In late October 2011 the Japanese company IO Data, a well-known manufacturer of various computer peripherals plans to begin selling a new LCD Monitor LCD-DTV194XBR. The incoming display has a shiny black bezel and is equipped with 18.5-inch panel, LED backlight, as well as built-in digital TV tuner. The product offers all users the perfect balanced solution for watching TV and using a computer (or gaming tasks). It has a native resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, a 5ms response time, a contrast ratio of 1,000:1, 250 cd/m2 brightness, S-video, Composite, D-Sub and HDMI connectors, and two 3W speakers backed by SRS Labs’ TruSurround XT technology.
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Lenovo has rolled out an update for the Lenovo C205 all in one computer with the Lenovo C325. The C325 brings the much improved AMD E450 and slightly faster ATi Radeon HD 6320 graphics, all packed in a 20 inch monitor with 1600 x 900 pixel resolution. Lenovo C325 powered by a 1.65GHz AMD E-450 dual-core processor, and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (SP1) Operating System. Additionally it has 500GB hard disk, a built-in webcam, 2GB RAM, DVD super drive, 6x USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet, 802.11n Wi-Fi, multi card reader. The dimensions of Lenovo C325 are 499 × 78 × 343.5 and it weighs in at 6 kilo grams.
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Toshiba introduces world’s thinnest tablet, Toshiba Regza AT700 in the event the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (CEATEC) 4 to 8 October 2011 in Japan. The AT700 weighs 558g and is 7.7mm thin; this is 0.19mm thinner than the AT200 which, when seen at the IFA, was 0.19mm thinner than the Galaxy Tab. Toshiba expects to sell a million units of its tablets that also include the Thrive and Excite and grab a foothold in the market. According to Toshiba, the tablet is able to break down the boundaries between the PC and TV. he operating system used is Android 3.2 Honeycomb. Another interesting feature is the 5 megapixel camera, audio enhancer, and noise equalizer. You will also be able to download recorded programmes from a digital recorder to the tablet.
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ViewSonic has just unveiled their newest Android tablet in the Chinese market, dubbed the ViewPad VB733. ViewPad VB733, which sport a 7.0-inch 800 x 480 capacitive multitouch display and feature 1.0GHz ARM Cortex-A9 dual-core processor and a 512MB RAM . The device will run on Android 2.2 OS and will be powered by a 3600mAh battery. The ViewSonic ViewPad VB733 Android Tablet is retails for just about 1,699 Yuan (about $266).
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Pioneer has introduced a new compact DJ controller, the Pioneer DDJ-ERGO-V for Virtual DJ. The Pioneer DDJ-ERGO-V DJ Controller is equipped with Pulse Control that uses lights to highlight the features that are in play, how accurate your beat matching is and which track is currently loaded. The DDJ-ERGO-V is primarily designed for use with Atomix Productions’ Virtual DJ LE software. This software allows beginner to scratch, mix and add modern remix effects to the music like a pro. The gadget is also fully operational from a USB bus through your PC or Mac, eliminating the need for an external power supply. The new device features 115mm jog wheels and plentiful dedicated knobs and buttons for all your favorite functions, including four-deck mixing, filters, sample decks and loop recording.
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Kobo, Amazon rival in the e-reader and eBook business, has a tablet eReader device on the way. Their new Android tablet, the 7″ Kobo Vox, has shown up on Futureshop.ca with a spec sheet, ship date, and a retail of $250 CAD. The page has been removed, but MobileRead forum member mighty_worm grabbed some images and details before the page disappeared. The Kobo Vox will come with a 7 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024 x 600, and it will run Google’s Android OS, although there are no details as to which version of Android it will run. Additionally, it has WiFi, 8GB of built in storage and a microSd card slot, and it have access to Google’s Android Market. The listed specs also mention support for Adobe DRM, EPUB, and PDF files.
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Pictures have been leaked by TmoNews which appear to be the Huawei MediaPad tablet. Availability rumored to be announced at the fall CTIA event next month, the MediaPad has suffered a few delays, originally said to be released back in August. This device is a full featured 7-inch Android powered tablet complete with 1GB dual-core processor for just $199.99. The Huawei MediaPad features a 7-inch IPS WVGA 1280x 800 pixel resolution display and runs Android 3.2 Honeycomb on a 1.2GHz dual-core processor. It sports a 1.3-megpixel front-facing camera, a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with autofocus and HD video capture. The storage space is 16GB internal storage, expandable with microSD card slot. Flash 10.3 should be supported, and the tablet will get a 4,100mAh battery that could give it a moderate amount of battery life.
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A new Android tablet from ZTE has just hit the FCC, being called the ZTE Smart Tab 10. It was just 3 days ago, the ZTE Posh Tab 7 strolled through with the FCC. Today. Most of the details of the specification are still obscure. Clearly in the image above the Smart Tab 10 will feature a rear facing camera and it appears to have a textured backside for a soft rubber grip. Rumored specs are quite decent and round up with a 1280 x 800 resolution display, 16GB internal storage, SD support, 1GB of RAM and powered by 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual core processors and Google Android 3.2 Honeycomb.
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Back at a IFA 2011 event, Dell denounced a lightweight XPS 14z. Today Dell has announced the laptop will be available in “the coming weeksâ€� which means it should be sometime in October. The company is touting it as the “world’s thinnest fully featured laptop,â€� packing in the latest Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, optical drives, and abundant ports in a 0.9-inch thin chassis. The Dell XPS 14z will pack a 14″ LG Shuriken display, a Core i5-2430M or Core i7-2640 CPU, NVIDIA Optimus graphics, a slot-loading optical drive (some people still use discs after all), USB 3.0, and a weight of 4.36. Availability is in China only and is being launched ahead of the country’s Golden Week holiday.
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Panasonic has just revealed its Premium Edition B10-series notebook with a Quad-core CPU for the “Let’s note-15th Anniversary� in Japan. The device comes with a 15.6-inch Full HD wide-screen display, excellent for of videos editing and image processing. Additionaaly it packs a 2.20GHz Intel Core i7-2675QM quad-core processor chip, an 8 gb Ram memory, a 256GB SSD, a Blu-ray drive and also run using Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit/64-bit (SP1) Operating system. The B10-series has Panasonic’s unique lightweight design with only 1,920g. The battery can hold up to 8 hours on a single charge. The Panasonic club model comes in Silver Diamond color.
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