ASUS EEE PC 1001P UP FOR PRE-ORDER IN GERMANY

The Asus Eee PC 1001P is now up for pre-order at Amazon.de. The netbook sells for 249 Euros (about $357 US). In Europe netbooks tend to cost more than they do in the US, still at $357, the 1001P is much cheaper than the Eee PC 1005P/PE netbooks.The Eee PC 1001P runs Windows XP Home Edition. Its pricier siblings, on the other hand, run Windows 7 Starter. While the 1001P has a 6 cell battery is

SONY REFRESHES VAIO T SERIES

Sony has refreshed its VAIO T thin and light series with CULV processors. The new models in the series can be configured with CULV processors including 1.2GHz Intel Celeron SU2300, 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo SU9400 and 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo 9600 processors. All three chips will come with the Intel GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics. The VAIO T thin and light notebooks have 11.1 inch displays. They are available

NORHTEC GECKO EDUBOOK - A LOW COST LAPTOP FOR USE IN EDUCATION

Like most netbooks, the NorhTec Gecko Edubook has an 8.9 inch display with 1024 x 600 pixels. It is capable of running either Linux or Windows. But the similarities end there, for this machine is very different from other mini-laptops.The Gecko Edubook can run on rechargeable NiMH AA batteries. Its 1 GHZ Xcore86 processor is compatible with x86 and consumes just 1.2 watts of power. The whole

Yamaha NS-SP1800BL 5.1 Channel

Yamaha NS-SP1800BL 5.1 channel home theater speaker package is a low cost, convenient way to enjoy the full benefits of 5.1 channel home theater sound. Yamaha NS-SP1800BL 5.1 Channel features advanced Yamaha active servo technology (Advanced YST) is a unique system in which the speaker and amplifier work together to cancel out impedance so the speaker unit has a perfectly linear motion. Advanced YST helps to ensure the highest levels of sound pressure and overall performance.

Product Specifications

• Brand Name : Yamaha
• Color Name : Black
• Speaker Type : Home theater speaker system
• Driver Configuration : 1x 2.5" Cone
• Frequency Response Curve : 28 Hz - 50 kHz
• Audio Sensitivity : 82 decibels
• Impdedance : 6 ohm
• Cabinet Material Type : Plastic
• Speaker Driver Material Type : Paper
• Price : $149.95

Logitech Rechargeable Speaker S315i

Digital music has revolutionized how you listen to music, because you can listen to your favorite songs anywhere. Logitech Rechargeable Speaker S315i will blow you away with 20 hours of music when you use the power saving mode. That's a full day's (or night's) worth of music without missing a beat. This little beauty powerfully reproduces your favorite songs with accurate highs and every note will be heard loudly and clearly.

A custom, full range driver brings you crisp, sharp sounds. And since it's rechargeable, this is a sleek and stylish speaker and goes with you wherever you go. You can play and charge your iPod or iPhone with a dock connector. The result is a product that makes the most of your music. Go ahead. Play a song or two or 300 without recharging.

Technical Details

• Rechargeable with up to 20 hours of listening pleasure (in the power saving model).
• Play and charge both iPod and iPhone.
• Weighs just 1.47 pounds, so it�s easy to take with you.
• A 3.5 mm auxiliary input lets you connect and listen to other portable players.
• Fold-in foot makes it easy to take with you around town.
• Price : $114.00

Happy New Year !

Happy New Year! from the Gadgets Directory! You all are the best :)






I hope you all have a wonderful evening, no matter what you choose to do, and we hope most of all that you stay safe and see in 2010 right here for a new year of fun.
Cheers!

Art of the Day Gadget

Enjoy a contemporary painter's Artwork every day.


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Interest Rate Chart Gadget

Interest Rate Chart - Central Banks



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Interest Rate Table Gadget

Central Bank Interest Rate Table



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RoboKlub Gadget

Play a fun fast paced arcade strategy game.



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The music is pumping, and the robots are taking over the dancefloor! Help them find their robomates before the club becomes too crowded in this fast paced arcade strategy game."

SAMSUNG CALLS ITS FIRST PINE TRAIL NETBOOK N220

Samsung is yet to officially announce a Pine Trail Atom netbook, but some retailers are selling a laptop called the Samsung N220 which has a Pine Trail Atom processor. This mini-laptop, it seems, is the updated version of the Samsung N140. Here are the specs:Processor: 1.66GHz Intel Pine Trail Atom N450 processorDisplay: 10.1? non-glossy display with 1024 x 600 pixelsMemory: 1 GB of RAMStorage:

GOOGLE NETBOOK SPECS LEAKED?

Google we know is building an OS for netbooks. Now word is that the company is also building a netbook. Google has never really been known as a hardware maker, but this rumor is still good to be true. Google, we are told, is also building a cellphone based on its OS Android.British site IB Times recently disclosed the rumored specs of the upcoming Google netbook:The netbook is likely to have a

CHINESE PC MAKER SHENG RELEASES A NETBOOK WITH AN ALUMINUM LID

Chinese PC maker Sheng has released a netbook with a brushed aluminum lid. Besides the lid, the palm rest also features a brushed aluminum finish. Not many netbooks available in the market at the moment have an aluminum lid. But other than the metal lid, the Sheng T108 doesn�t have anything particularly impressive. It is powered by an Intel Atom N280 processor. The netbook has a 10 inch display

ACER, GATEWAY TABLETS VISIT FCC

Acer, it seems, is planning to bring its 11.6 inch convertible tablet to the US. The company has filed documents with FCC for an unnamed touch-screen tablet pc. Pictures released by FCC shows the laptop with the brand names Gateway, Acer and Packard Bell. As Acer owns all the three companies this could very well be a case of rebranding. Specifications also indicate that the three laptops could be

Transliteration Wave Gadget

Embed text in 13 different languages into a Wave.



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Wave Transliteration Gadget enables you to embed text in 13 different languages supported by Google Transliteration Service. You can embed text in multiple languages in a single blip while the blip is still in edit mode and is simultaneously been edited by other participants. All participants who are part of the wave can view what you are typing in. Once you are through with your editing you can embed the text in the blip with a single click of a button.

Picasa Wave Gadget

Embed a Picasa photo album into a wave.



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GATEWAY EC18T PASSES THROUGH FCC

The Gateway EC18T has been approved by FCC. We first heard about this tablet notebook in September. And then Acer (which owns Gateway) kept itself busy with other touch tablets like the Aspire 1420p/1820pt/1820ptz. But now the EC18T has resurfaced. This particular model of EC18T which passed through FCC seems a rebranded version of the Acer Aspire 1420p because both models have similar

MSI WIND U135 PRODUCT PAGE GOES LIVE

The MSI Wind U135 product page has gone live. The notebook is yet to hit the market, but it made the review rounds in the US before Christmas. The Wind U135 looks similar to the original MSI Wind. But it has a larger trackpad and a chiclet style keyboard. The netbook delivers good performance, and at just $329, it is cheaper than its competitors from the Asus and Samsung stable. 6-cell battery

HCL INTRODUCES ME 06 NETBOOK IN INDIA

India�s leading PC maker HCL has introduced a new netbook under the name ME 06. The machine is a standard mini-laptop powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor. It runs Windows XP Home Edition. The ME 06 has a 10.1 inch display with 1024 x 600 pixels. Other specifications include 160GB hard drive and a 1GB of RAM. The netbook is 3G-enabled. There is also a SIM card slot. The HCL ME 06 weighs

2012 Final CountDown Gadget

A simple count down to events that have yet to occur, such as: Christmas, New Years, Halloween, 2012.
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BROWSERLINUX, A SIMPLE OS FOR SURFING THE WEB

BrowserLinux is a simple Linux-based operating system capable of running only a few applications including an audio player, file manager and Firefox 3.5.5. BrowserLinux is very light-weight; it is just a 78MB download. Before installing the OS to your hard drive, you can try it risk-free by installing it to a USB flash drive using Unetbootin. But booting the OS from a flash drive will take a lot

INTEL RELEASES TECHNICAL SPECS OF PINE TRAIL CHIPS

Intel has released the technical specs for its Pine Trail Atom processors such as Atom N450, Atom D410 and D510. While the Atom N450 is meant for use in netbooks, the other two are desktop processors. Here are the highlights.The Atom N450 is a 64-bit processor. As a result of this you will be able to run the 64-bit version of Windows 7 on a netbook powered by this processor. The Atom N270 and

ASPIRE 1420P UP FOR PRE-ORDER IN EUROPE

The Acer Aspire 1420P and the 1820PTZ are now up for pre-order in Europe. The notebooks will start shipping in 3-5 weeks. The Acer Aspire Timeline 1820PTZ is already on sale in Singapore. It is expected to be available in other parts of the world early next year. The Aspire 1420P is also up in some European online stores. There is no release date though. The European model of the Aspire 1420P has

TWO MORE FOXCONN NETBOOKS HIT FCC

Foxconn, it seems, is pretty busy these days. The Taiwanese OEM has been churning out netbooks one after another. Close on the heels of the SZ901P netbook, two other Foxconn netbooks have hit the FCC. Other than a bunch of photos, not much information is available at the moment.For the time being, the new models are called Foxconn NS20 and NS24. As Foxconn computers have a history of getting

MSI WIND U135 NETBOOK REVIEW

The wind U135 is the latest 10 inch netbook from MSI. It is powered by a Pine Trail Atom N450 processor. It has many plus points including a great display and a comfortable keyboard. And at just $329, it is cheaper than its competitor Eee PC 1005PE.SpecificationsOperating system: Windows 7 Starter EditionProcessor: 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N450 processorMemory: up to 2 GBHard drive: 250 GB, 5400

FOXCONN LINUX NETBOOK HITS FCC

Taiwanese company Foxconn makes computer that would get rebranded and sold under different names in the west. So don�t expect the Foxconn SZ901P to hit the US and Europe under that name. Foxconn has, nevertheless, submitted documents with FCC for a netbook under that name.The Foxconn SZ901P supports both Windows XP and a custom Linux distribution called FoxOS. Other specs are pretty regular.

Guitar of the Day Gadget

See a new guitar picture every day.



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This can help you pick your next guitar or just inspire you to pick up the one you have. Pictures of all the top guitars from Gibson, Ibanez, ESP, Dean, Epiphone, Fender and more as well as some guitars from lesser known manufacturers occasionally.

4 ION-POWERED NETBOOKS COMPARED AND RATED

The NVIDIA ION platform combines a low power Atom processor with a higher performance NVIDIA GeForce 9400 graphics. Netbooks are low power devices with negligible graphics capabilities. The ION platform gives these machines enough power to handle some modern games and play 1080p HD video. The ION platform is used in several desktop computers and now some ION-powered notebooks have also arrived.

AVARATEC INTROS HS-105 NETBOOK WITH ATOM N270, GIVES PINE TRAIL A MISS

Every main stream PC maker is now busy announcing new netbooks with the Pine Trail Atom N450 processor. Avaratec, it seems, thinks differently. The company has just introduced a new netbook powered by an Atom N270 processor clocking at 1.6GHz. The Averatec HS-105 has a 10.1 inch display with 1024 x 600 pixels. Up to 2GB of RAM can be installed. The hard drive comes in 160GB or 250GB capacities.

SAMSUNG TO SELL MORE NETBOOKS THAN ASUS?

Asus was the first company to launch an affordable consumer-oriented mini-laptop, now known as netbook. The Asus Eee PCs have since then become synonymous with netbooks. Still Asus isn�t the No 1 netbook maker in terms of the number of units shipped. That distinction goes to Acer with Asus occupying a distant second place. Now a Digitimes report says that Asus will have to concede its second

Visible Tweets Gadget

Visualization of Twitter messages designed for display in public spaces.


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ACER INTRODUCES TRAVELMATE TIMELINE BUSINESS NOTEBOOKS

Acer has unveiled its TravelMate Timeline notebooks aimed at businesses. There will be three different models dubbed TravelMate Timeline 8571, 8471 and 8371. The TravelMate Timeline 8571 has a 15.6 inch display; the 8471 has a 14 inch and the 8371 has a 13.3 inch display. All models in the series will be powered by Intel Core 2 Duo processors which belong to the Intel CULV (Consumer Ultra Low

DELL UPDATES ITS INSPIRON MINI 10

It is raining Pine Trail netbooks. Dell hasn�t announced any new netbook with the Atom N450 chipset, but it has decided to refresh its Inspiron Mini 10 series with a newer design and the brand new processor. The redesigned netbooks will have a textured smudge-resistant palm rest and sculpted keys. They will be powered by Intel�s latest Pine Trail Atom N450 processor. Both 3 cell and 6 cell

FUJITSU INTRODUCES LIFEBOOK MH380

Fujitsu has introduced a new netbook called the LifeBook MH380. The machine will have a 10.1 inch display with 1366 x 768 pixels. The MH380 will be powered by Intel�s N450 Atom Pine Trail processor clocking at 1.66GHz. Incidentally this is the first Fujitsu laptop with a Pine Trail processor. The MH380 weighs just 3 lbs with the 6-cell battery. Fujitsu claims that the battery will provide up to 7

INTEL CORE i3 AND CORE i5 PROCESSORS FOR NOTEBOOKS COMING IN JANUARY

In the first week of January Intel will release its new Core i3 and Core i5 CPUs for use in notebooks. These new processors will belong to the Arrandale platform and they will feature integrated GPU cores for the first time. As a result of this, the Core i3 and Core i5 processors will be able to handle full 1080p HD video. Both Core i3 and Core i5 will be dual core chips. Their integrated GPU

OLPC XO-3 TABLET FOR $75

Remember that OLPC XO educational laptop which sparked the netbook revolution? It couldn�t be sold for the promised price of $100, but it proved that it is possible to build a usable mini-laptop at extremely low prices. Well, Nicholas Negroponte, the man behind the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, is pretty busy these days. He is building the XO-3 tablet. This isn�t actually a laptop; it is a

ASUS EEE PC T101MT TOUCH-SCREEN TABLET PC HITS FCC

Asus�s Eee PC T101MT touch-screen tablet PC has hit the FCC. We first heard about this model almost a year ago, but then Asus delayed the release. The T101MT has a touch-screen display that can swivel and be folded down over the keyboard. No information regarding specs is available at the moment, aside from the fact that the machine will support WiFi 802.11b/g/n. While it is hard to predict the

MEET THE UPCOMING PINE TRAIL NETBOOKS

It is raining netbooks. Ever since Intel introduced its next-generation Atom N450 processor, PC makers have kept themselves busy announcing new netbook models. And we will be seeing a lot more models in the coming weeks leading up to CES. Here�s a roundup of all the netbooks that were announced in the last two days. Asus Eee PC 1005PEThe Asus Eee PC 1005PE is the first Asus netbook with an Atom

LENOVO NETBOOKS WITH PINE TRAIL CHIPS COMING?

Intel has officially launched its Pine Trail platform, and we have already seen at least six companies announcing netbooks based on the Pine Trail chips. Lenovo, however, has maintained silence. Though the company hasn�t announced any netbooks based on the next generation Atom processors, A Lenovo representative says that two new 10 inch models are on the way. The new laptops will be called

Panasonic Pro AG-HMC150

The cooler than cool Panasonic Pro AG-HMC150 drew big crowds at the 2008 NAB Show. Why? Simply because it offers an unheard of Bang for the Buck, in a 1/3 inch three chip hand held tapeless HD camcorder, while retaining the core versatility of the DVX100B. Panasonic Pro AG-HMC150 sports a 28mm lens right out of the box and a new PH Record mode (21 Mbps) which offers higher resolution with a host of recording formats including 24p.

Add to that, amazing low light performance, long record and battery time and professional Audio capabilities at a price that will make it an instant hit with a wide range of AV Shooters, Indie creators and Event video professionals. Panasonic Pro AG-HMC150 represents a major step forward in the introduction of a next generation solid state HD camera that extends the six year successful track record of the popular DVX100 plus a lot more.

Panasonic Pro AG-HMC150�s lightweight (lightest 1/3 inch 3CCD available), well balanced professional design features a high performance wide angle Leica 13X zoom lens, 24 and 30 frame progressive capture, both in 720 and 1080 formats, making it perfect for even high level projects. Designed from a clean sheet of paper with much customer input to Panasonic's product development engineers, Panasonic Pro AG-HMC150 sports a Die Cast Alloy chassis and a Three year warranty (upon customer registration) that further endorses its reliability.

Using the latest in compression technology (AVC High Profile) and widely available SD memory cards as the recording media, Panasonic Pro AG-HMC150 is as easy to use as a digital still camera. The content recorded on the SD card can be directly played on a growing number of affordable consumer players, including select models of Playstation 3, Blu-ray players, plasma screens and PC�s. With most NLE systems now supporting AVCHD, content can be edited and rendered to play in any type of SD or HD playback system.

Dynamic Range Stretch
With DRS ON your customer can capture better Video quality when shooting bright, halftone and dark objects in the same frame. (Bride�s white gown details and the Groom�s shades of tuxedo black.) This clever circuit estimates the gamma curve and knee slope of each pixel�s brightness and applies the estimate on a real time basis. The result is more accurate Video with a visually wider dynamic range.

Features

• Full range of HD formats : 1080/60i, 1080/30p, 1080/24p (Native); 720/60p, 720/30p, 720/24p (Native)
• Higher bit-rate recording than consumer models (21 Mbps PH Mode)
• Three latest design 1/3 inch CCD Progressive Imagers
• 13X Wide angle 28mm lens out of the box (35mm equiv.), MOD .6 M, 72mm � (Shoot in confined spaces with no need to buy an accessory lens)
• Time Date Stamp for Legal Depositions or surveillance
• Waveform Monitor, Vectorscope plus two Focus displays for accurate, quick focus
• Professional XLR audio input connections
• Time code (DF, NDF, REC RUN, FREE RUN) and USER BIT
• HDMI out, Component Out (mini D terminal), Composite Video Out and RCA Audio Out jacks
• External Time Code Link (Slave & Master Preset) uses the Composite Video Out terminal
• USB 2.0 for file transfer (no need for a VTR)
• 3.5 inch LCD monitor displays thumbnails for quick non-linear access to clips
• Remote control connection for Zoom, Focus, Iris, and start and stop functions
• 14 bit A to D converter and 19 bit Image processing
• Cinelike Gamma &, DRS Dynamic Range Stretch (Filmaker requested features)
• Three Neutral Density Filters 1/4, 1/16, 1/64
• Pre-Record (3 Seconds), Digital Zoom 2X / 5X / 10X (in 1080/60i & 720/60p only)
• Three User Set Buttons with 11 choices for customizing Camera to Shooter

Panasonic Professional AG-HMC40 AVCHD

Panasonic Professional AG-HMC40 AVCHD handheld combines Full HD AVCHD video recording with high resolution 10.6 megapixel still photo capture, giving you the benefits of two professional cameras in one affordable package. Compact and lightweight, Panasonic Professional AG-HMC40 AVCHD is a versatile HD camcorder offering high quality AVCHD recordings, high resolution still photo capture, an easy to use SD card workflow, and professional audio capabilities for a wide range of applications and markets including schools, government agencies, event videographers, web designers and more.

With a full resolution 3 megapixel, 1/4 inch 3MOS imager, Panasonic Professional AG-HMC40 AVCHD produces stunning 1920 x 1080 video in AVCHD (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264), delivering images far superior to HDV. When used for digital still photography, the camera captures photos with 10.6 megapixel resolution directly onto the SD card as a JPEG image. The camera can also be connected directly to a PictBridge photo printer (no PC required).

And unlike HDV tapes, video and photos can be accessed randomly and immediately from the SD cards and played back on a number of consumer devices. With a full resolution 3 megapixel, 1/4 inch 3MOS imager, Panasonic Professional AG-HMC40 AVCHD produces stunning 1920x1080 video in AVCHD (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264), delivering images far superior to HDV. When used for digital still photography, the camera captures photos with 10.6 megapixel resolution directly onto the SD card as a JPEG image.

The camera can also be connected directly to a PictBridge photo printer (no PC required). And unlike HDV tapes, video and photos can be accessed randomly and immediately from the SD cards and played back on a number of consumer devices. The camcorder's advanced Leica Dicomar lens system offers 12X optical zoom, wide angle setting (40.8mm) and an optical image stabilizer (O.I.S.) feature for precise shooting. The compact camera is also packed with professional video and audio features (HDMI out, date or time stamp, remote zoom, XLR option, etc.).

Using high capacity SD memory cards, Panasonic Professional AG-HMC40 AVCHD provides hours of beautiful high definition recordings at professional level bit rates. It records in a range of 1080 and 720 formats with all four professional AVCCAM recording modes PH mode (average 21 Mbps or Max 24Mbps), the HA mode (approx.17 Mbps), the HG mode (approx.13 Mbps), HE mode (approx. 6 Mbps). AVCCAM offers the benefit of a fast, file based workflow using widely available and reasonably priced SD memory cards.

Technical Details

• HD formats : 1080/60i, 1080/30p, 1080/24p (Native) 720/60p, 720/30p, 720/24p (Native)
• Three latest design 1/4.1 Progressive 3MOS Imagers for full HD resolution
• Long record time : 3 hours with included battery (7 hours continuous with 5.800mAh Battery)
• Touch Panel 2.7 inch Widescreen LCD displays Thumbnails & Audio Metering
• HDMI out, Component Out (mini D terminal), Composite Video and Stereo Audio Out with included cable

Sony HVR-HD1000U

Sony HVR-HD1000U was created to meet the growing demand from users who are looking for mobility and professional appearance. This camcorder features a shoulder mount design and black matte body similar to that of professional camcorders making it perfect for weddings, corporate communications, colleges, universities, and sporting events where appearance makes a difference. Premium design characteristics and high definition HDV1080i recording are the main features of this new one piece shoulder camcorder, ideal for working videographers on a budget.

A built-in down converter creates DV material, perfect for standard DVD productions. Plus, a special still photo mode is ideal for producing DVD cases and making wedding photo albums. Whether you are recording weddings and corporate communications or helping students make a documentary, Sony HVR-HD1000U is the best choice on the market today as an entry level professional camcorder.

The next generation of Sony imaging sensor, the ClearVid CMOS Sensor used in Sony HVR-HD1000U camcorder, is quite unique and different from current CMOS technology. The ClearVid CMOS Sensor uses a unique pixel layout rotated 45 degrees to provide high resolution and high sensitivity. This pixel layout technology is also used in higher end professional camcorders. The ClearVid CMOS Sensor, coupled with an Enhanced Imaging Processor (EIP), generates stunning images. Moreover, thanks to the CMOS technology, bright objects do not cause vertical smear.

Sony HVR-HD1000U offers benefits for SD productions, as well as HD. It is easy to use HDV recordings for your current DV editing work. Sony HVR-HD1000U has a down conversion feature that outputs converted DV signals through the i.LINK connector to your current DV non-linear editing system, while retaining an HD master on the tape for future use. Furthermore, Sony HVR-HD1000U offers a DV recording mode (4:3 or 16:9), which can provide a recording time of approximately 120 minutes in LP mode.

Technical Details

• Enhanced mobility and professional aesthetic with this shoulder mount design and black matte body
• HDV1080i recordings can be captured on DigitalMaster professional tape as well as consumer MiniDV
• Built-in down converter creates DV material, perfect for standard DVD productions
• Easy viewing with this large, freely rotating 2.7 inch LCD screen
• Features a Carl Zeiss Vario Sonner T lens with 10x optical zoom
  

Price : $1,574.00

Sony HDR-FX7

Shoot like a pro with Sony HDR-FX7 High Definition Handycam(R) camcorder. Capture amazing video and still images in high definition with the first HDV 1080i 3 CMOS sensor consumer level camcorder and player in the world. The three 1/4" ClearVID CMOS Sensors provide stunning detail and precision, while a 20x Optical Zoom Carl Zeiss Lens maintains image clarity. Since Sony HDR-FX7 records video in high definition, you can dual record still images at the same time.

So no matter what the occasion, Sony HDR-FX7 is the perfect camcorder for the situation. A Sony developed Real Time MPEG Encode/Decode system with reduced energy consumption and compact size to fit inside a personal camcorder. This provides efficient MPEG2 compression, and recording and playback of clear HD images at the same bit rate of the DV format, so that High Definition video can be recorded on the same cassettes as are used for MiniDV recording.

From the authority in lens technology, the Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar T lens provides a high quality 20x optical zoom which maintains image clarity and color while reducing glare and flare. Dual independent zoom and focus rings provide precise and detailed control over the amount of zoom and the overall focus of the image with just a turn of the rings. Fast, intuitive framing when zooming, and finely detailed focusing is easy with the natural "feel" of the rings.

Easily adjust the amount of light entering the lens by adjusting exposure brightness in accordance with the iris and gain. The Iris control allows the volume of light to be adjusted (shutter speed and gain are adjustable). Though not small enough to carry with you to Disney, this camcorder opens up new opportunities for serious amateur and semi professionals to record videos suitable for play on new widescreen HDTV sets.

Technical Details

• Record and play back HDV 1080i video : switchable recording in standard definition
• ClearVid CMOS sensor : 20x optical zoom
• Wide 3.5 inch Hybrid Touch Panel Clear Photo LCD Plus display
• Capture 1.2 megapixel stills to Memory Stick Duo
• Professional 62mm Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar T lens

UNANNOUNCED SAMSUNG N150 SPECS EMERGE

Samsung is yet to announce its N150 netbook with Intel Atom N450 Pine Trail chips. But some online retailers have already listed the new laptop. Most of the specifications are mentioned, there are no pictures though. The Samsung N150 will be powered by a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor with integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics. It will have a 10.1 inch display with 1024 x 600 pixels. Other

MSI UNVEILS ITS WIND U135 NOTEBOOK

MSI has officially unveiled its first mini-laptop with an Intel Atom N450 processor. The MSI Wind U135, as it is called, has attractive looks. Design-wise, the machine has a striking resemblance to the newest Asus laptops, thanks in no small measure to the similar keyboard and touchpad design.The Wind U135 has the same processor as the Asus Eee PC 1005PE and delivers more or less the same

Canon EOS 7D

Canon basically ceded the entry level pro performance market to Nikon in 2005 with the arrival of the D200 since then, Canon's 30D, 40D, and 50D have taken the slower but less expensive road, with a relatively stagnant AF system, which Nikon leapfrogged. But with entirely new AF and metering systems, a new high resolution eight channel readout sensor coupled with dual Digic 4 image processors and a new 100 percent coverage viewfinder, plus 1080p video capture, Canon EOS 7D looks like an aggressive attempt to make a comeback.

In addition to a body only version, Canon sells Canon EOS 7D in a kit with the 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS lens (44.8-216mm equivalent). One of the heavier single grip dSLRs available, there are no radical design departures in Canon EOS 7D but there are tons of subtle, and a few conspicuous, interface changes that greatly enhance the fluidity of the camera's operation. The new viewfinder is great, comparable with that of the D300s big and bright, with an optional overlay grid.

It's also slightly more comfortable than the D300s' because of the larger eyecup. Adding to its traditional array of buttons for metering, white balance, autofocus, drive mode, ISO sensitivity, and flash compensation Canon EOS 7D now includes an M-Fn button used to cycle through the AF point options, plus Canon brings the LCD illumination button into action for registering the orientation linked AF points. Unfortunately, the buttons are very difficult to differentiate by feel, and the M-Fn and illumination buttons are even smaller and harder to use than the others.

Following trends in consumer dSLR design, Canon EOS 7D now also has an interactive control panel for changing frequently accessed settings, called up with the Q button. Canon went from very few AF options to a gazillion in one model. Of course, there's the veteran full automatic AF selection. Spot AF is a subarea of the traditional single point AF, and for both of these you can choose from any of the 19 AF points. AF point expansion uses the three or four (depending upon location) points surrounding the chosen one.

Zone AF is similar to AF point expansion in that it allows you to define clumps of points in the center, top, bottom, or sides of the full AF area, but in contrast to expansion, where you still choose the primary focus point and it only uses the other points if the subject moves, the camera automatically chooses points from within the defined zone. The bulk of these are really designed to improve focus tracking during continuous shooting, and, much like Nikon's AF system, you have to think very carefully about matching the AF choice with the shooting situation or you can end up with surprising results.

Ditto for the flexible global and lens specific micro-adjustment tools, which it carries over from the higher end models. Very few users need all of these options, and Canon provides a solid interface for enabling or disabling the choices to minimize on the fly confusion. In Live View mode you have three AF options Live mode (contrast AF), face detect Live mode AF, or Quick AF (the "traditional" faster Live View AF, which uses the faster phase detection scheme but requires more mirror flipping).

HP MINI 210 MORE DETAILS EMERGE

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The admission akin chic of 3G phones is already abounding with Sony Ericssons, and actuality comes yet addition one! Sony Ericsson are actual hit and absence with their phones at the moment, so we about alarming reviewing the C903.

This looks like accepted slider fayre from Sony Ericsson. It's actual bright and is an accessible fingerprint magnet, and the body affection doesn't feel up to the job. At atomic the keypad is more acceptable than your boilerplate Sony Ericsson. The affectation is absolutely the aforementioned affectionate that SE accept been churning out for years now, although this one does account from an auto-rotate feature.

As a Cyber-Shot phone, we are anticipating a acceptable camera, although acquaintance tells us that these bargain Cyber-Shots not often accommodated expectations. Although this one is rated at 5 megapixels and has autofocus, face apprehension and an angel stabiliser, we can't advice activity that the Sony Ericsson K800i from 2006 was at atomic as good. The video camera isn't absolutely up to much, with a best resolution of 240 x 320 pixels and 30 frames per second.

The added appearance accommodate an MP3 player, FM radio with RDS, Java amateur with motion gaming, web browser, etc. There are two appearance that set the C903 afar from the abounding added Sony Ericssons in this amount range: assisted GPS and the Walk Mate. The a-GPS comes with Google Maps and a 3-month balloon adaptation of the Wayfinder Navigator software. This is actual abundant a account GPS system, and you'll attempt with the baby screen, but it's one of the few phones in this amount bandage to action GPS, so it's a nice bonus. Addition nice benefit is the Walk Mate, which acts as a acute footfall counter, and is a nice affection for the bloom acquainted amid us.

The anamnesis of 130 MB is absolutely more acceptable than average, and the C903 supports anamnesis cards up to 16GB. Connectivity is average, with Bluetooth and USB. Why do Sony Ericsson acquisition it so adamantine to accommodate a 3.5mm audio jack in their phones? HSDPA is accessible for fast internet access, although to be honest this isn't the affectionate of buzz that will charge a lot of fast downloads.

When we aboriginal advised the buzz in June 2009 we wrote that it acquainted chiffon and we doubted that it would prove to actual durable. A few months on and our user reviews affirm that absolutely the C903 is about as abiding as a cube of amoroso in a hot cup of tea. Frankly, we're fed up with Sony Ericsson at the moment. They accumulate churning out run of the comminute handsets, or handsets that attending abundant on cardboard and again self-destruct as anon as you booty them out of the box. The C903 has angry out to be one of the self-destructing kinds. As able-bodied as this, the user adviser is debris and the array activity poor, and we anticipate that you deserve article more acceptable than this. Thumbs bottomward for the C903!

Sony Ericsson C902 Review

The C902 is the aboriginal in a cast fresh ambit of Sony Ericsson phones: "C" for Cyber-Shot�. Previously all Cyber-Shot phones were allotment of the "K" series, and the C902 is the backup for the Sony Ericsson K850i. The Cyber-Shot phones accept been awfully acknowledged over the accomplished few years, but we acquainted that SE had fabricated a few mistakes in contempo models with dodgy keypads and capricious firmware. It looked like SE had hit a asperous patch, so let's achievement that with the C alternation they can leave all that abaft and move on to greater things. The C902 is the flagship Cyber-Shot model, and so our expectations are high.

Physically, the C902 seems to be aback to the old Sony Ericsson appearance at its best. It's a classic-style handset, but ultra-slim at aloof 10.5mm. The keypad is a acceptable ancient one that has good-size aboveboard keys giving concrete acknowledgment and enabling fast texting. Hooray! We're additionally captivated to acquisition a 5-way aeronautics pad that aloof works. Looks like SE accept abstruse some adamantine acquaint about keypads and accept gone aback to a architecture that works. It feels like a affection handset too, with a aggregate of metal and plastic, and an affected finish. It's accessible in a best of Black or Red, and both colour schemes attending actual nice indeed.

The awning is hardly abate than the K850i's. This is because of the touch-sensitive shortcuts added to both abandon of the screen. These are acclimated to actuate the camera and about-face amid still and video. They can additionally change the autofocus mode, beam and added camera settings. We accept to say that these assignment absolutely able-bodied in our view. As camera phones become added and added sophisticated, accessing the functionality from a buzz becomes added of a claiming for the user (it's not a committed agenda camera afterwards all.) The C902 shortcuts are an accomplished band-aid to this botheration and accord the user a lot added ascendancy over the camera settings than best added camera phones. It's a abashment that the affectation admeasurement has been bargain to accomplish way for the shortcuts, but at atomic the awning has the aforementioned aerial resolution as antecedent Cyber-Shots (240 x 320 pixels). It's a ablaze and aciculate affectation that works able-bodied in best lighting conditions.

Let's booty a blink at the camera next. The camera is absolutely buried below a mini sliding cover. When you accelerate the awning open, the buzz switches to camera mode. The camera is a 5 megapixel barbarian with autofocus, angel stabiliser and flash. The camera affection is actual agnate to that of the K850i. The autofocus uses face-detection software, so it will automatically focus on a face in a picture. The angel stabilisercomputer appliance we're beneath assertive about, but it may advice to abstain camera becloud in low lighting. The camera additionally has the BestPic� affection which can automatically booty nine photos in a second, so that you can again accept which one to keep. An Accelerometer affection senses which way up the buzz is actuality held, and will automatically circle your pictures into account or mural mode. The capital aberration amid the camera in the K850i and the C902 is that there is no Xenon beam in the C902. A Xenon beam is added able than a approved LED flash, about SE had a lot of problems with the Xenon beam on the K850i, so at atomic we can be assured that they accept called a safe advantage for the fresh C902. The LED beam acclimated for the C902 is added able than a accepted one, and should accord acceptable results. Video recording is additionally commensurable with the best of the K alternation phones, and video calling is accessible too, on a 3G network. A fresh "Storyteller" appliance lets you actualize presentations from pictures and appearance them on Facebook and added amusing networking sites.

Although its a Cyber-Shot phone, the C902 has abundant music capabilities too. The media amateur is absolutely featured, with abutment for anthology art. Sony's MegaBass� ensures that you get affluent sounds out of the baby speaker. The PlayNow� affection lets you personalise your buzz by downloading an MP3 ringtone (you accept to pay for downloads, however.) MP3 and AC ringtones are supported. TrackID� can analyze a song from a few abnormal recording. An FM radio with RDS is additionally included. You can bung in a stereo headphone, or use an alternative Bluetooth stereo headset. One affair that we absolutely like is the ample bulk of congenital anamnesis accessible - at 160 Mbytes this is big access on what's accessible in the K850i, and makes it abundant easier to administer files. The buzz supports Anamnesis Stick Micro� (M2�) cards up to 4 GB, which is abundant to abundance 1,000 music tracks. For some acumen though, there's no abutment for microSD cards.

Connectivity is actual good, with abutment for Bluetooth and USB. The USB affiliation enables the buzz to act as a USB accumulation accumulator device, so affective music and images amid buzz and PC is drag-and-drop artlessness itself. As already mentioned, this is a 3G phone, with HSDPA abutment enabling an "always-on" internet affiliation with download speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps - commensurable with a home broadband connection. As able-bodied as actuality 3G, it's a quadband GSM phone, so should be accessible anywhere in the world.

Battery activity is adequate, but ultraslim phones tend to accept beneath array lives than accepted phones, which isn't surprising. The abate awning admeasurement does advice to abate ability consumption, and we don't anticipate that the array activity will be an affair for best users.

We had hoped that the C902 would be chargeless of bugs, but a cardinal of users accept appear problems with the buzz freezing or abolition occasionally. It seems that Sony Ericsson still charge to advance the believability of their firmware. We achievement that firmware updates will array out these problems soon. Despite this, we absolutely like the C902. Although it lacks a Xenon flash, we feel that its a abundant more acceptable all-rounder than the K850i, and is apparently Sony Ericsson's best camera buzz so far. It can apparently bout the Nokia N95 too, abnormally in acceptable lighting conditions.

By the way, a brace of bodies accept asked us what the aberration is amid the C902 and C902i. There's no difference. Aloof Sony Ericsson ambagious anybody by calling the aforementioned buzz by altered names in altered countries!

Sony Ericsson C510 Review

The C510 looks like the absolute buzz for these acclaim crunched times. You appetite a aerial affection Cyber-Shot camera? You appetite the best contempo accessories like geo-tagging, motion gaming and YouTube videos? You got it! And all this in a mid-range phone, accessible chargeless on a �15 per ages contract! No admiration that the C510 is proving to be so popular.

The buzz is a acceptable Sony Ericsson candybar, accessible in a best of Black or Silver. The keypad is accurately advised and accessible to argument with. It's a accepted admeasurement buzz - not large, not ultrathin - but decidedly lightweight. The affectation is bunched at 2.2 inches, but has a nice aerial resolution of 320 x 240 pixels and 262k colours, analogous the affectation on Sony's high-end phones such as the SE C905. The buzz has a congenital accelerometer, which enables the affectation to circle automatically amid mural and account modes back you about-face the phone. The accelerometer additionally admiral motion-based gaming.

This is a CyberShot phone, so the affection of the camera matters. The camera in the C510 is rated at 3.2 megapixels, so it can't bout the best contempo 5 and 8 megapixel phones such as the C902 or the C905. But again it's bisected the price. Compared with similarly-priced rivals, it offers an accomplished camera, able with face apprehension autofocus, an LED beam and agenda zoom. With affliction the C510 can aftermath print-quality photographs. And if you're added of a blessed snapper than a pro, the C510 has affluence of appearance to advice accomplish snapping easier. The Smile Shutter� automatically takes a attempt back your accountable is animated - you aloof acquire to point the camera in the appropriate direction. We'd say that for this bulk of money, this is apparently the best camera buzz you can buy. The camera offers geo-tagging too. The camera can additionally almanac video clips, and video calling is accessible too.

The C510 is able with Sony's accepted accomplished music player, and the C510 appearance MegaBass (for added bass frequencies), PlayNow (for downloading ringtones and added exceptional content) and TrackID (music acceptance software.) An FM radio with RDS is additionally included. The C510 comes with a SE angle and you can additionally use an alternative Bluetooth wireless stereo headset. With 100 MB of congenital memory, the C510 compares able-bodied with added phones in this bulk range, and has abundant amplitude to abundance a few CD's account of music. You can advancement this by abacus a Anamnesis Stick Micro� giving up to 4 GB of storage.

The C510 is a 3G buzz with HSDPA for accelerated internet access. It can additionally be acclimated on a GSM network, acknowledging GSM 900, 1800 & 1900. Connectivity options are Bluetooth and USB. Battery activity seems to be appealing good.

We like the C510 a lot. In its bulk ambit it's absolutely one of the best featured phones currently available. A cheaper advantage would be the old Sony Ericsson K770i. Similarly-priced alternatives from added manufacturers would be the Nokia 6600 Slide or the Samsung Soul. A few bodies acquire appear firmware-type errors, such as the buzz abnegation to acquire their sim cards, or freezing / shutting down, so this buzz acutely isn't 100% reliable, but it's more good than best Sony Ericsson phones of contempo years.

Features of the Sony Ericsson C510 include:

• 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash, face detection autofocus, 3.2x digital zoom and geo-tagging
• Video camera with video light / 3G video calling
• Display: TFT, 262,144-colour, 240 x 320 pixels (2.2 inches) with auto rotation
• Media player with album art, MegaBass, PlayNow and TrackID
• FM radio with RDS
• MP3/AAC ringtones
• Speakerphone
• Voice recorder
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email
• Google Maps
• 3D Java games with motion gaming
• Animated wallpaper
• Web browser, RSS feeds, blogging
• HSDPA (3.6 Mbps)
• Personal organiser functions
• Flight mode
• Vibration alert
• Memory: 100 Mbytes plus support for Memory Stick Micro� (M2�) (up to 4 GB)
• Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB mass storage, modem
• Triband (GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900) plus 3G (UMTS 2100)
• Size: 107 x 47 x 12.5 mm
• Weight: 92g
• Talktime: 4 hours (3G) - 10 hours (2G)
• Battery standby: 350 - 400 hours

Sony Ericsson Aino Review

The Aino is acutely a buzz that Sony Ericsson expects to do well. They've put a lot of agitation into the architecture of the phone, and alike added accomplishment into the advertising. So why accord it such a brainless name? We accept agitation adage the name of this buzz after sniggering. But that apparently aloof reflects the akin of ability in our office.

The Aino combines a touchscreen user interface with a slide-out alphanumeric keypad - rather like the Samsung Tocco Ultra. Cleverly, the aeronautics buttons accept been placed on the lower slide, which agency that there's amplitude for a big 3 inch touchscreen on the top bisected of the phone. It does accomplish the buzz rather continued back extended, but that adds to the glassy looks. And it absolutely does attending good. The Aino is tactile, with a beefy feel and a admirable bland finish, and looks every bit the high-end buzz that it is. However, the keypad is not the best acknowledging and is bluntly the affectionate of keypad that you'd acquisition on a account phone. It's a "couldn't be bothered" keypad that is actual abundant at allowance with the aerial affection attending and feel of the blow of the phone.

The Aino uses a aggregate of a accepted alphanumeric keypad and a touchscreen. This is a acceptable architecture form, but in this case the keypad does let it bottomward somewhat. But the touchscreen is good. It's a nice ablaze affectation with 16 actor colours and a beyond than boilerplate resolution of 432 x 240 pixels, due to its diffuse aspect ratio. At 3 inches across, this is a acceptable admeasurement awning for a bunched phone. The touchscreen user interface is bound in functionality, with some functionality accessible alone through the keypad, but what it does, it does well.

The Aino is the aboriginal buzz to affection Alien Play support. This lets you ascendancy and admission media agreeable on your PS3 from your Aino application the HSPA or Wi-Fi connection. So, from anywhere in the apple you can now about-face your PS3 on and off and ascendancy and admission the HD Drive?s media content.

Camera-wise, the Aino is able with an accomplished 8.1 megapixel camera with flash, 16x agenda zoom and face detection. We adulation the blow focus affection that lets you tap the angel in the viewfinder to focus the image. It works able-bodied and takes abundant pictures. The camera can additionally be acclimated for recording video at VGA resolution and 25 frames per second. Although the Aino is configured for authoritative video calls, the camera is rear mounted, so your addition can see you, or you can see your caller, but not both at the aforementioned time! Duh!

Music-wise, afresh the Aino delivers the appurtenances appealing well. It's arranged with every technology that Sony can bandy at it: stereo speakers, Clear Bass, Clear Stereo and MegaBass. But the abridgement of a 3.5mm jack in the accessory is a shame. You'll accept to use the angle supplied by Sony instead of your own, or use an adapter. Apart from that, the music amateur is excellent, with abounding touchscreen controls and accomplished complete quality.

As you'd apprehend from a avant-garde aerial end phone, you can do a lot added media actuality than aloof booty pictures and accept to music. Easy admission to Facebook and YouTube is included, as able-bodied as a congenital web browser that can download at aerial speeds application the 3G HSPA arrangement connection. The Aino additionally supports DNLA, which lets you allotment media amid DNLA certified accessories in your home, e.g. you can appearance video files stored on your Aino on your DNLA-compatible TV. The Aino is additionally able with assisted GPS and Google Maps. You can use the GPS to geo-tag your photos too.

When you shop for an Aino, you don't aloof get a phone. The box contains a distinctively advised charging angle and a Bluetooth wireless headset. Back the Aino is amid into the charging stand, the congenital Media Homecomputer application automatically pulls fresh agreeable from your PC via WiFi. The agreeable is organised on your PC application the Media Go software, which automatically formats all agreeable on the computer to be accordant with the Aino.

With all of this multimedia functionality available, the congenital anamnesis of 55MB is pitifully small. However, the Aino does appear with an 8GB microSD card, so we're not too anxious by that. Battery activity is average.

We like the Aino, but it's not perfect. Gripes accommodate the keypad, the abridgement of a 3.5mm audio jack, and the accepted activity of the buzz actuality overpriced. Attractive at the positives, you get a abundant attractive buzz with able multimedia features, alien Play abutment for your PS3, and affluence of added accessories for your money.

BlackBerry 8900 Review

The BlackBerry 8900 is the most recent in the BlackBerry Curve series, and is one of the best BlackBerries ever. Its name suggests that it slots into the BlackBerry ambit aloof beneath the BlackBerry Bold, but although it lacks 3G, in some agency its alike added good than the Bold.

Like the others in the Curve series, the 8900 appearance a abounding 35-key QWERTY keypad with a trackball. It looks about identical to the Bold, except that it's abate and lighter, authoritative it about the aforementioned weight as abounding accustomed mobiles, and bunched abundant to fit calmly into a anorak pocket, or alike into a jeans pocket. This actuality abandoned makes it into a abundant added boilerplate accessory than the old Curves or the Bold.

Before we alpha our analysis proper, let's aloof booty a moment to adore the ergonomics and architecture of the 8900. Unboxing the 8900, you can't advice but adore the body affection of the accessory - it aloof feels so solid and able-bodied constructed. Unlike so abounding phones, demography the aback off to admit the sim agenda and array is so easy. The keys are absolutely small, but they move crisply and anyone with fingers in the accustomed admeasurement ambit for a Homo Sapien should accept no botheration with them at all. You can alike use it single-handedly. The trackball is aloof like with antecedent BlackBerries - some adulation it, some are beneath keen. We aren't 100% in favour of the trackball, but it does the job.

Let's move on to the affectation next. It's enormous! At 2.44 inches beyond and a resolution of 480 x 360 pixels, this is aloof the affectionate of awning that we charge back account emails or browsing the web (not to acknowledgment examination photos or watching videos.) This awning matches the iPhone 3G and outperforms aloof about annihilation abroad in existence. The airheaded are analytic simple too, and already you've got acclimated to the trackball and the all-embracing admeasurement of the device, you'll acquisition that the 8900 is about the absolute phone, ergonomically speaking. For us, it's the abutting that BlackBerry accept anytime arise to perfection. Aloof a little added assignment on the airheaded and a smoother trackball, and it would be 100%.

Now, of course, the key affairs point of a BlackBerry is email on the move, and the 8900 doesn't disappoint. There's little aberration actuality with antecedent BlackBerries, so we'll aloof reiterate that the BlackBerry accomplishing of adaptable email is the best in the business. It is accordant with around all email standards. It additionally supports attachments, with a eyewitness and editor for Microsoft Office documents. Combining this with the huge awning and the QWERTY keyboard agency that you get the best adaptable email acquaintance currently available. It's additionally a ablaze ambiance for argument messaging.

But the 8900 does a lot added than aloof adaptable messaging. For one thing, it has the best camera to arise on any BlackBerry to date. With 3.2 megapixels, a LED beam and autofocus, it's the aforementioned affection as the camera on the BlackBerry Storm, and outperforms alike the camera on the Bold. It may not be an 8 megapixel backup for a agenda camera, but it will aftermath able book affection images, and is a actual acceptable addition. It marks one added way in which the 8900 Curve is about a boilerplate handset. The buzz has a media amateur too, of course, and with appearance like playlists, drag and organising by artisan and album, it's a actual accessible MP3 player. It's actual loud too! The 3.5mm headphone jack allows you to bung in any accordant headset, in accession to the one supplied. You can additionally use a stereo Bluetooth angle if you prefer. With a 1GB microSD agenda supplied as allotment of the sales package, and the abeyant to aggrandize this to 16GB, you absolutely won't be abbreviate of accumulator for music or videos. The video amateur works able-bodied too, with abutment for DivX & XviD, and flicker-free playback on the aerial affection LCD display. There are alike 5 amateur included (from Sudoku to BrickBreaker), although we didn't get annular to testing these (all work, no comedy at Adaptable Phones UK!) There is additionally congenital GPS, so you can acquisition your accepted location, and this can be acclimated with the BlackBerry Maps application.

The 8900 has a abounding best of connectivity options, including Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Abstracts Rate, USB and WiFi. The WiFi affiliation is actual accessible to set up, and lets you admission email, the web, or abstracts on your PC. This is apparently the best way to accomplish use of the congenital web browser.

The 8900 has a whopping abundant assignment battery, which contributes to its weight absolutely significantly, but gives it affluence of ability to aftermost alike with abundant use. You can recharge it from the mains or via a USB cable on your PC.

The 8900 is a quadband phone, which agency that you can use it worldwide, and agreeably it is provided with an all-embracing charger too, so no worries about apathy to backpack your biking socket. But the one affection that is actual acutely missing is 3G. The Bold has 3G, the Storm has 3G, so why not the 8900? For some this may be a appearance stopper, and it absolutely is a benevolence to accept to await on 2G abstracts alteration with a accessory this powerful.

Finally, it's account pointing out aloof what a able accessory the Curve 8900 is. As able-bodied as the concrete body quality, the account agency is actual high, with the 8900 actuality the most recent in a complete change of business devices. Unlike some competitors, there's actual little about the 8900 with a "beta" feeling. Nice appearance accommodate the advanced best of ringtones and alerts (both audio and visual), the abundance of cachet indicators on the home awning (e.g. absent calls, unopened messages, affiliation status, and agenda alerts.)

This is absolutely one of our favourite BlackBerries of all time. The 8900 absolutely is an able multimedia accessory and can become a one-stop boutique for communication, music, media, photography, web browsing and GPS too. Oh, if alone it had 3G! Apart from the missing 3G, this absolutely is the best BlackBerry of all time.

Features of the BlackBerry Curve 8900 include:

• 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash, image stabilisation and 2x digital zoom
• Video recording (240 x 180 pixels)
• LCD display: 480 x 360 pixels, 65,000 colours (2.44 inches)
• Media player (Supports MP3, WMA, MIDI, AMR-NB, WMA, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, 3GP formats plus DivX & XviD support)
• Messaging: SMS,, instant messaging, push email with attachment viewer
• Built-in speakerphone
• Voice dialling
• Voice memo recorder
• MP3 ringtones plus a wide choice of alerts and visual indicators
• GPS with BlackBerry Maps
• Personal organiser functions
• Vibration alert
• Internet: Web browser, RSS feeds,
• Connectivity: WLAN, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, USB, RIM wireless modem, 3.5mm stereo headset port
• Memory: 128 Mbytes plus 1GB microSD memory card (up to 16GB)
• Size: 109 x 60 x 13.5 mm
• Weight: 110g
• Quadband GSM (1900/1800/900/850 MHz)
• Talktime: 5.5 hours
• Battery standby: 356 hours