Sony has come out with its VAIO P, the world’s lightest 8-inch netbook at just 1.4 pounds. It is a Vista running netbook, something we don’t see quite that frequently. It’s powered by a 1.33GHz Intel processor and comes with 1,600 x 768 resolution LED-backlit XBRITE-ECO LCD display, 2GB RAM, up to 60GB hard drive + available 128GB SSD, 802.11n WiFi, 3G WWAN, Bluetooth, battery that provides four hours working (can offer up to eight hours with the optional high-capacity cell) and a GPS module. Color options include garnet red, emerald green, onyx black, crystal white and classic black hues.
Is there anything that ASUS can’t do or won’t try to do? Who knows, though the origami fold / unfold laptop concept featured below may just be another out of the blue, pure imagination, it certainly isn’t one we would want to miss. I wonder what else goes on in their creative minds…
With the success of ASUS’s Eee PCs, its no surprise that they have further prepared themselves and for us a series of new addition to their pc lineup for this year’s CES. The one pictured is the new Asus T91, yes it does have a convertible 8.9″ touch screen and it is a netbook, that for me is already an excellent combination! But there’s bound to be more info on it when it gets announced later on, it weighs in at just 2lbs, 1″ thick and runs on Intel Atom processor.
I don’t know about you, but I’m not a huge fan of internet radio, I feel the radio we have at the moment satisfy all my needs. But I suppose the added advantage of having internet radio is you can listen to radio that’s not just in your own country or region but also internationally. At next week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Blaupunkt and miRoamer will announce the world’s first in dash Internet radio receiver. Continue reading »
Toshiba has upped their game once again by producing yet another phenomenal boost to the capacity of their SSDs. Coming in at 512GB, its 2.5″ SSD is the current leader in terms of storage capacity. For those who just don’t think such a capacity is necessary, Toshiba is also offering its 2.5″ drives in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities – which means virtually everyone will be able to take advantage of their new high spec technology equipped hard drives no matter how much they have in their wallets!
Notebook and netbook owners have not been left out as Toshiba is also producing 1.8″ drives and 1.8″ SSD flash modules in capacities of 64GB, 128GB and 256GB. The drives promise to deliver a maximum sequential read speed of 240MBps and a maximum sequential write speed of 200MBps along with AES encryption. The new drives will be on display at CES 2009 with samples available from January to March 2009. Mass production and general consumer availability will not begin until April to June 2009.
In the video below, a user demonstrates a new and innovative way in which WarCraft III can be played on a multi-touch screen. This version of WarCraft III is a demo especially developed by the PQ Labs, they developed a multi-touch solution that can be easily applied to any LCD or Plasma monitors and are calling it the Multi-Touch G² or iTable.
Multi-Touch is not just about multiple fingers. It’s all about human-computer interaction in the most intuitive way. In the Multi-Touch Warcraft game powered by PQ Labs, finger and fist are mapped to different actions. Hitting the enemy with your fist means attack. In between the real world and the virtual world, Multi-Touch is your bridge. You can physically interact with the virtual world without menus, commands. The interface just disappears. With PQ Labs Multi-Touch technology, the interaction becomes a “REAL” digital illusion.
Wasn’t that quite something? What’s even better is that we now know PQ Labs will be showcasing the Multi-Touch G² at CES 2009, Las Vegas soon and we’ll hopefully see it available to the public shortly next year.
[via PQ Labs]
OCZ Tech is now officially entering the eSATA arena with their newly unveiled: Throttle. No pricing or release date is given, but Register Hardware is proposing that it’ll possibly be $32 for 8GB, $56 for 16GB and $160 for 32GB. For eSATA ports that don’t provide power or if you haven’t got an eSATA just yet, you don’t need to worry. The Throttle has a mini-USB port to provide it with the equivalent so that you can also use it to transfer data just like normal flash drives.
