Gadget World

Get, Slate, Go - I

This is a sort of second coming that ageing film-stars and out-of-work models would long for. The tablet was an all-but-dead product category, one that never really got off the ground sales-wise, despite the big push from Microsoft way back in 2002. But with the iPad, Apple's wiped the slate clean, opening up the flood gates for a slew of contenders that promise to revitalize an almost obsolete form factor, or to say, completely change the way we interact with our computers. Here's a small peek at what on the cards in 2010.

HP Slate :

Squint a little, and you could easily confuse the HP Slate with the Apple iPad. With a similar sleek profile and a large 8.9 inch capacitive display, it almost is. But it runs on the touch-enabled Windows 7 platform. Along with the netbook specs, it supports Flash and has got multi-tasking capabilities which the iPad lacks. It also packs in 2 built-in cameras (front and back) along with video recording. Looks like HP has all he iPad's bases covered, and then some more.

Notion Ink Adam :

Here's one from my country, India. Notion Ink, a small Indian start-up is talking big with the Adam. This Android based slate not only boasts of a sleek design, but also of the 1 GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 chip that acts both as a chip and a graphics card, allowing you to playback videos at 1080p on the 10 onch display. The real genius is he Pixel Qi screen which can switch from backlit LCD mode for web browsing to a low-power electrophoretic reflective mode for power saving (16 hours) and becomes easier on the eyes.

Fusion Garage JooJoo :
This is from the Singapore-based Fusion garage. Other than iPad, JooJoo is the only other slate that is commercially available at the moment. With a 12 inch screen this Intel Atom/Nvidia ion powered tablet promises full Flash HD and a decent interface over the custom Linux platform. But it misses out in many things - No Apps, no multi-tasking, no e-books and a 5 hour battery life.

More models to come in the next post.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

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Samsung Galaxy U Specs Released

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After a good success with the Galaxy S, Samsung is moving forward with it's next phone in the Galaxy series, the Galaxy U. The specifications of theGalaxy U has been released, and it looks very stylish. That square "back" key looks similar to the key on my Samsung Star 3G.

Anyway, here are the specs -

OS: Android (Version not yet known, hope it will get the latest one)
Dimensions: 119.5×59.6×12.4 mm and weighs 131 gm
Display: 3.7-inch AMOLED screen (480 x 800 )
Network: J-CDMA, CDMA Rev. A
CPU: 1GHZ Hummingbird processor
Camera: 5MP autofocus camera with 720p HD video recording
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth: 3.0
8GB microSD card bundled
Battery: 1500mAh
Talk time: up to 7 hours
Standby time: up to 370 hours
Extra features: Live wallpapers, Google services, OZ Store, Kyobo e-book, Daum maps, Allshare.

What I really wanted to know is that whether it's camera will get a flash or not (the Galaxy S missed that badly), but no pictures has yet been leaked showing the back side. More will be known as more things get leaked. Stay tuned.

Source : Samsung Hub

Sunday, March 29, 2009

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Samsung Omnia HD

11:08 PM

After the Samsung Omnia, the Windows Mobile phone, Samsung is planning to bring out the Omnia HD, running on th Symbian S60 version 5 OS.Samsung has unveiled the phone at the Mobile World Congres 2009, Barcelona.

With almost all the features of the original Omnia , this phone is an upgrade to the original version.It comes with a 8 mega pixel camera, instead of 5 Mp in the previous version.The screen is a stunning one.It’s a full touch screen phone with only 3 physical keys on the front face.

The phone is scheduled to be launch in the third quarter of 2009.More updates to come after its launch…..