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Experience Longer Multimedia Experience With Less Power Consumption using MSI CX623

by twinks on May 29, 2010

The more time you can use a cordless laptop, the more you love it. That’s why aside from great specs and appearance, power saving is also an issue. The MSI CX623 is a combination of exclusive ECO engine power saving technology and supreme multimedia and processing performance. Whether you use it in extreme applications or everyday computing, the MSI CX623 guarantees flexibility and improved display performance.

The CX623 is powered by the all-new Intel Core processor with Intel’s hottest Arrandale platform combined with HM55 chipset with Intel Hyper-Threading technology. To provide an additional battery life of about 15% compared to previous processors’ platforms, the graphics core is well incorporated into the processor. Through nVidia’s new GeForce 310M discrete graphics card with 1GB DDR3 of display memory and Intel Core i5 processor, the CX623 guarantees an innovative power saving technology and finer visual experience. It also boasts MSI’s GPU Boost technology that can detect the level of graphic performance of programs being used. The GPU Boost technology switches to discrete graphics card when running extreme applications with high resolutions. Then again, if you are just surfing the web or doing word processing, it will select the integrated chip mode.

The MSI CX623 includes five power management levels so you are in control of monitoring battery level in specific task. You can choose from Presentation, Game, Film, Word Processing, and Turbo Battery. Whichever level, the image brightness, sleep mode settings, and on/off switch is automatically in tune. Other notable features of the CX623 are latest independent chiclet keyboard, MSI’s unique touchpad, 15.6″ HD 1366×768 (16:9) LCD display, 2.5″ 320/ 500GB SATA HDD, 4 in 1 card reader, HDMI port, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and 1.3M Webcam.

More MSI i5 Core laptops here.

LED Pacifier: A Unique Multipurpose Gift for any Baby

by nice on May 28, 2010

Running out of ideas when it comes to the perfect gift you can give during a baby shower you’re about to attend? During such occasions, you can expect a whole variety of baby clothes, beddings, diaper bags, and many other baby-related stuff. If you choose just about any random gift, your present might just get drowned amid the similar gifts you’ll find during the occasion. What you need is something unique, something like the LED Pacifier.

The LED pacifier is a type of pacifier that flashes and emits LED lights of different colors (blue, red, and yellow) for baby’s ultimate enjoyment. The LED lights are good for up to 6,000 flashes, and they turn on and off easily. It’s an ideal gift for babies of any age, and this is one memorabilia that your baby (or your friend’s) will surely be proud of when he grows up. And if you think that this LED pacifier is all about emitting flashes of colorful lights, you’ll be happy to know that it’s better than most pacifiers today. It features an orthodontic nipple, the ideal type of nipple in a pacifier because it has a calming and soothing effect. And when you turn the lights off in the baby’s room, this pacifier will help you see the baby in the dark every time you peek in. Additionally, the flashes of light can also entertain and distract the baby for those times when he feels like having a tantrum.

The said LED pacifier is the newest craze in the baby world. You can find it at here and you can get it for $4.99.

Fujitsu LifeBook T730 – There’s Gotta Be More to LifeBook

by twinks on May 28, 2010

If you are to buy something new for yourself and need to choose from a list of gadgets you like, the one that serves more purposes usually wins through. With the new LifeBook T730 Tablet PC, it appears that you win the same way with its bunch of new technology and optional features.

The LifeBook T730 Tablet PC promises a more efficient and versatile computing experience through the pioneering 2010 Intel Core i5-520M vPro Processor and latest dual digitizer technology that supports on-screen gestures. The Fujitsu LifeBook allows you to have features of your own preference like the optional bright display that offers 160 degree vertical and horizontal viewing angles, and modular bay battery aside from dual digitizer with pen input and multi-touch interaction. Other features that come standard with the T730 are Genuine Windows 7 Professional operating system, 12.1-inch WXGA LED backlight bright LCD, 2 GB DDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM memory, wireless Bluetooth, Modular Dual-Layer Super-Multi DVD Writer, 84-key full-size, spill-resistant keyboard, touch pad with scroll sensor, HDMI port, separate jacks for microphone and headphone, three USB 2.0 connectors, one LAN connector, one IEEE 1394 (4-pin type) jack, one DC In connector, integrated speakers, and card slots.

In terms of display output quality, the LifeBook T730 is equipped with the established Intel HD graphics. For security purposes, the 160 GB S-ATA, 5400 rpm hard drive is protected by Fujitsu Shock Sensor to keep files safe and sound from everyday encounters. The T730 is even embedded with fingerprint sensor, TPM, and security panel.

Check out more Fujitsu LifeBook options here.

Samsung Blu EX1 Invades Korean Market

by lyn_l on May 28, 2010

If you’re thinking of purchasing a new high-end digital camera, one of the units you should consider is Samsung Blu EX1. As of now, this model is only available in Korea, but it will soon be released in your area. This new Samsung digital camera comes with a sleek design which seems to be dominated by the unit’s huge 3-inch AMOLED display, a feature that enables you to compose your self-portraits properly. It also comes equipped with a 24-72mm equivalent f/1.8-2.4 lens plus 10-megapixel sensor that’s coupled with highly sensitive 1/1.7” CCD imager with built-in noise reduction.

Adjustments in the settings can be done quickly and efficiently because of the front control wheel and a control ring that are positioned around the camera’s lens. Other excellent features of this Samsung digicam are anti-shake system, a flash hot shoe, a pop-up flash, and raw support. You want more? Well according to Samsung, this is the world’s first 24mm wide angle F1.8 brightness camera equipped with a Schneider lens with 3x optical zoom. This gizmo is also outfitted with many other excellent features that will be revealed before its release in the US market.

Because of the camera’s impressive wide angle lens and other technologies incorporated in it, the Blu EX1 is capable enough of producing spectacular images anytime you need to. It seems like a very exciting release and Samsung aficionados will sure be waiting for this. For now, you can consider other Samsung cameras such as the  Samsung tl320 which is available at Amazon.

Horizon H-Cell 2.0: Something New for the Hobbyist in You

by nice on May 27, 2010

The green way of life is not anymore just for a select group of people—it has already crossed the bridges to invade even the mainstream industries. Would you believe that even serious hobbyists are now preoccupied with environmental friendliness? In fact, green technologies being developed in cars today are also being tested on a miniature level—on toy cars and radio-controlled or RC cars. The newest from Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies is one such example, the H-Cell 2.0 cell kit.

The Horizon H-Cell 2.0 is a 1:10 scale version of a full-sized hydrogen fuel cell that can be used not only in RC cars but as well as in small boats, tiny planes, and robots. It’s designed to work like hydrogen powertrains, only on a lower level. It perfectly complements systems used in RC cars like high-powered batteries and miniature engines. The new kit comes with an optional home refueling station that can automatically refill the tank, and this station can be connected to solar panels or wind turbines through a HydroFILL in order to produce renewable energy. The station is also capable of storing hydrogen in solid form using a couple of devices called HydroSTIK. The said devices are integrated into the powertrain, each of which can contain 13 liters of hydrogen.

The Horizon fuel cell will be out this year, starting on June 17 in Europe. So if you’re a serious RC car hobbyist who wants something new and environment-friendly in your toy car, you may want to consider the Horizon H-Cell 2.0 cell kit or a similar Horizon H-Cell hydrogen fuel cell at Amazon.