Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Garmin Nuvi 3790T, The thinnest GPS


It is an exceptional portable navigation device with just the right blend of form and function. Garmin designed the Nuvi 3790T to be the thinnest, lightest portable navigation device ever and to go toe-to-toe with the iPhone in a fashion show. 
Garmin started by making things thin. At 4.8 inches wide and 2.9 inches tall, it doesn't look much smaller than your average PND while in its packaging, but unbox it and lay it side by by side with any automotive portable navigator and the svelte nature of the 3790T's chassis becomes evident. At 0.35 inch thick, this Nuvi is about half the thickness of any other Garmin, thinner even than the iPhone 4.

Nikon D7000


There's a variety of new Nikon tech in the D7000 over older models, including a new Nikon-designed 16.2-megapixel sensor coupled with its Expeed 2 processor; with this pairing, Nikon ups its analog-to-digital conversion to 14-bit processing. There's also a new metering sensor and more sophisticated autofocus system. It's also Nikon's first dSLR to rise to 1080p HD video--albeit only 24fps--with the "added bonus" of full-time autofocus during video capture.
Photo quality is first rate, and, despite the resolution increase, stands up very well against the D300s as well as most competitors. Though I'd probably say the D7000's JPEG photos are clean up through only ISO 800, they remain very good through ISO 1,600. By ISO 3,200, shadow detail gets pretty noisy. You can eke out about a stop more of usability out the D7000's medium-high ISO sensitivities by using raw instead of JPEGs, or at least by tweaking the default camera settings. Granted, the images aren't noise-free, but the monochrome-grain appearance is more attractive than the in-camera err-on-the-side-of-color-noise approach, and there seems to be enough dynamic range that there's still shadow detail and little loss of sharpness.

Monday, November 28, 2011

Nokia 303, Qwerty and Touchscreen

With a commitment menguhubungkan people with the internet, Nokia today unveiled its newest product Nokia Asha 303. Mobile phones is promoting a different experience, as they attempt to connect some 1.2 billion people who have not been able to connect to the internet.

This mobile phone has one-button access to the main screen for messaging, email, and social networks, including Facebook chat and WhatsApp. Nokia 'Asha' has also been equipped with the application without having to download Angry Birds. With a 2.6 inch screen, a user experience that will be felt, is claimed to be better.

"Nokia Asha 303 ??is the latest innovation with different devices and services, versatile for the user, Head of Marketing at Nokia Indonesia in Jakarta, 24 November 2011. This phone uses a 1GHz processor, supporting 3.5G HSPA and WiFi, making the speed of access when the user is connected to the Internet become more comfortable. This smartphone also comes with a 3.2 MP camera and 32GB storage.

Microsoft: Siri Not High Tech

Craig Mundie, Chief Research and Strategy Officer of Microsoft said the new iPhone features superior voice recognition feature that is called Siri is not a new technology. Tellme, Siri such software already exists on Windows Phone for more than last year.

In an interview, Mundie said, the ability of Siri is not the specific skills possessed Apple's smartphone. Mundie said the company founded by Steve Jobs was touting Siri great ability to cover up that the iPhone 4S did not have many new features in it.

"Tellme feature already exists in Windows 7-based phones for more than last year," Mundie said, as quoted by Apple Insider, 28 November 2011. "My point is, people seem crazy when Apple announced Siri," he said.