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Each day a USB flash disk Kingston belong seems more varied. There are pure white, there are colorful. There is a small, but still many who seem conventional like a regular USB flash disk.

In these conventional categories Kingston Data Traveler 200 is located. USB-based portable storage 2.0 is intended for general consumers. Maybe that’s why, despite the conventional physical, Kingston tried to make it look more attractive with a slope angle at the ends of the body. Transparent yellow color of a third body wrap. While the majority of upper body were black and made of rubber. It seems indeed draw, other than normal. Read the rest of this entry »

Qualcomm was designing the device e-book reader (e-reader) who sailed color but not labor intensive. The key is the use of advanced display technology developed by its subsidiary, Mirasol.

In the demonstration, Mirasol presents a model e-reader that uses the 5.7-inch screen. There are several versions of the planned full touch screen with touch screen or touch screen but not with the addition of a QWERTY keypad. Internet connection into the main features of these devices.

The difference this e-reader with similar e-reader devices made by other vendors, Mirasol developed technology called interferometric modulation in the screen. Technology utilizes mirror layer that is coated flexible membrane that reacts to electric currents. Light reflected to the surface of the membrane mirror will be distributed to the entire surface of the screen. The combination of light reflected by a particular wavelength will interfere each other to produce different colors in the membrane layer. Read the rest of this entry »

No waiting long from announce, Nook Barnes & Noble (B & N) said that his readers gadgets, Nook has been sold through the reservation system this year.

“The most desired gift on the holidays this year have been exhausted. The indent Nook today will become the owner of the coolest gadgets beginning in 2010,” wrote the B & N’s website, quoted by Cnet, Saturday (21/11/2009).

Have not been determined how many units sold Nook. Even to this day have not seen Nook shipped. Notification ’sold out’ this is the same thing ever done by the Amazon some time ago. At that time, Amazon announced the Kindle, gadgets they distribute readers, have sold out.

This may be a step counter B & N to compete with Amazon’s strict marketing reader gadget. In fact, a Forrester Research analyst Sarah Rotman Epps said that B & N seem in a hurry in taking steps poured Nook. Even B & N is considered not ready to market Nook, certainly not in significant amounts. Read the rest of this entry »

Sales of mobile phones that use touch-screen technology showing significant growth in the last year. And the iPhone becomes the number one problem the biggest sales globally.

ComScore report says there is approximately 159 percent growth over August 2008 to August 2009, during the year was 23.8 million smart phones sold in the U.S. Only. While globally, touch screen mobile phone sales reached 9.2 million units.

As quoted by Cnet, Thursday (5/11/2009), the high interest in this touch-screen phone is not separated from the popularity of the iPhone. Belong Apple smart phone, the control of sales during the year to 32.9 percent, with the target user’s average age 13 years or more.

But surprisingly, ranked second for market segment is not leading vendors like Research in Motion with the Blackberry, and Nokia. Which occupies the second position instead of South Korean companies, LG. With the LG Dare, the vendor company market share of 8.7 percent. Read the rest of this entry »

For the first time, developed the Android software that Google extended the e-reader device after smartphones and netbooks. Software is used in the Nook, the device e-book reader made by a leading bookstore in the U.S., Barnes & Noble, which officially launched Tuesday (20/10).

Collaboration is also marked the cooperation between Google and Barnes & Noble to distribute digital versions of books from major university libraries have belong Google. Nook owner can access the digital books is that amounted to hundreds of thousands for free.

With the support of Android, Nook is not only able to access e-book but also a variety of file formats such as PDF, Epub, eReader, MP3, PNG, JPG, and GIF. So, in addition to reading the book, the owner can both listen to music through the headphone jack or speakers provided.

Nook comes with a touch screen with 3.5 inch wide. Screen area is divided in two parts, navigation areas that can display color and reading area can only display in black and white. In the navigation area at the bottom of the screen, display the menu can present colored book jacket photo. With the menu, the owner can also bookmark pages, highlights, or add notes at any time if needed. Read the rest of this entry »