Sony Ericsson W960 takes a Walkman series to a completely new level and offers a wide range of exciting new features. W960 was announced by Sony Ericsson some time back amidst much fanfare and it generated a lot of hype but its launch came only recently. A big display with touchscreen support, Symbian OS, WiFi,8GB space, you will find all these under one roof : Sony Ericsson W960!

Sony Ericsson W960 specifications :

• Dimensions : 109 x 55 x 16 mm
• Weight : 119 g
• Display : 2.6″ TFT with 240 x 320 resolution
• Storage capacity : 8GB
• 128MB RAM
• 3.15 Megapixel camera with autofocus
• GPRS and 3G enabled
• WiFi 802.11b
• Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
• Symbian OS 9.1, UIQ 3.0
• Approx. Price : $650

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Apple Time Capsule is a unique invention from the invention labs of Apple! If you are a regular follower of Steve Job’s keynotes you would already be familiar with it. For others to get things started, this is a hard drive as well as a wireless router clubbed together. This is a great product for users who love to save space and of course Apple followers would have already bought this one! I will be reviewing the 500GB version of the Time Capsule, although there is a 1TB version also.

Apple Time Capsule specifications :

• Dimensions : 7.8″ x 7.8″ x 1.4″
• Storage Capacity : 500GB
• Hard disk type : 3.5″ SATA-300
• Connectivity : Gigabit Ethernet / 802.11a/b/g/n
• Bandwidth: 2.4GHz and 5GHz
• NAT support,DHCP support,RADIUS support
• Interfaces : Ethernet-USB
• OS Compatibility : Mac OSX 10.4 or later, Windows XP SP2,Vista
• Approx. Price : $300

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HTC released its latest Pocket PC ie. HTC Touch Cruise some time ago and it surely is a big improvement over HTC Touch that I reviewed on this blog some time ago. The Cruise also has better looks to go along with all the power that HTC has bestowed upon it! This one also has the revolutionary Touch-FLO interface but an improved version. It certainly will give other Pocket PCs a run for their money.

HTC Touch Cruise specifications:

• Dimensions : 110 x 58 x 15.5 mm
• Weight : 130 g
• Display : 2.8″ 65k color, 240 x 320
• 128MB RAM, 256MB ROM
• GPRS, EDGE, 3G
• WiFi 802.11b/g
• Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
• 3.15 MP camera
• Built-in GPS receiver
• Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional
• Approx. Price: $700

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So far, our “Ask Us” section has been very successful with a number of user questions being answered. Today I’m going to answer two more questions.

Anand N asked us:

I am planning to purchase a PC for Vista. Please let me know the correct configuration.

Regards,
Anand N

Getting a computer that will run Vista depends on which version of Vista you want to run. I’m going to talk about Vista Ultimate, the most expensive version, and you can then scale down the requirements if you’re going to use a more basic version. The recommended requirements for Vista Ultimate are:
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There are two basic types of digital cameras. There’s the point and shoot camera for your average person and then there is the single-lens reflex ( or SLR) cameras for the people who demand more out of their cameras.

Digital SLR cameras produce far better pictures than your point and shoot camera, but cost a lot more as well. We’ve reviewed a couple SLR’s at Digit Geek like the Nikon D40 and the baby brother of todays review, the Canon Digital Rebel XT.

The Canon Digital Rebel XTi (also known as the EOS 400D) improves on its brother, the Rebel XT, by including a larger LCD screen, a higher resolution sensor and a number of smaller, less noticeable improvements. The XTi has an impressive specification list including a 10.1 MP sensor, an integrated cleaning system and a large 2.5″ LCD screen.

Here are a few of the technical specifications for the Rebel XTi:

• Street Price: $699.99
• Resolution: 10.1MP
• Continuous shooting: 27 shots @ 3 fps
• Selectable metering: Yes
• ISO range: 100-1600
• Custom functions: Yes, 9
• Interface: USB 2.0

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Recently we put up our Ask us page on Digit Geek where you get to ask us your queries regarding any hardware issue, be it any PC related problem or any buying query. I am here to answer two questions asked by Varghese and Kalind Pathak.

The first query by Varghese was :

I am planning to buy a cell phone and need your suggestion. It should have the following features:

1. MP3 player
2. good cam
3. slim
4. around 2 GB space

My budget is around $400-500. Thanks in advance.

With a budget of about $400-500 you have many options to choose from. I recently have been reviewing some of the best cellphones out there in the market and my suggestions will list some of them.

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We recently launched a section on this website where you, the viewers can ask us questions about hardware related issues. There’s been a lot of interest on what’s the best desktop out there based on a persons needs. In this post I’m going to go through the 5 main components that you need to worry about when choosing your dream machine and also the different things you’ll be looking for depending on your computer needs.

The 5 main components that you need to look at are:

1. Processor
2. RAM
3. Hard Drive
4. Graphics Card
5. Monitor

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Recently, here at Digit Geek, we started a section where you the viewers, could ask us your questions. The section is called “Ask Us” and we’ve gotten a few questions so far. Today I’m going to answer a question from Sumesh from Techzilo.

His question was:

“I’m thinking of buying a Macbook, the base model. I have 3 major doubts regarding the purchase:

1. I’ve heard that the build quality of MB is poor. Is it true? I won’t be throwing my laptop around. Rather, I’ll be taking good care. So, would it really matter that the build quality is low?
2. Installing Windows and Linux. I know that Windows is easy via Bootcamp. What about Ubuntu?
3. Long-lasting. I want it to last 2 years, more so because I am a minimalist user. I have read of Powerbooks lasting 5 years, so would Macbook last 2?”

First, before launching into my thoughts on these questions, I’d like to thank Sumesh for voicing his concerns about the MacBook.

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Nokia came out with their complete multimedia device aka. Nokia N95 exactly an year back an created a wake in the cellphone market.Nokia has taken a step further by improving the flaws in the device and bringing out a much improved version of the device name Nokia N95 8GB. Although Nokia N95 8GB is not perfect and has its share of defects but it surely is a hell of a device and certainly the best cellphone in the market right now according to me.

Nokia N95 8GB specifications:

• Dimensions :  99 x 53 x 21 mm
• Weight : 128 g
• Display : 2.8″ TFT 16M colors, 240 x 320
• Memory : 8GB internal
• 5 Megapixel camera with autofocus
• GPRS,HSCSD,EDGE,3G
• WiFi: 802.11 b/g,UPnP
• Built-in GPS receiver
• Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• OS: Symbian 9.2 rel 3.1
• Approx Price: $700

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Laptop makers have been trying to make laptops smaller and smaller for many years. They’ve created processors that are half the size of their predeccessors, cut the lenth of RAM in half and even shrunk graphic cards and hard drives to fit into tiny spaces.

While most laptops are rather small the average still weighs around 6-7lbs, there are only a few that can be said to be truly small. One of them is Apples newest MacBook. The MacBook Air is extremely small. Coming in at 0.76″ at its thinnest point, this laptop is one of the thinnest in the world. The Air features a relatively big hard drive (for its size), with the ability to upgrade to a Solid State Drive if you want.

Here are a few of the technical specifications for the MacBook Air:

• Street price: $1799
• 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
• 13-inch widescreen
• 2GB Ram, 80GB hard drive
• Intel Integrated Graphics

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