[REVIEW] Giada Mini PC A51

 
After meeting up with Chinese-based hardware manufacturer GiadaTech (or short: Giada) at Computex Taipei. We were quite surprised when seeing their Mini PC lineup. They have a complete line of low powered; yet potent mini PC’s the size of a conventional book. A particularly thin book that is.
In this review we’ll be focusing on one of their latest “booklet” called the Giada Mini PC A51.
 
Tech specs
On top of the Giada Mini PC A51 you’ll find a card slot (SD/MMC/MS/ MS PRO), a USB …

Shuttle rolls out its first energy efficient NAS server OMNINAS KD20

Built from a harmonious combination of solid aluminium and brilliant white plastic, the Shuttle OMNINAS KD20 acts as a central storage unit for all types of data. Its design was specifically created to blend easily into existing home and office environments – whether on a desk, chest of drawers, filing cabinet or shelf.
“In view of the growing number of networked, often portable terminals, central data storage increases convenience of data handling as each machine on the network has …

Club3D announced new GTX660 and GTX650

GTX660
The new Kepler GeForce GTX 600 Series offers record breaking performance and has been applauded by the press and users all over the world. Today, Club 3D introduces the GeForce GTX 660, a mid-range card and smaller brother of the award winning GTX 660Ti. This card offers an excellent upgrade for users of cards such as the GTX 260, GTX 460, GTX 560Ti, providing smooth performance and better gaming experience for the latest game titles.
 
The GTX 660 supports DirectX 11 rendering, …

Nintendo Wii U… bla bla bla, Launch Date bla bla bla… Next please!

Believe it or not I am a HUGE Nintendo Fan… Super Mario Kart, Dragon Ball Z II, Luigi Mansion, Phoenix Wright, Ghost Trick…
But let’s face it Nintendo has lost its flame so the announcement of the Wii U is for my as exciting as a coloscopy and let me be extremely clear on this last point, a coloscopy is really not my kind of stuff. Anyway since Big N announced that its Wii U will launch early December I could not in good conscience ignore this announcement and secretly hope …

Nikon outs the D600, a new Full Frame DSLR

Is Nikon’s D800 to much for you? I mean both financially speaking and physically speaker? Don’t worry, here you are another Full Frame DSLR from Nikon and behold the D600! The D600 is simply put the D800 little bother and comes slightly cheaper (220,000 Yen in Japan or $2,100 in the US and €2,150 in Europe) and features a more reasonable 24Mpix sensor instead of the mind blowing 36Mpix sensor found on the D800. Like the D800 the D600 comes with the same weather sealed and dust …

Sony Introduces the World’s First Full-Frame Compact Digital Camera with the DSC-RX1

For the first time, all the benefits of full-frame digital photography are available in a palm-sized compact camera. The new Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 digital camera packs an advanced 35mm full-frame 24.3 MP Exmor CMOS sensor and exceptionally Carl Zeiss T*t 35mm f/2.0 fixed lens into a highly portable, lightweight camera body. The 35mm full-frame sensor inside the RX1 camera more than doubles the area of APS-C sensors commonly found in much bulkier DSLR cameras, allowing it to take in …

Sony NEX-VG900… Sony, if you were a woman I will beg you to marry me RIGHT NOW

When Sony launched the NEX-VG10 I could not believe how amazing this camera was, sure there were a few drawbacks using this new Handycam, but videos shot with this camera were truly stunning… The NEX-VG20 was a nice update and today VG30 is still pretty nice, but being able to stuck all the bells and whistles of an A99 into a NEX-VG like Handycam is pure Geek pornography! Sony, if you were a woman I will beg you to marry me right now!
So yes you just figured it out but the NEX-VG900 is …

Sony outs the Alpha 99 in Japan with Dual AF and XLR Support!

Behold Sony’s answer to Canon’s almighty 5D MKIII, the Alpha 99! On the paper the Alpha 99 is as capable as the 5D MK III with and even outperforming Canon’s DSLR in some aspects! Indeed the Alpha 99 comes with a nice 24.3Mpix Full Frame Exmor Sensor and an ISO Range going up to 102,400! Support of full HD Video in AVCHD in 24p and 60p! Dual SD Slot! XLR Support! A new stunning 921k dot Xtra fine twilt and swivel LCD included and OLED viewfinder found on the A77… And, …

Pentax outs upgraded K-5 II and K-5 IIs DSRL Cameras

It’s been a while since we heard about a future upgrade of the K-5 Series and today the company announced its latest achievement with the K-5 II and K-5 IIs. Both models comes with a 16.28Mpix CMOS image sensor, with an ISO Speed ranging from 100 to 12,800 in its standard setting or from 80 to 51,200 in its expanded mode. Shutter-wise Pentax announce a 100,000 shutter release durability with a top speed of 1/8000 seconds and a 30fps burst mode. The K-5 II and K-5 IIs comes with …

Pentax expands the Q-System with new Q10 Mirrorless compact Camera

here you are Pentax’s latest mirrorless compact camera the Q10! This new little wonder from Pentax comes with a nice 12.4Mpix BSI sensor with a 100 to 6400 ISO Range and even HDR Support! While these are so far nothing really impressive per se, Pentax however announced that the Q10 comes with an improved AF system and Face Recognition AF capable to handle up to 12 faces at once! The Q10 comes with a nice 3″ LCD with a 460k dot resolution, an enhanced battery, and the usual 1080/30p …