Silicon Power has introduced a new line of SSDs, the Slim S70. Coming in 60GB, 120GB, 240GB and 480GB sizes, these slim 2.5-inch SSDs (7mm thick) are packed with a SATA 6.0 Gbps interface, a SandForce SF-2281 controller, TRIM support, NCQ and RAID ready and can deliver read and write speeds of up to 557MB/s and 507MB/s, respectively. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing yet. [Silicon Power]
Gigabyte is about to launch their latest graphics card for the mass market, the GeForce GTX 660. Codenamed GV-N6600C-2GD, the card features 960 CUDA Cores, a 192-bit memory interface, a core clock of 1033MHz (1098MHz Boost Clock) and a 2GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 6008MHz, and has 1x DVI-I, 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI and 1x DisplayPort outputs. The GV-N6600C-2GD will become available from mid-September for around 23,000 Yen (about $293). [Product Page]
The great thing about Hardware Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt is – apart from the fact that it seems to grow bigger at every event – is the sheer variety of companies exhibiting. There’s pretty much anything you can imagine, and only two feet can separate a robotics company from a mobile gadget. But it’s the opportunity investors look for I guess. Here’s a list of the companies featured in this break-neck video.
So the iPhone 5 was revealed just last week, and much has been said about the device. Even if you are the most loyal Apple fan, you cannot deny the fact that the improvements made to Apple’s best iPhone yet are not that revolutionary, but rather, they seem to catch up with the rest of the competition in purely hardware terms alone. Need some solid proof? Why not see what the Samsung Galaxy S3 has to offer in the upcoming ad that will run in newspapers and check it out yourself? This ad will touch purely on the key specifications in both handsets, and you can see that most of the hardware differences have Samsung taking the upper hand.
However, one must bear in mind that just like any good ad that takes jibes against the product’s competition, the South Korean consumer electronics giant does list a slew of software features which are specific just to the Galaxy S3 alone, including sharing photos wirelessly as well as tilt to zoom, without listing down any of the iPhone 5’s specific features. What do you think of this ad?
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: iPhone 5 will put the Samsung Galaxy S3 to shame, Foxconn CEO says, Galaxy S3 and iPhone 5 to feature Liquipel?,
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are 0-2 and beyond frustrated.
“It’s the same old, same old, and we didn’t really look good at all,” running back Chris Johnson said after the Titans lost for the ninth straight time to the San Diego Chargers, 38-10 on Sunday.
“Not just the running game but the offense as a whole did not look good and we didn’t look like an NFL team,” Johnson said.
Here comes a new line of USB 3.0 SLC flash drives from Mach Xtreme Technology, the MX-ES. Available in three different storage capacities: 8GB, 16GB and 32GB, these high speed USB flash drives are equipped with SLC NAND Flash memory chips, a USB 3.0 connection interface and capable of delivering read/ write speeds of up to 90/100 MB/s (8GB Model), 160/160 MB/s (16GB Model) and 170/185 MB/s (32GB Model), respectively. The MX-ES series will start shipping from September 20th, prices unannounced yet. [Product Page]
More than a week ago, we found out that the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has a high chance of appearing on T-Mobile, coming under the guise of the Samsung SGH-T889. Well, fast forward to today, and it has been confirmed that T-Mobile will be on the receiving end of the Galaxy Note, where it will sport similar specifications underneath the hood as that of the international variant, while running on T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network to boot. You will not need to wait for an operating system update, either, as the Galaxy Note 2 will have Android 4.1 Jelly Bean pre-installed right out of the box.
Word has it that Samsung is hard at work in testing Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for the T-Mobile version, compiling test builds once every four to five days, while distributing them to their device testers via OTA. At this point in time, the T889UVALIC Firmware is being tested, freshly compiled on September 15th. All seems to run hunky dory as at press time, and we do hope to see the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 arrive on T-Mobile sooner rather than later lest it loses the “wow” factor in the highly competitive smartphone market.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 headed for Verizon, and more [rumor], Alleged Verizon Galaxy Note 2 gets pictured,
Those with an artistic streak are better able to see things from a different angle, and the same applies to Japanese designer Yuri Suzuki who managed to conjure this rather delightful image of the London Underground Circuit Maps. The title of his artwork is pretty much self explanatory, where it will be on show to the public at the London Design Museum until January 13th next year. The whole idea of ‘thrift’ was part of Suzuki’s work, where he continues to look into communication systems in consumer electronics.
Through the clever and strategic positioning of a certain speaker, resistor and battery component throughout the entire map’s layout, Suzuki finally ended with the make-up of the London Underground. This also allows users to understand visually the complex networks which are more often than not associated with electricity, as well as how power is generated within a radio itself. Someone tell Yuri Suzuki to come up with circuit maps of major metropolitan cities around the world and start a collection of these, we are quite sure that plenty of people will be interested in them.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: London Airport Floating The Thames Estuary Proposed, London names first Wi-Fi enabled stations,
Tsukumo Japan has added a new desktop PC ‘Aero Stream RM7J-Y42/CP1′ to its range. Powered by a 3.20GHz Intel Core i5-3470 processor, the system is packed with an Intel H77 Express Chipset, a GeForce GTX 660 2GB graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 500GB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a card reader, a 550W 80PLUS BRONZE power supply and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (SP1) OS. The Aero Stream RM7J-Y42/CP1 is available now for 79,980 Yen (about $1,020). [Product Page]
Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don’t escape without notice, we’ve gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery we could find during the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!
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