Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Stay entertained with Sony Ericsson’s 3G K618: a vibrant blend of work & play.

The new K618 has been developed for those users that want ‘the best of both worlds’; entertainment on the move & a powerful business tool. This high performance 3G device is as light and slim as a typical 2.5G phone, yet delivers blisteringly-fast speeds for streaming or downloading music & video clips, browsing the web or gaming. And staying in control of your inbox is made easier with support for push email, allowing messages to be sent directly to the phone without having to download them.

“The K618 is the ideal phone to bring the benefits of 3G-enabled mobile entertainment to a wide audience,” says Jan Wäreby Corporate Executive Vice President, Head of Sales and Marketing, Sony Ericsson. “It will have appeal with the business person on the move, who will appreciate the freedom and choice that the latest mobile technologies can offer. It’s a great-looking, desirable phone that you’ll want to keep close to hand.”

This compact phone is well equipped for both capturing & sharing photos, and playing music. Notably, the K618 features Bluetooth™ Streaming, which means that full-length music tracks (or video clips) can be sent wirelessly from the phone and listened to on a compatible Bluetooth™ enabled device, such as the Stereo Bluetooth Headset HBH-DS970.

One click of the dedicated camera button and the 2.0 Megapixel camera is activated, which comes complete with 2.5x digital zoom and Mobile Blogger This application allows the user to post (or blog) their images directly to their own blogsite, giving friends and family the chance to go online and view the shots. The K618 is also ready for making video calls; the separate video telephony camera and high speed 3G connectivity making this a reality.

With so many multimedia functions available, it’s possible to build up a sizeable collection of photos, music files, video clips and web pages. The 256MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) provided caters for this and will store around 700 photos or 230 music tracks for example*. There is also the option to expand the external memory up to 1GB as an individual’s media library grows.

The K618 is a striking, slim-line ‘stick’ design that will launch in a choice of Vibrant Black or Bright White. This UMTS 2100 device will be available in selected markets from Q3 2006.

Kodak Announces the World’s Smallest Ultra-Wide-Angle Zoom Digital Camera and Additions to the C-Series Line of Digital Cameras

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, August 08 -- In the latest addition to its award-winning EASYSHARE consumer digital photography system, Eastman Kodak Company today announced four new innovative and user-friendly products to the C and V lines of EASYSHARE Digital Cameras. The KODAK EASYSHARE V705 Dual Lens Digital Camera – the world’s smallest ultra-wide-angle optical zoom digital camera, and the KODAK EASYSHARE C875 Zoom Digital Camera, with 8.0 MP, 5X all glass SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH optical zoom lens, are two impressively designed and unbelievably equipped offerings from Kodak.

“As a leader in the digital camera marketplace, Kodak once again surpasses the competition by designing innovative and powerful ultra-compact cameras,” said Mary Hadley, General Manager, Digital Still Cameras, Kodak’s Consumer Digital Imaging Group. “Kodak continues to raise the bar by providing picture takers with the tools to create high-quality photos, enhancing the overall digital photography experience.”

Style and Power

The KODAK EASYSHARE V705 camera allows consumers to capture amazingly wide views with the world’s smallest ultra-wide-angle optical zoom digital camera. Strengthening its commitment to pushing the boundaries of technology, Kodak designed the V705 to include KODAK RETINA Dual Lens Technology, which touts two 7 MP sensors, anti-blur technology and KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology. With the V705, consumers can get closer and see the details with 5X optical zoom range, and automatically adjust its setting when choosing from 22 scenes and three color modes. Picture takers can even capture the most expansive shots in just seconds with panorama stitch mode, capturing up to 180 degrees with only 3 shots.

The powerfully simple video features include the ability to record VGA video (640 x 480) at 30 fps with sound, and convenient on-camera video editing tools offers consumers to trim clips and create prints from video (4, 9 or 16 up), plus view and share single frames.

Easy-to-Use and Packed with Innovative Features

With 8.0 MP and 5X all glass SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH optical zoom lens, the affordable and feature-packed KODAK EASYSHARE C875 Zoom Digital Camera gets consumers closer to their subject and creates exceptional quality prints up to 76 x 102 cm (30” x 40”). Perfect for the second-time buyer, this unique camera combines a sophisticated design with ease of use and captures stunning shots with the smart scene feature – which automatically selects the best scene mode. Viewing these shots is made easier with its large 6.4 cm (2.5”) indoor/outdoor color display featuring a wide viewing angle.

The camera also boasts KODAK PERFECT TOUCH technology for better, brighter pictures. Picture takers can even capture life in motion with TV quality (VGA) video at 30 fps, and create action prints from video (4, 9 or 16 up), plus view and share single fames while using less memory with MPEG-4 compression.

Monday, August 07, 2006

Apple Unveils New Mac Pro Featuring Quad 64-bit Xeon Processors

WWDC 2006, SAN FRANCISCO—August 7, 2006—Apple® today unveiled the new Mac® Pro, a quad Xeon, 64-bit desktop workstation featuring two new Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors running up to 3.0 GHz and a new system architecture that delivers up to twice the performance of the Power Mac® G5 Quad*. With advanced performance, greater expansion, higher performance graphics options and unprecedented customization, the newly designed Mac Pro is the ideal system for the most demanding user.The introduction of the Mac Pro marks the completion of a rapid and seamless transition for Apple, with the entire Mac family now using Intel’s latest processors.

The Mac Pro is shipping today with the standard prebuilt configuration, including two 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors and priced at $2,499 (US), through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. The 20-inch Cinema Display, 23-inch Cinema HD Display and the 30-inch Cinema HD Display are available through the Apple Store (www.apple.com), at Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of $699 (US), $999 (US) and $1,999 (US), respectively.

The Mac Pro, with a suggested retail price of $2,499 (US), includes:

  • two 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors;
  • 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 fully-buffered ECC memory expandable up to 16GB;
  • NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT with 256MB of GDDR2 SDRAM;
  • 250GB Serial ATA (3Gb/s) hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
  • 16x SuperDrive™ with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
  • four PCI Express slots: one double-wide graphics slot and three full-length expansion slots;
  • ships with Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.

Friday, August 04, 2006

NEW SONY DIGITAL CAMERA COMBINES HIGHER RESOLUTION AND SENSITIVITY WITH DOUBLE ANTI-BLUR TECHNOLOGY

Cyber-shot T10 features 7.2 effective Megapixels; Super SteadyShot; High Sensitivity ISO1000; Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar with 3x Optical Zoom; 2.5 inch Clear Photo LCD Plus Screen; Low-light Movie Shooting; Slideshow with Music

Cyber-shot T10
Berlin, 2nd August 2006 - Building on the success of the acclaimed Cyber-shot T9, the new Sony Cyber-shot T10 offers a step up to even higher picture quality and greater sensitivity in a slender credit card-sized package. It’s also an exciting evolution in looks. The slim-line stainless steel body extends the camera’s appeal to fashion-aware female and male users.
The Cyber-shot T10 features a 7.2 effective Megapixel Super HAD CCD plus a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 3x Optical Zoom lens. Double anti-blur technology combines Super SteadyShot with extremely high sensitivity to make blurred images a thing of the past. The large, bright high resolution 2.5 inch Clear Photo LCD Plus screen is perfect for sharing images using the built-in Slideshow with Music function.
A high-sensitivity movie mode delivers better results when shooting in low light conditions. Packaged in a stainless steel body less than 21mm* thick and weighing only 140g**, the Cyber-shot T10 makes it easier than ever to shoot and share great-looking images.

Nokia N93 Golf Edition Tees Off

Espoo, Finland / Malmö, Sweden - Nokia today announced the availability of the Nokia N93 Golf Edition, a special package combining the unparalleled mobile video capabilities of the Nokia N93 multimedia computer with a unique golf application that enables you to capture your golf swing, analyze and improve your game by split screen swing comparison and other advanced analysis tools.

The Pro Session Golf by Nokia application has a ready to use golf-tailored viewfinder that instantly captures a player's swing from the correct angles and distances. Unlike current video analysis solutions, Pro Session Golf is portable and instantly usable with no additional cameras, cables, or computer needed. Everything you need is already included in the Nokia N93 Golf Edition! Golf teachers and players alike can share ideas, swings, drawings, tips, lessons and opinions, both face-to-face and remotely via e-mail and multimedia messages (MMS).

"The combination of fantastic video quality and the ability to analyze your golf swing with a device that's always with you is going to appeal to golfers who want to use the latest mobile technology to improve their game," said Mads Winblad, vice president, Multimedia Sales and Channel Management, EMEA, Nokia.

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

SanDisk Introduces 2-Gigabyte microSD Mobile Phone Card Aimed At Growing Market For MP3 Phones

Worldwide Launch of Highest Capacity, Fingernail-Size Memory Card Includes Exclusive U.S. Rollout in Verizon Wireless Stores For Chocolate By LG Mobile Phone

MILPITAS, CA, JULY 31, 2006 – SanDisk ® Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today introduced a 2-gigabyte (GB)* microSD ™ card – the largest capacity of the world’s smallest removable flash memory card – to meet demand for a new generation of MP3 music phones, including the forthcoming Verizon Wireless Chocolate by LG mobile phone.
Sandisk 2GB
Using the SanDisk microSD card, the Verizon Wireless phone can store up to 1,000 digital songs downloaded from the company’s V CAST music service.** The card, which is sold with an adapter that enables it to fit into a standard-size SD ™ slot of other devices, will debut in the U.S. exclusively at 1,900 Verizon Wireless stores for the next 60 days. Internationally, it will be sold by a variety of mobile retailers.