Thursday, August 5, 2010

IT News HeadLines (InsideHW) 05/08/2010


InsideHW
Zotac ZBOX: The New ION Generation
The first Nvidia ION was true refreshment in the HTPC world. Not only because of the power-saving Atom CPU, but also graphics performance that were head and shoulders above Intel's GMA950 and similar solutions. However, it was evident that performance was still insufficient to run the newest games, even in the lowest resolutions and detail levels. This is exactly what the new revision of ION set out to do, to reduce consumption of the first ION and increase graphics performance.
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Samsung prepares highest-density HDD
Samsung has released the F4EG, which it supposed to be the world’s highest-density, environmentally friendly hard drive for the desktop market. The EcoGreen F4 features a 2-terabyte capacity with 667GB on each of its three disks. According to Samsung, the internal F4EG uses high-density design technology to provide better performance, low power and improved reliability. It has a low-power drive yet features top performance quality and is environmentally friendly.
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Nokia might use heavily customized MeeGo interface
If this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDp1MGlfGQ8) is correct, and it should be, then Nokia's implementation of MeeGo user interface could be heavily customized: instead of clinging to the stock solution, it would use an interface much more streamlined for phones with collapsible contact items and a very straightforward but full-featured interface for the app menu, media playback and others. A jump to the Ovi Store leaves little doubt that the preview is Nokia's.
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Transcend prepares industrial grade CompactFlash cards
For all those in need of rough and tough storage, Transcend has prepared a new serie of CompactFlash memory cards which are claimed to have excellent temperature flexibility (-40 to 85 degrees Celsius), shock (1500G) and vibration resistance, and low power consumption.
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Casio reveals two compact 14-megapixel cameras
Casio released two new Exilim point-and-shoot cameras with relatively traditional designs, but raising the company's standards for basic cameras. The slimmer EX-S200 (on the left) and the thicker EX-Z800 (on the right) both capture at 14 megapixels with 4X optical lenses, and both use Exilim Engine 5.0 processing and support 720p video.
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