Thursday, 28 August 2008
Techblog

Some unknown company has released a pair of eyeglasses that lets you experience 50” widescreen display anytime, anywhere. Pretty crazy, I must say.

The device runs for 8 hours on a Lithium ion battery, which isn’t too bad I suppose. For a 50” widescreen, 8 hours is surprisingly acceptable. iWear also has built-in stereo earphones, compatibility with Apple’s iPod and other video devices and comes with all the necessary accessories, such as a charger.

For the price of $399.98, I can’t say I’m too inclined with ezVision Video iWear eyeglasses. The unknown brand and lack of history of the company and its products is undesirable at best. If I’m spending $400 on a product, it better be from a company that I can rely on should things go haywire. I can’t same the same for exVision unfortunately. On top of that, the retail presentation is unprofessional and lackluster. All I can say is that ezVision is going to have a troubling time impressing potential buyers.

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Fujifilm has released a waterproof digital camera case, the Aquamask, for its A400 and A500 series of entry-level digital cameras. There aren’t too many details to discuss other than the fact that Aquamask sports a vibrant shade of green and a clear plastic exterior to protect your camera from sand, dust, dirt and water for up to 10ft of depth.

Unfortunately, it’s only available for the aforementioned models from Fujifilm and costs $79.99, which is probably pushing the limits a tad bit considering not a whole lot of people will opt for such an extension when they can easily upgrade their camera one step further. Granted comparing a waterproof case to digital cameras is unfair, but from an average buyer’s perspective, the value is lackluster. Of course this only holds true if you rarely take images in and around water. If you are a passionate outdoor activities admirer, you may very well think about investing into Aquamask.

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Shuttle, the company that seemingly went silent for quite some time, has released a new XPC media center PC that looks more or less like a notebook PC than a desktop (or HTPC) replacement. In other words, it’s that slim.

I really like Shuttle as far as its products are concerned, at least majority of the time. The designs are pure and they really are an independent company that couldn’t care less about its competition (not openly, at least). Unlike ATI, NVIDIA, Intel and AMD (and other vendors), Shuttle is like a fresh startup that focuses on building great products and doesn’t let marketing, sales and corporate information interfere between customers and how they interact with the company (via products).

The M2000 sports Intel Core Duo T2400 1.83GHz 667MHz FSB, 2M L2 cache, Intel 945GT + ICHM7-DH core logic, DDR2 533MHz 256MB (upgradeable to 2GB) memory, NVIDIA GeForce 7600GS PCIe x16 256MB graphics card, Realtek high-definition 7.1 channel audio, Intel 82573 Ethernet, 4x DVD dual drive, 250GB SATA II HDD and a number of other options including Firewire and USB 2.0.

Shuttle’s M2000 XPC media center PC is available immediately for purchase.

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MSI is working on releasing a competitive multimedia player to the masses. The company’s new portable multimedia player sports 1.8” color display, large HDD for extensive storage opportunities, USB 2.0 connectivity, SRS WOW audio enhancing technology and image viewing capabilities.

P640 supports the traditional trio of audio formats, which includes MP3, WAV and WMA with DRM, of course. The video player not only supports standard JPEG image format, but it’s also capable of supporting 320x240 pixel videos. You can record audio from CDs and FM tuner, which could come in handy for particular talk shows and the like. For those of you who may need to use your multimedia player for text can also use the integrated text viewer.

One thing I don’t understand is the integration of useless features, such as the text viewer. A lot of people have cell phones (if not something better) these days, which are far better at organizing your thoughts or to-do lists than a puny multimedia player. So what’s the point of having a text viewer? If MSI and others think people are actually going to read their faxes or word documents on their multimedia players, I think they are mistaken. In a battle to see who can come up with the most features on its products, this race is getting out of control.

Regardless, MSI’s P640 should be available soon.

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Desktop PCs will soon crop up with Blu-Ray and HD DVD drives in the near future. To start the process, however, Sony is the first company to release a desktop PC with a Blu-Ray drive. CNET got the chance to evaluate the machine and here’s what they had to say:

The good: First Blu-ray burner we've ever seen inside a PC; typically slick VAIO design; HDCP-compliant video card.

The bad: No Blu-ray movies available yet; slow Blu-ray burning speeds; hard to access internal components.

The bottom line: If you absolutely must be the first on the block with a Blu-ray device, the Sony VAIO RC310G is your pick by virtue of it being the first Blu-ray PC to hit the street. Slow burning speeds and the high cost of blank media, however, dampen our enthusiasm.

Sony VAIO RC310G is available immediately for purchase.

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