The Koreans have come up with an ingenious credit card for both online and in-store purchases; the Shinhan Card. You simply plug it into your USB port and when you make an online purchase it fills in the form for you, securely. It’s not yet available anywhere outside of Korea yet, but it should be spreading pretty soon.
More laptop leakage going on here, this time courtesy of some online retailers and even Sony’s own site. The subjects: VAIOs SZ7, TZ2. Rundown on some of those specs:
TZ2 series
* Intel Core 2 Duo T9300
* 13.3-inch XBRITE display
* 4GB RAM, Vista Biz
SZ7 series
* Intel Core 2 Duo T9300
* 13.3-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) LED-backlit XBRITE display, NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS graphics
* 4GB RAM, 250GB drive, DVD±R/RW
* 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, gigabit Ethernet
* Sprint WWAN, ExpressCard34, PCMCIA
* Webcam, media and biometrics readers
* 12.5 x 9.3 x 1.5-inches
Like the others we’ve been seeing crop up, it stands to reason these will make a guest appearance at CES next week.
The special attribute of Voyager is that it offers touch-screen modes for navigating, even though these are not fundamentally related to the operation of the phone, which is very different feature from that of the iPhone. There are other ways of operating the phone instead of these touch-controls systems. Another added feature of the Voyager as compared to the iPhone is that, as you open the Voyager, you get the glimpse of complete QWERTY keyboard in front of you.
This will make typing on the phone easier while you are travelling. Other features of the Voyager, excepting a touch-screen display, include tangible keys, phone, e-mail and web services, task organizer and a music player. The Voyager has double the thickness of the iPhone and its outer screen, measures 3 inches diagonally, whereas that of the iPhone was 3 1/2-inch screen.
The revolutionary user interface on Apple’s iPhone helped you open an application, type a message, make a call or select any music you want to play with an easy and simple swipe of a finger. The Voyager interface uses touch controls on the exterior side only just to open an application. Whereas on the iPhone, while browsing through photos you could move to the next one with a finger and subsequently by using two fingers you could expand or contract a photo, on the Voyager, you need to tap on a photo to open it but you cannot change image size.
At present, the market price of enV is $99, while that of the Voyager is $299. It is evident that LG, in order to compete with Apple’s iPhone, transformed its enV to a more sophisticated and advanced version complete with a touch-screen display.
There are a few advantages of this Voyager over the iPhone. In this, personal videos can be shot and music can be played with the help of Bluetooth stereo headphones. These features are not available on the iPhone. The two screens of Voyager at the interior and exterior sides are almost same in dimension and can display mobile video clearly.
The newest, innovative LifeBook T2010 sports the latest Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, a brilliant 12.1-inch wide active digitizer display with wide viewing angles, and a robust bi-directional hinge. Weighing approximately 3.5 lbs, with durable magnesium-alloy housing and extensive security features, the T2010 is perfect for users who desire a reliable, ultra-light yet powerful Tablet PC with all-day computing capability with the optional high-capacity battery to get your work done. Boasting a 12.1 inch display, the ultra-thin, ultra-light Fujitsu T2010 Tablet PC is an ideal notebook and tablet PC for those on the go. You no longer have to sacrifice a large display to save weight. At home, in the boardroom as well as the classroom, it quickly converts from notebook to tablet by simply twisting the display at its bi-directional swivel hinge. With a high-capacity battery life of up to 11 hours, this no-nonsense tablet PC works as hard as you do.
Since the iPhone’s announcement back at the Macworld Expo in January this year, there have been a number of following announcements from various manufacturers of their own iPhones, thereafter labeled as “iPhone Killers” by the media. It’s always flattering for Apple to have its own products listed as the standard for that area of the market, but is it necessarily true? In the case of the iPod it certainly is, as it’s currently the single most popular MP3 player in the world, dominating the music scene with its partner in crime, iTunes. But the iPod has been out for 6 years and the facts and figures are there to prove its dominance and title of “the one to beat,” so how can a phone not yet given an exact release date be given the same title? A number of manufacturers that have submitted their own entries into the iPhone-killing-market include Samsung, with its F700 touch screen SmartPhone, LG and its KE850 Prada mobile phone (also touch-screen), and the Neonode’s N2.
However, one phone that has caught my attention out of all of the ones announced is the Meizu M8 MiniOne, which certainly gives the iPhone a run for its money. Today I’m going to compare the two phones and show you how the iPhone is given a beating by the M8, but isn’t quite knocked out just yet—here’s to hoping Steve Jobs can convince enough people that Apple’s phone is more worthwhile than the Chinese company’s M8. One thing many people will notice upon first glancing at the M8 is the similarity to the iPhone, both in terms of hardware and software aesthetics.
Dimensions:
iPhone = 115 (h) x 61 (w) x 11.6 (d) mm
M8 = 105 (h) x 57 (w) x 11.5 (d) mm
Screen Size:
iPhone = 3.5 inches
M8 = 3.3 inches
Screen Resolution:
iPhone = 320 x 480
M8 = 720 x 480
Input Method:
iPhone = Apple patented Multi-touch
M8 = Standard touchscreen
Storage:
iPhone = 2 models at 4GB and 8GB non-removable flash memory
M8 = 2 models at 4GB and 8GB non-removable flash memory
Camera:
iPhone = 2.0 megapixels
M8 = 3.0 megapixels plus one 0.3-mega pixels on front for video calling
GSM:
iPhone = Quad-band 2.5G
M8 = Unknown but 3G capable
Wireless Data:
iPhone = Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0
M8 = Bluetooth 2.0 + TV-Out
Operating System:
iPhone = Mac OS X Mobile
M8 = Windows CE 6.0
We have given you the specs earlier but here is some really scorching news on the Meizu M8 MiniOne. Going by the gripe, it seems that Meizu M8 MiniOne will be seen at the CES exhibition in early January with retail availability as early as February. It looks to be quite a brave effort considering their design looks to be rip-off of you-know-what. After almost a year of announcing it lets hope it finally surfaces.
Funny-Games.wsDuring the course of the review, I will sometimes refer to my personal SD850 IS because the comparison highlights some seemingly minor but significant feature/design changes. While I (by a small margin) prefer the look and feel of my silver SD850, the SD870 scores higher on functionality. Many of the features are the same, but the SD870 is easier to use because of the placement of key features and, of course, the LCD screen.For example, I mentioned the importance of being able to easily review pictures I have taken (or others have taken of me) so I can decide whether more need to be taken. With the SD870, the play button stands alone on the back of the camera for easy playback without having to exit a shooting mode. In contrast, with my own SD850 I have to switch out of picture taking mode (into play mode) in order to review a picture, then remember to switch back. It’s a small design change, with major benefits-especially for the compulsive reviewer-re-taker. In general, this feature on the camera makes it easier to navigate back and forth between the modes. To get out of review (play mode) you simply tap the shutter button.On the other hand, one change I do not like on the SD870 is the on/off key right next to the shutter button. Consider how many times you have asked someone to take a picture with your camera.
Casio has released a black version of the Exilim EX-V8 digital camera in Japan. This 8.1MP digicam features 11.8MB of internal memory, SD and SDHC support, ISO 1600, and Video recording in H.264, 30fps (a variant of Mpeg4). No word on pricing so far.
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We first saw Fuji’s Finepix Z100fd back in July, but now that camera-buying season is in full force, PhotographyBlog has taken it out for a review and pronounced it a worthy candidate for your hard-earned cash. Of particular note was the 5X optical zoom, which is better than most other cams in this price range, and the image stabilization and face detection systems, which worked admirably. The camera also drew praise for its slick diagonally-opening lens cover and illuminated Z logo. On the downside, the Z100fd was fairly pokey to store shots and didn’t offer the absolute highest image quality, but those apparently aren’t dealbreakers — the folks at PB say overall, the Z100fd is “a fashion camera that isn’t simply a matter of style over substance.”
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What controller would you prefer: the Xbox 360 one or PS3 one? It seems that more people like Xbox’s controller more because it is more comfortable to hold. So Ben Heck has modified the controller so it is more comfortable to use when you play PlayStation 3.
What he did is he took apart all the innards from the PlayStation 3 controller and made the Xbox 360 controller work with PS3. So now he has a SIXAXIS-stuffed Xbox controller. He has his own secrets of how he has done it. The fact is that now if you really want it you can get an Xbox 360 controller gadget to play with PlayStation 3.
If you really like the shape of Xbox 360 controller but you want to be able to play PlayStation 3 you can get the controller from Ben Heck. There is no information on how much that could cost but it would certainly be a cool gadget.
The question that I have is: what PlayStation fan will change the PlayStation controller to the Xbox 360 one, and what Xbox 360 fan will buy a Sony PlayStation console? So I think it is somewhat useless.
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