been used it, and found it overwhelmingly exciting and useful. Apple iPad is as multi-purposed as it is user friendly. The iPad combines an iPhone’s portability with the power and usability of a laptop. The deadly combination of sleek and stylish design, user friendliness and the presence of endless iPad apps make it the most popular piece of technology on the market place.

With a countless number of iPad apps, now you can add more functionality to your iPad by adding as many iPad apps as you want or in other words, whatever you require, or are simply interested in, there’s an app for you. The list is still growing and it’s impossible to choose the best iPad Apps for 2011 out of thousands of them.

iPad Apps 2011

The Apple iPad comes fully loaded with all the basic applications like mail, browser and maps. But if you want to have a more personalize iPad, and make it a great product, you’ll want to download some more apps. There are free as well as paid iPad applications. The number of iPad-specific apps available in the iTunes Apps store as of January 2011 is around sixty five thousand, and the number is still increasing. While we are sure all 65,000 options in the App store have their merits, we have built a list of some of the best iPad Apps, and plucked out the gems for you to select the best apps for your iPad.

Top 15 Best iPad Apps for 2011

So let’s take a look at our picks:

Fruit Ninja HD: is an incredibly simple yet inexplicably addictive game. It allows users to slice and dice a dramatic fruit salad. The more fruit you slice, the better your score is. You can play the game with your friends or in your free time on your own. Fruit Ninja HD is a must have game on the iPad.

Kindle: Kindle is a very good alternative to Apple’s new iBooks bookstore. The Kindle app gives iPad owners the keys to the entire library that Kindle owners can access.

AP News: the AP News app for the iPad is simply one of the best news apps available at iTunes. It has a clean user interface. It includes articles, photos, video of the latest breaking news as well as supports a local news feed and weather updates.

NPR: for users, who are looking for the latest music, arts and news, NPR iPad app is a must have. The app has a clean and simple design and user can listen to one of thousands of audio feeds or playlists. While listening, users can freely roam the rest of the NPR app and adjust playback from the small audio player. It’s an absolutely free iPad app to download.

Flipboard: it is one of the most popular free iPad apps available to download. It is also named the iPad app of the year by Apple. Flipboad arranges content like pictures, updates, blurbs and video from your from the places you visit frequently like news sites, social media sites, photos sites and collates them into a magazine like format that you can flip through with the swipe of a finger.

Netflix: it is a perfect iPad app for a movie lover. With a subscription of just as low as $8.99/month users can enjoy unlimited TV episodes and movies stream.

ABC Player: it is a free iPad app, and considers being one of the most popular iPad apps for 2011. You can watch latest episodes of many of your favorites ABC’s shows, like Desprate Housewives, Lost, Grey’s Anatomy and Modern Family on your iPad. Available on the player are the most current episodes, as well as those from several weeks before. Browsing options includes, browsing via show title, most popular, most recent and staff picks. ABC’s Player latest version includes 3G streaming capabilities, which means you can watch your shows even when outside the WiFi zone.

Instapaper: Instapaper is a great app for reading long stories on the iPad. It allows you to save stories from the web into a nice reader app for later viewing.

NY Time: if you’re looking for a newspaper on the iPad, NY Time can be the first choice. You can download the NY Times iPad app for free from iTunes store.

Bloomberg : for those who are interested in finance, business and stock market, Bloomberg app has it all. You can read latest financial news headlines, world market updates and stock quotes, charts and news on your iPad. This iPad app is free to download.

Angry Birds HD: it was originally a game from iPhones, and was one of the best games. But with better graphics and big screen, the fun has been increased to its maximum. The little green pigs stole the birds’ eggs, so in this game you will revenge for the birds. There are about 225 levels in this game and you can get it at iTunes for $0.99.

CNBC Real-Time: it is a must-have app for market watchers. The app includes real-time stock quotes, historical interactive charts, breaking news alerts and a customizable news ticker. The “My Stocks” function allows users to create a portfolio of favorite tickers, as well as watch video clips or market analysis or CEO interviews.

Google Earth: Google Earth is an amazing iPad app from Google. Using it on the iPad’s large, high-resolution screen is pure joy. Its “layer” feature keeps a record of significant places, businesses and Wikipedia entries related to landmarks you viewed on the map.

IMDb: IMDb’s app gives users easy access to movie, TV and celebrity information. You can watch new movie trailers, view show times, rate movies and browse the highest and lowest rated film of all time in app’s movie category. In TV category you can view recaps, entertainment news and the list of shows airing in your local time zone.

Weather Chanel Max: this iPad app is especially aimed for weather geeks. The Weather Channel App on the iPad gives users their own portable weather radar. The app also features quick links to Weather Channel programming, shows like “Epic Conditions” and “Weather Ventures” and aggregates Tweets from national meteorologists like NBC’s Al Roker.

Infiniti

For the 2010 fiscal year up until March 31st, Infiniti has sold 4,500 cars in Western Europe. “One of the big barriers we face is a lack of awareness”, “So we hope that Formula One, at least for our business in Western Europe, will turbo charge our levels of awareness,” Infiniti Europe Vice President, Jim Wright, said on the floor of the Geneva Motor Show. He also stated that in 2011, Western Europe will be somewhere between 7,000 and 8000. Despite the increase, Infiniti is still far off the pace set by its closest competitors like Mercedes, Lexus, BMW and Audi in the segment. BMW, for instance, sold 10 times that amount in February alone.

Nissan Motor Co.’s luxury brand Infiniti now signed a marketing deal with Red Bull F1 team. Through this deal, Infiniti can advertise its name on nose cones, sides and the rear wings of the Red Bull racecars. The Infiniti logo will also be appear on the helmets and jumpsuits worn by Red Bull’s drivers. The Red Bull’s champion’s team for the year 2010 is led by Sebastian Vettel, who became the first ever youngest driver to won F1 title.

Nokia one of the pinnacle mobile phone manufacturers has introduced a 32 GB version of its Nokia N8 smart phone. Initially N8 comes with 16GB of built in storage. The Nokia N8 32GB is the latest version offering a microSD reader. It could be the perfect smart phone as 16 GB of storage space is not enough for some people.

The upcoming 32 GB variant of the N8 features with a 3.5 inch capacitive screen, 12 mega-pixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon flash, USB on the go, HDMI port for hooking up HD TVs, and 64 GB of storage space. Now the users will be able to download the three new games; need for speed shift, Real Golf and Galaxy on fire, from the Ovi store for free.

The latest version of Nokia’s premium Symbian ^3 (software) running handset was launched last year.

Although the Nokia has revealed that the Nokia N8 32GB is available but people haven’t found it on retail stores yet and still there are confusions in UK pricing.

From PL20 one can get clear, sharp images, through a combination of high-quality features and cutting edge novelty, all at an affordable price. The specifications of Samsung PL20 Budget Compact Camera are:

Additional features for Samsung PL20 are: it has smart auto 2.0, face detection, smart filter, beauty shot, photo help guide and digital image stabilization. The price of value packed PL20 in dollar is $199.99 and UK pricing is set at £99.

The PL20 is further evidence of Samsung’s commitment to meet the needs of each and every photographer out there, regardless of their level of proficiency and budget.

A little bit alteration has been made in the design of Streak 7, which makes it look different from the original Streak. As the name suggest, it has a bigger 7 inches display that is covered by the protective coating of Gorilla Glass. This also promises a scratch less touch screen experience. The highlighting feature is its Dual Core 1 GHz processor, which has to be way more advance than Streak’s single core unit.

Like Streak, it has two cameras; the front facing 1.3 mp camera for video chats and conferences and the rear 5 mp camera for main photography purposes. It runs Android 2.2 Froyo, which is upgradeable to Honeycomb version. This nice machine weighs less than a pound, thus you won’t have to face problem while carrying it around.

They say that few weeks lie between us and the Dell Streak 7. Let us wait for the nice looking gadget.

Computers are not only your work machines; they are the best entertainers you can ever have. These computing systems help you perform your tasks proficiently as well as provide you with extreme entertainment and amusement. The entertainment factor includes nice display, good sound, variety of multimedia options and gaming capabilities. An average home user needs an all rounder computer packed with features like average gaming and movie watching abilities, along with internet functionality. But there are many who are concerned only with gaming and for them, manufacturers are taking good deal of pain.

As laptops have almost taken place of desktops, I will only include gaming laptops here. In this article, I will tell you about the best available gaming laptops that can satisfy a gaming enthusiast. Keep in mind that getting nicest specs and features will cost you way more than normal laptop. Let us have a look at our list.

1. Alienware M11x:

This is on top of our list because the machine has 11.6 inches display and is a dedicated gaming laptop. As we can guess from its size, it is world’s smallest gaming laptop. It has two bigger siblings (15” and 17”) which are undoubtedly much stronger than this little champion. But keeping in mind the size and lesser weight, Alienware M11x is indeed a winner.

Specs:

• Processor: Intel Core (2, i5, i7)
• Operating System: Genuine Microsoft Windows 7  (ultimate, professional, home premium)
• Memory: 2GB, 3GB, 4GB, 8GB
• Chipset: Mobile Intel GS45
• Video card: 1024 (MB) NVIDIA GT335M GeForce
• Display: 11.6 inches
• Audio: Internal high def 5.1 surround sound audio
• Hard drive: 160GB, 256GB, 640GB
• Optical drive: Optional
• Battery: 8 cell Prismatic
• TV tuner options: USB digital TV tuner, TV tuner with remote control
• Dimensions: 1.29” x 11.25” x 9.19”
• Preliminary weight: starts at 4.39 lbs
• Ports: IEEE 1394a (4-pin) port, Integrated Ethernet RJ-45 (100 Mbps), 3 Hi-speed USB 2.0 ports, DP / HDMI – Video Output, 3-in-1 Media Card Reader, 2 Audio Out Connectors, Audio In / Microphone Jack (re-taskable for 5.1 audio), Two Built-In Front Speakers

Features:

Design is as usual a stylish one; you can’t expect any lesser from Alienware. The red lights have become more of a trademark of Alienware laptops. The 720p HD display gives you all the satisfaction you want from your gaming experience. You may also attach it to an external display.

With 7 hours of battery life, you can be sure of not experiencing an immediate (and unwanted) end to the game because of battery issue. It is a highly powerful machine compared to its small size. The dedicated NVidia GPU gives you greater pleasure when it comes to graphics. To save battery, you can switch the feature off.

Best part is the portability factor; with 11.6 inches laptop you won’t be worried about travelling and moving around. Overall, it is one of the finest options for gaming dudes.

Product’s Unique Selling Points:

• Customizable
• Very powerful with small size
• NVidia GPU
• Highly portable
• Nice design
• Face recognition

Limitations:

• Bit slower than the bigger versions

2. MSI GX740:

This is another powerful machine which is bound to make the user scream with joy. It is beautiful looking, powerful, great performer and way inexpensive than the likes of it. Let us have a look at its specs:

Specs:

• Processor: Intel Core i5
• Operating system: Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
• Chipset: Intel HM55
• Memory: DDR3 1066MHz, 2 slots, Max: 8GBDDR3 1066MHz, 2 slots, Max: 8GB
• Display: 17” TFT LCD
• Graphics: ATI Radeon HD5870 card
• Graphics VRAM: GDDR5 1GB
• Optical drive: Super multi
• Audio: 4 speakers 1 woofer
• Webcam: 2 MP
• Bluetooth: optional
• Wireless LAN: 802.11b/g/draft n
• Battery: 6cell, 9cell
• Dimension: 395mm x 278mm x 33/39.5mm
• Weight: 3.2 kg

Features:

With a sigh of relief, I am happy to tell you that here we have a gaming laptop which is not showing off itself and is perfectly decent. The non-shiny surface of lid and palmrest are a great relief. With a nice trimming of red, the machine looks beautiful. The 17” widescreen display has 16:10 aspect ratio which offers nice experience. There are dedicated touch sensitive controls on top of the keyboard.

The MSI exclusive ECO engine power management system is another great plus. So is the Exclusive Cinema Pro technology which can be accessed only by touching a button. This will lead you to a whole new world of movie watching with great sound and picture detail.

Product’s Unique Selling Points:

• Nicely priced
• Decent looking
• 2MP webcam
• Great sound
• Exclusive Cinema Pro Technology
• Exclusive ECO Engine Power Management System

Limitations:

• No option for core i7
• No full HD screen
• No blu ray drive
• Bad battery life

3. HP Pavilion dv8-1250ea:

Here is a huge machine which has been dedicated for gaming purposes. Coming from the grand label of HP, this is a big computing unit with 18.4” display. You will not be able to move much with more than 4 kg of weight, though.

Specs:

• Processor: Intel core i7
• Chipset: Intel PM55
• Operating system: Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
• Memory: 4GB (up to 8GB)
• Hard drive: 2 x 320GB
• Optical drive: LightScribe blu-ray ROM with super multi DVD±R/RW Double Layer
• Display: 18.4” full High-Definition HP Ultra BrightView Infinity Display
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M
• Webcam
• Remote control
• WLAN, Bluetooth
• Dimensions: 28.6 cm x 43.6 cm x 3.37 cm
• Weight: 3.98 kg
• Battery: 8 cell

Features:

It has a nice and big HD display which promises great movie watching and gaming experience. The blu-ray compatible drive allows you to enjoy latest high definition movies on your very own big screen.

Graphics are appreciable, indeed. As far as memory is concerned, HP has provided ample storage with double 320GB hard drives.

Product’s Unique Selling Points:

• Blu-ray drive
• Full HD display
• Quad core CPU
• Big screen
• Nice storage

Limitations:

• Heavy
• Lacks portability feature

This was my list of super gaming laptops that give you satisfaction and do not put too much burden on your pocket. Enjoy your gaming!

Nokia N8 is a cool smart-phone from Nokia with awesome features. You can add/ edit music, images, text everything from your smart-phone. It comes with a high-definition video with 16 GB of internal memory, can be easily plugged into the TV, you can even capture your each single moment with its 12 mp Carl Zeiss optics camera.

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Other attractive features are its 3 customizable home screens, free turn by turn navigation from Ovi Maps, and web browsing with touch control plus you can enjoy full web browsing of real web pages with pinch to zoom Nokia N8 comes with Anodized aluminum casing and available in 5 colors:

• Silver white
• Dark grey
• Orange
• Blue
• Green

Features:

• Now you can shoot your masterpiece in HD.

• It can be connected to your home theater.

• Personalize your phone by adding your own widgets.

• Download thousands of opportunities from this masterpiece.

• Access your favorite TV channels like Paramount and National Geographic anytime, anywhere.

• Comes with voice-guided navigation.

• Enjoy 50 hours of music playback.
  

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Specifications:

• Screen size: 3.5″
• Resolution: 16:9 nHD (640 x 360 pixels) OLED
• Capacitive touch screen
• Ambient light detector
• AMOLED screen
• Weight (with battery): 4.76 oz
• Dedicated camera and volume keys
• Internal battery
• BL-4D 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery
• Internal memory: Up to 16 GB
• MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, up to 32 GB
• Finger touch support for text input and UI control
• Detailed contact information
• Calendar
• To-do list
• Notes
• Voice Recorder
• Calculator
• Clock
• Bluetooth 3.0
• HDMI
• 2mm Charging connector
• Micro USB connector and charging
• High-Speed USB 2.0 (micro USB connector)
• USB On-the-Go
• 3.5 mm AV connector
• FM Radio

Overall, this smart-phone from Nokia features almost everything which we all are looking in our cell phones, a complete package, an entertainer and a mode of communication.