New Gadget 2011

A compact CLP-300 physical of course draws attention because different from other colour laser printer which generally have big body. No wonder if this design gets the award from Reddot Design Award 2006. The panel is also very simple and only presents LED lamp as activity process indicator because further arrangement is done directly from PC. One other pleasing feature is the existence of pop-up windows which is informative, especially if happened errors, makes usage of printer become felt easy.

Because it small size, this printer only provides one tray with 150 sheets capacities without expansion. While for connect it to computer, is provided USB 2.0 connection. If you plan to apply it in office network, it’s available CLP-300 in N series (CLP-300N) which provides network connection through Ethernet.

If till now we recognize long laser printer toner hence you will surprise with toner from CLP-300. The toner form, which is look like a mug seen non ordinary but hardly easy to be installed in printer. This toner claimed can print 2000 pages for black color and 1000 pages at color toner of cyan, magenta and yellow.

Equipped by CHORUSm 300MHz processor and 32MB memory, CLP-300 performance is including quickly. For 1 A4 text page only require time 10 seconds only. But when printing the next page, the speed declines harshly, until 1 minute 37 seconds to print 5 page contains text and picture. While for the quality, we see satisfying result for text, but not so good is picture result. The problem is the existence of invisible ink dots, so that the print result seen less solid.

Look from its ability, Samsung CLP-300 is interesting enough for them which need an economic colour laser printer. Its color quality of course not special, but this printer is excellent in price, simplicity, size, and economical power usage. The result, this product is competent for small office and home user.

Samsung CLP-300 Review
Price range: $330

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Like other products before, Samsung also participate to carries DNIe graphic processor to present more detail picture. Now the physical touch is also made perfect so that more sparkles and felt luxuriant to be placed in desk or hung to wall. One of main strength of this product is on the very high dynamic contrast ratio level (reachs 8000:1), really gives dramatic impression. From the specification side, this product actually is equivalent with LG 37LC4R which also have 37” dimension. But, Samsung tries to coming up slimer, lighter, and brighter compared to LG LCD.

Even figures in the remote control, LA37R81B is can also arranged through touch button which hidden in monitor right side. At this remote you can found an unique Game button. An useful mode for activating better display to play at game. At this mode, dark area will become brighter. Sound is also made more realistically because the usage of SRS TruSurround XT speaker surrounds system. For the LCD connection, LA37R81B has prepared many ports, start from D-sub until HDMI port which able to be connected to future digital peripheral.

Bordeaux Plus LA37R81B can be assumed as a product which offering complete entertainment at middle LCD TV categorize. The dispay quality with high contrast and great audio performance become its excellence. Even good to play at game, but we confess that this monitor is more suitable for watching the movie. Unhappily, as a new product, this product still has expensive price compared to its competitor.

Samsung Bordeaux Plus LA37R81B Review
Price Range: $1350
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This innovation is the correct direction. We are not only gets compete multimedia feature, but also the office ability plus superior data storage.

Sony Ericsson makes W960i with candybar model, typical of office phone. Quite big, with larger screen portion compared to keypad area. W960i physical can be said is alike with W950i and P1. It’s because W960i is the transformation of both phone. But, its screen surface now is covered with flat glass which flat also with the keypad; do not like W950i which is rather embedded.

‘Walkman’ shortcut button placing it’s also in one package with alphanumeric button formation. This position is facilitate enough the access to music player, compares to with W910i which misplaced in upper side of body. Very disturbs. Still in the line of keypad, W960i returns to presents 'back' button as original identity of Sony Ericsson phone, which disappeared in W910i and W950i.

To add enjoyment when listens the music, W960i planted music player button with touch sensor. Similar with 'touch sensitive key' technology, belongings of LG phone music and Samsung. Color and designs of its button is more conservatively compared to mostly Walkman series. Even when Walkman feature is activated and applied to play music, the sensor is responsive enough and its color brightness is also brilliance.

As High-End phone, it’s appropriate if Sony Ericsson W960i offers third generation network (3G/HSDPA) with fluent besides triband GSM standard line. The result, its data download ability can be reach speed of 3,6 Mbps.

To implement all applications on it, Sony Ericsson W960i entrusts Symbian v91, UIQ 3.0 operation system, similar with W950i. With this OS, you can input various third party applications to maximize the performance. Unhappily, the availability of UIQ 3.0 application is still a few.

Another weakness of W960i is the processor which still adopting W950i technology, namely ARM9 with speed 208 MHz. The result, the response when opening menu is counted lag. Especially is when the multitasking activity activated. Left behind if compared to Nokia N95 which the speed is 330MHz.

Sony Ericsson has 2,6 inch screen size. It’s equivalent with M600 and P1. Color durability and layer type which applied is also one level. That is TFT Touch screen 262.000 colors, at 240x320 pixels resolution (QVGA). But, still failing compared to Nokia N81 screen which is have 16 million colors,

Presents of e-mail as one of business complement, I think is representing enough besides SMS and MMS for sends message. Its protocol can pass POP3 or IMAP. While for Instant Messaging (IM), it’s not default provided. Not like other Sony Ericsson phones, there is ‘Friend’ as standard IM feature. But, with UIQ operating system inside, this chat application can be added.

W960i has 3,2 megapixel camera. Complete with autofocus feature, two flash lamps and video record ability with speed of 15 fps. Secondary camera at front side is also presented, to accommodate video call service in 3G/HSDPA line.

Autofocus feature and macro mode at W960i camera is still less responsive. The photo result will not focus or shaky if shoot position unstable. Even has same 3,2 megapixel camera, but the W960i outdoor and indoor photo still failing compared to K800i and also K810i.

While to record video, its only provide 3gp format. Its maximum resolution is 320x240 pixels (QVGA), with other economical resolution choice. Because its standard speed, hence the quality is also patch up.

For office activity, W960i is better compared to W950i. It’s because this phone in advance is planted with office file viewer application (QuickOffice), whereas at W950i I must install it first from the available software CD. Besides its ability to view file, ‘QuickOffice’ application at W960i also can be applied to edit file documents which saves in phone memory. This phone also has Pdf+ viewer, Business Card Scanner and Exchange ActiveSync which can be used to maximize work activity.

One plus points of W960i compared to several seniors, it’s the Wi-Fi 802.11b, besides Bluetooth v2.0 (A2DO) and port cable.

Because WAP 2.0 and Opera 8.65 browser and support of 3G/ HSDPA network, W960i can open wap/web sites with ease and perfect. Smart fit format and landscape mode it’s also can be used.

Sony Ericsson W960i Review
Specs:

• UMTS / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
• 2.6 Inch TFT Touch Screen - 256K colors - 240 x 320 pixels
• Handwriting recognition
• MP3, AAC & Polyphonic (40 channels) Ringtones
• Composer & Download (Ringtones)
• Vibration
• GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
• WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b
• 3G 384 kbps
• Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
• USB v2.0
• 30 received, 30 missed calls & 30 dialed (Call Records)
• Photocall & 2000 entry phonebook
• 8 GB internal memory
• WAP 2.0/xHTML & HTML(Opera 8.0)
• RSS reader
• Symbian OS v9.1, UIQ 3.0
• MMS, Email, SMS & Instant Messaging
• Games
• 3 MP - 2048×1536 pixels with auto focus and flash video(VGA)
• secondary VGA video call camera
• FM radio with RDS
• Java MIDP 2.0
• Walkman Touch player
• TrackID music recognition
• Built-in hands free, Image viewer, Organiser, Voice memo, Picture/document editor & T9
• Up to 370 hours standby
• Up to 9 hours talk time
• 109 x 55 x 16 mm
• 119 grams

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The excellence of this gadget is it ultra thin designs, like iPhone Apple with great screen quality. That is 4,3 inch TFT with 480x272 pixels resolution. This size pertained wide for a digital music/video player.

Combination of orange and black color which wrapping this gadget makes PMX-M70 becoming gorgeous. From the feature side of course none far differed from other music player. But can be said contain planted to PMX-M70 is quite a lot. This Gadget can play music file which having MP3, WMA and ACC format. Also able to presents JPEG, BMP and TXT file.

It’s really good for video, because PMX-M70 ready to play AVC (H264/AVC), MPEG-4 and AVI format. Video can be saves in internal memory which carrying 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities. Memory expansion is enabled with offer of memory card slot.

Other feature planted at PMX-M70 for example, the ability to plat and records radio broadcast. Also available built in speaker, microphone, and line-in recording feature. Sound can be arranged through equalizer with six visualization choices.

Sony PMX-M70 Review
Specs:
- Screen: 4,3 inch, 480 x 272 pixels
- File format: Audio (MP3, WMA, ACC), video (AVC (H264/AVC), MPEG-4, AVI), photo (SRT, JPEG, BMP, RSC and TXT)
- Feature: line-in A/V, radio/ FM recorder, USB 2.0, microphone, TV out, 6 equalizer, slot MS/MS Pro, direct video recording, built in speaker
- Battery: audio (20 hour), video (5 hour)

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Even small, this new model is better if compared to the senior. The multimedia player which having 2,5 inch screen size is ready to play video file with MJPEG, WMV9, MPEG1/2, MPEG4-SP, DivX 4/5 and XviD format. While, in audio side this gadget can play MP3, WMA and ACC. JPEG, GIF, TiFF, PNG and BMP file can be displayed nice.

Moreover, this mini gadget can be synchronized to Microsoft Outlook Contacts and iTunes store. The result, various music file in the portal can be downloaded through special software which integrated in Zen 32 GB, and saved it to SD card external memory which also available.

This product also compatible with music service like Napster To Go and Rhapsody. ZEN also supports audio books and Audible.com. You also will satisfied with built-in FM radio and battery ability reach 30 hours in playing music and 5 hour in playing video for once full charge.

Creative Zen 32 GB Review
Specs:
- Dimension: 8,3x5,5x1,13 cm
- Weight: 65gram
- Display: 2,5 inchs TFT 16,7 million colors, 320 x 240 pixels
- Internal memory: 32 GB
- External memory: SD card
- File format: Audio ( MP3, WMA, non protected AAC, WAV and Audible 2,3,4), Photograph ( JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PNG, BMP), Video ( MJPEG, WMV9, MPEG1/2, MPEG4-SP, DivX 4/5, XviD)
- Other feature: Art Album, FM radio with 32 preset, voice recorder, clock and alarm function, volume restriction, customizable plays menu, function of as external drive, 8EQ setting
- Battery: 30 hours (music), 5 hour (video)
- Price: $349,99

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