Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Samsung launches outdoor mobile phone with GPS function

Samsung launches outdoor mobile phone with GPS function




The B2710 X-treme Edition is certified to industry standard IP67 (Image: Samsung).


Samsung has its mobile portfolio with the outdoor model B2710 X-treme Edition added. The impact resistant quad-band phone can be integrated by means of GPS, digital compass and use Google Maps for navigation.


A IP67 certification guarantees that the device dustproof and waterproof in up to one meter depth for 30 minutes. Its scratch-resistant 2-inch display has a 240 to x 320 pixels with 262,144 colors. A rubberized surface is to provide a non-slip grip.


Using two microphones that filter background noise, and high performance loudspeaker is possible according to the manufacturer in a noisy environment to ensure good communication. In the dark, the mobile phone on a button to serve as a flashlight. A pedometer will record the distance traveled on request.


Other features of the B2710 X-treme Edition, a 2-megapixel camera with video include an MP3 player and FM radio. Of connection options are GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, Bluetooth 2.1 with stereo audio streaming and USB 2.0.


The approximately 36 MB of internal memory can be expanded using micro SD card up to 16 GB. A 1300 mAh battery provides power, according to Samsung for a maximum of 19 hours of talk time and up to 600 hours of standby, 2G mode.


The 12.1 times 5.3 times 1.8 centimeters wide and 116 gram heavy outdoor mobile phone is now available commercially. The suggested retail price is 199 euros.


ZDNet sister site CNET was at the IFA 2010 in Berlin can take a look at the B2710 X-treme Edition. In the video, test the editors, if it really is waterproof.



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Monday, May 16, 2011

Eye-Fi launches portal for uploading images and videos

Eye-Fi launches portal for uploading images and videos


Memory card maker Eye-Fi has online portal with an e-mail introduced a way to send pictures. It's called " Eye-Fi View . " If a WLAN is available, buyers of Eye-Fi cards, their photos to post to the network without additional hardware.


The price is $ 4.99 per month or $ 49.99 per year - about twice as much as a pro account at Flickr , of dollars a year will cost 24.95. Included are unlimited uploads and unlimited access to existing content. Without Bezahlabo can the new pictures of the last seven days only view.


Photos and videos can also be combined to galleries. You also have the option, friends an email with a link to the pictures come Tuning A. There is shipping as an attachment does not exist.


Condition an "Eye-Fi X2" is-card, memory and wireless module combined. Photos are automatically transferred to availability of a wireless network to the server, but do not appear publicly before the user has approved them. But then a PC, or at least a smartphone with a browser is required.


For an SD card from Eye-Fi with 4 GB capacity you currently pay approximately 60 euros . A similar card without WLAN there for under 10 euros.




Multi-Platform Application.



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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Intel CEO says to fight the iPad

Intel CEO says to fight the iPad




Intel's platform for Oak Trail Tablets.


Intel CEO Paul Otellini has the call to the most recent quarterly results used to Apple's iPad to praise – and to announce that Intel is willing to conquer this market segment. The unusually strong words gave the impression that the Intel Tablet sector seriously enough has not taken before.


'I know that everyone asks secretly, such as Intel responds to the new computer areas in which it has no presence, especially tablets. We find Tablets exciting and welcome their presence. Apple has done a wonderful job to this category of "revitalize," said Otellini. "Will they have an impact on the sales of PCs? Certainly, in a border region that will probably be the case."


Otellini then went to a business implications of: "We will use all means available to us to capture this segment." It will in the coming months and quarters, "a series of products provide," as the Windows operating system, Android or MeeGo used - "in a number of sizes and at different prices."


A similar change in the market have found Intel, than it was three years netbooks came up, "said Otellini. "In the last three years is, both the PC and the netbook has grown considerably. We believe that it will be similar with Tablets."


With regard to the Atom processor, the Intel Tablets provides for, said the Intel CEO, "we have with Oak Trail a good semiconductor "the" full multitasking "dominant. For business customers the opportunity was important to use Windows. This would have the Intel chips to their strengths.


According to Otellini, Intel is also 3G and 4G mobile communications, for example, UMTS and LTE, its nuclear-platform integrated in. The technology, the company had with Infineon's wireless division acquired in August .



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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Amorphous silicon thin film solar cell project started in the town

Amorphous silicon thin film solar cell project started in the town


New Energy Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Oasis amorphous silicon thin film solar cell project officially started construction.


Amorphous silicon thin film solar cells, is a key state to encourage and strongly support the new energy. Yesterday started the project a total investment of 600 million U.S. dollars, is the largest Jingkou area in recent years the introduction of foreign investment projects, and was listed as city-level key industrial projects. This project consists of eight "returnees" Dr. joint venture team composed of investment and construction, the operation in three phases, with an annual output of 200 megawatts in 2012 to form the scale. Among them, a plan to invest 150 million U.S. dollars, with an annual output of 40 MW, 2010. After completion of the project output of a single amorphous silicon thin film solar cells, stable conversion rate is greater than 7.5%, to reach the international advanced level.


Party Secretary Xu Jinrong, Municipal Committee, Party Secretary Li Guozhong, vice mayor Chen construction, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing University professor has to, vice president of Southeast University, Bao-Ping Wang, Zhu building, Oasis New Energy Company chairman Dr. Chen Baosheng, attended the groundbreaking ceremony and laid the foundation stone for the project started spades earth.


According to reports, the use of amorphous silicon thin film solar cells will be high-tech, solar cells, "India" in glass, plastic or metal foil, using a variety of alloy coating to absorb sunlight and generate electricity. Its efficiency with the traditional crystalline silicon solar cell is roughly equal, but the manufacturing cost of traditional crystalline silicon cells is only 1 / 4. In addition, the thin film battery consumption compared to traditional silicon wafers about 1% of the battery is expected in the next 3 years, per the "Solar electricity" tariff is expected from 4 yuan to 1 yuan, to close coal's price advantage, really open up new energy markets.


To ensure that the project early, early start, early construction, Jingkou area service team set up, open up the green channel, go all out for the project from planning, site selection to the project, approval, and other train, nanny services. Currently, the first $ 43,400,000 of funds are in place, nearly 6,000 million U.S. dollars in equipment procurement and technical cooperation agreement has been signed.


Ring appear to support car battery to run 500 km


Recently, electric vehicles at the Fifth Beijing International Exhibition cum-clean energy vehicles battery ring debut, due to rapid cooling, the double life, charging time in half, causing the industry concern.


Lithium-ion battery as a result of high voltage, small size, light weight, high energy, no memory effect, no pollution, low self-discharge, long cycle life, is ideal for the development of 21st century energy. The current development of large-capacity lithium-ion battery electric vehicle began in the trial, the future market prospects.


The use of battery power ring hollow ring design, with its unique design and quality of the material application, meet the electric vehicles, UPS and other large-capacity, high-power applications demand. Covered inside and outside the battery cooling device used in the shell made of special material not only has excellent stability, but also a good heat conduction, the battery is 60 euros?high temperature state, to start the refrigeration equipment, rapid cooling; at minus 20 euros?low temperature environment, the battery will start the heating device, to ensure the normal use.


As a result of the new structural design and special material, which ring and the general lithium ion battery cell, compared with large capacity, high security, long life and stable performance characteristics. Battery main R & D people, Zhuhai Bank Energy Investment Company Ltd. through traffic Wei Yincang said that through technological innovation, this ring battery charge time only 0.5-1 hours, for cars to run 500 km, and because excellent heat dissipation and proper application of special materials, extended battery life doubled.



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