According to Akihabara News Sony has release much awaited new models of the Sony UX. I got the UX90S J and it is one of my favourite gadgets. But the new models are: UX72, UX92S and UX92NS. The new models have the new 64-bit Core Solo chips on board (U2200 1.2 GHz and U2100 1.06 GHz) and the smallest model will feature the Celeron M523 (32 bit). Unfortunately no new keyboard it seems. A new option of us who loves SSD drives – the UX can now be delivered with the 48GB or 64GB SSD drive. J One of the US versions (that of course have different model numbers) will be called 490NC – specs below: Price with B&H Photo after rebates: US$ 2500,- and seems like another kit (with Intro Kit?) will be available for about $3100 Processor 1.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Solo Processor U2200
Cache L2: 2 MB
System Bus 533 MHz
MemorySlots: 1
Type: 400 MHz PC2-3200 DDR2 SO-DIMM
Installed: 1 GB (1x1 GB)
Capacity: 1 GB
Display Type: Widescreen/Touchscreen LCD
Size: 4.5" Native Resolution: 1024 x 600 (SVGA)
Graphics Display Card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 251 MB Total Available Graphics Memory
Storage and Expansion
Hard Drive Bays: 1x
Installed:48 GB, NAND
Type:PATA
Optical Drive None
PCMCIA Expansion None
Input/Output Connectors
Ports
1x USB 2.0
Port Replicator Connection
Port Replicator
1x 4-Pin FireWire-400/iLink
3x USB 2.0
Display Output
1x VGA via Port Replicator Only
Audio
Speakers: Integrated Monaural Speakers
Headphone: 1x
Microphone: 1x Input, 1x Integrated
Video
Digital: 1x In/Out via FireWire-400/iLink on Port Replicator Only
Analog: 1x A/V Output via Port Replicator
WebCam
1x Integrated 0.3 MP Digital Camera (Front)
1x Integrated 1.3 MP Digital Camera (Back)
Flash Media Slot Memory Stick DUO Media with MagicGate Functionality
Tuesday, 25 September 2007
New Sony UX UMPCs with 64 bit – Sony UX72, Sony UX92 and Sony UX490
Tuesday, 11 September 2007
Sony OLED TVs in the market for Christmas
One of the best things I saw on Gitex 2007 was the Sony OLED Screens. On display was the 11,5" demo screens. An OLED screen has several benefits over LCD. First of all there is not a backlight shining light through it. Each pixel is its own light source, just like plasma. Energy consumption is a lot lower as well, and picture quality and colour range is very good compared to LCD displays. That means better, thinner and more lightweight screens. OLED screens are already available in some phones and car radios etc. But OLED screens are still hard to manufacture in large sizes. But it might seem like Sony will bring the first products to market in Japan for Christmas this year. The No news on when it will hit Europe or USA. Check the pictures J
Sunday, 1 July 2007
iPhone – what is the buzz about?
The world is a strange place. Apple launches a phone with specifications worse than any top range phone. They provide a nice design, but a mediocre phone. Touted as the first ever multimedia phone the adverts are well “less than true”
I have tested more than a fair share of phones – from Symbian (Nokia/Sony Ericsson) to every other Microsoft phone (HTC/I-mate and many others)
Right now my phone is the HCT S710. A Microsoft WM6 based phone, with browser, media player, WiFi, GSM Edge/GPRS and basically everything I need for business. It even got a real keyboard. I can stream files from my Microsoft Media Center to my phone in great quality. The WiFi is the best I ever seen – the phone can pickup and use wireless signals from every room in my flat where often my notebooks, other phones and gadgets can’t pickup any signals. (2nd best is actually my Sony US90s...)
But the real iPhone deal breaker for me is that it is NOT a business phone – its a consumer phone. No integration with Microsoft Exchange – only POP3 and maybe IMAP mail – not good enough in our day in age.
And what about forcing you to have iTunes on your pc? What a piece of crap software... just to run your phone? I wish Apple could make nice software and not only make up for it by making it “look nice”...
So the only iPhone i consider buying is the Cisco/Linksys one :-)