Archive for ‘May, 2008’

ARD launches Media Center

ARD launches Media Center

Last weekend, the ARD has extended its online offerings to include a so-called library. Similar to the ZDF allows the time being launched as a trial site, programs from the radio and TV offer the public broadcaster retrieve time-independent. According to ARD to start the trial over 600 radio and 60 television shows as an [...]

GeForce 9600 GSO from Zotac has its advantages

GeForce 9600 GSO from Zotac has its advantages

Following the lead of competitors, their own version of the GPU NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO on G92 announced recently the company and Zotac. Just want to note that the new product differs from the reference sample that is built on the PCB is blue and is equipped with some “rethinking” of low-noise active air cooling, [...]

Phone and a car in the same style – Motorola V9 Ferrari

Phone and a car in the same style – Motorola V9 Ferrari

The U.S. company Motorola has expanded its line of mobile phones in the style of one of the largest manufacturers of cars from the Italian model V9 Ferrari Limited Edition. The main feature of the new system, apart from a red-black design and logo Ferrari, is to work on 3G standard. The design also complement [...]

Waterproof Wrist Watch Phone

Waterproof Wrist Watch Phone

We have repeatedly told you about the different models of mobile phones that are desperately trying to seem wristwatch. In most cases, masking is obtained at too accurate. Shells are too plastic, toy, cheap and thick. However, the new model EP2502 favorably with their counterparts. If you do not pay attention to details, you may [...]

U.S. motorists ready to switch to hybrid traction

U.S. motorists ready to switch to hybrid traction

With rising gas car buyers considering fuel efficiency and diversity not only as a necessity, but as fashion. If Americans can choose between a car that is beautiful on the outside, and that friendly to the environment, about eight out of ten (79%) will choose a more “green” car. These data were obtained from a [...]

Volkswagen and Sanyo will be engaged in the creation of a lithium-ion batteries

Volkswagen and Sanyo will be engaged in the creation of a lithium-ion batteries

Volkswagen and Sanyo Electric Co will start to develop lithium-ion batteries for use in hybrid or electric traction units of cars. Volkswagen plans to import and use these batteries in hybrid and electric in 2012. On this development the company has pushed an agreement between Nissan Motor Co and NEC Corp. to begin mass production [...]

ATI FireMV 2260 from Sapphire with a pair of ports DisplayPort

ATI FireMV 2260 from Sapphire with a pair of ports DisplayPort

Company Sapphire Technology has announced the availability for acquisition of its new professional video-based graphics card ATI FireMV 2260, designed primarily for use in desktop PCs aimed at the effective work with 2D-applications. This accelerator is a low profile and a shortened version is equipped with a passive cooling system on the basis of the [...]

In Japan, plans to tax MP3-players and HDD-recorders

In Japan, plans to tax MP3-players and HDD-recorders

Agency of cultural contacts in Japan has proposed a preliminary plan of compensation for owners for the use of private music and video at a meeting of the Subcommittee of private music and video. Subcommittee of the Committee is a subsidiary of Copyright Council Culture of Japan. Under this system of royalties should be included [...]

Google will translate its servers to Intel SSD-drives

Google will translate its servers to Intel SSD-drives

Solid State Drives (SSD) gradually be adopted at the segment of mobile computers as an alternative to traditional hard drives. However, the server market sees SSD-device manufacturers are not very promising. If you believe this authoritative source of Taiwan, one of the following advances from Intel will be associated with this segment of the server [...]

Foxconn Quantum Force Destroyer: seek and destroy!

Foxconn Quantum Force Destroyer: seek and destroy!

Not so long ago in our news report was published on prepared to be released by Foxconn motherboard powerful new Quantum Force series for gamers and overclockers, extreme, which received a very ominous name Destroyer (translated to English means “destroyer”). Well, now producer with undisguised pride formally presented to the court this creation of the [...]

Sony and BenQ launch high-speed DVD-drives

Sony and BenQ launch high-speed DVD-drives

Following the Korean Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have major players on the IT-market, Sony and BenQ announced the launch of DVD-drives, recording data at a speed of 22x. Launch of these products is planned for the third quarter of 2008, say sources knowledgeable Taiwan. orders from BenQ will serve as the company Lite-On IT [...]

Spy Pen and other USB-interestingness

Spy Pen and other USB-interestingness

Companies specializing in manufacturing and selling fun and useful gadgets released next spring line of USB-devices. USB heater-cooler cups For those who are at work on a computer that constantly wants to be warm or cold drink at hand out USB-gadget from GREEN-HOUSE. The device allows you to either heat (50 degrees), or (cool to [...]

“Gold sample” GeForce 9600 GSO from Gainward

“Gold sample” GeForce 9600 GSO from Gainward

After the announcement of the video card Palit GeForce 9600 GSO Sonic the birth of the model under the brand Gainward, based on the same graphics adapter NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO with 96 stream processors, it was only a matter of time, because the brand is known for some time now belongs to the company [...]

A new computer vision system to prevent accidents

A new computer vision system to prevent accidents

STMicroelectronics and Mobileye introduced a new single-chip solution EyeQ2, which is the basis for the implementation of the “assistant driver» (Driver Assistance Systems), based on a system of computer vision. The development is a further development of systems designed to prevent accidents. The investigation of many accidents suggests that automated systems will significantly reduce accidents [...]

SEMI: the supply of substrates at a stable level

SEMI: the supply of substrates at a stable level

Manufacturers of silicon wafers has not been influenced by the impending recession, according to a recent report by industry association SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG). According to the last shipment of silicon wafers in the first quarter of 2008 deprive small, only 1% behind the level of the fourth quarter of 2007. Compared with the [...]