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Back in the early 90’s there was this song, “Things That Make You Go Hmmm…”. It’s this song that I sadly have to reference when mentioning the Twitter Peek. Unlike the song that had some redeeming qualities this doorstopper is the clunkiest piece of technology I’ve seen yet (a disclaimer, I do not own one).
This product is made by Peek. The same company brought you the horrors that were the Pronto Peek and the Meet Peek. I’m not sure why I would want any of these devices since my smartphone does it all, and when I’m not at my mobile, I’m at my desk.
Perhaps therein lies the truth. It’s not geared towards me, the tech savvy geek, but rather the Twitter uninitiated.Despite the millions of users, there are still many demographics who have not embraced it. What a simple bridge to get them to join.
Clever plan or failure upward? Too early to tell, but one thing is for sure, based on their past successes, the Twitter Peek might make a small splash.
The Twitter Peek can be purchased on their website or via Amazon.
I must admit that Im not much of a Playstation 3 person, more of a Wii person. However, this product is really making me want to buy a Playstation 3 and deck out my living room.
Stephane Perruchon is the designer of this glass topped table, with the base made up of two gigantic PS3 controllers. It’ll make your place look like the classiest dorm room ever! Which would be awesome if you actually still live in a dorm room, but otherwise, I’m not so sure.
Laptops these days never seem to last that long. I tend to go through a new laptop every couple of years and when I get new laptop I always have the issue of doing something with the old one. Over the year this adds up to a lost of waste for me and im sure millions of people around the world have exactly same issue.
This big issue is something computer companies are always trying to rectify. Designer Je Sung Park has now taken the idea of a recyclable computer to new heights. His Recyclable Paper Laptop is made from pulp and reprocessed materials, and would be broken down into the same when all is said and done.
Who said size doesnt matter. The Wall of Sound weighing in at a sumo-esque 120 kilos (that’s 265 pounds) the WoS has a tube amplifier and 28 elements, each with its own handcrafted box, meaning it can pump 125W of sound out of its 3 x 4 foot frame.
Price = $4,495
The Wall comes from Brothers, but to me it doesnt seem like the best quality website and I was wondering if this is actually a real product.
Yes, what you probably thought that you will never combine is arriving: A device for playing and recording VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray and HDD. And who is in charge of this invention? JVC, they are releasing the JVC DR-BH2550 in Japan in a few weeks more (December).
But wait, that’s not all, it also has a 250 GB hard drive, neat isn’t?
The idea actually, if you think about it, it is not all that strange. Recording from DVD to Blu-R it is not all that common yet, using a DVD recorder to replace a VHS it is not working either (maybe because there is none with an acceptable quality); so what do you may need? A device that combines all of them.
Some of other features that will include:
- Supporting photograms of 1080, 60 and 24 pixels.
- BD-Live for Blu-Ray interactive applications.
- Bonusview, for Blu-Ray extras materials.
- Support for Sony’s AVCHD.
- USB ports and one slot for SD/SDHC memory cards.
- HDMI.
Estimated cost? US1400
Online gaming is gaining very high popularity across the globe nowadays. So if u want to compete with the beat gamers of the planet u need to have the best gaming laptop in ur hands. Laptops with high graphics quality, high speed with sufficiently high RAM is mostly preferable by most gamers. Points to remember when choosing laptops for gaming are given below.
Graphics & Graphics
More gamers give prime importance to graphics. So u should be equipped with the fast and the latest graphics available in the market. Some of the well rated graphics chipsets rated by majority of gamers across the world includes ATi mobility Raedon 9700, NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX. Also ATi Mobility FireGL V3200 is a high quality graphic card giving u high performance at lower power levels, saving battery. Some of more available chipsets are STMicro, 3D Labs, Matrox and many more…
Huge RAM
The higher RAM u can have the better it is because it is the RAM which determines how much graphics ur notebook computer can handle. Specially prefer Video RAM because this RAM is exclusively dedicated for handling graphics and visuals on your laptop. For even better visual performance there is a special Video RAM known as Windows RAM(WRAM) available.
High Speed
Once again the higher the speed ,the better it is. So instead of going for 4200rpm Hard drives go for 7200rpm hard drive which is 33% farter. Select Serial ATA Harddrives because it uses less power and is ideal for laptop specially if it is exclusively used for gaming. Core 2 Extreme Quad QX9300; 8GB RAM; two 500GB drives; 17-inch display (1,920×1,200); dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M (2GB); 12.7 pounds
Some of the best Gaming Laptops in the market
Till now the fastest gaming laptop available is Alienware M17x having Intel 2.53GHz core 2 extreme quad QX9300 processor, 8GB of RAM, two exclusive 500GB harddisks, 17” display with NVIDIA GeForce GTX280M(2GB).
Some other best laptops are Alienware Area51M-15x ,Sony Vaio NW180J/S, iBuypower M865TU, Asus G51Vx-Rx05 having a minimum of 2GB Intel core 2 duo processor ,4GB of RAM which is very much high, minimum of 400GB hard drive with 15.5” display, minimum 512 MB above mentioned Graphics card installed which make them among top 5 gaming laptops preferred across the world.
This guest article was written by Amit Bhawani who writes different Laptops Guides at Laptops Next
Roku is a new startup in the USA who has been making a lot of waves with their HD streaming media players. Roku lets Netflix and Amazon Video on Demand users stream HD videos on the cheap, with millions of titles.
Roku has now released two new models, the $130 Roku HD-XR that adds faster 802.11n Wi-Fi, and the cheap Roku SD, playing standard definition video at a rock-bottom price of $80.
That lower-end Roku SD is an excellent value, especially because most of Netflix’s and Amazon’s current offerings only stream in standard definition. You’ll also sacrifice an HDMI connector and optical audio in that Roku SD player, which might not make much difference, given that there’s no HD playback involved.
On the higher end, the Roku HD-XR offers another tantalizing feature in addition to its faster wireless-N Wi-Fi capability: there’s a USB port on the back, but currently it does nothing. Roku says as soon as the unit’s firmware is updated, that port will allow you to play video files from an external hard disk. This we gotta see. Let’s hope Roku includes support for lots of video types.
Archos is presenting the first Tablet PC with Windows 7 incorporated, natively: Archos 9 PCTablet. Taking advantage of the touch-screen technology included within the new operating system. Now, with Windows 7 out in the market, you should expect to see a lot of these products in the next few months.
Want to know some of the features included in Archos 9 PCTablet?
- VGA-out port.
- USB and audio jack ports.
- 60 GB hard disk space available with an extra 25 GB for online use.
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g and BlueTooth 2.1
- 9-inch screen.
- FullHD support!
- Intel Atom processor included.
- 1.7cms thick and 800g of weight.
And how much does it costs? £449.99 in the UK. That’s where it will only be available for now, or you can buy it from their website.
Here’s also a quick review made by TechRadar.
The netbooks seems that they are going to take the market (Windows 7 was already built thinking in netbooks), but having this devices available already, including a great OS like Windows 7, sounds like an excellent idea to me.
In a very surprising move, Microsoft has started selling computers and even third-party software via its online store.
This is a small part of a much broader push for Microsoft as they think that stores like Apple’s might bring in much higher margins for them and their products. Microsoft had said it would sell PCs at its brick-and-mortar stores, but it plans to open just two of those this year, including a Scottsdale, Ariz., location that opens later Thursday.
Early on Thursday, though, Microsoft revamped its online store, which had been an outlet only for Microsoft products. The remake of the online store comes just as Microsoft is launching Windows 7.
Clicking on laptops brings up a list of 10 models, organized by price, including two models below $750. The site also offers three Netbooks and a single desktop model, Lenovo’s $999 A600 all-in-one.
On the software front, Microsoft is selling Norton 360 and Adobe Photoshop, along with Windows, Office, and other Microsoft products. Accessories include a lot of Microsoft keyboards, mice, and Webcams, along with flash drives and blank DVDs from other companies.
As im sure most people are aware, Apple released new products yesterday and here at Crenk I wanted to just quickly run through them. RAck. r
Magic Mouse
Here it is: the new Magic Mouse, a single button mouse (with a software-controlled right click option) and a touch sensitive top surface that allows you to touch the mouse to pinch, scroll, and drag, just like a trackpad. The mouse uses two AA batteries and lasts 4 months on one change.
It costs $69 and is available at the end of October.
iMac
Fastest iMac yet. Big LEDC-backlit displays in 21,5 and 27 Inch 16:9 aspect ration. Wireless keyboard and mouse standard (check that mouse!). Fastest iMac yet. No surprise there.
The New Macbook
The new MacBook has a durable unibody enclosure (aluminum or plastic?), 1,08 inch thin, light at just 4.7 pounds, 7 hour battery. 13 inch LED backlit display and glass multi-touch display.
The New Mac Mini
up to 2,66Ghz with up to 4GB memory. Faster than ever. NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor for graphics and Wi-Fi built in. Optional 500GB hardisk.
It has been announced that the Black Nintendo Wii tat is currently only available in Japan will be heading to Europe on November 6th.
The unit will feature the black console and matching WiiMote, Nunchuk and MotioPlus peripherals. Nintendo is also throwing in Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort, some nice additions, although we still don’t have a price for the whole bundle.
Nintendo also plans to eventually offer the black colored Classic Controller Pro, although that peripheral won’t be available as part of the package.
While the bundle will go on sale starting November 6th the “general release” date won’t begin until November 20th.
Unfortunately Nintendo is still sitting behind their plans to only sell the white version of their system in the U.S
Apple (AAPL) will begin selling iPhones in China at the end of this month, company executives said during today’s Q3 earnings call. Apple will be launching with China Unicom and this is going to obviously be a great opportunity for Apple to gain even more market share in the smartphone market.
New details:
- Apple will have 1,000 points of sale.
- Plans will range in price from $18/month to $100/month.
- With higher-priced plans, users will get their iPhones “free.”
