IT News HeadLines (HotHardware) 04/09/2010

Canon Introduces Small Pro-Level XF100 And XF105 Camcorders
Generally there has been one major problem with professional cameras and camcorders: they were huge. If you wanted mega performance, you had to deal with a mega huge body. But thanks to innovations at the smallest levels of technology, that's beginning to change. DSLR-like image quality is slowly coming to smaller Micro Four Thirds cameras, and now Canon is offering professional-level video capture quality in some of their smallest camcorders yet. The new XF105 and XF100 are the company's smallest pro camcorders,
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ViewSonic Debuts ViewPad 100 Tablet: Dual-Boot Android and Windows 7
The first major tablet wave hit at Computex, shortly after the iPad took the world (and sales numbers) by storm. It seems like Berlin's IFA trade show is where the second wave is coming. ViewSonic, a company you may not expect to be first on the scene with new tablets, is surprising us for sure with a second unit that's arriving shortly after the ViewPad 7. The new ViewPad 100 is a real unique product, hailed as the world's first dual-boot Android and Windows 10" tablet. In other words, this tablet won't make
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Samsung Unveils Fall Laptop Lineup
Samsung announced a handful of new laptops recently that are designed to offer users "sophisticated design with exceptional performance." First up is the new QX410 which measures just under an inch thick and features a lightweight aluminum design and up to 7 hours of battery life via Samsung’s new lithium polymer battery. The QX410 features an edge-to-edge 14-inch HD SuperBright LED display and a new buttonless, configurable multi-function gesture pad. Samsung's new RF510 and RF710 laptops are hoping to
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Garmin Announces New PNDs For Every Lifestyle & Budget
Garmin introduced new personal navigation devices designed to suit a variety of lifestyles and budgets. The nüvi 2200 and nüvi 2300 families feature multi-stop route planning, route previews, and nüRoute technology with trafficTrends and myTrends. In addition to these new models, the PND manufacturer also introduced the nüLink! 1695 which is designed to give users accurate, up-to-the-minute information via a number of connected features. The nüvi 2200 series features a 3.5-inch touchscreen.
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NVIDIA Announces Entire Line of DX11 Fermi-Based Mobile GPUs
NVIDIA has just taken the wraps off an entire line-up of Fermi-based GeForce GT and GTX 400M mobile GPUs—seven in total---and revealed a number of notebook design wins from major OEMs using the GPUs. Like their desktop-targeted counterparts, the mobile GeForce GT and GTX 400M series GPUs leverage technology from NVIDIA’s Fermi architecture, which debuted in the GF100 GPU at the heart of the company’s flagship GeForce GTX 480. GeForce GT and GTX 400M series GPUs are DirectX 11 compatible and
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Stunning Unreal 3 iOS Tech Demo Now Available for Download
If you're looking for an app to show off your iPad, your search is over. At yesterday's Apple event, Epic Games announced a new game for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch called Project Sword, an action RGP being made exclusively for iOS. Minutes later, Epic Games went and released a tech demo as a free app available via iTunes that lets you explore the castle environment in awesome detail. It's called Epic Citadel, and it's an 82.2MB download powered by Epic's Unreal Engine 3 technology. We gave the tech demo
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Toshiba Recalls 41,000 Satellite Notebooks Due To Burn Hazard
Zing! Burn! Ouch! We know, it's too easy, but we just had to. Sony, HP and lots of others have dealt with burn-related recalls in the past, and now it's Toshiba's turn. Today, the company has issued a voluntary recall on their T Series notebook computers due to a "burn hazard." The recall is fairly significant in size and scope. Around 41,000 units globally are included in the recall, namely, the Satellite T135, Satellite T135D and Satellite ProT130. These were sold rather recently -- between August of last
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Follow HotHardware On Digg, Facebook and Twitter
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Stunning Unreal 3 iOS Tech Demo Now Available for Download

If you're looking for an app to show off your iPad, your search is over. At yesterday's Apple event, Epic Games announced a new game for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch called Project Sword, an action RGP being made exclusively for iOS. Minutes later, Epic Games went and released a tech demo as a free app available via iTunes that lets you explore the castle environment in awesome detail.

It's called Epic Citadel, and it's an 82.2MB download powered by Epic's Unreal Engine 3 technology. We gave the tech demo a spin and, well, let's just say we're officially excited about the future of gaming on tablets and other mobile devices.

Let's forget for a moment that this is only available for iOS -- that admittedly sucks -- because with the rash of Android- and Windows-based slates in the pipeline, it will only be a matter of time before we see something similar for other platforms. In the meantime, the Apple faithful (and Apple curious, as the case may be) have a chance to see what gaming done right on the iPad can look like.

There are two ways to traverse the castle realm, the first being the now-familiar thumbstick controls in the lower left and right corners. But you can also tap anywhere on the screen and your character will merrily make his way over there in first-person form without getting stuck. As he's walking, you're free to look around the environment by swiping your finger in any direction. It feels natural, and best of all, the scenery flows by smoothly without any lag or jerkiness. It will be interesting to see if Epic Games can maintain this same level of performance when there are other characters bustling about.

It's hard not to be impressed when you take a moment to look around, which is all you can do (being a tech demo and all). There are real-time reflections and animation, bump offset mapping, dynamic specular lighting with texture masks, and a whole host of other graphics technologies to be taken in. Remarkably, Epic Games claims its team of programmers only took eight weeks to code the demo.

This far and away has the potential to be one of the best games on the iOS platform, though as we mentioned, it's going to depend on what the performance is like once the deserted landscape is littered with NPCs. Armed with a custom 1GHz A4 SoC (system-on-a-chip) processor and just 256MB of RAM, there isn't a ton of horsepower inside this "magical" tablet to push a higher end gaming experience, so as impressed as we are with this tech demo, it's with tempered enthusiasm that we look forward to Project Sword, and beyond.

In the meantime, this is the app you want to show your friends when trying to justify why you spent a small fortune on Apple's first-gen slate.

Epic Citadel Download (iTunes)
Epic Citadel FAQ

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List of coming Flight sims.
If you are a flight sim fan heres a few new and coming games you might want to look out for.
(If you are a flight sims fan you are going to be excited for next year.)
Tom clancy's Hawx 2

If you are want to fly in a wide range of modern jets, from the russian Su-47 berkut to the american f22 raptor, then you might want to try hawx 2. A new air to ground attack system has been created, use a c- 130 hercules  or a uav for ground attack missions. Do aerial refueling, bombing runs, or the main reason you play, dog fights. See who can realy play and who are just cry babes. Comes out September 7th, if you pre order you might get exclusive items (different depending on where you buy). comes out for pc , xbox, wii, and ps3.

Microsoft Flight
The classic flight sim is back......well coming back. Pretty much nothing has been shown yet except for the bad trailer, but loving all the old microsoft flight simulator i am hoping this will be just as fun. The release date is said to be some time next year ( could be longer).

Rise of flight

Heres a special flight sim. If you like ww1 aircraft or just want to try a unique flight sim try this game out.Try the royal airforce's Sopwith Camel or red barron's Fokker Dr.I. Havnt played it yet, but seems pretty cool. There is a 14 day demo if you would like to try it, planing to try it out later.
Ace combat: Assault horizon

Ace combat series is coming back next year. Been a few years since they made one for the console, but from the gameplay trailer it seems worth the wait. The developers seem to have raised the bar for future flight sims, having created much more tactical and engaging dog fights. Hoping to see more news on this game in the coming months.

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NVIDIA Announces Entire Line of DX11 Fermi-Based Mobile GPUs

NVIDIA has just taken the wraps off an entire line-up of Fermi-based GeForce GT and GTX 400M mobile GPUs—seven in total---and revealed a number of notebook design wins from major OEMs using the GPUs. Like their desktop-targeted counterparts, the mobile GeForce GT and GTX 400M series GPUs leverage technology from NVIDIA’s Fermi architecture, which debuted in the GF100 GPU at the heart of the company’s flagship GeForce GTX 480.

GeForce GT and GTX 400M series GPUs are DirectX 11 compatible and support all of NVIDIA’s “Graphics Plus” features, including PhysX, 3D Vision, CUDA, Verde drivers, and 3DTV Play. All of the GeForce GT and GTX 400M GPUs support NVIDIA’s Optimus technology as well.

NVIDIA Seven New GeForce 400M Mobile GPUs

As we’ve mentioned, the line-up consists of seven new GPUs; the GeForce GTX 470M and GTX 460M are the most powerful of the group and target enthusiasts and gamers, while the GeForce GT 445M, GT 435M, GT 425M, GT 420M and GT 415M target performance conscious, but more mainstream consumers. The GeForce GTX 480M, which is currently NVIDIA’s most powerful mobile GPU, debuted a few months ago and compliments the high-end 470M and 460M.

The complete list of specifications for the current line-up of GeForce GTX 400M mobile GPUs is outlined above. As you can see, the new GeForce GTX 470M and 460M feature much higher default frequencies than the GeForce GTX 480M, but have fewer CUDA cores and narrower memory interfaces. From a pure feature standpoint, however, all of the chips offer support for the same set of features.

The specifications for the more mainstream GeForce GT 445M, GT 435M, GT 425M, GT 420M and GT 415M GPUs are detailed in the chart above. All of the chips have varying default clocks and CUDA core configurations, but offer the same set of features, which doesn’t include SLI. Before asking why SLI isn’t supported, keep in mind it’s usually cheaper and more power efficient to use a single more powerful GPU in a notebook, than two lower-power ones.

 

We have already seen a number of upcoming notebooks in person based on NVIDIA’s new GeForce 400M series of mobile GPUs and are excited by the prospects. There are an assortment of thin and light, mainstream, and enthusiast class notebooks coming down the pipeline that leverage both these new GPUs and NVIDIA’s excellent Optimus technology, which makes switching between an integrated and discrete GPU seamless and transparent to the end user. Another interesting facet of some of these upcoming notebooks is integration of NVIDIA’s 3D Vision technology. There are a few notebooks available today that feature 120Hz LCD panels that are compatible with NVIDIA’s 3D Vision technology, but users are required to connect a 3D Vision USB emitter, just as they would on a desktop system. These new notebooks, however, have the 3D Vision emitter built into the notebook’s bezel, so users no longer have to carry around or contend with an external emitter.

But Wait, There's More! Asus Also Has an AIO PC Coming With Integrated 3D Vision

We hope to evaluate some of the new notebooks features NVIDIA’s GeForce 400M mobile GPUs in the not too distant future. For now, here’s the official release direct from NVIDIA...

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NVIDIA Optimus and 3D Vision Notebooks Featuring New GeForce 400M Series GPUs Arrive for the Holidays

Six of Seven Top Vendors now shipping NVIDIA Optimus Notebooks

IFA--BERLIN--Sept. 3, 2010--NVIDIA today introduced the NVIDIA GeForce 400M series of graphics processing units (GPUs) – the building blocks for the next-generation of NVIDIA Optimus and  NVIDIA 3D Vision notebooks that are coming onto the market from leading vendors, including Acer, Asus, Dell, Lenovo, Samsung and Toshiba, with others set to announce soon.

The new series of NVIDIA GeForce 400M GPUs includes:

• For enthusiast users:  GeForce GTX 470M and GTX 460M.
• For performance users: GeForce GT 445M, GT 435M, GT 425M, GT 420M and GT 415M.

A critical component of the GeForce 400M Series is support for NVIDIA Optimus technology, which enables extra-long battery life by automatically switching on and off the GPU so that it runs only when needed.  It has been described by reviewers as among the most important notebook technologies to come to market in recent years.

The NVIDIA GeForce 400M series are the first notebook processors designed with NVIDIA’s Fermi architecture and built from the ground-up for Microsoft DirectX 11. They power notebooks with great battery life, and deliver the best high-definition (HD) experience, extensive Web browsing, immersive 3D and awesome gaming.  With up to 5X faster HD video uploads to Facebook and up to 10X the game performance on the year’s top title StarCraft II , GeForce, 400M GPUs are the ultimate notebook upgrade.

The GeForce 400M series is also able to deliver breathtaking stereoscopic 3D images for gamers, movie-lovers and photo enthusiasts when configured with NVIDIA 3D Vision glasses and a 3D display.  3D Vision supports the richest array of 3D content available, including over 425 games, Blu-ray 3D movies, photos and streaming Web video.  Notebook models featuring the GeForce 400M series and NVIDIA 3D Vision glasses will be available soon after launch, including the Acer Aspire 5745DG with GeForce GT 425M and the Asus G53Jw with GeForce GTX 460M.  In addition, by including support for NVIDIA 3DTV Play, consumers can attach their notebook to a brand new 3D TV and enjoy all the latest 3D content including the hottest games in the comfort of their living room.

Only NVIDIA GeForce GPUs offer “Graphics Plus” features such as:

• NVIDIA 3D Vision support, for eye-popping immersive 3D environments
• PhysX support, for experiencing games with realistic physics effects
• CUDA support, for GPU computing applications
• NVIDIA Verde notebook drivers, for system stability and optimal performance
• Support for NVIDIA 3DTV Play software, for connecting 3D Vision-based notebooks and desktops to a 3D TV.

Acer, Asus, Dell, Lenovo, Samsung, and Toshiba all announced today support for 400 Series GPUs, with more OEMs announcing soon.

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Wts,Apple Iphone 4G 32GB $410,Iphone 3G S 32GB $345
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The New iPhone 4G with HD is the thinnest, highest resolution, best camera, HD video recording, video calling, extended battery life iPhone from Apple. The best part is they are factory unlocked to be used on ANY GSM carrier worldwide! When creating iPhone 4, Apple designers and engineers didn’t start with a clean sheet of paper. They started with three years of experience designing and building the phones that redefined what a phone can do. iPhone 4 is the result of everything they’ve learned so far. And it’s all contained in a beautiful enclosure a mere 9.3 millimeters thin, making iPhone 4 the world’s thinnest smartphone.

Size and weight1

Height:
    4.5 inches (115.2 mm)
Width:
    2.31 inches (58.6 mm)
Depth:
    0.37 inch (9.3 mm)
Weight:
    4.8 ounces (137 grams)


Cellular and wireless


    * UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)

    * GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

    * 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)

    * Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless technology

Location
    * Assisted GPS

    * Digital compass

    * Wi-Fi

    * Cellular

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Wts,Blackberry Curve 3G 9300 $350,Blackberry Torch 9800 $310
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BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 is a wonderful smart phone  from the house of RIM that is newly released in August. This QWERTY keyboard integrated Phone will hit only the midrange of market. It is featured with stylish 2.46 inches TFT screen that comes with resolution power of 320 x 240 pixels.

It is said that BlackBerry Curve 3G is an upgrade version of BlackBerry 8520 as it has improved keyboard and better design in comparison of 8520 model of BlackBerry . This device comes with Touch-sensitive optical trackpad , MP3 ringtones, Speakerphone and 3.5 mm audio jack.

BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 integrates with 2MP having high definition resolution quality just because of 1600x1200 pixels resolution. It enables the user to record unlimited call and made unlimited entries into phone book. The internal memory of this BlackBerry phone is 4GB and it is expanded up to 32GB via MicroSD slot card. It is expected to run on BlackBerry OS 5.0 with possible update of BlackBerry 6.0 after some time.

Fast speed Data transfer is enabled through 3G, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi802.11b/g. It offers following communication services like SMS, MMS, Email, and IM. The black color fabulous BlackBerry Curve9300 features with HTML browser so you can browse at a fast speed then before.

It provides the game downloading option to the user and also has MP3 and MP4 player for the amateur of music and songs. BlackBerry curve 3G 9300 also has Standard battery, Li-Ion for efficient working of Blackberry phone.

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Best Flip HD MP4 to Droid X,iPad-Aunsoft Flip Camcorder Converter Review
Best Flip HD MP4 to Droid X,iPad-Aunsoft Flip Camcorder Converter Review
The Flip Video is a camcorder for digital video created by Pure Digital Technologies. Variants include the Flip Ultra, the Flip UltraHD, the Flip MinoHD (1hr), the Flip MinoHD (2hrs) and the Flip SlideHD. The great Flip Video camcorders record videos in 640x480 resolution at 30 frames per second, using the MPEG-4 ASP video compression. The high definition versions record at 1280 x 720 resolution using H.264 video compression, AAC audio compression and the MP4 file format.

Many people prefers Flip Video Camcorders to professional Sony/Canon/Panasonic digital camcorders for taking videos because they are flexible, easy to use, quick, easy to get and allow you to take videos on the travel with decent quality.



However, Flip Video can not playback on some popular devices like iPad, Movie Maker, iPod, iPhone, iPhone 4, Android phones, HTC Legend, Droid X, PSP, iTunes, Mobile Phones, etc and edit in iMovie, FCP, etc. So how to convert Flip Video, Flip HD video to iPod, iPhone, iPhone 4, PSP, iTunes, Mobile Phone, Droid X and other devices for viewing flip videos on the go? How to convert Flip Video to iMovie, FCP, Movie Maker, etc for editing Flip Video easily, or convert Flip Video to DVD Maker, iDVD, imgBurn for making your own flip video DVD collections?

Now with Aunsoft Flip Camcorder Converter, you can convert Flip Video, Flip HD Video files to AVI, WMV, MPEG, MPG, MOV, MP4, DV, TS, MKV, VOB, MP3, AC3, etc with no loss of quality for above uses. At the same time, you can get perfect video/audio synchronization, fast conversion speed and editing your Flip Video by trimming, cropping, merging, adding watermark, effecting and more.

Step-by-step for Convert Flip Video to iPhone,iPad,iPod,Windows Movie Maker, Flip HD Video files etc.
Step1: Download, launch the Aunsoft Flip Video Converter and add your Flip Video files to the program.

Step2: Click the 'Format' drop-up list to select an output format for your flip video. If you want to convert flip video to AVI, please select AVI; if you want to convert Flip Video to iPod, please select iPod (*.mp4), etc. From this comprehensive list of formats, you can find the suitable or desired output format with ease.



Step3: Click the 'Start' button to start the Flip Video, Flip HD Video conversion.
When the conversion is done, click 'Open' in the main interface of the program to find your converted Flip Video, Flip HD Video files. Then you can play them on your portable devices or edit in iMovie, FCE, Movie Maker, and more.

Tip1: Click “Editor” button to trim Flip Video length, crop off Flip video black screen, add watermark to protect you Flip video, applying effect to your Flip video.

Tip2: Check the box “Merge into one file” to combine or join your Flip Videos, Flip HD Videos into only one.

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Follow HotHardware On Digg, Facebook and Twitter

You do realize we're a social sort of group here; demented and sad but social.  (Insert your personal favorite Breakfast Club line...)  That said, though we're enslaved to Tech goodness, it doesn't mean we don't have time to mix it up with the masses on the various new social networking and social media platforms.  No doubt, if you're not just a single-cell organism of some sort, you've likely got a Facebook profile.  And of course we'd invite you to subscribe or "like" our HotHardware page on FB; go nuts, you know you want to.

Ahh but we're perhaps even more omnipotent than you probably realize.  Or do you?  Yes, you too can follow us on Twitter if you're feeling well, like a twit and all.  And of course you dig us big time so make sure if you're into Digg.com that you follow us on Digg too.  Alas, enough with the blatant self-promotion.  If you're the visual type, just hit one of the badges below for an easy hook-up. No, not like that either, like this...

          

So there you have it.  You've been warned... umm, informed, yeah that's it.  Now go win something, will ya?

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Toshiba Recalls 41,000 Satellite Notebooks Due To Burn Hazard

Zing! Burn! Ouch! We know, it's too easy, but we just had to. Sony, HP and lots of others have dealt with burn-related recalls in the past, and now it's Toshiba's turn. Today, the company has issued a voluntary recall on their T Series notebook computers due to a "burn hazard."

The recall is fairly significant in size and scope. Around 41,000 units globally are included in the recall, namely, the Satellite T135, Satellite T135D and Satellite ProT130. These were sold rather recently -- between August of last year and August 2010 for between $600 and $800. According to the report, the DC input jack (where the AC adapter plugs in to charge / power the machine) can "overheat to the point where the plastic base around the jack melts, which could lead to burns on users who touch it."

Currently, Toshiba Canada has received 14 reports of "excessive heat or smoke from the computers." 129 reports in the United States have been listed. According to the CPSC, the company's reports involve "notebook computers overheating and deforming the plastic casing area around the AC adapter plug, including two reports of minor burn injuries that did not require medical attention and two reports of minor property damage."

These models were obviously popular items, and if you're one of the owners that has yet to get burnt, count yourself lucky and follow the instructions below in order to properly deal with things. Good luck, and stay cool out there.

Toshiba Recalls T Series Notebook Computers Due to Burn Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Satellite T135, Satellite T135D and Satellite ProT130 Notebook Computers

Units: About 41,000 worldwide

Manufacturer: Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., of Irvine, Calif.

Hazard: The notebook computers can overheat at the notebook's plug-in to the AC adapter, posing a burn hazard to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: Toshiba has received 129 reports of the notebook computers overheating and deforming the plastic casing area around the AC adapter plug, including two reports of minor burn injuries that did not require medical attention and two reports of minor property damage.

Description: This recall involves certain Toshiba Satellite T135, Satellite T135D and Satellite Pro T130 notebook computer models. "Toshiba" is printed on the top of the notebook computer. The model name and number are printed on a label on the bottom of the notebook computers.

Sold at: Electronics stores and other retailers nationwide and online, including at Toshibadirect.com and other websites, from August 2009 through August 2010 for between $600 and $800.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately download the latest version of Toshiba's BIOS computer program to their notebook computer at http://laptops.toshiba.com/about/consumer-notices. This new computer program will detect whether the notebook computer is overheating, and if so, disable the notebook computer's external power and display a message directing the consumer to contact Toshiba for a free repair. Consumers who do not have Internet access should contact Toshiba to arrange for installation of the updated BIOS.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Toshiba at (800) 457-7777 anytime or visit the firm's website at http://laptops.toshiba.com/about/consumer-notices

Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1157

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