March 7, 2010 - March 13, 2010

Fujitsu launches Thermal Printer Mechanism with fastest print speed: The new Fujitsu FTP-63AMCL101/111/301/311 printer series delivers a 250mm/sec print speed, which is among the highest in the industry. Its operating life is rated for a minimum of 150km total printing and 150 million pulses to ensure long-term reliability. The available, full-cut rotary cutter has a life of 1.5 million cuts. The printer accommodates thick paper stock ranging from 80-85mm wide and 60-220 micrometers thick. It is capable of printing a variety of text, characters, graphics, international fonts, and 2D barcodes such as QR, Maxi and PDF417. Measuring 118.4W x 54D x 30H mm, the printer with the cutter has a compact form factor that addresses shrinking product designs.; March 12, 2010 | Related Entries - Other Stuff
Sony Mickey Mouse Walkman stand: Sony, Japan announced the Mickey Mouse Walkman stand for Sony Walkman S Series. The stand can be used to hold the walkman as well as used to charge it. The design makes one to feel Mickey holding the walkman as a guitar .Available only in Japan; the Sony Mickey Mouse Walkman stand will be available from April 4th for approximately 2,680 yen ($29.50).
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Asus Cine5 PC speaker- World's Most Compact Five-channel Speaker: Asus today announced the launch of the Asus Cine5 PC speaker which provides accurate 5-channel surround sound in personalized spaces such as study rooms. The Asus Cine5 is the first PC speaker in the world to offer leading surround sound presence with the new EmbracingSound Theatre HD technology. Utilizing premium speaker drivers and a specially-designed bass reflex port, the Asus Cine5 provides 15dB more bass than speakers of similar. Also, its multi-driver configuration reduces individual driver load by 50%, resulting in better high-frequency responses for more brilliant sound. With its all-in-one design, the Asus Cine5 delivers realistic and dynamic surround sound to satisfy consummate gamers and personal entertainment users.
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Sony PlayStation Move takes aim at Nintendo’s dominance in the gaming sector: Sony today unveiled its highly anticipated motion controlling system PlayStation Move, as it takes aim at Nintendo’s dominance in the gaming sector. With the PlayStation Move, Sony hopes to lure gamers who have outgrown Nintendo, which launched the Wii in 2006 and became the first to introduce motion-detecting controllers. Peter Dille, senior vice president of marketing for Sony Computer Entertainment feels that now it’s time for Wii gamers to graduate to the PlayStation, which offers a new experience for both casual and hard-core gamers. Working in conjunction with the PlayStation Eye camera, the Move system is able to detect the precise movement, angle, and position in 3D space of the motion controller.The movement tracking is accompanied by the high-tech innards of the Move which includes a three-axis gyroscope, a three-axis accelerometer and a terrestrial magnetic field sensor.
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After 200 years one of the world's rarest Middlemists red camellias gets new lease on life: It lived through the Battle of Trafalgar, survived the reign of Victoria and escaped unharmed from a Blitz bomb.So it's going to take more than a harsh British winter to stop one of the world's rarest camellias from bursting into flower. This week - in a welcome sign that spring is just around the corner - the 'Middlemist's Red' has put on its most spectacular display in many years. Brought from China to England more than 200 years ago, it is enjoying a new lease of life thanks to the restoration of its 19th century conservatory at Chiswick House, west London, where it is pictured being tended by head gardener Fiona Crumley.; March 10, 2010 |
Worlds largest DNA model at Konan University in Kobe: A 22.54-meter-high model of a DNA molecule built by Konan University has been recognized as the worlds largest by Guinness World Records. The model, completed in May last year, reproduces the double helical structure of the deoxyribonucleic acid. It is 1 billion times larger than an actual DNA molecule. A section of glass wall that spans the second to seventh floors of the school's Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research building serves as the display case. The model is illuminated at night and can be seen from outside the university's Port Island campus in Chuo Ward.
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Wireless Data Usage among smartphone users in South Korea surges over 100-fold after iPhone launch: Monthly usage of wireless data among smartphone users in South Korea surged over 100-fold during the first two months following the iPhone’s launch in Korea. KT, South Korea’s second-largest mobile carrier, released the iPhone on Dec.1 through an exclusive contract with Apple. Its sales surpassed the 400,000-unit mark last week. According to KT, wireless data usage among KT smartphone users jumped significantly as the iPhone users are more prone to access the Web and download data with their smartphones than feature phone users.
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Silicon Power Touch 830 USB flash drive with extra touch of Northern European flavor: Silicon Power Metal Aesthetic Touch 830 USB flash drive inherits Silicon Power’s Touch series good looks, class and ultra thin design. The new Silicon Power Touch 830 USB flash drive has been given an extra touch of Northern European flavor. Combining art and technology, its design features icy-silver casing, natural looks and simplicity, it complies with Europe designer’s conception of A Mature Design is the Perfection Design. The Silicon Power Touch 830 USB flash drive utilizes a reinforced one-body stainless steel casing construction. The one body construction allows for a small and rugged design.
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MSI X360- latest step in the evolution of MSIs beautiful X-Slim series of notebooks: The MSI X360, the latest step in the evolution of MSI's beautiful X-Slim series of notebooks, comes with the Intel Arrandale ULV processor to provide outstanding performance with a longer-lasting, more environmentally friendly battery. The X360 comes with the Intel Core i5 processor with Intel Turbo Boost and Hyper-Threading technology. The Intel HM55 chipset gives the X360 high-quality audio/video performance and 9 hours of ultra-long battery life.
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Creative Aurvana In-Ear2 earphones with Acoustic Grille Design for an Ultra Smooth Listening Experience: Creative today announced the Creative Aurvana In-Ear2 earphones that epitomise the peak of personal listening while on the go. Within each earphone, the Precise Balanced Armature driver is mated with an acoustic grille design for a smooth and detailed audio response complemented by punchy bass. The Creative Aurvana In-Ear2 earphones are ultra comfortable and fit securely with soft, hypoallergenic eartips that are precisely contoured to create a secure seal that minimises sound leakage and stay in place during active pursuits. AuraSeal noise-isolation technology ensures up to 95% noise isolation, unmatched in its class. Users enjoy pure listening bliss when tuning in to their favourite tracks, especially during air travel.
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Creative HS-930i headset for iPhone: Inspired by the minimalistic Zen, the Creative HS-930i headset for iPhone features a pair of precision-tuned, mini 6mm driver in a stylish in-ear metal housing. Complementing its stunning design, it also delivers true-to-life reproduction of digital music playback in deep impactful bass; suitable for a wide genre of music, vocals or soundtracks. An ultra sleek and slim in-line microphone with advanced music playback control for iPhone offers one-click music playback and call-answer options.
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Pentax 645D- Designed to be the Top of Medium-Format Digital SLR Cameras: Pentax today announced the launch of the Pentax 645D lens-interchangeable, medium-format digital SLR camera. Thanks to the incorporation of a large image sensor, equal in performance to professional-standard digital camera backs, this high-performance Pentax 645D lens-interchangeable, medium-format digital SLR camera delivers super-high-resolution images with approximately 40 effective megapixels. It also offers outstanding dependability and superb operability and maneuverability to make outdoor shooting effortless and comfortable for demanding photographers. The Pentax 645D incorporates a high-performance CCD image sensor produced by Kodak. It measures 44mm by 33mm, and is approximately 1.7 times larger than its 35mm-format counterparts. Thanks to approximately 40 effective megapixels, it assures a wide dynamic range to faithfully reproduce the prevailing ambience and the sense of depth in super-high-resolution images that are rich in gradation and truthful in texture description. The Pentax 645D features the acclaimed, Pentax-original PRIME (Pentax Real Image Engine) II as its imaging engine. Thanks to its high-speed data processing capacity and new algorithm exclusively programmed for medium-format digital SLR cameras, this high-performance imaging engine produces super-high quality images rich in gradation and faithful in color reproduction, while allowing speedy data transmission of large-volume image data — even RAW-format images as large as some 50MB per file.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2- Worlds first interchangeable lens system camera with touch-control shooting: Panasonic today unveiled the new DMC-G2 from Lumix G Micro System as the world’s first interchangeable lens system camera with touch-control shooting. To develop the new DMC-G2, Panasonic focused on the operability and elevated it even higher by adoption of touch-screen that connects the sight and action most intuitively. Just a touch on the subject in the LCD lets you set AF even to release the shutter. Various advanced AF functions taking advantage of high-speed, accurate contrast AF are now as easy and comfortable as it never was with a combination of touch-screen operation. The double Live-View function offered by the large and bright 3.0-inch 460,000-dot free-angle Intelligent LCD and 1,440,000-dot 1.4x Live View Finder makes it possible to see how settings results in the picture in advance to the shooting. The 12.1-megapixel Live MOS sensor and the new Venus Engine HD II integrating Intelligent Resolution technology assure high image quality in both photo and movie recording.
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