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Many of us do use computers in our line of work for many hours each day, and apart from having an efficient machine that does our digital bidding in the most practical manner, the monitor, too, plays a big role in ensuring that our eyes do not end up too tired along the way for us to do anything else. Samsung has a couple of new consumer monitors, namely the Series 7 SC770 Touch Monitor as well as the Series 7 SC750 monitor, where the former would happen to be Samsung’s first consumer multi-touch display; while the latter boasts of an ergonomic rotating display.

The Series 7 SC770 Touch Monitor comes with a special touch control that paves the way for 10 points of simultaneous input, making it ideal for dragging, rotating and selecting objects on the monitor, all the while offering a smooth and intuitive touchscreen interaction. This means you do not need to have any additional controllers, and I can testify to the fact that once you have gotten used to a touchscreen monitor in a Windows 8 environment, you would find it strange when you use a computer terminal without a touchscreen as you would inadvertently touch the monitor and wonder why it does not work. Just remember to lay off the pizza and other kinds of oily food along the way if you want to continue working from the existing terminal with the Series 7 SC770 Touch Monitor in tow.

The SC770 also delivers an enriched computing experience, as it can hook up to a mobile device via USB, while Samsung’s Sliding-Tilt function with hinge technology would enable the SC770 to smoothly and conveniently adjust to a 55-degree tilt. This is a 24” Full HD display that sports a narrow bezel with ultra slim depth, accompanied by a clean back and a premium metallic stand, and will retail for $599.99 a pop.

As for the Series 7 SC750 monitor, this puppy will arrive in a slim, ergonomic design which is capable of a 90-degree pivot, while the rotating screen has been optimized for surfing the web, consuming social media content and viewing documents – regardless of whether you choose to do so in landscape or portrait modes. You can pick up the Series 7 SC750 in 24” and 27” models for $249 and $379, respectively.

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[ Samsung announces Series 7 SC770 Touch Monitor and Series 7 SC750 Monitor copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Whenever there’s a leap forward in screen resolution, you always look back and wonder just how you thought the previous size was ever crisp enough to satisfy your eyes. The last really big push was for the 1080p standard, which is 1920×1080. However, there is a new kid in town, and his name is simply 4K. This new standard is 3840×2160, which is double the pixels. There aren’t a lot of devices on the market that support this new resolution, but that’s about to change before long.

Later this month Asus will be debuting their first 31.5” 4K UHD (ultra-high definition) PQ321Q monitor. For me, anything much larger than 30” is a bit big for a PC monitor, so this will definitely be pushing that limit. However, I think that the high resolution would balance that out. Plus, the new monitor has a special Picture-by-Picture function that allows you to essentially use it as two separate monitors, if you have different inputs.

Aside from the super high resolution, you’re going to get a pair of 2-watt stereo speakers, an anti-glare coating, and an LED backlight. For inputs, you’ll have one DisplayPort and dual HDMI. The biggest downside to this purchase is the $3,500 price you’ll have to pay.

Source: Electronista

 
[ ASUS set to ship their first 31.5” 4K resolution monitor copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

What happens when you want to transfer a file from a USB flash drive over to your smartphone or tablet? Most of the time, we would hook up the smartphone or tablet to a computer, and likewise, do the same for the USB flash drive, before we open up the relevant windows and perform the file transfer. If only there was no need for a middleman, or in this case, a middle device, life would be a whole lot more convenient, don’t you think so? This is the particular niche that the Leef Bridge USB flash drive intends to fill, where it not only comes with a full sized USB connector, it also comes alongside a microUSB connector.

The latter makes it extremely easy to connect the Leef Bridge USB flash drive into a smartphone or tablet, where all that is required of you would be to slide out the segment that you want to use, while the case of the Leef Bridge USB flash drive will offer protection to the other end. Of course, one should take this into consideration that not all Android-powered devices that have a microUSB port will be compatible with the Leef Bridge, as some of these ports are meant for charging purposes only, so make sure your device has USB OTG (On The Go) compatibility in the first place. Expect the Leef Bridge USB flash drive to arrive in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities, where the first two models will retail for $17.99 and $28.99, respectively.
[ Leef Bridge USB flash drive copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Samsung recently introduced new additions to their existing ATIV line, where it will boast of a combination of stylish design, cutting-edge technology, and seamless convergence capabilities which Samsung hopes will be able to redefine personal computing. These are new ATIV products which allow consumers to have the choices that they require in order to remain connected, productive and entertained, never mind of their location, environment, or computing needs. Not only that, the new ATIV PCs will also represent Samsung’s commitment to converging not only the PC, but mobile experiences as well, thanks to the inclusion of the recently introduced SideSync technology.

First of all, there is the ATIV Book 9 Plus that you can see above, where it will continue from where the ATIV Book 9 left off. The latter is famous for its ultrathin and light form factor and award-winning design, and its successor, the ATIV Book 9 Plus took 33,000 hours of craftsmanship to create, bringing this premium PC to the next level. The aluminum, uni-body design boasts of several enhancements from the previous model, where among them include a Windows 8 optimized touchscreen. Other than that, there is also a premium, QHD＋ (3200 X 1800) display that would wow your eyeballs, while it carries a dozen hours of battery life to boot. Taking under half a dozen seconds to cold boot, and waking up from sleep in less than a second, one is able to access the information and programs they need nearly instantly.

As for the ATIV Book 9 Lite, it will come with the same premium design identity as the Book 9, although it would have a far wider consumer base. WIth cutting edge technology as its base such as a ten-point touchscreen, a quad-core processor and a 256GB SSD, the Book 9 Lite will bring a balance of premium features and overall value. The ATIV Book 9 Lite tips the scales at three and a half pounds, measuring under an inch thin, making it the ideal device to tote around.

Anyone willing to give the ATIV Book 9 Plus and ATIV Book 9 Lite a go?

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[ Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus and ATIV Book 9 Lite announced copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Hard drives are dime a dozen in the market, and if you are a road warrior who prefers to work on your notebook than being tethered to a desktop PC, surely you would have found a portable hard drive to come in handy on more than one occasion. A portable hard drive would be even more of an essential tool if you so happen to be an Ultrabook user, as most Ultrabooks that carry just SSD storage these days come in 128GB configurations, although there is the more pricey option of topping up some cash to bring home 256GB of storage space. Assuming you are in the market for a portable hard drive, might we point your attention to the recently announced Toshiba Canvio Slim II?

Arriving in 500GB and 1TB capacities, the Toshiba Canvio Slim II holds the distinction of being one of the thinnest and smallest portable hard drives that are currently available on the market, in addition to boasting of the ability to access and share data directly from the device. You will find that transfer speeds can be blazing fast, especially when you hook up the Toshiba Canvio Slim II to a computer or notebook that has a USB 3.0 port, although those running on older systems need not fret as it will still support the more ancient USB 2.0 format. Not only that, another bright point of the Canvio Slim II would be its ability to provide you access to your stored files – be they music, movies, photos, or work documents, remotely, as long as it is hooked up to an always-on Internet-enabled PC.

Toshiba knows how the cloud has already grown to be a relatively important tool for road warriors these days, and hence they have decided to throw in another 10GB of free cloud storage so that you can always access copies of important files regardless of where you are, as long as you have an Internet connection. The Toshiba Canvio Slim II allows enables users to perform a back up of videos and photos directly from smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices which happen to carry the corresponding iOS or Android app to the external hard drive, now how about that? You will be able to pick up the Toshiba Canvio Slim II in two flavors – 500GB and 1TB, where it will retail for $114.99 and $149.99, respectively.

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