Author Archive for twinks

Dell Steps Up the Ultrabook Competition with XPS 13

Ultrabooks are energy efficient, light, and thin laptops with a big market – big enough to entice Dell into developing their own, the new Dell XPS 13. This Ultrabook combines the portability and convenience of a notebook with the power of a desktop PC in a stunning 13.3-inch body. The XPS 13 is encased in a machined aluminum lid and a carbon fiber base, a perfect blend of materials that effectively reduce the weight and thickness, and increase the durability of the Ultrabook. Aside from its small form factor, the XPS 13 Ultrabook also boasts a 13.3-inch 720p edge-to-edge Gorilla Glass display that’s fixed into the aluminum lid to add strength and reduce flex. Dell left no parts or features to chance; full attention to every detail was given to the XPS 13 as evident on its smooth and cool interior, full-sized, backlit, and chic keyboard, and built-in glass touchpad which support multi-gesture. The Dell XPS 13 doesn’t only look good, it also sounds good. It’s bottom mounted speakers with Waves MaxxAudio 4 HD audio technology can produce clear, deep and rich sound that’s loud enough to be heard even from a distance.

Beneath the sophisticated look of the XPS 13 lies some pretty serious hardware. This Ultrabook is powered by none other than the latest generation of Intel Core i5 2467M or i7 2637M ULV processors with HD3000 controller for HD video playback and encoding. It also comes with a 128 or 156GB SSD storage and 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz memory for faster boot and loading times. For maximum field productivity, Dell outfitted the XPS 13 with a 6-cell battery capable of running up to 8 hours straight.

More Dell XPS laptops can be found here.

Crank up Music Anywhere You Go with ION ROAD ROCKER

To help boost the mood of any event, you need to crank up some music. Using your music player’s built-in speaker can’t possibly let the music be heard in a wide range of audience, what you need is something like the new ION ROAD ROCKER. This ultra-compact speaker system can amplify iOS devices like iPad, iPhone, microphones, Bluetooth music players and even other instruments. It can significantly blast acoustics from virtually any Bluetooth or non-Bluetooth device. The ROAD ROCKER is very portable which lets you easily bring it anywhere you go and whatever event you’re into. It’s ideal for parties, camping, tailgating, road trips, and also when making announcements at parties or practicing your guitar skills during vacation.

The ROAD ROCKER can stream music wirelessly from any compatible device and also lets you plug in a non-Bluetooth unit to play songs. It comes with a built-in rechargeable battery that can give up to 8 hours of continuous playback. It also has a first-class full-range speaker, a bass port that offers extra low-end thump sound output, a 1/4-inch input for connecting mics or instruments, and a 1/8-inch input and cable for connecting non-Bluetooth music players. To safely position the iPad, iPhone or other device, there is a built-in cradle above the ROAD ROCKER. This speaker system is literally a practical portable speaker system that you can count on wherever you go.

More ION Audio speakers can be found here.

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-ZS20 – Capture Everything Everywhere

Ultra-slim design, powerful zoom, and intelligent geographical tagging – if the new LUMIX DMC-ZS20 was released 67 years ago, the Stasi, CIA, and KGB would be at each other’s throat to just get their hands on this camera. The Panasonic LUMIX ZS-Series is currently the globe’s thinnest digicam that has a 20x optical zoom lens. By having a highly effective zoom capability, a 24mm ultra wide-angle LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR lens, as well as the capacity to take images at full High-Definition, the revolutionary LUMIX ZS20 capitalizes around the line of success and fame as a multipurpose compact digital camera. Using a recently remodeled camera lens structure, the LUMIX ZS20 incorporates a new mechanized design and optics to boost picture level of quality, and an exclusive Nano Surface Coating lens technology for reduced ghosting and glare. Having a 14.1 MP High Sensitivity MOS sensor, the new LUMIX ZS20 is capable of providing an even better picture quality when compared with its precursors. Along with the state-of-the-art graphic processor – Venus Engine, the LUMIX ZS20 is capable of hi-speed, high sensitivity image recording. It features high-speed burst picture taking at 10 frames per second in full image resolution and Light Speed AF enables users to grab even the smallest shot opportunities.

More than the standard of its lens, the LUMIX ZS20 has a built-in upgraded GPS feature, making it convenient for people to determine places exactly where photographs were shot. Saved in its EXIF data – LUMIX ZS20 stores and displays the name of the Country/Region, State/Province/County, County/Township, City/Town/Village, and Landmark in which the photos are taken.

Other features of the LUMIX ZS20 include HD recording of videos, manual, creative, and automatic controls, and a 3-inch 460,000-dot Smart Touch LCD screen.

You can also check out its sibling, the Panasonic LUMIX ZS10 here.

It’s Got the Looks, It’s Got the Body, It’s Got the Aurb

If you want something radical that looks like it came out straight from a sci-fi futuristic Super Bowl, look no further than the new TEAC Aurb. This latest TEAC Aurb is so far the most radical, class-leading iPod dock you could ever lay your eyes or hear your ears on. It delivers the amazing blend of performance, acoustic quality, flexibility, and striking design that is matchless to any other docking device out there. It redefines the iPod dock and brings you the authentic power that could, simply, mesmerize you.

The TEAC Aurb can play all iPod models and can also charge them while playing. There is also a CD player that is compatible with CD-R/RW, CD, MP3 and WMA discs. In case you want more music choices, you can use the TEAC Aurb’s USB port for playing MP3 files from a memory stick and even use the FM tuner. The TEAC Aurb has 100 watts of clean hi fidelity sound quality distributed through its 1-1/4-inch tweeter and 3-1/2-inch woofer. This dock provides the remarkable sound that you can easily bring anywhere you go. What’s more, the TEAC Aurb comes with a remote control so you can simply take control of your music. The remote can even control your iPod device’s functions.

Interested? Get this product here.

Panasonic LUMIX TS20 – Your Ultra-Portable Rough-and-Tumble Camera

If you’re going in an adventure-filled vacation, you’ll need something more than a regular camera to capture your exploits. It’s a harsh world out there – accidental drops, weather, and the environment can pretty much do a short work on your typical digicam but not on new Panasonic LUMIX TS20. The TS20 is an entry-level, rugged, and slim profile camera that’s waterproof, shockproof and dustproof. This digital camera comes with a durable structure enabling it to remain water-proof to about 16 ft., survive drops and shocks equivalent to a fall of about 5 ft., invulnerable to dust, and operate extreme temperatures as far as 14 degrees Fahrenheit (F). The 16.1 MP LUMIX TS20 incorporates a trim and thin form factor which has a 25mm extra wide-angle lens and a 4x optical zoom. Additionally, the Panasonic TS20′s zoom capability reaches up to 8x using the Intelligent Zoom function and Panasonic’s Intelligent Resolution technology.
The Panasonic LUMIX TS20 can capture 720p High-Definition videos in MP4 file format with the 4x optical zoom readily available while video recording. Furthermore, using a special video record key, changing back and forth photo and video mode is fast and easy. The captured videos can even be immediately published to YouTube once the bundled application is installed. The LUMIX TS20 also includes a 2.7-inch Intelligent LCD with High Angle option.
The LUMIX TS20 incorporates Panasonic’s famous iA (Intelligent Auto) mode – a collection of technological innovation which are immediately activated, without worrying about the use of any sort of additional configurations, to let the digital camera choose the best options for those superior photographs. Panasonic’s iA technologies in the LUMIX TS20 are MEGA O. I. S., AF Tracking, Intelligent ISO Control, Face Recognition, Intelligent Scene Selector and Intelligent Exposure.

The Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TS20 will be for sale in the later part of February and will come in orange, blue, black and red models at an MSRP of $179. 99. Find more Panasonic LUMIX models here.