Asus presented the Tablet, smartphone and notebook in one

A wide variety of different portable smart devices flooded the market in recent years - tablets, laptops, smartphones, etc. ultrabutsi. While this gives impetus to the proliferation of high technology and connectivity to consumers, it also exposes them to serious dilemma which type of device is worth more. Asus is trying to neutralize this fundamental question by combining several into one. Meet Padfone.

This is a smartphone that can be incorporated into the docking tablet separately after the combination of both can be added and keyboard dock. Taiwanese company showed a concept car in 2011 and the exhibition in Las Vegas in January. But until then, was an early unfinished version out of the stands, then Asus has formally presented it at Mobile World Congress, which is currently taking place in Barcelona.



The smartphone has a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, dual-core processor of S4 Snapdragon, 8-megapixel camera and the latest version of the operating system Android - 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. But he has the opportunity to enter the rear yard of a special tablet-size screen of 10.1 inches, which in design and features do not differ much from the series Transformer for Asus. Like the tablet series of Taiwanese producer to the combined device can be attached docking keyboard, which also plays the role of an additional battery.

Padfone go to a special stylus, called Stylus Headset, a soft peak. This means that to interact with the tablet, the user must press a little harder than other similar products, and Samsung Galaxy Note, for example. But the mad idea of ​​the periphery is that the stylus is also wireless handsfree. So while using the tablet or notebook and someone said, just picking up and speak in stylus.

According to Asus all devices will only work with a SIM card which will be smartphones. This cell "mutant" is expected to be available in April. So in May not be surprised if some passerby spoke to her pen ...

Congratulations to Samsung!

Control of the mouse pointer and basic commands using the eyes, is a scientific and technological achievement. Has been for some time but Samsung with its project eyeCan went one step forward. Announced that the technology will make it accessible to everyone and that by publishing the source code and what is even better - publishing of manuals and kits such as "do it yourself."

For many of us who are lucky healthy life if it seems impossible for any injury or degenerative disease man remains motionless from the neck down. It is really unthinkable and to survive in that situation, you really need a very strong spirit and character, comprehensive support and love and of course friends. But today people have many time viewing and socializing, and often use computers and social networks about it. It is in this part of Samsung made a great move in terms of ease (a little) of life found in these awful positions and situations.

Their scholars resolved, until recently expensive and unavailable to many technology, to process and to donate at all. Their project is called eyeCan, and besides software, main ingredients sensor in the form of a camera and sunglasses that are mounted on the camera. Then it connects via computer and using special software to control informants mouse and basic commands that can be set with this device. For example, you can scroll left, right, up and down, then with the blink of an eye to making left or right-click (single and double), and can be scrolled, just by moving the eye. The presentations are clearly seen as completely immobile people play games and use social networks, something that until recently could not even imagine. In future planned integration with virtual keyboard on screen that will allow writing and will raise the quality level of communication with these people around.

As we said it would be free, the technology will be available to all interested contractors who want to translate into concrete products, and for those perverted will have sets like "do it yourself."

Finally, the title again, Congratulations to Samsung.

Nokia will out with a new, cheaper Lumina with Windows Phone

Nokia will unveil a new, cheaper Windows Phone smartphone next week, said "Reuters", citing sources in the Finnish company.

The model will be called Lumia 610 will be the first phone from lower consumer class. Device is expected to pave the way and the second wave of Windows Phone smartphone codenamed "Tango."

Nokia will provide Lumia 610 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, ​​which will take place between 27 February and 1 March. There is an expectation of performance for purposes of U.S. market 4G model Lumia 900.

The advent of the two models on the market will probably happen in March in the U.S. and Britain.

Cheaper models are expected to play a key role in the experience of Microsoft and Nokia to regain its market share in the "smart" phones.

New Tablet LG Optimus Vu

LG has unveiled Optimus Vu, 5 inch phone that for large dimensions represent some sort polutelefon, half a tablet so I started to pushes new term for them - fablet (phablet by Phone and Tablet). This is only the second such device on the market which, coincidentally or not appear on the same day that Samsung has launched its 5 inch Galaxy Note the U.S. market.
LG Optimus Vu has a screen of 5 inches and a maximum resolution of 1024x768 pixels and picture layout on the screen in 4:3 scale. Like its direct competition Samsung Galaxy Note supports the use of optical pencil for writing and setting commands.

When the presentation is published that now runs on Android 2,3, but LG promises that for 3 months after the launch customers will be able to upgrade the operating system Andorid 4.0 ICS that will get many new features and functions.

On the hardware features known processor is Qualcomm 1,5 GHz and has two cores and the memory for data storage is 32 gigabytes. The back of the device has an 8 megapixel camera, while the one on the front which is responsible for video calls can record images with maximum resolution 1.3 megapikesli. Here are the standard connectivity options such as WiFi and battery that needs all this to "feed" the energy capacity of 2080 mAh.

For now LG Optimus Vu will be sold only in South Korea and no information when will be available in the U.S. or Europe.

The first negative comments, as expected, on account of size. Some editors and journalists from the world famous media who had the opportunity to test the claim that it looks like "a piece of toast on which to speak" and "really look so funny." Do they think the users remains to be seen. If they accept, then idnnina new "fableti" just arriving.

AIRE M1 from Gigabyte | New Old School Mouse

AIRE M1 is a new representative of the family computer accessories produced by a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards in the world - Gigabyte.Today we simply forgot what it was before IT accessories not so much time. When I had cable, when there was some strange hybrids and when it was "sensitive to touch." Such as computer mouse. Although the market can find all kinds of this product that introduced and tested new technologies while fleeing from the moment the main feature that has this device - aid work and the assignment of commands through the graphical interface.

AIRE M1 is a new product the Gigabyte which reminds us of those times and which resembles the real "old school" mouse with a cord and a normal size, but equipped with a few details that will facilitate working with him. Here above all we think the mechanism for collection of the cable which would help make it easier to package and transfer this mouse, without fear of being entangled in cables. It is a quality made product that is designed symmetrically and therefore is equally good for those who work with the right, but for those who work with the left hand. The optics has a precision of 1000 dpi is sufficient given the target group - young urban people who are constantly in motion and not considering whether to carry a spare battery that if the wireless mouse to give up. There are no batteries and the weight of only 61 grams makes AIRE M1 great companion to your notebook. Taught in blue and black, while according to consumption and lack of need for batteries are included in the group of "green" devices that are friendly to the environment.

Аmazon has outperformed the Samsung in the market for tablets

Amazon has sold 3.9 million tablet Kindle Fire in the last quarter of 2011, according to market research company IHS.Thus, the leading portal for the sale of goods Amazon becomes the second-largest manufacturer of tablets for said period. Rising sales of Kindle Fire helped Amazon to capture 14.3% of the world market, overtaking Samsung.

The company's success is impressive not only because it displaces a strong competitor like Samsung the second place, but for the fact that sales of Kindle Fire started only in November 2011 In addition, the mobile device still is not sold in most major European markets.

The difference in peak Apple, which is damaging iPad-15.4 million for the same period remains significant. However, Apple's share of the tablet market fell to 57% in the fourth quarter of 2011 from 64% in the previous one.

Analysts expect Apple will consolidate its leadership position when the market the new version of its popular tablet.

As to Kindle Fire, his long-term success largely depends on whether Amazon will be able to build a profitable ecosystem around the increasingly popular product. The price of the mobile device is significantly lower than that of its competitors, and the goal of Amazon is to benefit from additional services such as access to different types of content.

HTC may be working on music streaming service

Taiwanese corporation HTC, one of the earliest supporters of the mobile operating system Android, working on a service for streaming music sources reported by the company to the site GigaOm. It will be the main decision musical devices of HTC.

Last year, the manufacturer of electronics buy a significant stake in the company of music hardware and software Beats Audio, whose founder is a rapper Dr. Dre. Currently the two companies still cleared the pricing details of the service.

In the past, information has appeared that HTC have held talks with companies like Spotify for integrating their services into devices of the corporation. One of the other leaders of the Beats Audio Jimmy Iovine is not a big fan of Spotify. The music industry is concerned that if support for music streaming company, will create yet another monopoly such as iTunes.

According to sources GigaOm HTC's new service will be announced later this month at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Besides him, the company will display several new products including new tablet.

After a disappointing last quarter of 2011, the Taiwanese company announced that it will change its product strategy this year will show fewer but higher quality devices. Its market share is threatened by the advent of cheap Chinese alternatives from companies like Huawei and ZTE, as well as the success of the leader in the Android camp, South Korea's Samsung.

Pirates return

While officials in many states are trying to abolish popular websites for file sharing as part of the fight against piracy, on the other hand there are rumors according to which "cook" a new program that will condemn to failure the efforts of state authorities.

The new program for sharing files on the Internet is called Tribler, and apparently could not easily be disabled, say its creators.

Tribler is actually a variant of BitTorrent software that is designed to exchange files, but is specially designed to stay online under all conditions and that includes the possible attacks that would have taken the authorities or organizations fighting piracy.

The portal Torrentfreak said Tribler will keep "alive" BitTorrent, even when all the torrent search engines, indices and tracker would be offline. The move that made the U.S. government when odzeden domain MegaUpload, will not be functional in this case.

Just remember that the U.S. government shut down the website for the exchange of content Megaupload for breach of copyright and its founder with three of his colleagues accused of violation of copyright association because prenje money and racketeering.

Dynamic Duo | Olympus SZ-31MR and Tough TG-820

Company Olympus launched a new series of compact digital cameras which vary according to specifications, and can generally be divided into two groups: standard, etc. tough series to work in extreme conditions. Here is a brief description of one representative from both groups. Somehow lately as to reduce the demand for digital cameras, especially the compact. Mobile phones and tablets themselves began to mount sensors with about 10 megapixels as to take into work on those, until recently, most popular devices. When a few years ago they suddenly dropped the price and become available, people rushed to them and used them for their amateur photos and videos. But then came the mobile mania and manufacturers of these devices, how to reorient only professional series and some of the smaller and older simply extinguished. But not Olympus.

This company specialized cameras with several decades of experience simply does not believe in failure, but only in the adjustment. Their models of the series in the series are better and better equipped, and introduced innovations and new series designed for specific types of users. Such is the new series. Presentation takes two models and Olympus SZ-31MR and Tough TG-820th

Dr. Zoom

Olympus SZ-31MR is a compact digital camera that possesses one of the largest optical zumovi in ​​its class. The total size of the optical zoom is H24 or rather optical span a range from 25 to 600 mm. For clear and flawless picture cares sensor which is the maximum resolution of 16 megapixels, illuminated background, and there are two auxiliary processors of the previous generation of Olympus devices which provide for improved quality in poorly lit conditions and speed of recording and processing of filmed. The Olympus SZ-31MR can record up to 10 frames per second, and photography can be removed from the recorded video that can be in full HD resolution (1080p). The videos and images are processed through the built image stabilizer, and there are several foltri insertion of fixed effects. Input commands and viewing the recorded run through 3-inch color screen which is located on the rear and is sensitive to touch.

And Mr.. Strong

Tough series Olympus as the name suggests is designed to work in extremely difficult conditions in which electronics standard unprotected devices simply give up and running. Thus, this manufacturer has joined others who produce phones and other gadgets resistant to external influences, believing that the moments that happen in a not friendly environment should perpetuate. A Tough TG-820 it is as possible. As a digital camera, Tough TG-820 is quite decent. With 12 megapixel CMOS sensor that has a backlight and like others in this series provides excellent images in dimly lit environments. Optical zoom is h5 (28-140mm), and the camera can capture HD videos at full resolution. And here on the back side is a three inch screen that displays exceptionally clear and normally not sensitive to touch.

And how can a touch sensitive body when the camera is designed to withstand time of 2.2 meters, temperatures far below zero and pressure of 110 pounds. And yes, know to swim, until the depth at which accounts for more than 10 meters.

If you enthusiast in photography know that the mobile phone will never replace a digital camera. If new models of mobile phones with large pixel throw everything else, there is a boundary that until now can not go.

I make weird hybrids between camera and phone, but it is neither. From Olympus believe, and we support it, you always need quality compact digitalec that will not cost much and will offer quality. As these two above.

Much faster method of recording data on hard drives

In recent decades, taken for granted that the recording of data on magnetic media necessary magnetic field. Recently, however, an international team of scientists have discovered that instead of the target can be used to heat release reports Gizmag.According to researchers, this method is more energy efficient than currently used. Furthermore, by its theory of space for storage is increased tenfold, and the productivity of current hard drives - over 300 times.

Generally, hard disks work through a magnetic field which reverses the polarity of the magnetic domains on the surface of the disc. The stronger is the field, the faster the data is recorded. According to new research, however, this reversal can be achieved through the application of ultra-short pulses of heat in the form of laser beams. This action allows the recording of data, equivalent to 200 GB per second.

"This revolutionary method allows recording of terabytes of data per second, hundreds of times faster than current technology," said Thomas Ostlar University of York, who led the project. Since there is no need for a magnetic field, there is less need for energy. New technology and maybe even use the heat generated by computers in their normal work.

Samsung announced its first tablet Ice Cream Sandwich

Samsung announced Galaxy Tab 2 its first tablet that will use the latest version of the operating system Android - 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Usually the number after the name of the product is used by the Korean manufacturer to indicate the size of the screen. In this case, it shows that it is a second generation product and brand instead of 2-inch new device will have a 7-inch screen.

Galaxy Tab 2 has a dual core processor frequency 1GHz, memory up to 32GB of storage, 1GB RAM memory, and 3-megapixel camera located on the back.

"We are glad to provide our customers a growing range of tablets, and the first based on Android 4.0", said Simon Stanford, managing director of telecommunications and networks for Samsung UK said magazine Inquirer.

South Korean giant still has not announced when it will launch the new device on the market and at what prices will be offered. Expected Galaxy Tab 2 to be presented at the World Expo Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, ​​which will be held in late February. There is speculation that the show in the Spanish city will be shown and 11.6-inch tablet Samsung, adds Inquirer.