Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Creative Aurvana X-Fi headphones



The good: The Creative Aurvana X-Fi offers advanced sound enhancement features not found in other headphones and those features work as advertised. These headphones also offer great sound quality and noise cancellation, and they come with some handy extras.

The bad: The Creative Aurvana X-Fi headphones are expensive, the design isn't that portable, and quite a bit of sound bleeds out for all to hear.

The bottom line: The Creative Aurvana X-Fi headphones are a good option for bass-loving frequent fliers who have the money to spend and don't mind others eavesdropping on their listening experience.

The Aurvana X-Fi is the first wearable audio gear from Creative to include the X-Fi Crystalizer hardware from the company's sound cards and will actively restore many of the missing details found in compressed AAC and MP3 tracks. The headphones will also cancel up to 20dB of noise or add a 3D spatialization effect. Listeners can even mix and match different effects depending on the environment, Creative says. These effects are provided for up to nine hours on two AAA batteries, though the headphones will operate like any other earphone set without power.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

HP Photosmart R937



The good: Intuitive interface; huge screen; fast performance.

The bad: Horrible noise; really small zoom rocker.

The bottom line: If not for the massive amounts of noise in some photos, the HP Photosmart R937 would be a good point-and-shoot camera.



HP Photosmart R937 is the largest camera touch screen so far to date. It will give you more room to view and edit photos, and easy navigation without reaching buttons.


It has an anti blur technology feature for crisp and clear photos. This 8-megapixel R937 will cost you $300.



Saturday, September 8, 2007

iPod touch


The new Ipod Touch is the latest mp3 player from Apple. It comes with the same revolutionary interface as iPhone with its touch screen feature. It plays music, watch videos and photos. It can also surf the web with Apple's Safari browser that gives you wireless access to the internet. It's like an iPhone without the phone feature.

Ipod Touch comes in 8GB and 16GB Models in a very affordable price at $299.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Quad Core Laptop


Never mind that there's little-to-no software that can take advantage of four processing cores, Xtreme Notebooks has released the first quad-core laptop in the U.S. With no mobile quad-core parts in existence, the Xtreme 917V Accelerator turns to desktop CPUs, giving you a choice between the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 and the Q6700. Pricing starts at $3,359. Other niceties on this gaming laptop/mobile workstation include: a glossy widescreen 17-inch display (up to 1920x1200 resolution), one or two Nvidia GeForce Go 8700M GT or 7950 GTX graphics cards, and up to three hard drives in RAID 0, 1 or 5 configurations. It ships with 4.1 speakers (yes, this beast has a subwoofer), a Webcam, and a hefty 12-cell battery, while giving you the option to add a Blu-ray drive, a TV tuner, and 11n Wi-Fi. You can outfit it with XP or Vista or opt out of a preloaded OS entirely. Xtreme Notebooks quotes a system weight of 12.5 pounds.

It all adds up to an unquestionably powerful laptop, but I'd like to know what the Xtreme 917V Accelerator sounds like when it's cooling a desktop CPU, two video cards, and three hard drives. I retired an old Dell laptop last year that used a Pentium 4 desktop chip; the thing was not what you'd call quiet.

Monday, September 3, 2007

LG Wave AX380



The good: The LG Wave is a small, lightweight handset with a bevy of features that include a megapixel camera, a music player, stereo Bluetooth, and EV-DO support.

The bad: The LG Wave has slick buttons and touch-sensitive music player controls.

The bottom line: The LG Wave is a simple yet stylish phone with midrange multimedia features and an affordable price point.



LG Wave AX380 – Cell Phone Highlights

  • Stylish Flip Phone Design With Soft-touch External Controls
  • Plays Either Downloaded Music or PC-transferred Music Files
  • Wirelessly Stream Music To A Stereo Bluetooth Headset
  • High-speed Data Downloads Let You Watch TV Or Listen To Streaming Music
  • 1.3 Megapixel Camera Takes Print-quality Photo And Hour-long Video Clips
  • Advanced Voice Dialing Lets Your Operate Your Phone Without Pre-training
  • Built-in GPS Locator Lets You Get Audible Turn-by-turn Directions
  • Expandable Memory Card Slot To Store Music, Pictures and Videos

LG Wave AX380 – Cell Phone Advanced Features

  • Digital Camera - Yes, 1.3 Megapixels (1280 x 1040 Pixel Resolution Max), 4x Digital Zoom, Self-timer, Multi-shot
  • Streaming Multimedia Support - Yes, On-demand Axcess TV, Radio and Web With Axcess Web Add-on Plan Feature
  • MP3 Player - Yes, Supports MP3, AAC, WMA Files, USB Mass Storage, Supports Playlists and Album Art, External Keys
  • Bluetooth Wireless Technology - Yes, v1.1 Supports HSP, HFP, DUN, FTP and OPP (vCard) Profiles
  • Video Capture / Camcorder - Yes, QCIF Resolution (176 x 144 Pixel Resolution Max), Up to 1 Hour Length, 5x Zoom, 3G2 Format
  • GPS Services Support - Yes, GPS Locator Built-in, Supports Location-based Services Applications
  • Bluetooth Stereo Headset (A2DP) - Yes, Stream Stereo Music To and From Compatible (A2DP) Bluetooth Devices
  • Voice-driven Menus - Yes, Advanced Technology Requires No Phone Pre-training
  • Data Capable / Use This Phone As A Modem - Yes, With Bluetooth or USB and Software (Sold Separately)
  • PC Synchronization - Yes, With Bluetooth or USB and Software (Sold Separately)

LG Wave AX380 – Cell Phone Messaging Features

  • Mobile Web Browsing - Yes, Supports CellTop Technology (Feeds To Home Screen), One Touch Clicks To Full HTML Websites
  • Multimedia Messaging - Yes, Send or Receive Pictures and Videos With Axcess Message Pack or All Axcess Add-on Feature
  • Text Messaging (SMS) - Yes, Send or Receive Text Messages With Axcess Message Pack or All Axcess Add-on Feature
  • Email Client - Yes, Send or Receive Email POP3 Messages With Axcess Message Pack or All Axcess Add-on Feature
  • Instant Messenger Built-in - Yes, Do AOL or Yahoo! Instant Messaging With Axcess Message Pack or All Axcess Add-on Feature

LG Wave AX380 – Cell Phone Personalization and Fun Features

  • Polyphonic Ringtones - Yes, Downloadable
  • Pre-loaded Ringtones - Yes
  • MP3 Ringtones - Yes
  • Ringer Profiles - Yes
  • Picture Caller ID - Yes
  • Multiple Languages - Yes
  • Languages Supported - English, Spanish
  • Games - Yes, Download BREW Titles
  • Customizable Graphics - Yes, Downloadable

LG Wave AX380 – Cell Phone Core Features

  • Color Main Display - 220 x 176 Pixels, Over 262,000 Colors Displayed
  • External Display - 96 x 96 Pixels, Over 65,000 Colors Displayed
  • Color - Black
  • Style - Flip Phone
  • Warranty - LG Factory Warranty
  • Voice-activated Dialing - Yes, Advanced Technology Requires No Phone Pre-training
  • To-Do List - Yes
  • Voice Memo - Yes, Up to 1 Minute Length
  • Standard 2.5mm Headset Jack - Yes, With 2.5mm Headset Adapter (Included)
  • Alarm - Yes
  • Calculator - Yes
  • Calendar - Yes
  • Vibrate - Yes
  • Phonebook Capacity - Up to 500 Contacts
  • Multiple Numbers Per Name - Yes, Up to 5 Entries Per Contact, Plus 2 Email Addresses
  • TTY Compatible - Yes
  • M3 Hearing Aid Compatible - Yes, M3 Rated

LG Wave AX380 – Cell Phone Battery Life

  • Battery Type - Li Ion
  • Talk Time - Up to 180 Minutes
  • Standby Time - Up to 175 Hours

LG Wave AX380 – Cell Phone Technical Specifications

  • Application Platform - BREW
  • Data Download Speed - EV-DO (Up to 700 Kbps) and 1xRTT (Up to 130 Kbps)
  • Network Compatibility - CDMA 800, 1900
  • Compatible Carrier - Alltel
  • Ringtone Types Supported - MIDI, MP3, WMA
  • Predictive Text Entry - Yes, T9
  • Expandable Memory Capacity - microSD/TransFlash Card Format Supported, Up To 4GB Card Sizes Supported
  • Dimensions - 3.7 in x 1.9 in x 0.8 in
  • Weight - 3.0 oz

LG Wave AX380 – Cell Phone Compatibility Features

  • Device Supports Voice Plans - Yes
  • Available For Purchase Without Service Plan - Yes