Kodak Easyshare M590 digital camera ready to rock and roll
Kodak has introduced its latest Easyshare M590 digital camera which is more than ready to knock your socks off – those who are looking for a consumer class digital camera with pretty intelligent controls without having to fiddle with the knobs and dials found on a DSLR. Of course, a compact digital camera
like this might not be able to offer the flexibility of a real DSLR or Micro Four Thirds shooter, but at least it is dummy-proof so to speak, as you let the camera’s processor select all the settings for you to capture your favorite memories. The latest Easyshare M590 is dubbed by Kodak to be the “ultimate social networking accessory for people who love to share their pictures”. Hmmm, is that really so? What defines a social networking accessory anyway? We would say that a smartphone is by far and large a much more suitable social networking accessory.
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Samsung’s Dual SIM Phone Loaded with Features
Samsung has unveiled its latest dual SIM phone, the B7722 – a device that can be called a first of its kind because it happens to be the first dual SIM handset to feature fairly high-end specifications.
Until now, only low to mid-range handsets came with dual SIM options. The B7722 has broken a tradition of sorts and comes with a decent spec sheet – along with dual SIM capabilities.
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Android 2.2 unveiled at Google I/O 2010
Folks who have been using Android-powered devices will be pleased to know that Android 2.2 is finally out, having been announced at Google I/O 2010 yesterday in San Francisco. This is the seventh platform update since Android 1.0 rolled out earlier in September 2008, and you can bet your bottom dollar that a whole slew of improvements have been made in this situation, with five particular areas that Google wanted to highlight that we’ll look at in greater detail right after the jump.
First of all, performance and speed is on top of the list with the new Dalvik JIT (Just In Time) compiler that is available in Android 2.2, where it is touted to deliver anywhere between a 2x to 5X performance improvement in CPU-bound code when compared to Android 2.1 according to various benchmarks.
Twitter Launches Special FIFA World Cup Mini Site
With just a few hours remaining for the kick-off of FIFA World Cup 2010, football (soccer) frenzy across the world is reaching its fever pitch. Not satisfied with just adding a World Cup theme, Twitter has launched a whole new mini-site to track the World Cup frenzy.
“Using live widgets, real-time search, and Top Tweets (updates that are currently catching the attention of many Twitter users) we’ve put together a special site to capture the spirit of the World Cup and it’s already pulsing with activity”, announced Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter.
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Nokia C7 Pictures Sports An 8MP Camera
It was just yesterday we reported about the C7, and other N and E series from Nokia. Today we have the first leaked pictures of the Nokia C7. The Nokia C7 is a full-touch phone, with an 8MP camera at its back. The device looks similar to the Samsung Corby(s) out there. Along with an 8MP camera, the device also packs in dual-LED flash.
The front part of the screen is dominated by the touch-screen. A front video-call camera is also present near the top of the device screen. From the picture, it looks like the size of the touch-screen is ~3.5-inch.
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HP EliteBook 8440w
HP EliteBook 8440W: Rugged, Powerful Business Laptop Lacks Multimedia Polish
HP EliteBook 8440w laptopThe HP EliteBook 8440w won’t win awards for ultrathin design elements or elegant looks, but underneath the almost military-style exterior is a dual-core (with Hyperthreading) Intel CPU coupled with an nVidia Quadro FX 380M professional-grade graphics processor. When you first unpack the laptop, the muted magnesium-clad system impresses with its solid feel. While the body of the unit is mostly plastic, it’s a dense, unyielding plastic that exudes ruggedness without seeming overbuilt. Priced at $1649 (as of February 23, 2010), the 8440w isn’t the least expensive all-purpose laptop, but it delivers robust performance in a 5.3-pound package.
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Sony VAIO EB12FX/T
Sony VAIO EB12FX/T: High Style Without the High Price
The Sony VAIO EB12FX/T is an affordable all-purpose notebook that impresses with its style, features, and affordable price–but it is also marred by mediocre performance.
It looks great and has most of the features you’d expect in a notebook costing around $750. The earthy brown finish, slim design, and clean layout certainly make it more attractive than most sub-$1000 notebooks, but it if you need a laptop for heavy-duty tasks, playing games, or long battery life, you’ll have to look elsewhere.
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Tesla’s Roadster Sport Zips the Light Fantastic
To drive the Tesla Roadster Sport is to learn the meaning of range anxiety.
The souped-up version of Tesla’s Roadster does not want for range: Apply a feather touch on the accelerator and you’ll get some 236 miles on a charge. That’s by far the best of the electric cars on the road or on the horizon.
But you’re not going to go easy. Stomping that go pedal is too much fun.
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Nokia Announces Bike-Powered Phone-Charger
As gadget chargers go, this one is pretty low-tech. But as it is made by Nokia, and aimed at developing countries, it is also likely that it will last forever.
The bike charger relies on the well tested and durable bottle-dynamo to convert your pedaling into power, and the phone is held to the handlebars with a big rubber-band. In between is a box of circuitry to give a nice smooth current to any device equipped with a 2mm jack.
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Honda electric scooter EV-neo coming to Japan
This is the electric scooter, or e-scooter, from Honda known as the EV-neo.
This is a vehicle that is more green than grass. The main selling point is it allows the user to recharge the battery from ordinary household power outlets. That is good enough for about 30 km on the road, for a single charge.
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