Monthly Archives: January 2009

CES 2009: Toshiba’s Cell TV prototype can record six HD streams at once

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The CPU is best known for being the computing guts inside the PlayStation 3, but has also integrated it into its Qosmio line as well. It has a more exciting use in store for it, however, as part of your home theater setup. The company is displaying a prototype at that combines a 3,840×2,160-pixel (or 4k) along with a set-top box that can record up to six HD programs at once. Yes, you read that right: a half-dozen high-def streams at the same time. The box’s is larger than others of its ilk, but that’s the price you pay for HD nirvana.

Toshiba plans to release the Cell TV system later in the year. Cable companies and Tivo can probably breathe easy for the time being, since the units will no doubt cost an arm and a leg: $5,000 to $10,000 according to the EE Times. But the days of only being able to record a limited number of shows (especially in HD) at the same time on a set-top DVR could thankfully be numbered.

CES 2009: AMD powered XPS gaming desktop from Dell

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CES 2009: AMD powered XPS gaming desktop from Dell

launched a new gaming PC that’s all about having inside. The XPS 625 desktop PC supports the so called AMD Dragon platform.

That means the PC has the newly released AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition processor alongside two ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics cards in CrossFire mode. AMD’s own OverDrive program also allows for overcloking the processor as well. Pricing for the new XPS 625 PC starts at $999 and it’s available now on Dell’s web site.

Xbox Live Subs Up 70 Percent; 3 Million Added In Last Q Of ‘08

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It’s Robbie Bach’s turn at the mic as the Microsoft keynote turns to content. Among the highlights:

New content: Live will launch its own channel, Primetime, with a real-time game show called 1 vs. 100—all live. A sort of virtual Who Wants to be a Millionaire? without money. “It’s all about the mob …” They’re also adding a game developers channel and shipping a new product called Kodu for creating games that can be shared on Xbox Live, now being demoed onstage by a kid who is beyond adept.

Netflix:  Xbox Live added Netflix streaming late last year. “A very easy way for people to get HD content”—over 12,000 movies and episodes.

Xbox Live: Xbox Live grew more than 70 percent last year and now has more than 17 million subscribers, with three million added in the last quarter of 2008. Bach claims XBL accounts for 75 percent of all music downloads across platforms.

Media Center: Bach says Media Center has over 10 million unique users a month, averaging about 90 minutes a session.

Zune: No mention of that pesky leap year bug, but Zune doubled social use to more than 2 million.

IPTV: The pace of IPTV is accelerating. Media Room is adding an Anytime feature that will literally let viewers go backwards to watch their favorite shows.

CES 2009 Toshiba Press Conference

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Report by Engadget : here

TV capabilities: capable of recording form six HD tuners simultaneously. 3D Graphic user interface, streams HD video to several TV’s in the house and it will be "marketed" in 2009 – but will it be sold? The box doesn’t just process images, it also does network video. finally these HDTVs are coming. Multiple Regza models with set-top box that lugs into the 4k x 2k panel.

CES 2009 : Samsung Round Up by Engadget

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Read – stuns with 6000, 7000 and 8000 Series LED HDTVs
Read – Samsung’s Series 6 / 8 plasma HDTVs are well connected
Read – Samsung properly introduces Series 6 / 7 LCD TVs
Read – Samsung gets official with P3 PMP at 2009
Read – Samsung’s DVD-H1080 looks like a large pebble, plays DVDs
Read – Samsung delivers HT-BD7200 / HT-BD1250 HTIB systems, HT-BD8200 BD soundbar
Read – Samsung trots out BD-P4600 / BD-P3600 Profile 2.0 Blu-ray players at
Read – Samsung’s CES household appliance lineup: everything but the kitchen sink

SanDisk’s Sansa slotRadio MP3 music player

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SanDisk's Sansa slotRadio MP3 music player

In their saga to compete with and other . introduce their new MP3 music player as a companion to the company’s line of music cards, which come preloaded with music.

For $99, SanDisk’s Sansa slotRadio comes bundled with a slotRadio card preloaded with 1,000 songs handpicked from the Billboard charts, and professionally arranged into a variety of genre-themed play lists.

"SlotRadio’s unprecedented simplicity will have even the most time-pressed music fans enjoying a huge range of music in no time," said Daniel Schreiber, senior vice president and general manager at SanDisk. "One thousand handpicked songs in your pocket with zero downloads makes enjoying digital music easier than ever. Never before has music been this accessible."

CES-Yahoo unveils partners for Web TV push

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Inc unveiled on Wednesday a list of partners to aid its push to bring the Internet and together, hoping their joint effort will finally connect with consumers.

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Yahoo said it has forged deals with companies including Electronics Co Ltd , Electronics Inc , Sony Corp  and Vizio, which will make high-definition TVs that support Yahoo’s online service.

Ever since the dawn of the Internet Age, tech companies have been promising to bring "convergence" of the online and TV universes, but those efforts have failed to take off with consumers who have found such products difficult to use.

The new TVs announced on Wednesday will be in the market as early as the spring and will support widgets — small Internet applications — that run alongside broadcast TV content, but not over it.

Source : http://uk.reuters.com

SanDisk "Ultra" versions of their 16GB MicroSD

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SanDisk "Ultra" versions of their 16GB MicroSD

So here is new in Mini Storage Industry. just announced "Ultra" versions of their 16GB MicroSD and M2 , which fit into mobile phones. The new Ultra cards transfer files to and from PCs faster than existing non-ultra cards.

The new card’s ultra speeds seem to only come into play when you’re using them with a dedicated, PC-based card reader – not if they’re plugged into a already. That’s because the speed of transferring files directly to a is usually limited by the , not by the memory card.

The new 16GB Mobile Ultra MicroSD will cost $119.99 and the 16GB M2 card (which works with Sony Ericsson phones) will cost $129.99. Both will go on sale this month.

I believed it will be great to those Mobile users like me. Taking pictures kills my 2 GB Memory in my cellphone.

Source : gearlog.com

MSI U115

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MSI U115

Here is what new from

The MSI U115 will be available with 8 GB or 16 GB SSDs, which will be combined with 120 GB or 160 GB hard drives, respectively. The operating system runs from the SSD, while the hard drive is primarily intended for file storage. Equipped with a 6- battery, the U115 is promised to last about 12 hours on one battery charge.
Including a 10” widescreen and an integrated 1.3 or 2.0 megapixel webcam,  the U115 weighs just over 2 pounds. Availability and prices were not announced.
Also new is the U120 netbook that can be equipped with 3.5G or WiMax connectivity. No word on pricing yet. 

Really has lots to show :)

Pics and news Source : tgdaily

Wireless Induction Chargers at CES 2009

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The Wireless Induction Chargers by .

It has been estimated that the Powermats will hit store shelves this fall. The mats will come in five versions: family mat for charging up to six gadgets, a smaller fold-up mat for travel, PC mat for charging laptops, desk mat that comes with a wireless speaker and a bedside mat with a rechargeable clock.

Each mat will cost around $100. But that’s not all. You’ll also have to buy receivers — doodads that connect your devices to the mats and conduct the charge. Those will set you back around $30 a pop. So waving goodbye to wired chargers might also mean parting with a good chunk of change.

CES 2009 : Logitech Latest Gaming Products

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CES 2009 : Logitech Latest Gaming Products

This morning the peripheral maker announced a number of gaming PC products they were showing at including the following gadgets :

G19 keyboard with a color screen for game and PC stats and even video and pictures. It’s due out in March for $199.99.

G35 headset with features like "voice morphing" to make you sound like a "cyborg, giant, mutant, space squirrel, troll and alien". It’s also due in March for $129.99.

G9x mouse, a revamped version of the earlier G9 mouse that increases its maximum DPI to 5000. It’s due in April for $99.99.

All of the new products join the previously launched G13 gameboard.

So need to say any about the your new Gaming Gear.