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Garmin Nuvi 3700 Series

Posted by NgocT on April 19th, 2010 No Comments


What is it?
Do you like your Google Phone or your iPhone’s navigation not because it is better than a fully dedicated GPS Navigation unit, but because it is slim and good looking hanging there on your windshield? Well now you have the Garmin Nuvi 3700 Series. Coming in about the same thickness of the iPhone, these babies are just GPS Naviagtion units.

What it has?
- 9 mm thin body
- 4.3” WVGA display with glass capacitive touch panel
- Zoom, pinch, and press and drag with Multi-touch
- voice-activated navigation on the 3790T model
- 3D terrain and 3D buildings
- nüRoute with trafficTrends and myTrends
- 3790T and nüvi 3760T feature free lifetime traffic alerts
- Bluetooth wireless technology for hands-free calling
- ecoRoute to help drivers with fuel-efficient navigation
- Pedestrian mode with public transit options through cityXplorer
- Customizable wallpaper
- Lane assist with junction view
- Speed limit indicator
- Auto time zone

What it needs?
While it is nice to have a dedicated GPS Navigator that actually looks good, why not through in a music and video player? Can it really be that hard to add those features?

Source: CNET

Posted in Media Players

Creative ZEN X-Fi Style

Posted by NgocT on April 9th, 2010 No Comments

What is it?
The Creative ZEN X-Fi Style is an update on the X-Fi 2, however, besides the looks, there is not much to drool over.

What it has?
- Bright 2.4-inch TFT display
- X-Fi technology for crystal clear music
- Video Out in X-Fi audio quality for watching movies on the TV
- Lossless audio support (FLAC)
- Up to 25 hours of audio playback, up to 5 hours video
- FM radio, alarm clock, calendar and voice recorder
- 8GB, 16GB or 32GB capacities
- Built-in speaker for music sharing
- Playback for downloaded RSS feeds

What it needs?
In the world of music players, there is not a lot of new inventions that can be had. But the X-Fi Style can make itself more useful by squeezing a camera and add picture taking and video recording to its list of features.

Source: Creative

Posted in Media Players

Apple iPhone OS 4

Posted by NgocT on April 8th, 2010 No Comments

What is it?
The very anticipated event from Apple came and went today and we are gifted with the iPhone OS 4. There are a lot of overdue features which will be available this June with some still missing. Here are the main seven “Tentpoles”.

What it has?
- Multitasking: Seven multitasking services which will allow tasks to be performed in the background while preserving performance and battery life.
- Folders: Organize apps into folders with drag-and-drop simplicity.
- Enchaned Mail: See messages from all your email accounts displayed together in a unified inbox.
- iBooks: Apple’s way to browse, buy, and read books on a mobile device.
- iAd: Apple’s mobile advertising platform that allows ads to be displayed and have interactivty inside apps.
- Enterprise: Enhancements to security, scalability, and compatibility for IT Managers.
- Game Center: Invite friends to play a game, start a multiplayer game through matchmaking and track achievements and compare high scores on a leader board.

What it needs?
The iPhone OS 4 is definitely a step in the right direction for Apple and is required for it to stay competitive with Android and Windows Phone 7. Some of the things that were missing are 3G tethering, deleting default apps, and list of recent notifications like Android.

Source: Apple

Posted in Cell Phones, Media Players

Apple iPad – Launch Day

Posted by NgocT on April 3rd, 2010 No Comments

What is it?
The Apple iPad has been announced for a while now, but today is the launch day and so we will take a look at it while the the few and the proud have their hands all over its fingerprint-attracting surface. The cheapest model comes in at $499 and the most expensive comes in at $829.

What it has?
- 9.7″ capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD display
- 1GHz Apple A4 chip
- 10-hour battery life
- 1-month standby
- 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive memory
- Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n
- Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
- 3G UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) – optional
- GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) – optional
- 30-pin Dock connector
- A speaker and a microphone

What it needs?
There is no doubt this device is going to be powerful and smooth. But one thing that will definitely restrict its successful is the data plans – pay $15 a month for 250MB of AT&T data or $30 for unlimited. If apple puts a 4G chip in there and do $30 a month unlimited plan through Clear or Sprint or Comcast, then you are looking at a netbook killer. Throw in tethering via Wi-Fi, I would of stood in line today.

Source: Apple

Posted in Laptops & Notebooks, Media Players

Cowon J3 PMP

Posted by NgocT on March 29th, 2010 No Comments

What is it?
The Cowon J3 PMP is the refreshed flagship media player from the company that is known to create great audio players. It may be going overboard to call this the iPod Touch’s true competitor, but you will be tempted to agree when you look at the specs.

What it has?
- 3.3″ AMOLED touchscreen with 16M colors
- 4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB internal memory
- MicroSD card slot
- Built-in speaker
- Bluetooth 2.0 and USB 2.0
- DMB TV tuner and FM Radio
- Voice recorder
- Flash player
- 106.5 x 56 x 9.9 mm at 76 grams
- Most media format under the sun

What it needs?
In almost all area, the Cowon J3 is better than the iPod Touch, but it will fail to compete because of the lack of support for apps. Therefore, to really make the J3 perfect and make it the iPod Touch killer, all it needs is Android. With Android comes web surfing and apps.

Source: SlashGear

Posted in Media Players
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