The Mobile World Congress for 2010 opened Monday in Barcelona with more than 1,300 companies in attendance showcasing their latest products and technologies. However, the world's biggest handset maker Nokia and even Apple did not participate in the global event. The absence of these giants is giving chances for South Korea's most powerful handset maker Samsung Electronics and telecom carriers such as SK Telecom and KT Corp. to further showcase their edge in technology. SK Telecom has introduced mobile 3D TV technology for the first time in the telecom industry at the show and its brand-new 3D switching technology is also drawing keen attention from the participants.
SanDisk today introduced the new SanDisk iNAND Embedded Flash Drives (EFD) with support for the e.MMC 4.4 specification. Based on 3-bit-per-cell (X3) NAND flash technology, the drives offer up to 64 gigabytes (GB) of capacity in a single device, and can be used for boot, system code and mass storage functions. The new SanDisk 64GB iNAND EFD is based on an eight flash die stack design using SanDisk's advanced X3 32nm flash, and is offered in a 16x20x1.4mm form factor with a standard ball grid array (BGA) for quick integration into smartphone designs.
The slim BenQ E1240digital camera with Panasonic 12 mega-pixel 1/2.3 inch CCD, equipped with a 35~105mm lens with 3X optical zoom, records high definition videos at 1280x720 at 20 frames per second continuously with sound.The new brighter 2.7” LCD display equipped with 2 LED modules for backlighting, displays pictures clearly and even in the mid afternoon sunlight.With BenQ technologies such as P/Av/Tv mode, Super Shake Free (S.S.F.), AF Area select, M-burst mode, Fisheye mode and Auto Panorama mode, the new BenQ E1240 makes picture taking fun and effortless. BenQ E1240 with 8MB internal memory measures 96 x 60 x 18 mm and weighs 110g ( w/o battery & SD card). The BenQ E1240 digital camera is available worldwide.
The new Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) G73Jh is like no other gaming notebook. The Asus G73Jh sports a striking angular design inspired by the iconic F-117 Nighthawk. The top-of-the-line model sports an Intel i7 Intel Core i7-820QM processor, 8GB DDR3 SDRAM, an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 with 1GB GDDR5 VRAM, and 1TB of storage space for incredible gaming and multitasking performance. The Asus G73Jh also features one-click, on-the-fly overclocking capabilities—perfect for gamers looking to push the hardware to the very limit. The keyboard plane is inclined 5 degrees, improving ergonomics and thus ensuring optimal comfort while gaming and typing.