In our penultimate episode of Ask Jerrick, the cliffhanger will shock and astound you! There will be thrills and spills. A sturdy fence will stand in our Hero’s way and the police may chase after him at some point. And all in pursuit of the crucial question. Do you or do you not need a camera with a big freaking lens.
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Jerrick
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Posted by NTT | No commentsAs we continue our marathon, we take a look at Blackberry’s first Tablet, the playbook.
Link: Blackberry Playbook
Posted by NTT | No commentsPart 4 of our gadget marathon features Dell’s latest Android device, the Dell Venue, a smartphone designed with the business person in mind
Link: Dell Venue
Posted by NTT | No commentsJustin got to play with the HP TouchPad at the launch of the device in Singapore. This is the first time any WebOS device is going to be officially launched in Singapore. Being WebOS it supports Abobe Flash out of the box. The hardware is a 9.3″ LED backlit capacitive screen at 1024×768 screen resolution. It sports a 1.3MP front facing camera, while weighing in at ~740 grams. Internally it has a Qualcomm Snapdragon DualCore 1.2GHz processor.
The webOS 3.0 sports the ‘Card UI’ which allows real multi-tasking and also allows the user to switch between various apps using a slick interface. The Synergy feature allows the collation of data (like calendar events, contacts, email) from various services like Gmail, Yahoo!, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Microsoft Outlook into a single interface. The ‘Just Type’ feature enables device wide search by just typing on the main screen.
The accessories for the TouchPad include a Touchstone Charging Doc which allows the TouchPad to be docked and charged at the same time without any cables.
The TouchPad will be available from authorized retailers, and directly from HP from 12 August 2011 in Singapore. It will be priced at 16GB: S$699.00 and 32GB: S$799.00.
More information about the HP TouchPad in Singapore on their website.
Posted by NTT | No commentsWe checked out the Toshiba Qosmio F750 laptop. It’s the first glasses free 3D laptop, which uses the builtin camera to track your eyes and display a 3D looking image for you. The interesting things is that this effect can be restricted to one part of the screen, allowing you to have a combined 2D and 3D image at any given time. It also supports the Blu-ray™ XL drive to allow you to play 3D BlueRay movies and write to BlueRay discs.
Here are the rest of the specs. You can find more information at Toshiba’s site.
Qosmio F750 specifications
- 39.6cm (15.6”) Full HD (1920 x 1080) glasses-free 3D display (120Hz)
HD web camera with eye tracking technology
Intel® Core™ i7 processor (2.00/2.90GHz Turbo) 1.333MHz
NVIDIA® GeForce GT 540M graphics (up to 2GB)
640GB (5400rpm) SATA hard disk drive
6GB DDR3 (1333MHz) RAM
Blu-ray™ XL re-recordable drive
NVIDIA® N12P-GS 2GB(DDR3)
Harman Kardon® stereo speakers, Dolby® Advanced Audio
HDMI-CEC
USB 3.0 with USB Sleep-and-Charge, Sleep-and-Music
380.5mm x 254mm x 30mm (front) / 37.6mm (rear)
The Toshiba Qosmio F750 will be out in Singapore in August 2011. Price range was not available at the time of this post.
Posted by NTT | 1 CommentJustin got to check out the new 2011 VAIO Z Series Laptop at a recent Sony Event. This is the new 2011 version of the Sony VAIO Z featuring the latest Intel processors and a really cool external graphics card and dock combo. The rest of the specs are as follows.
Body: 16.65mm thick, 1.18 kgs.
Graphics: Internal – Intel HD3000 (Sandy Bridge), External – AMD 6650M GPU
Processor: Intel Core i5, i7 (Sandy Bridge).
Storage: SSD.
Connectors: Light Peak (Thunderbolt), and USB 3.0 on dock, HDMI, USB 2.0.
Display: 13.3-inch, up to 1600×900 resolution
Battery: Internal – 7 hours, External – +6 hours.
The Sony VAIO Z Series laptops will be available in Singapore at the end on July. The price range was still unavailable at the time of this post.
Posted by NTT | 2 CommentsJustin got his grubby paws on a Blackberry Bold 9900. It sports a hardened glass 2.8-inch touchscreen at 640×480 resolution. Of course it comes with signature (and now improved) Blackberry full QWERTY keypad. It had built-in media buttons (play, volume, etc) and a dedicated camera button. The 5MP camera also support HD video capture. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.2GHz processor powers this smartphone, and it sports 8GB internal memory.
The Bold 9900 will be the first to arrive running BlackBerry 7OS, a new responsive UI (termed as LiquidGraphics), and supports NFC (Near Field Communications) as well. It also has built-in support for augmented reality type of applications (think Google Goggles).
We were not told about any release date or prices for Singapore. More information on the RIM Website.
Posted by NTT | 1 CommentAlong with the phones, Sony Ericsson also announced some SmartExtras (accessories) for their new phones. Justin took a look at the LiveSound earphones. LiveSound™ headphones allow consumers to remotely access applications from the phone through LiveKey™ control, including updates from run/jog tracking applications like distance and speed.
Also Justin got a chance to look at the LiveDock accessory. It takes in a standard USB connector and allows a movable micro-USB connection to be compatible with phones of various dimensions. Also it allows you to setup and auto-launch a specific Android application when the LiveDock is connected to the phone.
The Sony Ericsson SmartExtras will be available globally in selected markets from Q3 2011. More on the Sony Ericsson press website.
Posted by NTT | 1 CommentSony Ericsson also launched another smartphone based on Android ‘Gingerbread’ 2.3 OS called the ‘Xperia active’ at the recent press event. Targeted at a sporty lifestyle, it sports a 5MP camera with a LED flash. It’s water and dust resistant but still allows for changeable covers. Internally it’s based on an 1GHz Snapdragon processor and has a 3″ capacitative touch screen which supports wet finger tracking as well.
There are also some specific UI add-ons to the Android OS like the four corner home screen to allow quick access to commonly used apps. Also it has supports for the ANT+ Bluetooth standard to be able to connect to various fitness devices and sensors.
Sony Ericsson Xperia™ active will be available globally in selected markets from Q3 2011. More on the Sony Ericsson press website.
Posted by NTT | 1 CommentThe new Sony Ericsson Xperia line flagship the Xperia ray was launched recently by Sony Ericsson at the press event. Justin got a chance to look at the new smartphone. The Xperia ray is only 9.4mm thick, has a 3.3″ screen (supported by the BRAVIA graphics engine), and runs the Android 2.3 ‘Gingerbread’ OS. It also sports a 8.1MP camera, and runs on a 1GHz Processor.
The Xperia ray also has Facebook integrated into the various applications for quick access and sharing of photos and music from and to Facebook and a power saving mode which allows the battery to last longer..
Sony Ericsson Xperia™ ray will be available globally in selected markets, including Japan, from Q3 2011.. More on the Sony Ericsson press website.
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