LG Launches New Range WIDEBOOK Notebooks

LG Electronics (LG), a global leader and technology innovator in mobile communications, today unveiled its new WIDEBOOK™ notebook range. Each model in the series features a wide 16:9 HD LED-backlit display and Intel Core 2 Duo processor to offer an extreme entertainment experience to consumers.

The WIDEBOOK™ range comprises five models -- the R580/R560, R480/R460 and R380 -- and further cements LG’s position as a global notebook player. LG recognizes consumer demand for notebooks over conventional desktop PCs is building, as is evidenced by the growth of the netbook market.

“Notebooks are more popular than desktop PCs in many parts of the world due to their mobility and connectivity. The key to success in the market going forward is to design lighter, more stylish notebooks with powerful PC-like functions,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “We believe that LG’s advanced technology and experience in the mobile sector positions us well to deliver cutting-edge products to our consumers.”
The WIDEBOOK™ series is available in various screen sizes, with the R580 and R560 boasting a 15.6” display while the R480 and R460 units include a 14” screen and the diminutive R380 packs a 13.3” panel. The R580 and R480 are positioned as premium models and sport a stylish design, while the R560 and R460 are reliable everyday workhorses and the R380 offers a blend of performance at an affordable price.

The WIDEBOOK™ series boast superb features to help them serve as mobile entertainment stations. The 16:9 widescreen display is optimized for HD content and ships in 1600 x 900 and 1368 x 768 HD pixel resolutions, depending on the model. The LED backlight also means that the screens draw 15-20% less power than existing notebooks, which also helps boost battery life. Each machine in the range includes SRS TruSurround HD sound to bring movies to life.

The premium R580 notebook is sure to prove popular with movie buffs thanks to its inclusion of a Blu-ray drive.

The WIDEBOOK™ range packs Intel Core 2 Duo processors with 2GB or 4GB of turbo memory and a NVIDIA GeForce graphics chip with up to 1GB of DDR2 video memory, providing plenty of power for general use and adequate punch for 3D games. In fact, according to tests using 3DMark06, these graphics subsystems offer between three and six times the performance of Intel’s GMA X4500MHD chipset.

LG has bundled a Smart Pack with the WIDEBOOK™ range to help provide customization and quick diagnosis of errors to help even novice users maintain a problem-free PC. Smart Indicator is a customizable quick-launch feature that helps the user set up a list of frequently used functions for quick and easy access. Smart Care and Smart Recovery provide intelligent diagnosis and repair of system errors.

The WIDEBOOK™ R380 also includes a Smart On feature that enables the machine to be booted in only five seconds. Smart On enables users to rapidly access commonly-used applications including a web browser, messenger, games, photo viewer and MP3 player.

The WIDEBOOK™ is also available in a range of colors including shiny white and crystal black colors for the R580 / R560 and R480 / R460 to add a sleek look and feel. The R380 is designed for the youth market and is available in white, black and pink schemes.

The five new WIDEBOOK™ notebooks will be rolled out first in Turkey, Dubai and Saudi Arabia, followed by other countries in Asia, Europe, North America and Latin America throughout September.

Source: LG Press Release

Apple Launches New iPod Touch at $199

Apple® announced the new iPod touch® lineup starting at the breakthrough price of just $199, giving users a great iPod®, a great pocket computer, a great game player and access to Apple’s revolutionary App Store with over 75,000 applications. iPod touch features Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ user interface, a gorgeous 3.5-inch widescreen glass display, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a built-in accelerometer and speaker—all in an amazingly thin metal design that slips easily into your pocket. The 8GB iPod touch is now available for just $199, along with new models which deliver twice the capacity for the same price, with the iPod touch 32GB model for $299 and 64GB model for $399.

“At just $199 the iPod touch is the most affordable gateway to Apple’s revolutionary App Store with more than 75,000 applications that you can wirelessly download right into your iPod touch,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “You get a great iPod, a great pocket computer with the industry’s best mobile web browser and a great game player, all in this super-thin beautiful enclosure.”

iPod touch is a great iPod for enjoying music, television shows, movies and podcasts. iPod touch has incredible features for music fans such as Cover Flow®, Shake to Shuffle™, and access to the legendary iTunes® Store. And now, the new iPod touch supports Genius Mixes, which automatically creates up to 12 endless mixes of songs from your iTunes library that go great together. Movies and television shows look great on the gorgeous 3.5-inch widescreen display. iPod touch customers have the entire iTunes Store catalog at their fingertips, giving them instant access to the world’s largest catalog of over 11 million songs, TV shows and Hollywood movies to purchase and download directly to their iPod touch.

iPod touch is a great game player with its built-in accelerometer, revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface, its amazing graphics performance and the over 20,000 game and entertainment titles available on the App Store. With support for peer-to-peer connections, the new iPod touch gives users the ability to play multi-player games with people next to them or around the world. iPod touch customers can add new game titles from the App Store over Wi-Fi anytime and anywhere.

iPod touch is a great pocket computer, letting users surf the web, do email, manage their calendars, organize contacts, and use social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. With its award-winning Safari® web browser, iPod touch users can experience the Internet like no other pocket-size device. iPod touch comes with the latest iPhone™ 3.1 software including: Cut, Copy and Paste; Spotlight® Search to search across iPod touch or within Mail, Contacts, Calendar and iPod; landscape keyboard for Mail, Notes and Safari; remote lock for MobileMe™ and anti-phishing features.

Apple’s App Store is a phenomenal success with a selection of over 75,000 apps available and customer downloads topping a staggering 1.8 billion apps. iPhone and iPod touch customers in 77 countries can choose from an incredible range of apps in 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. The App Store works with iPod touch over Wi-Fi so users can discover, purchase and download apps wirelessly and start using them instantly.

iPod touch features up to 30 hours of music playback or six hours of video playback on a single charge. The 8GB model holds up to 1,750 songs, 10,000 photos and 10 hours of video; the 32GB model holds up to 7,000 songs, 40,000 photos or 40 hours of video; and the 64GB model holds up to 14,000 songs, 90,000 photos or 80 hours of video.* The 32GB and 64GB models also include up to 50 percent faster performance and support for even better graphics with Open GL ES 2.0.



iPod is the world’s most popular family of digital music players with over 220 million sold. Apple’s new holiday lineup includes iPod shuffle® in five great colors starting at just $59; iPod classic® in a new 160GB model holding up to 40,000 songs for $249; the incredible new iPod nano® with a video camera available in nine brilliant polished aluminum colors starting at $149; and the revolutionary iPod touch starting at the breakthrough price of just $199.

Pricing & Availability

The new iPod touch is available immediately for a suggested price of $199 (US) for the 8GB model, $299 (US) for the 32GB model and $399 (US) for the 64GB model through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. iPod touch requires a Mac® with a USB 2.0 port, Mac OS® X v10.4.11 or later and iTunes 9; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 3) or later and iTunes 9. Existing iPod touch users can update to the latest 3.1 software for just $4.95 (US) to enjoy new features including Genius Mixes and Genius for Apps. iPod touch owners who already have the 3.0 software get the 3.1 software update for free. Simply download the latest version of iTunes onto your Mac or PC, and purchase the 3.1 software update via iTunes.



Source: Press Release

Tata X107H India's first 3G Enabled Netbook

Olive Telecomunications and Tata Teleservices today launched India's first 3G Enabled Netbook. This new Netbook is named as X107H.

Features:

• India's first 3G Enabled Netbook
• 1.6 GHz processor
• 1 GB DDR memory
• 160 GB 2.5-inch hard drive
• Qualcomm's QSC6085 chipset
• EVDO Technology
• Broadband Connection using Tata Teleservices
• Mobile broadband connectivity
• Bundled with Tata Teleservices' data packages
• Photon Plus broadband service

Price and Availability:

• Netbook X107H will be exclusively available at Tata Indicom Outlets across India.
• X107H is available at a Price of Rs.23,999 along with a Tata Indicom Photon device.
• Tata will launch all its 10 models within the next few months.

Source: Techtree

MSI announces All in One PC Wind Top AE2200

All-in-One PC Wind Top AE2200 was announced by MSI recently.The Wind Top AE2200 is embedded with the latest Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5400 Processor and G45 High Speed Chip, accompanied with 4GB of memory access and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 1GB Graphics Card, all these plus a 500 GB hard drive so our users many have the very best in functions and capabilities. The Intel G45 High Speed Chip is able to provide the finest imagery and graphics with the quickest response, along with a 21.6 inch 16:9 high sensory Touch screen supporting HD visual and audio. The Wind Top AE2200 is the center for you home operation, communication, and entertainment. The perfect basis for a more fulfilling living arrangement.
Features of Wind Top AE2200:

• 21.6 inch 16:9 Touch screen
• Embedded ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 Graphics Card
• 7.1 SRS Premium Sound System
• Supported by HDMI Function
• 5 Milliseconds Response Speed
• Featuring the Latest E- SATA Support
• Embedded 1.3 Megapixel Webcam
• The Most Complete Expanded Interface
• MSI Exclusive One Touch OSD Controller
• The Latest Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5400 Processor with 4GB Memory Capability
• Noise Reduction
• Elegant Leather Design
  
• Outstanding graphic performance
  
• VGA in/out Functionality
• Ultra Quiet

Specifications of Wind Top AE2200:

OS	Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
Dimension	560 * 465 * 59 mm
CPU	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5400 Processor
Chipset	Intel G45 + ICH10
Graphic	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 with 1GB VRAM (Pro version only)
Memory/Max	DDR2 667/800, 2 slots, 4GB
LCD	21.6" (16:9), 1920 x 1080, full-HD
HDD	3.5" HDD, SATA2, 500GB
ODD	SATA tray-in Super Multi DVD
WiFi	802.11 b/g/n Wireless Lan
Speaker	5W*2 HiFi 7.1 channel speaker
Webcam	1.3 MP webcam with microphone
Rear I/O	DC-in, Audio x2(headphone/SPDIF+ Mic),RJ45, HDMI x1, VGA out x1, USBx2, e-SATAx1
Side I/O	Audio x2(headphone+ Mic), USBx4, 6 in 1 card reader(SD,MMC,MS,MS-pro)
Option	1.TV tuner card (support DVB-T) 2.Touch screen
PSU	200W build-in
KB/MS	Yes
Wall Mount	Yes, VESA standard

ASUS Formula Series Graphics Card in India

ASUS unveiled its Formula Series graphics cards for users who rank cooling as important as graphics performance. Inspired by Formula One racing cars, Formula Series graphics cards boast an aerodynamic design that leverages ASUS’ proprietary micro surface technology and a special dust-proof fan to improve thermal efficiency by up to 33%—keeping the card cool even during graphically intensive tasks. “The ASUS Formula Series graphics cards are a perfect amalgamation of aesthetics and performance. Conceptualized and designed to give you that extra design exclusivity along with the performance to keep up with it, the Formula Series Graphics cards are for users who want their graphics cards to look the part they play – super cool and super fast. These graphics cards provide much better cooling than reference designed cards and run up to 33% cooler which is a dramatic improvement over existing standards”, commented Mr. Vinay Shetty, Country Head – Components Business, ASUS (India) about the launch of this new series of graphics cards. The ASUS Formula Series graphics cards come with built-in double cooling solutions to cope up with the demands of high performance gaming. They increase overall heat dissipation efficiency by up to a whopping 33% in comparison to reference design cards*. On top of this unprecedented cooling capacity, Formula Series cards are also up to 12.4dB quieter than cards with generically designed fan-sinks—a 30% improvement—rendering them perfect for users who require maximum cooling without excessive fan rotation noise. Taking its inspiration from the pinnacle of motor sports, the Formula Series incorporates design elements from the streamlined body of a Formula One racing car, relying on aerodynamic principles to increase airflow volume by 7% and to draw heat away from the GPU and other components. A heat-sink boasting ASUS’ proprietary Micro Surface Treatment improves heat dissipation by up to 14%, while a fan sporting a unique dust-proof design provides cooling for up to 10,000 hours longer than conventional fans. The cumulative effect is an improvement in heat dissipation efficiency by up to 33% as compared to reference design cards—propelling ASUS to the pole position in the graphics card cooling race. Cards in the Formula Series include the ASUS EAH4890 FORMULA/HTDI/1GD5 and EAH4770 FORMULA/DI/512MD5.

Model EAH4890 FORMULA/HTDI/1GD5 EAH4770 FORMULA/DI/512MD5 Graphics Engine ATI Radeon™ HD 4890 ATI Radeon™ HD 4770 Video Memory 1GB GDDR5 512MB GDDR5 Engine Clock 900MHz 750MHz Memory Clock 3.9GHz (975MHz GDDR5) 3.2GHz (800MHz GDDR5) Memory Interface 256-bit 128-bit DVI Max. Resolution 2560 x 1600 2560 x 1600 Bus Standard PCI Express® 2.0 PCI Express® 2.0 DVI Output DVI-I (Dual Link) x 2 DVI-I (Dual Link) HDCP Compliant Yes Yes HDTV Output Yes - HDMI Out Yes (via adapter) Yes, native D-Sub Output Yes (via adapter) Yes Software Bundled ASUS utilities and drivers ASUS utilities and drivers

Get in the Fast Lane with ASUS Formula Series Graphics Cards Take the Checkered Flag with 33% Better Cooling Power!

Press Release

Bluetooth Notebook Mouse Navigator 905BT

The Bluetooth notebook mouse Navigator 905BT from Genius is a fast-tracking,high-resolution trendy notebook mouse that gives you comfort, accuracy and convenience in an advanced Bluetooth mouse.
Key features
• Sporty car design with Bluetooth EDR 2.0
• 1600 dpi sensor for precision cursor control
• Innovative ‘Flying Scroll’ for eight way scrolling
• Stick-N-Go feature for attending meetings
• Norton Symantec 60 day free trial version
• Power switch for extended battery life
Package Contents
• Navigator 905BT Bluetooth mouse
• CD Driver with Norton trial version software
• Two Stick-N-Go mounts
• Two alkaline batteries
• Multi-language quick guide

Xtreamer Media Player and Streamer in India

The Xtreamer media centers features state-of-the-art digital playback that brings all the media content from your PC to your living room. With a dizzying array of file-format support, It is engineered from the ground up for high performance networking and hi-definition playback.
This comprehensive, feature-packed HTPC provides a near-complete entertainment experience for you and your friends and family. For the cheapest price in the market it offers truly brilliant, hi-definition video output with vivid colors with support for internal 2.5" SATA HDD and USB Slave functionality to improve connectivity and transfer rates it can be supplemnted with Wireless antena .

Xtreamer is available in India through online purchase at india.sales@xtreamer.in at a price of Rs 9,990.


The HDMI has been configured to the 1.3a spec, allowing full support of HD Audio pass-through for DTS HD-HR, DTS HD-MA, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD. The ports on the device have also been configured, with a USB port placed at the rear panel,next to the optical S/PDIF.

The Xtreamer allows you to pull in digital video, audio and photos from various sources for your enjoyment on your HDTV or Home Theater setup.

You can stream or playback your digital media content from a variety of sources, such as your PC, NAS, digital camera, USB mass storage devices (Flash drive, HDD, DVD drive) ,internal SATA 2.5” HDD** and even directly from the Internet via the Internet Media Service.
The Xtreamer supports the latest high bitrate video formats (MPEG2 MP@HL, H.264 HP@L4.1, VC-1 AP@L3 in TS of at least 40Mbps) to give you up to 1080p high-definition videos.

In recognition of advances in Internet TV, the Xtreamer supports FLV file format so as to enhance your
experience of Internet LIVE streaming featuring popular internet TV such as YouTube, Picasa and Yahoo
video.

The Xtreamer firmware is upgradeable to support future media containers, codecs and features.

* Streaming video over WiFi under best condition only able to achieve up to 10Mbps.
** HDD not included, please refer to the HDD compatibility list for Xtreamer
*** An internal HDD is required for these functions.

Features:
• Adopts MIMO technology for wireless better performance and range (upto 150Mbps)
• Adopts CCA™ technology which automatically avoids channel conflicts using its channel selection feature
• USB2.0 connector
• Quick Secure Setup, complies with WPS for worry free wireless security
• Supporting Qos-WMM, WMM-PS
• Antenna Rotatable, 90 degree of vertical angle and 180 horizontal
• Supports 64/128 bit strength WEP encryptions, as well as WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
encryptions and mechanisms
• Provides Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc modes