Asus 23-inch VG236H gives expensive for 3D content

LG is not the only advantage of the summer to announce the arrival of its star 3D monitor the Spanish market. Asus also brings us from September and priced at 500 euros, its new 3D display with Nvidia 3D Vision technology, which means we need glasses kit graphics company.

The Asus VG236H is a monitor with a size of 23 inches and 1080p resolution and has the support of 3D Vision Technologies and Nvidia Trace Free II specially designed for 3D mode. The response time of 2 ms and 120 Hz refresh contribute.

Other technologies such as Asus Color Shine and Splendid Video Intelligence improve the image and color reproduction, with a total for the monitor brightness 400 nits. Asus VG236H we especially like that is fully adjustable tilt, rotation and height, although the price you pay for it seems excessive, as no coincidence that the recent LG W63D 120 euros less with virtually the same specifications.

Plextor PX-B120U: Blu-ray powered by USB

Maybe the Blu-ray Disc Plextor PX-B120U is not the most compact external optical drive market. Nevertheless, the purpose of making things easier for the hungry and demanding moviegoers as amply meets the world. In fact, many would call attention to the large chassis with more load. More than one image that will be etched in your head associated with extinct and Beta video players.

Along with this somewhat archaic appearance, weight and dimensions eventually completely displace the field of mobility. However, the possibility to work with the electrical current provides a simple USB port, and completely forgetting cumbersome boots, plays a vital asset in its favor.

One important thing is to be taken into account the technical characteristics of the host computer, as the decoding of HD content will be made in it by software Cyberlink Blu-ray & DVD Player that came with your peripheral. Still, $ 99.99 (76 euros) seems a reasonable price to pay in the U.S. only for now.

IPhone or Blackberry?

Although the two terminals are very similar applications, their characteristics are very different.

With the arrival in Spain of the new iPhone 4G, the battle for sales of the two most popular smartphones in the world, has just begun. The question now is: Who will win?

Blackberry: Mobile office
Blackberry goes to a public phone executive and is ideal if you want to work with him. It has a physical keyboard, unlike the iPhone touchscreen, allows you to write in a more simple and fast.

It also has a USB port for transferring files between your computer and phone, and an expandable memory for those who need more capacity.

Another major advantage of the Blackberry is the ability to use different Web browsers and have the Skype application without connecting to a Wi-Fi.

iPhone: the coolest
The iPhone, by contrast, is an ideal terminal for those who want a mobile multipurpose, suitable for any application.

It has a high resolution camera with LED flash that records video up to 720 inches. Furthermore, in regard to music, it is undeniable that the iPhone player and iTunes Store, the player far outweigh the Blackberry.

Dimensions
As for size, the differences between the two terminals are minimal so that size becomes a key factor when choosing. The BlackBerry Bold measures 113.79 x 66.04 x 13.97 mm, while the iPhone is a little smaller with 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm. Although the Blackberry Bold is still a bit wider than the new iPhone, weighs a little less.

Battery
This is one aspect which clearly highlights iPhone. With a range of nearly eight hours of talk, it is well ahead of the Blackberry Bold which offers about five hours.

Apple iPhone 4, presumed also to have an autonomy of 300 hours of standby time and up to ten hours of video playback.

Prices
Outside Spain, the new iPhone 4G free, it costs between 600 and 700 euros. In Spain is not yet confirmed the price but the signs are that Apple will not sign any exclusivity contract with any phone company and, therefore, may be purchased directly from your store at a similar price.

The Blackberry Bold Movistar is available in euros from 109 Companies as well as Vodafone and Orange. Their prices vary depending on the type of contract chosen.

Asus ROG Ares, the most powerful graphics market

Mindful of the new Asus ROG Ares, a graphics card in very limited edition that comes to be the most powerful on the market. Or so says Asus, though of course, is partly right, as it takes the base of the ATi 5970 and evolves.

Within two cores find ATi 5870-850 MHz and 4 GB of GDDR5 memory at 1.2 GHz to come accompanied by a four-inch fan and a series of sinks specific to this model that are ready to cool the beast. According to Asus, we talk about six times more efficient cooling than the standard of his own 5970 original.

Asus ROG Ares is a limited edition of 1,000 units, and attention is now being sold in Spain at a price of 1,400 euros. It seems to be something like the Asus MARS 295 but under the manufacturer ATi, or in other words, a unique, limited almost exclusively to professional overclockers to be shown at fairs.

By the way, very interesting that Asus has opted for ATi for the development of the Ares Rog, rather than NVidia has shown some extremely powerful GPU. It is clear that there has been a great year of NVidia, but hopefully they are already preparing new products for the next academic year 2010-2011.

New Dynabook Satellite AXW with 3D

The Toshiba company, announces a new laptop model for Dynabook Satellite line. It AXW/90MW model that comes with 3D capability at a price of 259.800 yen (approximately 2,300 euros).

The laptop comes with a 15.6 LCD screen, including 3D glasses as an extra remote control and remote control. Intel Core i7-740QM, with 4GB of memory, RAM, 640GB hard drive and a GeForce GTS 350. It also has disc burner Blu-ray.

Firefox 4 Now Available

With the newly updated version of Firefox, Mozilla Labs announced and launched the pre-beta version of Firefox 4 for the general public. The main improvements or developments are many and we have a more refined version in its interface, JavaScript engine and transmission additions. In GeekTechnica review the changes in first person and are 5 the most notable as the site.

Features that will probably become better in each version is released.
* Redesigned user interface.
* New Motor JagerMonkey JavaScript.
* Add-ons manager.
* Features Taskfor.
* Compatibility with standard (HTML 5, Webm, WebGL and CSS).

Windows 8: facial recognition and 3D visualization

Microsoft in a meeting with its OEM partners have reported some of the upcoming features that will be the successor to Windows 7 (the best-selling history of the OS from Microsoft). Technologies were cited as Bluetooth 3.0 and USB 3.0 (critical tools in Windows 8) also collected ambient light which can dynamically adjust the brightness of the screen.

There does not end all, Windows 8 will have facial recognition, all this to log into the system or other applications that leverage technology. Obviously that will need a camera to automatically detect the user's presence and allows him to log on.

Gateway presents its new netbook LT23

Gateway has announced the launch of its netbook LT23. Its design is highlighted by stylish look from every angle, and there are versions available in pearl and black colors. The LT23 has a backlit LED screen is 10.1 inches with a maximum resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. His actions surprised, since only 1 inch thick and weighs 2.76 pounds.

The power of this laptop is based on an Intel Atom N450 processor, multitasking system with long battery life with six cells (8 hours). On the other hand, has customized features for social networks, such as shortcut keys to Facebook, YouTube or Flickr.

Other features of the netbook are high definition webcam integrated network access Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g /, and the possibility of VOIP calls. His memory is 1GB, and 250GB hard drive, also having three USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet access, and VGA, and multi-card reader. Its price will be U.S. $ 330.

Cooler Master launches new CPU cooler: V6

The company Cooler Master has designed a new model called V6, recently announced, which makes use of six heatpipes in a "V" and asymmetric aluminum fins for maximum performance regardless of temperature.

Ce Refrigerator Cooler Master CPU V6 measures 131.5 x 120 x 165 mm, weighs 805 grams, has a copper base with heatpipes direct contact, and is equipped with a 120mm fan which includes red LED, works in a range 800 to 2200 RPM (revolutions per minute) and has a noise level between 15 and 38 dB.

It will be compatible with all current systems, including those with Intel and AMD AM2/AM2 LGA 775/1156/1366 + / AM3.

New cooler: Thermalright HR-02

The Thermalright known company, one of the best manufacturers in coolers and cooling solutions made aware of its new model Thermalright HR-02, a sink imposing presence.

The Thermalright HR-02, is a sink in one piece whose dimensions are 110 x 140 x 160 mm with a weight of 1.1 kg, also builds on a thin base layer of nickel plated copper and six heatpipes to conduct heat through 32 aluminum plates.

It supports Intel processors with socket LGA1136/1156/775, and fans can attach two 120 or 140 mm, and the delivery includes a series of links to the possibility of installing two 120 or 140 mm, and includes Thermalright thermal paste Chill Factor III.

Sony incorporates AMD processors

After taking a long time exclusively incorporating Intel chips in its laptops, the Sony known manufacturer will install AMD processors in Sony VAIO computers, which are coupled to the Danube latest AMD platform, including AMD processor and chipset.

In the first instance Sony will offer two models, the first on a computer EE25FX Sony VAIO 15.6 "-1366 x 768 - which will include among its main features an AMD Athlon X2 P320 II of 2.1GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB disk drive and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250, all accompanied by a Blu-Ray and a price of $ 650.

IPhone SIM cards will not be compatible with the IPAD

Micro SIM Cards for iPhone 4 and IPAD are not compatible, according to Apple managers, so we limit the use of our cards on the IPAD and vicersa.

This sounds very absurd, since we have to use two different plans, one for the iPhone and one for the IPAD.

Navigon 8410 TV Sport Edition, a GPS to see the world

With World Cup fever invading everywhere, manufacturers could not pass up the opportunity to offer technology that serves the passion of the moment and Navigon is not an exception because it has improved their browsers to relaunch under the name of Navigon 8410 TV Sport Edition.

With a minimalist design makes surprise Navigon GPS mixing their portable TV where we want to carry every game of the 2010 World Cup. It has a de5 inch screen and software provided by the same company. The price is that reaches 399 euros, something acceptable for this season to see the world has become a priority.

The new iRiver players: T8 and S100 Candy Bar

IRiver's designers back to surprise us with colorful players that just launched to the market. These are two pretty nice looking mp3 and also have outstanding characteristics. The first is the T8 Candy Bar, more like a pencil, 4GB capacity, battery life up to 17 hours and available in 8 colors.

The other product from iRiver is the S100, which is higher than the previous version as well as the 4 GB also has a 2.83 inch screen, FM tuner and also plays video. Players being released in Korea are reasonably priced, the Candy Bar T8 costs about $ 58 while the S100 has hit the market at a cost of $ 106.

Apple iPhone 4G, with better definition at affordable prices

The new iPhone 4 is more defined, powerful, thin, square (of course, without losing those rounded edges) with a new operating system capable of performing several tasks at once and a screen with four times better defined than its predecessor.

The iPhone 4 has a exquisite design with buttons finest. It also has included two cameras, two microphones and a Micro SIM card, as the IPAD. But the most important change for Steve Jobs is the new screen Retinal Display ", which has a resolution four times greater than the iPhone 3G means 326 pixels per inch, far more than the human eye can distinguish according to Apple.

In other words, the screen will be 960x640 pixels and a resolution of 800:1. This will help us to read an electronic book or watch a high quality picture without any problem. Moreover, the application iBooks book has been adapted for the iPhone.

Another novelty is that the phone improves motion detection is now based on six axes as well as having a core of "Chip A4", like the IPAD and its battery lasts 40% longer, up to 7 hours talk, 6 en route navigation 3G or WiFi 10. At rest has a maximum of 300 hours.

The iPhone will be available for June 24 in the U.S., Germany, France, UK and Japan. In Spain to come in July and although it is not the price in Euros, will help us keep the reference price in dollars: 199 version of 16 Gb and 299 the 32 GB Both prices are subject to a two-year contract with AT & T in the U.S..

Definitely the iPhone 4G and gives a lot to talk and we'll be on the lookout for sale in Spain