LCD ASUS LS221H

ASUS LS221H

ASUS does not spare superlative epithets in the description of this monitor and also points at specific advantages of the LS221H over the competition. These refer to its exterior design mostly: it claims to be the world’s slimmest 22-inch monitor and has a glossy black case, a leather-trimmed front panel and a protective sheet of glass. Sounds appealing, but let’s see what this monitor really is.

Specification

The monitor is based on a 22-inch TN matrix with an aspect ratio of 16:10 and a native resolution of 1680x1050 pixels. That’s all quite normal for a modern LCD monitor. The viewing angles are specified to be 170 and 160 degrees wide horizontally and vertically, respectively. But you should keep it in mind that they are measured according to a relaxed method. Therefore, 170 degrees of a specified viewing angle are going to look quite different on IPS and TN matrixes, for example.

The manufacturer declares two contrast ratios for this monitor. The static one is 1000:1 and the dynamic one is 4000:1. The static contrast ratio refers to the monitor’s ordinary operation mode whereas the dynamic contrast ratio refers to a special mode in which the brightness of the backlight lamps is being adjusted automatically depending on the currently displayed visual content. The latter mode is meant and suitable only for movies. Certain manufacturers declare only the bigger number of the two in their product specs, which is somewhat misleading.

The LS221H has a specified response time of 2 milliseconds (GtG) which means that it has a fast matrix with response time compensation. The RTC technology has one downside, though. It may provoke specific visual artifacts that show up as white trails behind moving objects. You will see below if these artifacts are strong on the LS221H.

Design and Ergonomics

In my opinion, the leather trim and the black lacquer surface are by far not the most remarkable feature of the monitor’s exterior. In nearly every other monitor the LCD matrix is sunken into the front panel of the case, the plastic bezel being 2-3 millimeters above the surface of the screen. In the LS221H the protective glass covers not just the screen but the entire front panel. The LCD matrix is pressed tight to it from the inside, creating an impression that the screen is flush with the surface of the monitor’s case. Although not very conspicuous from a distance, this effect looks original and beautiful when you are close, making the monitor even slimmer visually than it really is.

ASUS says the glass has a Mohs hardness of 9. The Mohs scale goes from talc (hardness of 1) through diamond (hardness of 10) and characterizes the scratch resistance of various minerals through the ability of a harder material to scratch a softer material. The hardness of 9 corresponds to corundum (also known as ruby or sapphire). If calculated in absolute values, corundum is twice as hard as topaz (8) but diamond (10) is four times as hard as corundum. For comparison, ordinary glass has a Mohs hardness of about 5, and the protective glass of the LS221H is eight times as hard as it.

I did not try to scratch my sample, but according to ASUS, this monitor will resist steel (a Mohs hardness of 7) and sandpaper (8). I guess parents of little children are going to appreciate this feature.

The monitor’s exterior is restrained but not boring. The design of the protective glass leaves a very nice impression. Then, ASUS’s designers have done a good job with the chrome elements. The horizontal silvery strip does not irritate your eye with too much glitter but also prevents the front panel from being a dull black smudge. The monitor is indeed trimmed with brown leather below the chrome strip. Although it is advertised as one of the key features in the LS221H design, it is not much impressive – just different from other monitors in color and texture. You cannot even tell that it is leather rather than just quality plastic from a distance of 1 meter and more.

I guess the biggest spoiling elements in the design of this product are the shiny stickers under the buttons and in the top left corner. They do not agree with the premium status of the LS221H (a good thing must be an advertisement in and of itself without any stickers) but you can easily tear them off.

To sum up, this monitor is meant for people who prefer an exterior design that is stern, original, and not too fanciful.

The monitor is indeed slim, although I wouldn’t bet that it is the slimmest model in the world. At least it does not make some special impression when viewed in profile.

The stand allows to adjust the tilt of the screen only.

The back panel of the case is empty save for the ASUS logo. The connectors are integrated into the stand, making it non-detachable. However, you can wall-mount the monitor by folding its stand parallel to the screen and attaching a VESA-compatible mount to the stand’s bottom.

The ring-shaped stand has multicolored integrated LEDs that are shining when the monitor is turned on. Their color depends on the currently selected Splendid mode. This highlighting is not too bright but has no practical value, either. You can turn it off in the monitor’s menu.

More Info : http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/monitors/display/asus-lg_2.html#sect0

About Nehalem Microarchitecture?

We have known for a long time that in 2008 we will see Intel processors on new microarchitecture. We first learned about it two years ago, when Intel introduced their “Tick-Tock” concept, according to which we get new processor manufacturing process or new microarchitecture every year. Last year, Intel introduced Penryn processor family that was a refresh of Core microarchitecture: these CPUs were made with 45nm process using hafnium-based high-k dielectrics. Therefore, this year we should see new Nehalem microarchitecture represented by desktop Bloomfield processors.
Alternating new manufacturing process with the development of new microarchitectures allowed Intel to avoid delays with new processor launches. That is why a year from the announcement of Penryn processors we are ready to talk about processor innovations again: the launch of CPUs with Nehalem microarchitecture is getting closer day by day.

Taking into account how important this event actually is, we decided to split our review of this long-anticipated solution into several parts. Today we are going to talk about the technological and architectural peculiarities of Nehalem microarchitecture and in a few days we will offer you analysis of Nehalem performance in real applications and discussion of its other practical features.

General Principles of Nehalem Microarchitecture

Before we get acquainted with a promising Nehalem microarchitecture, we would like to say a few words about the reasons for its arrival. Although they have been working on it for a long time, Intel hardly intended to announce CPUs based on it only for the sake of sticking to their own “Tick-Tock” schedule. It seems that even though Core microarchitecture has been extremely successful, there is something about it that doesn’t quite satisfy the microprocessor giant any more. And these reasons are not superficial. Core processors have a lot of advantages, sell very well and are way ahead of the competitor’s solutions.

It turns out that a serious drawback of Core microarchitecture that makes Intel very unhappy is their non-modular design. Being a continuation of the mobile Pentium M CPUs, Core 2 microprocessors were initially designed as dual-core semiconductor dies. When they started making multi-core Core 2 and Xeon solutions later on, they discovered several drawbacks of this approach. Quad-core and recently released 6-core processors on Core microarchitecture were simply composed or several dual-core dies that had difficulties communicating with one another. Separate cores exchanged data through system memory, which resulted in serious delays caused by limited processor bus bandwidth.

Another bottleneck surfaced in multi-processor systems. Although Intel had already solved the problem of sharing the system bus between processors by launching new chipsets providing an individual bus to each processor, the performance of these systems would often be limited by insufficient memory bus bandwidth. We could see this problem even in Skulltrail platform targeted for computer enthusiasts, not to mention high-performance workstations and servers.

In other words, increasing the systems performance by adding more processor cores to CPUs and more processors to the systems would have sooner or later brought Intel to a dead end, despite the fact that contemporary Core microarchitecture seemed very successful overall. That is why Intel is working real hard to switch to new Nehalem microarchitecture that solved the above described structural problems in the first place. Nehalem’s key peculiarities that immediately catch your eye are integrated memory controller and new bus with point-to-point topology called Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) that not only connects the processor with the chipset but also connects directly several CPUs with one another.

All these innovations remind us of the AMD processors’ structure: a few years ago AMD discovered the advantages of integrating the memory controller into the CPU and connecting the CPUs with one another in multi-processor systems. However, even though Intel is currently the one catching up, Intel CPU cores have been offering higher performance since the launch of Core microarchitecture.

Nehalem’s second important innovation is the modular CPU design. In fact, the actual microarchitecture consists only of a few building blocks that will be used to form a processor at the final design and production stage. This set of building blocks includes a processor core with an L2 cache, L3 cache, QPI bus controller, memory controller, graphics core, etc.


The appropriate blocks will be put together within a single semiconductor die and presented as a solution for this or that market segment. For example, the Bloomfield CPU we are going to discuss fairly soon consists of four cores, an L3 cache, a memory controller and one QPI bus controller.


Server processors with the same microarchitecture that should be announced in early 2009 will have up to eight cores, up to four QPI bus controllers for multi-processor systems, L3 cache and a memory controller. The upcoming budget Nehalem processors scheduled to come out in H2 2009 will have two cores, a memory controller, a graphics core and DMI bus controller connecting the processor directly to the South Bridge. These are far not the only possible modifications. We referred to them to illustrate how flexible Nehalem microarchitecture is.


New principles in platform and processor design are certainly a significant but far not the only innovation arriving with the new Intel microarchitecture. A lot of changes have been made to the main part of a CPU: its computational core. Although Nehalem processor cores may be regarded only as enhanced cores with Core microarchitecture, they still support a lot of new technologies and boast numerous improvements. They provide Nehalem processors with higher “pure” performance. Among important innovations we should mention SMT (Simultaneous Multi-Threading), which is similar to Hyper-Threading technology that allows processing two computational threads simultaneously in a single core. We should also point out support of new SSE4.2 instructions, more efficient branch prediction algorithms, larger internal buffers, more efficient and faster cache-memory.

Summing up everything we have just said, let’s once again list the major distinguishing features of the new CPUs from Nehalem family:

* Two, four or eight cores;
* More advanced computational cores than those of Core based processors;
* SMT technology that allows processing two computational threads simultaneously in a single core;
* Three levels of cache-memory: 64KB L1 cache per core, 256KB L2 cache per core, up to 24MB shared L3 cache;
* Integrated memory controller supporting several DDR3 SDRAM channels;
* Monolithic design: the CPU consists of a single semiconductor die;
* 45nm production process;
* Possibility to integrated a graphics core into the CPU;
* New QPI bus with point-to-point topology connecting the processor with the chipset or the processors with one another;
* Modular structure.

Now that we have briefly discussed the general concept of the new microarchitecture, let’s take a closer look at the individual parts of the CPU based on it.


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Intel DX58SO

We first learned about the features of the Intel DX58SO mainboard back in early November 2008, right after the NDA lift and before the official launch of the new Intel platform. Our article called “New Hit from Remake King: Intel Core i7 Review” contain a short chapter devoted to this mainboard. However, this solution turned out very interesting and quite unique that is why we decided to devote the whole separate article to the numerous features and functionality of the flagship LGA1366 Intel board from the extreme series.

We have already reviewed quite a few LGA1366 mainboards by now and they all have a lot in common. It is quite natural because all of them are based on the same exact Intel X58 Express core logic set, support Intel Core i7 processors and DDR3 SDRAM. Each mainboard has its own peculiarities, but they all have a lot of features in common. The main impression we have from Intel DX58SO is that it is totally different from all other solutions. The differences are present in every aspect: PCB layout, BIOS structure and functionality, even the accessories bundled with the board are different. A different mainboard doesn’t necessarily mean a bad mainboard, but it always implies unusual and therefore interesting.


Package and Accessories

The box Intel DX58SO mainboard ships in doesn’t strike you with large size or extravagant design, flip-open front covers or clear windows. The company believes that the packaging should serve two primary purposes: protect its contents from transportation damages and inform the potential user of what is inside. The box copes perfectly well with both these tasks, and everything else is excessive luxury.



The back of the box contains a photo of the Intel DX58SO mainboard, a list of its features and peculiarities and a description of included accessories:



If we mention everything that we found inside the box, it will be a pretty long but not very interesting list. That is why we decided to mention only those accessories that have certain practical value for us, as users. The bundle includes the following items:

* Four Serial ATA cables with metal locks and L-shaped connectors;
* A kit for the North Bridge heatsink including a 40x40x20 mm fan, plastic frame and retention screws;
* A decorative cover for the chipset South Bridge heatsink;
* I/O Shield for the rear panel;
* Large colorful poster with installation instructions;
* A sticker with connectors description to be put on the inner side of the case;
* DVD disk with software and drivers;
* DVD disk with Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter game.





I have to say that it is a pretty modest bundle for a flagship mainboard, not taking into account the whole bunch of marketing booklets and materials also included with the board. As you may have already noticed, the traditional paper manual is not included with the board. Its electronic version is available on the DVD disk with drivers. It also contains a rather long list of additional software:

* Acronis True Image 11 Home
* Adobe Acrobat Reader
* CyberLink Live Premium
* Diskeeper 9 Home Edition
* DivX Pro for Windows
* Dolby Control Center
* Intel Desktop Control Center
* Intel Integrator Assistant
* Kaspersky AntiVirus
* Kingsoft Antivirus
* Kingsoft Powerword
* Norton 360
* PlayXpert
* Windows Installer 3.1

So, what do we have here in the end? When you buy Intel DX58SO mainboard, you don’t pay extra for pretty box design – that’s a plus. We don’t spend money on excessive amount of cables and adapters. We can easily get all that, if and when we need it. Instead, the board is bundled with a fan and a retention kit for its installation on top of the chipset North Bridge heatsink. Usually we have to arrange additional cooling ourselves, but here it has been taken care of for us, so it is an advantage as well. And finally, it is really cool to get so much free software. The list above contains a few pretty useful tools that are not available for free. Some of you wish they included a bracket with a few extra USB ports, some may be upset to see no connecting bridges for the multi-graphics card configurations, but overall, our first impressions are highly positive with the exception of marketing materials that are rarely useful or interesting.

Source Info : http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/intel-dx58so.html

DFI LANPARTY DK X58-T3eH6 LGA1366 Mainboard

The term “dark horse” began as horse racing parlance. A dark horse is a race horse that is not known to gamblers and thus is difficult to place betting odds on. This way it has nothing to do with the horse’s color, unlike the hero of our today’s article. DFI LANPARTY DK X58-T3eH6 mainboard belongs to “LANPARTY DK” series, where “DK” stands for “dark” that is why the well-known saying came to mind. However, let’s not hurry to draw the conclusions just yet. There is some probability that the not very well-known DFI LANPARTY DK X58-T3eH6 will outperform all the LGA1366 mainboards we tested before and take the first place in this unofficial but obvious competition. Well, the review will answer all our questions and we are going to start it, as usual, with taking a look at the products and its packaging.

Package and Accessories

The box with DFI LANPARTY DK X58-T3eH6 mainboard looks quite ordinary. Thin colorful slip-cover hides a white box of thick cardboard that contains the mainboard with all bundled accessories:


Additional stickers on the front of the box tell us that they have fixed Intel OC power off issue and included Smart Connectors into the accessories bundle – a block of connectors with explanatory marking that makes it much easier to connect front panel cables, USB and IEEE1394 ports to the board. The back of the box tells a little more about a few other distinguishing features of this product.



Inside the box we find a mainboard, of course, and the following accessories:

* Round FDD and PATA hard drive cables that glow in UV light;
* A pair of fluorescent SATA cables that also glow in UV light and a power splitter for two SATA devices;
* Bridges for Nvidia SLI and ATI CrossFireX graphics configurations;
* Smart Connectors set;
* Four replacement jumper caps with long tails;
* I/O Shield for the back panel;
* Brief manual for Auto Boost System technology and brief assembly guide, both in several different languages;
* A DVD disk with drivers and software.


You are already familiar with one DFI mainboard on Intel X58 Express chipset that we have reviewed before: see our DFI LanParty JR X58-T3H6 MicroATX LGA1366 Mainboard Review for details. So, it is totally natural that we will try to compare them with one another from time to time. Speaking of the boards’ accessories bundles, we can conclude that they are practically identical. The only difference is that DFI LANPARTY DK X58-T3eH6 has more Smart Connectors: it features an additional IEEE1394 and an extra USB connector.

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New VGA Coolers from Zalman

The Korean Zalman Company doesn’t need a special introduction, I assume. The cooling systems from this well-known manufacturer have been in the market for a long time already and have won the computer enthusiasts’ hearts. These days each new product from Zalman is being expected as something supernatural to say the least of it. It is sad however, that Zalman hasn’t really launched anything really impressive from the overclockers’ standpoint lately dealing mostly with the modifications of the already existing cooling solutions.

But today we are not going to discuss the efficiency of these modifications, but would like to introduce to you a true Zalman newcomer – VNF100 VGA cooling solution.
Package and Accessories

Flat carton box Zalman VNF100 comes in is pretty small and is designed in light color gamma. The front side of the box has the cooler model name written on it alongside with the 0dBA of generated noise and the list of graphics accelerators this solution is incompatible with:
On the back side of the back you can find a list of Zalman VNF100 key features and technical specifications.

Inside the box there is a transparent plastic casing that holds the main cooler component – the Zalman VNF100 heatsink. All accessories are packed in a separate box:


Among the accessories coming with the Zalman VNF100 there are the following things:


* Six plastic washer pads;
* Zalman logo sticker;
* A set of low-profile aluminum heatsinks for the BGA memory of the graphics card;
* A set of retention screws and rubber ring-pads;
* Two tubes of Zalman CLS850 thermal grease;
* The assembly and installation manual;
* Socket A and Socket B retention types for different graphics cards;
* Decorative Zalman heatsink pad;
* Aluminum base.

Now let’s take a look at the Zalman VNF100 cooler.

Info >> http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/zalman-gigabyte-vga.html#sect0

OCZ Z-Series

OCZ has introduced four Z-Series power supplies, these units are available in 850W and 1000W models with and without modular cables. They set themselves apart from the pack by offering 80 Plus Gold certification, test reports from 80 Plus indicate the modular 1000W model features an efficiency of 88.23 percent at 20 percent load, 90.93 percent at 50 percent load and 89.20 percent at full load. The test report of the modular 850W unit shows this model has an efficiency of 88.04 percent at 20 percent load, 90.63 percent at half load and 89.06 percent at full load.

The OCZ Z-Series PSUs are cooled by a 135mm fan and are certified to operate at industrial levels (50°C). The 1000W model features one powerful 83A +12V rail, while the 850W model has a 71A rail. Both models come with a 5-year warranty.

ASRock Two 785G

The AMD 785G has been available for sale off and on over the past few weeks along with product previews at various sites. Our preview was short as driver and BIOS problems kept us from providing additional detail on the chipset capabilities. We originally expected the launch date to be in late August but it is "officially" launching in a few days. As such, we have been busy testing this small wonder of silicon with a variety of driver sets since our first boards arrived earlier in the month.

Unfortunately, right up until the last driver release on Wednesday, testing has not been as smooth as we expected for a chipset that is more evolutionary than revolutionary. However, the final pieces of the puzzle are coming together now as we work on the initial chipset review and then an extensive motherboard roundup featuring several boards expected to be available on launch day or shortly thereafter.

BIOS releases are also coming at a fast and furious pace as final tuning adjustments are completed with C1E/CnQ and core unlocking capabilities at the top of the refinement list. Gigabyte and ASUS provided their first samples earlier this month and then we started to wonder if other products would be available on the new launch date. Fortunately, products from a variety of suppliers started arriving late this week with more to come early next week. Exactly what products will be available at launch is something we will discuss in the 785G article.

In the meantime, ASRock is introducing two 785G motherboards today. The M3A785GXH/128M features an ATX design equipped with the SB710 Southbridge, 16GB of DDR3 support, 128MB of DDR3 SidePort memory, three PCIe x16 slots (x16/x4 or x8,x8,x4), single PCIe x1 slot, and two PCI slots. The usual assortment of Gigabit LAN, 8-channel HD audio, AOD/ACC functions, HDMI/DVI/VGA output, and six SATA 3Gb/s ports are included.

The M3A785GMH/128M features a uATX design that is equipped with similar specifications to its ATX sibling. The primary difference being the layout with a single x16 PCIe 2.0 slot, single PCIe x1 slot, and two PCI slots. Both boards fully support ASRock’s Instant Boot, EZ OC, and IES technologies. They are also EuP (Energy using Product) and Windows 7 hardware ready. We will have a full review of both boards in early August.

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ASUS P7P55D Deluxe

Another day, another P55 motherboard preview although technically it is just a pictorial preview due to NDA requirements. I know, this is fast becoming a been there, done that event as it seems only ASUS and Gigabyte are currently previewing boards. However, this should change as MSI, ASRock, EVGA, Biostar, and even ECS have some interesting products that we hope to provide early coverage on shortly. Like me, you are probably wondering when all of this will end and we can get straight to the numbers, technology, and features of the P55 motherboards. Honestly, even that date is under NDA, but just bear with us for a few more weeks.

ASUS will have one of (if not) the widest range of product offerings based on the P55 chipset at launch. They will cover the gamut from entry level motherboards featuring the PRO series, to the mid-range with the EVO branding, then stepping up to the high end with the Deluxe products, and finally addressing the enthusiast sector with the ROG series. Final pricing is not yet available but based on chipset pricing and market conditions, expect to see P55 boards starting at $120 and topping out around $239 at launch.

ASUS was kind enough to visit with us last week and we had the opportunity to play with the P7P55D Deluxe motherboard. All we can say right now is that this motherboard deserves to be on the top of your wish list at product launch. This particular motherboard features ASUS' Xtreme Design initiative. This technology consists of their Turbo V, Turbo Key, Xtreme Phase, Anti-EMI, and StackCool 3+ features that we will outline in detail at product launch. Overall, the most impressive part of the package for the enthusiast will be the updated Turbo V application and improved PWM design. It certainly shows on this board with Bclks easily hitting the 245+ range along with memory clocking above 2500MHz.

Taking a quick look around this board, we find the overall layout is excellent and designed with CrossFire X or SLI users in mind or those who value expansion capabilities over multi-GPU performance. ASUS utilizes the VIA VT6308P chipset for IEEE 1394a support, VIA VT2020 (BD192/24 ENVY HD) 10-channel HD audio codec (8+2 Streaming) with support for DTS Surround Sensation, and the Realtek 8112L/8110SC Gigabit LAN controllers for LAN operation including support for AI NET2. Why manufacturers will not utilize the native Intel Gigabit LAN support in the P55 is beyond us.

The VIA VT2020 actually provides nice onboard audio support with better output quality (subjective) than the standard Realtek ALC888/889 series. If the drivers come up to speed, we will have another competitive choice in on-board audio after ADI pulled out of the market last year. The board also features 14 USB 2.0 ports (six headers/ eight ports on the I/O panel) and support for up to 16GB of dual-channel DDR3 memory with standard BIOS support up to DDR3-2133. ASUS also included power-on/reset/clear CMOS switches for the open bench crowd.

There are several features located in the memory slot area. First off, the memory slots feature ASUS' Q-DIMM single latch module technology that allows the video card to be placed along the edge of the memory slots without installation headaches. ASUS continues to offer their MemOK! technology that will reset the memory timings to safe values in case the user settings are too aggressive causing the system not to POST. While it sounds impressive, we have yet to need it as the BIOS recovery system will typically kick in and reset the board to stock values correctly.

The OV DRAM, OV IMC, and OV CPU switches lets the user override the BIOS limits on these settings, which are already more than high enough to void warranties or damage your CPU. However, for those needing that extra voltage, these switches could come into play for extreme overclocks.
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The P7P55D Deluxe features six (light blue) SATA 3Gb/s ports provided by the P55 chipset that feature RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 support along with Intel’s new version 9 Matrix Storage technology. The dark blue and white SATA connectors are powered by the JMicron JMB322 3Gb/s SATA chipset that features their Drive Xpert Technology for instant backup and simultaneous access to data with twin drives. The black SATA 3Gb/s port and IDE port are provided by the JMicron JMB363 chipset. The Marvell 6G chipset was originally scheduled for this board but has been removed until Marvell sorts their problems out.

The board features two PCIe 2.0 x1 slots, two PCI slots, and three PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (x16/x4 or x8/x8/x4). The x4 PCIe slot is provided by the P55 chipset and is not designed for optimal graphic’s performance. In fact, NVIDIA has pulled SLI support for this slot and we expect AMD to do the same for CrossFire X due to performance reasons. The layout of the PCI/PCIe slots is very good and allows for a single PCIe x1, PCIe x4, and PCI slot when running SLI or CrossFire.

The CPU area is uncluttered for the most part and a push/pull CPU fan/heatsink design like the Vigor Monsoon III will not interfere with low-rise (heatsinks) memory in the first DIMM slot. The back of the board is clean and we expect various air/water coolers that require a back plate to work fine. What we would like to see is Socket 775 mounting holes on this board as an option as yet another socket change is wearing thin on us. ASUS is utilizing a 16-phase power system that has allowed easy 245+ Bclk rates in early testing. For the more extreme overlcocking crowd, the capacitors around the CPU socket could present problems, but this is a trend we have noticed with all P55 boards to date.

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Zotac's Ion Rev 2

A little over two months ago NVIDIA and Zotac unveiled the world's first mini-ITX motherboard based on the Ion platform, err chipset. NVIDIA's Ion, as you may remember is a rebranded NVIDIA's GeForce 9300 chipset with integrated graphics, currently run alongside Intel's Atom processor.Zotac's Ion is a mini-ITX motherboard based on Intel's Atom + NVIDIA's Ion and fared rather well in our initial review.

As a bedroom HTPC or even something technically powerful enough to run a real home theater, Zotac had a winner with its Ion - there was just one problem: wake-on-USB didn't work. If Zotac's Ion went to sleep, moving your mouse, hitting a key on your keyboard or pressing a button on your media center remote wouldn't wake it back up.

The initial revision of the motherboard powered the USB ports through the 5V rail off of the power supply. When the motherboard enters S3 sleep (Suspend to RAM), 5V power is shut off and thus the USB ports can't respond to any activity.

Zotac has since redesigned the PCB (Printed Circuit Board) and connected standby power to the USB ports. Now when the motherboard enters S3, the USB ports still have power and can wake the system up if there's any activity on a USB device.

NVIDIA sent me an updated Zotac motherboard, "easily" identified by markings on the back of the motherboard:



My original Zotac board wouldn't wake up if I had my Logitech G5 USB mouse or my Dell USB keyboard connected to any of the USB ports. The new one springs to life like a good little HTPC motherboard. The good news? The problem is fixed. The bad news? As far as I can tell there's no way to tell you have a new motherboard without first opening the box.

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Toshiba Unveils Half-Terabyte Energy-Efficient 2.5-inch HDD

While there is a lot to like about SSDs, such as their durability, good performance and potentially low power consumption, getting a SSD currently can still be pretty expensive. As many of us wait for SSDs to become more affordable, traditional hard drives remain the mainstay for many notebooks users, especially for those with large storage needs.

Toshiba claims the noise reduction and increased durability of these new 2.5 inch drives is, in part, due to the use of advanced servo techniques and mechanical design enhancements. Noise levels are rated at 25 dB during both seek and idle modes for the 320 GB, 400 GB and 500 GB drives. The smaller 250 GB, 160 GB and 120 GB drives have a noise level of 19 db and 20 dB for idle and seek mode, respectively. For added shock protection, the new drives also offer free-fall sensor options that can protect the drives from accidental drops.

Performance-wise, the new drives offer average seek times of 12 ms, have an 8 MB buffer memory, use the SATA 3.0 Gb/s interface and spin at 5,400 RPM. While the performance of these drives may not compare to that of 7,200 RPM drives, or for that matter modern SSDs, they use only a modest 1.4-watts of power in read/write mode and just 1.7-watts in seek mode.

Compared to Toshiba’s current 400 GB hard drive, the new Toshiba hard drives use 0.5-watt less power, which could make them a great choice if you are trying to increase your notebook’s battery life. For added comparison, Western Digital offers a similarly spec’d 500 GB drive, the WD5000BEVT, which has a power dissipation of 2.5-watts during read and write modes.

The new 500 GB hard drive from Toshiba has the model name MK5055GSX, with the smaller capacities following the same MK-55GSX nomenclature. Expect to see more about these drives later on in January at CES 2009, with the drives shipping in production volumes to OEMs and distributors in December 2008.

New Samsung 1 TB HDD

Samsung sent over a press release revealing the new Spinpoint F3 line of high-density hard drives that only use two platters. Operating at 7200 RPM rotational speed, the new line provides up to 1 TB (Terabyte) of storage, meaning the drive's two platter disks would consist of 500 GB each. By using only two disks, the drives use less power and offers 30-percent higher performance than a three-platter drive in the same 3.5-inch form factor.

“Our customers require not only additional capacity but also high performance for their server and desktop storage systems, while promoting a green environment,” said Choel-Hee Lee, vice president of marketing, Storage Systems Division, Samsung Electronics. “The massive capacity-per-platter and high-performance features of the new Spinpoint F3 make it an attractive solution for driving the growth of high-density storage.”

Samsung also stated that the Spinpoint F3 series is compliant with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances directive (RoHS), and uses SilentSeek and NoiseGuard to "achieve a quiet operation system." The drives also use a 3.0 Gbps SATA interface, Native Command Queuing features, and a 16 MB / 32 MB buffer memory.

The 1 TB Spinpoint F3 drive is scheduled to ship in August, however the 500 GB version (using 250 GB per platter we assume) is now available worldwide.

HTC Releases Leo, Mega and Non-Smartphone

HTC seems to always equated with the smartphone. Start with the manufacturers of Windows Mobile-based handsets to various manufacturers, HTC intends to sell the phone under its brand and become a major player in the competitive mobile handset. However, it seems Taiwan is now the company is being set up mobile first non-smartphone.

Device according to HTC will have the same form with the HTC Viva and run on the operating system itself is built by HTC. HTC also explain that the device will be equipped with new features and touchscreen features TouchFlo from HTC. Series of non-smartphone from HTC also become competitors as well as Nokia Series 40 devices which market segment the non-smartphone.

While HTC is also being set up non-smartphone phone, HTC in 2009 also make this new handset is given the code name "Leo" and "Mega". However, the information specification of both still do not have official confirmation from HTC. While this is HTC Leo akan similar to the HTC Touch Diamond 2, who also works in Windows Mobile 6.5 system. This means that the quality of the HTC akan Leo is in the top of the Mega, Mega HTC is still in the mid-end range with a QVGA screen and Windows Mobile 6.5 support.

Sony Ericsson P990i

Now present Sony Ericsson P990i mobile phone, with a smooth design that is integrated with the QWERTY keyboard, combined with the latest mobile technology from Sony Ericsson. Cool Smartphone has a 2MP camera, music player, business card scanner, video recording, and support network UMTS/3G and Wi-Fi. However, Sony Ericsson has a form that may not be common and may be too small to use, even the price is quite expensive.

Handphone Sony Ericsson P990i smartphone is the latest collaboration from Japan and Sweden, P910a smartphone as a replacement from the United States is not popular anymore. The main features of the Sony Ericsson P990i has support Wi-Fi, with prices ranging $ 849 to $ 1,099. Dimensions P990i mobile phone is sized 4.4 x 2.2 x 1 inch and weight 5.3 oz, it appears smaller than Palm Treo 700p. Participate in the silver color of this phone, especially for the happy with the keypad when the flip akan use QWERTY keyboard.

Specifications Sony Ericsson P990i mobile phone:

* Network:
o GSM Europe / Asia bound phone, supporting both frequencies and one for roaming in America (900/1800/1900 MHz)
o UMTS European / Asian 3G (2100 MHz)
* Data: GPRS / UMTS, 3G
* Dimensions: 4:49 x 2:25 x 0.98 inch (114 x 57 x 25 mm)
* Weight: 5:47 oz (155 g)
* Battery: Li - Ion, 950 mAh, 9 hours talktime, 400 hours Standby
* Display: resolution 240 x 320 pixels, TFT type, color 262 144 colors, touchscreen with stylus and Handwriting recognition
* Camera: 2MP, Auto focus, Flash, Additional camera for video call
* Multimedia:
o Video Playback MPEG4, 3GPP, H.263, Media Player
o Music Player MP3, Media Player
o FM Radio with RDS
* Memory: Memory Stick Duo / Memory Stick Pro Duo 80 MB
* OS: UIQ over Symbian; Symbian 9.1, UIQ 3.0
* Processor: ARM9, 208 MHz
* Input: Full QWERTY Keyboard
* Connections: Internet HTML, Opera 8 Browser, USB, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, Stereo Bluetooth
* Other Features: Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, TO-DO, Stopwatch, World Clock, Timer, Notes, Unit Converter, Voice Dialing, Recording, Speaker Phone, Email IMAP/POP3/SMTP

Handphone Samsung Comeback (SGH-T559)

Equipped with a QWERTY keyboard, T9 predictive input, auto and word completion, the Samsung Mobile and T-Mobile USA on Wednesday (22/07) and the mobile phone text-friendly newest. Comeback Samsung mobile phone, PDA design with the present, with the Pearl White color plum or cherry silver frost, a stylish mobile phone with the flip side combined with a unique QWERTY keyboard inside. Comeback Samsung phone has a screen size on the front measuring 1.0 inch PMOLED with 65.000 colors. While for the screen in berukurun plus 2.7-inch full QWERTY keyboard, 262,000 colors and 240x400 pixel resolution.

Comeback Samsung mobile phone (SGH-T559) is used to easily access email, text, images, video and instant messaging. While the 2 megapixel camera with digital zoom and a network T-Mobile's 3G phone Samsung Comeback is also useful to take a good picture or image upload to social networking site users.

For networks that use Samsung's Comeback berdimensi length 4:33 inch wide x 2.2 inch x 0.73 inch thick this is a GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband). Other interesting features such as access to the full speed of 3G is very fast loading HTML in less than 20 seconds and upload and download video to YouTube without any problems. To record video, the phone can work in 2 pixel resolution of 320x240 and 176x144 pixels.

Samsung Comeback facility also features MP3 player, Flash Lite, GPS, and support for additional memory capacity of 16GB. However, unfortunately, Samsung has designed Comeback microSD card slot which is difficult, because it is under the battery, while the keyboard is also small enough size. Samsung Comeback This battery can also survive for long talk time up to 330 minutes or 5.5 hours and 12.5 days standby. Comeback Samsung phone (SGH-T559) dibandrol this price range with the $ 129.99 through T-Mobile.

Click Android HTC Smartphone

Latest handset has been announced by HTC HTC smartphone to the existence of Click. According to the source site TinhTe Vietnamese, who said that HTC PDA Click this has akan Android operating system, although there is no way a complete specification of the HTC. Still from the same source, Click HTC mentioned that this form has a smaller than a pen, and camera equipped with a 3.5 mm headphone port.

Click HTC smartphone specifications:

* Network: GSM Quad-band (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
* Data: GPRS / EDGE / HSDPA 1.8 Mbit / s / HSDPA 3.6 Mbit / s / HSDPA 7.2 Mbit / s, 3G
* Battery: Li - Ion
* Display: Type TFT, touchscreen features
* Features: MPEG4 video, MP3 music player
* Memory Slot: microSD / microSDHC
* Operating System: Android
* Connections: miniUSB, 802.11b/802.11g WiFi, Bluetooth
* Connector: headphone Jack (3.5mm)
* Other Features: Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, TO-DO, Notes, Voice Recording, Speaker Phone, Email IMAP/POP3/SMTP, GPS

Intel Nehalem will be launched soon

Intel appears to be preparing the launch of the newest security chip, which according to the plan will be ready in August to come. Latest Intel processor chip will implement this architecture Nehalem design with a more promising performance for all types of computers, from laptops, desktop to server.

The latest chip technology from Intel is designed to be able to overcome the bottleneck problem that is very in the performance of each processor. In addition, this technology also Nehalem chip can execute more tasks to the needs of the power consumption is lower.

According to Digitimes, the chip giant will begin implementing the micro-architecture design of a new series on this new desktop and laptop on board, starting in September is akan datang. Intel will launch the desktop quad-core processor with the code-name Lynnfield in early September, then followed with a laptop processor with quad-core code-name Clarksfield on next weekend. This second processor, the Lynnfield and Clarksfield are made with 45 nanometer technology practice, the next plan will make it to the Intel 32 nanometer technology.

In addition, Intel will also launch the processor chip for the newest class ultra thin laptop, the SU2300 and Celeron Celeron 743 in September to come.

Bluetooth Audio Player Plus from Sony Ericsson watches

This is the hour hand of the first portable with a Bluetooth access services. This watch was created by Sony Ericsson, although perhaps not the quality as well as popular brand watches, such as TAG Heuer, Rolex or RADO. However, the hour hand of this device can provide fun and eye-CATCHING, when all control is in the hands of the user, such as a call or come to control the audio player, and certainly related to the time.

Device hardware is given the name Sony Ericsson MBW-200 Evening Classic, a device that follow the style of modern women manufacture Sony Ericsson. Design a stylish and elegant to be the special attraction of watches MBW-200 Evening Classic this. However, watches with Bluetooth access this material made from skin that may be less good. Inlay stone placed in the digits 12 appear normal. Meanwhile, other advantages, a charger connector on the bottom of the hour, the battery can be charged and re-use the 'clip' and a small wall-standard Sony Ericsson charger. Terpdata some of the buttons on the left side of the device used to control the audio player, while on the right hand side is the key function of hours.

Excess watch Sony Ericsson MBW-200 Evening Classic:

* Ease audio player control
* Easy to identify if there is incoming call
* Useful when away from your mobile phone

Disadvantages:

* Design that is normal
* Model of
* Do not show the sender of the message ID
* Connections can often interfere

Desktop All-In-One Dell Vostro

Dell has launched the PC-me All-in-one vostro intended to help small business to reduce the dependence of the PC desktop. Dell vendor decisions are used to build the devices all-in-one desired by the business. "A small businessman in the world has been predicted that the use of ultra small desktop, and all-in-one will be increased to 38 percent of the overall desktop market in the year 2013. Desktop solutions all-in-one is able to help Dell to migrate from the regular desktop. "Said Richard Shim, research manager for IDC.

Dell claims that the desktop devices all-in-one this vostro akan 3x more space in the user table, but still remain in the full specification of the PC desktop. Dell vostro this version will be sold in display size 17inch, 18.5inch and 19 inch, also the option processor, Intel graphics card, 2GB memory DDR2, 80GB hard drive and up to 250GB. Other options are the Dell vostro as Wi-Fi, and optical drive.

User can also select the operating system that will be used, such as Ubuntu or Windows Vista Home or Windows Vista Business, and the latest operating system, Windows 7. Like all product vostro, vostro device all-in-one will attend the event through August 23 start EMEA future, along with the price to be announced.

Asus P6X58 Premium, Motherbard First USB 3.0 Support

Asus is ready for release device P6X58 Premium motherboard with the main features 2 port USB 3.0 SuperSpeed. Motherboard Asus Premium P6X58 also support the Core i7 processor, 6 slot DDR3, 3 PCI Express slots, and SATA 3.0 interface with transfer speed of 6GB / s. However, unfortunately, Asus has not released pricing information and date of the official launch of Asus motherboards P6X58 Premium this. Now developers can use the hardware P6X58 Asus Premium motherboard with a port facility SuperSpeed USB 3.0, with the color blue and the port connector on the gray image.

Asus motherboard is the first hardware with dual-port USB 3.0 SuperSpeed, while the chipset for USB 3.0 is the first NEC μPD720200. Images are listed in the blue connector USB 3.0 port and the other black USB 2.0.

Asus Deluxe P6TD, Support Intel Core i7 and 24GB RAM

Asus motherboard has been released "xtreme Design" series with the newest name P6TD Deluxe, which is compatible with the CPU Core i7 and Core i7 Extreme, DDR3 2000 support RAM 24GB capacity with 6 DIMM slots, 3 PCI Express 2.0, and 14 USB 2.0 ports, for create more compact motherboard. Asus also adds Cool3 + Stack cooler that is able to control the heat, as well as additional fluid cooler and a few variations of the system overclocking.

Hardware P6TD Deluxe Asus motherboard has support Intel Socket 1366 based on Intel Core i7, including Extreme Edition support the Intel Dynamic Speed technology. Asus Deluxe Motherboard P6TD xtreme has features that ensure that the use of power that is stable, and Turbo V process to support real-time dynamic.

Connection prepared for Asus Deluxe motherboard P6TD as dual gigabit Ethernet, NVIDIA SLI and ATI CrossFireX, eSATA and FireWire port, port S / PDIF optical and coaxial, and 6 port SATA 3Gb / s. Model P6TD Deluxe motherboard is equipped with Intel X58 chipset, support for a stable system performance and better control of multi-core processing power and managed effectively. For the price this motherboard in India, Asus provides a range of Rs. 21.350, or $ 440

Encore, Save Energy New Processor Has Been Developed

Scientists at a university in Scotland has made a microprocessor that can create energy MP3 player and mobile phone 4g more efficient. Encore, the microprocessor that provides faster, but using the power and storage space is less than the same devices in the market. Meanwhile, scientists at the University of Edinburgh is to save the microprocessor a silicon chip to run the prototype in the lab.

Professor Nigel Topham's School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh at the same time develop a microprocessor Encore, revealed that this project developed from the computer, and feel happy because the chip is able to work with stable and with low power consumption. "If this device is used in the mobile phone will increase the durability of batteries, although not yet known how long it is able to survive. This processor has a low consumption compared to other commercial processor, and the user can customize processor and add the applications that can run. "Topham said.

Encore microprocessor hardware devices have been developed during the 4 years as part of a project sponsored by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), to investigate the development of new methods of computer devices.

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Scientists at a university in Scotland has made a microprocessor that can create energy MP3 player and mobile phone 4g more efficient. Encore, the microprocessor that provides faster, but using the power and storage space is less than the same devices in the market. Meanwhile, scientists at the University of Edinburgh is to save the microprocessor a silicon chip to run the prototype in the lab.

Professor Nigel Topham's School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh at the same time develop a microprocessor Encore, revealed that this project developed from the computer, and feel happy because the chip is able to work with stable and with low power consumption. "If this device is used in the mobile phone will increase the durability of batteries, although not yet known how long it is able to survive. This processor has a low consumption compared to other commercial processor, and the user can customize processor and add the applications that can run. "Topham said.

Encore microprocessor hardware devices have been developed during the 4 years as part of a project sponsored by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), to investigate the development of new methods of computer devices.

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Info Samsung Hummingbird

Intrinsity and Samsung have worked together to prepare for the fastest processor that is intended for devices like the Apple iPhone. Processor chip developed by Samsung and Instrinsity based in Austin, Texas is the same as the processor in the iPhone 3GS, the ARM Cortex A8 processor 600MHz. Company to license ARM chip design sparing energy now have started to use by chip suppliers, including Samsung, Texas Instruments, Qualcomm, and Nvidia.

Fastest chip processor and Samsung's creation is given a name Intrinsity Hummingbird, which later can be applied in the iPhone or similar device. "Samsung to create a Hummingbird in S5PC100 with the design without any changes. Previously, the design is already in S5PC100 iPhone 3GS, and for the next edition of iPhone will have a clock speed up to 1GHz. "Said Tom R. Halfhill, senior analyst of the Microprocessor Report.

Halfhill added that Samsung will use the Hummingbird for smartphone of the future, especially for future Apple devices. One advantages of this chip Hummingbird is associated with the clock speed, something that is not supported in the design of ARM, where the ARM chip speak concerning power efficiency, not high performance.

"However, it has now changed, Design core mobile processor more focused on performance, high clock speed, and energy efficiency." Pillowslip Jae Cheol Son, vice president Soc Development Platform, from Samsung Electronics. Hummingbird In this chip, to obtain the 1GHz clock speed required 45nm manufacturing process, is smaller than the chip that uses the current 65nm process. The smaller, more rapid and more efficient use of energy. Hummingbird chip concept is possible to use the mobile application processor or main processor in the smartphone starting in 2013.

Acer Aspire One Pro 531 Good product

Acer netbook product brand that has been released, Aspire One Pro 531, has the same style with the Acer TravelMate Timeline, which is equally designed for the needs of the business. While consumers usually get netbook with Windows XP Home system, then this Acer mengusung system in Windows XP Professional Pro netbook Aspire One is 531.

Aspire One Netbook Pro 531 has a display resolution of 1.024 x600 pixels and claims the battery can endure up to 7.5 hours. Price netbook Aspire One Pro 531 is 299 pounds with a range of facilities and completeness 1GB memory 160GB hard drive. A 3G modem option is also planned to be installed on the Aspire One netbook this Pro 531.
Meanwhile, the other named products Acer Veriton N260G, a compact computer nettop that can be placed behind the monitor and perfect when used for sekolahan, call center or public library. As netbook, nettop computer is based Veriton N260G Intel Atom processor, and equipped with Wi-Fi network. For the price, around £ 199 to £ 289.

In addition, for the area schools, has been completed nettop Acer Veriton N260G, with LANDesk Classroom Manager, you can control the access to the USB port and provide facilities to teachers for remote access to the engine computer students.

6760 Slide, Mobile Facebook is the same as the Nokia Surge

Nokia has launched a handset for the European market, the Nokia 6760 Slide. Nokia 6760 Slide mobile phone is a Nokia version of the Surge was released in the U.S. last week. Nokia 6760 Slide combine attractive design with the function of social networks such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, and IM to stay close to friends online users. Nokia 6760 Slide mobile phone has a QWERTY keyboard, 2.4 inch QVGA display, 3.2 megapixel camera and support for microSD storage card 2GB. The advantages of the mobile phone Nokia 6760 is a time for up to 5 hours talktime, and up to 500 hours standby. Nokia 6760 Slide is equipped with features A-GPS, email service for Exchange Mail, Google Talk, Windows Live Instant Messaging, and Message Reader. Price Nokia 6760 Slide mobile phone is approximately EUR 199 or $ 283 (not subsidies and tax).

Nokia 6760 Slide Specifications:

* Network:
o Quad-band GSM phone capable of global roaming (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
o UMTS dual-band European / Asian 3G (900/2100 MHz)
* Data: GPRS / EDGE / UMTS / HSDPA 1.8 Mbit / s / HSDPA 3.6 Mbit / s, 3G
* Dimensions: 3.84 x 2:28 x 0.61 inches (97.6 x 58 x 15.6 mm) Size Compare
* Weight: 4:38 oz (124 g)
* Battery: Li - Ion, 1500 mAh, Talktime 5 minutes (300 minutes), Standby 500 hours (21 days)
* Display: 2.4 inch, resolution 240 x 320 pixels, TFT type, color 16 777 216
* Camera: 3.2 megapixel
* Features: Video, Digital zoom, White balance, Multi shot, Effects, Self-timer
* Multimedia:
o Video Playback MPEG4, RealVideo 10, WMV, H.263, H.264
o Music Player MP3, AAC, AAC +, eAAC +, WMA, WAV
o FM Radio
o Full QWERTY Keyboard
* Memory: 120MB internal, microSD / microSDHC, 128 MB RAM / 256 MB ROM
* Operating System: Symbian S60, Symbian 9.3, S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2
* Connections: Internet WAP 2.0, CSS, JavaScript, HTML, XHTML, S60 OSS Browser, microUSB, Bluetooth 2.0, Stereo Bluetooth
* Connector: Headset Jack (2.5mm)
* Other Features: Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, TO-DO, World Clock, Converter, Voice Dialing, Commands, Recording, Speaker Phone, Email IMAP/POP3/SMTP/Microsoft Exchange, GPS

Cool, Watchphone Slim Samsung S9110

Handphone Samsung S9110 can be said as a mobile phone watches (watchphone) is almost similar to the LG GD910. Samsung S9110 is equipped with a 1.76 inch touchscreen display, speakerphone, music player, voice recognition, email and Bluetooth support. One of the advantages of this S9110 phone on display, including the protection of anti-scratch, while in the body of mobile phone stainless steel. With the size of 11.98 mm, watchphone include Samsung S9110 mobile phone with a slim shape and appear in the package design beautiful nan. For the price watchphone Samsung S9110 is around 450 euros or $ 641 in U.S. market

Mobile phone Samsung S9110 Specifications:

* Network: GSM Phone working in Europe / Asia (900/1800 MHz)
* Data: GPRS
* Dimensions: 2:26 x 0:47 x 1.63 inch (57.5 x 41.4 x 11.9 mm)
* Weight: 3:21 oz (91 g)
* Battery: Li - Ion, 630 mAh
* Display: 1.76 inch, resolution 176 x 220 pixels, 262 colors 144 colors, and type TFT touchscreen
* Multimedia: MP3 Music Player
* Memory: 40MB internal
* Connection: USB, Bluetooth 2.1, Stereo Bluetooth
* Other Features: Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, World Clock, Voice, Dialing, Commands, Recording, Speaker Phone, Email

Nexian after NX-G900, Handphone without keyboard

Nexian after NX-G900, Nexian has now released the NX-G990 is almost the same as the PDA. NX-G990 mobile phone does not have a keypad, and the screen is just below the Call button, 4 button navigation, and the End call button. Phone Nexian NX-G990 is indeed unique, with just the touch screen to its touchscreen, the display will show the virtual keypad. Just click on "Click" the number akan dituju, and then click Call icon or pressing Call button as usual. Screen NX-G990 is a unique look with a touch of glass casing and metal. Accents in the glass around the screen, looks like relieve and can be used as a glass mirror.

Other interesting facts that form bobotnya light and comfortable when held in hand. In addition to feature touchscreen, Nexian stylus also provides tools that are stored under the mobile phone body. Phone Nexian NX-G990 is also loaded with music, with the choice of catalog Byplay Single Catalog for player settings. Speaker is on the side of the body, on the left side of the camera, which is able to produce the sound loud and clear. Not have the volume keys on the outside, because the volume icon in the display. All applications are in sound control, and one facility 3.5m headset jack on the left side of the body. Meanwhile there is still 2MP camera with 1600x1200 pixel resolution on the right side of the body, without light, and there is a button to open the automatic camera. Meanwhile, vide recorder can record with a resolution of 352x288 pixels. For the microSD card in near the battery, the SIM card, and a mini USB port on the top, without cover.

When dikoneksikan with a PC, can use the phone as a place of storage, modem, or webcam. However, mobile phone Nexian NX-G990 will automatically restart and die, then the PC can see the phone as 2 drives, ie, in the internal memory and memory card from the phone.

Specification mobile Nexian NX-G990:

* Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
* Form: Bars
* Dimensions: 105x53x13 mm
* Battery: Li-ion 3.7 V 880mAh
* Standby: 4 hours
* Talk time: 4 hours
* Screen: 2.5 ", TFT, 262 thousand color
* Internal Memory: 75MB
* Additional Memory: MicroSD
* Connection broker: mini USB, Bluetooth
* Internet Connection: GPRS
* Camera: 2MP
* Ringtones: Polyphonic
* Phonebook: 1000 entries
* Features a message: SMS (1000 entries), MMS, Chat
* Application: Camera, Image, Video Recorder, Video Player, Audio Player, Sound Recorder, Java, Games (MahJong, Five ball, Magicsushi), E-Book, Calendar, To Do List, Alarm, World Clock, Calculator, Unit Converter , Health, Stopwatch
* Price estimate: Rp. 2.2 million

Sony Ericsson Satio ™, 12 MP Camera Phone

Sony Ericsson apparently akan update soon kameranya series mobile phone with full touchscreen technology. Sony Ericsson mobile phone Satio ™ phone is a 12.1 MP camera with Xenon flash and is able to focus on the intuitive touch of a shooting beresolusi high accuracy with the amazing results.

Sony Ericsson mobile phone Satio this mengusung ™ touch screen technology (touchscreen) to access almost the entire menu of favorites. To reach the menu of TV shows, videos, podcasts and media player, by Sony Ericsson Satio ™ fully access is done through touch screen technology.

In addition to the big screen is 3.5 'in 16 million colors of the Sony Ericsson Satio ™ presents the image sharp and clear, so very comfortable to the eye. Panel of the standby phone is also easier for users to go directly to the menu like it.

The following is a brief description of the feature-feature of the Sony Ericsson

* Cameras
o BestPic ™
o Blo gging image
o Video Blogging
o smile detection
o face detection
o Auto-Focus
o Geo Tagging
o camera - 12.1 megapixel
o Xenon flash
o Lights video
o Red eye reduction
o Penstabil image
o Photo fix
o Record video
o Touch Capture
o Digital zoom - up to 16x
* Connectivity
o aGPS
o USB Support
o Google Maps ™
o Modem
o USB Mass Storage
o PictBridge
o PC Synchronization
o Bluetooth ™ Technology
o WiFi ™ certified
* Entertainment
o 3D Games
o Java
o Media
o Impressions video
o stream video
o Radio - FM Radio
o YouTube ™
* Music
o Bluetooth ™ stereo (A2DP) Picture Album
o Media player
o Supports music tones - MP3, AAC
o PlayNow ™
o TrackID ™

Sony Ericsson apparently akan update soon kameranya series mobile phone with full touchscreen technology. Sony Ericsson mobile phone Satio ™ phone is a 12.1 MP camera with Xenon flash and is able to focus on the intuitive touch of a shooting beresolusi high accuracy with the amazing results.

Sony Ericsson mobile phone Satio this mengusung ™ touch screen technology (touchscreen) to access almost the entire menu of favorites. To reach the menu of TV shows, videos, podcasts and media player, by Sony Ericsson Satio ™ fully access is done through touch screen technology.

In addition to the big screen is 3.5 'in 16 million colors of the Sony Ericsson Satio ™ presents the image sharp and clear, so very comfortable to the eye. Panel of the standby phone is also easier for users to go directly to the menu like it.

The following is a brief description of the feature-feature of the Sony Ericsson

* Cameras
o BestPic ™
o Blo gging image
o Video Blogging
o smile detection
o face detection
o Auto-Focus
o Geo Tagging
o camera - 12.1 megapixel
o Xenon flash
o Lights video
o Red eye reduction
o Penstabil image
o Photo fix
o Record video
o Touch Capture
o Digital zoom - up to 16x
* Connectivity
o aGPS
o USB Support
o Google Maps ™
o Modem
o USB Mass Storage
o PictBridge
o PC Synchronization
o Bluetooth ™ Technology
o WiFi ™ certified
* Entertainment
o 3D Games
o Java
o Media
o Impressions video
o stream video
o Radio - FM Radio
o YouTube ™
* Music
o Bluetooth ™ stereo (A2DP) Picture Album
o Media player
o Supports music tones - MP3, AAC
o PlayNow ™
o TrackID ™

Philips Xenium X650,Standby Up to 1 Month

Philips mobile phone is no utmost, especially to Asia and Russia. Now present the slider mobile phone Philips Xenium X650, which is still with reliability durability battery, which can be able to standby for a month and up to 8 hours talktime. In addition, other advantages such as 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera, and measuring 2.4 inch display, also features FM radio with RDS. Mobile phone Philips Xenium X650 is the design that appear smooth, support MP3 player with an additional microSD memory card, plus the wireless technology, and equipped with the access connection via Bluetooth A2DP, which can transmit stereo sound from a mobile phone. However, unfortunately, there is no doubt the price of Philips.

Main specification Philips Xenium X650 mobile phone:

* Network: GSM (900/1800/1900MHz), GPRS
* Display: TFT LCD type size of 2.4 ", 240x320 pixel resolution, color 262ribu color
* Camera: 3.2 megapixel autofocus plus
* Facility: FM radio, SMS / MMS / E-Mail, recorder, Java MIDP 2.0, Scheduler, Alarm clock, calculator, electronic dictionary, Currency Converter and values, Document Viewer, Photo Editor and Audio
* Memory: 30MB internal, microSD card slot and 8GB
* Connection: Bluetooth and miniUSB (USB 1.1)
Battery: up to 720 hours standby, up to 8 hours talktime
* Dimensions: 104.5X52X16.75mm
* Weight: 133.9g
* Music format: 64 tone polyphonic, MP3 player formats AMR, Midi, MP3, SP-Midi, AAC, WAV, AAC +, WMA

Samsung C3060

Handphone Samsung C3060 is a GSM candybar phone is simple, with features of 262 thousand color TFT type display, 1.3 megapixel camera, FM radio, music player, microSD card for memory and Bluetooth. Samsung C3060 is also a beautiful style with ultra modern technology. Samsung C3060 mobile phone with dimensions of 109.9 x 46 x 10.9 mm is also support 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900. Other interesting features such as 2.2 inch sized display with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels, and speakerphone for handsfree voice is good. Samsung C3060 mobile phone is able to accommodate 1000 Phonebook contact and 256MB internal memory, and microSD card with 8GB capacity. Meanwhile, for the price of course, there has been no confirmation from Samsung.

Samsung C3060 mobile phone specifications:

* Network: GSM Phone working in Europe / Asia (900/1800 MHz)
* Data: GPRS / EDGE
* Dimensions: 4:49 x 0:59 x 1.89 inches (114 x 48 x 15 mm)
* Weight: 3:53 oz (100 g)
* Battery: Li - Ion, 960 mAh, Talk time 9 hours, standby 400 hours (17 days)
* Display: 2.2 inch, resolution 176 x 220 pixels, 262 144 colors, TFT type
* Camera: 1.3 megapixel
* Video: QCIF (176x144), 15fps
* Feature: Video MPEG4, H.263, MP3 Music, FM Radio
* Memory: 15MB internal, microSD
* Connection: WAP 2.0, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0, Stereo Bluetooth
* Features: Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, TO-DO, Stopwatch, World Clock, Timer, Converter, Voice
* Recording, Speaker Phone, Email

Products released after the phone super expensive Aura in the middle of this global economic recession, Motorola and set up new mobile phone named Motorola Ivory E18. Ivory E18 Motorola mobile phone is a unique form of dual-slider, with the opening of phase two, when it first opened akan key phone functions appear, and for the full side is longer appear again akan T9 keypad. Other facilities from Ivory Motorola E18 form 3MP camera. For mobile phone stainless steel version of this dibandrol price is very expensive, ie, 2.000 Euro or U.S. $ 2,821.

Meanwhile, Ivory for mobile phone Motorola E18 body gold and platinum versions akan dibandrol price 5 times ebih expensive in the form of dollars or euros rather than the model in stainless steel top. In fact, Motorola E18 Ivory platinum version has a similarity with the gold version. Device E18 Motorola mobile phone (Ivory) was designed as a conjunction on the Motorola Aura, and inserted in the mobile segment market price expensive. While the other specifications of the Motorola E18 (Ivory) is also almost the same as the Motorola Aura.

However, unfortunately, with the fact that the price may be less expensive according to the current economic difficulties, the Motorola and then cancel the project. In addition, the project of making mobile phone Motorola E18 (Ivory) is canceled because the akhirnnya many mobile operators are less interested to participate in the phone.

Samsung Gravity 2 SGH-T469

Previously, T-Mobile with the Samsung has announced two new mobile phones, Samsung and Samsung Comeback Gravity 2. Gravity 2 Samsung mobile phone similar to Nokia E75 will be released starting in August, although for the price and exact date not yet announced the launch of Samsung. Gravity Samsung handset has a 2 fold design, where the screen can be opened horizontally to the side to display the QWERTY keyboard. Also support this phone with AOL, Yahoo and Gmail account, AIM, and of course text and multimedia messages.

Handphone Samsung Gravity 2 is a slim mobile phone for a replacement Samsung Gravity, which was released November 2008 ago. Dimensions phone Samsung Gravity 2 inch in the form of 4:49 x 2:05 x 0:59 inch inch and weight 4.4 oz. Samsung Gravity 2 is also supported in 2 megapixel camera and 3G support. Other facilities such as Bluetooth, MP3 player, microSD card slot 16GB, and comes in 2 colors of berry or mauve metallic pumpkin.

Specifications Gravity 2 mobile phone Samsung SGH-T469:

* Network:
o 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
o 3G UMTS 1700 / 2100
* Dimensions: 114.3 x 52 x 15 mm
* Weight: 125 g
* Display: 2.4 inch, type TFT, 256K colors, resolution 240 x 320 pixels
* Features: QWERTY keyboard, polyphonic, MP3 ringtones, Speakerphone
* Memory: Phonebook 1000 entries, microSD (TransFlash) 16GB
* Data:
o GPRS Class 10 (4 +1 / 3 +2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
o HSCSD
o EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
o 3G HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
o Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
o USB v2.0
* Camera: 2 MP, resolution 1600x1200 pixels, Video
* Other Features:
o SMS, MMS, Email
o Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
o Games
o Java MIDP 2.0
o MPEG4 player
o MP3 player
o Organizer
o T9
* Color: Berry Mauve, Metallic Pumpkin
* Battery: Standard Li-Ion 1000 mAh, stand-by 300 hours, Talk time 5.5 hours

Spesification and feature Acer Aspire 2930Z - 421G25Mn

Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200 ( 2.0GHz, 1MB L2C, 800 MHz FSB),
integrated WIFI 802.11 b/g/Draft N,
Linux OS, 1 GB DDR2, 250GB SATA HDD,
DVD SuperMulti Dual, 12.1" WXGA TFT Display,
Intel GMA 4500MHD, Integrated Acer Crystal Eye,
5-in-1 card reader,
Modem, LAN, 2.04 Kg.

Price : US$ 699