Nokia N96 Cell Phone With Full Technology

The N-Series of Nokia has replace the most popular device N95 with Nokia N96 which is add more features and also give attractive package with a good looking handset too. The handset also come with full technology inside of it.

The N95 and N96 is the same device with 2 way slider. The first slider you can use to see the standard numeric keypad and if you slide it the other way, the N96 will come up the media control keys. The large 2.8 inch display with 320×240 pixel is really similar to N95 8GB storage. On the back side of N96 you can find the 5 megapixel lens with autofocus and Carl Zeiss lens which is usually used by digital camera.

On the underneath of the large display has an enhance navigation panel and control keys which overall improve the sleek design and can make Nokia N96 very look elegant rather than previous model. Also you can get the integrated GPS system (advance GPS) with satellite navigation capability which much better than original Nokia N95. N96 also inclusion the DVB-H digital TV receiver which mean N96 can be use to watch live broadcast TV over the air if you have the coverage area.

The internal memory has 16GB which can be expanded to 32GB using microSD slot memory card. With a huge memory, you can store movie, mp3 song and more multimedia playback. The picture quality from the camera is identical with N95. The N96 can capture VGA resolution video at 30 frame per second. Also the GPS can be geotagged as Nokia 6220.

The connectivity using dual band 3G phone which is support HSDPA, quad-band GSM with GPRS and EDGE plus WiFi. The Nokia N96 also support stereo bluetooth and high speed USB 2.0 but sadly it has not suppor FM radio. The measurement is 103×55x18 millimeter with 125 gram more heavy than N95. The playback can use up to 14 hours, 5 hours video and 4 hours TV. The maximum talktime with 3G is 2.5 hours and 9 days for standby time. The price should be around $740 before tax and subsidy.

Source: http://www.elitezoom.com/nokia-n96-cell-phone-with-full-technology.html

Apple TV to become TiVo challenger?

A new Apple patent filing has surfaced that points to the possibility of the company offering an upgraded Apple TV that can record and play back live shows.

According to the filing, the prospective device would allow users to scan through upcoming programming and use a modified touchscreen remote to skip through menus and record, play and rewind live programming. The remote looks quite similar to a second-generation iPod and uses the same trackpad and buttons to control the menus.

Remote is central to usability

"For example, program data for upcoming programs, e.g., for the next month, can be downloaded and stored on the remote control device," Apple said. "Thereafter, a user of the remote control device can search programs that are to be broadcast and determine which programs to record.

"The recording settings can be programmed onto the remote control device, and then be provided to the video device when data communication is established between the remote control device and the video device."

Although such an updated Apple TV would offer similar functionality to what is currently being offered in similar DVR products and the patent filing suggests Apple is ready to move forward, the company has yet to comment on the device.

Source: http://www.tech.co.uk/home-entertainment/tv/news/apple-tv-to-become-tivo-challenger?articleid=1423114313

Alfa Romeo Mi.To breaks cover

Last year Alfa Romeo burst onto the supercar scene with its deliciously daring 8C Competizione. Smooth, flowing original lines spoke of a redefinition of the company’s styling language, and as these leaked official images reveal the carmaker’s new entry-level hatch shares that same language. The car also continues Alfa’s new naming practice of using actual names instead of numbers and will sport the ‘Mi.To’ title when it arrives in June.

Under the pretty sheet metal is the same platform used by Fiat’s Punto but with enough modifications to give the Alfa its own handling and performance characteristics.

Alfa Romeo is yet to reveal official details but expect to see a similar engine lineup as Punto, which means a range of petrol and diesel engines starting with a base 95hp 1.4L unit and possibly topping out with a 230hp turbo petrol engine in a performance GTA model.

Source: http://www.motorauthority.com/news/hatchbacks/alfa-romeo-mito-breaks-cover/

iSoniCast Wireless Audio Bridge Is One Sleek iPod Transmitter

I recently acquired an iPod, which is a little odd since I’ve said time and again that I don’t really need one. However, I probably use it for playing music less than anything. As you might have guessed, it’s a Touch. Sure, I do use it to listen to tunes now and then, however, when I’m at home there’s no need to for it, as almost any room that I’m any for long periods has some way of accessing my music collection easily. However, if you’re looking for a way to transmit music from your iPod to your home stereo, this iSoniCast Wireless Audio Bridge from Monster looks pretty cool.

The small rectangular device you see plugs into the bottom of your iPod and transmits music to the base station, which hooks into your stereo. Since the device is going directly into your iPod, you’ll just use the controls on it, rather than some other remote. This sleek accessory will set you back $99.95.

High bandwidth 4Gbps streaming thoughput eliminates compression artifacts.

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•	Transmitter uses iPod® controls for playback: no separate remote needed.
•	Proprietary 2.4 GHz technology for pure sound.
•	Intelligent frequency hopping minimizes interference for better sound.
•	High bandwidth 4Gbps streaming thoughput eliminates compression artifacts.

FEATURES
Wireless iPod Freedom
Listen to iPod on your home audio system: no wires or batteries needed
The Monster® iSoniCast™ turns your iPod into a wireless jukebox, so you can easily enjoy all your iPod music on your home stereo system. With the iSoniCast, you use the iPod itself to control playback with full access to all the familiar iPod controls! You don’t need to turn on your TV to view menus or use a clunky separate remote to control your iPod. Even better, the iSoniCast is also incredibly easy to hook up and no batteries are needed: the smart low-power consumption lets you listen for extended periods.

Advanced Monster Technology
Precision engineering for pure sound quality
The Monster iSoniCast features powerful 2.4GHz wireless technology that’s designed for extended control range and superior sound quality. Intelligent frequency hopping minimizes interference while high-bandwidth 4Mbps streaming eliminates compression artifacts. All you hear is your music with the cleanest, clearest sound possible. The Monster iSoniCast isn’t just the easiest wireless iPod to stereo link to hookup and use, it’s the ultimate solution for wireless iPod playback on your home audio system.


Source: http://www.monstercable.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=4622
http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/03/14/isonicast-wireless-audio-bridge-is-one-sleek-ipod-transmitter/

Voice Free Cellphone Technology Developed

If you spend an inordinate of time obliviously chatting away on your cellphone in public (you know who you are), everyone else in the world would love it if you could teach yourself how to use Audeo, a combination of software and hardware that picks up nerve signals on the way to your vocal cords. Audeo translates the nerve signals into the words you’re thinking about saying, and then a computer voice says the words for you. For the system to be effective, all you have to do is learn how to instruct your body to say things without your body actually saying anything, which is tricky, but possible.

Of course, Audeo is not actually designed for annoying cellphone users. Rather, it’s being developed for people who have lost the ability to speak due to neurological diseases like ALS (interestingly, the same disease that this robot is designed to assist with). The system isn’t able to recognize words at this point. From what I understand, it matches a pattern of nerve signals to one of 150 different words or phrases. The developers are working on a more universal version, which will be able to interpret the nerve signals of individual phonemes, which are the individual sounds that make up words. It won’t be especially fast or easy, but users will be able to construct whatever words they want, effectively replacing physical speech.

Source: http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/03/14/voice-free-cellphone-technology-developed/

Google: Android will outsell iPhone, we still love ya Steve

Watching Google tiptoe around its relationship with Apple as it rolls out Android is one of the most enjoyable aspects of watching the industry these days. This is perfectly illustrated in the words of Rich Miner, group manager for Google's mobile platforms, who said, "there's a much larger potential market on Android than for the iPhone."

A truthful statement in all likelihood assuming that the OS is robust upon its global release later this year and available on handsets from HTC, Samsung, Motorola, and LG as expected. Miner then took a few shots at the iPhone SDK saying, "There are things I saw people doing with the first version of the Android SDK that it seems like you can't do with the iPhone at least at the moment." He then noted that the SDK had been downloaded 750,000 time (compared to Apple's 100k in 4 days) as of February.

Naturally, he then applied a thick, brown coat of public relations salve saying, "[If I were a developer] I'd certainly be looking at the iPhone, and if you believe there will be lots of Android phones out there, as we do, I'd be developing for both platforms." Kumbaya my BossEricSchmidtSitsOnTheAppleBoard, kumabaya...


Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/google-android-will-outsell-iphone-we-still-love-you-steve/

Intel's quad-core QX9300 laptop CPU in Q3?

Intel is planning to launch its first quad-core CPU for notebooks, the Core 2 Extreme QX9300, in the third quarter this year with pricing set at a new high of US$1,038 in thousand-unit tray quantities, according to sources at motherboard makers.

With the market demand for top-level notebooks still below average, Intel expects the quad-core notebook CPUs will not become standard in the performance/mainstream notebook market until the second half of 2009, and therefore should not impact the desktop PC market, noted the sources.

The Core 2 Extreme QX9300 will be manufactured at 45nm and have a core frequency of 2.53GHz. The CPU will come in a socket P package and support FSB speeds up to 1066MHz. The chip will include 12MB L2 cache and have a maximum TDP of 45W.

Source: http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080313PD219.html

UK looking to triple taxes on high-polluting cars

It’s bad enough London’s congestion charge is set to rise later this year for high CO2-emitting vehicles, but now the country’s annual road tax on these vehicles is likely to be increased as well. The country’s finance minister Alistair Darling has promised that “higher polluting” cars will be taxed more than regular cars as part of widespread reforms to the vehicle taxation system. Darling’s plan would see taxes increase on the heavy-polluters next year and then again in 2010.

If approved, the scheme would see owners of cars emitting more than 255g of CO2/km pay £425 ($865) per year to register their vehicle in 2009 and up to £950 ($1,934) per year in 2010 onwards. Currently, vehicles that emit more than 225g/km pay the maximum tax of £300 ($610) a year, reports Automotive News.

At the other end of the scale, cars that emit less than 130g of CO2/km would be exempt from the annual road tax. As harsh as the new taxes seem, the UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders is in favor of the scheme.

Other European countries taxation systems for heavy polluters are no better. In France, the maximum tax on cars that emit more than 250g of CO2/km is €2,600 ($4,052) and in the Netherlands the biggest polluters are charged up to €1,600 ($2,494).

Source: http://www.motorauthority.com/news/news/uk-looking-to-triple-taxes-on-high-polluting-cars/

Acer Unveils New Line of Gemstone Laptops

Acer, today presented the Aspire 6920 (16-inch) and the Aspire 8920G (18.4-inch) line of new notebook PC series based on the original Gemstone series with its focus on High Definition.

The new Aspire Gemstone blue series features the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, the mobile Intel PM965 Express Chipset and the integrated module for wireless connection, supporting Acer SignalUp with InviLink Nplify wireless technologies.

The 16-inch notebook series features a Full HD CineCrystal LCD panel with 1920x1080 resolution or a HD CineCrystal LCD screen at 1366x768 pixel resolution, 8ms response time and native 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. The screen is managed by the latest NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS graphics engine with up to 1280 MB of TurboCache, supporting NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology, Shader Model 4.0 and Microsoft DirectX 10.



The 18.4-inch series also features Full HD CineCrystal LCD panel with 1920x1080 pixel resolution, 8ms response time and native 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. The system is shipped with a choice of graphics engines and can be equipped with either the NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GS graphics engine with up to 1280 MB of TurboCache (512 MB of dedicated GDDR3 VRAM, up to 768 MB of shared system memory) or by the NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS with up to 1280 MB of TurboCache (512 MB of dedicated GDDR2 VRAM, up to 768 MB of shared system memory). Both support NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology, Shader Model 4.0 and Microsoft DirectX 10.

The 16-inchers come with 320 GB of space while the 18.4-inchers come with 640 GB of space.

Both series feature an HDMI port with HDCP support and come with integrated TV Tuner. Users can choose between Blu-Ray Disc and a DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive for their laptops, that also feature a 6-in-1 card reader.

The Aspire Gemstone blue design integrates the second generation Dolby Home Theater technology with powerful audio technologies – CineSurround, Tuba CineBass booster, and True 5.1 output. The line comes with the brand new CineDash media console, a touch-sensitive interface that gives users a new way to manage entertainment and launch Acer Arcade in seconds, as well as navigate menus, adjust volume and control media on the fly.

On selected models, the Aspire 8920G comes bundled with a VoIP Bluetooth phone, a device that can be used as a normal cell phone connected to the notebook through Bluetooth connections, or can be placed on any desk or surface and used as a speaker phone, letting the user communicate freely while continuing to work on the PC.

The series features a multi-layered, shimmering 3D finish, contrasting textures, a blue, black and silver color scheme, and interior/exterior lighting effects.

The Aspire notebooks come with Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate or Windows Vista Home Premium preinstalled. Additional installed software includes Acer Empowering Technology (Acer eAudio, ePower, eDataSecurity, eRecovery, eSettings Management), Acer Arcade Deluxe featuring Cinema, Album, Music, Acer HomeMedia, Acer InstantOn Arcade; Acer Bio-Protection; Acer Crystal Eye; Acer GridVista; Acer Launch Manager; Acer GameZone; Acer Video Conference Manager; Acer Video Conference Manager featuring Video Quality Enhancement (VQE); Adobe Reader; CyberLink PowerDirector trial version; Norton Internet Security; NTI Media Maker; Microsoft Works 9.0 with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial.

All Acer notebooks come with a standard 1 year Carry In (International travelers warranty - ITW) which can be extended to 3 years' cover with the Acer Advantage service that also covers accidental damage to the notebook.

Source: http://www.tech2.com/india/news/laptops/acer-unveils-new-line-of-gemstone-laptops/31371/0

Disney: $123 Million From iTunes Since 2006

Disney CEO Bob Iger tells the audience at the Digital Hollywood Media Summit that he's sold 4 million movies and "40 to 50" million videos through iTunes since he launched the service in 2006. What does that mean in terms of dollars? Not much.

• Pali Research's Rich Greenfield estimates that Disney (DIS) is getting about $14.50 for each movie sold through Apple (AAPL). 4 million x $14.50 = $58 million.
• We estimate that Disney gets about $1.44 for each video it sells. 45 million x $1.44 = $64.8 million
• Grand total: $122.8 million: In other words, a little less than 10% of the $1 billion digital revenue goal Iger has laid out for his company this year -- and a rounding error for a company that generated $35 billion in sales last year.

The upside for Disney is that this is all incremental revenue, with zero marketing costs. So they'd rather have it than not. But another reminder that digital sales aren't going to do much for Disney or any other the other large media congolomerates' top and bottom lines for quite some time.

Source: http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/3/disney_123_million_from_itunes_since_2006