From the monthly archives:

March 2009

The Next iPhone: Fake but Nice

2009.03.31

The next evolution of the iPhone is due this June. What will it look like? Well, I wouldn’t be complaining if the next one looked like the one in the photo above. With the top margin squished I am assuming the LCD or OLED display can be a little bit bigger than the 3.5″ LCD [...]

Samsung YP-Q2

2009.03.31

Samsung YP-Q2 Specifications
Display: 2.4″ TFT LCD
Pixel Format: 320 x 240 (landscape)
Storage: 8GB or 16GB
Connectivity: FM Radio
Battery: 50 hours (audio playback), 7 hours (video playback)
Weight: 2.04oz
Price: $99.99 (8GB), $129.99 (16GB)

Samsung’s YP-Q2 is a media player sporting a 2.4″ TFT LCD with a 320 x 240 pixel format (landscape). It lasts for 50 hours for audio playback [...]

MSI Wind Top AE1900: Launched Officially

2009.03.31

MSI Wind Top AE1900 Specifications
Display: 19″ Touch TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Webcam: 1.3MP
CPU: Intel Atom 230
RAM: 2GB
HDD: 160GB
Optical: DVD Burner
Connectivity: WiFi, USB (4), 4-in-1 Multicard Reader
Power Consumption: 45W (operational)

MSI has officially launched its Wind Top AE1900, a 19″ all-in-one PC with touch. The Top AE1900 sports a 1.3MP webcam and is powered by Intel’s Atom 230 [...]

Samsung Instinct S30: Sprint, April 19, $129.99

2009.03.31

Samsung Instinct S30 Specifications (Original Instinct Specifications)
Display: 3.2″ Haptic Touch TFT LCD
Pixel Format: 432 x 240 (landscape)
Camera: 2MP (1600 x 1200), Video (H.264, MPEG4)
Connectivity: Bluetooth, CDMA, GPS
Battery: Lithium Ion (4.6 hours of talk)
Dimensions: 2.1 x 4.6 x 0.5″
Weight: 3.9oz
Availability: April 19, 2009 (exclusive to Sprint)
Price: $129.99 with 2-year agreement ($70 mail-in rebate)

The Instinct S30 from [...]

OCZ Neutrino: 10.1″ DIY Netbook is Official

2009.03.31

OCZ Neutrino Specifications
Display: 10.1″ TFT LCD with LED Backlight
Pixel Format: 1024 x 600
Webcam: 1.3MP
GPU: Intel 945GSE Graphics
CPU: 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 533MHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache
Chipset: Intel 945GSE + ICH7M
Connectivity: VGA, Ethernet, USB (2), WiFi BG, PCI-Express 34mm Mini Card
Battery: 4-cell 2200mAh Lithium Ion (removable)
Dimensions: 263 x 185 x 19.6-27mm
Price: US$269

OCZ Technology is jumping into [...]

Monoprice Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapters for $14.25

2009.03.30

MonoPrice has some good deals on Mini DisplayPort adapters. Here they are:
Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter: $18.85 ($10.15 savings over Apple)
Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter: $15.20 ($13.80 savings over Apple)
Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter: $14.25
The more you buy the cheaper it gets.
Apple sells some too:
Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter: $29.00
Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter: $29.00
Mini [...]

LG GD900: Transparent Glass Keypad

2009.03.30

LG GD900 Specifications
Display: 3″
Availability: Europe and Asia in May 2009

Not a whole lot of technical specifications available at the moment but LG’s GD900 is special. At least that’s what LG thinks. Why? The 3″ smartphone has a slide-out keypad that is transparent. And it’s glass. So what’s the big deal? The transparent glass keypad doubles [...]

Demy: Kitchen-Safe Digital Recipe Reader

2009.03.30

Demy Specifications
Display: 7″
Storage: Up to 2500 recipes
Connectivity: USB
Availability: May 2009
Price: US$299 (pre-order at Amazon)

Demy is the first and only kitchen-safe recipe reader. So that should mean that it is waterproof due to the occasional splash, drop-proof since someone will knock it over, high-temperature-proof since it will be near hot stuff, oil-proof since everyone stir-fries, scratch-proof [...]

iriver D50N: Cute MID with 4.8″ LCD

2009.03.28

iriver D50N Specifications
Display: 4.8″ (12.19cm) TFT LCD
Pixel Format: 800 x 480
Storage: 16GB (internal), microSD (external)
Connectivity: WiFi BG
Other: QWERTY Keyboard
Battery: 16 hours (music playback), 8 hours (video playback)
Price: Around US$370

iriver’s D50N is cute. It’s an MID sporting a 4.8″ LCD with a 800 x 480 pixel format. The D50N has WiFi BG, a full QWERTY keyboard [...]

TMDisplay (Toshiba Matsushita Display): Toshiba To Take Full Control

2009.03.28

TMDisplay is short for Toshiba Matsushita Display. The company is a joint venture between Toshiba and Panasonic (Matsushita is no more) and manufactures small/medium-sized LCDs. Toshiba is planning to take full control over TMDisplay. Currently Toshiba has 60% of the LCD joint venture with Panasonic owning the rest.
Toshiba will be buying out Panasonic’s equity stake [...]


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