Samsung NX200
September 12, 2011 by Sharon
Filed under Digital Camera Gadgets
If you are looking for a decent standalone point-and-shoot camera for that occasional million dollar shot moment, the Samsung NX200 may be the prime candidate to suit your needs. When it comes to image capture, the integrated capabilities in your iPhone or whatever phone you are using are still unable to match that of a digital camera worth its salt, and although the NX200 does not come from a company who has strong historical roots in the industry, it certainly does follow the convention above.
Now, to get down to the technology offered, the Samsung NX200 offers DSLR imaging quality in a far less bulky form factor. The reason why it is able to do that is the 20.3 megapixel ALS-C CMOS sensor developed in house. If you have no idea what that means for you, in laymen terms; you will be getting exceptionally good quality pictures at a lower price point. For that occasional home video, you also have the capability of capturing video clips at a respectable 1920 x 1080 resolution at 30 frames per second. Not bad considering the fact that it is only a compact shooter you are purchasing.
Lastly, the well-made metallic body of the gadget also enables it to take more than its fair of share of punishing in case you are a, ahem, highly demanding user. No more worries about scratches on the camera’s body whenever you bring it outdoors or to any less than ideal environment.
Available: Amazon (Buy the NX10 now, NX200 available in December)
Price: $899 (estimate)
Samsung’s One-stop Power-up Station
July 10, 2011 by Sharon
Filed under Electronic Gadgets
If you are one of those who devoted their life to the thrills of catching planes and hopping from country to country, you are sure to understand the frustration of carrying a bundle of the most up-to-date mobile devices with no battery life. Being one the largest provider for mobile devices, Samsung understand your frustration.
Samsung is showing the world how serious they are about ensuring their customers to stay connected with their newly designed charging station. The new lifesaver will first show up at Ronald Regan Washington National Airport.The One-stop Power-up Station will house six electrical 120 volts outlets (U.S voltage), a couple of USB charging outlets and four micro USB mobile phone charging plugs. 20 of these sleekly designed stations will be installed throughout the terminals of Ronald Regan Washington National Airport. It is also equipped with a touchscreen monitor that offers news updates, weather reports corresponding to your destination, games (that’s what I want to hear), flight status (in case the airport’s flight status screen goes black), and a “What’s New” tab where you can check out the latest innovations by Samsung.
Although Ronald Regan Washington National Airport users were the first to experience this new excitement, never ever think that Samsung would neglect their consumers from other regions. Over 500 charging stations have been installed at various locations that include a dozen of major airports, major colleges, the Mall of America in Minneapolis, MN, and The Las Vegas Convention Center. Now that’s one cool way to show their love to customers.
[Source: Samsung]
Mount Your iPad on the Wall with the Padtab
June 27, 2011 by Michael
Filed under iPad Gadgets
The iPad is an excellent tablet, no doubt about it. However the amount of iPad accessories to go with it is growing every day. Today we bring to you the iPad PadTab, a iPad gadget that allows you to mount your tablet onto the wall.
You may ask why you will need to do this. Well situations crop up all the time when you think about it. For example a simple use of it may be to put it on the wall so that you can watch a film. A more intensive use of this iPad Gadget would be if you mounted it on the fridge so that you could follow recipes in the kitchen when you are cooking. The advantage of this is that it is not left out on the kitchen bench therefore less likely to be covered in ingredients used during the preparation of delicious food.
The PadTab Tablet Wall Mount System makes it easy to hang onto surfaces without any diy skills or powertools from the user. The PadTab comes in a kit with two WallTabs to mount into two areas. This allows for tablets such as the iPad to be simply hooked on and off.
The PadTab is compatible with the iPad, iPad2, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7”, Viewsonic gTablet and ViewPad 7” & 10”, Nook Color, Amazon Kindle, Motorola Xoom, HP TouchPad, and Blackberry PlayBook. This list is not complete; there are many more suitable tablets the PadTab is compatible with.
Available: ThinkGeek
Price: $19.99
Samsung NC215S Solar Powered Netbook
June 22, 2011 by Michael
Filed under Laptop Gadgets
Samsung Electronics, one of the largest digital technology companies in the world have released details of their first solar-powered netbook, called the Samsung NC215S. Available in Africa, Russia, and the US around the first week in July this solar-powered netbook will come with an estimated price tag of $399.
Specific details of the Samsung NC215S
- Windows 7 Starter Operating System.
- 10.1” LED display screen with Samsung SuperBright and anti-reflective coating.
- 1024 x 600 pixel matte display.
- Intel GMA 3510 graphics chip.
- 250GB Hard disk.
- 1Gb DDR3 RAM.
- 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N570 dual core processor.
- Solar cells built in to lid of netbook providing one hour of battery life for every two hours of charge time and an overall charge time of 14.5 hours.
- Samsung PowerPlus battery with intelligent charging.
- Samsung Fast Start means users can start working on the netbook within a few seconds of lifting the lid.
Having attempted to use a laptop outside its difficult to determine how useful this netbook will be. On a sunny day there will be no problem charging the computer, however viewing the screen will be another problem altogether. Unless there is an easy way of viewing the screen without suffering from reflection from the sunlight then I can’t see this product taking off.
Huawei 7-inch MediaPad Powered by Android 3.2
June 21, 2011 by Michael
Filed under Miscellaneous Gadgets
Huawei today released a tablet called the MediaPad to compete with the likes of the iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Unlike the other ten inch plus tablets, Huawei 7-inch MediaPad Android Tablet has produced a 7-inch product that utilizes the Android 3.2 Honeycomb Operating System (OS). The advantage to the 3.2 Honeycomb Android OS is that it supports 7-inch screens and Qualcomm processors (the MediaPad contains Qualcomm 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor).
Huawei has a battle on their hands if they are trying to compete with the iPad. Many products have been released by Samsung and LG that feature wise is as good if not better than the iPad yet has failed to take any market share away from Apple.
The Release date for Huawei’s MediaPad is the third quarter of 2011 (between now and the end of September), however no news on pricing has been made available.
MediaPad Features
- Android Honeycomb 3.2 OS
- 7-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
- 10.5mm deep, 390g weight (0.86 pounds)
- Front and rear cameras (1.3 MP and 5 MP respectively with auto focus rear facing camera with HD video recording capabilities
- HSPA+ 14.4 Mbps, WiFi 11n
- Dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm processor
- Over 6 hours battery life
- 1080P full HD playback and HDMI port
- Flash 10.3
Pre-installed Apps
- Let’s Golf
- Document to go
Huawei 7-inch MediaPad Demo Video
Available: Amazon
Price: $190
