Techmate 7000: 02/21/11

Monday, February 21, 2011

ML Style ML-80 FUSION, a new AMD Fusion Barebone from Korea


ML Style ML-80 FUSION, a new AMD Fusion Barebone from Korea

VIAKO, a Korean company has introduced today its first AMD Fusion powered Barebone the ML Style ML-80 FUSION. While there isn’t much information about this ML Style ML-80 FUSION, we learned however that this ML-80 Fusion comes with a Mini-ITX board, an AMD E-350 APU, SATA III, WiFi, USB 3.0 and HDMI 1.4a.
Finally, VIAKO announced that its new ML Style ML-80 FUSION will be available in Korea within this week but did not comment on this new AMD Fusion powered Barebone price.

Samsung Develops Mobile DRAM with Wide I/O Interface

Samsung Develops Mobile DRAM with Wide I/O Interface












Samsung announced today the development of 1 gigabit mobile DRAM with a wide I/O interface, using 50-nanometer class process technology. The new wide I/O mobile DRAM it will be used in mobile applications, such as smartphones and tablet PCs.
The new 1Gb wide I/O mobile DRAM can transmit data at 12.8 gigabyte per second, which increases the bandwidth of mobile DDR DRAM (1.6GB/s) eightfold, while reducing power consumptions by approximately 87 percent. The bandwidth is also four times that of LPDDR2 DRAM (which is approximately about 3.2GB/s).
To boost data transmission, Samsung’s wide I/O DRAM uses 512 pins for data input and output compared to the previous generation of mobile DRAMs, which used a maximum of 32 pins. If you include the other pins that are involved in sending commands and regulating power supply, a single Samsung wide I/O DRAM is designed to accommodate approximately about 1,200 pins.

DyDo to release Kamen Rider Soda in Japan

DyDo to release Kamen Rider Soda in Japan


To celebrate Kamen Rider’s 40th anniversary, DyDo will propose from February 28th a new Kamen Rider Soda (lemonade) named Kamen Cider in Japan and served in a limited number of Kamen Rider cans. Available in different Kamen Rider like design, this new Soda will be sold all over Japan at around 100yen through the company Vending Machines.

DMP-B200, Panasonic new portable Blu-Ray Player

DMP-B200, Panasonic new portable Blu-Ray Player

















Here you are Panasonic’s newest 8.9” portable Blu-Ray Player the DMP-B200. Set to be available in Japan in middle of March, the DMP-B200 comes with an 8.9” α-Si TFT panel with a 1024×600 resolution, HDMI out, a pair of 500mW speakers and will offer, depending of your usage between 3h30 to 4h of battery life.
The DMP-B200 support BD-R and BD-RE drive (single or dual layer) as well as video (MPEG-2, AVCHD, ISDB-T Mobile Video and H.264 Mobile Video) Stored on an SDXC Cards.

Panasonic introduces three new portable TV including a Blu-Ray model and Panasonic’s first hand gesture controlled UI model

Panasonic introduces three new portable TV including a Blu-Ray model and Panasonic’s first hand gesture controlled UI model

Panasonic has introduced this morning in Japan three new protectable TV with the Blu-Ray and Digital TV combo the DMP-BV300, the DMP-HV200 featuring the company’s first Hand Gesture model controlled UI and with the DMP-HV150 a simple yet elegant portable Digital TV.
All models comes with a 10.1” α-Si TFT panel with a 1024 x 600 resolution, support of MPEG-2, AVCHD, ISDB-T Mobile Video and H.264 Mobile Video stored on SD/SDHC or SDXC Cards or an SDXC Cards as well as featuring a Splashsproof body (IPX3) and Panasonic Online Viera Hub giving access many on demand services like TV programs information, News, Weather, YouTube Videos and even Panasonic’s Cooking service.
Like the DMP-B200, the DMP-BV300 is compatible with BD-R and BD-RE drive (single or dual layer) discs but also supports JPEG or MP3 Files stored on a SD card or on an USB Thumbdrive.
The DMP-HV200 in the other hands does not comes with a DVD or Blu-Ray player but features a unique hand gesture UI that allow anyone to control the portable TV basic functions (Volume and Channels) without touching either the TV itself or the TV remote.

TBL-01UBK, Sanwa Japan new multipurpose Wacom like tablet

TBL-01UBK, Sanwa Japan new multipurpose Wacom like tablet


Sanwa Japan has introduced a new cheap multipurpose Wacom Like tablet in Japan the TBL-01UBK. Compatible with Windows 7 and featuring many shortcuts made for Redmond’s OS, the TBL-01UBK comes also with both Microsoft Office (Starting from Office 2007) and Windows Journal support.
Featuring 1024 different type of brushes, the TBL-01UBK can also be used with most of Adobe creation tools as well as an additional mouse.
The TBL-01UBK is already available in Japan and sold at around 7,300 Yen

NEC to Release MEDIAS N-04C in Japan a new 7.7mm 4” Android Smartphone

NEC to Release MEDIAS N-04C in Japan a new 7.7mm 4” Android Smartphone


This Week DoCoMo will release its new Phone and Smartphone collection in Japan and it seems that some Japanese people working either closed to NEC or DoCoMo could not resist to share in advance what this event will have to offer!

Found on an Ameba Blog “Draft Life With Blog” here you are the first shots of NEC’s new MEDIAS N-04C press material. This new N-04C will come with a 4” Display, a 7.7mm body; one of the slimmest Android phones yet, will come with a 1Seg TV Tuner, Felica NFC service and Android 2.2. So see you in two days at DoCoMo Press event to get live photos and video of this new little Android phone!

JVC introduces a new 3D Video projector in Japan with the DLA-F110

JVC introduces a new 3D Video projector in Japan with the DLA-F110


Not sure who will be ready to spend up to 900,000 Yen (Around $11,000 USD or 8000€), but if you have that kind of money check JVC’s latest 3D D-ILA Projector the DLA-F110. This new models comes with the same chassis and specification as the previous ones the DLA-X7 or DLA-X3 but with contrast ratio of only 30,000:1 and but overall brighter than previous models with 1700 Lumens.

Unlike the DLA-X7 and DLA-X3, the DLA-F110 is designed to be primarily use in museums and or planetariums.

Dospara introduces a new Sandy Bridge Notebook In Japan, the Prime Note Chronos GT-F3

Dospara introduces a new Sandy Bridge Notebook In Japan, the Prime Note Chronos GT-F3

Dospara as introduced today the Prime Note Chronos GT-F3, a new 15.6” Sandy Bridge Notebook in Japan. Available with a Core i5-2520M (79,980 Yen) ore a Core i3-2310M (58,980 Yen), this new notebook comes with an Nvidia GeForce GT540M (Nvidia Optimus), a 15.6” LED Backlight screen with a 1366×768 resolution, 8 or 4GB of RAM, 500HB of HDD, a DVD Super Multi and both Bluetooth and WiFi bgn.

Mouse Computer introduces a pair of new Sandy Bridge Notebook In Japan

Mouse Computer introduces a pair of new Sandy Bridge Notebook In Japan


Siblings of Dospara new Sandy Bridge notebook the the Prime Note Chronos GT-F3 (they comes with the same casing design), Mouse Computer’s latest LuvBook T Series comes with Intel’s latest Sandy Bridge CPUs and NVIDIA Optimus technology.
The First model, the LB-T500B, comes with an Intel Core i3-2310M CPU, 2GB of RAM, 250GB of HDD, a Geforce GT540M with Optimus, a DVD Super Multi, Bluetooth, Wifi and a 15.6” LED Backlight screen with a 1366×768 Resolution and Windows Home Premium 64Bit.
The Second model, the LB-T500S, comes with an Intel Core i5-2410M CPU, 4GB of RAM, 320GB of HDD, a Geforce GT540M with Optimus, a DVD Super Multi, Bluetooth, Wifi and a 15.6” LED Backlight screen with a 1366×768 Resolution and Windows Home Premium 64Bit.
These new LuvBook T Series will be available in Japan within a few days at respectively around 59,850 and 69,930 Yen.