Techmate 7000: 02/14/11

Monday, February 14, 2011

Pac’n Twit, PacMac First Japan Only Twitter Client?

Pac’n Twit, PacMac First Japan Only Twitter Client?


Like Mixi, Twitter became in Japan an impressive force that people have to reckon with, and since all our good Japanese friends borne with the “Gaming” DNA it won’t be weird at all to see something like Pac’n Twit, the first official PacMac Twitter client for iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touhc).
What to expect then? Pac’n Twit is just your average Twitter client with a PacMan skin and that pretty much all, after all what would you expect? A Galaga 88 skin too? So just go into Pac’n Twit preference menu and choose whatever you are a PacMan fan or a Galaga’s one!

LG and YouTube to bring Full 3D experience to mobile Devices

[MWC 2011] LG and YouTube to bring Full 3D experience to mobile Devices


What really worth a 3D capable mobile device if you cannot enjoy 3D contents on the go? This is basically what LG and YouTube thought, and both companies decided today to join force in order to bring more 3D videos to the masse as well as offering 3D phones owners, and not only LG’s the possibility to both share and upload 3D videos they made.

Press Release :


Barcelona, Feb. 14, 2011 — LG Electronics (LG) and YouTube are taking a major step forward today by announcing a partnership to provide a unique 3D mobile experience to users. LG’s upcoming Android-powered premium smartphones will enable users not only to capture and view 3D videos without glasses, but also to upload and share them instantly with others via YouTube.

“The Optimus 3D is LG’s newest flagship smartphone. It is our answer to two major pain points of the current 3D experience – limited mobility and specialized glasses. Furthermore, our partnership with YouTube will ensure that our customers can easily generate and access ample 3D content,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company.

The new partnership is part of a broader push into 3D entertainment by LG and the world’s largest online video community. YouTube and LG collaborated to enable the delivery and sharing of 3D video onto mobile devices in a way that makes it simple and easy for consumers. 


“3D technology has traditionally been reserved for the major Hollywood movie studios,” said Francsico Varela, Head of YouTube Platform Partnerships“With the new LG Optimus 3D anyone anywhere in the world can shoot 3D videos, upload them to YouTube and share them with their friends. We’re excited to see the creative videos our community captures and shares with this new technology.”

Powered by a unique “Tri-Dual” Configuration — dual-core, simultaneous dual-channel and dual-memory, LG’s advanced Optimus 3D will be unveiled at the 2011 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and will be the first mobile device capable of providing the YouTube 3D experience. The Android-powered Optimus 3D will be available globally starting in Europe early in the second quarter of 2011. 

Buffalo-Kokuyo new 83 keys Bluetooth Keyboard is your tablet new best friend

Buffalo-Kokuyo new 83 keys Bluetooth Keyboard is your tablet new best friend


Buffalo-Kokuyo announced this morning in Japan the BSKBB01, a new compact (266x21x124mm for 283g) Bluetooth 2.0 Class2 universal keyboard made to work with pretty much any PC (Windows, Mac Linux) or Bluetooth Capable Tablets and smartphones including Apple’s one and even your PS3.
This new keyboard will be sold in Japan around March 2011 at around 4,400 Yen.

Tango Stealth, Samsung’s new ultra silent robot vacuum cleaner

Tango Stealth, Samsung’s new ultra silent robot vacuum cleaner


Samsung has introduced this morning in Korea their latest robot vacuum cleaner the Tango Stealth. On top of the usual things that such robot does including cleaning your floor and detect dust, the Tango Stealth only emit 50db while working as well as being, according to Samsung, largely faster than the previous model.
This new Tango Stealth will be available shortly in Korea and sold at around 750,000 Won.




SV-MV100, Panasonic’s new Android 2.1 Digital Media Player to hit Japan next month


SV-MV100, Panasonic’s new Digital Media Player to hit Japan next month

Panasonic has just announced a new Android 2.1 DAP (Digitial Media Player) the SV-MV100, schedule to hit Japan later this march.
The SV-MV100 comes with a 3.5” screen with an 845×480 resolution, 16GB of internal memory, support of SDCX Cards up to 64Gb, WiFi as well as featuring a 1Seg Digital TV tuner and an FM tuner. The SV-MV100 is compatible with most Audio and Video standards including MP3, AAC and WMA for audio files and H.264(Baseline), Mpeg-4 (Simple) and WMV files when it comes to video.
Thanks to its Wireless connectivity you will be able to access from your SV-MV100 to any compatible media stored on a NAS or any DLNA capable devices, to the internet via its Web Browser, YouTube Video, your email thanks to its basic email client, Podcast and even to your RSS feeds. Finally compatible with Viera TVs you will be able to record and store any TV shows you like on a SD/SDHC or SDXC card to later enjoy them on the go on your SV-MV100.

LG’s Roboking, another ultra silent robot vacuum cleaner hitting Korea


LG’s Roboking, another ultra silent robot vacuum cleaner hitting Korea

It seems that it’s raining Robot Vacuum cleaner in Korea today, after Samsung’s Tango Stealth behold LG’s Roboking. Now here we have not only an ultra silent vacuum cleaner with a noise level below 50dB while cleaning up your mess, but it is also able to “memorize” its path around objects as well as to resume any vacuuming from its last position or from where you last stopped it.
LG also included on this Roboking new sensors (51 in total) able to detect any table legs or even vases made of glasses if they are at least 1cm thick, and a new trajectory optimization makes the Roboking 30% faster than any previous models.

Factron introduces a new gorgeous all aluminum case for the iPad

Factron introduces a new gorgeous all aluminum case for the iPad

Factron, the legendary Japanese company that dedicated its time and skills to protect iPhones with gorgeous looking Aluminum cases introduced another exclusive case today with the High Defender for iPad.
Announced at 55,000 Yen, rather expensive, the High Defender for iPad, also known as HD for iPad comes with a unique design and is sold today in a limited quantity with a reinforced structure, also totally able to protect your iPad from any impacts. It has even been optimized to have no impact on your iPad 3G and/or WiFi connectivity.

CR-8600, PhotoFast’s new USB 3.0 Card Reader

CR-8600, PhotoFast’s new USB 3.0 Card Reader


Compatible with most memory card format including CompactFlash, SD, SDHC, miniSD, microSD (T-Flash), MMC, RS-MMC, MMC-micro, MMC-mobile, MS, MS Duo, HS MS, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, MS PRO-HG, MS PRO Micro, xD, SDXC UHS-I, Memory Stick XC, the CR-8600 is PhotoFast’s latest USB 3.0 Card Reader designed for RAW power and Speed.
Compatible PC and MAC the CR-8600 offers a Seqeuntial speed read of 84.01MB/s on SDXC UHS-I card or 96.75MB/s on UDMA7 Compact flash cards.

Mobiles companies moving forward with a new Super App Store

Mobiles companies moving forward with a new Super App Store


Look at that, it seems that international players in the wireless and mobile industry is expected to launch the world’s largest mobile application store, the WAC (Wholesale Application Community) this week in Spain, in order to offer one unique service to more than 20 global mobile operators and potentially reach over 3 billion customers.

The WAC 2.0 will be displayed this week at MWC on KT’s booth where there will be a demonstration of downloading and installing mobile tools and programs from Olleh Market, KT’s mobile app store, which will be part of the upcoming Super App Store.