Creative MovieWorks HD iPod Dock

PRICE: $249.99

Now you can put those great stored videos to use on your iPod with this new iPod Dock from Creative. Creative unveiled a new HD docking station for iPods called the Xdock HD. It was capable of outputting video in 1080 and sending X-Fi quality sound to other wireless receivers around your house. We never heard anything official about it since.
Now they’ve quietly released a fresh one in the Cambridge Soundworks line called MovieWorks HD. It appears to be the exact same device. It does the usual, outputting iPod video and audio via HDMI onto your TV or sound system. According to Creative, this is the only one with it’s Xtreme Fidelity, X-Fi Crystallize and X-Fi CMSS-3D technology.
If you hate cables you can get the optional wireless receiver, but the dock itself will run you $249.99.

Latest CD/DVD Repair System

Price:$39.95


Now you can save your scratched CDs, DVDs, game, photo and data discs. It is so easy with Brookstone’s CD/DVD Repair System. Simply place a disc in the slot and the machine loads the disc, repairs it, ejects it and then shuts itself off. Sounds like a no-brainer to me!
Easily fix scratches that cause your discs to fail to play, skip or freeze or fail. Now you don’t need to throw away your CDs, DVDs and game discs that have taken a beating over time. Uses six AA batteries (not included). Retails for around

Microsoft Beautiful SideWinder Mouse

Microsoft is back again with yet another product to their very religious customers. This time the company has come up with an innovative gaming mouse SideWinder Mouse. The mouse is designed with a substance size of approximately 74×125×40mm (width × depth × height) and weights about 165gms. The SideWinder mouse looks really stylish with three resolution modification personal switches and a knob for scrolling purpose, each of these switches are placed on mouse central top. It also employs a small LCD display which can confirm resolution and the procedure etc. The SideWinder Mouse can be all yours by shedding out 8,820 Yen and would be obtainable in the month of December.Via

S-Series Mobile Concept From Bamboo

The S Series Mobile phone is concept looks very sleek, it made of wood combined with a stylish mobile phone screen and keypad. This phone has especially created for those peoples who don’t extra features in their phone but need stylish and wonderful handset, Bamboo, Black Acrylic and Brushed Aluminum Buttons have used in its creation, its looks very stylish and you will also like this unique phone.
There are still no details of availability, but hopefully one of the big companies can pick this beauty sleek phones.

Feature of Beautiful Mobile Egg

You don't even know what this can do but you want one already. I know, I feel the same way. It's something about the slow, sensuous curves; the elegant, simple silk-touchscreen display and serene, humming hue of that glowing red all topped off with a man-sized USB slot that calls like a siren, "Fill me with your data."
The Egg phone is sadly only a concept, like all the best fantasies, but designer RomanTubl has come up with his picture of the future of mobiles clear for you to see in the images after the jump - a fully-functioning media player with a beautifully minimal interface. Now all someone has to do is make it.

Apple beautiful Slim and Touch mobile PMA 2009

The 16GB Apple iPod touch came in a surprisingly compact reatail box; only inches larger than the Apple iPod touch itself. The iPod box contains a quick guide in 6 languages, Apple earplugs, a USB cable, an iPod connector with a transparent hook, a polishing cloth for cleaning the iPod and of course the iPod itself. The iPod touch comes with a fully loaded battery, so it is not necessary to charge the battery before using the iPod touch. The Apple iPod touch has only one dedicated button at its disposal, just as the iPhone, with one function to return to the main menu or in case screen deactivation is on, to activate the screen of the Apple iPod in combination with a sliding movement on the touch screen.

Motorola and Pressmart Bring Live News on the Mobile to India

Motorola, Inc.'s (NYSE: MOT) Indian subsidiary, Motorola India Private Limited, and India's leading digital publisher, Pressmart Media Limited, today announced the live news-on-the-mobile service1 on MOTO VE66, MOTOSURF A3000 and MOTOROKR EM35 phones slated for distribution in India.News on the mobile provides consumers access to branded news content powered by Pressmart. By selecting the WAP link 'Daily News' on their

Motorola phones, consumers can receive free news content and access to their favourite newspapers while on the go. Newspapers offered on the service include: Indian Express, The Financial Express, The Asian Age and Deccan Chronicle4. News-on-the-Mobile is designed specifically for the mobile phone screen for optimum viewing experience. A GPRS connection is required to access the free news content. 'We are delighted to bring the unique news-on-the-mobile service to the information-seeking Indian for whom news is an integral part of everyday life,' said Faisal Siddiqui, head of India Operations, Motorola Mobile Devices. 'New applications on Motorola mobile phones are driven out of our desire to anticipate and fulfill Indian consumers' needs and aspirations.' 'As the mobile Internet usage increases and handsets become more capable, users' appetite for content is rising sharply,' said Sanjiv Gupta, executive chairman of Pressmart. 'Our collaboration with Motorola India extends our reach to mobile users in this part of the world. It also demonstrates our capability and constant desire, to design and deliver technologies that consumers want in today's rapidly changing times.'About Pressmart Pressmart is a leading print-to-digital delivery service. Print publications use Pressmart's 360-degree full-service platform to deliver their online editions to their subscribers. As a publication is put to bed, Publishers supply their pre-press PDF pages to Pressmart. Pressmart's technology converts this content into a web and mobile ready content on its unique same-as-print interface. Pressmart manages subscriptions and ad sales on behalf of the publisher. Its impressive customer list from 45 countries, covering 22 languages, includes several top-end names in the publication industry. It is also a preferred partner for premier publishing associations around the world and is a winner of several awards and recognitions for its product innovation.Pressmart also offers digitization of historic archives from print and microform formats into future-proof XML-based formats and has digitized over 400 years of legacy archives for customers worldwide.Pressmart is venture funded by top Silicon Valley funds, DFJ, founded by Tim Draper and NEA-Indo US Ventures, founded by Vinod Dham. It is based out of Hyderabad and has presence in US, UK and Australia.

3D Brick Breaker Revolution Makes Its Debut on Apple App Store

3D Brick Breaker Revolution Makes Its Debut on Apple App StoreSAN MATEO, Calif.CA-DIGITAL-CHOCOLATE
Digital Chocolate, a quality leader in mobile gaming, today announced that 3D Brick Breaker Revolution is available on the Apple App Store. Redesigned and adapted specifically for Apple's revolutionary iPhone and iPod touch, Brick Breaker Revolution was an IGN Awards Winner for Best Artistic Design.
"We are proud to bring 3D Brick Breaker Revolution, an innovative brick breaking game that sets a new standard of fun in the genre, to Apple's App Store," said Trip Hawkins, CEO of Digital Chocolate.
3D Brick Breaker Revolution features ground-breaking elements for brick and paddle games. These innovations include the level progression through the tower of bricks where players can advance upwards, sideways, discovering bonuses and other surprises. The game allows players to pick up all-new power-ups to give the paddle unique abilities such as Gun Turrets, Laser Beam, Mines and more. 3D Brick Breaker Revolution delivers an abundance of content and literally infinite levels for endless replay value.
3D Brick Breaker Revolution is available for $5.99 from Apple?s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/. There is also a free version available on the Apple App Store that will provide a limited number of levels and modes.

Linux On The Playstation 3

The PlayStation 3 is capable of running Linux as well as other operating systems if installed on the console’s hard drive. Because it’s so powerful yet so cheap with Linux installed, it’s actually become somewhat of a favored research tool in academia. Many distributions are compatible with the console, including Yellow Dog Linux, Debian, Fedora 8, Gentoo, OpenSUSE and Ubuntu. However, this isn’t the experience for the faint of heart but definitely a cool little hobby if you are the tinker type.
Your user profiles and account information will remain on the XMB, but remember to back up any saved games or media files you want to restore after formatting the PS3 using a USB stick or an external hard disk. Your game saves are located under Game > Saved Data Utility. All downloaded games you paid for can be downloaded again without having to pay for them. They’ll be in your account history in the PS Store. Attach your PS3 to a HDTV or monitor using an HDMI (digital) or Component (5 RCA jacks) cable. Composite (yellow RCA jack) is not supported as the resolution is too low.
Before you install anything, it is most important to follow these steps:
· Connect the ethernet cable to the PS3. Be sure the network has a DHCP server on it. If this is a fresh-from-the-factory PS3, go through the setup steps as it prompts you on your first bootup, including setting the language, time, and a username for the PS3 system.
· Go to Settings, then System Settings, and choose Format Utility.
· Select Format Hard Disk, and confirm your selection twice.
· Select that you want a Custom partitioning scheme.
· Select that you want to Allot 10GB to the Other OS. This will automatically reserve the remaining disk space for the PS3’s game operating system. When finished, it will restart the system.
· When the system restarts, go to Settings then System Update. Choose Update via Internet.
· Follow the screens for the system update to download and install the latest system updates. Some screens only have cancel buttons, with no instructions on how to move forward. In order to move forward on those screens, use the X button on your controller.
· Once the PS3 restarts, it’s ready to have Linux installed on it.
Most newcomers should probably try Yellow Dog Linux (extremely helpful installation PDF) or an Ubuntu version for PS3 (incredible PS3 Ubuntu install resource) burned on a CD. For information on how to burn iso file to a cd/dvd, see this page. For install help with other Linux distros, try putting “(linux distro name) install ps3″ into Google and you should be able to figure it out from there.
Some helpful sites that I’ve found include PSUbuntu, an unbelieveably awesome Yellow Dog Linux FAQ, Wikipedia’s Linux on the PS3 article, PS3 Linux World, and more. Feel free to leave your links in a comment in this topic to help others.
Advanced users: There are several projects, like spu-medialib [sourceforge.net] and mesa3d [sourceforge.net], which accelerate PS3 graphics/video on the Cell’s SPEs. spu-medialib is actually a general framework for acceleration, while mesa3d offloads OpenGL onto the SPEs as a GPU.
There’s a narrative tutorial [linux.yes.nu] for installing the spu-medialib mplayer driver, with links to files, that plays video on the SPEs quite well, including 1080p HD videos.

Samsung: Solid state will match hard-drive price

PRICE:$100 and $600

Samsung expects solid-state drives to reach price parity with hard-disk drives within the next few years amid steep annual price declines in flash memory chips.
Solid-state drives, which use flash memory chips as the storage medium, typically offer much better performance than hard-disk drives. But they cost more. Currently, opting for an SSD instead of a hard-disk drive will add anywhere between $100 and $600 to the cost of a laptop, depending on the capacity of the SSD.
Dell's Alienware Area-51 laptop (above) and Dell's Studio XPS 16 come with a 256GB solid-state drive option(Credit: Dell)
In a phone interview, Brian Beard, flash marketing manager for Samsung Semiconductor, said reaching price parity with hard-disk drives is just a matter of time. "Flash memory in the last five years has come down 40, 50, 60 percent per year," he said. "Flash on a dollar-per-gigabyte basis will reach price parity, at some point, with hard disk drives in the next few years." Samsung makes both SSDs and HDDs.
Beard explained why a cost gap persists between solid-state drives and hard-disk drives. "The difference in cost is fundamentally very different. A hard drive has a fixed cost of $40 or $50 for the spindle, the motors, the PCB (printed circuit board), the cables," he said. "To make the hard drive spin faster (increase speed) or to add capacity doesn't really add a lot of incremental cost to the drive." (The price for most laptop-class hard-disk drives on the market is between $60 and $100 at retail, Beard said.)
"When you contrast this with SSDs, they also have a fixed cost for the PCB and the case and the controller, which is lower than the fixed cost of a hard drive," according to Beard. "But as you scale the capacity of the SSD up, the cost scales linearly. For example, if the spot price of the flash chip itself is $2, a 64GB drive is going to cost $128 just for the flash and then you would add the fixed cost of the PCB and the case, he said. So, the cost will double as you double the capacity, according to Beard.
This argument, however, works in favor of lower solid-state drive pricing too--as flash memory prices drop and densities and capacities increase. And Beard added that "there's a lot of pressure for OEMs (PC makers) to match the price to the traditional pricing in the hard-drive industry." Samsung is also a PC maker and faces the same pressures.
And what will happen to the price of SSDs this year? "The rest of the year is quite unpredictable. Because the SSD price is directly tied to the price of flash, no one knows. Everyone is just giving their best guess as to what will happen in the flash market," he said. To date, flash memory prices have dropped so much that chipmakers can't make money.
"Every major flash manufacturer posted major losses in Q4. So flash and SSD manufacturers are under a lot of pressure to make a profit," Beard said.
Where is the price-per-gigabyte sweet spot for solid-state drives going to be later this year? "On the business side, the sweet spot is 64(GB) moving to 128. On the consumer side it's definitely 128 moving to 256," he said.
Samsung SSDs with a capacity of 256GB have been shipping since January. Dell offers these drives in some laptop models already. 256GB drives are just now "rolling out into mass production," Beard said. "We'll start shipping it to some of our smaller customers about right now."
Note: Currently, on a Dell Studio XPS 16, opting for a 128GB SSD instead of a 7200rpm 320GB HDD adds $200 to the price of the system. Opting for a 256GB SSD adds $400.

Epson introduces PowerLite G5000 installation projectors

PRICE:$2499

Epson America Inc. launched Monday the Epson PowerLite G5000, the latest in Epson's line of installation projectors designed to provide flexibility, performance and easy installation for executive boardrooms and educational institutions.
Offering XGA (Extended Graphics Array) resolution and 4,000 lumens white light output and 4,000 lumens color light output, the network-ready PowerLite G5000 utilizes 3LCD technology to deliver advanced image quality and visual presentations, Epson said in a statement.
The PowerLite G5000 provides easy installation using greater positioning flexibility with a centered lens design, vertical/horizontal lens shift mechanism, and Quick Corner, an adjustment tool allowing for individual corner manipulation to fit the image to the screen.
This new projector is also engineered to interface and integrate with programming and controller applications, as well as work with modules and drivers for systems, including touch-panel screens and multiple content devices.
Epson offers an array of image capture and image output products for the consumer, business, photography, and graphic arts markets. The company is also a supplier of value-added point-of-sale (POS) printers and transactions terminals for the retail market.
Founded in 1975, Epson America Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, a global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality technology products that meet customer demands for increased functionality, compactness, systems integration and energy efficiency. Epson America Inc. is headquartered in Long Beach, California.
"The PowerLite G5000 represents Epson's commitment to creating high-quality projection technology that produces astounding quality, reliability and precision control," said Edgar Jimenez, associate product manager, Epson Projection, Epson America. "The easy maintenance and low cost of ownership features, coupled with powerful projection technology, make this an ideal choice for cost-sensitive installations that require professional performance."
To assist with greater flexibility, the Epson PowerLite G5000 provides Epson Easy Management, as well as RJ-45 connectivity, which gives system administrators the power to remotely monitor and control the projector through the network. In addition, the projector offers one-touch filter replacement for convenient maintenance, saving time even on installed units, and easy side lamp access for quick lamp replacements, all resulting in a low total cost of ownership (TCO).
The Epson PowerLite G5000 features Epson 3LCD Technology which uses Epson's latest, 3-Chip LCD optical engine to deliver amazing color and detail for powerful presentations. 3LCD technology also provides true-to-life image quality using an optical engine that works without a spinning color wheel so there's no possibility of "rainbows" or color break-up, delivering true-to-life color registration, as well as crisp and detailed video and data images. The Epson PowerLite G5000 also features closed captioning which offers built-in closed captioning decoder which makes presentations accessible to viewers with hearing impairments with no added cost.
The Epson PowerLite G5000 also features flexible lens positioning which offers centered lens design, vertical and horizontal lens shift mechanism and 1.8x wider zoom standard lens allow integrators to easily position the projector and screen in any environment. It also features adjustable image through the Quick Corner, which allows for individual corner manipulation in order to fit an image to the screen, even in difficult installation locations, and includes a 30-degree tilt operation for single off-axis installation.
The Epson PowerLite G5000 also offers high contrast ratio which offers a 1000:1 contrast ratio for greater shadow detail, and direct on and off for powering an installed projector on and off with a flip of a power switch.
The Epson PowerLite G5000 comes at an estimated street price of US$ 2,499, and is currently available through national resellers, pro audio/visual dealers, mail order, and distribution. The projector includes a two-year limited warranty with two technical support services, including Epson PrivateLine phone support for projector owners to directly access an expedited support telephone line by using a phone card that is included with the product, and a Road Service projector replacement program that includes projector exchange in one business day.

LSI Tarari T1000 content processor expands support to multicore processors

LSI Corp. announced that its line of Tarari T1000 content processors support an expanded range of embedded multicore processors. In addition to Intel and AMD x86 processors, the T1000 can be coupled to other processors such as the RMI XLR Processor and XLS Processor lines of multicore processors, enabling low-overhead, deep packet inspection at multi-gigabit data transfer rates.
In addition to previously announced support for PCI Express and PCI interfaces, the T1000 provides full cross-packet inspection in hardware for PCI-X systems operating at data rates up to 3 Gb/s (gigabits-per-second).
LSI of Milpitas, California, a provider of silicon, systems and software technologies that enable products which seamlessly bring people, information and digital content together. The company offers a portfolio of capabilities and services including custom and standard product ICs, adapters, systems and software.
The LSI Tarari content processor line is a comprehensive set of solutions providing security, quality of service, content-based billing and bandwidth management functions for high-speed networks. Tarari solutions support common industry interfaces and a common application programming interface, resulting in shorter design cycles and faster time to market.
"The RMI XLR Processor family of MIPS64 multicore, multithreaded processors has already secured a number of design wins when coupled with the T1000," said Mark Litvack, director of business development, RMI Corporation. "Now that both PCIe and PCI-X bus support are available, our customers can take advantage of our full range of XLS and XLR processor families."
The T1000 series allows networking OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) to develop a single content processing solution for the entire performance spectrum, from entry-level to high-end systems. Using the same regular expression rules, OEMs can deploy any device in the LSI content processor product portfolio without significant additional effort, saving engineering expense and shortening time to market.
"The addition of PCI-X to the T1000 series opens up a new market of embedded applications," said Randy Smerik, senior vice president, Network Components Division, LSI. "Now, more OEMs can deploy a wider range of multicore processors by designing systems that provide more intelligence, better control and tighter security than ever before."
In addition to providing real-time performance, Tarari solutions offload the system CPU (central processing unit). Designers have the option to reduce CPU clock frequency or to decrease system cost and cut power consumption by using fewer CPU cores.
LSI Tarari T1000 support for PCI-X is available now.