Archive for the 'Devices' Category

Nintendo has revealed its latest 3D portable gaming technology – the Nintendo 3DS. The latest 3DS features a 3.53-inch top screen that enables 3D view without the need for special glasses with 800×240 resolution and a 3.02-inch touch screen with 320×240 resolution. The controls have been updated, and now above the directional pad is a thumb stick, which Nintendo calls the ’slider’. Like the Nintendo DSi, the 3DS features a front facing camera and a camera on the back – though there are two camera lenses on the back of the 3D, allowing it to take 3D photos. Both cameras have a 640×480 or .3 megapixel resolution. The Nintendo 3DS supports WiFi 802.11 wireless connectivity. Multiple 3DS systems can connect via a local wireless connection to let users communicate or enjoy competitive game play.

Elecom Japan has unveiled its latest gadget dubbed as Elecom M-SN1UL Scope Node Laser Sensor Mouse. This mouse is said to solve the problem of drawing problems using an ordinary mouse, because we all know it’s really hard to draw using an ordinary optical mouse, unless you have your own graphics tablet.  This Elecom mouse has a precision like using a pen and paper. The 3-button Scope Node M-SN1UL is certainly high end with a 1600dpi laser sensor that is off-center to simulate where a pen point would be located in your hand. It can be connected on both Windows and Mac through USB 2.0 port and is now available in different colors: black, mat silver or glossy silver.  The Elecom M-SN1UL Scope Node Laser Sensor Mouse has a retail price of ¥6,000(~$61.00).

Looking for a waterproof digital camera? Then you can check this latest gadget called Olympus Stylus Tough 6020. This latest digital camera features a LCD 2.7-inch display with sensor shift stabilization technology and uses a 14-megapixels CCD sensor with a 5X optical zoom. It can be submerge into water up to 16 feet, it is also shockproof under 5 feet, dust proof and freeze proof to 14. So in short this latest technology was really designed for extreme conditions.

Yesterday I’ve just posted one of Acer’s latest android phone the Ferrari-style Acer Liquid E, and today I’ll be posting one of their new technology again called Acer beTouch E130 smartphone.  This handset is also android phone but sad to say it’s not 2.1 rather utilizes 1.6 android OS.  Its features include 2.6 inch QVGA touchscreen display,  and a blackberry-style QWERTY keyboard. This Acer android phone is powered by a 416MHz ST-Ericsson CPU, 256MB of RAM, and 512MB of ROM. In terms of connectivity it can connect through 3G network if there’s no Wi-fi available. As of now there are no pricing information for this handset.

Acer has just announced its latest Android 2.1 handset called Liquid E. This handheld device is a smartphone which has a special edition fiery red design from Ferrari. As you can see in the internet there are Acer Ferrari branded laptops and now they have Ferrari Android 2.1 handsets too. The Liquid E has a 3.5 inch touch screen display and encased with Ferrari’s signature color crimson red with a magnificent “Scuderia Ferrari” shield. Other core features of the Acer Android phone is its 5 megapixel camera with autofocus technology, 256MB RAM, 512MB ROM, Wi-Fi and GPS connectivity, and its powerful 768 MHz Snapdragon Processor. This handset is expected to be released this coming August but no pricing information has been released.

Sony was really busy creating new stuffs that will make things more innovative, like for this latest technology they’ve just invented with the help of University of Tokyo, a simple gadget for our beloved cats that is placed around their neck, and then sends information to your computer and updates twitter to let everyone know what your cat is doing. Before buying this pet twitter gadget make sure you create your cat a twitter account first.

iRiver is making its way again the field of newest MP3 nowadays. By releasing their latest technology, the new T8 flash MP3 player. This latest gadget only measures 83.4mm x 26.8mm x 12.7mm and has a weight of 26g. It also features 1-inch 128 x 64 monochrome OLED display screen and a 4GB flash memory, an FM radio, a voice recorder, and a USB 2.0 connection interface. It supports the following audio format: MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF, APE as well as FLAC audio formats. The T8 flash MP3 comes in variety of colors like white, black, pink, light blue, light green, yellow and orange. Its price is about $58.

Another luxury phone has been released known as the Versace Unique Mobile Phone. This latest technology was based from an Italian style of design having a bright color and nice figure. It has a 3-inch touch screen display with a 5 megapixel camera with flash, and it supports 3G network. Other specifications include unprecedented surround sound technology for high quality ringtones, MP3, and video with 30 hours of playtime.

Dell has unveiled their latest technology which is a 3-button wireless optical mouse dubbed as the Dell WM311. This latest optical mouse is ideal for laptops and notebooks, especially for those who are very stylistic when it comes to their gadgets. This latest mouse is also available in four unique colors including red, blue, white and black. Dell WM311 also features 100o dpi optical tracking, an automatic power on/off with indicator light, a compact design, with mini USB 2.0 receiver, fold-up storage and the most important is that this mouse is easy to use because it is just a plug and play device. In addition to that Dell guaranteed that it is tested and validated on Dell systems and it is supported by Dell Technical Support. This said mouse is already out in the market and it cost $29.99.

Sharp Corporation has introduced its world’s first and latest 3D HD Camera Module for Mobile Devices. This latest technology has the capacity to capture high quality 3D video images. The said camera module can capture 720p 3D video images using a progressive scanning system. The 3DHD camera can record videos for both the left and right eyes, then it will automatically process both images, this is possible because of its unique features the Color Synchronizing Processing for adjusting color and brightness purpose, Timing Synchronizing Processing to synchronize the timing of the video signals, and Optical Axis Control Processing technologies to correct the position of the videos.