Kingston unveils New Colorful Data Traveler

Kingston has really been making the news that last couple of months with new Data Travelers being launched almost every second week. Their latest launch is the New the DataTraveler 110 (DT110) that provides high capacity at an economic price. This new model also comes in a capacity of up to 8GB of storage."The DT110 provides an economic way to transfer and transport data whenever and wherever you travel." Nitin Malhotra, Country Manager, India, Kingston Technology.

The DT110 features a capless, retractable USB connector that supports USB 2.0 specifications. It’s compatible with Windows Vista, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP (SP1 and SP2), Mac OS 10.2x and higher and Linux (2.6 and higher). Available in different colors according to capacity: Purple (1 GB) priced at Rs. 625, Blue (2 GB) priced at Rs. 925, red (4 GB) that will cost Rs. 1595 and finally green (8 GB) that would set you back about Rs. 3425.
All these models come with Kingston's 5-year warranty.Source

BenQ Unveils the V2400W LCD Monitor

BenQ has unveiled its new 24-inches wide-screen premium LCD monitor, which it claims to be the world's slimmest in the 24-inches category. The LCD monitor in question -- the V2400W, is only 2.44-inches at its thickest point, which is over 21 percent slimmer than the next thinnest LCD monitor. The monitor combines asymmetry and the aerodynamic curves of the B-2 stealth bomber, and features a subtle blue LED and slick-touch controls. Sporting an overall mirror-black finish, this premium LCD has a 4000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, new RHCM injection process, and full 1080p HD support.Manfred Wang, director (Lifestyle Design Center) of BenQ, said, "The V2400W is inspired by the B2 stealth bomber, evoking a sense of mystery, awe, and the elite.
In addition, the display's asymmetry exemplifies our new design philosophy." Positioned as a premium luxury-lifestyle product, the V2400W incorporates HDMI with HDCP, DVI-D, and VGA inputs for future-proof high-definition connectivity as well as compatibility, according to BenQ. The V2400W has five preset modes including Dynamic, Photo, Standard, Movie, and sRGB -- to simplify optimized viewing at the touch of a button. It is NSTL-compliant for superior color precision consistent from monitor to printer to digital camera to any visual device. Moreover, it incorporates BenQ's Advanced Motion Accelerator technology (AMA) for super-fast 2ms GTG response time.
Benq's V2400W premium LCD monitor will be available in China and Asia at the end of March; while in Europe and North America in April. However, there is no information on the pricing yet.Source

Now Integrated Maps With Asus PDAs

ASUS today announced a tie-up with SatNav Technologies, where-in ASUS phones, model numbers P750 and P527, that have built-in GPS will now come preloaded with the One India integrated map from SatGuide. These devices will be navigation ready at the point of purchase.

Amit Kishore Prasad, CEO of SatNav Technologies said, "We are honored to be a part of the ASUS extended family of partners and are confident that this partnership will help both our companies increase our respective market share in India."

The One India Integrated Map covers 30+ cities of India with turn by turn directions and voice instructions along with a detailed National / State Highway network - all included in a single map with several thousand points of Interest. Detailed maps of all major metro cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad and Kolakatta and cities like Jaipur, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Kanpur, Nasik, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, etc. are offered in the database.Source

Pentax introduces 8 Megapixel Optio V20

Pentax has announced the 8 megapixel Optio V20 compact digital camera with a 5X zoom lens and a 3-inch LCD.The highlight of the camera is that it features three ways to help users optimize portrait photographs.

The Face Recognition function automatically detects and focuses on faces, then sets the optimum exposure. The Smile Capture function detects the key facial expression of smiling people and releases the shutter automatically, while the Blink Detection function reports to the user whether any subjects closed their eyes in an image, so that the shot may be recaptured if necessary. Additional features include Auto-tracking AF for continuously focusing on a moving subject, 52MB of built-in memory, a SD/SDHC expansion slot and an Auto-Macro mode that allows close-up photography as near as 4 inches (10 cm) without changing the normal focusing mode.
The Pentax Optio V20 will ship in May 2008 for US $279.95. Source

Toshiba intros Laptop With 128 GB SSD

SSD’s are rapidly beginning to show up on mainstream laptop from virtually all manufacturers. Now looking to take this rapidly developing market a step further, Toshiba has unveiled a new 12.1 inch ultraportable that offers a 128 GB SSD as part of its specifications.

The model number of this new laptop Dynabook SS RX1 and it comes with a 1.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 Processor, 2GB RAM, 2.1" widescreen LCD with 1280 × 800 (WXGA) resolution and Windows Vista.

The Toshiba Dynabook SS RX1 will be available in the local Japanese market from April for about $3,960.Source

Microsoft Denies pursuing Blu-ray!

Earlier, the London Financial Times had reported about Sony Corp being in talks with Microsoft to woo the latter to adopt the Blu-ray format for its Xbox 360 gaming console. We'd even reported Microsoft as having said that it was considering the best possible way to connect with the Blu-ray format. However, Microsoft has now done a volte-face: it has denied having any talks with Sony for incorporating Blu-ray technology in its Xbox 360. Incidentally, in the midst of all this speculation whether Microsoft was actually working out ways of going with Blu-ray or trying to go it alone, Aaron Greenberg, group product manager for Xbox 360, had reportedly told Reuters that Microsoft is currently not in talks with Sony or the Blu-ray Association to integrate Blu-ray high-definition (HD) DVD technology in its Xbox 360 gaming console. So what is true? Is what the London Financial Times reported simply a rumor or is Microsoft now trying to hide facts by going back on what it earlier said. When Toshiba went public with withdrawing its HD DVD format, Microsoft, till then an arch supporter of HD DVD, initially kept mum before announcing that it would stop offering HD DVD players as add-on for its Xbox 360 console. But the software giant refused to say anything on whether it would or wouldn't switch to Blu-ray. The London Financial Times report seemed to have given some closure on all the speculation doing the rounds on the Web and in other media. And now this? The company has done a complete turn-around on what it is initally believed to have announced. Guess we'll only have to wait and watch till we know what's the real truth? Source