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Show notes 2009-10-06: An alien tablet with dual displays [updated]

October 6, 2009 by Magnus Nystedt

radio1038Tonight’s show is a mixed bag of tricks. We have an Alienware M15x gaming notebook, the Samsung ST550 digital camera with dual LCD displays, a portable home theater hard drive from LG, and a 7-inch internet and multimedia tablet from Archos.

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Alienware M15x PC gaming notebook

  • http://shuffle.to/alienwarem15x
  • Especially designed and built for gaming, fast graphics, fast processor, fast memory
  • 15-inch display, 1600×900 pixels (can get 1920×1080)
  • 512MB NVIDIA GeForce GT240M graphics (can get 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX260M)
  • Intel Core i7 1.6GHz (can get up to 2GHz)
  • DDR3 1066/1333MHz RAM
  • All different kind of storage options, hard drives, solid state drives, and optical drives
  • Weight just over 4kg
  • Price TBA ($1500 in US, with full/top specs about $5000)
  • The M17x (about $3000) will launch in Middle East at GITEX, the M15x will arrive later in the year

LG Portable Theater HXF1

  • No web link
  • Small device containing 500GB hard drive
  • Connect it to computer, copy movies, music and photos to it
  • Then connect it to TV and using remote you play all that back
  • You can do same with iPods but this is more compatible and larger storage space
  • AED899

Archos 7 Internet Tablet

  • http://shuffle.to/archos7
  • 7-inch screen, 800×480 pixels
  • Touch interface
  • 320GB hard drive
  • Linux OS
  • Wi-Fi
  • Multimedia and internet on the go
  • US price $320

Samsung ST550 Dual LCD compact digital camera

  • http://shuffle.to/samsungst550
  • 12.2 megapixels
  • Nice 24-124mm lens
  • 1.5-inch display facing forward, can show cartoon face on it to distract young kids
  • 3-inch touch display on the back
  • Tap to focus like iPhone 3GS
  • “Blink Detection Mode”, “Smile Mode” , “Beauty Shot” mode
  • Video 1280×720p resolution at 30 frames per second in H.264 format
  • AED1299

Related posts:

  1. Show notes 2009-09-15: Netbooks and cameras [updated]
  2. Show notes 2009-08-11: Mobiles and cameras
  3. Show notes 2009-09-01: A Buffalo and a Monkey in the Jungle
  4. Show notes 2009-08-23: iPhone, social networking and more
  5. Mac of the Month: iMac

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