VIA details the eNote Turnkey 11.6-inch ultra-thin notebook
With the Atom crowd still growing, VIA has designed a new ultra-thin mini-notebook with which it hopes to divert more attention towards its Nano-powered mobile platform. Seen below, the eNote Turnkey weights just about 1.3kg, has a 11.6-inch (1366 x 768) display, and packs a 1.3 GHz Nano CPU, up to 2GB of RAM, a motherboard powered by the VX800 chipset, Chrome9 integrated graphics, plus WiFi, Bluetooth, and optional AGPS, WiMAX (via a Sequans solution), HSDPA, and EV-DO/W-CDMA.
"The VIA eNote Turnkey Solution is one of the most advanced mobile notebooks in the world," said Georges Karam, Sequans CEO. "It incorporates all the features one would expect in a state-of-the-art ultra mobile product, plus all the connectivity options that users need to experience truly high speed connectivity anywhere they go."
VIA's 11.6-inch machine also boasts a 4-in-1 card reader, a 2 megapixel webcam, and a 4-cell battery lasting up to four hours. The eNote Turnkey is expected to be offered to wireless carriers for bundling with mobile internet plans.
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Buffalo readies the SHD-PE Series external solid state drives
For those who like their NAND large and always ready to go Buffalo has prepared a new family of external solid state drives. The SHD-PE series includes 32, 64 and 128GB drives that measure 98 (W) x 57 (H) x 13 (D) mm, weight 62 grams, have a USB 2.0/1.1 interface, and will be available with three glossy finishes - Ruby Red, Black Crystal and Pearl White.
The 32, 64 and 128GB SSDs are set to begin selling later this month for about $117, $231 and $407, respectively.
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drop.io offers large attachment app for Yahoo Mail
Users of the 'new' Yahoo! Mail now have the option of attaching up to 100MB worth of files to their mails thanks to little application made by drop.io. The latest third-party app to be added to the Yahoo! Mail gallery, drop.io's 'Attach Large Files' can be accessed from the from the menu in the lower left hand corner of their inbox.
The app is pretty straightforward and only requires you to launch it and add the files that need sending as you would with Yahoo's 10MB-limited attachment tool. Did we mention drop.io's app is free? It's free.
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Spotify reinstates invite system in the UK
It seems Spotify has grown too much too fast as the music service's administrators have decided to go back to an invite-only system in the UK, the only country in which you could have signed up for the free, ad-based version of Spotify without an invitation.
The reason for the more or less disappointing move is the "huge demand" observed in the UK following the release of the Spotify iPhone and Android apps. Since too much of anything is bad, Spotify is temporarily back to the invite system but fear not, this doesn't mean you can't 'get it'. You could sign up on the waiting list and seek out people with invites, but the surest way to get a Spotify account is to pay for the Premium service.
Spotify aims to remove the invite requirement (again) "very soon" so you can also try to wait it out.
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A-Data comes up with 640GB portable HDDs of its own
Following Western Digital, Samsung and Toshiba, A-Data has today announced the addition of 640GB portable hard drives to its product offer.
According to A-Data, its entire 2.5-inch portable drive offer, which includes the Classic CH-91 and NH 92 series, is getting the capacity increase although it didn't specify when we'll be seeing the 640GB models in stores. Be sure to check your favorite IT store for A-Data's new USB 2.0 drives as it shouldn't be long before they will ship.
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Roccat rolls out the Sota mousepad
Moving ahead with its Smart Desktop Management System (SDMS) project, Hamburg-based Roccat has now let loose a new gaming surface, the Sota. Seen below, the mousepad comes in black and blue, it measures 350 x 270 mm, and features a granular surface which is claimed to improve pointer positioning and optimize aiming.
The 3mm thick pad has a wrist cut-out and a metal film integrated beneath its easy-to-clean surface which enhances light reflection from optical and laser mice.
According to its maker, the Sota gaming mousepad should already be reaching shops bearing a price tag of 23 Euro.
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Acer's AMD-powered Ferrari One
It was only yesterday when AMD officially launched its 2nd generation ultrathin platform (previously known as Congo), and already Acer has stepped up to present a quite interesting machines based on it, the Ferrari One. Looking all red and shiny, the Ferrari One has an 11.6-inch LCD screen with a maximum resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, a 1.2 GHz dual-core Athlon X2 L310 processor, Radeon 3200 integrated graphics, WiFi, Bluetooth, an XGP port, and a 6-cell battery.
The slim new Acer netbook will be released on October 22nd loaded with Windows 7 and is expected to cost about 499 Euro.
Pictures courtesy of TrustedReviews.
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Packard Bell introduces the EasyNote DT85 laptop
Still taking it easy, Packard Bell has announced the addition of a new EasyNote laptop to its line-up, the 18.4-inch DT85. Seen below, the portable PC measures 440 x 298 x 41 mm, has a black glossy finish with a silver trim, and features an LED-backlit 18.4-inch (1920x1080) screen, a Core 2 Duo CPU, up to 4GB of RAM, a GeForce G210M/GT 240M graphics card, up to 1.25TB in storage space and a DVD writer.
The EasyNote also comes with a 1.3 megapixel webcam, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi, a 5-in-1 card reader, and a HDMI output. The EasyNote DT85 has a starting price tag of 799 Euro.
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Apple issues first update for Snow Leopard
Cupertino-based Apple Inc. has yesterday released the Mac OS X v10.6.1 update, the first patch for its newest operating system. First and foremost, the Snow Leopard-prone update comes with the latest version of the Flash Player plug-in (as it should have from the get-go), but it also includes the following:
- Improved compatibility with some Sierra Wireless 3G modems
- Addresses an issue in which some printer compatibility drivers might not appear properly in the Add Printer browser
- Addresses an issue that might cause DVD playback to stop unexpectedly
- Addresses an issue that might make it difficult to remove an item from the Dock
- Resolves an issue in which the Command-Option-T keyboard shortcut would sometimes bring up the special characters menu in applications such as Mail and TextEdit
- Addresses instances in which auto account setup in Mail might not work
- Resolves issues when sending mail with certain SMTP servers
- Addresses an issue in which Motion 4 could become unresponsive
Mac OS X v10.6.1 weights in 71.47MB and is available for download here.
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AMD showcases the ATI Eyefinity multi-monitor technology
As if it wasn't enough that it will be the first to ship DirectX 11 cards, AMD is preparing to introduce a new multi-display technology that will enable people to hook up at least three (and up to six) monitors to one card. Dubbed ATI Eyefinity, the tech has been showcased this week running games like Dead Space and World of Warcraft at a resolution of 7680 x 3200 pixels on six Dell monitors.
Set to be included in the upcoming Radeon HD 5000 series of graphics cards, Eyefinity targets both games and video professionals who like/need/want a lot of pixel real estate. Sure, it will require some investment in monitors but if you don't mind TN panels then you can get Full HD 22+-inch LCDs quite cheap these days.
Expect AMD to promote Eyefinity some more later this month when it releases the Radeon HD 5800 cards as those babies can handle six monitors, no small task. Of course, we just want the damned cards already.
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