Over the years the iPod has been gaining popularity in the Mp3 player market. With the popularity comes a number of accessories for it. Lately there have been a number of new iPod docks from companies like Bose, Sony, and Altec Lansing. Altec Lansing is known for their excellent desktop speakers and their iPod docks are no different.

The iM600 is no different in terms of quality from their other products. The iM600 has a number of really great features such as a radio, an alarm clock, and a second input jack for plugging in a number of different devices.

Here are a few of the technical specifications for the WD My Book:

• Street Price: $149.95
• Alarm Clock
• AM/FM Radio
• Remote Control

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Finding a reliable hard drive for taking backups is not an easy job.Most of the drives are plagued by reliability issues and some have low performance. Seagate FreeAgent series has drives to suit everyone’s need.Seagate FreeAgent Pro is a 3.5″ external drives.I am reviewing the 500GB model of it.

Seagate FreeAgent Pro 500GB specifications:

• Dimensions : 1.4″ x  6.3″ x 7.5″
• Form factor : 3.5″
• Interface: FireWire/Hi-Speed USB/eSATA
• Spindle Speed: 7200 rpm
• AC powered

Seagate FreeAgent Pro features almost all the modern connection interfaces that you likely to encounter.The provision of eSATA interface makes the drive future proof and makes sure maximum juice is extracted out of the 7200 rpm drives that is hidden behind the enclosure.

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Cellphones are yet to match standalone digital camera’s performance and hence a digital camera has become an indispensable item in our life.Sony recently launched W-series of digital camera which hold have much in store.Sony W80 is one of them that has impressive specs but specs don’t guarantee performance!

Sony W80 specifications:

• Sensor resolution: 7.2 Megapixels
• Optical Sensor Type: Super HAD CCD
• Optical Viewfinder
• Upto 3200 ISO
• Optical Zoom: 3x
• 2.5″ TFT Display
• Optical Image Stabilisation
• Face detection
• Li-ion battery

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PocketPC devices based  on Windows Mobile have stormed the market recently and they are available is all shapes and sizes. HTC has been producing amazing devices based on this platform which are very affordable too.HTC Touch aims to redefine them with a new navigation system and other cool features.

HTC Touch specifications:

• Dimensions: 99.9 x 58 x 13.9 mm
• Weight : 112 gms
• 2.8″ TFT  touchscreen with 240 x 320 resolution
• Handwriting recognition
• GPRS,EDGE,WiFi,Bluetooth
• 2 MP Camera

The small dimensions of the HTC Touch earn it the tag of world’s smallest PocketPC. With the device weighing just 112 gms you won’t be able to realize its presence in your pocket. The rounded edges give it a “cute” look and holding the device is also a bit easier.It is powered by a 201 MHz processor coupled with 64MB of RAM and 128MB of ROM.

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Dell has finally released an all in one PC the XPS One to compete with Apples iMac. The success of the iMac has forced PC manufacturers to develop all in one PCs, with names like Sony, HP, and Gateway recently releasing they own models. In my opinion the XPS One is differently a higher end system then the iMac mainly because of its blueray drive. They have done a great job with the design it looks slick with it 20″ flat screen monitor, side attached speakers, and wireless keyboard and mouse. The nice thing about the keyboard is that it has a touchpad, similar to a laptops to allow you to sit back and control your PC from the couch. Of course it has all the features of a high end PC, 802.11, bluetooth, webcam, and all the standard ports plus what I really like is the TV tuner input which is unique for an all in one. Continue reading ‘Dell XPS One’

For years now people have relied on external hard drives to store personal information, videos and other things. The size of external hard drives have been increasing recently and today we’re going to look at the largest external drive around.

Western Digital’s My Book is a sleek 1 TeraByte (1000 GB’s) external hard drive. Its curves seem a bit softer and there is a blue activity light. The old model had two circles: one for activity, and one circle that filled up as the drive was loaded with files. This new version has just a single LED strip that bounces back and forth during activity and then lights up as you fill the drive up.

Here are a few of the technical specifications for the WD My Book:

• Street Price: $349.99
• eSATA, Firewire 400, USB 2.0
• Automatic Backup software included
• Small size

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Electronics get better and better with each coming year. The components get smaller, the screen sizes get larger and the prices fall. In the last few years the trend has been to get a skinnier TV with high definition capabilities. A few years ago I saw one of the first Plasma TV’s going for over $15,000 and thought it was so cool. Now you can easily find a large LCD or Plasma TV for under $1000.

The Olevia 537H is a 37″ high-def LCD TV that is under $1000. The 537H offers great video and audio, it is powered by MTK’s state-of-the-art MDDI video processor technology, and features a ATSC/NTSC tuner, super-wide 178-degree viewing angle, 1600:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, and fast response time. On top of that is is very affordable compared to some of it’s competitors.

Here are a few of the technical specifications for the Olevia 537H:

• Street price: $800 approximately
• 37″ viewable screen
• 1366 x 768 Resolution (16:9 Aspect Ratio)
• 1600:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
• 178-degree Ultra Wide Viewing Angle
• 8ms Response Time

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DVD burners are always a tough choice to make as finding a perfect DVD burner is next to impossible as almost all DVD burners have some problem or the other ranging from incompatibility of media to dismal performance.Sony DVD burners are known for good quality drives and have good reputation among users.

Sony DRU 830A Specifications:

• Device Type: DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM drive
• Type : DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM – 5.25″ x 1/2H
• Read Speed : 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
• Write Speed : 48x (CD)/ 18x (DVD)
• Buffer Size : 2 MB

The phones supports all the major formats.The system requirements are modest and the burner is supported with all major operating systems.The face plates can also be changed to suit your cabinet color.Nero 7 comes bundled with the package. 18x is the maximum DVD-R burning speed supported by the writer.

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Smartphones are the obvious choice when buying a cellphone but not many of us prefer PDAs in that category.But that might change with Sony Ericsson P1i which combines functionality and also fulfills downsides that older PDAs have.  Sony Ericsson is expert at manufacturing excellent PDAs which put their Nokia counterparts to shame.

Sony Ericsson P1i Specifications:

• Dimensions: 106 x 55 x 17 mm
• Weight : 124 gms
• 2.6″ Display 240 x 320 resolution
• QWERTY keyboard
• 3.2 MP Camera with Autofocus
• GPRS, HSCSD,3G
• Wi-Fi 802.11b
• Bluetooth v2.0 ,Infrared
• Symbian OS v9.1, UIQ 3.0

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Creative Zen  players have always giving a strong competition to the iPod family. Creative Zen Vision:M promises to do the same and more. The Creative Zen Vision series is aimed at users who want to carry their entire music collection with them. They combine style and performance to fulfill every need of a music listener.

Creative Zen Vision:M Specifications:

• Dimensions: 2.4 x 0.7 x4.1 ” (W x D x H)
• Weight : 5.7 oz
• Storage : 30 GB
• Voice Recording, Radio
• Audio formats supported : MP3, WAV, WMA, ADPCM, Protected WMA (DRM)
• Video formats supported : DivX 4, DivX 5, XviD5, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV9, MPEG
• Image formats supported :  JPEG,BMP,GIF,TIFF
• 2.5″ Display with 320 x 240 resolution

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