Transcend has rolled out its largest capacity SD product to date – a 16GB Class 6 SDHC card. Transcend’s 16GB SDHC card is based on the new generation of SD cards (SD 2.0) that support the FAT32 file system format. This new card is fully Class 6 compliant and delivers the fast data transfer speed of minimum 6MB/s.
The 16GB memory capacity is enough to store over 8,000 high-resolution 7-megapixel JPG photos. The card has a mechanical write protection switch that keeps data safe from accidental deletion or over-writing. With the NAND Flash chips and premium quality components, Transcends latest high-capacity card make sure of robust, long-life durability and performance. The card carries a life time warranty. It also features Error Correction code that automatically detects and corrects the error while transferring the files. Thus, it also eliminates the chances of data corruption and missing files.
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If you are not an Apple fan, a Good News for you! Microsoft’s Zunes second generation is back. Microsoft’s new Zunes, portable media player will hit stores tomorrow. The Zune 4, Zune 8 and the Zune 80, along with the Zune Marketplace update will be readily available. It will be available in a broad range of colors and bedecked with tattoos, custom engravings, and other artwork. Called “Zune Originals,” the new Zune range will feature a selection of artwork by 18 artists and design studios.
They are: Colletivo Studios, Catalina Estrada, Laurent Fetis, Sam Flores, Klaus Haapaniemi, Pierre Marie, Kenzo Minami, Parskid, Mike Perry, Phunk Studios, Chisato Shinya, Skwak, Iosefatu Sua, Tado, Nobumasa Takahashi, Ramiro Torres, Darvin Vida, and Steve Wilson, with 27 total designs to be offered.
The new Zunes are going to be available in models of 4GB ($149.99), 8GB ($199.99), and 80GB ($249.99). The 80GB model features a hard drive instead of flash memory. The new Zune 2.0 80GB offers a much larger screen, a FM radio, wireless player-to-player sharing, Wi-Fi syncing with your PC, and a rear panel that can be customized with some cool artwork. It is also slimmer, features a rounded touch-sensitive control. Read the rest of this entry »
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Everyone seems to cash in on the yuva (youth) brigade in India. Here’s quite an exciting device that is targeting the right nerve of the Indian youth with its fun-loving lingo package. Keeping this in view and to make a dent into the entry-level cellphone market, Motorola has announced the launch its latest entry-level “Indian-culture embedded mobile phone”, MotoYuva W180 in India.
“MotoYuva W180” is primarily targeted at the Indian youth. The device would incorporate an in-built dictionary comprising of around 30,000 Hindi language words that would prompt the user with Hinglish terms the moment he/she keys in the first couple of letters of the alphabet. This dictionary will have words that are commonly used by the modern-day youth of India, making it simpler for them to converse in an easier manner.
The unique feature incorporated on this handset is the dual Hindi-English mode keypads for flawless messaging. Besides, a Hindu calendar replete with data such as festivals, holidays, nakshatras, sunrise and sunset time, yoga, karan and ‘tithi’ come built in with the phone.
For designing this software for ensuring authenticity as well as taking help for the format, Motorola has even consulted astrologers. Read the rest of this entry »
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The wait for Apple iPhone is finally over in UK and Germany. T-Mobile in Germany and O2 in UK launched the iPhone in European countries on November 9.
Thousand of fans queued-up outside stores in Germany to buy the mobile phone from Apple. T-mobile has already reported that they sold over 10,000 devices during the first day on sale. In Britain too there were long queues outside Apple and O2 stores British operator has sold ten of thousands of Apple iPhones in the UK since the ultimate gadget went first on sale on Friday.
In Britain iPhone costs 269 GBP (approx Rs. 22,007), with 18 months contract with O2. While in Germany, T-Mobile is selling the iPhone at 399 euros (approx Rs. 22,962).
It seems the phone is doing well in Germany and UK. Let’s see if it appeals to the French youth as well. The iPhone is being launched in France on France Telecom’s Orange, by the end of this month, while Asians will have to wait until 2008 to get their hand on the device.
O2, the UK servicer provider is calling the iPhone the fastest-selling device we have ever seen.
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Today people want to be more in control of how, what and where they acquire & consume their digital entertainment. They want to discover new favorites and share them without being confined to one location. Keeping this in mind, Nokia has launched the much-awaited N81 and N95 8GB mobile phones in India.
Nokia N81 and N95 8GB phones have been developed to offer the perfect mix of excellent music, video and gaming capability. The device has features such as large screens, wireless LAN, high capability cameras, dedicated music/game keys. In addition, they come bundled with a large flash memory, enabling the user to store more while on the move. With these two devices and entertainment content, Nokia is aiming to offer the best of entertainment on the “fourth screen.”
Nokia N81 and N95 8GB will have a full length “Sholay” movie. Also, the N81 comes pre-loaded with Top 10 English music videos, 10 best-selling Bollywood and Hollywood songs along with 10 all time hit comedy scenes from Bollywood movies. On the other hand, the Nokia N95 8GB has the largest ever displays at 2.8 inches and enhanced battery power. You can not only enjoy videos and play games on it, but also locate your favorite destinations with full navigation with Assisted-Global Positioning System (A-GPS).
The Nokia N81 8GB phone is comes for Rs. 26,250 and the N95 8GB device is available for approx. Rs 35,100.
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Bharti Airtel (Airtel) and Research In Motion (RIM) announced the launch of new BlackBerry Pearl™ 8120 smartphone in India. The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 has 2 megapixel digital camera that supports video capture, Wi-Fi connectivity support and an externally accessible memory slot. These new features add to the BlackBerry smartphone experience for email, phone, messaging (SMS, IM, MMS), web browsing, multimedia, organizer and other mobile applications.
It is available in a stylish titanium finish and adds many new enhancements while maintaining the ultra-sleek form that has already garnered international recognition and accolades, measuring only 107mm x 55mm x 14mm and weighing approximately 91g.
The Pearl 8120 excels in both functionality & design and it will help Airtel users make the most of their time in both personal and professional settings. They will get an opportunity to experience a world class product which is elegant, stylish and equipped to deliver a power packed performance.
The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 provides SureType keyboard system that makes text typing and phone dialing fast and easy. SureType has been enhanced to provide word completion, easier editing of misspelled words and a built-in spell checker. Read the rest of this entry »
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Sanyo has announced a new model of voice recorder, Diply Talk ICR-PS390RM which is said to be the world’s highest capacity voice recorder. While 8GB may be standard fare for MP3 players, but it’s a big deal in the MP3 recorder industry.
Users can record voice for 12 hours at high quality whereas at lowest quality, it can record up to 1,000 hours of audio before deleting. The best feature, however, is that the flash memory can also be divided into 4GB of encrypted recordings (accessed with a PIN) and 4GB of general purpose rants or music including DRM’d WMA tracks from your fave PlaysForSure music store.
Other features of the Sanyo PCM and MP3 recording, PCM, MP3 and WMA-DRM10 playback support, USB2.0 and line-in. Measurements of the ICR-PS390RM are 34.2×119.7×13mm and the weight is 49g. Read the rest of this entry »
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MapmyIndia, an Indian navigable map data provider, has launched GPS-based in-car navigation devices. The two models of MapmyIndia Navigator -Delphi Nav 200 and AMAX 06GP5A - use satellites to determine the location. While entering any destination across India, the MapmyIndia Navigator will guide you to your destination with visual map instructions supported by voice prompts.
The Navigator offers complete coverage of streets, localities, sub-localities, and points of interest in 18 major cities as well as access to 55,000 towns and villages connected by national and state highways, important landmarks within 150 cities and 200,000 tourist and business points of interest across the country.
The Navigator also auto re-route the destination in case you miss a turn. Other features of the MapmyIndia Navigator include: blocked roads or if you choose to follow an alternate road; detours to avoid specific roads; Read the rest of this entry »
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Blaupunkt has announced the TravelPilot Lucca 3.5, a circular GPS unit. It is presently aimed for Europe’s roads. This TravelPilot Lucca 3.5 features a 3.5-inch LCD, a Centrality Atlas III Dual Core 400MHz processor, detailed mapping of the UK and Ireland, major European roads, and detailed European mapping available at extra cost.
It also has a SD/SDHC/MMC slot, and locations of speed traps to save you a ticket.
It calculates the quickest, shortest and optimal route in record time and it even overlooks typing mistakes in the destination input. To make sure that nothing else can hold you back, there’s also dynamic routing around traffic congestion on the route up ahead. And you are warned of traffic congestion even when route guidance is not activated.
Thanks to the driver assistance functions the TravelPilot 3.5 Edition takes you anywhere you want, safely, reliably and more conveniently than ever before. Even speed limit warnings appear on the screen. Some of the additional features include:-
Samsung Electronics is launching its first touch-screen, full Internet-browsing mobile phone to occupy the domestic smartphone market in Korea.
The Korean electronics giant will start selling the M4650 ‘Multi-touch Phone’ via LG Telecom. The handset has a 2.8-inch LCD screen which doubles as a keypad, which is smaller than iPhone’s 3.5-inch display and thus is used with a stylus pen.
The smartphone market is getting bigger in other countries thanks to the development of the wireless Internet infrastructure. Phones with touch-sensitive screens are becoming ever more popular in the high-end market since the successful debut of the iPhone in the United States, where many people use it for listening to music, checking e-mails and for casual Web surfing.
Smartphones are being admired for their looks and utilities that they may become the PC of next generation thanks to their mobility and wireless Internet capability. Apple was the first to implement the full-browsing Internet function into its iPhone. Read the rest of this entry »
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