May 20th, 2010
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It is a well known fact that Dell and Hewlett Packard (HP) are two dominant players in the laptop market. But come one let us not underestimate the performance of the Laptops and notebooks from other manufacturers as well. Companies like HCL, Lenova and Toshiba are coming up with some exciting models.
Toshiba is one company that has been underplaying in this market. I personally feel that they come out with some of the best performance oriented laptops. After a worldwide launch of the Toshiba Portege R700 slim business laptop, Toshiba India has decided to bring the lappie to India as well. Generally the problem we face with laptops is that it gets heated up on excessive usage. Now to do away that problem, the Portege has a 13.3. inch screen and boasts of the “Airflow Cooling Technology”. This brilliant technology co-developed with Intel allows the Toshiba to sport an Intel Core i3/ i5 processor.
Apart from that the Portege R700 comes with a 8GB of RAM and Toshiba claims that the laptop can run up to eight hours on a single battery charge. The Toshiba also has a built-in optical drive that has a “Hard Drive Impact Sensor” . This sensor will protect the hard drive from any kinds of shocks and rough usage. With such technology implmented in this laptop, the pricing of the Toshiba Portege R700 is fairly competitive between the Rs. 65,000 to Rs. 75,000 range depending on the system specifications.
Posted in Laptops / Notebooks
Tags: Dell, HCL, Hewlett Packard (HP), Lenova, Toshiba, Toshiba Portege R700
May 15th, 2010
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I have never seen so much anxiety among tech lovers. Its only when Apple decides to launch some thing new, there is a buzz…unmatched excitement. We tend to forget things happening around us. Did you know guys that two days before the Apple iPad was all set for its global launch, there was another Tablet PC that was launched. HMMM…(Even I wasn’t aware of it).
The world’s second-largest PC maker Dell had unveiled its Tablet PC called the Streak. The Streak is almost half the size of that of iPad and is Dell’s bold attempt to grab a share of Tablet PC market which is seeing a host of new devices from PC makers across the board. Apart from Dell there was another launch last month. Another leading PC maker HP had unveiled 
its Tablet PC called Slate. So will the US telecom giant Motorola be far behind. The company demonstrated a prototype media Tablet that could be ready for commercial launch in the coming months. Had enough…no…ok read on!!! Asus is also planning to launch a 10-inch Tablet-style netbook this year. Now this is what I call competition. So many Tablet PCs ….Looks like the consumers will be spoilt for choice.
But then can Dell Streak steal the Apple iPad’s thunder. You have to accept that Ipad is one device that sold more than 1 million units in its first 30 days of the US launch. Looks like only time can answer, but here is a look at the key specs of Dell Streak.
This device sports a 5-inch (12.5-centimeter) WVGA screen which features a multi-touch display. However, the Streak is smaller in size compared to the Apple iPad which has a 9.7-inch (24.6-centimeter) diagonal LED-backlit glossy widescreen multi-touch display. But Size can matter at one point becuase portability will always remain a vital factor. The Streak is powered by Google Inc’s Android operating system, the Android 1.6. Not just that the Tablet will get the latest Android 2.2 update when it will be available. The tablet will be operational on 1GHz Snapdragon ARM-based mobile processor from Qualcomm.
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Tags: Apple, Apple iPad, Asus, Dell, Dell Streak, Motorola, Slate, Tablet PC
May 15th, 2010
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Looks ebook readers is on its way to become like the cell phone. Sometimes I wonder if the evolvement of technologyhas gone way beyond my imagination. There was a time when my shelf used to be stacked with all kinds of books. Now it is taken over by the Ebook reader I got recently from Amazon.
The ebook reader market is now flooded with different kinds of reader with the Apple Ipad and Amazon Kindle dominating the market. But still there are other players that are coming out with exciting readers. Who would have ever thought that a company like Acer would plunge into the world of ebook readers? Hmmm…Unbelievable isn’t it??? This is exactly what Acer has done with the Acer LumiRead, the latest device from this company that seriously claims to offer ebook lovers with an excellent reading experience as it seamlessly integrates in the Acer clear.fi solution.
This particular reader from Acer is also DLNA compliant,hence it can access Acer clear.fi and share contents like eBooks as well as audio-books. The LumiRead has an advantage with its light and extremely slim profile unlike most readers and is the perfect device for those who want to catch up on their reading during their travel, regardless of whether you’re indoors or outdoors, reading on the e-Ink display is a snap. You can also hook upto Wi-Fi or 3G connection to download the latest bestseller as well. Looks like Acer has definitly come up with something special…hmmmm!!!
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