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Logitech ChillStream

May 7, 2008 – 6:47 pm

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Playing games is always fun, but the offputting bit is slippery controllers due to sweaty palms.

But with Logitech ChillStream controller for your desktop, forget the sweat and go for the kill. This one includes a built-in 40 mm fan that circulates up to 3.41 cubic feet of air every minute, generating very low noise. Three narrow vents on each side of the controller push air directly on to your fingers, thumb base and palm—the three areas of the hand that need cooling most.
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Overview:

High Performance
Stay on top of your game.

  • Analog Sticks & Triggers: Experience superior speed and precision.
  • Responsive Action: Enhance your accuracy.

Handling
Get into your comfort zone and get better control.

  • Ergonomic Design: Enjoy critically-acclaimed, well-placed buttons.
  • Soft Rubber Grips: Hang on tight with soft rubber grips and slip-free hands.  

The Cool Factor
Put the smackdown on sweat and keep your reaction time at its peak.

  • Patented Cooling System: Flows air onto your fingers and the palm of your hand.
  • Customized Flow: Choose continuous, interval, or off.
  • Silent Operation: Stay in the zone with no distractions.

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Specifications:

System Requirements

  • Windows® XP, or Vista™
  • PC with Pentium® processor or compatible
  • Available USB port

Package Contents

  • Logitech® ChillStream™ Controller
  • User guide
  • Gaming software
  • 1-year limited warranty

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Price: Rs 2,495

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sources: TOI, logitech.com

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LG’s Interactive Phone KF600

May 7, 2008 – 5:38 pm

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Do you really need a phone so responsive that you might not be able to keep up with it? If yes, then LG’s KF600 is for you.

It features dual screen displays, where the bottom segment is called InteractPad, which can be programmed to accommodate device modes with the specific controls you require. For instance, it functions as an intuitive media control for audio playback, a scroll wheel for long lists, a zoom dial whenever you want to snap images with its 3 meg camera and even provides extra input keys when you want to compose that thesis of a text message! So wherever you go in the phone, the navigation pad changes the keys it displays to suit your needs better.

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Main Features:

  • InteractPad™
    Unique interactive touch-based virtual navigation keypad that interacts with upper display and with the user
  • Dynamic graphic interface themes
    Eight integrated graphic themes that are reflected in all menu, icons, wallpaper and other comprehensive interface features
  • Multimedia Features
    Music player with FM Radio, 3 Mega pixel camera & camcorder, and touch-control games

Basic Specifications:

  • RF band: EDGE 900/ 1800/ 1900
  • Dimensions: 101.2mm (L) x 50.7mm (W) x 14.1mm (D)
  • Upper display: 320 x 240 pixels, 2.00?, 262K color TFT
  • Lower pad (InteractPad™): 240 x 176 pixels, 1.5?, 262K color TFT Weight: 107g
  • Standard battery: Li-Ion 800 mAh
  • Standby Time, Max (hrs): 300 hrs
  • Talk Time (hrs): 3 hrs
  • Color choices: Pastel pink, shiny pink, wine red and titan

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Price: Rs 14,990

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sources: TOI, LGE.com

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Jabra Bluetooth dog tag headsets

May 7, 2008 – 5:06 pm

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Jabra BT3030 Overview:

  • Music and talk meets the streets
  • Up to 7 hours of music playing
  • Up to 8 hours talk time
  • Create your own style
  • Exchangeable earphones
  • Optional lanyard and clothing clip
  • One device for music and mobile

No middle ground on this one. You’ll either love Jabra BT3030 Bluetooth hands-free or hate it. Folks may describe this dog tag design as, well urban and edgy, but when it comes to hands-free, convenience scores over style.

A product that lets you listen to music from your mobile - without damaging your style!
BT3030 plays music from any enabled device such as mobile phone and Mp3 player. Play, pause, skip - remote control your music without touching your mobile.
When a call comes in, your tune pauses and the call connects.

If the dog tag design doesn’t fit your wardrobe, use the optional clip. Your belt, your bag, your pants - you choose the look, you choose the style.

Price: Rs 3,900

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Specification:
Security
128 bit encryption

Operating range
Up to 10 meters

Paired devices
Multi-point – Can be connected to 2 Bluetooth devices at the same time.

Talk time
Up to 8 hours

Music playing time
Up to 7 hours

Standby time
Up to 230 hours

Charging time
Approximately 2 hours

Weight
Less than 30 g

Dimensions (without earhook)
LxBxH 53,3 x 33,6 x 9,9
Waterproof
Splash proof

Charging plug
Mini USB

BT3030 materials
Stainless Steel, Silicone rubber, PC/ABS, POM, rubber paint

Features
Auto pairing, Answer/end call, Voice dial, Last-number redial, Reject call, Call hold/ call wait, Mute, Multipoint, Play music, remote control music player, Quiet mode.

Price: Rs 3,900

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Sony Cybershot DSC-H10

May 7, 2008 – 4:25 pm

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With this handy digital camera, you can pretend to be a pro lensman! Sony Cybershot DSC-H10 is a high-zoom camera ideal for close-ups from a distance. It combines superior technical performance in a convenient, pocket-friendly shape.

It’s an 8-meg camera, powered by a Carl Zeiss 10x optical zoom lens. Its face detection technology can identify and focus on up to eight faces in a frame, and automatically adjust the focus for correctly exposed photos.

For fun playback of family photos, the unit’s built-in slideshow function helps create slideshows set to your favorite music choices. Up to eight songs can be uploaded via the camera’s USB port. To view your favorite images and slideshows just like you view your favorite TV shows – in full 1080 high definition resolution – you can connect the camera to a compatible HDTV set.

Price: Rs 15,990
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Sony DSC-H10 specifications:

Sensor
• 1/2.5 ” Type Super HAD CCD
• 8.3 million pixels total
• 8.1 million effective pixels
 
Image sizes
• 3264 x 2448
• 2592 x 1944
• 2048 x 1536
• 640 x 480
• 3264 x 2176 (3:2)
• 1920 x 1080 (16:9) 

Movie clips
• 640 x 480 @ 30fps
• 640 x 480 @ 16.6fps
• 320 x 240 @ 30fps
• 320 x 240 @ 8.3fps

File formats
• JPEG (Exif Ver.2.21)
• MPEG1 (MPEG Movie VX)

Lens
• 10x optical zoom
• 6.3 - 63.0mm
• 38 - 380mm (35mm equiv.)
• f/ 3.5 - 14.4
• Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar
• 10 elements in 9 groups (including 1 aspheric element)

Image stabilization
• Super SteadyShot

Conversion lenses (with adapter Ring)
• Wide: VCL-DH0758
• Tele: VCL-DH1758
• Close-up: VCL-M3358

Digital zoom 
• Yes, up to 2x

Focus
• Single AF
• Monitor AF
• Macro

AF area modes 
• 9-point AF
• Center Weighted AF
• Spot area AF
• Focus preset

AF assist lamp 
• Yes, auto or off

Focus distance (From front of lens) 
• Auto: 50cm - 8 (w), 90cm - 8 (t)
• Macro: 2cm - 8 (w), 90cm - 8 (t) 

Metering • Multi-Pattern
• Center-Weighted
• Spot

ISO sensitivity
• Auto
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400
• ISO 800
• ISO 1600
• ISO 3200

Exposure compensation
• +/- 2.0EV in 1/3 EV steps

Exposure bracketing 
• +/- 0.3, 0.7, 1.0 EV

Shutter speed
• Auto: 1/4 - 1/2,000 sec
• Program Auto: 1 sec- 1/1,000 sec
• Manual: 30 sec - 1/2000 sec 

Aperture
• Auto: F3.5/8.0 (w)
• Program Auto: F3.5/F8.0 (w)

Modes
• Auto
• Program auto
• Manual
• Movie
• SCN

Scene modes 
• High Sensitivity
• Extra High Sensitivity
• Extra High-speed Burst
• Twilight
• Twilight Portrait
• Portrait
• Soft Snap
• Landscape
• Beach
• Snow
• Fireworks
• Hi-speed Shutter
• Advanced Sports Shooting

White balance
• Auto
• Daylight
• Cloudy
• Fluorescent 1 (White Fluorescent Lighting)
• Fluorescent 2 (Natural White Fluorescent Lighting)
• Fluorescent 3 (Day White Fluorescent Lighting)
• Incandescent
• Flash

Self timer
• 2 or 10 sec

Image parameters
• Normal
• Vivid
• Natural
• Real
• Sepia
• B&W
• DRO (Dynamic Range Optimizer): Standard, Plus, off

Retouch
• Trimming
• Red Eye Correction
• Soft Focus
• Partial Color
• Fisheye Lens
• Cross Filter

Flash
• Auto
• Flash On
• Slow Syncro
• Flash Off
• Red-Eye Reduction
• Range: 0.2 - 7.0m (w), 0.9 - 5.6m (t) (ISO Auto)
• Range: Up to 14m (w), 11.2m (t) (ISO 3200)

Viewfinder
• No

LCD monitor
• 3.0 in (7.5cm) Hybrid TFT LCD
• Aspect Ratio: 4:3
• 230,000 dots
• Approx. 100% coverage

Connectivity
• AV out (Composite, 1080i component with optional cable)
• USB 2.0 High Speed
• DC input
• All in/out via Multi Use Terminal

Print compliance 
• Pictbridge
• DPOF
• Print Image Matching III
• EXIF Print

Storage
• Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo (High Speed), Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo card
• Approx 31MB internal memory

Power
• Li-ion battery pack NP-BG1
• BC-CSGB / CSGC Charger included
• Optional AC adaptor

Weight (no batt)
• 265 g (9.3 oz)

Weight (With batt)
• 381 g (13.4 oz) 

Dimensions
• 106 x 68.5 x 48.9 mm (4.2 x 2.7 x 1.9 in)

Price: Rs 15,990 


sources: TOI, dpreview.com

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Sahara S NB522434 EB00 Ultra Mobile PC

May 7, 2008 – 3:54 pm

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Sahara Computers is the South African PC giant, and Sahara S NB522434 EB00 is its entry-level 8” laptop.

This sleek, classy product is one of the smallest notebooks with a 60 GB hard drive.
With Linux OS preinstalled, Sahara S-NB522434-EB00 Ultra Mobile PC is powered by 500 MHz AMD Geode LX 800 Processor.

It has a battery life of 4.5 hours. Weighing just 1.1 kg, it will certainly provide the best solution for people looking for portability, style and affordability.

I/O Ports:

  • 1 USB v1.1 - 4 pin USB Type A ports
  • External display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
  • line-in/microphone - mini-phone 3.5 mm
  • line-out/headphones - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
  • mini PCMCIA Type-2 Slot

More Features:

  • AMD Geode LX 800 Processor, 500 MHz
  • AMD Geode CS5536 Chipset Mainboard
  • 256 MB DDR2 SDRAM, 400 MHz (max 2-GB using two soDIMM modules)
  • 60-GB hard disk drive, 5400 rpm
  • Optical Drive - NO
  • 8-inch (20.3 cms) LCD TFT Wide screen, 800 x 480 resolution, high brightness 200nits
  • Integrated AMD Geode CS5536 Graphics chipset with upto 254 MB shared memory
  • Intel/PRO Wireless 2200BG 802.11b/g Wireless LAN connection
  • PCMCIA One Mini PCMCIA Slot compliance support type A
  • LAN Connection - NO
  • Fax/modem - NO
  • Linux OS
  • 3-in-1 Memory card reader supporting SD, MMC, and MS memory cards
  • 3 USB v2.0 ports
  • AC’97 Built-in stereo sound
  • Built-in two stereo speakers
  • Mic-in, Earphone-out Jack
  • Li-Ion 8-cells standard battery, 2200/2400 mAh/cell, Upto 4.5 hrs backup
  • Dimensions: (WxDxH) 250 x 188 x 36 mm
  • Weight: 1.2 Kgx

Price: 14,999
 

sources: TOI, cyberindian.net

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