Techmate 7000: 06/07/11

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Gazoo Racing unleashes race-prepped Lexus CT hybrid at Nürburgring

Gazoo Racing unleashes race-prepped Lexus CT hybrid at Nürburgring

Sure Lexus’s CT200h is a hell of a hot hatchback, and its Hybrid powertrain is quite sexy, but frankly speaking I have drove “faster” cars in my life, but then again who’s said that Nothing can be improved? And this is exactly what the Guys at Gazoo Racing did with the Lexus Gazoo Racing CT a “Super Charged” Lexus CT200h that now comes with a more “powerful” engine of 2.4l instead of the 1.8l and that has been of course heavily modified to break records at Nürburgring!
Oh and here you are below one of Gazoo Racing finest piece… The Gazoo Racing LFA… Man this car is just pure madness!



Moto bringing Dual-Core, -Mode, -SIM Android Powerhouse to the Mainland

Moto bringing Dual-Core, -Mode, -SIM Android Powerhouse to the Mainland


Today we have some interesting news coming out of Beijing from Motorola, as they recently announced the release of the MOTO XT882 for mainland China, which bears a striking resemblance to the Motorola Atrix 4G.
Moto China said that this is the world’s first dual-core, dual-mode and dual-SIMsmartphone in China. Each core in the NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor is running at 1GHz, while it also supports both CDMA/GSM , meaning it will work on networks such as China Telecom and China Mobile, plus as with most phones in China, it can hold two SIM cards.
Launching with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and MOTOBLUR UI, other features include 8GB of internal storage, an 8MP camera with dual-LED flash, a front-facing camera, 4-inch qHD display, HDMI port, 1880 mAh battery and some unique Chinese features, such as smart dialer, a business card scanner and contact manager.
If you were hoping to bring one of these back for use in the US during your next trip to China, it will set you back about 5,380 RMB or about $830, making it one of the most expensive smartphones.
The MOTO XT882 will be available from authorized Motorola resellers and China Telecom’s stores across China sometime this month.



Sony upgrade its Vaio L and J All In One in Japan

Sony upgrade its Vaio L and J All In One in Japan


Sony has announced this morning that it will release by the end of the week a new and upgraded Vaio L, the VPCL229FJ/B. This New AIO or All-In-One Device comes with a 24-inch Full HD 3D display, an Intel Core i7-2630QM, 8GB of RAM, 2TB of HDD, a GeForce GT 540M with 1GB of VRAM, Blu-Ray and the now usual Digital TV Tuner, USB 3.0, Bluetooth 3.0+HS, HDMI, Wi-Fi and 1.3-megapixel web cam.
Alongside the Vaio L, Sony introduced a new Vaio J, another 21.5-inch AIO desktop PC that does not come with a 3D Screen or Core i72630QM, but comes with the choice between a Core i7-2620M, Core i5-2410M or Celeron B810, as well as the usual Digital TV Tuner, USB 3.0, Blu-Ray drive…

Samsung Smart TV Meets Van Gogh in Starry Night of Seoul

Samsung Smart TV Meets Van Gogh in Starry Night of Seoul

Samsung Smart TV becomes a docent for the exhibition of 2011 Musée d’Orsay ㅡ Rêve et Réalité, opening from June 4 through September at Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Art Center. With the subtitle of “Les Chefs-d’oeuvre du musée d’Orsay á Séoul”, this exhibition presents a rare opportunity to meet painters like Vincent Van Gogh, Jean F. Millet, and Claude Monet through their masterpieces. In particular, Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh is exhibited for the first time in Korea.
At the entrance of the exhibition, with the help of a ‘digital smart’ docent, viewers can gain knowledge and information about the exhibited pictures through video clips presented by Samsung Smart TV, and actually view those pictures through a four 46-inch LED integrated video wall. This Musée d’Orsay Exhibition is already attracting serene attention among picture lovers, for its ‘harmonic experience’ of art and technology.

BENQ brings new 24″ 3D LED display to stores

A new product for their display section! BenQ today announced the new EW2430V, an advanced VA LED backlit panel. Beautiful, fun features, movies and more comfortable are some of the keywords BenQ used in their official press release.
Equipped with the new 16:9 aspect ratio 24″ Theatrical  LCD display type, it gives you full-color drawing closer to natural color, a wide 178-degree vertical and horizontal viewing angle , 3000:1 (DCR 20 million: 1) high contrast ratio. Styled by expression, design from Ino Hukashi’s “dark shades”.
In addition, the EW2430V has a double HDMI jack and component video for better connection with various multimedia devices. New features in order to enjoy movies more comfortably include: a Super Resolution, 3D noise reduction, 3D De-interlace for smooth video and much more. Try one today to convince yourself of the clearly visible difference in display technology!
Type: EW2430V
Release: 17/06/2011
Est. price: 30.000 YEN
Max. res: 1920 x 1080p FULL HD
Contrast: 3000:1
Audio: 2 x 2W
Ports: HDMI/D-SUB/DVI/Audio/RCA/USB
3 Year warranty