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Navigon announces new 8100T with Panorama View 3D
Navigon keeps pumping out better and move advanced GPSs every time they announce a new one. This one, the 8100T, is no exception as one of its main features is Navigon’s patented Panorama View 3D technology – more on that in a moment.
First, let’s begin with some other specs of the 8100T. It comes with a nice sized 4.8-inch touch screen, free real-time traffic updates, voice destination entry, Reality View Pro, and Bluetooth connectivity. It also comes with new and more advanced software, which allows the driver to choose their destination in a few easy steps.
Other main features include Lane Assistant Pro, Fast Destination Entry, Advanced Text-to-Speech, Exit Guide (tells the driver when exits are coming up with POIs they specify such as restaurants, DirectHelp, Speed Assistant, Multi-Destination planning, and Zagat Ratings and Reviews). This GPS shows you restaurants in the area and provides the Zagat rating and reviews of nearly 27,000 locations including restaurants, hotels, nightclubs, attractions, and other POIs.
Continued after the break.
HP offers up the Mini 1000 netbook
HP has officially unveiled the Mini 1000 netbook, which serves as a follow up to the Mini-Note 2133. And a nice follow up it seems to be, based on the specs and available options for the Mini 1000 it seems HP has taken some of the disappointing factors from their original 2133 netbook and made some notable improvements.
To begin with, the Mini 1000 will eventually be available in three models: you have the Windows XP based model that will start at $399, the Ubuntu-based Mobile Internet Experience (“MIE”) model that will start at $379, and the limited edition Vivian Tam model which will start at $699. As of now, the Windows XP model is available for purchase, while the MIE model is expected in early January. The limited edition Vivian Tam model will be available “in time for the holidays.”
Keep reading for more details.
HP unveils the Vivienne Tam Edition netbook, available in December
It looks like HP is going to be rolling out a brand new netbook this December. However, this particular model is not going to be for everyone. The new model will be a special edition in partnership with Vivienne Tam. As you can see from the recently released picture, the Vivienne Tam Edition will feature a nice floral exterior, which may be the barrier for some. Keep reading for some speculative specs.
This netbook seems to be a nice improvement over the current HP netbook. Many have voiced issues with the Mini-Note’s current VIA processor, and the Vivienne Tam Edition will be powered by an Intel Atom processor. As of now, most of the specs have not been confirmed, but it is expected to feature a 10-inch display.
Casio’s newest performance shooter, the EX-FH20
Casio is making this case: Every time you press the shutter button, your camera captures just one moment. But was it the right moment? For far too many of us, the answer is usually no.
Last January at CES, you might recall my excitement for the Casio EX-F1, a fantastic $999 shooter that captured still images at 60 FPS (frames per second) and movies at 1,200 FPS. The benefit of this kind of speed is capturing *the* moment. Not the one where your kid closed his eyes, not the one where you can’t tell if they hit the ball, but the very instant it happened. It is like an instant recall in photo and video form.
The marketing team at Casio printed the 60 frames they took with the FX1 of a skateboarder doing his thing and put up the pictures for all to see. In that one second, you could see some great shots and the other 58 or so were what I normally end up with: missed moments. The FX1 could almost be considered a time machine allowing you to go back and pick the right moment.
Casio has done it again with the new EX-FH20.
Follow to see how Casio is changing the way we take pictures and video.
Sony releases the eco-friendly BDP-S350 Blu-ray player
Although Sony has announced its next generation Blu-ray player, the BDP-S350 as early as February, it is only now that the player has started arriving in US retail stores. For those who have been waiting for the BDP-S350, the wait may well be worth it after all since like we reported before this player is fully compatible with various disc formats including BD-R/RE, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, CD, CD-R/RW and JPEG on DVD or CD recordable media.















