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Harman AKG Quincy Jones Signature Line – The Birth of New Legends

You know that when reputable consumer electronics companies tie up their products with somebody famous, things are bound to be nothing but great – especially if that certain company is HARMAN International Industries Incorporated. The product is Harman AKG and the celebrity is none other than a music legend himself – Quincy Jones.

The Quincy Jones Signature Line by AKG is a top of the line headphone collection that symbolizes a historic joint venture between AKG and one of the most talented musicians of the modern era. For the dilettante, Quincy Jones produced one of the best-selling albums (Thriller) and single (We Are the World) of all time. He also managed to receive a still unsurpassed 79 GRAMMY nominations and 27 GRAMMY awards along with his long list of remarkable achievements in the music industry. Now he entrusted Harman Inc. to incorporate his own music standards to AKG’s new line of headphones.

The Quincy Jones Signature Line includes three models: the Q701 reference-class premium over-ears, the Q460 portable on-ear mini headphones and the Q350 in-ear headphones. The Q701 will feature comfortable velvet cushion, a linear frequency response from 10Hz to 39.8 kHz, a 45-mm high excursion driver, and detachable 99-percent oxygen-free line. The portable Q460 sports a 3D-axis folding system and an iPhone compatible in-line multi-functional remote with microphone. The Q350 is also iPhone compatible and is made for audiophile who wants more portability and a lower price range. All three models will feature AKG’s unique standard of quality and unmatched audio engineering in a stylish and portable design.

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Freescale Smartbook with New Tablet Design

So you want something that perfectly blends the outstanding attributes of smarthpones and notebook PCs? It’s time that you try Freescale’s second-generation smartbook. You surely will fall in love with this new gizmo as it offers an ideal combination of portability, performance, and battery life.

The Freescale Semiconductor has revealed the future of the world’s smartbook category. It comes with a reference design that features a 7-inch touch screen LCD. That’s almost four times the viewing area of an ordinary smartphone, right? This gadget employs advanced ARM processor technology and delivers instant-on functionality, remarkable connectivity, as well as long battery life.

The solution is created based on the company’s highly integrated 1GHz i.MX515 processor which includes ARM Cortex A8 technology. It also incorporates Freescale’s MC13892 power management IC, SGTL5000 audio codec, as well as the MMA8450Q 3-axis accelerometer. The said solution is formulated to assist OE manufacturers set off creation of smartbook tablets. According to the senior vice president of Sales and Marketing for Freescale, this new tablet gives way to a new world of compelling form factors particularly designed and optimized to support usual online activities like social media, first-rate audio/video playback, and light gaming.

Such tablet comes with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless connectivity and takes pride in offering a 3D desktop framework with touchscreen, QWERTY keyboard support. Offered as enticing options are 3G modem and RF4CE protocol. Among the smartbook platform applications that will be run on the tablet are a web browser which includes Adobe Flash Player and multimedia plug-ins; a media center; PDF and image viewers; an RSS reader and many others.

There’s now an ongoing evaluation of this smartbook reference design. For the meantime, you can check out the wide range of notebooks available at Amazon.