Archive for 'General'
TVs for the blind
6 March 2008Japanese corporation Sony has presented device SandBox PC, which can work as a TV and a personal computer for blind, writes British edition Tech.co.uk.
SandBox PC is Zen-based and is made in a form-factor of a flatbed personal computer. Zen allows to control surface of the device, drawing the text in Brail font. Sandbox also […]
Intel have presented five new Xeon processors
3 March 2008Corporation Intel has presented five new processors Xeon which are constructed on the base of 45-nanometer technological process, as well as processors on the basis of Penryn nucleus, writes PC World.
New processors are intended for the built-in microcomputer systems, network equipment and devices for data storage and reserve copying.
According to experts, the chipset for […]
In 2008 Sony will put on the market first Blu-ray players
29 February 2008In summer 2008 Sony is going to put on the market first Blu-ray players, which will be download additional materials to a film and games from the Internet, informs The Associated Press.
Sony has named this data access technology BD-Live. The first Blu-ray players which will support this technology, will be BDP-S350 and BDP-S550.
In fact, BDP-S350 […]
Intel develops the six-nuclear processor
27 February 2008Representatives of Intel informed that carry out development of six-nuclear processor Dunnington which will be made according to 45-nanometer technological process.
Dunnington’s dimensions are similar to the sizes of a stamp though it will consist of three two-nuclear processors Penryn.
The number of transistors in Dunnington is not known for a while, however it will be […]
Toshiba is going to end HD DVD format
25 February 2008Japanese corporation Toshiba is going to end support of HD DVD new generation videoformat, informs AP referring to Japanese agency Kyodo. The company will stop production of players and recorders, which support the given format, and also will hold up all works on development and improvement of this technology, which main rival is Blu-ray format.
However […]
Genius has announced new laser mouse
20 February 2008Genius has put on the market new laser mouse Genius Net Scroll 220 Laser. The model differs the black symmetric case that allows to work with it both right, and left hand.
One more distinctive feature of model Genius Net Scroll 220 Laser is in an opportunity of switching of the mouse’s resolution from 800 […]
Blinger Handheld ATM
6 February 2008Blinger Nation has presented “a Handheld ATM” Blinger, which has all properties of a usual ATM, except for giving ready money, writes Engadget.
The device as a smartphone in size works with the bank cards, which support BlingNation technology. Having inserted a card in Blinger, the user can track all movements of accounts, and also transfer […]
Sharp has put on the market the superfine LCD-TV
29 January 2008Japanese company Sharp has put on the market new LCD-TVs Aquos X series which are thinner than the majority of similar models in the market, writes PC World.
Thickness of a novelty vary from 1,35 inches up to 1,52 inches. Diagonal of the screen at different models makes 37, 42 or 46 inches.
In the company […]
The tiniest liquid crystal SVGA-display
17 January 2008American company Kopin which is engaged in manufacture of microdisplays, has declared creation of the tiniest liquid crystal SVGA-display, informed Digitimes.
The new display of the American company makes on a diagonal about 0,44 inches, and supports the resolution 800 x 600 pixels. As to energy consumption, CyberDisplay SVGA LVS consumes 30 percent less energy, than […]
USB 3.0 in Las Vegas
11 January 2008During the exhibition CES 2008 in Las Vegas, experts have presented for the first time slots and prototypes of USB 3.0 interface for data exchange, informs Engadget.
The new standard, for the first time declared last autumn, will allow to transmit information with a speed up to 600 megabyte per second. For comparison, previous USB version […]
