Epson has launched three large format, 8-color professional production printers in India. The three printers, i.e.17-inch Epson Stylus Pro 4880, the 24-inch Epson Stylus Pro 7880 and the 44-inch Epson Stylus Pro 9880 feature the Epson UltraChrome K3 Ink with Vivid Magenta technology. Epson UltraChrome™ K3 Ink is the standard by which all other professional-level ink technologies are measured.
The Epson large format printer range offers superior media flexibility, and is compatible with a wide range of Epson paper up to 1.5mm in thickness. Glossy paper, matte paper, matte board, fine art paper and plain paper are all supported.The new 8-colour large format printers, comes standard with a roll holder and cut sheet support. Thus users can expect a wide color gamut, replicating colors with accuracy, high color stability and consistency, durability and the ability to negate metameris and bronzing effects.
The EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 features a paper cassette feed mechanism, for high-volume production on cut sheet paper from A4 to 17″ wide. There is also a new enhanced cutting sequence which delivers a faster and more productive printing workflow Read the rest of this entry »
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Seagate, worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of hard disc drives, has announced the launch of their 1 Terabyte (1000 GB capacity hard drive) Barracuda ES.2 and Barracuda 7200.11 in the Indian market. It feature 7,200-rpm spin speeds, average seek times of 8.5ms, and caches up to 32MB. The new drives pack 1 TB of data on four disks to provide cool operating temperatures and low power consumption to help extend drive life.
The Barracuda ES.2 is intended to be optimized for demanding business-critical and nearline enterprise storage environments. It features RVFF (Rotational Vibration Feed Forward) system, designed to sustain performance in densely packed multi-drive systems. Barracuda ES.2 also features Seagate’s PowerTrim technology, which enables the hard drive to deliver a 20 per cent reduction in overall drive power consumption and a 55 per cent reduction in watts-per-gigabyte.
The Barracuda 7200.11 is a high-capacity, nearly noise-free desktop hard drive with a 105MB/s sustained transfer rate. It has a low power rating of 8 watts at idle. The drive also delivers industry-leading acoustics, as low as 2.7 Bels, Read the rest of this entry »
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Dell finally revealed an all-in-one XPS One PC that combines the monitor and CPU in one box. This product which is said to be a rival to both the Gateway One as well as the Apple iMac., is all set to compete against the two companies. Dell XPS One is available in four designs, namely the Essential One, the Music One, the Performance One and the Entertainment One. Thus, the name of the design of XPS One simply describes the target audience.
The Dell All-in-One systems will be available in 20-inch display, Intel Core 2 Duo processors, Windows Vista Home Premium, hard drives starting at 250GB, 2GB of memory, a TV tuner and remote control. The XPS One contains some components typically found in laptops — a 2.0-Mpixel camera, an array microphone, glass LCD, and an Mobile PCI Express (MXM) graphics card module — plus desktop performance. In all models, the display measures 20 inches, while the included processor is either an Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 or E6550. Two gigabytes of RAM come standard.
The Dell Essential One is a high-end PC which offers the convenience of one cord. The Music One comes bundled with wireless headphones. The Performance One offers the best in performance with its high-speed processor and bundled Microsoft Office software, while the Entertainment One is a home media centre that features a Read the rest of this entry »
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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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