Aerosmith to featre in GUITAR HERO next....!!!

In a move that marks a change in direction for their billion-dollar franchise, Activision has launched "Guitar Hero: Aerosmith", the latest iteration of their popular 'Guitar Hero' series.
"Guitar Hero: Aerosmith" focuses on a single band, Steven Tyler's Aerosmith, the same band that belted out hits like Jaime's Gotta Gun, Sweet Emotion, and Dream On.
The new game is slated to hit the stands this Summer. It will feature nearly 30 Aerosmith songs plus others from acts that have opened for the band.
Kai Huang, head (RedOctane Unit) of Activision, which guides development of the franchise, said the idea was to cover the 30-plus years of Aerosmith, right from high school days to rock superstardom.
Meanwhile, since its launch in late 2005, the 'Guitar Hero' franchise has seen the rise of games that feature dozens of artists across multiple music genres, including classic rock, grunge, metal, punk, and so on.
With the spotlight now trained on a single band, "Guitar Hero: Aerosmith" marks a pleasant diversion for the hitherto roadmap of the franchise. Not to mention a treat for countless fans of Aerosmith. Huang described it as "a completely new way to interact with the music and with Aerosmith".
Meanwhile, the goss (gossip) is that this is Activision's way of countering rival music game, "Rock Band" from MTV and Electronic Arts (EA). Incidentally, "Rock Band", whose popularity has been soaring lately, includes drums, a microphone, and a guitar; and offers new songs for download onto gaming consoles every week.
Like other 'Guitar Hero' games, in "Guitar Hero: Aerosmith" too, players must hit the colored buttons on the guitar-shaped controller in time for the songs to play properly to earn points along the way.A bundle with the game and the controller costs between $80 and $100, while the stand-alone game costs $40 to $60.
As for Aerosmith, they recognize the game as a new distribution platform for their music. And to give a sense of the real, the game tries capturing the on-stage in-concert moves of energetic frontman, Steven Tyler, and lead guitarist, Joe Perry.
Source:Techtree

New DataTraveler Micro by Kingston

Kingston Technology Company has launched the DataTraveler Micro Reader, an all-in-one USB Flash drive and reader that can store, transfer and read content on mobile memory cards.
"We believe the DT Micro Reader will be well received by the mobile community as a smart single-solution to navigate the plethora of devices and card formats on the market today," said Jean Wong, Flash memory product manager, Kingston.

The DataTraveler Micro Reader is enhanced for Windows ReadyBoost, and features onboard Flash memory up to 4GB and an expansion slot to read microSD, microSDHC, or Memory Stick Micro cards. Data can be simply dragged and dropped onto the DT Micro Reader.
The DataTraveler Micro Reader is backed by a five-year warranty and legendary Kingston service and support. The 1GB version will ship in the US this month and will be priced at approximately Rs 762 ($19.25), followed by the 2GB version, priced at Rs 1,080 ($27.25 ) and a 4GB version priced at around Rs 1,665 ($42).
Source:Tech2

Onkyo APX-2 HD Audio PC

This mini PC from Onkyo is called “APX-2″. As a HD audio PC, you can expect APX-2 to deliver a high-quality sound to your ear. It is powered by a built-in digital audio amplifier — which is the same amp on Okyo PCI-200 audio card — along with Vista-certified volume mixer function and pre-installed Pure Direct Audio Path (PDAP) that enhanced HD audio quality in Vista environment. And to ensure that the busy hard drive won’t give you too much unwanted noise, Onkyo attached the HDD on a Super Floating HDD Unit, guarantee the PC would work as silent as possible.

Regarding hardware, Onkyo APX-2 HD Audio PC boasts an Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 (1.66GHz) processor, a 1GB of main memory, and a 500GB of hard drive.

Extenal Card Reader introduced by SONY

Sony Electronics has introduced its new external memory card reader, the MRW62E-S2, which is primarily targeted at home, SOHO, and professional users.

With dimensions of 86 x 50 x 15.7mm (width x depth x height), the MRW62E-S2 promises to be very convenient to ferry around. It has a USB 2.0 interface, and no additional power is required, which makes it one of the easiest card readers to use, according to Sony.
The MRW62E-S2 is capable of reading different types of cards, including: Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick Micro, CompactFlash, Microdrive, SmartMedia, xD-Picture Card, SD Memory Card, mini SD Card, Multi Media Card, and RS-MNC.

Introducing the MRW62E-S2, Edmund Tan, assistant manager (Sales and Marketing - Computer Peripherals Products) of Applications and Devices Marketing (Singapore-based division of Sony Electronics), said that today, when most users use one or the other type of memory card, it becomes vital to introduce an external card reader that can be carried and used easily anywhere.

Adding to it, Kapal Pansari, director of Rashi Peripherals, said that today, Indian users largely prefer smart phones and digital cameras over any other device, and to get the maximum out of these, they need extra storage which various cards are able to provide. To get data on to the PC or laptop, you need to have a good quality card reader.

The Silver colored MRW62E-S2 will retail for around Rs 700.
Info Courtesy: Techtree

BlackBerry Pearl 8110 hits the INDIAN market...!!!!

A day after Valentine's Day, Vodafone and Research in Motion (RIM) have launched the stylish BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smart phone in the country.

Highlights of the new Pearl are: built-in GPS, rich multimedia features, and powerful communication capabilities of the BlackBerry solution, to name a few.
The elegant Black-colored BlackBerry Pearl 8110 pinpoints a user's location using GPS capabilities, and according to RIM, offers out-of-the-box support for a variety of location-based applications and services including Google Maps.

The smart new phone is capable of accessing up to ten supported email accounts using the BlackBerry Internet Service, and corporate email and data systems via the BlackBerry enterprise server.

Another lifestyle edition of the BlackBerry, the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 makes it easier for professionals on the move to make calls, email, surf the net, take and send photographs, listen to music, and access their organizer and a range of other applications for both work and play. By inserting a microSD card, videos can be recorded on this smart phone.

Specifications of the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smart phone from Vodafone include: support for GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity; built-in GPS to support location-based applications and services; 2 mega pixels camera with 5x digital zoom and enhanced Flash; video capture in two resolutions (240 x 180 and 176 x 144) for sharing via MMS; BlackBerry Desktop Software that includes Roxio Media Manager for BlackBerry and Roxio Photosuite 9 LE; support for Bluetooth stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP); supplied standard 3.5mm stereo headset jack; Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD); Bluetooth 2.0 support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, and Bluetooth peripherals; externally accessible microSD/SDHC card slot for additional storage; trackball navigation system; and RIM's SureType keyboard system including word completion and spell checker.

Speaking at the launch, Harit Nagpal, director (Marketing and New Business) of Vodafone Essar, said, "The sleek new BlackBerry Pearl 8110 is yet another convenient and stylish smart phone solution for our customers. With its novel features, the new model is designed to support our customers' business and personal needs."

The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 is available across Vodafone Stores in the country for a price of Rs 24,990.
Source: Techtree