Toshiba Debuts CAMILEO P20 And CAMILEO S30 Full HD Camcorders
Not everyone needs a full-size camcorder; for many, a pocket camcorder is plenty. In fact, the market has exploded since Pure Digital introduced the Flip Video line, and nearly everyone has been looking to grab some of that market share. Toshiba, too. The company has just issued two new Full HD CAMILEO camcorders, the P20 and S30. Both record in H.264 and capture up to 1080p resolution, and they both have new 3" touch panels on the rear with a revamped user interface. The P20 offers a 5MP sensor, while the S30
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LaCie Gets Cute With Tiny "MosKeyto" USB Flash Drive
Size matters, does it not? And when you're talking about storage capacity, you want that size to be large. When you're talking about the size of your electronics, particularly portable ones, you want that size to be small. LaCie has delivered on both fronts with their new MosKeyto Flash Drive, a cleverly named device that represents one of the smallest USB drives the world has ever seen. The company calls this "a new breed" of USB key, as this one will have to be kept on your key ring if you hope to ever keep
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Toshiba Ships World's Fastest SDHC Memory Card
SDHC UHS-I cards were announced a few months ago, with the UHS-I designation meant to showcase enhanced speeds over traditional Secure Digital cards. These cards are designed for more professional applications, such as broadcast television or recording real-time HD footage. But announcing a specification and announcing a shipping product that takes advantage are two very different things, and now Toshiba is proud to announce that they're shipping the world's fastest SDHC memory card. The biggest news here is
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Verizon Offers Prepaid Data Plans For Smartphones
Are we seeing a shift in the mobile trends of America? For years, things have been moving along with little change. If you wanted a cheap(er) phone, you bit the bullet and signed a 2-year long-term agreement to stick with a carrier. It was either that, or suck it up and go prepaid, albeit with a far less featured phone. But now, prepaid options are becoming a lot more enticing. Pricing pressures have forced phone prices downward, making it more affordable to offer more handsets for less money, and not on contract.
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iOS 4.1 to launch Sept. 8: Apple UK
While Apple CEO Steve Jobs said on Wednesday that iOS 4.1 would be coming to iPhones and iPod touches this coming week, he didn't give a date. It seems the Apple U.K. site's webmaster has put up some different info that in the U.S., with their site giving an exact date: Sept. 8. The U.S. site continues to say "Coming Soon," but we'll assume that rather than making two mistakes (posting a date, and posting a wrong date) that the Sept. 8 is correct. It also makes sense since the new iPod touches will ship on Sept.
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Sprint Expands Portfolio With New 3G/4G Modem
Sprint is continuing to broaden its portfolio of 3G and 4G mobile broadband devices. Recently, the wireless carrier added the Sprint 3G/4G USB U600. This small USB drive delivers 4G speeds (where available) and also works on the carrier's 3G network. The Sprint 3G/4G USB U600 will connect automatically to Sprint's network. The USB stick even has LEDs to let you know if you've made a 3G or 4G connection. ADVANCED FEATURES: Supports Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Mac OS 10.5, 10.6 with Intel Easy installation
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Chrome Turns 2, New Version Launches To Celebrate
Looking in the rear view, there's no question, technology has evolved in a huge way since 2008 and few areas have evolved as much as the Web browser space. The competition has heated up in a big, big way. Microsoft has found themselves lagging behind in terms of features and flexibility, Firefox's popularity has grown, Safari has picked up extensions support, and Google's Chrome has entered the fold. It was obvious that the search engine giant would bring a solid product to market and there are many
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SD Association Debuts New Interface For 300Mbps SDXC And SDHC Cards
"Fast" never really is "fast enough," is it? In the computer realm, that's almost always true. In the Flash memory market, that's definitely true. Regardless of how quick your interface is, it's always annoying to sit and wait for transfers, particularly large ones, to complete. The SD Association is really making a name for itself lately, and the SD card looks to be slowly making a play for becoming the go-to format, even for professionals. Not long ago, SDXC was announced as the next generation Secure Digital
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Canada to Use 3D Imagery to Foster Traffic Safety
Have you ever had a child run out into traffic in front of you? It would have been a frightening experience. A new safety campaign in West Vancouver, Canada, aims to make that point, graphically. Beginning next Tuesday, drivers along 22nd Street will be confronted by a 3-D image of a young girl chasing a ball into the street. As a driver approaches to within 100 feet, the image, which from afar will be an unviewable mark, will become clear: a girl chasing a ball. David Dunne of the BCAA Traffic Safety Foundation
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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
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
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How Long 'till the Apple 'Cloud' Houses our Entire Media Collection?
I just wonder when this will happen. It seems as if it's all moving in this direction. I think it'll be nice not to have to hold all that data On the iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. That would free up a lot of memory on our mobile devices. I don't know about you all, but most of my memory on my iPhone is dedicated to my music collection, only a fraction of which I really use at any given time. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to pull from the 'cloud' whatever you wanted from your collection without having to sync 1st through your computer? Just enter your creds and then ask for what you want (from your collection, of course). It is pulled from the cloud and then there you go. Whenever you buy new tracks from iTunes they are automatically added to your collection in the cloud. Want to burn some tracks? Log in to iTunes from laptop or desktop, pull from cloud and burn. Sweet, I think. It will free up great amounts of memory.
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Iphone service problem
Stupid Question: So, I'm wondering if I bring my iPhone 4 into an AT&T store, will they activate it for me or will I have to do it over the phone/internet? I'm guessing they will, if not busy.
I got my phone on Wednesday, however, since I am traveling, I plan to bring the phone into my local AT&T store to activate (actually upgrading two 3G's to two4's).
Thanks for the replies.
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Full Guide-Put DVD/Video on iPod and Transfer iPod to iTunes/PC
Full Guide-Put DVD/Video on iPod and Transfer iPod to iTunes/PC
This is a full guide for iPod. It shows how to rip dvd, convert video to ipod, transfer ipod file to Computer/iTunes/iPod and make your own iPhone Ringtone Maker.
It includes four parts:
Part 1: How to Rip DVD to iPod Touch/Nano/Classic
Part 2: How to Enjoy any video on your iPod
Part 3: How to Transfer iPod files to iPod/Computer/iTunes
Part 4: How to Make your own iPhone Ringtone
Part 1: How to Rip DVD to iPod with DVD to iPod Converter
Step 0: Free download Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter,install and run it.
Step 1: Select the button "Open DVD",you also can click "File" to open the ifo file or vob file directly.
Step 2: choose the title you want to convert. You can right click to "uncheck all".As usual, the longest title is the main file of the movie.
Step 3: Set your preference(optional).
Step 4: Click the "Convert" button to start the converting.
Part 2: How to convert video to iPod with iPod Video Converter
Step 0: Free download Aiprosoft iPod Video Converter,install and run it.
Step 1: Click the “Add File” to load your video
Step 2: Click the “Browse” to choose a file to put your output video.
Step 3: Edit your Video
Trim: Cut any clip of your video.
Crop: Remove the black edge of your video.
Merge: Join several videos into one iPod video.
Snapshot: Capture the image you like.
Step 4: Click the “Convert” button to start your conversion.
Part 3: How to transfer iPod to iPod/Computer/iTunes
Step 0: Free download iPod to iPod/Computer/iTunes Transfer install and run it. Please make sure that your iTunes is closed when you use the software.
Step 1: Connect your iPod/iPhone to your computer via USB cable. After done, the iPod/iPhone icon and its library and playlists will appear in the Device list. Open the library/playlist that you want to add files into.
Method 1: Transfer iPod to iPod or Transfer local files to iPod
Click the Add files button, and choose the Add Files to List option that the button shows, and then locate the required files to your iPod/iPhone.
Tip:
A: If you want to add a folder containing all files you want, please click the Add files drop-down button, and choose the Add Folder to List option, and then locate the folder to your iPod/iPhone.
B: When the software is started, it will modify the automatic synchronization of music/video to manual synchronization between iPod and iTunes.
Method 2: Transfer iPod to Local Computer
Click the "Backup to local" button to start exporting files.
Method 3: Transfer iPod to iTunes
Click the "Add to iTunes" button to start exporting files.
Part 4: How to make your own iPhone Ringtone with iPhone Ringtone Maker
Step 0: Free download AVCWare iPhone Ringtone Maker,install and run it.
Step 1: Click the "Browse" button right beside "Input File" label to select the file you want to create ringtone in the window that pops up, then click "OK" button. You will see the file path and name are displayed in the "Input File" textbox
Step 2: Click "Play" button to hear the music before creating ringtone and find the part you want to use. Then drag and drop the start & end slider to get music clip to convert, or type the start & end time in the corresponding text box directly.
Step 3: Set output destination by clicking "Browse" button on the right side of the "Local Output File" label.
Step 4: If you want, check "Export to iPhone" option to let the program upload the output ringtone to your iPhone directly after conversion.
Step 5: After all above are finished, click "Generate" button to start creating your own iPhone ringtone. During the creation, you can check the process by the progress bar at the bottom.
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LaCie Gets Cute With Tiny "MosKeyto" USB Flash Drive
Size matters, does it not? And when you're talking about storage capacity, you want that size to be large. When you're talking about the size of your electronics, particularly portable ones, you want that size to be small. LaCie has delivered on both fronts with their new MosKeyto Flash Drive, a cleverly named device that represents one of the smallest USB drives the world has ever seen.
The company calls this "a new breed" of USB key, as this one will have to be kept on your key ring if you hope to ever keep track of it. It measures less than 20mm and weighs 10 grams, and it's made in capacities as high as 16GB. That also includes an extra 4GB of Wuala Secure Online storage. LaCie even states that users can simply plug this drive into a notebook USB port and "forget it," just leaving it plugged in as extra storage. The USB 2.0 drive can be purchased now in 4GB, 8GB or 16GB with a starting price of $17.99. Don't forget the optional bug spray, though.
LaCie Packs An Elephant's Memory into a MosKeyto
Today LaCie spawns a new breed of USB key – the LaCie MosKeyto, an ultra-small flash drive that’s anything but pesky. Joining LaCie’s line-up of award-winning USB keys, MosKeyto ups the ante for power, portability and ease of use.
LaCie MosKeyto measures less than 20mm and weighs 10 grams, making it one of the smallest USB keys on the market. Offering capacities up to 16GB, you’ll be pleasantly amazed at how many bytes you can get from such a tiny MosKeyto.
The stealthy MosKeyto becomes nearly invisible when plugged into your computer, and can even travel with the computer in a protective sleeve or briefcase – just plug it, and forget it. Because it lies flush against your device, there is no risk of damage to the port, computer or key if the drive is knocked or bumped. Additionally, if it’s in your laptop, you won’t lose it.
Outfitted in sleek black plastic, the MosKeyto is also equipped with a durable nylon strap to attach to an accessible key ring and a cap to protect its USB connector – so you will never have to worry that its tiny form factor will disappear in the depths of your backpack or briefcase.
“While the MosKeyto resembles to a bug, with its small size and big bytes, this USB key is far from annoying,†said Alexis Kobassian, Accessories Product Manager, LaCie. “It provides high capacities in a low-profile connector, allowing you to insert it into your notebook and forget it. And with its low cost/gigabyte price, you can forget about that, too.â€
Additionally, LaCie has integrated an extra 4GB secure online storage from Wuala into the MosKeyto, making storage and sharing more convenient than ever.
LaCie Moskeyto offers instant connectivity via USB 2.0 to Windows®, Mac® and Linux platforms.
Availability
The LaCie MosKeyto is available in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities through the LaCie Online Store, LaCie Corner, LaCie Reseller+ starting at $17.99. For more product information, visit www.lacie.com.
About LaCie
With operations in the Americas, Europe and Asia, LaCie is the leading manufacturer of storage devices for PC, Apple and Linux. LaCie has differentiated itself through sleek design and remarkable technical performance. Find out more about our products at www.lacie.com
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Chrome Turns 2, New Version Launches To Celebrate
Looking in the rear view, there's no question, 
technology has evolved in a huge way since 2008 and few areas have evolved as much as the Web browser space. The competition has heated up in a big, big way. Microsoft has found themselves lagging behind in terms of features and flexibility, Firefox's popularity has grown, Safari has picked up extensions support, and Google's Chrome has entered the fold.Â
It was obvious that the search engine giant would bring a solid product to market and there are many solid alternatives now to Internet Explorer.
This week marks the two year anniversary (or birthday, if you'd prefer) of Chrome, and even that browser has changed a lot (for the better) since 2008. In order to celebrate 2 years, Google is releasing a new stable version (Chrome 6) that's even faster and more streamlined than prior versions. Chrome is now three times faster than it was two years ago on JavaScript performance, and the UI has been stripped down a bit more to make browsing even simpler.
Google has also promised that they won't be taking too long a break to celebrate. The next edition of Chrome is already underway, promising to be even faster when it's released in the future. Are you a Chrome convert? Would you consider trying it out now that it's had two years to mature?
technology has evolved in a huge way since 2008 and few areas have evolved as much as the Web browser space. The competition has heated up in a big, big way. Microsoft has found themselves lagging behind in terms of features and flexibility, Firefox's popularity has grown, Safari has picked up extensions support, and Google's Chrome has entered the fold. It was obvious that the search engine giant would bring a solid product to market and there are many solid alternatives now to Internet Explorer.
This week marks the two year anniversary (or birthday, if you'd prefer) of Chrome, and even that browser has changed a lot (for the better) since 2008. In order to celebrate 2 years, Google is releasing a new stable version (Chrome 6) that's even faster and more streamlined than prior versions. Chrome is now three times faster than it was two years ago on JavaScript performance, and the UI has been stripped down a bit more to make browsing even simpler.
Google has also promised that they won't be taking too long a break to celebrate. The next edition of Chrome is already underway, promising to be even faster when it's released in the future. Are you a Chrome convert? Would you consider trying it out now that it's had two years to mature?
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Toshiba Debuts CAMILEO P20 And CAMILEO S30 Full HD Camcorders
Not everyone needs a full-size camcorder; for many, a pocket camcorder is plenty. In fact, the market has exploded since Pure Digital introduced the Flip Video line, and nearly everyone has been looking to grab some of that market share. Toshiba, too. The company has just issued two new Full HD CAMILEO camcorders, the P20 and S30.
Both record in H.264 and capture up to 1080p resolution, and they both have new 3" touch panels on the rear with a revamped user interface. The P20 offers a 5MP sensor, while the S30 has an 8MP sensor -- that's the main difference between the pair. These two will be available in the third quarter 2010 throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa, but there's no word yet on a North American release. Both use a pistol-grip design, have a 10x digital zoom, an HDMI port, miniUSB 2.0 port, and composite video output. They also log footage on an SD, SDXC or SDHC card, and both make it simple to upload clips via YouTube and Picasa.
Toshiba refreshes its Full HD CAMILEO camcorder range
Toshiba’s lightweight Full HD camcorders CAMILEO P20 and CAMILEO S30 offer brilliant picture quality and ease of use.
Neuss, Germany, 2nd September 2010 – Toshiba Europe GmbH today presents two new digital H.264 camcorders: Both the CAMILEO P20 and CAMILEO S30 come with Full HD resolution and are designed to be as user-friendly as possible: They also both feature a large (7,6cm/3â€) touch sensitive screen that displays an easy-to-use graphical user interface. While the CAMILEO P20 offers a photo resolution of 5 Megapixel, the CAMILEO S30 is equipped with an 8 Megapixel CMOS sensor. The two new camcorders will be available in the third quarter 2010 throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa.
CAMILEO P20: designed to capture unforgettable fun
A walk in the city, a party with friends or a day at the seaside: everyone wants to save those memorable times - quickly and easily. Designed for the early-adopting, young and fashion-conscious, the trendily deep blue coloured CAMILEO P20 offers high quality and reassuring reliability at an affordable price. With a weight of only 151 g the pistol-type camcorder can be carried on a hand strap and is always at hand to capture those spontaneous magic moments.
CAMILEO S30: the smart companion, always ready for adventure
At only 19mm thick, Toshiba’s CAMILEO S30 is the ideal handy companion for travelling and sports, for active and adventurous young people, as well as being ideal for capturing precious family memories. The CAMILEO S30 will be available in deep blue, burgundy red, raspberry and silver. With ease-of-use being top of the list, the CAMILIEO S30 offers a choice of eight scene support selections designed to achieve perfect results even in difficult light conditions, these include “skinâ€, “nightâ€, or “back light†to name just a few.
High photo and video quality
CAMILEO P20 and CAMILEO S30 both are fully equipped high-quality camcorders and digital still cameras. A 10x digital zoom allows for far-off shots in video and photo mode. For perfect shudder-free shots, the camcorders offer an embedded video stabilisation. The embedded software can even interpolate the photo resolution up to 16 Megapixels.
Capture the moment…and then easily share with friends
To easily share clips and photos the CAMILEO P20 and CAMILEO S30 offer a broad range of connectivity tools: Via HDMI, miniUSB.2.0 or composite video they can be quickly and easily connected to TV sets and other digital devices. Plus, they come with a card slot for SD / SDHC / SCXC cards with a capacity of up to 64GB. Thanks to the user-friendly upload functionality, users can easily upload their videos to video sharing sites such as YouTubeâ„¢ and share their photos with friends on websites like Picasaâ„¢ Web Albums.
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Toshiba Ships World's Fastest SDHC Memory Card
SDHC UHS-I cards were announced a few months ago, with the UHS-I designation meant to showcase enhanced speeds over traditional Secure Digital cards. These cards are designed for more professional applications, such as broadcast television or recording real-time HD footage. But announcing a specification and announcing a shipping product that takes advantage are two very different things, and now Toshiba is proud to announce that they're shipping the world's fastest SDHC memory card.The biggest news here is that we're talking about SDHC, not SDXC. SDHC is more widely accepted in products (particularly older products), so anytime we see an increase in speed while retaining widespread compatibility, we're huge fans. Toshiba's new 8GB, 16GB and 32GB SDHC UHS-I cards will work in any SDHC-supporting device, and they offer the world's fastest SDHC data read and write speeds. If you need something a little smaller, they are also introduction he world's first 4GB, 8GB and 16GB microSDHC UHS-I cards compliant with SD 3.0.
Mass production of the new SDHC UHS-I cards and sample shipments of the new microSDHC UHS-I cards will start this November. The SDHC cards will offer a maximum read speed of 95MB per second and a write speed of 80MB per second, while the microSDHC cards offer a maximum read speed of 40MB per second and a write speed of 20MB per second. Pricing has yet to be released.
Toshiba to Launch the World's Fastest SDHC Memory Card
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- New SDHC UHS-I Cards are First to Achieve Read/Write Speeds up to 95MB/s and 80MB/s
- New microSDHC UHS-I Cards are First to Achieve Read/Write speeds of 40MB/s and 20MB/s
TOKYO and IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. and its parent company Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502), a leading innovator in NAND flash memory technologies and solutions, today announced the launch of 8GB (gigabyte)[1] 16GB and 32GB SDHC UHS-I cards compliant with the SD Memory Card Standard Ver. 3.0 (SD 3.0), UHS104. These new SD cards offer the world's fastest[2] SDHC data read and write speeds. Toshiba also extended its industry leadership in memory card solutions by unveiling the world's first 4GB, 8GB and 16GB microSDHC UHS-I cards compliant with (SD 3.0), UHS50.
Mass production of the new SDHC UHS-I cards and sample shipments of the new microSDHC UHS-I cards will start this November.
The new SDHC UHS-I Memory Cards are the world's first memory cards compliant with SD 3.0, UHS104. With a maximum read speed of 95MB per second[3], and a write speed of 80MB per second, the products introduce a new level of ultra-fast read and write speeds to NAND flash based memory cards.
Toshiba's new microSDHC UHS-I cards are the world's first microSDHC memory cards compliant with SD 3.0, UHS50. They, too, offer the world's fastest read and write speeds in their class: a maximum read speed of 40MB per second and a write speed of 20MB per second.
The specifications of the new cards combine increased data capacity with the fast data transfer rates essential for applications such as high speed continuous shooting of high resolution digital still cameras, video, and high speed transfers of HD content. Â
The high performance specifications announced by Toshiba will enable developers to use HD content in future generations of consumer products. By further enhancing the performance of its SD Memory Card line-up, Toshiba continues to lead the NAND flash memory market in removable card storage.
The expanded new card series will be featured at IFA 2010, in Berlin, Germany from September 3, and PHOTOKINA 2010, in Koln, Germany from September 21.
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Canada to Use 3D Imagery to Foster Traffic Safety
Have you ever had a child run out into traffic in front of you? It would have been a frightening experience. A new safety campaign in West Vancouver, Canada, aims to make that point, graphically.Beginning next Tuesday, drivers along 22nd Street will be confronted by a 3-D image of a young girl chasing a ball into the street. As a driver approaches to within 100 feet, the image, which from afar will be an unviewable mark, will become clear: a girl chasing a ball.
David Dunne of the BCAA Traffic Safety Foundation said: “You’ll see this image start to rise off the pavement and it will look like a little child is crossing the street. As you get closer to the image, the image recedes into the pavement." The campaign will cost about $15,000, and will run for a week. It will include one such image near an elementary school.
Those driving at a safe speed will be able to stop safely easily. Others might have to slam on the breaks. Therein lies a good question: if someone slams on the breaks because of this 3D image, and an accident follows, what then? Naturally, those driving in a school zone shouldn't be traveling at the speed of light, but there are other sites where the images will be placed.
Do any HH readers live in Vancouver? Perhaps you can comment on the placement of the images and the possibility of such brake-slamming accidents.
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Streaming audio (stereo mix) over a LAN?
Hey guys, I have 4 windows machines on the same network. I want to be able to send the audio from 3 of the 4 machines to 1 "main" machine. Is there a way to do that, like with VNC? Real VNC doesn't support audio afaik, but there's got to be a way. I don't want to simply share audio files- I want the stereo mix of each machine to be accessible by the main machine. So that way I can get audio from any application, rather than just music.
Thanks for the help!
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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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Company Announces SDHC Adapter For iPhone
One of the touted features of iPhone OS 3.0 was the ability to interface with external hardware, and one company has used that to fill a gap in the iPhone's feature set. The company, zoomMediaPlus, has announced zoomIt, an adapter that allows iPhones to read SD cards (and with adapters, mini and micro SD cards).zoomMedia is taking pre-orders right now. The price is a relatively high $59.95, but the company will ship a free 4GB Kingston SDHC card to the first 250 customers as well as a limited time $10 discount. The device is expected to ship in April.
When you plug in the zoomIt to your iPhone's dock connector, you will be prompted to download the zoomIt app from the App Store.
Naturally DRM-encoded slotRadio cards won't work with zoomIt, but Sandisk's slotMusic cards will. However, what's most cool is the ability to quickly swap files to and from an SD card using the zoomIt app's file manager.
Will this work with the iPad? The connectors are different, but the iPad is using a version of the iPhone OS, so one would think it would work.
One has to wonder, however, if Apple will allow this app to continue to "live" in the App Store. Apple recently announced a Camera Connector Kit for the iPad, but it hasn't announced a similar product for the iPhone and iPod touch. Of course, the zoomIt device and app allow access to more than just image files.
One has to wonder, however, if Apple will allow this app to continue to "live" in the App Store. Apple recently announced a Camera Connector Kit for the iPad, but it hasn't announced a similar product for the iPhone and iPod touch. Of course, the zoomIt device and app allow access to more than just image files.
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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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Google Wave Lives On
Google's Wave was once one of the company's hot projects, promising a new way for people to communicate. However, the service never really seemed to catch on, at least not like Google had hoped, so the company shut it down. When Google announced plans to discontinue Wave in August, we knew that pieces of it would live on. Now, we're finding out more about what Google intends to do with Wave. In a recent blog post, Alex North, a Software Engineer on the Google Wave team explained that the company plans to expand upon the 200K lines of code that it has already open sourced. It will then release most of the Wave code in the form of a "more complete" application that Google is calling "Wave in a Box."
The project will include:
- an application bundle including a server and web client supporting real-time collaboration using the same structured conversations as the Google Wave system
- a fast and fully-featured wave panel in the web client with complete support for threaded conversations
- a persistent wave store and search implementation for the server (building on contributed patches to implement a MongoDB store)
- refinements to the client-server protocols
- gadget, robot and data API support
- support for importing wave data from wave.google.com
- the ability to federate across other Wave in a Box instances, with some additional configuration
This project will not have the full functionality of Google Wave as you know it today. However, we intend to give developers and enterprising users an opportunity to run wave servers and host waves on their own hardware.
Since the beginning, it has been our vision that the Google Wave protocols could support a new generation of communication and collaboration tools. The response from the developer community to date has been amazing and rewarding. Even more so now, we believe that developers and other projects are a critical part of this story.
While Wave in a Box will be a functional application, the future of Wave will be defined by your contributions. We hope this project will help the Wave developer community continue to grow and evolve. We'll discuss more technical details of our plan on the Wave Protocol Forum, which is the best place to keep up with the latest progress on the open source project and learn how you can contribute.
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Toshiba Brings New 3D Features To Satellite A665 Laptop
Toshiba is adding to the Satellite A665 laptop's 3D capabilities by providing a software update that will add 2D to 3D conversion, support for Blu-ray 3D discs, and the ability to stream 3D content to 3D-ready televisions. The Toshiba Video Player 3D software will now enable the Satellite A665 to take 2D content and upconvert it to 3D. In addition, 3D content can be outputted directly to a 3D TV set via the HDMI connection. Toshiba is promising these new features via a software upgrade that will be available from www.toshiba.co.uk/computers. 
Updates to the Toshiba Satellite A665 3D laptop bring a new dimension to home entertainment
- Toshiba Video Player 3D upconverts 2D content to 3D in real time
- Update to Satellite A665 further extends 3D capability
- Stream 3D movie data direct to 3D-ready TV sets using HDMI
The Satellite A665 is one of Toshiba's most advanced next-generation laptops, combining incredible 3D capabilities with high definition (HD) multimedia computing for a truly immersive home entertainment experience. The Satellite A665 comes bundled with a pair of NVIDIA 3D Visionâ„¢ active shutter glasses, providing out-of-the-box 3D playback with outstanding depth-of-field reproduction on games and video content.
Breathing new life into 2D video
The Satellite A665's immersive 3D technology now includes the ability to take 2D content and instantly upconvert it to 3D, when played on the Toshiba Video Player 3D software – giving existing DVD collections and home videos a new lease of life. Toshiba Video Player
3D, exclusively available for Toshiba customers, uses a series of complex algorithms to render 2D images in 3D, in real time.
Streaming 3D content to a 3D TV set
The Satellite A665 now also offers an HDMI® interface capable of outputting 3D content directly to a 3D TV set1. By connecting the Satellite A665 to a 3D TV set, as if it were a 3D Blu-ray player, users can immerse themselves in dramatic three-dimensional pictures on a bigger screen – perfect for enjoying in the living room with friends and family.
All 3D content, including upconverted video from Toshiba Video Player 3D, native Blu-ray 3Dâ„¢ discs, and next-generation 3D games, can either be viewed on the Satellite A665's 3D HD 15.6" TruBrite LED backlit screen, or on any 3D capable television featuring a 120Hz refresh rate.
Updates for existing Satellite A665 3D available
To ensure that all customers who already own a Satellite A665 can enjoy the new 3D features, all devices will be upgradeable by software download. Customers can visit www.toshiba.co.uk/computers for more information on the download.
The Satellite A665 is available now.
Facts & Figures
- Intel® Core™ i7 (Quad Core) processor
- Up to 4 GB DDR3 (1066 MHz) RAM
- Up to 500 GB HDD with 3D impact sensor
- 39.6cm (15.6'') TruBrite® HD display (120 Hz) with LED backlighting
- 1,366 x 768 pixels(16:9)
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 350M graphics
- Blu-ray Discâ„¢ rewritable drive, Blu-ray 3D Disc compatible
- Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR, WLAN (802.11 b/g/n), Gigabit Ethernet LAN
- 3 x USB 2.0, 1x eSATA / USB combo port with Sleep-and-Charge, Multi-Card Reader and 1x HDMI®
- 1.3 MP webcam
- Harman Kardon stereo speakers, Line-In with Sleep-and-Music function, Dolby® Advanced Audio
- Pre-installed 3D content
- Toshiba Resolution+, Toshiba Media Controller, Toshiba LifeSpace
- Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit)
- ENERGY STAR® 5.0 qualified
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