Alienware is introducing a new case design that will go into their Area-51 3500 system and the Aurora 3500 system. The new case is a midtower design that comes with a locking door which folds to the side. The new chassis also has several new enhancements designed to lower system noise.
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Pioneer has introduced there new plasma televisions for your viewing pleasure. The new models are the PDP-506HD, the PDP-436-HD, and the PDP-436SX. The 506 and the 436 models will be available in September while the 436 model will be coming out in October. These new panels come with the Pioneer’s new P.U.R.E Black Panel technology and the high end models come with 4000:1 contrast ratios. Check out the press release (in Japanese) for more info.
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How funny is this? A mouse designed to look like a mouse cursor on your display. I think the picture says it all!
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New Nike MaxSight Contact lens
Nike’s getting into the contact lens business with help from Bausch & Lomb. The two companies have jointly created a new line of lens called Nike MaxSight Contact Lens. They are geared for the athletic types and filter out light similar to how sunglasses would. There are two new lens coming out - an amber pair designed for people who lpay with fast moving ball sports under varying light conditions and a gray pair designed for bright sunlight conditions.
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Archos has officially unveiled the Gmini XS 202 on their website. The Gmini XS 202 is as small as most 5GB DAPs on the market yet comes with a 20GB hard drive built inside. Here are some of the features quoted from their website:
* Ultra compact size : measures only 76 x 59 x 19.5 mm and weights 120 grams – 2.9″ x 2.3″ x 0.75″ and 4.2 ounces.
* Autosync with Windows Media® Player 9 or 10: easily transfer songs and playlists from your PC.
* Play MP3, WMA, WAV and Protected WMA files.
* Download and play protected WMA PlaysforSureâ„¢ downloaded files.
* Rename, move, copy, delete files or make playlists on the move without a computer thanks to the ARCHOS Browser.
* Quickly organize songs with the ARCHOS ARCLibrary and view by artist, album, title, genre, year and playlist (ID3 compatible).
* Connect to your stereo to play music (with optional standard audio cable).
* Easily navigate menus using the large and intuitive 2†blue or green back light LCD screen.
Spec wise - it looks pretty good. Looks wise - I still think Archos devices could use a makeover.
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Sony has several new LCD televisions posted on their SonyStyle website. You can find the new TV’s here. Some of the new TV’s are as follows:
* 20″ LCD WEGA Flat Panel TV - KLV-S20G10
* 4:3 VGA Resolution
* SRS® WOW™ Audio Effect
* CineMotion® 3:2 Pulldown technology
* Steady Sound® Audio Effect
* Component Video Input
* 15″ LCD WEGAâ„¢ Flat Panel TV KLV-S15G10
* 4:3 VGA Resolution
* SRS® WOW™ Audio Effect
* CineMotion® 3:2 Pulldown technology
* Steady Sound® Audio Effect
* Component Video Input
* 32 ” LCD WEGAâ„¢ Flat Panel TV KLV-S32A10
* HDTV monitor (tuner required for HD reception)
* 16:9 Widescreen TV with PC Input
* CineMotionâ„¢ 3:2 Pulldown technology
* WEGA GATE Easy Operation Guide
* 3D Y/C Comb Filter
* 26 ” LCD WEGA Flat Panel Television KLV-S26A10
* HDTV monitor (tuner required for HD reception)
* 16:9 Widescreen TV with PC Input
* CineMotionâ„¢ 3:2 Pulldown technology
* WEGA GATE Easy Operation Guide
* 3D Y/C Comb Filter
Unfortunately there are no LCD’s in the 40 inch range as of yet from Sony.
I meant to post this yesterday but instead got bogged down at work. News.com had an article detailing the new product announcements made by Motorola on Monday. The highlights were (quoted from News.com):
҉ۢ Moto Q: A thin QWERTY mobile phone built on the Razr design, the Q features e-mail and voicemail running on the Windows Mobile 5.0 platform.
• Razrwire: Motorola and Oakley introduce eyewear that offers active users wireless, hands-free connections to Bluetooth-enabled devices. It will be available in early August.
• Motorola WiMax: Designed to deliver wireless broadband, Motorola’s new Wi4 products will use all-IP technology and peer-to-peer architecture to reduce hierarchical cellular network equipment.
• Ojo: A personal video phone that allows video mail that offers high-quality video and synchronized audio. Users can record a video greeting for incoming calls, and callers can leave a video message.
• Rokr: A family of music phones that offers dedicated music keys, music player interface, extensive memory and long battery life. ”
Jason Dunn over at Digital Media Thoughts managed to spend some time with the Xbox 360 at the Microsoft campus and has some thoughts on the new game console as well as features coming to MCE 2005. Here are two major pieces of information:
* MCE 2005 will soon have a new update known as “Roll Up 2 for Media Center Edition 2005″ (also code named Emerald). This update will add support for the Xbox 360 and will also bring the number of countries supported by the guide in MCE 2005 from 13 to 33.
* Xbox 360 will have a full fledged MCE Extender client providing full user experience with MCE 2005 on the Xbox 360.
Check out the site for more info on what to expect in Xbox 360 and MCE 2005.
Updates to the Apple Mac lineup
While we’re all waiting for the introduction of the Intel based Mac lineup, Apple has refreshed two of the curent lineups with new features. The first update is with the iBook line. The iBook G4’s now come with faster processors, improved graphics, built in wireless and Bluetooth as well as two new Apple technologies - scrolling trackpad and sudden motion sensor. The sudden motion sensor helps park spinning hard drives in case the laptop falls - similar to existing IBM technology found in ThinkPads.
The Mac mini has also been upgraded - with all models now coming with 512MB of RAM. The Mac mini can be found in three versions ranging from the 1.25GHz G4 to the 1.42GHz G4. Check out Apple’s website for more info or go to BIOS mag for more details.
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Creative DMP FX100 value MP3 player
Creative has introduced a “value” MP3 player called the DMP FX100. The player is shaped in a long rectangular design with a backlit LCD screen showing song information. Here are the following features:
* Works with MP3, WMA, WMA DRM
* Comes in Black (for 512MB) and Grey (256 MB) colors
* 17 hours of battery life on a standard AAA battery
* USB 2.0 support
I have no information on pricing yet but I would assume that the player is targeted for the low end music market looking for small yet cheap devices.
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