Right after releasing the Nintendo DSi XL the famous Mario developer decide with play with 3D this time. The hype of 3D from the movie “Avatar” astonishing 3D presentation have generated the trend and opportunities for content provider to get some good bucks out of it. Nintendo 3DS will feature a new 4 inch screens with parallax barrier LCD from Sharp that does not require user to wear 3D glasses see the 3D effects, this is a very good feature and can do away those silly looking glasses. Other new features include analogue stick and vibration capabilities. On top of that Nintendo also make a few enhancements like improving the battery life compare to Nintendo DSi XL and also improve Wi-Fi support and will be backward compatible with all DS and DSi games. It is set to demo the portable 3DS at E3 this coming June. Nintendo tentatively plan to release the 3DS in March 2011 with no pricing indication to be set yet.
I know it has been a long time since I post any new article in this website because I was very busy with work. Well now I have some free time, I am getting back up with Sony Ericsson F305 review that I have been using for the past 3 months.
Let’s start with the price it cost me RM 450.00 including the 1 GB micro SD and screen protector. With this price you are getting quite a lot of value too. It comes with 2 MP camera that take video and still picture, integrated micro stereo loud speaker, a large bright 2 inch screen, tri-band, Internet (WAP Push) accessibility, lots of Java games, FM radio and many more. The phone styling looks like “ipod” and with comes with a glossy smooth surface and available in black and white. Size of the phone is reasonably slim at 14.6mm that made it easy to put inside pockets. When considering all the features available and design of the F305 it is clearly targeted at youngsters that enjoy games and music.
If you have a headphone with more than 32 Ohm requirement and needed amplification power to run it. The tiny FiiO E5 headphone amplifier seems to fit in the gap to your requirement to get more juice from your ipod or portable player for you headphone while on the move. Due to the portable player low power profile by design will not have the amplification power to run those high end headphones that need 64 ohm or 300 ohm so even if you plug your high end headphone on the portable player it will sound very soft and lack the umph! to drive the headphone. FiiO E5 was design to address that requirement for people who are on the move with their high end phone and portable player.
This is the perfect watch for mountain climber and also hiker as it have all the necessary triple sensor capability like altimeter, barometric /temperature and digital compass sensor build in to the watch. The best part of this model is with all the sensors integrated the thickness of the watch remain slim at 11.5mm. It is also design to last for many years thanks to the build in solar panel which Casio call it “Tough Solar” and in theory you no need to change the battery as long there are light source to charge it. So far with my experience with other Casio model with Tough Solar after using more than 2 years the battery charge still remain high level even without putting any effort at all to charge it, just regular wearing. All this thanks to the intelligent Power Saving capability which I recommend you not to turn off which is on by default that will turn off the LCD display after idling for some time without proper light source to charge it. By the way this watch comes with a large LCD number display good for easy reading and 100 meter of water resistant which more than enough even wearing it for swimming and also Electro-luminescent backlight readability in low light. This model come with resin strap or if you prefer metal strap then go for PRG-110T-7V that come with titanium strap and will cost considerately more.
The rumor about Nintendo releasing a bigger screen for the portable DSi is now confirmed. This is probably driven by below expectation of the sales of the DSi which was not really well receives as it only comes with built-in camera and also the removal of the cartridge slot that really does not create the attraction or wow factor for people to buy or upgrade. The Nintendo DSi XL will come with 2 x 4.25 inch LCD screen with improve battery life as compare to the normal DSi which only come with 3.25 inch screen but even with the increase in size the resolution of the screen remain the same. It comes with 2 stylus of choice, the new one is bigger and also the existing normal size stylus. Basically the Nintendo DSi XL mainly target for people who want to use it for movies or web surfing with a bigger screen it will make it easier to do so and also RPG games that you have to read a lot. Sony PSP have been enjoying this competitive edge up until now that Nintendo decide to compete on those areas as well. It will be release in Japan on November 21 with 3 colours and the price tag of 20,000 Yen and will be release to the rest of the world in Q1 2010. Following this announcement do expect there will be price reduction of the existing DSi model for this coming Christmas.
Fuel Cell technology is coming closer to consumer electronics market thanks to the engineers from Toshiba that made this first commercially available miniature fuel cell charger for mobile devices through USB charging. Toshiba call it Dynario and so far only made 3000 units available and can be bought at Shop1048 for 29,800 Yen. The fuel cell charger is running on methanol and requires 14ml of it for full refill and enough to charge 2 cell phones. Dynario charging capability is within the USB spec and weights 280g without methanol. Already safety regulation is preventing user from carrying such device especially the methanol and more particular when flying. This device is ideal for people who are on the move a lot and carry lots of electronic mobile devices but they have to stand the chemical smell of methanol and luckily Toshiba chose to use methanol instead of hydrogen which can be even more dangerous.
If you ever wonder whether it is possible to create all round 3D image view that you have seen in many Sci-fi shows!!! Now it is possible thanks to the folks from Japan that made a prototype concept product that is able to display 3D object and can be view from 360 degree and showcase at recent IFA 2009. At this stage of development Sony have yet to identify specific application usage model based on this technology. The specification of this 360 degree 3D display is 24 bits colour at 96 X 128 resolutions to generate stereoscopic images without having to wear 3D glasses. In this early stage I think it is not possible to put in on mobile devices yet but it will be cool to have 3D Head Ups Display use in car dashboard.
It has been out for a while but I thought it would be a good idea to share what it have been like using the Sennheiser HD 555 for more than 6 months and have over more than 300 hours of music and movie on it. For starters Sennheiser classify this headphone as audiophile grade and suitable for movie and music. So the HD 555 it is considered the mid range of the entry level audiophile grade headphone from Sennheiser and price between HD 515 and HD 595.
If you are looking for a good basic cell phone, Nokia 1202 could be the answer for you. The Nokia 1202 was design to be cheap and reliable cell phone for those who just want a basic phone for communication needs. At first glance it looks simple and elegant. This small and slim phone is available in 2 colours variant black and blue/grey. This phone support GSM Dual band protocol.
