Samsung released Power-Efficient External Hard Drive - Standby power

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced the release of 3.5-inch external hard drive STORY Station, whose power consumption in standby mode does not exceed 1W. This fully meets the new EU standard for power consumption in standby mode, which will come into force in January 2010.

Samsung has managed to reduce the power consumption of its new HDD up to 0.09 watts, despite the fact that the usual rate for such devices-2, 5 watts. This step should have an impact on the indirect emission of CO2. To reduce power consumption, the engineers employed a new scheme of power in which the drive is disabled if the power cord is connected, and port USB - no.

The new 3.5-inch drive Samsung STORY will be sold around the world in versions from 500 GB to 2 TB. It is equipped with features Auto Backup, Secret Zone and SafetyKey.

iriver Story: A new eBook

Company iriver introduced in Russia market multimedia device for reading electronic books - iriver Story. Among the features iriver Story - reading electronic books, play MP3-tracks, working with files, MS Office, PIM functions, viewing photos or comic books and write on a built-in voice recorder.

Model iriver Story comes with built-in memory size 2 GB, able to fit up to 1600 electronic books (if desired memory can be increased further to 32 GB with SD-card). Charge the battery will last for 120 hours of continuous operation.

Display Technology uses so-called electronic ink, which were specially created for comfortable perception of text and images while reading. For more comfort you can adjust the font size, selecting for themselves the best option.

iriver Story Specifications:

• CPU: ARM9 533MHz
• System: Linux
• Memory: 2 GB + slot for SD cards up to 32 GB
• Interface: USB 2.0
• Display: 6.0-inch e-Ink (800x600 pixels)
• Controls: Keyboard QWERTY, Turn On / Off, HOLD, Fast Forward / Rewind
• Autonomy time: up to 120 hours
• Headphone: 3,5 mm
• Speaker: 0.6 W (mono)
• Microphone: Built-in
• Supported formats: EPUB, PDF, PPT, DOC, XLS, WMV, MP3, OGG, ZIP, JPEG, BMP, GIF
• Power: Built-in Li-polymer rechargeable battery, 1800 mAh
• Dimensions: 127 x 203,5 x 9,4 mm
• Weight: 284 grams

LCD Monitors HP LE1711 and LE1911 & Desktops HP Pro 3000 and Pro 3005

Hewlett-Packard has introduced two new models of LCD monitors LE1711 and LE1911, as well as two desktop computers. LE1711 is a 17-inch model, whereas the LE1911 is its 19-inch counterpart. According to the manufacturer both monitors are environmentally "friendly", as they apply traditional lights, but it uses 50 percent less mercury and toxic substances, such as PVC. They also meet all necessary requirements to be a sign of the international standard for energy efficient consumer products - Energy Star.

The maximum display resolution of 1280x1024 pixels and the response time - 5 ms. Both monitors have a contrast ratio of 1000:1, brightness of 250 nits and a VGA input. Cost of the monitor HP LE1711 is only $ 125, while HP LE1911 model sells for $ 164. Both monitors are available for purchase.

The company also unveiled two desktop - Pro 3000, based on Intel processors and the Pro 3005 on the basis of chips AMD. Both computers targeted at business users and enclosed in a glossy black casing. They are running the operating system Windows 7. Model Pro 3000 is created on the basis of dual-core processor Intel Pentium, and the heart Pro 3005 is a processor AMD Athlon X2 II. Both have a Hard Drive 160 GB and a DVD recorder. However, anyone can buy the version with an Intel Core 2 Quad or AMD Phenom X4 II, the hard disk can be increased up to 500 GB, and DVD recorder can be replaced by a Blu-ray drive. Both models have up to 8 GB of RAM.

Cost model HP Pro 3000 starts at $ 469, while the HP Pro 3005 can be purchased from $ 449. It is expected that both models desktop will go on sale from 15 December.

Philips HTS7200 - home theater 2.1

Philips has introduced a new market in Russia 2.1 with a home theater playback format Blu-ray - HTS7200. Player theater dressed in case of glass and aluminum and has touch control. Particular attention is paid to sound designers. Novelty has a built-in dome tweeter, which provide clarity.

The device plays MP3 songs using technology FullSound, which restores the nuances of compressed music in MP3, enriching and improving the sound, as well as eliminating distortion. Also applied technology HTS7200 Dolby Virtual, providing cinematic audio quality. Speakers Dolby Virtual - an upgraded audio virtualization technology, which provides an incredibly rich surround sound from 2-channel speaker system. Spatial algorithms repeat the acoustic characteristics, typical for 5.1-channel environment.

Depending on what to offer studio, which released the film, BDLive technology allows you to combine content from Blu-ray discs with downloadable e-content and the possibility of the Internet to communicate with other amateur film, which gives home viewers the opportunity to upload pictures and bonus videos (in including alternative end of the film), participate in discussions, games and much more. Philips HTS7200 will appear on the Russia market in December.

Konoos DUS500: external DVD for notebooks

Konoos submitted to Russia's market a new product series «BOOK», aimed at owners netbooks and ultra-thin notebook without an optical drive - an external body Konoos DUS500 for Slim DVD 5.25 "SATA. Konoos DUS500 allows you to connect an internal Slim DVD ± R / RW drive for a laptop to a computer through the interface USB 2.0.

Slim and lightweight outer shell is made of a nice touch rubberized material and available in two colors: black (DUS500 Black) and burgundy (DUS500 Wine Red). Dimensions of the device are 142 x 136 x 21 mm.

Konoos DUS500 Specifications:

• Form Factor Internal Device: 5,25 "
• Internal Interface: SATA
• External interface: USB 2.0
• Power supply: via USB 2.0
• Material: ABS plastic
• Color: black, burgundy
• OS Support: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/VISTA/MAC 8.6
• Dimensions: 142 x 136 x 21 mm

Nvidia Executive Director demonstrates the tablet and "advertises» Apple

At a Monday press conference in Dubai, CEO of Nvidia, Jen-Hsun Huang (Jen-Hsun Huang) made several statements about his vision for the development of computer and mobile technology. He said Intel is seeking to standardize all equipment manufactured by different firms, while Apple tends to diversity. Therefore, Nvidia partner is just Apple, because his company also sees the prospect of development in a variety of quality equipment, but does not seek to become absorbed solely on standardized platforms from Intel. The very same director is an active user of Nvidia products is Apple.

At the same time, Mr. Juan brought a sample of promising products Nvidia. Such was the Tablet PC with touch screen, built on the platform Tegra. The device developed by the company to offer a variety of operators. Selected for the demonstration model was designed for T-Mobile and has its logo. The fact is whether this project with Apple, Director Nvidia did not specify. Features planshetnika also not named.

Lenovo launches IdeaPad U450 notebooks and Y550P

The company Lenovo today announced a new IdeaPad U450 notebook and Y550P. Model IdeaPad Y550P positioned as a multimedia notebook with a powerful processor, which fit even the most discerning user. To date, this notebook is a record of performance among the models of Lenovo. It is equipped with a new processor Intel Core i7 processor supporting Intel Turbo Boost, automatically increases the processing power when needed. High-performance mobile computer is also equipped with powerful graphics NVIDIA, display diagonal 15.6-inch, surround sound system and Dolby Home Theater feature SlideNav.

IdeaPad U450 - thin and light notebook (weight less than 2 kilograms), develops the ideas implemented in the 13-inch ultra-mobile U350. IdeaPad U450 provides the convenience of work by full-size keyboard and high-quality display with LED backlight. It draws on technology Switchable Graphics: the user can choose between a powerful graphics card for gaming and entertainment, and integrated video system to save power.