Asus today introduced the new PCI-express TV card, the Asus My Cinema - PE9400 Combo. This versatile hardware is able to support both digital (ATSC/QAM) and analog (NTSC) TV programs formats, and is embedded with a MPEG2 hardware encoder for reduced CPU loading with guaranteed high-quality video output – allowing users to enjoy versatility in an all-in-one PC multimedia package. The Asus My Cinema-PE9400 Combo combines the advantages of an analog TV receiver with a digital TV receiver. Users...
Straight from Korea comes the LG P-300 to take on the Macbook Air and X300. The superlight notebook measures just 1.6 kilograms which is lighter than the Macbook Air. It also knocks the competition when it comes to performance to start with it has a 13.3 inch TFT and is powered by a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo processor and NVIDIA’s GeForce 8600M GS graphics. It comes with 2 Gigs of RAM and 250 GB SATA hard drive. It has...
Engadget got hold of a Blackberry 9000 and they were in awe of the slick new user interface. The 9000 features both WiFi and HSDPA On closer inspection, though, we find that the phone is leaving a very positive second impression. The phone's lines seem flow really well (dare we call a BlackBerry "sexy"?) without losing its purpose-suited stance exuded by the 8300s, 8700s, and 8800s of yore. The real kicker, though, might be the beautiful user interface, which...
Saleen – the American manufacturer of high performance sports cars and automotive parts – plan to have their very own car hit the roads in about two years. The car, the S5S Raptor, was introduced at the recent New York Auto Show. Designed to compete with high performance sports cars by Ferrari and Lamborghini, the Raptor delivers 650 horsepower at 6300 rpm and 630 pound feet of torque at 4400rpm. Capable of hitting 60mph in 3.2 seconds, the car...
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich forked out $160 million for the world’s largest drill fueling talks of a massive tunnel between Europe and America. The project would link Russia’s far eastern Chutoka region, which Abramovich governs, with America’s Alaska. The drill will be built by Germany's Herrenknecht AG and will the first drill capable of boring a four-lane tunnel.through the 55-mile wide Bering Strait. A leading British daily is speculating that Russian President Putin is already in talks with Washington...
Philips has launched a range of iPod docks for the iPod and iPhone range. Starting with the Philips DC910 it does the usual charging and synchronizing, apart from this it comes with a USB and SD card slot for direct MP3 / WMA playback. The dual wOOx loudspeakers deliver 30W RMS. Whats unique is the new connector which allows the iPod to be docked vertically and horizontally. The Philips DC570 (image after the jump) Docking station scores big on...
Take a peek at this recently released NASA video of the most advanced RC (radio controlled) model plane. The 10-minute video documents the perfect flight of Skyray 48, the Boeing-NASA prototype of what could be the future of commercial aviation. Designs derived from the X-48B will have less power consumption and fewer emissions, while increasing carrying capacity and speed compared with current cargo and passenger aircraft....
Film-maker John Downer fixed a high definition webcams on four elephants. One carried a trunk cam which actually looked like huge log but had a concealed camera. Another elephants had a camera hooked overs its tusk. Along the way, images of other animals were captured by chance - or when the otherwise camera-shy creatures investigated the equipment. (Take a look at the images after the jump)...
For decades, scientists have been slowly working on a laser that never runs out of shots -- and can be "tuned" to blast through the air, at just the right wavelength. For most of that time, all they could get was a laser at lightbulb-strength. But in 2004, researchers at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility finally managed to assemble a "Free Electron Laser," or FEL, that could generate 10,000 watts of power. The Navy has started an effort...
Japanese are very passionate about origami. So much so that they are now sending some specially built paper planes in space to do some serious research. Why would they do such a thing? Well a successful flight from space by an origami plane could have far-reaching implications for the design of re-entry vehicles or space probes for upper atmospheric exploration. In a test outside Tokyo in early February, a prototype about 2.8 inches long and 2 inches wide survived...
In a Pwn to Own contest sponsored by TippingPoint a team of security researchers have won $10,000 for hacking a MacBook Air in two minutes using an undisclosed Safari vulnerability. The team was able to gain control of a MacBook Air on the second day of the hacking competition, which pitted the Air against Windows Vista and Ubuntu machines. The team had attack code already set up on a Web site, and was able to gain access to the...
Folks at Samsung have double a reason to smile as today as today it has officially released the SGH-A827, the Samsung Access. It is also Samsung's first mobile TV phone for AT&T, a mobile television service featuring high-quality programming and it certainly has a face for radio. Look elegant, this bar styled phone offers a large, crisp and clear 2.3" landscape display comparable to DVD quality, ideal for viewing multimedia content. You can also look out for features like...
With all the fashion houses jumping in to the arena of mobiles, its time to welcome the king of the denim world. The latest entry is Levi's ultra limited edition Red Tab mobile phone. And true to its name, this cell phone will catch everyone’s attention to the red tab featured on the top. And if you are interested in knowing its functional features then here it is. It packs a MP3 player, stereo Bluetooth and a two megapixel...
The 6300 has now reached a cult status even though its performance is below par, the value good design plays to successful sales will not be undermined. Nokia now presents the 6300i, which offers a fully integrated and easy-to-use VoIP (Voice over IP) client combined with a GSM mobile phone. Connecting to a wireless network is simple, making VoIP calls are effortless with the Nokia 6300i....
Now we all know the boon a mobile phone is for living very different lives than most of our forefathers. But having a phone that could care for us even in grave situations such as a heart attack is something really out of the ordinary. According to a new patent a new phone design has been sent for approval that has a Defibrillator built into it. Now we did cover a mobile emergency version that has been simplified for...
