Motorola Droid Razr Maxx Review

    Its showing wasn't as noteworthy as it was last year, but Motorola still at least brought a few new goodies to put on display. The latest major addition to Verizon's Droid Razr family, the Razr Maxx, was on hand, as were the white and purple variants of the original version. So what makes the $300 subsidized Maxx so different from its predecessor? Simply enough, the name is a direct reflection of the phone's battery life, as it sports a thicker (translating to a thickness of 8.99mm, a couple millimeters thicker than the original) 3,300 mAh juicepack that promises an out-of-this-world 21 hour talk time. Sadly, we didn't have 21 full hours to dedicate to testing this claim, but we did have enough time to get a few pictures and a video of the entire Droid Razr family together at last below the break.

 

                                  

                                        

Samsung gets tired of neighbors watching its Transparent Smart Window, installs blinds

    Samsung's transparent OLED displays may not be the freshest piece of tech at CES, but its still pretty dang awesome. We first saw Samsung's 46-inch 1920 x 1080 digitally augmented window back in March, but dropped by its CES booth for a second look. Although the touchscreen window still teases to fulfill our fevered sci-fi dreams, not much has changed -- it's still clear, it's still loaded with widgets, and it's still not anywhere near being installed in your home. Samsung told us this was still a concept device, although they did mention that the technology could be scaled down for use in military visors and heads up displays. Hit the break to see a video demo of a few new apps, including a rather slick set of digital blinds.

Mercedes-Benz gesture control concept is DICEy

  

   Ze Germans seem to be obsessed with Minority Report-style interior controls, and Mercedes-Benz has taken it to the next level with a full-scale interior with nary a button or switch to be found.

Mercedes' Dynamic & Intuitive Control Experience (DICE) utilizes a series of proximity sensors to detect arm and hand movements, which control everything from music, navigation and social functionality to a heads-up display that comprises the entire windshield.

You can get a feel for the system in action in the video after the break, but as you'll see, it's very beta, mistaking hand movements for selections and generally being a pain to use – let alone control while you're driving a car. Thankfully, Mercedes has plenty of time to work out the kinks as it won't be coming to production for at least a couple decades.

Apple TV review

  

   You've been waiting, and it's finally here: the Apple TV review. Months before Steve Jobs announced the new set top box at Apple's annual fall event, we had been reporting on news that the company would strike out again into the TV market, offering a small, low-cost box that had more in common with the iPhone than the iMac. When those rumors came to fruition, we were presented with the completely revamped Apple TV -- a tiny black puck of a device priced at a staggering $99, and centered around a handful of completely new ideas (for the folks in Cupertino at least) about getting content onto your TV screen. The first is a new rental system which allows you to nab brand new TV shows at $0.99 a rental, and HD movies for $4.99 a go (or $3.99 for older titles). And that includes new releases the same day DVDs hit shelves (or Netflix distribution centers). Speaking of Netflix, the new Apple TV also features the rental service's "Watch Instantly" as a wholly integrated component of its offerings, alongside a new function the company calls AirPlay which will allow you to "push" video and audio content from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch with the tap of a button. On top of that, the new ATV streamlines sharing from your home computers or laptops, making getting content you own onto your TV dead simple. So, has Apple finally solved the "second box" problem, or are they still struggling to turn this hobby into a real business? Follow along after the break for those answers (and more) in our full review of the Apple TV!

Play Digital Media Content:

It’s easy to wirelessly sync up the Apple TV to an iTunes account on a Mac or PC to start playing some music from your music library. Imagine listening to those songs and albums on a home theater sound system! Plus, the iTunes LP feature is really cool on the Apple TV (or your Mac or Windows PC); it’s essentially a virtual and interactive version of the album. Play music, watch videos, animation and more, on select albums that have the iTunes LP feature.

One of the coolest things about owning a Mac is how many software apps can help you create content. iMovie lets you edit and share home movies or your own little short films, TV shows and video skits, whether on DVD, online, the iPhone, iPod, iPad or even the Apple TV.

In iMovie, once you’re done editing, go to Share, Export Using QuickTime, then select Export and choose Movie to Apple TV. You can save a video file up to 1280 x 720p HD. This is a great way to watch your video creations.

In iPhoto, you can organize, edit and share your photos; create a slideshow to playback on the Apple TV. They’re organized also by Events or Faces, thus giving you a nice photo browsing experience. You can also access your photos from the Apple TV without having to use iPhoto.

Internet Content:

The Apple TV will playback videos from YouTube and music from a large assortment of online radio stations that cover pretty much every music genre, talk radio, etc. Listen also to podcasts, which were popularized on iTunes and view photos on Flickr and MobileMe.

However, you can’t use the Apple TV to view other videos online, such as those from websites including Vimeo. Pandora and similar internet music streaming sites aren’t supported, either. While some users may not be happy with this, there are still others who won’t mind not being able to use these internet sites.

YouTube is pretty much the biggest on the web for videos, and streaming music from your iTunes library, plus the internet radio stations, more than make up for it. Keep in mind that videos optimized for small computer screens may appear fuzzy on a bigger TV screen, when accessing YouTube. But most of the content we viewed looked and sounded great. Users can also access videos uploaded to their MobileMe accounts.

Help/Support:

The Apple TV is supported on both Apple computers running Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) and under, and Windows PCs running Vista and XP, plus the latest version of iTunes. Keep in mind that a computer isn’t required to set-up and operate the Apple TV, but you can sync your iTunes Store purchases, play movies and music, photos and more.

Apple’s award-winning technical support is by far one of the best in the business, and it definitely shines here with the Apple TV. There is 90 days of complimentary phone support, but after that it will cost around $49 to call Apple again for help. However, for that same price, AppleCare for the Apple TV can be purchased, giving full phone support for two years from the purchase date. We called in and got someone on the phone within a couple of minutes.

If you’re having any issues with the Apple TV and your computer’s iTunes (syncing or backing up), the AppleCare plan will provide support for that, too.

Other types of support include Apple’s extensive FAQs and Knowledge Base found on their website, along with email, a user's manual and user forums.

Summary:

With all the great features, including iTunes Store content, playback of photos, music and videos from your computer and much more, the Apple TV is a fantastic device amongst similar home media servers. It’s easy to use and navigate to find content to watch or listen to.

Key Features

• Dimensions:  3.9” wide X 3.9” deep X 0.9” tall; 0.6 pounds
• Processor:  Apple A4 chip
• Video formats:  H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats. MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats.  Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
• Audio formats: HE-AAC (V1), AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound pass-through
• Photo formats: JPEG, GIF, TIFF
• Compatibility: Compatible with high-definition TVs with HDMI and capable of 720p 60/50Hz
• Ports and interfaces: HDMI, Optical audio, 10/100BASE-T Ethernet, Built-in IR receiver, Micro-USB for service and support
• Wireless:  802.11a/b/g/n

          
      Price list for apple tv 

• Price:$99.00

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Playstation Vita Review

   With the huge success of PlayStation Portable selling over 71.4 million units worldwide, Sony is all set to release the next version of the PSP called as the PS Vita. The gaming console packs a quad-core graphics processor, which is even impressive than the iPad 2. It looks quite similar to the PSP, however without any doubt the Vita is more impressive and elegantly designed. It sports a 5-inch OLED multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, 24-bit color with a resolution of 960 × 540 qHD and has pixel density of 220 ppi.

    The Playstation Vita is silmilar to it’s predecessor in design, size and although quite a bit heavier than the PSP 3000, it is lighter than the PSP 1000. The Playstation Vita sports a slightly larger screen, with it’s beautiful 5-inch OLED screen. The screen displays very bright and beautiful images, but suffers from the same fundamental problem as the PSP screen did, it has trouble keeping glare out even with the brightness turned all the way up, the device is very difficult to play outside. The Playstation Vita is jammed with technology though, sporting the four face buttons (notably smaller than the PS3 controllers and PSP face buttons), two shoulder buttons, a “Playstation Home” button that will pause the current application and allow you to access other applications, two thumbsticks which are significantly smaller than on a PS3 controller or the PSP but are raised and feel like thumbsticks. On top of that the system has a front multi-touch screen, rear touch panel, front and rear facing camera as well as built in six-axis control (Yes it works significantly better then the six-axis controller).

    First thing you will notice when booting up the Playstation Vita is that Sony did away with the XMB in favor for floating circles that represent the apps that you have on your system. Whether it be apps pre-installed, apps from the PS Store or games that have installed onto your system, everything can be accessed from this screen. When you first put in a game cartridge the game will install a very small file onto the system, which will act as you’re game launcher. From there it will bring you to a launch screen, dedicating memory and such to the game, but the system hasn’t started the game yet. From this launch screen you can update the game or browse the internet for more information about the game as well as being able to access the in-game manual. The multi-tasking is handled surprisingly well, the vita can have up to six different applications open at the same time that you can switch through with ease. When finished with the application you simply swipe from the top right to the bottom left and peel away the application and poof it’s gone. It’s a visually pleasing effect and closes almost instantly making a very fluid experience.

    Let’s get this one out of the way. The battery life is awful, but considering the specs of the device it’s impressive they can get as long as they do. The system will get about 5 hours of play time per charge, with about the same time running network features but i’m guessing significantly less if network features aren’t disabled throughout the game. Luckily you have a few different options to charge, the system charged via USB cord. There’s a wall adaptor included but you can also charge from your computer and PS3. The Vita has some compatibility with the Playstation 3 at the moment but it’s limited to backing up the items on my vita and restoring from previous backups.

Key Features

• Claim your PS Vita system one week before the official release date.
  
• Vita features breakthrough controls like back and front multi-touch screens and dual analog sticks.
  
• Take on your friends, or even the world, anywhere, anytime with always-on 3G and Wi-Fi¹.
  
• Enjoy continuous, uninterrupted gameplay between your PS3 and Vita.
  
• Protect your investment with an exclusive PS Vita case.
  
• Go wild in the world of Little Deviants—the addictive new game that makes full use of the PS Vita's unique features.

PS Vita games

• Asphalt Injection
• Bioshock
• BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend
• Call of Duty
• Disgaea 3 Return
• Dust 514
• FIFA 
• Final Fantasy X
• Gravity Rush
• Killzone
• Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7
• Little King’s Story
• Lumines: Electric Symphony
• Ruin
• Silent Hill: Book of Memories
• Super Monkey Ball
• Tales of Innocence R
• Touch My Katamari

Plastation vita price list

• 3G model: $390

• Wi-fi only model: $325

                                                

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CES 2012: Smartphones round-up

   The Superbowl of smartphones? Why, that would be Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month. But that didn't stop the mobile industry's heavy hitters from giving us a taste of the year in wireless to come at CES. With Windows Phones finally getting LTE, Intel's Medfield CPU making its handset debut, Sony synergizing under its mega brand umbrella and fringe manufacturers wowing attendees with stock Ice Cream Sandwich and super-thin profiles, it appears phone aficionados have plenty to anticipate. So, while you sit slack-jawed in front of that computer screen, let's revisit some of the highlights of this past week.

HTC Titan II

   AT&T threw a curve ball at its keynote when it announced this Titan refresh would be hitting the states with support for 4G LTE -- a much welcomed first for devices running Microsoft's Mango OS. And as if access to those sweet wireless speeds wasn't enough, HTC's leapfrogged its US competition by beefing up the camera module on this 4.7-incher, bumping it to 16 megapixels with an f/2.6 lens and setting a new standard for imaging on stateside handsets. Unfortunately, that signature, elegant build has gone by the wayside, replaced here by a more traditional encasing.

Nokia Lumia 900

   Its LTE-packing thunder may have been stolen by AT&T's Titan II announcement, but Nokia's high-end Lumia still managed to hit a few high marks -- namely, for its 4.3-inch screen. The 900 is the first of Espoo's Mango pack to tread into large screen territory and it's headed for American mitts on AT&T sometime this spring (if the release rumors are indeed true). Inside, not much has changed, as we're still dealing with a single CPU. So, if you were holding out for a dual-core WP7.5 phone, you'llneed to sit tight just a little bit longer.

Huawei Ascend P1 S and P1

   Things are looking up for Huawei stateside. While brand recognition may still be somewhat low for the Chinese company, its fortunes could indeed about-face with the launch of its more premium Ascend line. The 4.3-inch P1 S and P1 are near identical twins, separated simply by thickness -- the former cuts a 6.68mm profile. And, perhaps heeding the call of Android fans everywhere, both phones are loaded up with stock Ice Cream Sandwich. If you like your devices unlocked and ultra-svelte, you might want to give these a go this April.

Lenovo K800

   Lenovo certainly took us by surprise when it snuck this gem onto the showroom floor. Heralding the smartphone debut of Intel's Medfield chip, the K800 is a heavily customized Android smartphone bearing 2011 specs, like a 4.5-inch 720p display, Gingerbread, 8 megapixel rear camera). In fact, users not well-versed in the finer aspects of CPUs, would be hard pressed to note the 1.6GHz revolution taking place under the hood. We've only just skimmed the surface of this Asia-only device, so stay tuned -- a US bow can't be far off.

ASUS Padfone

   It's phone. It's a tablet. It's a... Padfone? No shockers here. We've had fair warning ASUS' slatephone combo was headed to market, and have had plenty of time to warm to the idea. The concept? A 4.3-inch handset that neatly docks into a 10.1-inch tab, transitioning its display seamlessly to the larger screen and giving you more real estate for that ICS OS. It's an effective solution for users that don't want to port around two separate devices, and it also doesn't hurt that the dock packs an extended battery.

Sony Xperia Ion

   After swallowing Ericsson hole and dispensing with the brand, Sony's reorganized its mobile house. And with that new face comes a new era of premium handset design. The Ion is one of two smartphones issued by the Japanese giant that features solo Sony branding, a solid build (bye, bye creaky plastic) and some very respectable specs: 4.6-inch 720p HD Reality display, AT&T LTE and a dual-core 1.5GHz CPU.

Sony Xperia S

   Not to be outdone by the Ion, the Xperia S appears poised to truly wear Sony's new mobile crown. Featuring a transparent illuminating bar, which actually functions as the antenna, this dual-core handset is what we consider to be, bar none, the apogee of CES mobile phone reveals. The 4.3-incher's not carrier-locked (yet), so fanboys and girls hoping to add this sleek beauty to their arsenal can get those credit cards at the ready come this March.

    

 

Apple iPad 3 Review (Coming Soon) (based on assumtions )

   The Apple iPad 3 release date is just two months away or less and the new tablet will have a high-definition screen among other enhanced features, according to a new report.Rumors and speculation have been rampant in recent weeks about the highly-anticipated iPad 3 release date and features, with some coming from questionable sources and others from news organizations that stand by their sources. The latest report is from Bloomberg, which cited "three people familiar with the product," who said Apple's third-generation iPad will go on sale in March, have a high-definition screen and a faster processor, and be LTE compatible.

 Apple's iPad tablet, first launched in 2010 (the iPad 2 launched in 2011), is the world's bestselling tablet. The iPad has dominated the global tablet market the past two years, selling more than 40 million units, though Amazon's lower-priced Kindle Fire tablet has been a solid competitor, selling more than four million units since launch on Nov. 15. pple is also expected to cut pricing on its earlier iPad models, perhaps to as low as $299 or $399, to keep up with intensifying competition. Currently, iPad pricing starts at $499, while the Kindle Fire tablet starts at $199, though reviewers consistently label the iPad as a premium product.

 IPad 3 Features

A6 Processor

The current Apple iPad 2 has a 900MHz dual-core ARM Cortext-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset and PowerVr SGX543MP2 GPU. This certainly made the Apple iPad 2 a powerful tablet and a main competitor in the world of tablets. Now Apple is aiming to make the competition tougher by sporting an A6 Quad-core Processor in the iPad 3. This would make the iPad 3 as powerful as any high-end desktop.

According to Linley Group senior analyst Kevin Krewell, “We expect the A6 will be a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 design, which would be competitive with next year’s best mobile processors. In 2012, Nvidia will offer a quad-core Cortex-A9 processor, and Qualcomm will have the aforementioned MSM8960, a dual-core A15-class processor operating at 1.7GHz. Fabricating Apple’s A6 in 28nm (instead of the 40nm process Nvidia is using for its quad-core part) will reduce both die cost and power, yielding a much better product.”

iOS 5

   The iPad 3 will come with the latest iOS 5, which will host the multi-touch gesture technology. However, analyst and tech enthusiasts predict that Apple would introduce OS X Lion for the tablet, since it will be powered by a quad-core processor.

    This will also include multitasking features, such as notifications, task-finishing, app-switching, location and background sound.

3D Feature and New Retina Display

   Apple enthusiast expected the Retina Display feature on Apple iPad 2; however, Apple has been working majorly for an improved version of it to include it in the iPad 3. The iPhone 4 currently supports the Retina Display with a screen resolution of 960 x 640. Apple explains Retina Display as: “Developing pixels a mere 78 micrometers wide, Apple engineers were able to pack four times the number of pixels into the same 3.5-inch (diagonal) screen found on earlier iPhone models. The resulting pixel density of iPhone 4 – 326 pixels per inch – makes text and graphics look smooth and continuous at any size.”

With the Retina Display feature, the screen resolution of the iPad3 will be 2048 x 1536 pixels. However, it is said that the third version of the tablet is delayed due to Retina Display issues, and Apple is expected to ship the tablet in early 2012.

There are speculations that the tablet will display the 3D view. Although it’s too early to expect features like 3D display, devices like the LG Optimus can record videos in 3D, and output the same through HDMI.

Cloud Computing

   Apple announced its Cloud services during the WWDC 2011, and will definitely include the iCloud technology both in the iPhone 5 and iPad 3. With iCloud users can store photos, apps, calendars and access songs on iTunes without having them to store in the phone’s memory.

     

                                

 

Camera

   The iPad 3 will come with an improved camera, since the previous version of the table didn’t seem impressive enough. Unlike the iPad 2, the new tablet will come with LED flash to support the camera. It is expected to have a 5MP camera with 1080p or 720p video recording quality of 60 frames per second. The technology made by OmniVision will help reduce the size of the table by 20 percent.

 

Fingerprint Proof

   Apple has already been granted patents on this technology, and is working real hard to make the iPad3 fingerprint proof. The touch screen will be coated with oleophobic materials, which will reduce the oil and fingerprints on the screen.