Claimed Apple iPad 2 Complete Specifications

Echoes of a plan which will present Apple iPad two increasingly hot. News tergress indicate if the vendor bitten apple logo it has completed the finalization of the specification of the firmware and hardware that will be used iPad second generation.

According to a report quoted by the Daily Tg and quoted on Friday (09/12/2010), Apple intends to release next spring iPad.

Meanwhile, the news site DigiTimes claims that the hardware manufacturers iPad - Foxconn - currently has a 100-day break before the production phase in effect. Where 500 thousand units of them staying digadang will be made in this inaugural production.

IPAD is still a mystery. The reason, Apple is still not comment on the presence of the gadget itself though is a lot of news out there that blow.

But that almost certainly is, IPAD 2 will come with the camera on the front to allow users to run features FaceTime.

FaceTime is a feature of Apple's video conversation that utilizes the internet network. FaceTime technology are now present in the iPhone 4.

Lenovo Ideapad U460, Laptop Thin With Excellent Safety Features

Lenovo at the end of 2010 it released the latest thin laptops. Products named Ideapad U460 is intended for professionals who like carrying a thin laptop anywhere, with excellent safety features.

According to Lenovo, Ideapad U460 is made for professionals or home users. With a thinness of less than 1 inch, this laptop including lightweight and easy to carry or inserted into the bag.


Lightweight and Slim Design

Ideapad U460 which tested a combination of black and silver color. With 14-inch screen sizes, this laptop is quite comfortable when used for typing documents, browsing, or watching HD movies.

Part naterai this laptop is designed with a neat enough, so there was no bulge in the back of the body of the laptop. For keyboard design, this laptop uses chiclet type keyboard which is on the rise. When used to typing it's also quite comfortable.

One thing that attracted attention was the touchpadnya Ideapad U460, which comes with design rough spots. Glossy material that blankets are now fused with a touchpad keyboard design with smooth spots.

Appearance and design makes your fingers feel comfortable to act above the touchpad. Then for the problem of left-and right-click, the button too soft. There is no impression of stuttering when doing drag & drop in a file.

In general, this laptop keyboard design is very simple. The power button located on the top left side, while some small indicator on the top right.

On the right side of the body of the laptop there are 3 pieces USB plug, micro SD slot, power adapter port, wifi panel, and audio jacks. While on the left there are three ports: eSATA, HDMI, and LAN. Right at the bottom right corner of the keyboard are finger print is one advantage of this laptop.

One other advantage of this product is on the bottom of the netbook. With diusungnya design, users will be very easy to upgrade or replace the RAM.

Highlighting Side Security

This product offers excellent security features for its users. With finger print selection option and Veriface Log-on, users who want a high privacy on the laptop it works it's very appropriate to have this laptop.

When Windows standby, this laptop will lock by default. When you wish to log in again, users will be offered a login with veriface (software built-Lenovo) or a finger print.

Performance Graphics

In terms of processor, its performance has been tested for about a week. Processor Intel Core i5 540M (2:53 GHz) is quite able to handle full HD 1080p video streaming from YouTube, like other similar products. Not only that this laptop can also be used for watching movies. Mkv full HD quality.

In terms of graphics Ideapad U460 equipped with Nvidia GeForce 305M. Minimalist graphic has been steady enough to do the decoding MPEG-2, variants of H.264 and VC-1 1080p for multimedia content. Very smooth. Similarly, when tested for rendering video format. Avi for about 30 minutes.

Well, when burdened with a variety of tests above, this laptop is hot enough at the bottom of the keyboard. As a result the bottom of the palms were also hot.

When used was limited to an office job and play the kind of Office. Mp3, this laptop is more than enough. While it used to edit photos on the 3000 pixel resolution with some pretty heavy effect, the laptop is still able to work without a hiccup.

Battery Performance 

Of the vacant position, this laptop battery charging takes about 2.5 hours. For battery life, on a test by opening the Firefox browser and WiFi in the state continued to burn. As for setting the display, this laptop is set in the normal (default). The result Ideapad U460 can survive in the duration of 5 hours: 09 minutes: 16 seconds. 

Not only that, also performed benchmarking test battery with Imtec Battery Mark 1.1. This laptop is loaded tests with 100 percent processor load continuously. As a result, Ideapad U460 is able to survive for 3 hours: 10 minutes: 46 seconds. 

Conclusion: 

With all the character it has, in my opinion, Lenovo Ideapad U460 suitable for young executive class, such as the Account Executive who liked the presentation with a laptop. 

The character is elegant, with silver line combined silver color keyboard feels very fitting with masculine character. Moreover, added thin size that is almost like the size of the MacBook.

Pros: 

•   Light weight slim design 
•   Fairly cheap price 
•   There's an HDMI port and eSATA 

Disadvantages: 

•  The bottom of the keyboard feels a little hot 

General Specifications: 

 CPU: Intel Core i5 540M (2:53 GHz) 

 OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 

 GPU: Nvidia GeFore 305M 

 Display: 14 inch, 1366 x 768 pixels 

 Memory: 4 GB DDR3 

 I / O: 3 USB, HDMI, eSATA, LAN, SD card slot, VGA 

 Storage: 500 GB

   

HTC Explain About Antenna Problem

Taiwan's HTC smartphone pembesut responding to reports that mention one of its products, HD7 having problems receiving the signal as it has plagued the Apple iPhone 4.

In a written statement to the tech site Computer Weekly, HTC says that indeed the signal reception quality may decline if the handset is held in a certain way.

"Quality in industrial design becomes an important key for HTC. That is why, in order to ensure users get the best signal strength, we put the antenna in the smartphone area that can not be covered by the hands or face of the user when being used," the statement quoted by Computer Weekly HTC and quoted on Monday (6/12/2010).

But now HTC not deny if the signal strength will be weakened when the antenna area is fully enclosed by the palm of the hand or finger of the user.

"We test all our phones extensively and believe that under normal circumstances, signal strength and performance of the handset is sufficient for operating the phone when the network coverage is inadequate," he said.

By issuing this statement, HTC is like lick his own saliva. As is known, when Apple CEO Steve Jobs suffered a similar problem said that the imperfection iPhone 4, particularly in terms of signal reception, actually experienced all smartphones.

Apple's competitors, namely Nokia, RIM, Samsung and HTC also includes Jobs denied the claims and rejected products compared with the iPhone 4 that problematic.

HTC Smartphone Experiencing Problems Antenna

Some reports circulating on the internet mention one of the smartphones made by HTC, the HTC HD7 experiencing problems with the antenna, which results in loss of signal is the same as that experienced by the iPhone 4.

This rumor stems from the emergence of a YouTube video that shows the signal bars on HD7 HTC phones that use the operator T-Mobile has dropped. This happens when the phone based on Windows 7 Phone hold it at the bottom of the handset.

"The term, this could be called the curse of the iPhone 4. Because it seems, the problem of antenna and signal reception was crowded and once hit four Apple's iPhone is now happening on other smartphones. The victim this time is the HTC Phone HD7 with OS Windows 7," according to a report Twenty Four Times submitted site and quoted on Monday (6/12/2010).

There is no information whether this is due to specific problems on the device or overwrite many HTC users HD7. But clearly, the YouTube video itself, some people who commented said they are also users of Windows-based HTC HD7 Phone 7 but did not have problems receiving antenna and the signal as shown in the video.

3 Questions Important Before Buying a 3D TV

 3D movie viewing experience is different than watching a standard-format film (2D). It is not impossible to bring that experience at home.

Of course, for it needed a television set with 3D capability. Some of the leading electronics manufacturers were already preparing their products.

Before deciding to buy or not, here are three important questions to be answered prospects 3D TV, as quoted from Wired, on Wednesday (12/01/2010).

1. What is the room is Enough?

If you want to get a 3D experience that 'serious', the user must choose a TV with a big screen. Ideally, a minimum screen size is 42 inches.

TV of that size would need a large room as well. Not to mention, watching distance should also be optimal.

Guide, for impressions with 1080p resolution, multiply the diagonal screen with a 1:56. That is, for 42-inch screen, it takes a distance of approximately 1.7 meters watch or 170 cm.

As for movies 720p, multiply the diagonal screen with 2.3. So, for 42-inch screen, a distance of at least tontonnya is 2.4 meters.

2. Is money enough?

The first thing that must be known, the 3D movie on the LCD screen sometimes force must be low-resolution movie. In addition, if the resolution is imposed on High Definition, the image quality can actually go down.

To get the maximum experience, preferably 3D TV using plasma technology. With at least 42-inch screen size, you can imagine how much it costs!

3D movies could be so would have cost more than non-3D movie. Moreover, to obtain high satisfaction, the ideal format is Blu-ray.

If used in 3D TV still requires glasses, prospective buyers need to consider also the cost of glasses. Multiply by the number of viewers at home (father, mother, child and perhaps a few relatives who often stop by?).

3. Does 3D Content Options There Are Enough?

In Indonesia, hopes to 3D content seems to only come from the Blu-ray movies or other digital formats. While 3D television still seems far away.

Never mind the 3D television broadcasts, some just like the pay TV providers are still reluctant to provide services to the High Definition format.


If you can answer positively to the three questions above, please contact the store or electronics manufacturer penchant for buying 3D TV. If not, for now just enjoy the 3D viewing in theaters. Yet almost every month there is a new 3D film was released.

     

Emotion Detection Advanced Applications Through Conversations

I'm sorry my friends, have not updated my blog a few days. Because there is something very important business and personal. Today I started again to update my blog.





An advanced application that presented developers named Susana Munoz Hernandez in Portugal, very unique. Application called RFuzzy can detect a person's emotions through conversation analysis.

In the event the First International Conference on Fuzzy Computation held in Madeira, Portugal, Susana shows that the creation of applications able to identify the hidden emotions in the expression of speech, so that can know whether the speaker is sad, happy or nervous.

"The application is implemented in a programming language called Prolog. Prolog itself operate with something called fuzzy logic and is often used for the application of artificial intelligence and expert systems," said Susana in his presentation, quoted from Science Daily on Thursday (25/11/2010) .

Besides being used to detect emotion in human conversation, RFuzzy also been used to improve the intelligence of robots. For example, RFuzzy applied to the robots that fight in the arena football league world robot or RoboCupSoccer. Here, RFuzzy play an important role in the analysis of conversation and the level of emotional intelligence of robot soccer players.

Susana explained, logical mechanism RFuzzy leave some margin of interpretation to the computer. Next, the computer will make decisions based on a series of logical rules that are used as a parameter measurements include the volume, level tone, speed and so forth.

BlackBerry Playbook Attract Big Companies

Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry tablets continued guerrilla campaign Playbook. Although only be marketed in 2011, few companies have the opportunity to taste the Playbook and even express your interest.

Executives at companies such as TD Bank Financial Group and Sun Life Financial Inc. had planned to order a tablet Playbook. They seem pretty sure of this tablet can support the activities of the company.

"I have tried one unit and will get the demo in December," said Dave Codack, officials at the TD Bank as quoted by the Wall Street Journal on Saturday (11/20/2010).

According Codack, still early to say how many units to be purchased company Playbook. The amount will depend on whether the Playbook is to replace the function of the laptop. If considered, TD Bank plans to provide Playbook at 15% from 75 thousand employees.

On the other hand, Tom Reid as senior vice president of Group Retirement Services Sun Life intends to order 1000 units Playbook for the early stages. The tablet will be used for example to facilitate the registration of the design of insurance.

What makes Sun Life captivated memimang Playbook? Apparently they think security at 7 inch tablet is reasonably assured.

"Playbook get 128-bit encryption, and security of personal information our members is priority number one," he said. Currently, Sun Life even had to design applications for Playook.

Other parties that indulgence in interest in the Playbook is Denver International Airport, which is probably going to order 300 units. Is this a sign Playbook will reap success and accepted by consumers, especially among corporate? All will be answered so Playbook has been marketed.

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Effective Ways Reduce Cell Phone Radiation Dangers

Although the effect of mobile phone radiation on several diseases such as brain tumors is still questionable, but researchers remain concerned about the effects of radiation accumulates. What are the steps that can be done to reduce radiation?

In the website of The Food and Drug Administration's stated that evidence of a link between cell phone with health problems are not there, but the FDA confirmed that the phone had issued a low-level radiation and radiofrequency energy (RF) is not heat that will not damage DNA.

However, RF energy is cumulative and can also be harmful if excessive. Moreover, it's been a lot of kids who have cell phones and the risk of radiation. If as a child has been exposed to radiation, possibly during adult life will experience health problems.

Previously, the organization of The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has conducted a study in 2007 and reported that an increased number of hyperactive children by 80 percent in children who use mobile phones during the little while in the womb or the mother is often called by phone.

Predicted risk of other diseases that could emerge within 10 years with the intensity of the use of which often are gliomas or brain tumors (60 percent), salivary gland tumors (50 percent), migraine and vertigo (10-20 percent).

In 2008, the parliaments in Europe have done a resolution to develop a smaller cellphone radiation, but that rule has yet to be applied. For that, the only steps to reduce radiation is to remove him as much as possible with the organs.

"We recommend using speakers rather than hold the phone to the ear. The distance of the brain and ears that close will make a rapid radiation into the brain. Using the speaker could keep radiation distances up to 15 inches and reduces the RF to the brain up to 1/225th," said Dr. Andrew Weil as reported by the Huffington Post, Monday (12/10/2009).

In addition, Andrew also suggested that:

1. Using a public telephone (regular) if you want to talk long enough 
2. If it is not possible to use the speakers, use a headset to keep the radiation from the body 
3. Do not put phone in one bed while sleeping 
4. Find out how much RF from mobile phones using the Specific Absorption Rate or SAR. In America, the SAR is allowed is 1.6 watts per kilogram and each phone has different SAR. 
5. Any mobile phone companies provide information on cell phone radiation emission label for consumers could be more to anticipate the dangers.

Kinect Sell 1 Million Units

Microsoft is proud to announce that a new game controller system release, Kinect, has sold one million units sold.

As is known, Kinect dibanderol at USD 150 (approximately USD 1.3 million) officially landed in North America ten days ago, while in Europe, last week. So naturally if the company is headquartered in Redmond know that semringah Kinect sales figures have touched the figure of one million.

It said Microsoft, this is a good start. They are also optimistic that can meet the sales target of five million units Kinect until the end of the year. Such information is quoted from Cnet, on Tuesday (16/11/2010).

Kinect which was introduced in the event E3 2009 in Los Angeles, promoting itself as a revolutionary game drive system which differentiates kmpetitor. Kinect using multiple cameras and microphones to track user's movement and sound, so that they can control the game completely.

Currently, Microsoft sells Kinect in three versions option, namely that Kinnect unit packaged with the game, and some are packaged with the Xbox 360 4GB and 250GB. Motion controller game is scheduled to expand its market to Asian markets and Japan visited this weekend.

  

One Button 'Upgrade' in the Galaxy Tab

Galaxy Tab made by Samsung has come at the hands of Indonesian users. For mania Android, this tablet is nothing if not already in-'root '. Now has come the application of rooting a button on the brand-new tablet PC.

Here, the 'root' is meant to update the memory on the handset's Android with a modified ROM. On the iPhone, we know this with the term jailbreak.

By doing rooting, as though Android handset has a new strength. For example when we have the Android OS version 1.6 (donut) with limited features, we can just convert it into the OS, Android 2.2 (Froyo).

With the update 'forced' this, we Android becomes more powerful, because it raises new features such as installing an application on the SD Card, or make Android handsets as an external modem (3G Thetring).

But keep in mind, rooting can scorch the warranty like on the iPhone jailbreak process. Therefore, rooting never advised by any vendor. So before trying this one application, users must understand the will of all the risks, including the event of failure.

z4root, rooting One Button

Application rooting this time named z4root. Just like some other rooting applications, z4root can be downloaded at the Android Market.

After a successful download and install z4root on Galaxy Tab, the next steps that need to be done is to enable USB debugging on these tablets.

Based on Pocketables reviews are quoted on Monday (11/15/2010), to do so the user can select an option: Menu -> Settings -> Applications ->

Development -> USB debugging.

The next step is to open the application, and simply press the 'root'. When the process completes, Galaxy Tab will reset itself.

To check whether the tablet was too Galaxy Tab-root or not, open the application again. When found there are the 'un-root', it means that the process was successful.

* The process of rooting is not recommended by any vendor because it can scorch the warranty card. Any action taken, at their own risk.

(Dell Streak) Display and Performance The Hybrid Tablet

After knowing the shape and appearance Dell Streak, time to consider more about the look and performance of a hybrid in this tablet. With Android OS diusungnya, the difference has to offer Dell Streak?


Actually there is one thing that makes a little disappointed in this product.Streak by default is still running with OS Android 1.6 Donut. Dell said the party would be directly upgraded to OS 2.2 Froyo in December.


Users who can not wait can directly conduct his own rooting. But remember, it would make a product warranties expire. According to his opinion, better to be patient to wait for the official update from Dell in December 2010. Hoping it will be in synergy with Dell and Google are sweet in carrying the Dell updates Streak.


When we talk about the Android OS 1.6, of course, we would not find attractive features, such as live wallpapers like the Android OS at this time.

Dell Streak Not Have Own UI

The differentiator as well as traction on Android phones today is the User Interface (UI) built from a type mobile phone. Look at HTC to display its UI Sense charming, or Acer by Acer UI 4 with three tabs of his home screen.

Users who wish special UI on Dell Streak to bite the fingers. Because the Hybrid has a tablet is not any additional UI, selin display the default home screen of Android 1.6 is impressed 'jadoel'.

While appearing before him still carrying the donut, but Dell has modified some of the features available in mobile Dell Streak. An example is the camera settings display a fairly complete picture, with white balance settings, brightness, contrast that simple.

Design Old But Not Boring

By default, the display Streak Dell home screen has three tabs that can be added up to seven pages. When tested detikINET for sliding each part, it's quite responsive and is not hampered. Moreover, added technology diusungnya Gorilla Glass.

Unfortunately Donut still can not automatically switch from portrait mode to landscape home screen. But when used to open a web page or. Pdf, auto rotate works.

To shorten a particular tab page, Streak has the option in column number two in the top left (or press and hold the home button). Press only, then seventh page will appear. Just choose one of them. Viewed from the button panel, Streak has three namely: back, options, and home.

At the top of the display, Streak has a five-bar. The first bar is to select the application option, while the second bar to select the type of open applications. The third bar function to notify the notification if there are any updates. The fourth bar is the battery indicator, signal, or wifi.

At the fourth bar is pressed, a new menu will appear. There, users can set up alarms, battery, offline mode, networking, bluetooth. This is a shortcut to the settings menu.

Camera and Video Performance

Armed with brain besutan 1GHz Snapdragon, Streak feels quite smooth when used to open several applications, switch between pages, and perform a series of other multi-tasking functions. Based on experience, this tablet hybrid still feels a little lag when used to open a web application, to play the file. Mp3, open. Pdf files, open Gmail, and play games Angry Bird once.

Akselorometer owned this phone tablets were pretty fast, unfortunately not as smooth tactile touchscreen iPad, or Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Forget sejanak tablet or mobile phone functions. How about a 5 megapixel camera diusungnya? When tested taking pictures outdoors, sepertinsya no problem. Moreover, with 5-inch screen support his relief. However, when used to take pictures in the office, the results were less satisfactory. Some of the grains still appear. Luckily Dell membekalinya with flash.

One disadvantage Dell Streak camera lies precisely in the body of the tablet size of 5 inches. With these bongsor body, when we want to take a snapshot with one hand would be difficult now to reach the shutter button on the touch-screen or shutter.

One thing is unfortunate again, Dell's streak has only VGA quality video recording. Users can select the type of MPEG-4 or H.263 as the file format. Users are also not given the option of zooming in the middle of recording. As for the affairs of the speakers, Dell Streak quite ordinary. Audio comes out is not well defined.

Dell Streak has a battery of 1530mAh. When used for normal use (web, Gmail, SMS, 3G connectivity), this product can survive for 1 day. Morning till evening.

Call of Duty : Black Ops, Entertainment bestselling All Time

Call of Duty: Black Ops recorded astonishing sales results. Only in first day marketing, Activision game output was successfully sold for USD 360 million according to GfK data.

In the United States and Britain, the game is hired respectively 5.6 and 1.4 million units. Be CoD: Black Ops broke the record as a kind of entertainment with the biggest sales of all time, based on Activision claims.

Black Ops Entertainment beat the inclusion of other categories, including best-selling Hollywood movies though. Quoted from the BBC on Monday (15/11/2010), the previous record holder was also the CoD series, namely Modern Warfare 2.

In the UK according to GfK data, the Modern Warfare 2 sold 1.23 million units in the first day of sales, in November 2009. But Black Ops successful record sold more units 14%.

More ambition was soon declared to Black Ops. Activision expects sales of five days of the Black Ops can conquer the Modern Warfare 2, which reached USD 550 million. Looking at the trends that happened, it looks like the target is not too grandiose.

"There has never been other entertainment franchises that can carve out a record its debut two years in a row and we are on track to break the sales record of 5 days a Modern Warfare 2," said Bobby Kotick, chief executive of Activision Blizzard.

     

Xbox 360 Not as a Game Center

Ever heard of Microsoft's Xbox 360? It seemed everyone agrees that it is a console game. But did you know that based on the data, only 60% who use it to play the game. Then why?

Since launching the first time, directly interested in a lot of Xbox 360 gamers who are waiting for a game with superior graphics display. As a result the Xbox 360 is intended for the hardcore gamer than the other consoles such as Nintendo Wii.

However, after the presence of HD DVD drives in the console, the Xbox 360 directly change the function. Moreover, supported by Xbox Live and the integration of video store Netflix service.

In the event titled Capital Markets Digital Entertainment Conference in New York, Dennis Durkin as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Financial explained that the console is not only used for gaming.

In America, more Xbox 360 owners do other activities outside of gaming. "Among these are on Netflix watch videos, listen to music, and social networking activities," Durkin said as quoted from HotHardware, Sunday (11/14/2010).

It seems that gaming consoles have experienced a shift in values, not as a game center, but also an entertainment center.


       

Kno, Dual Screen Tablet for Student

Perhaps not want to be called as an imitator iPad, a tablet product try to offer more features for its users, ie, amounting to two screen options. Tablet named Kno is intended especially for students.

Some features were deliberately offered to support students in their studies. Kno tablet can be used as an ebook reader, record, and organize learning activities.

Although intended for students, not necessarily cheap. For a single 14-inch screen version, worth about USD 599 in the United States, more expensive than the cheapest version of the iPad. Then for a double screen, banderolnya is USD 899.

The tablet-based Linux operating system. Osman Rashid claimed as the Chief Executive Kno, students can save a lot of money by using Kno.

"The tablet is saving up to U.S. $ 1300 for the cost of digital textbooks," he said, as reported by the Telegraph and quoted on Wednesday (10/11/2010)

Specification itself is quite convincing, among others, equipped with NVIDIA's Tegra processor 2. Then there's Flash and HTML5 support for browsing the web. No lag, HD video player embedded.

The students also can download a variety of digital textbooks via this tablet. Looks like it even better students can learn through Kno, which will be marketed late this year 2010.

GT5 Ready Launched

Although its release was delayed several times, it does not mean Gran Turismo 5 GT 5 or void is present. Sony itself ensure kebutan car-racing game is ready to step on the gas on November 24, 2010.

Games that have long awaited its presence is immediately available for the PlayStation 3 in North America before Thanksgiving. Gamers who can not wait to get menjajalnya, can begin to pre-order through Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Target and Walmart.

Quoted from PC Mag, Sunday (11/14/2010), GT 5 standard edition priced at USD 59.99 (USD 535 thousand) while for the more expensive collector's edition that is USD 99.99 (USD 891 thousand) are in the purchase package consists of a collection of 1:43 scale diecast car, auto racing technical manuals as thick as 300 pages, keychains GT, vouchers for five DLC car and certificate of authenticity.

"GT 5 is an ambitious project. When we created the first version of the GT in 1997, we want to be in the forefront for the games were racing genre," said President studio games Polyphony Digital, Kazunori Yamauchi, as the developer of this game.

Yamauchi said that Gran Turismo 5 aims to create another great revolution in the realm of racing game-kebutan. He even dared to boast that GT 5 will meet or exceed what is expected of the fans.

"I apologize to all the fans who waited so long. As a ransom, when you try to experience driving the GT 5, I hope you will not be disappointed," he said.

                    

Collaboration Acer-Ferrari, Reveal Android Phone

Acer and Ferrari again collaborate. Unlike the previous collaborationthis time they produce a smartphone with a typical view Ferrari car air-OS Android.
No doubt, this smartphone will increasingly oppressive world market competition Android phones. Well, Acer is apparently so confident relying on the brand appeal of a Ferrari with a typical display of red lights.
"Brand new mobile phones will help Ferrari Acer is competing with the marketAndroid devices being rampant, "said CCS Insight analyst Ben Wood.
Quoted by Reuters on Sunday (11/14/2010), Ferrari smartphoneAcer smartphone actually is a version of Liquid. To be special, deliberate Acerproduce it are limited, only 200 units. Each unit will be equippedwith various content of Ferrari and his racing team. Of course, this could bespecial gift for the fan of Ferrari.
Previously, Acer brings taste of Ferrari in its notebooks productsOne was named Ferrari. It seems that the smartphone is shown that the Acer Ferraristill interested in utilizing the allure of the brand 'Prancing Horse' is to attract consumers.

Dell Streak: Tablet too small, too big Smartphone

When talking about the future of tablets, it is imagined is Apple iPad, Playbook RIM, and Samsung's Galaxy Tab. Because the three products is the candidate tablets for consumers who expected to rise.

But after trying these products from Dell, it's not fair if it does not include it as an alternative to tablets which consumers will be eligible to own. It's a product called Dell Streak glimpse of this 'ambiguous'. If said to be a smartphone size too big. While it is said as a tablet, the screen is too small compared to 5 inchnya Galaxy Tabs are present by 7 inches.

Well, when tested, the reality is precisely 'ambiguity' is what makes this product has its own selling point. I call it a hybrid tablet. Sometime later I thought, cool also have tablets that can be used to call, fits in the palm of the hand, and can be entered front jeans pocket ... hehe ..


Function First Tablet or Mobile?

When Apple iPad him trying to pick up the tablet market with its ecosystem, Dell actually offers tablets this hybrid with a slightly different form factor.

Thin tablet has a size of 5 inch screen with multi-touch screen. With the processor at 1 GHz, this product is enough when used as a function of a tablet Android to run existing applications in the Android Market.

It seems that Dell saw a gap in the market itself, where relief tablet screen when using merged with the functions of a smartphone. In Indonesia, this is Dell's first product that carries the hybrid concept. 5-inch tablet armed with the Android OS, with a battery that can be released, as well as forms that are still fit for inclusion in the pocket.

Actually what the main function of Dell's Streak? Tablet or smartphone? Dell's own party said its first function is a tablet not a smartphone. Initially did not approve of it, because like other Android phones, smartphones functionally they are positioned for head to head against the iPhone.

But after a few days using this product, I think the Dell is appropriate if the calling function is the first tablet. Why? Because after days accompanied by Dell Streak, thin 5-inch object is indeed in fact more convenient to use to interact in social networks, read the file. Pdf or news portals, see the file on YouTube, as well as make sharing images on the Internet through a 5 megapixelnya. Honestly, when used to call its size is too big.

Dell Streak Design Entered Fitting Pocket

Comes with dimensions of 152.2 (length) x 79.1 (width) x 9.98 (thinness) mm, Dell Streak classified tablet thin. Weighing only 220 grams, this product is not overload the user when inserted in the men's jeans pocket front, rear, or on a particular shirt pocket.

For the women, Dell Streak very fitting grasped and inserted in a small bag or shopping while they hangout. In comparison, the iPad or Galaxy Tab not quite fit when inserted small bags womankind, for example when used in a formal event like a wedding invitation.

My experience when using this product, Dell Streak is comfortable to grip. For large-handed users, such as author, size is not too small. As for the families of the handed tiny, its size is not too big but just right.

Carrying the screen that can change in landscape or portrait, the tablet is still comfortable when held in a lengthwise or sideways. Unfortunately, by default the new Streak Dell provided OS Android version 1.6. As a result changes the display in portrait and landscape can only be done when opening the application, can not now display the homescreen.

Two Function So One

Apple has iPad and iPhone, while Dell has a Streak. IPAD is a size larger than the iPhone - of course. This makes it convenient to use as a tablet iPad home. Meanwhile, when I want to walk out, the iPhone is more easily portable.

Well, Dell Streak comes with two functions. As a tablet, this product is comfortable when used for use in the home. Meanwhile, when I want to be invited the streets outside, Dell Streak entered fitting pocket. Maybe this is the selling point of the hybrid tablet.

Apple iPad Delivers on Entertainment, but Lacks Productivity Punch

iPad with Wi-Fi 32GB Review, by Melissa J. Perenson April 3, 2010

The Apple iPad ushers in the era of tablet computing, with a slate-style handheld that looks nothing like a typical computer. in fact, the iPad is more reminiscent of an oversize iPhone than a laptop. But because the iPad's screen is three times larger than that of the iPhone/iPod Touch, you'll be tempted to use the iPad for activities you wouldn't consider doing with an iPhone. Innovative apps and content optimized for the spacious, high-resolution touchscreen make the iPad a treat to use. Nevertheless, the iPad's other limitations make it hard to recommend as a replacement for (rather than as a complement to) the devices you may be carrying around today.

Apple plans to offer six variants of the iPad, starting with the three Wi-Fi models available now: a 16GB model ($499), a 32GB model ($599), and 64GB model ($699). In late April, Apple will ship three additional models that tack on 3G capability, for an extra $130 each. The 3G models will also have a GPS chip inside.

Setting Up iPad

Power up the iPad, and it immediately prompts you to connect to iTunes. I had iTunes open already; and it immediately recognized the iPad and ushered me through a series of screens to register my iPad and set up my iTunes Store Account.

Setup did have some hiccups, starting with the fact that iTunes erroneously thought that I had previously synced an iPad with this computer, listing a last synced date of 6/18/2009; evidently, it mistook my new iPad for an iPhone (I had synced my current iPhone to the computer just the day before). As such, during setup it offered me options to set up as a new iPad or to restore from the backup of either my first iPhone (a former iPhone 3GS) or my current iPhone 3GS.

I chose to set up as a new iPad. From there I got to name the device and choose how to sync it. I opted to sync songs and videos to my iPad automatically (so iTunes will sync the iPad to mirror my iTunes music library and playlists), and to add photos from my Pictures folder automatically. Finally, I selected to sync apps to the iPad automatically; consequently, the iPad performed an initial sync, during which iTunes a slew of iPad apps that I had predownloaded to the device.

I hadn't anticipated that iTunes would pick up all of the settings from my previous iSomething devices--for instance, the folders I'd selected for my iPhone, the apps I'd selected for my iPhone, and the music and videos I'd already selected for my iPhone. After an hour of app downloading, I interrupted the transfers to get music, video, and photos on there, too.

The usable capacity of the 64GB model shows as 59.17GB. On the primary sync screen, you can choose to sync iTunes automatically when the iPad is connected, to sync only checked songs and videos, to prefer standard-definition videos (an option that's not clearly explained), to convert higher-bit-rate songs to 128 kbps AAC, to manage music and videos manually (another unclear option), and to password-encrypt the iPad backup. Click the Universal Access button to bring up audiovisual aids, such as voice over and zoom, white-on-black text display, speak auto-text, and mono audio.

File handling is a compartmentalized, frustrating experience. You have to associate files with a specific app at the bottom of the Apps tab; there, under File Sharing, you'll see which apps support files, and then you can associate files with those specific apps. Unfortunately, when you click an app, you get no indication of what file types it supports. And oddly, whenever I added a file to an app's queue, the iPad would begin syncing, without my pressing Apply.

During installation, iTunes for Windows crashed twice while trying to convert my chosen 1600 photos, but eventually I got the iPad set up. I should note that four colleagues set up iPads without incident on both Mac and PC platforms, though they had far less content to contend with.

What's Inside

Because it shares an underlying operating system with the iPhone and the iPod Touch, the iPad immediately feels familiar. The main menu mimics that of the current iPhone OS, with four icons across and four rows down, plus Safari, Mail, Photos, and iPod icons in a row at the bottom (you can select to display up to six icons). Icons have the same characteristics as those on the iPhone; they include Calendar, Contacts, Notes, Maps, YouTube, iTunes, App Store, and Settings. One new item is a dedicated icon for Videos--a logical addition, given the device's roomy screen.

One app that doesn't come preinstalled is iBooks, Apple's one-stop shop for reading and shopping for e-books. The first time you access the App Store, you get a prompt asking whether you want to download iBooks. And of course, you can add apps from the Apple App Store.

The 9.7-inch LED-backlit screen uses IPS (in-plane switching) technology to achieve better color and contrast, and Apple identifies as a wide 178-degree range of viewing angles. In my tests, I found that I could view video at an angle, but I was often distracted by severe glare, whether I was outdoors or indoors in an office setting. When I could overcome the glare, the screen looked bright and displayed brilliant, accurate colors. The device's native 1024-by-768-pixel resolution is sufficient for watching high-definition video, though the experience is better when you watch videos stored locally, as opposed to watching streaming video content. The screen is also great for viewing photos and for flicking through content.

The display dominates the device, with a wide black bezel surrounding its oleophobic (oil-resistant) display, designed to minimize fingerprints. Even so, after just an hour of use, the display was covered with smudge marks. The iPad measures just 0.5 inch thick, but I had some difficulty handling it over any extended period. At 1.5 pounds, and with dimensions of 9.6 by 7.5 by 0.5 inches, it was too heavy for me to hold in both hands for very long, let alone in one hand, as sometimes felt natural to do. The weight is a significant consideration if you plan on using the iPad as an e-reader.

Other e-readers, like the Amazon Kindle 2, the Spring Design Alex eReader, and the Amazon Kindle DX, are much lighter and permit a much more comfortable reading experience.

Like the iPhone before it, the iPad lacks a physical keyboard--and the built-in on-screen keyboard of the iPad could stand improvement. The unit's physical size meant that my relatively small hands couldn't reach across the expanse of the unit's on-screen vertical keyboard, a problem exacerbated when I turned the unit to horizontal mode. To type on the device, I needed to place it flat on a surface, not a particularly ergonomic arrangement.

The keyboard lacks the iPhone's letter magnification when you press a key, a visual cue that I missed immensely. It also lacks the haptic (vibration) feedback common to Android phones. (You do get a click noise, if you leave the volume on). Though I'm a fairly speedy typist on my iPhone keyboard, I found this keyboard uncomfortable and easy to hit the wrong key on--barely adequate for light typing, and intolerable for anything of length. (Apple will soon have a $69 keyboard dock accessory, however.)

Like the iPhone before it, the iPad has a minimalist design and a smooth, aluminum back. At the bottom of the device are the dock connector and the speaker grille. The sole buttons are the Home button (centrally situated beneath the display), the volume rocker on the side, and a screen lock button above that (instead of a mute button, as found on the iPhone). The volume rocker and the screen lock feel sharp and cheaply made, in contrast to about the rest of the iPad's otherwise premium design.

The iPad connects wirelessly via 802.11a/b/g/n; the 3G versions will have a micro-SIM card for use with any wireless data service. (Though the 3G iPad will support wireless data, it won't support wireless phone or SMS functionality.) The iPad also has Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, for use with both a Bluetooth keyboard and headphone devices.

The unit contains Apple's 1GHz A4 processor system-in-a-chip. Performance was fairly zippy as I navigated among apps and screens, but data transfers to and from my iPad--connected to the computer via iTunes--felt poky on my main Windows Vista system.

Video performance impressed across multiple apps, including the video player, HTML 5 Web video, and third-party apps like the ABC Player (in horizontal, full-screen mode). Still, I had mixed experience with YouTube videos in both standard definition and high definition (it was unclear whether this was due to a network latency issue or to the iPad YouTube app, though video played more smoothly at a lower resolution on my iPhone 3GS at the same time). For example, when I played the Avatar movie trailer in high def, it stopped playing while it loaded in the background and then caught up. Disney's official HD trailers had the same problem. Once the HD video loaded, it played smoothly; but loading was a bottleneck. More-standard fare, like YouTube content such as Miley Cyrus's "The Climb Official Music Video" (shown in HQ mode) exhibited notable pixelation.

Graphics designed for the iPad--in particular, graphic novels from IDW and Marvel--and the realistic, fluid page movements in iBooks looked stunning; so did games designed for iPad, and high-resolution photos. But the iPad's attempts to scale iPhone apps to fit its larger screen fell short. Text and graphics in these apps looked blurry and were filled with artifacts; the effect was much like what you get when you try to view standard-definition video on a high-def screen.

Another oddity: The iPad has a single speaker, at the bottom of the unit--not a great arrangement if you want to lean it on your lap, since that action will obstruct the speaker. Though the iPad's speaker sounds better than the ones on, say, the iPhone or the iPod Touch, that's not saying much. Audio lacked bass and depth; and the lack of a stereo option feels was disappointing.

Another hardware omissionis the absence of a camera, which means that you can't use the unit for videoconferencing. There's no multitasking either, though that's rumored to be coming in a software update. And you don't get any storage space; if you want to view images from a camera, you're only recourse is to buy the $30 SD Card dock adapter or the $30 USB port adapter. Unfortunately, neither of these options allow you to use the iPad in a way that mimics a more versatile netbook. Also, the device's inability to accept a USB flash memory drive and to access any of an array of file types is unfortunate and hampers its ability to compete with less expensive, slightly bulkier, but morefull-featured netbooks.

A final notable omission is Apple's lack of Adobe Flash support, which means that the user can't view content from as-is services like Hulu and the full YouTube catalog on the iPad. Though some sites are switching to HTML 5, the iPad's lack of the far more common Flash format is disappointing.

Application Deep Dive

The iPad runs iPhone OS 3.2. Its friendly, easy-to-use, interface gives the iPad an built-in audience. But in my hands-on testing, the OS itself didn't always translate well from the smaller iPhone. True, navigating by touch on the large screen is apleasure--and superior to, say, the joystick-based navigation of the comparable-size, nontouch Amazon Kindle DX screen. But images, icons, and text didn't look as crisp as I'd expected them to. Still, in most respects, Apple did a good job of optimizing its built-in core apps for the iPad's screen.

As a photo viewer, the iPad shines. Photos looked superb on the iPad's display, and you can use all of the familiar multitouch gestures (such as flick and pinch to zoom) found on the iPhone's photo app. The iPad's ample screen showcases images well and permits you to preview images easily.

The iPad's photo application is superior to the iPhone's, too, with on-the-fly slideshow creation, complete with transitions. Simply choose from among five transitions, pick the music you'd like to add (if any), and you're off. I don't see the iPad replacing inexpensive digital photo frames, but I can envision an iPad doubling as a photo frame as it stands upright in its dock. To set the iPad to photo frame mode, simply wake it from sleep (by pressing the Home button), and then click an icon at the right of the screen to start a photo slideshow.

Another convenience: The photo app gives you different ways of viewing the images (including sorting by places, people, events, and a mini-thumbnail bar at the bottom of the screen to jump quickly to other photos in the album). Unfortunately, the sorting capabilities work only if you usie iPhoto to characterize people or events, or to tag places--so people who use other imaging applications for the PC or the Mac can't take advantage of those features. Some of my photos that were tagged with GPS info by the capture device (such as my iPhone 3GS) displayed that information; but for some reason not all of my iPhone 3GS photos showed in that view.

The photo app is fine for viewing images, but it falls short elsewhere. You can't view videos that are mixed into a photo folder, for example. And though you can view an image, e-mail it, turn it into wallpaper, or copy it, you can't move it to another folder or can you view the file name.

The e-mail app has also been cleverly redesigned to take advantage of the spacious screen. For example, in landscape mode, the e-mail app shows recent messages and a search bar at the left. The selected message appears on the right--an approach that isn't viable on the iPhone's smaller screen.

The Calendar app benefits greatly from the iPad's display. Calendar entries are more readable, and the day and weekly views look terrific, with more detail visible onscreen, and easier navigation to other days in a month. You can easily switch among different calendars for your household, or view a list of your events for a given month. Regrettably, however, you can't print it natively, nor can you e-mail entries to yourself or to others.

The highly visual iPod library looks very different on the iPad. You can easily see your library options (music, podcasts, audiobooks, purchased, and playlists) in a pane at left, and then see the content of each in a pane at right. The playback varies slightly from the iPod app on the iPhone: Here, the playback buttons are in the upper right corner, rather than at the bottom of the device.

The ability to edit playlists on the fly is a welcome addition, and it's extremely easy thanks to the extra screen real estate. You can play music in the background as you move around the devices, too; playback will end only if you activate a second app that requires audio.

Video playback takes advantage of the larger screen, too. Content can be segmented as TV Shows, Movies, or Music Videos. You click the thumbnail art to enter the content. The type of content determines how the iPad handles it: A music video will show a thumbnail, and information about the video (dimensions, size, length, release date, and codecs, for example), while a TV show displays the whole series under that header. For example, all episodes from Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 2, or NCIS, Season 7, will appear under that single header. The menu visuals look outstanding; and playback is solid, with few artifacts visible in the iTunes content I viewed. In landscape mode, 4:3 content fills the screen and has top/bottom black bars in vertical mode; it looks great.

The iPad as an E-Reader

Apple has been touting the iPad as an e-reader, but I have my doubts. Granted, Apple has perfected the retail digital download model with its iTunes store, and the company may succeed in enticing consumers to shop for digital books, too. Also to its advantage, the iPad is the only platform so far (other than a full-blown computer) that supports multiple e-book readers and stores, opening the door wide for variety and innovation.

But how well does the iPad--with its glossy, glary screen and slightly heavier weight--perform as an e-reader? Here, the iPad stumbles big time. Though I loved how easily I could turn pages with a light touch to the side of the book, my hands grew tired of holding the iPad after a few minutes. In addition, the screen's glare tired my eyes, and it was further marred by a slight but noticeable flicker in the background. Furthermore, if you adjust the brightness in iBooks (to ease the potential eyestrain), the brightness settings for the entire iPad change as well. Another glitch: The auto-brightness feature in settings appeared ineffective at launch.

The iPad does simplify shopping for books via iBooks, but you're limited to looking at those books on the iPad. Browsing your library full of books--as represented visually by colorful book covers--is easy, too. The iBooks app, in horizontal mode, lets you have two pages on the display at once. It even tries to mimic the experience of reading a book, right down to the visuals of additional pages on the left and right, and the darker area in the center, where the gutter between pages would be. I could easily scroll along the bottom of a book to jump to a specific page, with no significant delay when doing so. And I liked how the iPad showed the page number, the total page count, and niceties such as the number of pages remaining in the chapter.

Another plus: The iPad supports a variety of e-reader apps. If an app can be created, it can be used here. Amazon and Barnes & Noble are among the many sources of e-reader apps; and newspaper publishers are using the iPad as a bona fide multimedia publishing platform. The trouble is, if you buy a book from Amazon, for example, you can read it only in Amazon's Kindle app. So if you start buying books from different sources, you'll soon lose track of which book lives where.

The iPad's excellent visuals make it ideal for displaying illustrated books or graphic novels and comics. Comics and graphic novels, in particular, looked compelling, based on the IDW and Marvel apps I tried.

The Bottom Line

With the iPad, Apple is first to market with a tablet that may have mass appeal for viewing entertainment content--movies, TV shows, games, and the like. But delve a bit deeper, and the iPad feels like a first-generation device--complete with new-product hiccups--largely behaves like an iPhone (or iPod Touch) on steroids. Its lack of file-level control means that the iPad can't replace a laptop or netbook for core productivity activities. Nor is it a great candidate to be your primary e-reader. It's a great device for playing video and games, and for viewing photos, though--and for some consumers, that may be enough.