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Optio V20 from Pentax has 5x Zoom, Smile Recognition and Blink Detection [Pentax]
Six months after Pentax released the Optio V10, the japanese company has upped the stakes with the V20. The slimline point-and-shoot has upped the zoom from 3x to 5x, as well as increasing Digital SR mode to ISO 3200 and ISO 6400. With a nice, big 3-inch LCD screen on the back, smile recognition and
What Is Blackberry 6?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plWOkI_Urwo&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] BlackBerry's out today with a new handset and, more importantly, a brand new operating system with at least one killer app. The whole thing could be the key to RIM's salvation. So what is BlackBerry 6, exact
Sony Ericsson's Xperia X1 gets handled, photographed
Filed under: CellphonesThe lucky chaps over at Boy Genius Report have managed to get their hands all over Sony Ericsson's latest and greatest -- the hotly anticipated Xperia X1. Early word is that the 800 x 480 screen, optical joystick, and speedy HSDPA data are all very welcome, but the keyboard (w
CCleaner 2.21.940
CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it's fast (normal
Swelling Obsorb Glass Slurps Gasoline From Water
Breaking news in the world of sponge technologies: Obsorb is a new nano glass matrix sponge that, when dipped into water, swells to suck the pollutants right out. Intended to purify our groundwater from dangerous pollutants like gasoline (note: it doesn't appear that Obsorb can handle crude oil,
WordPress Blogging Platform Updates with a Brand New Look, Bulk Updates
[HTML1] WordPress just released their 3.0 "Thelonious" update, debuting, among other things, an attractive and modern-looking default theme and a bulk plug-in, theme, and installation updater. The release also includes over one thousand bug fixes and enhancements. The new default theme, called
Putting Multiple Credit Card Accounts On the Same Plastic
The worst part about getting your credit card declined? Reaching back into your wallet to find one that works. Embarrassing! The Dynamics Card 2.0 MultiAccount feature solves that by putting two different accounts on the same piece of plastic. Card 2.0, shown off today for the first time, feature
Lenovo OPhone: Sexy Chinese Android
The spied out Lenovo OPhone looks like something that many expected from HTC in the first go-round- a beautiful, all-touch screen device that looks super sleek. And while Lenovo is known best for their brand of laptops, at least on the surface they appear to know what the heck they’re doingA First Look at USB 3.0
Posted by AceNik on Aug 31, 2008•
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Now that Intel’s brought together the world in a harmonious USB 3.0 standard, here’s a first look at the new connectors brought to us by MaximumPC. Ten times faster than the old USB spec, USB 3.0 can transfer a 27GB file in just 70 seconds. Plus, with more “lanes” of data within the connector, new USB will be able to simultaneously send and receive information—that might not sound like much, but the old USB couldn’t do so. This first shot is of the A and B-side USB connectors (the normal USB and the fat one often used in printers). This second shot is of the new mini USB:
Yes, it looks a lot like a tiny HDMI cord.
The biggest benefit of USB 3.0, however, may be the new power management options. First, USB peripherals in standby will no longer be drained of their power while periodically checking in with your PC. That means less battery drain for laptop users, and to make things even better, this more efficient communication strategy will be backward compatible to USB 2.0 devices as well.
The other major power upgrade is that there’s a whole lot more running through the wire. The spec has been bumped from carrying 100 miliamps to 900 milliamps, meaning that we can expect faster charge times on USB devices along with less worrying about how many power-needy devices are plugged into our hubs.
For more of the nitty gritty on USB 3.0, hit up Maximum PC’s excellent rundown on the new tech. [MaximumPC]
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