USB 5.1 sound card from Hercules

December 31st, 2009 | Posted in Peripherals | No Comments »

hercules,7-N-234851-1A sound card from Hercules, a company converted to the audio (especially) after years of graphics cards, offers a new version of its USB sound card, the Gamesurround Muse XL Pocket LT3. The sound card, compatible with USB Audio and therefore used without drivers on a recent system, doesn’t necessarily offer a better quality than HD Audio codec but has the advantage of offering more outputs than typically found on laptops (and even some desktop PCs): it has three 3.5mm jacks on the back for connecting an analog 5.1 audio system (front, rear, center and subwoofer) and three 3.5 mm jacks at the front (line input, microphone input and headphone). Good idea, the volume control is on the same box and it is also possible to completely cut the sound very quickly.

This little sound card (price: about €30) can support an analog 5.1 kit or offer jacks to devices that lack them. Incidentally, the headphone jack is a priori “cleaner” than those found on laptops.



USB / eSATA flash drive from Team Group

December 31st, 2009 | Posted in Storage | No Comments »

The manufacturer Team Group has announced the launch of the X092, a USB flash drive showing dimensions of 82.5 x 31.5 x 6.7 mm with a weight of 24 grams. This device features USB 2.0 and eSATA connectors, the USB flash drive uses NAND flash memory on four channels, allowing it to reach speeds – in eSATA – of 110MB/s in reading and 40MB/s in writing. Available in capacities of 16GB, 32GB and 64GB, the X092 is guaranteed for two years. The prices of different versions are currently unknown.

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Fujitsu LifeBook UH900 UMPC

December 31st, 2009 | Posted in Handhelds | No Comments »

Fujitsu has introduced a new UMPC, the LifeBook UH900. The latter has the following specifications:

  • LCD 5.6-inch multitouch display
  • Resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels
  • Intel Atom Z530 processor clocked at 1.6GHz
  • Intel GMA 500 graphics card
  • 2GB of RAM
  • 62GB of storage (SSD)
  • Slot for SD / SDHC
  • UMTS and HSDPA
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth
  • Webcam
  • Weight: 500 grams
  • Dimensions: 20.4 x 10.65 x 2.38 cm
  • Battery life of 3 hours
  • Windows 7

For the moment we only know that the Fujitsu LifeBook UH900 UMPC will be marketed during the first quarter of 2010.

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Sheng T108 netbook

December 31st, 2009 | Posted in Laptops | No Comments »

The Chinese company Sheng has released a new netbook, the T108. The latter has a brushed aluminum body, while its other specifications are:

  • Intel Atom N280 processor
  • 2 GB of DDR2 RAM
  • 250 GB of storage space
  • Wi-Fi
  • 3G
  • Webcam
  • Memory card reader
  • 3-cell battery

If the netbook should not be marketed in another country, its price in China is about 250 euros.

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itoos M6HD portable media player

December 31st, 2009 | Posted in Portable Video | No Comments »

itoos has released a new portable media player of 4.3 inches, the M6HD, that can display 1080i video files. The portable media player offers HDMI video output. It supports most audio and video formats including H.264, MKV, VOB, DAT, RM, RMVB, AVI, MOV, MPEG1/2/4, FLV video formats, MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, OGG, APE, FLAC, DTS, AMR, AC3 audio formats, but also JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG. It includes FM tuner, image viewer and voice recorder. The PMP also features 4GB or 8GB internal memory, microSD card slot (max 32GB).

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Motorola Devour A555 smartphone under Android

December 31st, 2009 | Posted in Mobile Phones | No Comments »

The Motorola Droid smartphone is a great success for Verizon and the operator is planning to release another smartphone under Android, the Motorola Devour A555 (aka Calgary). The Devour A555 runs under Android 2.1 MOTOBLUR and offers a 3MP camera, sliding QWERTY keyboard and a touchscreen display. The mobile phone is expect to be launched in early 2010. Verizon will also launch two more devices, the Palm Pre Plus and the LG VS75.

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ASUS Eee PC 1001P netbook under Atom N450

December 31st, 2009 | Posted in Laptops | No Comments »

ASUS has announced its new Eee PC 1001P netbook is now available for pre-order on Amazon.de for a price of €267.70. The ASUS Eee PC 1001P netbook is powered by an Intel Atom N450 1.66GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive. The netbook also features a LCD display of 10.1 inches, a 0.3-megapixel webcam, Wi-Fi and integrated speakers. The netbook runs under Windows XP operating system.

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RAmos T17FHD HD PMP

December 31st, 2009 | Posted in Portable Video | No Comments »

RAmos has recently unveiled a new HD portable media player, the T17FHD. The HD PMP features a AMlogic chipset, a 4.3-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, and a 16GB of flash storage. The portable media player is compatible with most popular audio and video file formats and can display TXT e-book. The RAmos T17FHD HD PMP is priced at $137.60.

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Icoo M100HDC portable media player

December 31st, 2009 | Posted in Portable Video | No Comments »

Here is the M100HDC, the new portable media player from Icoo. This PMP offers a small 4.8-inch LCD display and supports many audio and video formats including MKV, RMVB, RM, AVI(DivX/XviD/H.264), FLV, MP4, MPG and 3GP. You can also plug the M100HDC portable media player into your monitor via a TV output. No information on pricing…

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Samsung BCH-I899 smartphone under Android for China

December 31st, 2009 | Posted in Mobile Phones | No Comments »

Samsung has released a new smartphone under Android for the Chinese market, the BCH-I899. This smartphone is powered by a 800MHz CPU, it features a 3.2-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels, a 3.2-megapixel camera, 512MB of internal memory, a microSD slot (max 32GB), GPS, Wi-Fi/WAPI, Bluetooth connectivity, a USB 2.0 port, a 1440mAh battery.

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