February 1, 2009 - February 7, 2009 - Fareastgizmos.com

MSI AP1900- World’s slimmest All-in-One LCD PC

MSI AP1900 is the world's slimmest AIO (All-in-One) LCD PC design with only 35mm in width. AP1900 can minimize space usage while broadening the visual capacity like other LCD monitors. The Black Bars on the top and the bottom of the screen can also be avoided. MSI AP1900 provides a 160 degrees wide visual experience. The AP1900 is equipped with the Intel Atom processor. It has all the outstanding features as the regular PC, added with energy-saving and noise-reduction functions. The MSI AP1900 can be adjusted back and forth from 5° to 15° depending on the need, making work more effortless and efficient. The embedded high pixel webcam with dual track quality microphone, along with 2 sets of 3 watts realistic speakers all incorporate in one complete body design, saving space at your work station while expressing a sense of slickness and technology.

February 6, 2009 | Related Entries - Computing

Wind Turbines besides electricity produces headaches, dizziness, insomnia and other ailments?

Residents living near wind turbines In Japan are increasingly complaining of headaches, dizziness, insomnia and other ailments, sparking fears that the new energy source could pose a risk to public health. Forty year-old Tsuyoshi Okawa’s family began to lose feeling in parts of their bodies, suffered bouts of dizziness, and was unable to sleep properly in their house, which is about 350 meters from Gumihara wind farm. When they spent time away from the house, the symptoms quickly dissipated. But as soon as they returned, they would flare up again. Low frequency sounds produced by the turbines are to be blamed feels Japan Environment Ministry. Low frequency sounds, which measure 100 hertz or less, are difficult for humans to hear. They are typically produced by air-conditioners and factory boilers. For years, people living within the vicinity of such equipment have complained of similar illnesses.

February 6, 2009 | Related Entries - Other Stuff

Sorry Cheerleaders- ASIMO humanoid robot to launch Honda Insight Hybrid to Europe

ASIMO, Honda's advanced humanoid robot, will launch the all new Insight Hybrid at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. The new Honda Insight, which will makes its European debut at the Show, has been designed to offer a practical five-seat family car at an affordable price with excellent fuel economy and low CO2 and other emissions. The Insight combines an optimized 1.3 liter i-VTEC engine with a compact thin electric motor. This electric motor gives the engine assistance when increased performance is required and acts as a generator during deceleration and braking. It also allows electric only operation in some slow and medium speed conditions.

February 6, 2009 | Related Entries - Transport

Samsung develops first 40-nanometer class DRAM chip and module with 30 percent power savings

Samsung has developed and validated the first 40-nanometer (nm) class DRAM chip and module. This new 1-Gigabit DDR2 component (x8) and a corresponding 1-Gigabyte 800Mbps (Megabits per second) DDR2 SODIMM (small outline DRAM inline memory module) – both to be processed at 40-nm – have been certified in the Intel Platform Validation program for use with the Intel GM45 series Express mobile chipsets. The new 40-nm class process technology will drive further reductions in voltage against a 50-nm class device, which Samsung expects to translate into about a 30 percent power savings. The finer DRAM technology node also delivers an approximately 60 percent increase in productivity over 50-nm class process technology.

February 6, 2009 | Related Entries - Computing

Honda all-new Insight hybrid vehicle Introduced in Japan

Honda announced that the all-new Insight hybrid vehicle will go on sale in Japan on Friday, February 6, 2009. A five-door, five-passenger compact hatchback starting at an affordable ¥1,890,000 ($21,145), the Insight features a lightweight, compact hybrid system that combines exceptional fuel economy with fun-to-drive performance. Offering customers exceptional fuel economy, the Honda Insight features a newly developed hybrid system including a 1.3-liter i-VTEC engine and Honda’s proprietary Integrated Motor Assist (IMA). To further support fuel-efficient driving, the Insight features the Ecological Drive Assist System (Eco Assist) as standard equipment on all models. The name Insight was chosen to denote that this new vehicle provides "insight" into a new era in which hybrid vehicles come within reach of most car buyers.

February 5, 2009 | Related Entries - Transport

Fujitsu PalmSecure certified under the international standard for IT security

Fujitsu announced today that its palm vein authentication system, PalmSecure, has been certified under the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation (ISO15408) as Evaluation Assurance Level 2. This is the world's first palm vein-based authentication system, and only the third biometric authentication system of any kind, to be certified under this international standard.

February 4, 2009 | Related Entries - Computing

Seagate announces World’s first 7200-rpm 2TB 3.5-inch hard drive

Seagate today introduced its Constellation family of new enterprise storage solutions for Tier 2 nearline storage applications. The two new drive models, the 2.5-inch Constellation and the 3.5-inch Constellation ES hard drives, include a combination of features that enable high capacities, increased power efficiency, enterprise-class reliability, and data security. The 3.5-inch Constellation ES hard drive will be available in 500GB, 1TB and 2TB capacities, and with an enterprise-class SAS interface as well as a SATA version, and provides best-in-class capacity and performance. As the world’s only 7200-rpm 3.5-inch hard drive providing up to 2TB of storage, the record-setting capacity of Constellation ES hard drives are ideal for 3.5-inch based external storage architectures.

February 4, 2009 | Related Entries - Computing

Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR Compact Camera with world’s most versatile photographic sensor

Following a long line of famous Super CCD sensors in cameras like the FinePix F10 and FinePix F31fd, the FinePix F200EXR is designed by Fujifilm to be the perfect camera for the photographic enthusiast. In addition to the 12 Megapixel 1/1.6”Super CCD EXR and completely redesigned EXR Processor, the FinePix F200EXR inherits its rich feature set from the FinePix F100fd, which includes a powerful Fujinon 5x wide angle optical zoom lens, and the most powerful face detection technology on the market, Face Detection 3.0, with auto red eye removal. On top of this, the F200EXR offers 5 Film Simulation Modes, a 3.0” high-resolution 230,000 dots wide view LCD, HD Photo Output, Dual Image Stabilization and sensitivity up to ISO 12800 (3 million pixel only).

February 4, 2009 | Related Entries - Digital Cameras

MSI X58 Pro most affordable mainboard for Intel Core i7 processor

MSI mainboard X58 Pro offers an innovatively new architecture that adopts the latest Intel X58 Express chipset that supports the latest Intel Core i7 processor, along with ultra-high bandwidth QPI (Quick Path Interconnect) transmission system and high-speed 3-channel DDR3 memory. MSI X58 Pro also has utilized the Gen.2 DrMOS, which introduced exclusively by MSI since the P45 series, improving its power efficiency more than 93% to bring best performance. MSI X58 Pro is equipped with triple x16 PCI Express graphics slots for multi-graphics operating like ATI 3-way CrossFireX.

February 4, 2009 | Related Entries - Computing

Canon Pixma MX860/ Pixma MX330 new Office All-In-One Printers with color Super G3 fax capabilities

Canon announced two additions to the popular Office All-In-One (AIO) line-up - the Pixma MX860 and Pixma MX330 printers. Ideal for the small business operating out of the home, the versatility and overall ease-of-use of these two new Office AIO printers provide users with the comfort of knowing the finished product, whether it is a business presentation or a photo from a family vacation, will be of high-quality. The Canon Pixma MX860 has Wireless LAN (802.11b/g) capabilities and an Ethernet network connection built-in for easy printing and scanning with multiple personal computers. The Pixma MX860 comes with a large 2.5-inch TFT Color screen to make viewing images and menus easier and can produce a photo-lab quality borderless 4" x 6" photo in approximately 41 seconds. The CIS scanner allows for high-quality, high-speed scans as well with an optical resolution of up to 2400 dpi.

February 4, 2009 | Related Entries - Computing

Asus Slim External Optical Drive with Disc Encryption technology

Asus is constantly at the forefront of cutting edge technologies, providing users with innovative solutions for everyday computing. In pursuing this philosophy, the new Asus External Slim SDRW-08D1S-U utilizes user-centric design in the Scenario-Based Design model to better address the needs of the user. Sporting an elegant stand design and high glossy appearance showcasing excellent craftsmanship and quality, the Asus SDRW-08D1S-U brings together high-speed data access technology and style with its attractive, vertical external DVD burner. A user-friendly software interface allows users to easily burn discs; allowing users to simply drag and drop data into the thumbnail layout when they are burning documents and media into a new disc. Traditionally, the computer’s bandwidth slows down conventional optical disc drives while reading or writing data. With Turbo Engine, the ASUS SDRW-08D1S-U is able to read and write data at the highest speed.

February 4, 2009 | Related Entries - Computing

Asus VENTO TA-U Series chassis- Handcrafted Design for Extreme Protection and Durability

Targeting users who require a chassis that provides excellent functionality as well as trendy aesthetics, the Asus VENTO TA-U Series utilizes an exquisitely handcrafted aluminum body and features exceptional ventilation for both performance and stability. Asus VENTO TA-U Series chassis allows users to enjoy hassle-free installation and optimized scalability—making it the best choice for gamers and power users alike.

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February 4, 2009 | Related Entries - Computing

Transcend announces 192GB High-Speed 2.5" SATA II SSD

Transcend today announced the launch of its all-new 192GB high speed 2.5-inch Solid State Drive (SSD).. Featuring a powerful new controller, Transcend’s MLC-equipped 192GB SSD far outpaces standard 2.5" hard drives, delivering exceptional sustained read/write speeds of up to 150MB / 90MB per second to guarantee fast throughput regardless of file size. With these high-speed transfer rates and virtually non-existent (0.2ms) latency, SSD-equipped computer boots-up faster, games run more smoothly, and overall system responsiveness is improved.

February 3, 2009 | Related Entries - Computing

LaCie announces 8x Blu-ray Drive

LaCie has doubled the speed at which its high-performance, large-capacity LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive burns discs to eight times (8x) standard data writing rates. The increased speed to burn files applies to both single and dual-layer discs.The LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive packs up to 50 GB of data, or four hours of high-definition video, on a single Blu-ray disc. It sports both FireWire and USB 2.0 interfaces for high-speed throughput between the drive and a PC or Mac. LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive supports a dozen Blu-ray, DVD and CD formats, including BD-ROM, BD-ROM AACS, BD-R, BD-RE, DVD±R, CD-R and others.

February 3, 2009 | Related Entries - Computing

Sanyo Denki develops World’s smallest 14mm square AC servo motor

Sanyo Denki, Japan, has developed the industry's smallest 14mm square AC servo motor Santmotion . This Sanyo Denki motor is best suitable for devices where mountable space is quite limited, and it also contributes to downsizing the equipments.

February 3, 2009 | Related Entries - Other Stuff