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Palm’s new smartphone ‘Treo Pro’ aimed at BlackBerry

William — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:11:42 +0000

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Palm introduced ‘Treo Pro’, an effortlessly usable smartphone for businesses that want to simplify their IT infrastructures and lower costs, and for users who want to stay on top of their professional and personal lives.

With its streamlined design and Palm shortcuts layered on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Treo Pro is a unique combination of sleek simplicity and robust productivity, including email, Wi-Fi and GPS capabilities.

Treo Pro’s thin design blends a flush, high-resolution color touch screen and a full qwerty keyboard with a removable battery that packs up to five hours of talk time and enough strength for the business user’s needs, offering a powerful yet effortless mobile experience.

A 4.8-inch Atom-based MID ‘viliv S5′ unveiled at IDF

William — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:11:19 +0000

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — YuKyung Technologies has presented its Atom-based MID ‘viliv S5′ at the IDF(Intel Development Forum) San Francisco 2008.

(Picture: ‘viliv S5′ photo quoted from UMPC Portal)

Running on Intel Atom 1.8GHz processor and Linux/Windows Vista/XP OS, the viliv S5 is equipped with a 4.8-inch LCD screen with 800*480 resolution, 1GB of RAM and 30GB/60GB HDD. Offering 6 hours battery life, it supports Bluetooth/WiFi/HSDPA/WiBro.

Meritech to launch its low-end mini PMP ‘M35 Touch’

William — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:11:00 +0000

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Meritech(www.meripmp.com) launched its low-end mini PMP ‘M35 Touch’ in Korea market.

AS an upgraded model of ‘M35′, the M35 Touch is equipped with a 3.5-inch touch screen, DMB antenna, and built-in dual speakers. Featuring a slim design, the M35 Touch supports various music formats (MP3, WMA, ASF, OGG, APE, and FLAC), SRS WOW HD technology, electronic dictionary function, flash game, and more.

Suggested price is 189,000(KRW) for 8GB model and 229,000(KRW) for 16GB model.

Olympus to roll out its new entry-level digital camera in Japan

William — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:10:36 +0000

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Olympus expects to roll out its new entry-level digital camera ‘CAMEDIA FE-370′ in Japan market, which will be available on August 28th.

Adopting 8M CCD sensor with a 5x optical zoom lens and a 2.7-inch LCD screen, the CAMEDIA FE-370 supports up to ISO 1600, face detection for up to 16 people, and a ‘Smile Shot’ scene mode.

Measuring 94.7*25.3*56.7mm at 128g, it comes in three different colors including silver, blue and pink.

Dell to release its nettop ‘Studio Hybrid’ in Japan on Thursday

William — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:10:13 +0000

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Dell is going to release its eco-friendly mini desktop pc ‘Studio Hybrid’ in Japan market on Thursday, which can be stood vertically or horizontally. Designed with a bamboo-clad concept, the Studio Hybrid comes in six different colors.

Measuring 72×211×197mm at 1.8kg, the Studio Hybrid is powered by Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390 processor, Windows Vista Home Basic/Premium, up to 4GB of RAM and 320GB HDD. It also supports WiFi, five USB ports and HDMI/DVI ports.

Suggested price is between 69,800(JPY) and 119,800(JPY).

GMC to launch its 67mm-thick slim HTPC case ‘AVC-S7′

William — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:09:53 +0000

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — GMC launches its 67mm-thick HTPC case ‘AVC-S7′ in Korea market, which features slim design that looks like a high-end audio system.

Adopting a VFD screen and various card slots on the front panel, the AVC-S7 is compatible with Windows XP Media Center Edition as well as Windows XP and Vista.

Suggested price is below 300,000(KRW).

Fujitsu to launch its new Atom-based 5.6-inch UMPC in Japan

William — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:09:35 +0000

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Fujitsu expects to launch its new 5.6-inch UMPC ‘FMV-BIBLO LOOX U series’ in Japan market on August 29th.

Running on Intel Atom Z530(1.60GHz) processor and Windows Vista Home Premium OS, the FMV-BIBLO LOOX U series adopts a 5.6-inch touch screen with 1,280*800(WXGA) resolution and a 1.3M webcam. Measuring 171*135*26.5~33mm at 565g, it also offers 11.1-hour battery life and Bluetooth connectivity support.

Micrel and Balda Battle Escalating Gas Costs With Tire Pressure Measurement System (TPMS) IC Solution

William — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:09:24 +0000

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Micrel Inc.,
(Nasdaq: MCRL), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth and Ethernet IC
solutions, today announced that Balda Solutions Malaysia, has chosen Micrel’s
MICRF112 and MICRF211 QwikRadio(R) IC solutions as its devices of choice for
inclusion into new TPMS systems for aftermarket applications. The system
consists of a minimum of four sensor transmitters (MICRF112 used) and a
Receiver Display system (RF211 used). The application senses the tire pressure
and temperature continuously and then alerts the driver when any of the tires’
pressure or temperature reaches beyond a specified set level, potentially
saving the driver significant gas and associated tire “wear and tear” costs.

“We are pleased to have chosen Micrel’s RF solutions for use in our most
advanced applications,” stated Mr. Y.M. …

Federal Signal and 3M Launch New Electronic Vehicle Registration Solution

William — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:09:14 +0000

UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Federal Signal
Corporation’s Safety and Security Systems Group, a leader in advancing
security and well-being, today announced that its PIPS Technology subsidiary
has entered into a cooperative marketing agreement with 3M Corporation to
provide an electronic vehicle registration (EVR) solution to the
transportation market segment.

“3M is committed to delivering innovative solutions to complex problems
that our customers are facing,” said Terry Griffith, international marketing
manager and EVR program manager for 3M’s Traffic Safety Systems Division.
“Partnerships like this enable our 70 plus subsidiaries around the world to
work with customers to develop and deploy comprehensive systems that improve
the safety of a country’s infrastructure.”

Woody Bamboo USB Drive Looks Cool, Sounds Wrong

William — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:46:08 +0000

By Luke Anderson

There’s no arguing that the world has slowly begun looking for “green” alternatives to everyday items. Most of us still don’t go too far out of our way to get everything made from natural or recycled components, but we still try to do our part when we can. Those that like to go the extra mile might enjoy this Woody Bamboo flash drive.

The drive comes in capacities of 128MB all the way up to 8GB. Aside from the essential components that comprise the electronics of the drive, the rest is made from bamboo, and includes a hemp-like string for carrying it around your neck. If you want, you can even get a fancy bamboo storage box. Right now they can only be ordered in large quantities, but you can get a logo stamped on them.

[ Memotrek ] VIA [ EverythingUSB ]

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Krispy Kreme Grass Flip Flops… I Have No Idea What’s Going On Here

William — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:27:32 +0000

By Andrew Liszewski

I’m still trying to figure out if this PR stunt by Krispy Kreme is nothing more than a sight-gag, or an actual giveaway. According to the company’s ‘research’, they found that 3/4 of UK workers felt stressed on a daily basis, but taking a walk in the park was enough to make them feel instantly relaxed. So as a compromise, Krispy Kreme starting giving out these unique sandals to London commuters, which bring a grassy park to their offices.

Krispy Kreme questioned over 1,000 UK workers and found that over half (53 per cent) of urbanites believe their stress levels are affected by a lack of contact with Mother Nature. In response to the problem Krispy Kreme has created the world’s first grass flip-flops to bring summer magic to the city – giving stressed out workers a (literal) spring in their step by creating an instant grassy park underneath their feet regardless of their urban location.

The al fresco flip-flops take up to three weeks to grow and each shoe is covered with over 5,000 blades of grass. If watered regularly the unique footwear can remain in season for over four months – meaning they are the perfect, head-turning summer-accessory for stressed-out men and women.

So, have any OhGizmo! readers in London actually seen or received a pair of these sandals? I don’t really care if they turn out to be nothing more than a gag, since in my eyes Krispy Kreme can do no wrong, but I am curious.

[ World's First (Living) Grass Flip Flops ] VIA [ Geekologie ]

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Razer Announces Megalodon Gaming Headphones

William — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:10:11 +0000

This post is syndicated with permission from Gadgetoholic.com

I am an avid PC gamer and when I play, I always use headphones. I use headphones because they don’t disturb the people in my home and it helps block out the noise in the environment that disturbs my play. Typically, when I play I use a set of Razer Barracuda headphones that provide very good surround sound audio quality.

Razer has introduced what may be my next set of headphones called the Megalodon 7.1 surround sound gaming headset. The headset uses Razer’s new Maelstrom Audio Engine to process positional audio cues 800% faster than comparable virtual surround sound systems according to Razer.

The Megalodon headset will retail for 9.99 when it goes on sale in Q4 2008 worldwide. The headset features a mic for in game voice chat the uses a unidirectional pickup pattern. The audio processing unit of the headphones features controls for master volume, center volume, front volume, side volume, rear volume, bass level, mic sensitivity, mic level, mic mute/test and more. The headphones connect to the PC with a single USB connection. That means that the headphones won’t offer true surround sound.

Via [ Gadgetoholic ]

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