Here’s the newest addition to Expert Oriented’s graphics card line-up, the Radeon HD 7750. Codenamed RH7750-E1GHD/D3, the card features a 128-bit memory interface, a core clock of 800MHz and a 1GB of GDDR3 memory set @ 1600MHz, and features 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI and 1x D-Sub outputs. The RH7750-E1GHD/D3 will start shipping from late September for around 8,000 Yen (about $102). [Product Page]
Storm System Technology is offering you their latest gaming PC, the Storm Power Gamer. Powered by a 3.40GHz Intel Core i5-3570 processor, the system is equipped with an Intel Z77 Express Chipset, a GeForce GTX 660 2GB (MSI N660GTX TWIN FROZR III OC) graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 1TB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a 600W 80PLUS BRONZE power supply and runs Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS. The Storm Power Gamer will set you back 79,800 Yen (about $1,018). [Product Page]
I’m not in love with electronic voices, I mean my car gives me directions in a male voice I don’t really care for, my voice mail attendant seems like a really rude old lady, my home alarm system is always yelling about something… wouldn’t it be nice if sometimes we could actually select the voice we interact with?
Customizing your Android is nothing new, wallpapers and entire libraries of ringtones have been at our fingertips for a while now, but what about the voice? Well, now you can download the Acapela TTS Voices app, and check out any of the 50 voices available, in over 25 different languages and then select one or more of those voices to vocalize your Android device, including the voice of Queen Elizabeth.
The new Acapela TTS Voices app offers you the ability to easily add a new and pleasing voices to speech based apps. No more annoying nasal tones or unintelligible mumbling. Now you can simply choose the most appealing voice, or even two, and enjoy your written input as speech, all in real time.
Acapela includes 50 authentic voices, including but certainly not limited to Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, and Japanese as well as Swedish dialects and even local accents! So take a look at the talkative apps gallery and check out where and how an Acapela voice can read texts from your e-book or newspaper, navigate with Google Navigation or other GPS apps, and hear real time translation, learn languages with audio feedback and a whole lot more at acapelaforandroid.com Voices are purchased separately, for around 5 bucks.
[ Acapela TTS Voices App – Pleasant Voices for your Android Device copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
We’ve featured LEGO mad scientist akiyuki and his Great Ball Contraption before, but the updated version of his machine is too awesome not too share. The machine is about 101 feet long and shuffles 500 balls around. It took akiyuki a total of 600 hours to finish this machine.
Nope, that’s just a third of the whole thing. You’ll have to watch the video below to see all of its parts:
The basketball area is amazing and hilarious. The arms are so accurate, but I can’t help imagining them in a real factory, shooting packages through a hoop.
[via NOTCOT]
Luckily Australians. The first to get their grubby mits on everything good simply by virtue of the fact that they live down under. More »
Samsung is ready to release the new 9000mAh external battery pack for those who want to charge their power-hungry gadgets while on-the-go. Measuring 93mm x 64mm x 22mm and weighing at 189 grams, the battery pack features four LED status indicators on the front, Power on/off button at the side and a full-size USB and microUSB port. Too bad, there is no info on pricing or availability at this time. Video after the jump.
[SammyHub]
With September’s spate of big smartphone reveals now safely out of the way, it’s time for the smaller carriers to trot out their new mobile wares. And here at Pepcom’s event in New York City, Cricket’s showing off two newly announced phones — both from OEMs that haven’t quite achieved household name recognition. The powerfully named devices — ZTE Engage and Alcatel Authority — are actually rather modest in the spec department. ZTE’s handset sport a 4-inch WVGA display, an 8-megapixel rear camera and runs a vanilla version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich atop a single-core CPU clocked at 1.4GHz. As you might imagine, there’s a definite lag when navigating through the homescreens and even when accessing the app drawer, but that’s simply par for the course with a phone of this low-end caliber. Alcatel’s 4.3-incher is actually the nicer looking of the duo, oufitted with the same 800 x 480 resolution and processor, but that’s where the similarities stop. Like that other ZTE phone we just spent time with, this handset ships with Gingerbread onboard, so it’s certainly no screamer. We’re still waiting on official pricing and release dates for both devices, but you can likely count on an October retail bow. In the meantime, check out the gallery below for some extra shots.
Gallery: ZTE Engage hands-on
Gallery: Alcatel Authority hands-on
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HP has proudly introduced the world’s first NFC-enabled mouse. The HP Touch to Pair Mouse allows users to instantly connect the mouse to any Bluetooth-enabled PC or tablet. This wireless mouse is designed to work with the new Microsoft Windows 8 operating system. HP will release the Touch to Pair Mouse in November 2012 for $39 each. [Engadget]
The Evernote Smart Notebook is here! Well, almost here — it arrives on October 1 — but we got our Moleskin-lovin’ hands on the app/notebook combo a bit ahead of schedule this evening. The combination works by combining the drawings, notes, and whatever other Moleskin-bound scribblings you pen with Evernote’s iOS App (said to be headed to Android as well). Snap a pic of your best Mega Man sketch and see the Blue Bomber appear magically in your Evernote account and on your phone! If you’re way into archiving, a handy set of stickers allows for quick tagging. The tags can even be customized if you’re not into Evernote’s suggested categories.
The whole concept is very neat, and it works … sort of. An Evernote rep tried repeatedly to snag images from the page with varying results. One time a shadow interfered, and another time the lighting just didn’t work out, before it finally worked. We’re lending Evernote the benefit of the doubt for now as we were shown the whole shebang in the middle of a busy, dramatically lit show floor. That said, at $29.95, if it doesn’t work out great, the worst that happens is you’re stuck with a slightly more expensive Moleskin than a normal model (around $15 on Amazon); the iOS companion app is free. Head past the break for a hands-on video.
Gallery: Evernote Smart Notebook hands-on
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Welcome to Thursday evening folks – just one more day until the weekend is officially here. iOS 6 has been out for a little more than a day now, and while there are a lot of new features to get excited about, Apple’s new Maps app seems to be spoiling the party. Many are bummed that Apple Maps doesn’t feature public transportation routes like Google Maps, and a group of developers set out to solve that problem with a new hack. Meanwhile, Nokia took a few shots at Apple Maps today, and we found out that iOS 6 landed on 15% of all Apple devices within the first 24 hours of release.
Ever wonder how much Americans have spent on iPhone repairs? Wonder no longer, because SquareTrade says that we’ve $5.9 billion on repairs since 2007. Samsung once again reiterated its intentions of taking Apple to court over the iPhone 5, while HP announced a range of new ultra-light notebooks today. HP didn’t stop there though, as it also revealed a brand new ENVY desktop, which we have to say looks pretty sleek. Verizon talked about how good its Share Everything plans are during an investors conference today, and the ASUS Padfone 2 might be getting a reveal next month.
Prices for the freshly-revealed HTC 8X and 8S were announced today, and Chinese manufacturer Cube has a new tablet incoming that sports a display similar to Apple’s Retina display. Qualcomm was seen touting its Snapdragon S2 processor today for some reason, and SkullCandy revealed a trio of new gaming headsets. Speaking of gaming, we heard rumors that Half-Life 3 will have open world elements, and were amazed by a new multiplayer trailer for an upcoming game called Cube World. Amazon’s Kindle eReaders and tablets have been banished from the shelves of Walmart, and the all-new ZTE Anthem will soon be heading to MetroPCS complete with 4G LTE capabilities.
Android users were given The Bard’s Tale and Fort Courage today, while the US Senate claimed that Microsoft avoided paying $6.5 billion in taxes over the last three years. Facebook Messenger got an update on Android today, as did the regular Facebook app, and Sony told us why we didn’t see a price cut on existing PS3 models when the company revealed its brand new super-slim console. Microsoft can officially claim another victory over Motorola in Germany, and finally tonight, we have a hands-on with the excellent 10Terra Nexus 7 Bamboo case, which is looking to get funded on Kickstarter right this minute!
That does it for tonight’s Evening Wrap-Up. Enjoy the rest of your night, and join us back here tomorrow as we wrap-up Friday’s news and ring in the weekend!
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: September 20, 2012 is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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