Asus Eee PC 901 Gets 3.75G Connectivity

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I never really realized that one could get three and three quarters serving of 3G for a netbook, but here we are with the Asus Eee PC 901 3.75G netbook which boasts convenient and high speed access to the Internet no matter where you are, 24/7. It will feature downlink speeds of up to 7.2Mbps, while uplink speeds stand at 2Mbps. This new Eee PC 901 variant will hit the market from next month onwards, where its new 6-cell battery is able to offer up to 7.5 hours of working time on a single charge. No word on pricing though, so stay tuned.

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Girly Guitars For….Girls

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What did you expect anyways? PDP and Radio Disney starlets Aly and AJ have come together to create Rock Band and Guitar Hero peripherals for chicks. Both models will hit retail stores this October for $70, and is compatible with both the Wii and the PS2, so PS3 and Xbox 360 owners can sit out on this one. Aly’s guitar will come with a heart and a cross bone print on top of a pink and brown guitar, while AJ’s version mirrors the heart logo. Tardy? Definitely, but hey – if it helps you earn brownie points with that hot girl you’ve been chasing after, what’s $70?

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T-Mobile Removes 1GB Cap

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People power FTW! T-Mobile originally intended to slow down folks who eat up more than 1GB of their wireless bandwidth even though one is subscribing to an unlimited data plan, and have backtracked on that decision with the following statement :-

“Our goal, when the T-Mobile G1 becomes available in October, is to provide affordable, high-speed data service allowing customers to experience the full data capabilities of the device and our 3G network. At the same time, we have a responsibility to provide the best network experience for all of our customers so we reserve the right to temporarily reduce data throughput for a small fraction of our customers who have excessive or disproportionate usage that interferes with our network performance or our ability to provide quality service to all of our customers. We removed the 1GB soft limit from our policy statement, and we are confident that T-Mobile G1 customers will enjoy the high speed of data access over our 3G network. The specific terms for our new data plans are still being reviewed and once they are final we will be certain to share this broadly with current customers and potential new customers.”

Well, the term “abuse” has many gray areas, so hopefully T-Mobile will have a definition that leans more towards the customers’ advantage than theirs.

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Casio LCD Display Ups The Ante

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Casio could have stumbled upon a display that could yet bring HD video onto mobile devices. How so, you ask? For starters, don’t let the 2″ (measured diagonally) size fool you as it relies on a new hyper amorphous silicon LCD that has an extremely small pixel structure along with a 15.5 micron dot pitch. The final result is a resolution of 960 x 540 at a dense 546 dots per inch, making the final image look like near-print quality. It will still carry 16.7 million colors as well as a 160-degree viewing angle just like regular 320 x 240 LCDs. No idea on when these new 2″ LCDs will ship with products, but expect next generation phones, cameras and PMPs to feature ever crisper and sharper displays.

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Deals of the day

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$16.99, Transcend 8GB (SDHC) Flash Card

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$119.99, WD Caviar SE16 750GB 3.5in SATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive

$189.99, Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor G0 OEM

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Carmel, a GPU-accelerated video enhancement application by Motion DSP and NVIDIA

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Carmel is a consumer-oriented PC application that can enhance digital video footage. It works by gathering data over many frames to “rebuild” information missing or damaged on any given frame. For example, to “fix” one frame, Carmel might have to investigate 5 to 10 frames before and after. Users can select how many frames the data gathering happens on. This is how performance will be tweaked.

This process is usually slow, so to boost performance, Carmel uses GPU acceleration via CUDA, NVIDIA’s general C-like programming language. In practice, you can expect a real-time “clean-up” of a YouTube video (320×240) in real time, assuming that Carmel analyses 10 adjacent frames using a GeForce 280 GTX (our review). Using a GPU makes the processing about 5x faster than current CPUs, according to Motion DSP, the company that makes the software.

Even though the examples shown by Motion DSP feature pretty bad video (watch the demos, it’s compelling), this technology could also apply to better-quality video. In fact some effects featured such as frame interpolation are done in real-time in edgy 120hz televisions, although in a different from. But don’t be fooled by the screenshot above, Carmel should be able to re-construct pixellated video or help stabilize shaky footage. The algorithms used come from the “forensic” version of the software called IkenaReveal (follow the link for cool demos).

It is technically possible to use Carmel as a real-time filter on existing videos (like YouTube’s) where the quality still has a long way to go. However, that will require additional software. This is a very interesting possibility for video users and for NVIDIA.

Carmel will be sold and distributed by NVIDIA, who has recently become an investor in Motion DSP. The exact price has not been announced, but we have been told that it would be “consumer-friendly”. Let’s wait and see. In the meantime, you can sign up at the Carmel product page. Motion DSP also has a related web service called fixmymovie.com. Again, watch the demos – this is cool!

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Panasonic Toughbook T8 Tablet PC Alternative

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Panasonic ain’t only going to rough it out with their notebook design for Toughbooks, but have taken on a more alternative role with the Toughbook T8 tablet PC alternative. What can you find inside this touch-screen capable hardware?

• Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 1.20GHz processor
• 1GB DDR2 SDRAM (max. 4GB)
• 120GB shock-mounted hard drive
• 12.1″ 1,024 x 768 XGA anti-glare TFT active matrix color LCD with touchscreen


• TPM Security Chip v1.2


• Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/b/g/draft-n


• Genuine Windows Vista Business (with XP downgrade option)


• Display Image Rotation software


• Bluetooth v2.0 + EDR connectivity


• Optional integrated Gobi 3G global mobile Internet (EV-DO and HSPA)

I’d recommend getting a screen cleaner to go along with this since you won’t be using the stylus all the time, and sometimes finger swiping tend to soil the display more often than you think. The Toughbook T8 is tipped to arrive in markets this November for $2,099 upwards.

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