How many people would prefer white iPhone 4 to a black one? This is a genuine gadget geek’s question and we should have probably organized a poll for that matter, but this is not the case. Whatever the answer would have been, at least some of you are actually holding out for a white iPhone to come out. And it is a pity that you have to. But thanks to Stuart Hughes, who decided you should have none of that, you can buy a white unlocked 32GB iPhone 4 today for just $20,000. Has he covered it with diamonds? – You are probably asking. Well guess what, yes he has. Another good question though is if diamonds somehow address reception issues stock iPhones have? I’m not sure if this is relevant, but since we are talking smartphones here it probably is. Unfortunately we are not concerned about diamond edition iPhone 4 users having any complains so far, so if you want to make sure you will have to buy it and find out for yourself.

Next Generation iPod Touch To Sport A 5MP Camera And FaceTime

Last year before the Apple’s Rock ‘n’ Roll event occurred there was a rumor that Apple will be releasingthe next generation iPod Touch sporting a 2MP camera at its back. Instead, Apple released the new iPod Nano(s) with a camera. Now rumors have again cropped up that the next generation iPod Touch will be sporting a 5MP camera at its back. The next generation of the device will also be able to recording videos in 720p HD resolution.

The device will also feature an accelerometer and a gyroscope which will help in taking gaming to the next level on the iPod Touch. According to the slides of a presentation from John Lewis, it is also expected that the next generation iPod Touch will feature FaceTime. This also indicates that the device will have a front facing camera. FaceTime allows users to make video calls over Wi-Fi.

Apple is expected to release the next generation of iPods, and iPod Touch in the month of September. The source of this news is John Lewis, who is one of the biggest retailers in Britain.

ASUS Eee Pad & Eee Tablet get announced ahead of COMPUTEX 2010

Just ahead of COMPUTEX 2010 starting tomorrow, June 1st, we have some straight-forward iPad ompetitors appearance to discuss. These are ASUS Eee Pad and ASUS Eee Tablet. The Eee Pad model number EP121 is a 12-inch full-on Windows 7 Home Premium touch sensitive device with Intel Core 2 Duo CULV doing all the processing. It also has a webcam, a couple of connectivity ports I suppose and a dockable physical keyboard. Battery on this one will be going on for 10 hours. 10-inch Eee Pad EP101TC on the other hand runs Windows Embedded Compact 7 so it can very well have less processing power and longer battery life. Anyway, prices on both fit in $Rs.19950 - Rs.24950 range.


There is also ASUS Eee Tablet coming out. Compared to the Pads above this one is much limited in functionality, but still has a 2 megapixel camera, touch sensitive 2450 dpi screen, Micro SD card reader, USB, 10h battery life, all the rest for a rich-featured e-book reader (I’d be careful calling Eee Tablet something else).

Nokia sets a new trend in cellphones offering a mobile phone concept made of recycled aluminum which looks futuristic as well as promising. Engineered by Luis Barcelo this marvelous cell phone called Nokia Ink 01 offers sustainable mobile phones usage where design meets functionality.

The main idea is to reduce the energy consumption wherever you use your trendy cell phone. So you can yourself be assured of recyclable materials to be used in the replica once it is dismantled. This amazing cell phone carries extra low power consumption E-Ink digital display.

In fact, all the parts of the cell phone structure are constructed from recycled aluminum being capable to be constantly recycled while using low energy consumption. Instead of mechanical keys, the Nokia Inc 01 features its main key pad coming with a capacitive sensor which appears to reduce the amount of separate parts.

The Nokia Inc 01 comes equipped with a mini OLED display that makes it possible for the user to take pictures and revise them while consuming little energy. The Nokia Inc 01 is powered by a silver/zinc battery instead of lithium ion batteries which are 95 per cent recyclable and comes with more energy density by 40 per cent than other lithium ion batteries. That said, you will be able to reduce recharging times during its life time as well as reduce wasted power during recharging.

Motorized Pro-Motion keyboard

Computer experience is a truly hazardous thing to human's health in long-term outlook. No need to name all the harm day-to-day hours at computer can do. It comes from practically every gear whether it is a monitor, or a keyboard and even system units can get on nerves with too loud sound or even smell sometimes. However, a probable solution to cure RSI and CTS we normally get from our keyboards have already arrived. RSI and CTS are medical terms for Repetitive Strain Injury and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Overall they mean that wrists are harmed by computer work and there hardly is a cure except for giving up PC work maybe. This is much easier to prevent this sort of things rather then to cope with as they occur, so Smartfish Technologies made their own user-friendly keyboard. It is called the Pro-Motion keyboard.

Researches from Smartfish Technologies decided to fit a keyboard with motors, which may sound quiet funny.But the Pro-Motion keyboard should be taken seriously and there is nothing similar to compare it with, so Smartfish Technologies are plausibly opening a new branch in keyboard evolution. Pro-Motion keyboard is able adjust itself basing on personal particularities each person has. Doing a small study, Pro-Motion keyboard can move up, down, change the angle and so on. Motors are being operated by a Dynamic Positioning Controller. It requires installing some software and that's about it. All the advantage of having HSS' (Hospital for Special Surgery) experience in work is set up. Such a way, Smartfish Technologies say, it eliminates any risk of getting RSI or CTS as time passes.

Pro-Motion keyboard is compatible with both: Mac and PC.Gadget is connected via a USB port and can also download software upgrades from the Internet. Smartfish Technologies provides the whole product support and gives five year warranty. All for about 130 USD and Pro-Motion keyboard is already available.

Announced user-friendly abilities are not yet tested by a neutral lab, but there seem to be no doubts in their success. And also, we haven't mentioned stylish design of the aluminum finished body. The thing is though, a lot of computer work is done in offices but employers are not going to provide staff with Pro-Motion keyboards, so bring yours.

Pen-shaped wireless mouse

There is no need to explain the importance of a mouse as a controlling device for any PC user. It's hard to imagine that there may be an alternative to this well-known device that we've got accustomed to. Yet, it's not the fact that the traditional shape of the mouse is the most convenient and efficient one. Thus, some designers think that there is a possibility to change the way mouse looks.

The proposed gadget being a wireless mouse looks like a standard pen. Actually this unique device functions as a simple pen as well enabling you to put down everything you want, but when you detach the receiver and insert it into your USB port, the pen turns into a wireless mouse. So functionality and portability of the concept represents its key advantages in comparison with a usual mouse.

It has three buttons positioned on its side in the row. So the user can still have the three buttons to use. However, it does not have a scrolling wheel, which reduces its usability.

I have no doubts that this gadget is great for casual browsing; however, if you deal with graphics design or something like this, you will probably encounter some problems, at least at the first dash. No information is available about refillable cartridges, but I hope that the pen comes with them, because otherwise it would be a waste of money to purchase a new unit each time you need one. Nevertheless it is quite a decent idea that most likely will have its proponents.

The Lord of the iRing

Nowadays great efforts are made in order to simplify our life activity. Thus, there is no need to spare a lot of time in order to perform any operation because just a single touch is enough for modern devices to understand what exactly you want them to do. However, we should never stop at what has been accomplished.


Victor Soto who designed a new interesting gadget also adheres to this principle. His concept iRing represents a high-end ring, which helps you by means of Bluetooth technology and a tiny touch screen to control Apple devices, such as iPod and iPhone. Although it's available just in two colors - black and white - it can be considered as a very stylish device with well-known Apple symbol on it. This Apple symbol serves as an indicator that shows a current state of a device, which is under iRing's control. There is no need to take iPod out of your pocket in case you want to change track. Built-in battery will ensure a few days of continuous functioning. So, you can charge it just two or three times a week.

The significant advantage of this gadget is the fact that it is hard to lose it. Moreover, those who have some Apple things most likely will love it because they will be able to control their favorite devices by means of a single ring. Yet, sometimes they will be forced to take their iPods or iPhones out in order to perform more complex operations.

Motorola Aura - 16 million colors on the round screen

Motorola is now on her new quest for applause and for our money saved for Christmas presents. The latest announcement Motorola has made today is stunning. The new mobile phone Motorola Aura is breathing on us with its glam and exclusivity from every picture, from any angle. A perfect gadget for a bragger, but Motorola Aura is not only a fancy wrap-up with poor technical implementation, as one might have probably thought for instance, - no, Aura – is a record breaker. That round spot with a deep red shine is a first screen to go beyond all the limits set for even best of smartphones.

Design and technology bound together in an everyday gadget a juicy piece of smartphones' market. Such a way Motorola Aura appears to be a rival to many other phones including Nokia 8800 and others. Will Aura succeed? Probably yes, because sales round the globe start in December – right when everyone is thinking hard over another set of New Year presents for their families. But I think Motorola Aura is more like a present for your girlfriend rather that for someone else. Anyway, 2000 USD is an enormous sum of money for a smartphone, even if is close to a work of art.

There is a lot to tell about how Motorola Aura is built, so the first glance is mostly attracted by its body. Stainless steel housing panels are decorated with patterns and fancifully crossing lines. This beauty will last through ages because materials are really of a high quality. The coating around the moving parts is a PVD one – the same technology is used in producing Swiss watches.Aura's keyboard is one of the most intricate keyboards out there. Every key on it is being lined up one by one and carefully polished.

Rotating form factor that was chosen for Motorola Aura by designers became a headache for technicians. To make the rotary mechanism work stable after thousands of openings and closings, more than 700 unique components were tested. Aura doesn't share any of its parts with other Motorola products.

The final part – display and lens – are actually record breakers. Motorola has installed in Aura the first ever screen with 16 million colors in it. Resolution is 300 dpi. The whole ensemble is sheltered with a sapphire crystal lens. It weights 62 carats and will prevent the record-breaking screen from being scratched.

New "Apple" speakers

At the moment there are a lot of different speakers that have original design. Moreover, due to the fact that many designers and producers have a great deal of new ideas the variety of these devices will go on increasing. So taking into consideration impressive supply of speakers it should be mentioned that a device has to possess at least one distinctive feature in order to be sold.

Thus, Chinese designers have recently invented new speakers in the form of an apple. It's quite possible that they wanted to make consumers think that their newly-made device is an Apple product. But in fact it doesn't really matter because given gadget is very stylish and original as it is. Besides that the price of this concept will probably be moderate enough, so the majority of customers will be able to afford it. As regards available colors there is possibility to choose between green and red.

Of course, new Chinese "Apple" USB speakers won't ever replace iPod Hi-Fi, but they could possibly be useful as a travel accessory for that ultra-modern laptop of yours. In addition, the compact size of the given gadget can be considered as a significant advantage, because it's very easy to find a place in your baggage or back pack for a usual "apple".

Hide a movie in your pocket with Aiptek gadget

Have you ever missed your TV while going to a distant place with not many up-to-date electronics around? Or have you missed a home theater if you have one of course? Probably yes, and if so, you should know that now there is a new cool gadget that can help you. It is Aiptek Pocket Cinema that can bring a pleasant cinema atmosphere anywhere. However that may be, Pocket Cinema gadget is not a naturally born tourist - it is a delicate device. Delicate and small enough to fit in your pocket just like an average mobile phone. In spite of its small dimensions, it allows to display images or movies on a wall or screen or any other clear surface in fact. In work Aiptek Pocket Cinema is specified to show a 50 inch picture with not even slight distortion or bloom effect.

Aiptek Pocket Cinema can be a really good entertaining gadgets if you follow the entire manual guide notifications. Thing is that Aiptek has designed a very interesting, useful and stylish device, but unfortunately it is user unfriendly in a range of aspects. Let's start with the image quality. It is an Aiptek Pocket Cinema's weak spot. It will make a nice clear and bright image on a prepared surface. 50 inches (approximately 120 centimeters) in diagonal are not bad, and the VGA resolution is suitable enough – 640 x 480 pixels. This is a maximum size for 6 feet (180 centimeters) distance between the projector and the image. The minimum size is 6 inches (15 centimeters) in only 8 inches (20 centimeters) of distance. A proper adjustment is done easily with the help of a tripod in the kit.

The list of formats that Aiptek Pocket Cinema is able to playback wouldn't allow a good half of buyers to use it as freely as a PC. It reads MPEG4, ASF or AVI audio / video formats and only JPEG for images. Me myself, I think it should read FLAC or APE also.

In order to synchronize Pocket Cinema with computer you need: Windows Vista / XP / 2000 operating system and to have at least 800 Hz processor , 256 Mb RAM. Once you have loaded its 1 GB internal memory (pretty poor rate, but the problem can be solved with an SD or flash drive), operate it with a remote control . You can also plug Aiptek into a DVD player for a movie that is bigger than 1 GB, but iPod or iPhone synchronization is not available.

For a small portable gadget as the Aiptek Pocket Cinema is, the battery life is very important. Small dimensions didn't allow designers to build in an appropriate memory card, and the battery seems to be tiny to. It can only last 1 hour on the full charge which is a bigger half of an average movie, but not the whole one! Make sure you can charge the portable projector with a USB hub or an AC adapter if you are not going to watch cartoons before bedtime.

Well, even though Aiptek Pocket Cinema doesn’t seem to be a bestseller with a 520 USD sticker, but it can still be a helper in the office routine or at home. One of the best things I liked about it is not portability or something like that, but an instant romantic atmosphere. Think about it if you want to make a good impression on someone.

Mozilla Firefox 3.1. New features. Solid Security

With the latest and greatest release of Firefox 3.1 Alpha 2 delivered in the first half of September 2008 and the feedback incorporated in the development process, Mozilla is gearing up for the next stage of Shiretoko.

The delightful new Firefox 3.1 is now available for download. Mozilla is offering the nightly trunk of Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 Pre-signaling that the release of the first Beta development milestone of codename Shiretoko is just around the corner. In this regard, September 30 was synonymous with the code freeze of Firefox 3.1, but although Mozilla indicated that the Beta 1 build would be delivered in October, it failed to pin point a specific deadline.

“It’s time to test the Firefox Nightly Trunk Build in preparation of the Firefox 3.1 Beta 1! We are on the road to Firefox 3.1 Beta 1, so there is plenty to test! If you want to test your favorite Firefox Feature, great! But you can also run some more tests in Litmus and try out the Nightly Build and the other great new Firefox improvements,” revealed Mozilla’s Carsten Book.

According to Mozilla, Firefox 3.1 is set up to deliver a range of improvements across the table. Shiretoko will feature an enhanced Awesome Bar delivering superior control to end users as well as privacy enhancements. In addition, Mozilla is cooking a performance boost for Firefox 3.1, and the much publicized evolution from the JavaScript rendering engine to TraceMonkey is an illustrative example in this context.

Firefox 3.1 will also feature Private Browsing Mode, which Microsoft introduced in Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, support for Windows Vista’s Aero Glass, but also closer integration with Ogg Vorbis and Theora codecs, native JSON, CSS 3 and HTML 5. Following the release of Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 in October, Mozilla will make available at least one more beta in November 2008.

Google Android Phones on kick start

Google’s ties with Apple regarding the iPhone have added much speculation to the unavoidable impact that Android will have on the Apple/Google relationship when the smoke clears. Time will tell whether an official gPhone ever comes out. Google has also declared the Android Marketplace, where users will be able to download software applications, several of them free, for their Android phones. These applications will vary from games to navigation tools to travel guides and other reference software.

Google has disclosed on its Android Developer’s Blog that its nascent OS will include access to an application marketplace, similar to the App Store related to with Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch devices. This is so-called “Android Market,” however, will differ from Cupertino’s offering in at least one substantial respect, in that there’s no approval process needed for developers wishing to submit a program. Google has decided to go the route of effectively developing their own version of Java, by writing keys parts in a non-standard way. E.g., Android has a completely non-standard user interface toolkit. In the last couple of months there has been a wild amount of speculation and rumor that Android would be delayed until the first part of 2009.

Google is a very influential company these days, but getting into a totally new market means that the firm should offer the best device possible. With the first Android device, Google will have to rival Apple’s iPod as well as vast family of Nokia business and multimedia phones. Google web searches use Google Suggest technology to offer related, current suggestions. Other applications, like YouTube or Gmail, suggest queries you have previously made so that it’s easier to find and share results that you’ve found before. Google is burned into our lives more than Apple. Between the free press and word of mouth this phone will acquire decent attention.

Google claims the platform will be open to third-party developers—a rarity among mobile phones in general and a stark contrast with Apple, which has made headlines for its new development platform. On the other side, Apple’s iPhone SDK and App Store make for a very smooth buying experience from the consumer perspective, and the process for distributing software to Android devices hasn’t been disclosed yet. Google’s done pretty well thus far, how about we actually wait till the freakin’ OS is available before we start proclaiming it a failure!

AMD Puma

AMD has launch PUMA, its latest mobile platform. Embedding its latest chipset and ATI graphics together with 802.11n WLAN, AMD is taking the fight right up to Intel’s new Centrino 2.

At the heart of PUMA, lies the AMD 780G chipset which can deliver DirectX 10 graphics acceleration, full high definition H.264 decoding with both HDMI and Display Port outputs and 5GHz PCI Express ports. This combined with the new AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile CPU and the ATI Radeon HD 3000 Series embedded graphics, givs it a huge leap in 3D performance and HD playback image quality. Combined with a discreet ATI graphics, not only can it support up to 4 monitors, users will also benefit from ATI CrossFireX Technology which according to AMD boast 3D graphic performance up to 70%.

AMD is also claiming 70% increase in battery life with AMD Enhanced Power Now! and ATI Power Xpress technology which shuts off core logic parts of the CPU when not in use and automatically switches from discreet graphics to integrated graphics when on battery power.

Notebooks utilizing AMD’s PUMA are now available from OEM manufactures such as HP, Compaq and Acer.

Super Talent SSD

Super Talent company does not want to make its fans to wait too long for new models to appear. After those 5 models from MasterDrive DX series, two new models from MasterDrive LX series of 2,5 inches where launched with the capacity of 64 GB and 128 GB respectively and a SATA -2 interface of 3 Gb/sec.

It is well-known the fact that Hard - Diks are more preferred than SSD yet because of the report between the price and the storage capacity that is favorable for the first ones. New MasterDrive LX could be the beginning of the change in this dispute because of the low prices that offer this two new produces: 179 USD for 64 GB and approx. 300 USD for 128 GB.

The sequential reading speed is maximum 100 MB/s and the one for writing is maximum 40 MB/s. These two storage units have an integrated error corrector (EEC) and a better one administration of data transferring. Their names are the same cryptic as previous ones: FTM64GO25H and FTM28GO25H. And their selling has already begun this week.

“O” Personal Computer Project is Trying to Reduce The Amount of CO2

Do you know the amount of CO2 that your computer generates during its production? Check out this new and unique “O Project” for sustainable computers, designed by Luis Luna. This project is encouraged by the oxygen and the whole cycle of photosynthesis. It decreases a tiny amount of CO2 generated by your computer and can be used lifelong until they become completely waste. This stylish CPU is designed by keeping mind the Green Life Style by having a decorative piece to remove the plentiful visual noise that usual PC’s create. So, you will surely like to have this Plant based CPU on your computer table to have a fresh look.

“O” is the project inspired by the oxygen and the whole cycle of photosynthesis, trying to contribute and reduce a tiny amount of CO2 that computers generate during their production and life use until they become waste. The main idea of this project is to design a CPU that is more concerned about “green thinking’ and ‘life style’ by having a decorative piece to eliminate the abundant visual noise that regular pc’s create.

It has a biodegradable skin composed of polymers based on cornstarch and bamboo. Its components can be returned to the producer to be re-utilized or recycled if you don’t want it as a flower pot or accessorize in your home.

LG is launching Renoir a phone inspired from art

LG electronics announces an official launching of multimedia terminal LG -KC910 with a full touchscreen and a camera with a resolution of 8 Mp. The new art inspired model known as Renoir is endowed with a number of characteristics as WiFi , Dolby Mobile for music and camera functions surpass the ones on many digital cameras.

Renoir can make photos at a resolution of 8 Mp. The images that are made can be edited by functions of the camera for online sending or printing. Some of the functions of the Renoir camera as Schneider-Kreuznach certificated lenses, xenon flash, manual and automatic focus, ISO 1600 and geo-tagging are mostly available only on professional individual cameras.

One of the most important advantages of the Renoir is a full touchscreen and a camera of 8 Mp with unique touch functions. One of the characteristics, Touch Shot, makes possible a very exact photographing allowing to the user the fixation of the object by a simple touch of the screen. The photographing is being realized immediately after the finger is removed from the screen. Touch Shot function is available for the first time on a mobile phone. This function stabilizes also automatically the image and deletes the need of a special button for this.

LG chose the name of Renoir for the Viewty successor to reflect the personality of the phone and the level of the multimedia functions. We can only add that Renoir is just is 13,5 mm thick.

Specifications:


• Network: EDGE, GSM 850/900/1800/1900
  
• Connectivity: HSDPA connection at 7.2Mbps, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi, USB / PC sync V2.0
  
• Battery: 1000m Ah, LI-Ion
  
• Memory: 70Mb (Micro SD up to 8 Gb)
  
• Dimensions: 107.8 x 55.9 x 13.95 mm
  
• Weight: 110g
  
• Screen type: External display, TFT touchscreen
  
• Dimensions of the screen: 240 x 400 pixels
  
• Camera characteristics: 8 Mp, Schneider-Kreuznach lenses, xenon flash, 16x digital zoom, automatic and manual focus, Touch Shot, Remote Shutter, creative shots modes (Art Shot, Beauty Shot, Continuous Shot, Panorama Shot), Smile Shot, Blink Detection, removal of the red eyes effect, Backlight Compensation, image stabilization, geo-tagging.
  
• Video: Slow-Motion video recording at 120 fps/ Fast-Motion video recording at 5 fps; DivX/ Xvid video playback; Video Codec (MPEG4/WMV/H.263/H.264), Noise-free Microphone, TV-out support
  
• Music: Mp3 (Dolby Mobile), FM radio, Music Player (MP3/AAC/AAC+/AAC++/WMA)
  
• Messaging: SMS/EMS/MMS/Video MMS, E-mail, Predictive Text Input
  
• Advanced functions: A-GPS (Navigation, Jogging Buddy), games with a movement sensor,
• Online Widget, Document Viewer

Logitech diNovo Mini Keyboard

Designed for people who have connected their PC to their TV, the compact and stylish Logitech diNovo Mini keyboard makes it easy to control the PC from the sofa.

The mini-keyboard uses Bluetooth 2.0 wireless technology for unfettered use from the sofa or anywhere in the living room.

The Logitech diNovo Mini features a keypad with dedicated hotkeys for media players and web browsers, as well as prominent Page Up and Page Down buttons, which allow users to scroll when surfing the Web as well as zoom in and out of documents and images.

The keyboard even offers a ­dedicated button that launches Windows Media Centre, as well as a row of media controls that allow users to adjust volume and easily play, pause, stop, fast forward and rewind.

For easy navigation, the Logitech diNovo Mini features backlighting and a ClickPad, which can be used as a touchpad to point, scroll and click or as a directional pad to navigate menus and make ­selections.

The ClickPad features two ­backlight modes. When in touchpad mode, the ClickPad is backlighted in orange.

When in media-remote mode, the ClickPad’s directional buttons are backlighted in green.

Because Bluetooth technology provides long-range wireless control from up to 10m from the PC, users can chat online, enter URLs and search-text queries, as well as navigate Windows Media Center from across the room.

The keyboard runs on rechargeable lithium ion batteries, and lasts up to a month on a single charge.

MSI RX3850 Graphic Card Review

This month we see more red, because we have the RX3850 on review and it is the 256MB plus overclocked version of the card. As usual the card sports a red PCB that is a signature of ATI cards. There isn’t any enclosure really, just the cyborg themed sticker with a rather large fan with an equally large heatsink. The cooling system seems no different from the that of the reference card though. It works though since heat doesn’t get trapped so it’s cooler and the design of the cooling system will ensure that fan noises are kept to a minimum.

MSI was pretty frugal in the packaging though with the price point this is understandable. Other than the mandatory driver CD, a DVI/D-Sub adapter, DVI/HDMI adapter, and a S-Video to composite cable were included. The card has two DVI ports so it definitely supports dual-link DVI. You can actually get another adapter in case you need to support two monitors that only supports VGA ports. The fan is situated in the middle of the PCB and the large heatsink is designed that it’ll dispersed heat evenly and since no heat is trapped, as we mentioned earlier, the temperature for this card is relatively low at only 37°C to 57°C.

The RX3850 has CrossFire support as well as a whole slew of MSI’s own software to enhance the performance and usability of the card such as MSI’s DOT Express, Vivid image technology, the Live Update Online, and the MSI GoodMem. Nothing to explain about CrossFire as most of you should already know. The others are tools and utilities created by MSI and bundled with the RX3850 within the CD given. The DOT Express or Dynamic Overclocking Technology Express is an advanced overclocking tool for not only overclocking but also “cooling and de-noise performance”. Vivid is a tool to enhance image quality, it is said to help users get better image quality when viewing digital photos, documents, and games. Then there’s Life Update Online, which helps you to automatically download and update the BIOS and driver whenever there’s a new version online.

This is an overclocked version so of course the clockspeeds were increased though in this case only slightly so. The core clock speed is bumped up from the reference card’s 670 MHz to 690 MHz, nothing else was changed. However, if you want to you can always change the settings with the DOT Express tool.

This card is has decent performance and it’s few selling points would include low temperature, being near-noiseless, and of course the few useful utility and programs bundled along with the CD. It has a lot of useful features as does the other card, so it’s really up to your own discretion on which card you should choose.

Multimedia mouse

Do you have to change your mice too often, do you think that your mouse is not comfortable enough for you? What is the ideal mouse for you?

The ideal mouse for me is the La Feel mouse that is a multimedia mouse. How many keys do you think a mouse should have? Maybe two buttons or three, or maybe it should have five buttons?

The creators of this gadget mouse have decided to place a whole bunch of buttons. Ok, there are two main buttons. Also this gadget has the possibility to scroll vertically and horizontally. So you will be able to view any big web page or whatever you need to view very easy and move the picture fast without using any special buttons on the screen.

The most interesting part of this gadget is the top of it. The La Feel has some multimedia buttons to control your audio, video, or picture viewing and other things. There are buttons for playback/pause, next/ previous, and the volume control. This way you will be able to control you multimedia without taking your hand off the mouse or the keyboard.

This mouse would be very useful especially for those who have no multimedia buttons on their keyboard and need them very much. I think that it is the best place where you could place the multimedia buttons.

Having the great functionality this mouse also looks very cool and they come in several different colors. Its resolution is 800 dpi which is a standard nowadays. Well you get a cool looking mouse with great functionality.

The only drawback that this mouse has is its wiring. It is not a wireless mouse and I think that this should be corrected. Because, when they make it wireless you get a cool remote control for you computer and will be able to control it from the distance.

Samsung reveals Pixon - new phone for photography addicts

Samsung made a bunch of interesting announcements this year, including Samsung Instinct, Omnia and others. This time they announced new cell phone model, Samsung Pixon, which is aimed at camera functionality, and is made in the same form factor as Instinct or Omnia. Not only phone has a camera boosted up to 8 megapixels, it also has a lot of other interesting features, like handwriting recognition and others.

Samsung Pixon, previously named Bresson, is a new model in the Samsung cell phone lineup, and carries model number M8800. Although it looks like Omnia, it is a simple phone with no smartphone functionality. However, it is a feature packed phone indeed. It features big bright 3.2 inched LCD with 240 x 400 resolution, Bluetooth, GPS features, microSD slot for memory expansion, office viewer for Office files, accelerometer (it looks like it is a new fashion nowadays - placing accelerometers in mobile multimedia devices).

However, the main function of this phone is its camera, which is by far the most superior part of this gadget. Its resolution - 8 megapixels, is enormous for a mobile phone, and other parameters are amazing as well. Overall, it has 8 megapixel camera with autofocus, double LED flashlight, image stabilization feature, smile and face recognition, geotagging and video recording - ability to record videos in WVGA (720 x 480) and VGA (640 x 480) resolution in 30 FPS. It also has ISO 1600, which is a very high sensitivity for mobile devices. Phone works on a TouchWiz interface, same is on Omnia, except that it is not a Windows Mobile shell.

Music lovers won't be discouraged either: phone is multimedia oriented so there is a FM radio with RDS inside, alongside with a multimedia player that supports many audio and video formats. It is interesting, how such number of features became united in this size - 107.9 x 54.6 x 14.9 mm and weight - 110 g. Unfortunately, it lacks Wi-Fi support, so user is limited to EDGE or 3G connectivity only. Maybe this move was made to promote Omnia, which is almost the same, only it is based on Windows Mobile and has Wi-Fi.

This curious model is scheduled to release in the beginning of November. Announced price is 550 Euros (800 USD) which is pretty expensive. Maybe it is better to purchase Windows Mobile communicator for almost the same price? If you want hugely increased functionality over boosted camera - this is the best choice.