Re-views.org | Dell’s new Inspiron 13 and Inspiron 518 are after your back to school dollar
Posted by Reviews in Computer, Electronics, Gadgets, LapTop on 07 29th, 2008
Dell has never failed to provide compelling reasons — particularly pricetags — for students and / or their cash-strapped parents to pick up a Dell desktop or laptop on the way back to school. This year seems no exception, with Dell adding some special Inspiron configurations to its already beefy budget lineups. The Inspiron 13 laptop (pictured) is pretty much laptop 101, with a 13-inch screen, 8-in-1 media card reader and slot-loading DVD drive in the base model — you’ll have to fork over extra for WiFi, a webcam or Bluetooth. Wal-mart will be carrying a $699 version starting August 3rd, with full configuration coming to Dell.com later that month. The Inspiron 518 desktop (after the break) is similarly straightforward, with DirectX 10 integrated graphics, gigabit Ethernet and a pair of easy-access USB ports on top of the case, in addition to options for a 500GB hard drive and quad core processors. The starting price is $349, and the systems should be available today.
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read comments (0)Re-views.org | LEGO Mindstorms ready for Tuesday space launch
Posted by Reviews in Electronics, Gadgets, Uncategorized on 07 29th, 2008
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of LEGO Mindstorms, a group of professors, middle-school students, and corporate nerds will be launching several Mindstorms robots into near-space. The High Altitude LEGO Extravaganza (HALE) project will set the robots aloft in an atmospheric weather balloon shortly before sunrise this morning outside of Reno, Nevada. At about 100,000 feet (30km) the balloon will burst and the robots will parachute back to terra firma collecting data and photographs along the way. One robot named Lil’ Joe will attempt a world record free-fall decent before deploying its parachute on a pre-programmed schedule. Mind you, the world record is attributable to Mindstorms NXT free-fall, a title we expect is currently held by your little brother sleeping upstairs.
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Re-views.org | Telstra announces the BlackBerry Bold will be coming in September
Posted by Reviews in Cell Phone, Electronics, Gadgets on 07 29th, 2008
While we are seeing delays on the BlackBerry Bold being reported just about everywhere, Australian carrier Telstra has announced they will be offering it beginning in late-September.
While that timeframe is still a little while away, and still no specific release date has been announced there is a little bit of good news coming along with this announcement.
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Re-views.org | Portable Bluetooth speaker should really be called BlueTorch
Posted by Reviews in Cell Phone, Electronics, Gadgets on 07 29th, 2008
There is a new portable Bluetooth speaker system that looks a little more like a torch. It’s a nameless device, so for purposes of this post, I will call it the “BlueTorch”.
The BlueTorch supports profiles including A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, and HSP which means it can pair with either cell phones or portable media players. I could see this being more useful for Bluetooth capable PMP’s than cell phones, but I guess it would be good either way. The nice thing about the BlueTorch is that it also can connect to other devices using old school wires.
Additionally, the device sports 2 channels which each offer an output of 2 watts and comes with a frequency zone of 20Hz - 20kHz. Lastly, you can keep it playing by plugging it into an AC adapter or with USB connectivity.
It is set to be available in Japan for 7980 Yen, or around $76 US.
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Re-views.org | Revo iBLIK RadioStation and Wi-Fi rocking the world
Posted by Reviews in Electronics, Gadgets, Portable Media Player on 07 29th, 2008
Revo has recently introduced the world’s one-box DAB/DAB+ and internet radio that includes full iPod functionality with the iBLIK RadioStation. This would be the first time that Revo has forayed into the iPod market. Better late than never, I guess.
The Revo iBLIK RadioStation also features FM radio coverage with RDS, Wi-Fi Internet radio (with easy access to eleven thousand stations), MP3 media streaming from the PC or Mac, even a full electric alarm clock.
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Re-views.org | Philips new wireless camera concept
Posted by Reviews in Computer, Electronics, Gadgets on 07 29th, 2008
In case you thought you were looking at something rejected on the drawing board of Minority Report, you should know that Philips is considering this concept web camera in reality.
You can also rest assured that this arachnid camera does not actually walk on walls, or even the floor for that matter. Yes, the legs on the concept camera are for looks only, but they help to position the camera in all sorts of viewing positions.
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Re-views.org | Panasonic DMC-FX150 Compact Digital Camera
Posted by Reviews in Camera, Electronics, Gadgets on 07 29th, 2008
Panasonic will release its 14.7M digital camera compact DMC-FX150 market in Japan, which should be available by the end of August.
Equipped with a LEICA 3.6X optical zoom lens and a 2.7-inch color LCD 230000, the DMC-FX150 supports up to ISO 1600 and HD video at 30 frames per second. Measuring 96.7×24.8×54mm to 179 gram, it is available in three different colors including silver, gold and black.
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