Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Altec Lansing Expressionist Plus Speakers

Altec Lansing is famous for its high quality speakers. The company just introduced the Expressionist Plus Speakers that is perfect for use in the office or home. It consists of two satellite speakers that are accompanied by a 5.25-inch sub-woofer. The Altec Lansing Expressionist Plus Speakers are priced at only $99.

Philips HTS8160B Bluray Soundbar with iPod Dock

The Philips HTS8160B Bluray Soundbar is now available in Singapore. This home theater system consists of a Blu-ray disc player, a separate subwoofer, and the Ambisound HD speakers system that boasts Dolby True HD audio format and 7.1-channel surround sound. The HTS8160B is also compatible with the iPod/iPhone. If you are interested, you should have at least $1,500 in your pocket. The release date for the North American market is still unknown.

Buffalo Ministation Metro Portable Hard Drive

The hard drive maker Buffalo will launch a new range of portable hard drives. Available in black, red, or white, the new Buffalo Ministation Metro will come in sizes up to 500GB. It is priced at around $200 when it is released in UK this August.

GeeksPhone Launches The One Android Phone

If you happen to live in Spain and planning on buying a new Android phone, then I have a good news for you, cause pretty soon GeeksPhone will launch their first Android phone for the Spanish market. Dubbed as the One, this new smartphone is equipped with a 625MHz PXA310 processor, a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, a 3.2 megapixel camera and a front-facing camera, a microSD card slot, AGPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, Android 1.5 Cupcake OS and supports quad-band EDGE/HSDPA connectivity. The One will be available in Spain this summer unlocked for anywhere between $352 to $422.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Samsung Introduces Its WiMAX MID ‘Mondi’ In Korea

Samsung Electronics has introduced its new mobile WiMAX enabled handheld device during World IT Show 2009 in Korea. Dubbed as the Mondi, this portable device integrates a 4.3-inch full touchscreen display, a full QWERTY slide keyboard, a 3MP camera, GPS function, WiFi, Bluetooth and runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 OS. Not to mention, it also comes packed with multimedia features that offer instant access to E-mail, Internet, video content and business applications. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing and release date yet.

Yamaha MusicCAST2 Wireless Audio Streamer

Yamaha’s MusicCAST2 is a Wi-Fi-based network music system that allows you to wirelessly transmit and listen to music in up to 32 rooms throughout your home. The MusicCAST2 supports iTunes AAC files, MP3s, WMA, FLAC, and WAV, and can playback music from iPods, Bluetooth devices and other Yamaha accessories via a built-in dock port and USB thumb drives. You can also download music from a variety of sources, including Rhapsody, Internet radio, both PC and Macs, and NAS devices.

Huawei E583X Wireless Modem

This would be the coolest device to get, the Huawei E583X USB modem is able to turn a 3G wireless signal into WiFi signal. The modem is powered by a 1,500mAh battery, which provides enough juice for around 5 hours of working time. You can also recharge its battery using your laptop via USB port. The Huawei E583X USB modem will be released in Europe later next month for an unknown price tag.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

First Barebone PC From Shuttle To Support AMD Socket AM3 Processors

Shuttle PC just introduced a new mini-PC in the form of the SA76G2, which is the first barebone that support AMD socket AM3 processors using the 760G chipset, including the Phenom II and original Phenom, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 and Sempron CPUs. The computer supports two DDR2 DIMM slots for up to 8GB of RAM and is backwards-compatible with AM2 and AM2+ CPUs. The ATI Radeon 3000 onboard graphics chipset is capable of driving two separate displays, while the PC’s PCI Express 2.0 slot can accommodate a separate graphics card. Other features include six USB 2.0 ports, a PS2 port, a VGA port, a DVI connection and audio input and output. Measuring 11.8-inch x 7.9-inch x 7.3-inch, the mini-PC comes with a 250W power supply with heatpipe cooling. The Shuttle SA76G2 is now available for $265.