Sony introduces new All-In-On Vaio L Desktop in Europe

Here you are another Vaio introduced by Sony Europe, the Vail L. This new All-In-One Desktop comes in its high-end version the VAIO VPCL21S1E/B, with a 24” Full HD Vaio Display Plus multi-touch monitor plus “Edge Access”. This new Vaio L is powered by Intel latest Core i7, the i7-2630QM with 8GB of RAM a 1TB HDD, an Nvidia GeForce GT 540M and a Blu-Ray Drive.
Other features include WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 3.0, an HD Web Camera and a Wireless Keyboard.
Don’t know about you, but it seems that Sony’s new Vaio L design start to get better and better.

Sony Bring new colorful Vaio C Series in North America and Europe

Sony’s new Vaio C Series is the company latest 14” (LED Backlight 1366×768) multipurpose notebook available in five new flashy colors including for example Pink, Orange and Lime Green. The Nigh-end version of this new Vaio C Series, the VAIO VPCCA1S1E, comes with an Intel Core i5-2410M, 4GB of RAM, a 320GB HDD, an AMD Radeon HD 6470M, a DVD Super Multi, USB 3.0, Bluetooth, WiFi and HDMI 1.4a with 3D Support allowing you to play 3D Video and Video Games from your Laptop on your 3D Compatible TV.

Toshiba new dynbook Qosmio D711 now comes with Sandy Bridge CPU, SpursEngine and BDXL Drive

Introduced in October 2010 Toshiba’s dynabook Qosmio D710 has now been announced with an upgraded CPU and BDXL Drive. Now named the dynabook Qosmio D711, this All-In-One desktop comes with a Core i5-2410M, 4GB of RAM, a 1TB HDD two digital TV Tuner, USB 3.0, an SDXC Slot and a Combo SuprsEngine with a BDXL+ Drive.
This new dynabook Qosmio D711, the D711/T9B will be shortly available in Japan at around 200,000 Yen.

Toshiba updates its dynabook R Series with Sandy Bridge, USB 3.0 and claims 18h of battery life

Also introduced in November 2010, Toshiba’s dynabook R710 as been upgraded this morning with Intel latest Core i5 Sandy Bridge CPU. Name the dynabook R731, this new laptop comes with a core i5-2520M, 4GB of RAM with the possibility to boost it up to 8GB, 128GB of SSD and the usual 13.3 LED Backlight monitor with a 1366×768 resolution.
This new dynabook R731 comes with a pair of USB 3.0 port an SDXC slot and is capable to reach up to 18h of battery life once fitted with two batteries (62AA and 92AA).
This new dynabook is expected to reach stores early march at around 170,000 Yen.

Sanwa introduces another KEYDEX iPad and Keybaord Stand with Stereo Speakers

It seems that you rather enjoyed Sanwa’s latest iPad Stand the 400-SP013, so we could not resist sharing with you this new stand, the 400-SP014, a variation of the 400-SP013 that can now also accommodate an apple Bluetooth Keyboard.
Also made by KEYDEX, this new stand is now available on Sanwa’s direct online store and sold at 3,480.
Personally I still think that both stands are hideous but it seems that I may be the only one to think so!

Sony Japan discontinued the NEX-3 in Japan

Without much details of any official statement, all NEX-3 models in Japan including the NEX-3A, NEX-3K and NEX-3D are now no longer available and marked as “Discontinued” on Sony’s official website.
Introduced in June 2010 alongside the NEX-5, the NEX-3 was a very capable 14.2 Mipx APS-C camera.
If you are still interested in this camera, make sure to Visit SonyStyle Japanese Online store to grab one of the few models still available.

SegaToys introduces 3D Spray Art Toy in Japan

Look at that! 3D goes even “retro” thanks to SegaToys by bringing 3 dimensional effects to the good old Spray Art. With a new spray pen, a set of 3D ready stencil and 3D glasses, you will be able to create your own little 3D drawings and messages to send to your friends.

Buffalo Japan announces a new 2TB USB external Drive for HDTVs

Here you are another “Dumb” external 1 or 2TB USB 2.0 HDD that has been design to be plugged elegantly next to your HDTV and let your record your favorite show if of course your TV comes with a USB Recording more.
Finally these drives comes with passive cooling system and will be available in Japan in the middle of March.

Canon introduces four new printers in Japan

Canon has introduces four new printers in Japan with two SOHO oriented ones including the MX833 and MX420, as well as the entry level MP493 and an A3 model the iX6530.
The first two models, the MX833 and MX420 comes with WiFi, Bluetooth fax and scanner with however for the High-end version the MX833 a double side scanner mode and a maximum resolution of 9600×2400 dpi while the MX420 only comes with a maximum resolution of 4800×1200 dpi.
Finally the iX6530 is an A3 printer and scanner with a resolution of 9600×2400 dpi, while the low-end MP493 is a simple A4 printer with a scanner offering a maximum resolution of 4800×1200 dpi.

Quick Hands-on: Sharp Lynx SH-03C, the first 3D Phone

Unlike what LG wants to believe, the first real 3D phone does not come from Korea, but from Japan and is made by Sharp. Available since a few months now, we had the chance to play a little with one of them — the Docomo SH-03C.

Specs

Size: 123 x 62 x 13.4 mm
Weight: 140 grams
Continuous Stand-by Time: 410 hours (3G)
Continuous Talk Time: 270 minutes (3G)
Main Display: 3.8” (480 x 800) NEW MOBILE ASV LCD 65,536 colors
Camera: Recorded resolution: 9.5 megapixels with AF
OS: Android 2.1, upgradeable to 2.2
Connectivity: WiFi & Bluetooth

Samsung introduces five new Lenses for its NX DLSR

Samsung announced this morning five new NX lenses all featuring the company i-Funtion system allowing users to adjust the camera settings directly from the lens.

The new lenses includes a stabilized 18-200mm with Samsung VCM Technology or Voice Coil Motor offering silent AF designed to offer “Noiseless” videos.

A 16mm F2.4 Ultra Wide pancake lens, a 60mm Macro lens with SSA or Super Sonic Actuator delivering fast and quiet AF, a 85mm F1.4 CSC lens designed to for professional photographers and a 16-80mm also featuring Samsung VCM Technology.

Official Press Release :


Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today announced five innovative new lenses for its NX camera system. The new lenses bring more premium innovation to the range, featuring class-leading technology such as a premium portrait lens and lenses for movie capturing, opening new creative avenues for NX users to explore.

All of the lenses are compatible with Samsung’s unique i-Function system, which helps users create powerful effects easily through quick and convenient controls. The new launches, along with the five lenses released in 2010, mean that there are now 10 high-performance lenses available for the NX system, making this one of the most comprehensive ranges available in the Compact System Camera (CSC) market. Samsung’s new lenses have been created to allow users to maximize the potential of their NX system cameras, achieve professional-looking results and enjoy taking photos whatever their level of photography experience.

The new lens range includes Samsung’s 18-200mm multi-purpose Long Zoom Lens. This model features modes which are optimized for creating high-quality movie content with a single lens. The new long zoom lens also has a fast, silent Auto-Focus due to Samsung’s use of Voice Coil Motor (VCM) technology, so users can capture important events without recording the sound of the camera’s AF. The lens also features Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) to cancel out any hand movement and deliver crisp, clear images, even when a subject is far away.

Samsung has also launched a light, compact 16mm F2.4 Ultra Wide Pancake Lens. The bright aperture of this lens helps to capture wider images even in low light, and deliver a shallow depth of field. The new lens’ compact size and sleek design make it the perfect companion to the stylish NX camera range, and its ultra wide angle is ideal for taking landscape shots and deep perspective pictures.

For the ultimate in super fast and silent Auto Focus, Samsung’s new 60mm Macro Lens features a Super Sonic Actuator (SSA) to deliver a fast, quiet Auto-Focus and also has an Optical Image Stabilization so users never have to miss the timing of that perfect close up shot. For more advanced photographers, the lens offers the ability to manually fine-tune focusing using the Full-Time Manual Focus.

The Premium Portrait Lens also launched today is the ultra bright 85mm F1.4 CSC lens, designed for professional photographers. This lens also includes the SSA to provide a fast and silent Auto-Focus. Like Samsung’s 60mm Macro Lens, the 85mm Premium Portrait Lens also includes the Full Time Manual Focus, giving advanced photographer’s greater control over their preferred settings. The bright F1.4 lens offers the ideal solution for capturing perfect and professional looking portrait pictures of friends or loved ones.

Samsung’s 16-80mm Advanced Standard Zoom Lens is optimized for taking great movies and still shots. Like the 18-200mm long zoom lens, it has a fast, silent Auto-Focus and Optical Image Stabilization. To make capturing great footage easy in any situation, the lens includes VCM modes ranging from landscape to portrait.

“At Samsung we are committed to ensuring that we remain at the cutting edge of imaging technology, and these five new lenses are testament to that ambition and the growing strength of compact system camera photography,” said Mr. Hyunho Chung, executive vice president and head of the Digital Imaging Business, Samsung Electronics. “These are products that a professional photographer would be proud to use, but we make them so easy to use that a novice could get amazing results every time, and that is a credit to our strong R&D team. We are continuing to innovate in this exciting market and we have more significant developments planned for the future, which will add to our growing strength in the compact system camera market.” 

Elecom new 5Mpix USB Web Camera will bring Full HD Vision conference to both PC and MAC

Elecom has introduced a new 5Mpix CMOS Web Camera in the Japan the UCAM-DLW500TABK. Announced at 12,600 Yen, this new camera offers 1080p video and corresponds to the UVC Standard or USB Video Class making it “driver-Free” and can be plug-in in pretty much all-recent OS. The UCAM-DLW500TABK also comes with an Auto Focus and integrated Mic.

LG finally ship its Xnote P420 and P210 in Korea

Introduced earlier this year at CES, LG’s new slim Notebooks P420 and P210 has finally been put on sale in Korea this morning.
The P420 will come with the company new slim Bezel offering a 14” screen size where you could normally only fit a 13” screen. The P210 comes with an LED LCD Backlight, a 2.6GHZ Core i5-2540M, 6GB of RAM, 640GB of HDD and an NVidia GeForce GT520M with 1Gb of VRAM.
The P210 is 11.6 inches wide, 20.9 mm thick, and weighs 1.3 kg, with up to 4 GB of memory and an Intel Core i3 or i5 ULV processor.

MF-ASU3 Series, Elecom new USB 3.0 Thumbdrive

Elecom announced today in Japan a new USB 3.0 Flash Drive the MF-ASU3Series . Available in 8, 16 and 32GB, this new USB 3.0 memory stick comes with the usual PASS (Password Authentication Security System) and 256bit AES encryption. With just 113g and a size of 69.5x21x10mm the MF-ASU3 Series is schedule to be available in Japan by the end of next month (End of March).

Lenovo to launch its AMD Fusion All-In-One Desktop C205 Next month in Japan

I have been waiting for this little Desktop to come in Japan since it was first introduced at CES this year, and “Voila” Lenovo made it official by announcing the C205 Japanese launch around the middle of March.
Powered by AMD latest APU the AMD E-350 (1.6GHz) the C205 will be introduced in Japan at around 50,000 Yen and available in black or white. The C205 will come in Japan with 2GB of RAM a 320GB HDD, 5 USB 2.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi BGN, a 3Mpix Web Camera and a 18.5” screen with a 1366×768 Resolution.
Always been intrigued by AMD new Fusion technology and I am really looking forward to get this little baby in hands to see how powerful this new AMD Fusion is. And what about you? Interested in AMD new Fusion APU?

Lenovo introduces new ThinkPad T, L and W laptops in North America

ThinkPad fans rejoice, here you are Lenovo’s new T, L and W all featuring Intel’s new Core CPUs, NVIDIA Optimus or ATI Discrete cards!

ThinkPad T Series.

The T Series comes in three different flavors with two 14” models the T420s and T420 as well as a 15.6” one the T520. These models are available in Core i5 and i7, as well as NVIDIA Optimus graphics (GeForce 4200M). These models comes with improved booting time and Lenovo claims for example that its T420s is capable to boot 30% faster than the previous model while the T420 will offer you up to 30h of battery life with its nine cell extended battery.

ThinkPad L Series

The L Series is comes with a 14” L420 and a 15.6” L520, here as well these notebooks comes available with Intel latest i5 or i7 CPU, but features this time an ATI Radeon HD 565 Discrete card and optional 80GB mSATA SSD.

ThinkPad W520 Series

The W520 is like all previous models available with Intel latest i5 or i7 CPU including Intel’s Quad Core i7 one, as well as sporting an NVIDIA Quadro 100M or 2000M Video cards. The 15.6” notebook comes with USB 3.0 and optional 160GB SSD.

MASTERPIECE i1520PA3 Mouse Computer New Core i7-990X with NVIDIA GeForce GTX580 in SLI

Mouse Computer has introduced yesterday a new gaming orienting desktop, the MASTERPIECE i1520PA3.
Powered by an Intel Core i7-990X CPU the MASTERPIECE i1520PA3 is sold with 24GB of RAM, a 160GB Intel X25-M SSD as well as an additional 2TB HDD.
The MASTERPIECE i1520PA3 also comes with two GeForce GTX580 in SLI and a Blu-Ray drive.
The MASTERPIECE i1520PA3 will be available in Japan within this week at around 439,950 Yen.

Mouse Computer introduced yet another Core i7-990X working station in Japan with the MDV-AGG9240X2

Here you are another Core i7-990X from Mouse computer, the MDV-AGG9240X2. This new working station is designed as a multipurpose desktop and comes with 12GB of RAM, 2TB of HDD, a DVD Super Multi-Drive, and a GeForce GTX580 with 1.5GB of VRAM. The MDV-AGG9240X2 is now available in Japan at around 229,950 Yen.

Sharp Develops Intelligent Power Conditioner That Enables Electric Vehicle Batteries to Be Used as Storage Batteries for Home Power

Sharp has developed the Intelligent Power Conditioner that enables batteries in electric vehicles to be used as storage batteries for the home.
With electric vehicles (EVs) expected to see widespread use in the coming years, this technology can make use of EV traction batteries as part of a residential power storage system. In proof-of-concept trials, Sharp succeeded in using a battery pack in a commercially available EV to supply 8 kW of power, which is enough to power electrical appliances in an average household. In addition, the charge controller in the Intelligent Power Conditioner was able to deliver 4 kWh of energy to recharge the electric vehicle battery pack in approximately 30 minutes.

Sony Europe introduced redesigned Vaio S

Sony’s Vaio S is by far the most beloved notebook from the company and Today, Sony Europe has introduced a completely redesigned Vaio S with sharper and more elegant lines.
Intorduced as VAIO VPCSB1A9E/B in Europe this new Vaio S comes with an Intel Core i7-2620M, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of SSD, an 13.3” Vaio Display plus monitor with a 1366×768 resolution, an AMD Radeon HD 6630M + Intel HD Graphics, Blu-Ray, WIFi, 3G, Bluetooth and even USB 3.0!

Offical Press Release :


The slim, light VAIO S Series features a stylish new ‘full flat’ design that’s crafted in magnesium with a wide aluminium palmrest for strength, lightness, usability and looks. There’s also a cleverly concealed hinge mechanism that doesn’t distract your view of what’s on screen. Overall thickness shrinks to less than 24mm, while weight is a travel-friendly 1.75kg (approx.)

VAIO S Series introduces a smart new battery concept that lets you keep working day and night without a pause. The internal lithium polymer battery provides power for up to 7 hours on-the-go computing (in Stamina mode). It’s partnered by a second thin, flat optional lithium polymer extended battery that can be charged separately from the PC and added without removing the internal battery. The second battery attaches without having to switch off the PC, boosting stamina to up to 14 hours if you’re far from mains power.

Dynamic Hybrid Graphic System switches seamlessly between the integrated GPU and high-performance AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 Series card (with either 512MB or 1GB VRAM), according to the task at hand. Whether you’re watching processor-intensive HD videos or just simple note-taking, you’ll always enjoy the optimum balance between performance and battery stamina.

The 13.3” (33.7cm) VAIO Display Plus brings all your documents to life with excellent brightness, colour contrast, clarity and detail. The LCD’s advanced low-reflection coating allows easy viewing in any lighting conditions, offering the optimum balance of suppressing reflections while maintaining clear images. With a resolution of 1366×768, the real wide aspect ratio display is perfectly proportioned for browsing dual web pages side by side.

The backlit isolation keyboard allows comfortable typing by day or night. There’s also an ambient light sensor that automatically dims brightness of the high-quality VAIO Display to conserve power when the lights are low.

VAIO S Series is designed with day-to-day productivity firmly in mind. Fast Boot gets you up and running with 50% quicker than conventional notebook when loading of Genuine Windows® 7. It’s a valuable time-saver if you’re on a deadline or rushing for the airport. There’s also a conveniently-placed WEB button that powers up your PC for Internet access in seconds. It’s ideal for checking any last-minute e-mails while sitting in a cafe or departure lounge.

Available on selected models, embedded VAIO “everywair” 3G WWAN lets you connect on the move via your mobile broadband operator at up to 7.2Mbps.

New VAIO S Series is available in a choice of black, white and silver finishes. There’s an additional choice of exclusive pink and blue colour options available online from Sony.

Co-ordinated accessories include the BPSC24 external battery that’s supplied with its own charging adapter. There’s also a new flat-design port replicator that docks with VAIO S, allowing you to work while the attached BPSC24 battery charges.

The new VAIO S Series slim, ultra-mobile notebook PCs are available from March/ April 2011 depending on country.