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Sony started selling the U.S. extension of the scheme PS3/PSP

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

Years of feedback from users point of view, the quality of battery.co.uk/sony-vgp-bps8.htm”>Sony’s console is always reliable, at least not like the Xbox 360 3 red as a serious problem. However, Sony has also launched its U.S. site called “PlayStation Protection Plan” from the extension of the scheme.

The program supports sections of PS3 and PSP models can be based on the original one year warranty to two years to extend the warranty. During the extended warranty, plus screen dead pixels, destroys all quality problems outside the warranty period can be the same warranty, but does not include data recovery services. In addition, the PSP is also an optional service protection against accidental damage, even for accidental falls, impact and other problems caused by off-screen can be replaced and repaired.

PS3 extended warranty for one year the price of 44.99 U.S. dollars, two years for U.S. $ 59.99. PSP extended warranty is 29.99 U.S. dollars per year, two years required to 39.99 dollars, and more against accidental damage needs $ 10.

Asus Eee PC T101MT

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Engadget has published a detailed review of the Asus Eee PC T101MT convertible touchscreen style netbook which recently started shipping in the the US. And overall, Engadget’s Joanna Stern seems to think the machine works pretty well — as a netbook. Unfortunately, the T101MT’s defining feature is the fact that it’s not just a netbook, it can also be used as a tablet. And when you fold the screen down and try to use the computer in tablet mode, you’re in for a rather unpleasant experience.

First, it has a resistive multitouch display instead of a capacitive screen. That means you can easily interact with the screen with the included stylus or by pressing your fingers on the screen rather hard.

But the bigger problem is that the computer ships with Windows 7 Starter Edition, which doesn’t support multitouch gestures, doesn’t automatically bring up an on-screen keyboard when you tap on a text box, and doesn’t support flick gestures (such as navigating through web sites in Internet Explorer by tapping and dragging on the web page instead of the scrollbars).laptop battery

Asus does bundle a third party on-screen keyboard, but you need to bring it up manually every time you want to enter text. And you’re going to end up tapping at the keyboard with a stylus instead of your fingers since the resistive display isn’t that responsive to fingertips and the operating system doesn’t recognize multitouch.

Asus does offer the Eee PC T101MT with Windows 7 Home Premium in other countries, but has no plans to offer that option in the US. Of course,  you can upgrade from Windows 7 Starter yourself for about $50. But even if you do that, there are some issues. There’s no accelerometer, which means the display won’t auto-rotate when you change from landscape to portrait mode. You have to press a button to manually rotate the screen – which Joanna says takes about 5 seconds.

All in all, if the Eee PC T101MT sold for under $400, I suppose you could say it was just another netbook with the added bonus of a touchscreen that you could use if you really wanted it. But at $499, the T101MT is a premium device (for a netbook, anyway), and you kind of expect it to work better as a tablet, since the touchscreen interface is its main selling point.

Unfortunately, the problem isn’t just with the Asus tablet. As I pointed out in my CTL Convertible Classmate PC2 review, I’m just not sure that it makes sense to build a touchscreen tablet with the same specs as a typical netbook (Windows 7, Intel Atom CPU, and 1024 x 600 pixel display). I’ll have a review of the Lenovo Ideapad S10-3t later this week, and by way of preview, I can tell you right now that it’s not without some issues as well.

WePad

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

The WePad is an 11.6 inch tablet computer running Google Android with a highly polished custom user interface. And it’s kind of everything the Apple iPad isn’t. The WePad has a high resolution 1366 x 768 pixel display, USB ports, support for Adobe Flash, HDMI output, and a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor and Broadcom Crystal HD video accelerator for handling HD video playback.

Unfortunately when Germany company Neofonie launched the tablet a few weeks ago, the only prototype on hand was showing a video demo of the user interface instead of running the actual software that’s supposed to ship with the WePad. So Neofonie produced a new video showing he UI in action. And now the company has gone a few steps further by inviting a handful of tech journalists back to get a closer look at the WePad.

After the break you can find hands-on videos from Android Pit and Netbook News.de.

Unfortunately all of the videos are in German. But there’s a good 35 minutes of footage showing that the WePad really does work the way it’s supposed to.

The home screen is full of widgets for Facebook, laptop battery , Google, and other services. I’m particularly impressed with the sidebar where you can scroll your finger to change your position on the home screen to see different widgets.

Neofonie has also added a series of promotional photos of the tablet to its web site, including the one above. You can find more at WePad.mobi.

Smart phones will boost battery development

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Whenever there is an “iPhone” user, I would ask: “How long the battery can be used?” And to answer some above. I think this may be caused by a variety of applications due charm, will be used accidentally. As a result, many people are concerned about the depletion of the battery complaint.

See United States, Apple has announced “iPhone 3G” as the technical parameters, for example, when using the Internet, 3G can be used up to 5 hours of wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) for a maximum of 9:00. In fact, something that makes users feel concerned about re-measurement indicator. They say that good sales potential in Japan and Sweden joint venture Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB) has made “Xperia is also equipped with a touch screen, high performance. Users also have the same penalty. He seems smart phone functionality with the lithium-ion battery with the performance of the balance there is still room for improvement.

It is not just smart phones this problem. For example, the mini digital camera with video capture function improvement, so that the margins of the users concerned that the increase in battery. VCR, recent models of continuous shooting time of about half past one in the mainstream, at the opening ceremony of the Games and the Golden Week travel such a shock, the user need to use a spare battery. Some companies have also heard the voice. Japan Han Huagong Division (Hanwha Japan) has launched a service with more than 22 April 2010 began delivering full support for HD video price 19.800 yen “UMA-HDDV-2″, the leading provider products, grouped rechargeable battery (battery capacity is 1700mAh).

Currently, users of the battery becomes very sensitive. Consequently, the Energy Technology Wireless was very hopeful. Thanks to the “trickle down” to recharge, eliminating the problems of battery depletion. Practical steps have been recently accelerated. Recently, Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) began to member companies to provide smart phones and digital cameras and other equipment, the official version with the standard transmission. WPC is powered groups of the wireless industry, joined the company as of April 22, 2010 has reached 42. Besides Nokia, Samsung Electronics (Samsung Electronics), South Korea’s LG Electronics (LG) and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications major mobile phone manufacturers such as battery makers and other parts manufacturers were also cited.

Method of eliminating user concerns about food, in addition to wireless, there are other methods. It goes without saying, which is to develop a greater capacity rechargeable batteries. Made a variety of methods and curricula for subjects who were great hopes is the negative electrode material is silicon (Si) of the lithium-ion battery. With the graphite anode current than silicon integrate more than 10 times the theoretical capacity. A recently announced the conduct of the charge and discharge of the results of more than 1000 research, concrete measures are gradually.

But I have a little obsessed. In this new generation of lithium-ion battery in the process of development, as envisaged applications, mobile devices, but does not appear in the first place. The researchers aim to electric cars and hybrid vehicles. In the “Nikkei Electronics” January 11, 2010, published a special issue, “Li-ion batteries in a new era” of the interview, “research and development for mobile devices has ended. Currently working on lithium-ion batteries for automotive R & D, the different battery manufacturers impressive unanimity. Judging by the size of the market, this view can be considered correct. However, because of the situation as the beginning of this article that these days I firmly believe that in the department close to everyday life, there are great needs. I firmly believe that lithium-ion battery cell can further develop the time has come.

Pink HP Mini 210

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

There’s no telling whether HP actually plans to release a netbook looking quite like this in the US… but Wireless Goodness spotted a new pink HP Mini 210 at the FCC web site. And it doesn’t just have a pink keyboard and chassis… it also has plaid lid and touchpad with multiple shades of pink and purple. It’s an… interesting aesthetic choice.

Spec-wise, this model has a Gobi2000 wireless module for connecting to 3G wireless networks around the globe. No word on whether that’ s a standard feature or simply an option.

HP currently offers the HP Mini 210 netbook in 5 designs. You can get it in “black crystal,” “sonoma red,” “pacific blue,” “silver crystal,” or the gold and orange butterfly pattern of the HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam Edition.

Mysterious AMD processor, Acer’s new 10-inch Netbook exposure

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Market access has been dominated by Intel, AMD has also repeatedly expressed disdain on the Internet this. However, the netbook market demand increasing, the AMD processor platform, often in a number of online vendors that appeared.

Recently, foreign media have reported that Acer plans to expand its own production line of Aspire One netbook, introduced a line based on AMD platform, the Aspire One 521. More interesting is that, Aspire One 521 with AMD has not yet been officially communicated the uniprocessor kernel V105.

It is reported that the V105 under development, codenamed “processor platform Geneva, AMD K10 architecture, the thermal design power of only 9W, 1.2 GHz, AMD will be officially launched next month, the processor platform. laptop battery

In addition to the AMD processor platform with a mysterious outside, Aspire One 521 will be equipped with a 10.1 inch screen, DDR3 memory, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4225 integrated graphics, Bluetooth 3.0 to provide , WiFi Wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, 7 hours of battery life.

Currently, the Aspire One netbook broadcast 521 hours and the price was not disclosed.

The world’s largest proton exchange membrane fuel cell demonstration power plant built

Monday, April 19th, 2010

As a kind of electric vehicles, fuel cell cars are considered as human beings to solve problems of pollution and dependence on oil best car and the final program. Because the process of the fuel cell chemical reaction produces no harmful substances, only a small amount of water vapor emissions, while its high energy conversion efficiency than the engine Internal Combustion 2 to 3 times. Vehicles equipped with this battery as filling the hydrogen fuel can be kept running.
  
Besides cars, fuel cells in transportation, military, communications and other areas have prospects of general application. Developed countries have invested enormous resources in developing this technology, the national research units of fuel cells are up more than 30.
  
This includes the South China University of Technology.
  
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Recently, the world’s largest proton exchange membrane fuel battery demonstration plants located in Guangzhou City University. It is designed by the University of South China for themselves, their own construction.
  
According to South China University of experts, based on basic engineering and multi-disciplinary forces, South China University of Technology won the 2004 major breakthroughs in key areas of Guangdong and Hong Kong this project the largest projects.
  
Project after project, the school key technologies for the creation of 7 focus groups, by Professor Shijun Liao, senior engineer Xia Jianwei, Dong xinf Professor, Professor Li Di, etc. 7 from experts from different disciplines. the group discussion to overcome various difficulties, after more than a thousand days and nights of hard work to solve the shape one by one industry expert headache technical problems of power, the formation of a step by step … …
  
Finally, the largest in the world of proton exchange membrane fuel cell demonstration plant is located in the South China University, University Park. Station covers an area of 2000 square meters, the walls red top blue shade of green trees, close to hear the voice of blowers, South China University of teachers and students hardly notice the campus added to a quiet powerhouse.
  
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Why build a demonstration plant in the world’s largest? Shi-Jun Liao said: “The demonstrations of new technology to market a necessary step. Fuel cell technology, step by step amplification, involves many problems, only a certain capacity of the model, can the technology is mature and finally, marketing, construction demonstration power plant is to show the public the proton exchange membrane fuel cell of this new energy technologies, but also to test the feasibility of this technology and found that the what are the technology issues and how to improve. Higher Power of the highest difficulty of building, more problems, more evident. ”
  
demonstration power plant can provide 24 hours of operation, produces a current directly to the school, 380V low voltage line, full load plant in the vicinity to respond to the luxurious five-star standard - the normal functioning of Chinese workers international academic centers. “Power station demonstration by-product water is 50 degrees Celsius, is very suitable for hot water used in daily life. In the heat and electricity have been under-utilized plants to fuel cells will reach 90 percent energy efficiency. “Shi-Jun Liao description.
  
In the demonstration power plant, first converted to hydrogen gas, hydrogen fuel cell generates electricity and hot water generators.
  
According to reports from South China University of Technology design and development of hydrogen technology, natural gas, the hydrogen production efficiency is greater than 2.0 or 1 cubic meter of gas to generate more two cubic meters of hydrogen gas for hydrogen production facilities to a similar degree of internal efficiency by 20% 30%. That electricity generated by burning natural gas directly at least 30% higher, emissions are reduced by 60% year on year. power generation fuel cell with high efficiency and low emissions that accentuates the advantage.
  
The use of new technologies to reduce the cost of fuel cells
  
R & D of fuel cell technology for decades, has been promoting large scale, there is less stability, durability and so on, ultimately, the high cost of marketing is the bottleneck.
  
Shi-Jun Liao said that foreigners proton exchange membrane fuel prices at about 70,000 yuan per kilowatt to install a car battery system of 50 kilowatts, solar cells of 3.5 million yuan. Thus, while in technological research, how to effectively reduce the cost of fuel cells has been a group of major research topic.
  
Due to the use of new technologies developed by the present South China University of cost of fuel cells have decreased from 6000 to 7000 yuan per kilowatt, only the international market price for 1 / 10.
  
“Compared to conventional technologies for electricity production, the cost is high, but other than new energy such as solar energy, but much cheaper.” Shi-Jun Liao calculations, the calculation of 6,000 yuan per kilowatt, fuel cell vehicle costs are still not cheap, but compare the hydrogen cheaper than gasoline!
  
To promote the development and use of fuel cell, our country has introduced subsidies, buy a car fuel cell, direct subsidies to 300,000 yuan. In addition, the mass production of fuel cell costs are significant decline in the space. At the same time, many governments have said that once the large-scale commercialization of fuel cell development of hydrogen stations in the building will not be a problem, the fuel cell in the civilian population to house just around the corner.
  
It is understood that the demonstration plant is complete, many experts at home and abroad have visited the station after the sigh. British Adviser to the Government’s Energy, experts from fuel cells, Imperial University Professor Nigel Brandon attended a demonstration of the power station, said: “It’s a miracle! A panel discussion with the University so little funding to complete an arduous task to develop such a good system of high power fuel cell is simply incredible! ”
  
According to reports in recent years, in addition to completing the construction of power plants, South China University of proton exchange membrane cell technology research base has also made a series of significant achievements, including preparation of highly dispersed and active catalyst technology, the light directly on Preparation of membrane-electrode membrane technology, efficient technologies platinum catalyst at very low loading of platinum electrode membrane technology. Group discussion of core technologies for patents for fuel cells 8, 4 allowed to request an international patent. sony-vgp-bps9.htm”>vgp-bps9
  
Regarding the plan for the next step, Liao Shi-June, said: “We’ll use the Guangzhou Institute of modern industrial technology to carry out the platform of the industrialization of fuel cells in working on a series of fuel cell emergency power, base stations, power, communications, household cogeneration system and other products. We hope to further reduce the cost of fuel cells, and promote the development of fuel cell technology in the province of Guangdong and the commercialization process. “

Powerful small, Asus U30Jc notebook listed

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Unlike before, all integrated into models of heavy burner ASUS 13.3-inch All-U30Jc DVD-SuperMulti, focuses only on the 328 x 238 x 20-29.9 mm Slim “measures”, even with a battery 6 Weight-cell no more than 2 kg, served to your liking.
The original texture of the hair pull pure silver metal panel after six complex process of forging, in anti-oxidation, anti-friction, etc. to provide quality protection, create exquisite appearance of fashion design of beautiful hollow shaft, which brings the most about 130 degree angle of opening and closing the laptop, so that the eyes and the visual distance between the display of scientific regulation.
A new generation of NVIDIA GeForce G 310M independent display chip, the powerful image processing capabilities to fully meet the load requirements of high-warp image display, bringing the scene into a more realistic, with ASUS Video Magic software helps real theater, and the DVD playback picture upgrade to 1080p full experience of HD, more than 512 MB DDR3 dedicated graphics memory, with all Optimus NV / were intelligent switching technology alone can not only maintain high performance ASUS U30Jc / long perfect balance of power, but also allow users of video conversion on Xpress.
The introduction of location, high-end processors and i5 Core Duo processor i3 regular class, the new architecture, extending up to 4 GB of DDR3 memory (need to support operating system) both an excellent response to the image production / video, large-scale, digital entertainment, etc., can greatly improve the program starts and the processing speed and reduce power consumption and heat, improve the system compatibility and stability, even in the most demanding environments can easily buttoned multitasking processor-intensive tasks.
divided island with full keyboard, ergonomic design and comfortable to follow the dual considerations, not only to clear the CLEAR button to Brilliant touch of rhythm, but also through subtle Cap space to effectively prevent the invasion of dust and further reduce the noise keys, which show an excellent ingenious.
Altec Lansing SRS + Audio Professional software to restore the gold portfolio to help, plus a DVD-SuperMulti, and other new equipment, new, whether it is soothing, high definition movies, or sound very picky about the sound quality of the game in three-dimensional ones can be captured.
With a new generation of Hybrid Intelligent Technology Power4Gear saving energy, life of battery increased by 35%, so that users can easily benefit from a single cell up to 9 hours (with 8 cell, depending on the specific configuration and use of the environment may be) a wonderful time.

Motorola Droid get joystick support keyboard accessories

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Before a series of new iPhone accessories reported in many parts of the phone functions through the expansion of their love can play a greater role in aircraft. With the increase in smartphone Android users in the system, parts manufacturers have begun to target this new market. Droid has a support phone accessories in the game handle the keyboard.
This device called the clip of the game can be installed on the replacement phone Droid QWERTY keyboard slider, users will always be there to play simulation games is not comfortable, hunting and the clip can restore the game management experience. Who will support the Game Boy, NES and other mainframe simulator, users can also Droid software mobile application to install, manage their key settings bit mapping to support other games simulation.

This accessory is priced at $ 15 streams of video in the “Mario World” demonstration of view, or a good use of effects

Sony show full frame 35mm film camera

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Since the NPC may draw television and film career and television industry is facing the threat of digital cameras has been very clear. Indeed, a few days ago in Las Vegas, NAB2010 exhibition on film and television, professional photo camera sensor scale becomes a Hot Big. In addition to yesterday, we introduced the Panasonic m4 / 3 system camera, the Sony also unveiled a full frame 35mm camera.

Currently, this product is still in the prototype stage. In addition to performing the same size and 35mm film full frame sensor camera, the machine is the biggest positive point is that Sony has promised “low prices.” Although they did not disclose the price, it is expected that this machine will be priced at approximately $ U.S. 1 to 20,000, the film plane is already very cheap.

Sony said, 35mm full-frame attached to the official symbol next spring, more information will be posted in the future.