MSI Wind U100

A tiny ultra-mobile PC from MSI, dubbed the Wind U100, was recently launched in India. Competing with such as the Asus EEE, the Wind is powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, and features a 10-inch LCD screen with a native resolution of 1024x600 pixels. Running on Windows XP, the device is equipped with 1GB RAM, 80GB SATA HDD, Ethernet, Bluet....
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BenQ Joybook S41

Featuring a metallic cover with changeable designs, BenQ’s new Joybook S41 laptop seeks to be an eye-pleaser. Inside, the notebook PC is powered by an nVidia GeForce 8600M GS graphics card with 1GB of shared RAM, which renders images at a native resolution of 1280x800 on the ....
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Sony NWZ-A726 Walkman

Sony India has unveiled its new video MP3 Walkman, the NWZ-A726, complete in a black metal casing. The device supports WMA, AAC, linear PCM and MP3 music formats; JPEG files for photos; and MPEG-4 for video playback. The USB-compatible gadget sports a 2.4-inch LCD screen that displays 320x240 pixels (QVGA) at 30 frames per second. It can store up to 4GB of data, or roughly 925 MP3 songs. Sony clai....
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Intex IN3333

Intex recently launched their new candy-bar mobile phone, the IN3333, for the Indian market. The gadget sports a 2-inch, 256k colour TFT screen, and can store up to 1,000 contacts and 300 messages. It boasts of a 1.3-megapixel camera, with support for video recording; ....
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HT-IS100

Sony employee Eiko Sato displays the company’s new golf ball-sized speakers, a part of the HT-IS100 home theatre system. The cube-shaped speakers measure 1.7 inches on each side, and promise to deliver the big, robust sound of a top-notch home-theatre ....
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Cybershot DSC-H50

Hiroko Nakamura displays Sony’s new high-zoom digital camera ‘Cybershot DSC-H50’, in Tokyo on Wednesday. The 9.1-megapixel device boasts of a 30x optical zoom lens and 3-inch LCD screen. The company will put it on the market this month for Rs 19,990....
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Samsung Guru200

Samsung recently launched its new dual-band phone, the Guru200. The device sports a 1.52-inch screen displaying 65k colours at 128x128 pixels. The phone allows for 500 entries in its phonebook, and comes with 4.1MB of built-in memory. Along with GPRS and USB, the gadget also supports FM Radio, MP3s, MP3 ringtones, and Java. For more on the candybar phone, which reta....
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Jabra BT 5020

For people who are tired of holding their cell phone to their ear, Jabra recently introduced their BT 5020 Bluetooth headset. A new call is alerted by a vibrating and visual signal on this device that can be charged from the PC via a USB. Boasting 10 hours of talktime and 250 hours of standby time, ....

BenQ E900WA LCD

BenQ recently launched the E900WA, a 19-inch widescreen LCD monitor that boasts of a native resolution of 1440x900 pixels, with a contrast ratio of 700:1 and a response time of 5ms. Besides a 160-degree viewing angle, the device features proprietary Senseye+Photo technology, giving the user four preset usage scen....

Pixelview PlayTV USB 415

PixelView recently launched the layTV USB 415 for playing and recording TV broadcasts on your PC. Compatible with Windows Vista and XP as well as the Media Centre editions, the USB 2.0 device – which is a little larger than a regular pen drive – also comes with AV/S-video input for capturing and encoding analogue....

Motorola W230

Motorola recently unveiled their new music phone, the MotoYuva W230. The device is equipped with a 1.6-inch screen that displays 65k colours at 128x128 pixels. The gadget supports MP3 playback and stereo FM radio, and offers quick-access keys for the same. It also boasts of a battery life....

Logitech Audiohub

Logitech recently announced the launch of their AudioHub Notebook Speaker System that combines a 2.1 ‘one-piece’ speaker set with three integrated USB ports in a design that fits neatly behind most laptops. The device, which features an adjustable three-chamber ....

Bayer Contour TS Glucose Monitor

Bayer Contour TS Glucose Monitor

Asia Pacific and Japan Head of Bayer Diabetes Care, Gaetan de Kerros, displays the Bayer Contour TS Glucose Monitor at its launch in Mumbai, Thursday. The Contour TS, priced at Rs.2,500 uses “No Coding” technology, providing results that eliminate miscoding errors that put diabetics at clinical risk. India, at around 41 million patients, has the highest number of diabetics in the world, and it is estimated that the number will reach around 70 million by 2025.

Apple launches new iPods

Apple launches new iPods

Apple on Wednesday unveiled a slick touch-screen iPod and also cut the price of its 8GB iPhone to $399 (Rs.16,200 approx). The new touchscreen iPod – dubbed IPod Touch – features the Safari Web browser and a built in wireless antenna, meaning users can connect directly to the Internet through Wi-Fi, just like they might with a laptop. It also includes Google and Yahoo search functions into the iPod touch, along with YouTube video viewing and iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store compatibility.
IPod touch will be available in an 8GB model priced at $299 (Rs.12,200 approx) and a 16GB model priced $399 (Rs.16,200 approx). The devices are essentially iPhones without the mobile phone capabilities.
“We think it’s one of the seven wonders of the world,” Apple’s chief executive Steve Jobs quipped.
Apple’s overhaul includes match booked-sized iPod Shuffles in new colours, and iPod Nanos built with video and games capabilities. A 4GB Nano is priced at $149 (Rs.6,000 approx), while the 8GB model will cost $199 (Rs.8,000 approx).
Jobs also officially christened the original iPod model the “Classic”, and said it would be available in 80GB and 160GB models.
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Launching of E-devices

Xacti DMX-HD 1000

An employee of Japan’s Sanyo electronics displays the world’s smallest and lightest high definition camcorder ‘Xacti DMX-HD 1000’ in Toyko, Tuesday. Equipped with a 4-million pixel CMOS sensor and a 6.3-63mm/F1.8-2.5 zoom lens, the device can record upto 43-minutes of full high-definition movies (1,920x1,080-pixel) on a 4GB stamp-sized SD card.