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Dell’s Thinnest Notebook To Date

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Computer giant Dell had made some recent announcements earlier with the super-slim Adamo notebook. This time around, the company s bringing yet another sleek new notebook for business customers in the form of the Vostro V13 ultraportable, the slimmest notebook for the company so far.

The Vostro V13 ultraportable is built for business travelers who are constantly on the go. The V13 is a perfect companion for people who love to work on trains, planes or even joy rides that business people love to stay in touch with.

The Vostro V13 is rumored to be the slimmest laptop measuring only 0.65 inch or 16.5 mm. It weighs at 1.59kg making it the lightest and most portable notebook available in the market. From the front, the V13 is finished off with a brushed aluminum body coupled with zinc hinges to provide extra durability and support for those long travels.

It comes with a 13.3 inch display screen, and comes equipped with consumer’s choice of Intel ULV processors. The LED display has a backlit matte screen at resolutions of 1366 x 768 and comes with your choice of Windows 7 or Ubuntu OS. It also features a 4GB RAM, an integrated graphics chipset and an internal hard drive of up to 500GB. For connectivity it comes with a 1.3 megapixel webcam, Ethernet, WLAN, Bluetooth 2.0 and lastly a 5 in-1 card reader.

Dell has already shipped many of its Vostro V13 in the United States at $499 and soon will be shipping to other countries in UK, China, Japan, France, Brazil later on this month. Rumors have it, that it is already selling in India at Rs. 28,500.

The Vostro V13 is a great notebook to have during those days when you need to travel frequently and want to get the job done.

The Cyberus Smart Info Engine

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Were not quite thrilled about the Cyberus Smart Info Media Player, it look like it as beamed to earth from the 1960’s. For starters what is the Cyberus? First of all its an ebook reader or personal media player or photo frame whatever you call it. This seven-inch media player can get you connected to the Internet for YouTube Videos, checking out emails, streaming radio, and weather reports not to mention read ebooks and play videos all for the price of $249.

Think of the Cyberus as you all in one media player. It can surf the web, watch videos and act as your own digital picture frame. The 7-inch LCD screen is good just about everything considering the huge screen that you will ponder on. The display is nice and the display colors are just that average. The leather case that comes with the device is good, it makes it more appealing.

The Cyberus doesn’t meet consumer expectations. At the very first moment you turn on the device disaster strikes. Two options appear “Link to The Internet” and “Go To Main Menu”, which probably makes sense but when you try to connect to the Internet all hell runs loose. Possibly, the device gives you the worse and strangest keyboard layout you’d ever seen for inputting password.

Media playback isn’t that good on the Cyberus, not only that some formats like ePub doesn’t load up on the device making it even much worse. Not only that, video playback is even more severe. It can’t even play full screen videos on YouTube, the seven-inch is taken up mostly full of crappy tittles and time elapsed.

Overall ,the Cyberus Smart Info Engine is covered with flaws and ridicule. I suggest you stay out from this gadget since it isn’t worth for the $249 price tag.

The Nokia 5230 Smartphone

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With all the touch screen phones getting hype down on the market it simply means that everyone is going gaga over it. The Nokia 5230 might be cute but in fact it really is a cute smartphone. Don’t be fooled by the colors it still has the same raw powers of a smartphone.

One of the best thing with Nokia in entering the smarphone category is that they have the best stuff in retail package. The Nokia 5230 might be a low end smartphone but the goodies inside there are simply the best you could find.

The Nokia 5230 is a moderately range size handset with dimensions of 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm and a volume of 83cc. it is fairly larger than the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic but has a larger screen size. Although it doesn’t have a stylus slot and Wi-Fi receiver but the weight has increased to clocked in at 115 grams per piece.

The layout control of the 5230 is very much the same from the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and the only difference would that of the stylus slot. The front panel of the 5230 is dominated by a 3.2” display, the average screen size of a touchscreen. The nHD resolution operates at 640 x 360 pixels the kind that offers fewer pixels to lot of different applications.

The Nokia 5230 has a 3.5mm jack for the music lovers within us. It is locates at the top of the phone together with the power key, microUSB port and charger plug. The volume rocker, the screen-lock switch and as wells as the camera key are located on the right side. At the back of the camera you can find the 2Mp shooter, not bit a surprise.

Overall the Nokia 5230 is a great low end smartphone for people who wants to get in touch and stay connected.

BenQ’s First 27-inch LCD Monitor

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Benq has officially announced its first 27-inch liquid crystal display monitor the M2700HD just in time for the holiday season. The new monitor from Benq would be a perfect gift this Holiday season. The M2700HD is a perfect match for your PC or as a secondary output for notebooks and more notably it can even replace your old T.V. The M2700HD performs even better than the old television sets with its high powered superior resolution. The monitor is very helpful most especially in comfortable viewing of movies or watching two webpages at multiple windows at once. It is the best way to view and watch media in the comfort of your home.

The M2700HD has the ability to communicate with other digital devices without the hassle of constant plugging and unplugging of cables. The monitor itself can receive high amounts of bandwith and deep color video content from Blu Ray players or gaming consoles. With the use of its dual HDMI 1.3 inputs and SPDIF connectors, it can accommodate all traditional AV devices like VCRs, cameras and DVD players.

The capabilities of this monitor can accommodate a maximum full-HD resolution at 1080p which is quite a performance for a large screen compared to T.V’s which can only reach of up to 720p. It also integrates a 10-watt EmbracingSound surround technology that reduces 3D noise through the use of a patented Senseye Human Vision Sensor technology. The Senseeye also provides automatic displays with the ability to optimize picture quality through six calibrations.

There is also a standard mode for Internet or doing office tasks, while TV and DVD content are displayed in the Movie mode. The M2700HD can deliver true 16:9 aspect ratio without even disorienting the picture quality.

The Benq M2700HD is a perfect way to everyone’s home this coming Holiday seasons.

Pump up the Volume with the X-Mini Max II

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With the advent of MP3 media devices such as IPod’s, cellphones, and the many portable devices, it seems like everyone wants to have their own share of music. But with just a pair of head phones on your hand it may be not enough for the music savvy people out there.

Great tag lines like “Sound beyond Size: Unbelievably Loud. The Best Just Got Better” from the X-min Max II is quite an eye candy.

The second generation of the X-mini Max will make your decision change when buying out a new pair of minute size portable speakers. So what does the X-mini Max II have that made it stand out from the previous generation?

To start it off, the drivers are angled at a slight 10 degrees towards the user. The cone-shaped speaker domes coupled with the alien head design makes this little baby a great addition to everyone’s room.

The Max II is available in a variety of colors. These are black, white and red making it at astonishing piece of equipment to have in a dull spaced table. The Max II is easy to use, you just split the speaker into two halves and that’s about it. No more clip or twisting since the two speakers are held off by powerful magnetic bases. The Max II does quite a punch, pumping you up with mind wreaking sounds that can fill the whole room.

Like the original Max II you can use both speakers for stereo output each with its own accord. It has a USB control volume that provides audio signal as well as to recharge the built in batteries. The Max II has a new 40 mm driver, expanded BXS and modular “buddy-Jack” design that enables it to generate high definition sounds.

Definitely the X-mini Max II produces a high-end sound that doesn’t bulge or even shake when you up the ante. It is perfect for rooms and most of all suitable to any environments.