Electrovaya Launches Scribbler® SC4000 Series Tablet PC

On the 9th of Jan 2008 Electrovaya announced the launch of the Scribbler^® SC4000 series, a tablet PC which will have the winning combination of a 70Wh Lithium Ion SuperPolymer^® battery, powerful processing from an Intel^® Core 2 Duo ULV CPU, a fingerprint security feature, a 1.3 Mega pixel camera, built in blue-tooth and 802.11.a/b/g wireless, a 60 GB Hard Drive upgradeable up to 160 GB and a 1 GB memory upgradeable to 4 GB. It is also has TPM security pre-loaded and the option of a sunlight readable screen. The Scribbler SC4000 is lightweight at 3.3 pounds and is less than 1 inch (21.8 mm) thick. The Scribbler SC4000 has amongst the longest run-time in its class.

Scribbler^® SC4000 comes with the Microsoft Vista^® operating system and customers will have an alternate option of using the XP Tablet PC operating system. The Vista^® operating system extends the usability of the tablet PC format and enhances its ability to integrate with other Microsoft software.

VIEVU PVR-PRO

VieVU Launches Wearable Personal Video Recorder(PVR) at the Consumers Electronics Show (CES)

Las Vegas (NV) – Leave it up to some Seattle-based police officers to create THE coolest gadget we’ve seen at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. The VIEVU PVR-PRO device is about the same size as a pager and it digitally records video with a flick of your fingers. Snap the lens cover down and it’s recording, snap it back up and the recording stops.

The PVR-PRO clips onto your clothing (or anything else) and digitally records at 30 fps

The specs of the PVR-PRO are impressive, considering its small size. Recordings are made in MPEG4 format at 640 X 480 pixel resolution and 30 frames-per-second. Company reps tell us the lens has a 64 degree field of view and the sensor only needs .5 lux to record. Internal flash memory provides more than four hours of recording time and the internal rechargeable battery lasts for four hours. An LED on the top of the unit will blink when the unit is low on memory or power.

The 5-ounce recorder has an adjustable clip on the back that can mount on clothing or anywhere else you desire. A USB port, which charges the recorder and transfers video, is on the bottom of the unit. You can see in our photos that removable rubber seal covers the port.

Of course, it rains a lot in Seattle and the inventors rubberized the PVR-PRO chassis and also made it water resistant to IPX5 standards. So you can splash water on the recorder and also briefly submerge the unit in shallow water.

The PVR-PRO sells for $500 and an encrypted police version is available for $700.