Nikon Coolpix S3000- stylish and fashion

Fashion version, Coolpix S3000 towards simple, easy to use, nice picture but not the match was excellent.

This is a fashion version of Nikon's welcome 2010 with the basic parameters of 12 million pixels sensor, wide angle lens 27-108 mm (4x), 2.7 inch LCD 230,000 pixels, video usually with 47 MB of internal memory and supports SD cards.

S3000 shape looks quite stylish with a thickness of only 19 mm, one of Nikon's innovative in 2010, most machines come with "7" rainbow "(silver, pink, green, black, blue , red and orange). S3000 is designed with a glossy coating metal, buttons should be easy to manipulate rather than the fashion models of other manufacturers.

Shooting modes including auto and scene modes Scene wearing only be adjusted with a button behind. Although the S3000 is a slim advantage but not small, it is the tube angle (27mm) and up to 4x optical zoom. Another plus point is that double-charging mode, S3000 can not just charging adapter, but also with a USB cable when connected to your computer.

However, like other fashion line Coolpix, S3000 did not create anything special cachet than superficial fashion. Display image quality is quite good, with ISO 80, photos, smooth, no noise, which shows the full details. However, the inherent weakness of the machine with small sensor, higher ISO image quality picture is bad, especially because the processor image interfere much.

Colors although well controlled, but the S3000 photos tend to be redundant when shooting bright sun light. AF system works correctly, but is not stable, especially with the objects in slightly near the lens. To focus the user must shoot tips, which is passed through the center AF mode solve problems.

The regime of "smart Portrait" (Smart Portrait) quite interesting, but has not reached the level that image is pretty easy to use as the word "intelligence" of this mode of capital. Mechanism smile timer 'and' blink-proof "only when lightning photo identification smile and take notice when people hear the blink of an eye it looks interesting, but actually only more complex tasks compared to manipulate this usually capture, playback and capture on the LCD if needed.

Focus features adhesion, too, by listening to the interesting but slow-speed machines, several seconds to lock object should be taken if the person moves too fast, then this mode does not keep up. In addition, vibration of the machine is just not the electronic or optical sensor.

According to tech site CNET, Nikon S3000 compared to the look of fashion and price, can be considered as an acceptable travel with some advantages such as easy control, and a wide angle to the optical xoom 4x. But technically speaking, although this version of the new life in 2010 but nothing special and outstanding compared to the older version.

You can to buy this product in Amazon in: Nikon Coolpix S3000 12 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD (Plum)

You're smarter than you think - the best book develop yourself

In life, there sometimes you was sure parents, teachers, friends, colleagues, superiors praise intelligent, and also couple of times, the people appraise you are less intelligent. Sometimes, you make a few remarks about the intelligence of others, something like: intelligent person, the other less intelligent, and more, farmers are less intelligent than intellectual, physically disability people can not be as smart as the normal person. So according to you, is how intelligent and how is less intelligent?

Many scientists, including Thomas Armstrong - PhD Philosophy, educator, renowned psychologist, pioneered research in the field of creative thinking people - will help you answer these question.

Thomas Armstrong has written many books on the subject of "various intelligence" by Howard Gardner is the development, one of the most remarkable book seven types of intelligence. Readers the book was warmly received. In response to prevailing situation of readers, we continue to choose and publish a book: "You're smarter than you think", a very different book by Thomas Armstrong which readers are holding.

Compared with 7 types of intelligence, this book features some new and exciting. The first book to share with you the understanding of a new type of intelligent detected. That kind of intelligent eighth: natural intelligence, we need to "survive" in the context of habitat on earth is in danger of being undermined by our own. The second, in the same person, it kind of intelligence superior to the other types a bit, but they are not mutually exclusive, but supporting each other for mutual development. If the review of intelligence in two different people then, the person who excels in a certain type of intelligence, but other poor people in a different form, so every person has the "forte" , "weakness" different but no one more bad one. And third, if you do not know how to fully utilize eight types of intelligence potential in ourselves, it will be very unfortunate.

Thus, the book will equip and guide you to use several methods, the way - fun and simple, but very effective - to develop and enjoy all eight of your intelligent.

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Thomas Armstrong is PHD Philosophy - Psychology, educator, author and speaker with over thirty years teaching experience. He is more famous book, like Seven Kinds of Smart , Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom  and many articles posted on the newspaper Parenting, Ladies 'Home Journal, Family Circle. He also appeared on television and radio national, international as NBC, BBC.

You can find this book in: You're Smarter Than You Think: A Kid's Guide to Multiple Intelligences

Google Buzz for mobile now available on more devices

Back in February, we launched Google Buzz for mobile, a tool to start interesting conversations when you are out and about. One of the most popular ways to access Google Buzz for mobile is through the web application (by going to buzz.google.com in your phone’s browser). When Buzz launched, it was only available for devices running Android 2.0+ and iPhone. Not any more! Today we’re a releasing an XHTML version of the Buzz website which can be accessed from many other mobile devices, including those running Android pre-2.0, Blackberry, Nokia S60, and Windows Mobile.

Just type buzz.google.com in your browser. Then when you log in using your password, you will be able to view the stream of buzz posts, post publicly or privately, comment or like a post, and more. On the BlackBerry platform, you can also enable location through your browser settings. This will allow you to get to the Nearby view, where you’ll find geo-tagged posts near you. In addition, you can tag your post with your location. Please note that location features might not work on some devices.

Android pre-2.0 devices can now run the same web app as newer versions of Android. You can also switch to the XHTML version if needed, and we will remember your preference.

We have worked hard to make Google Buzz for mobile accessible on more devices in more locations. It is now available in 37 languages through buzz.google.com and we’re excited to bring it to mobile devices with browsers that don’t support the HTML5 capabilities the webapp uses. We hope that you enjoy using Google Buzz on the go!

Update 5/27/2010 11:17: This new webpage is also functional on Palm WebOS phones.

Posted by Alex Kennberg, Software Engineer, Google Mobile

Where Have I Been? Get Your Answer with the Google Location History Dashboard

When I was young, I used to imagine that there was a string attached to me, and that one day I’d be able to see my whole life’s travels laid out on a globe. Thanks to my phone, Google Latitude, and Google Location History, I’ve been able to pull a virtual string behind me for a few months. Alas, I can’t entertain myself for too long with just a piece of string. Today we’re launching an experimental new view in Beta for Google Location History to visualize your location history in a different -- and hopefully more interesting -- way than just a string of locations.

If you’ve already chosen to enable Location History, the new dashboard view will try to highlight interesting trends from your existing location history, such as trips you’ve taken, places you’ve visited, time spent at home vs. out, and more. Ever wonder how much time you’ve spent at work recently compared to six months ago, or where it was that you stopped on your last road trip? Just check out Location History for some of the answers.

For example, I took a look at my dashboard, and it reminded me that my brother and I watched the Oakland A’s win on the final at-bat on April 17th.



If you’re a road warrior like me, the dashboard can help you remember your trips and where you stopped along the way. Here’s an example of a trip I took to New York to get a little work done and visit some friends just west of Central Park.


Speaking of being a road warrior, sometimes I do wonder how long my string is. I at least know how long it is since I started using Latitude and Location History -- about 21,000 miles or 10% of the distance to the moon!


We’re really excited to make Latitude and your location more useful to you, but we definitely understand that your privacy is important. Just as before, Google Location History is entirely opt-in only and your location history is available privately to you and nobody else. Additionally, you may be asked to periodically re-enter your password when opening any Location History page, even if you’re signed in to your Google Account already (just to make sure you’re really you). Of course, you may always delete any or all of your location history in the Manage History tab or disable Location History at any time.

To try out the new dashboard yourself, enable Google Latitude in the background on your phone, turn on Google Location History, and wait a few days (up to a week) to build up enough history for the dashboard to begin showing information. This is just one interesting way you can do more with your location, but we don’t expect it to be the last. With last week’s launch of the Google Latitude API, we hope to soon see people create even more cool ways for you to choose how to use your location and location history.

The Location History dashboard’s information is still experimental and in Beta so you may notice some initial issues with accuracy around its estimates. We’re working on improving the Location History dashboard and Latitude location updating overall, so you’ll notice improvements for both over time. You may also want to try turning on WiFi or GPS on your phone to improve location history accuracy. Visit our Help Center to learn more or tell us your feedback and questions in our Help Forum. Give us suggestions and vote on other people’s on the Mobile Product Ideas page!

Posted by Andrew Kirmse and Kenny Leftin, Software Engineers, Google Mobile Team

HP 4411s Probook simple and convenient

HP's advantage lies in its ability ProBook 4411s stable operation and safety, not form.

ProBook 4411s opted  simplicity rough shell, anti-fingerprint stored. The red highlights on the HP logo and trademarks Probook silver.

ProBook 4411s chiclet equipped full-sized keyboard, the layout is quite convenient with reasonable area, convenient for the user. Above the keyboard are the power button and QuickLook support for fast access to e-mail, calendar or contacts available.

Touchpad of the 4411s was appreciated, the area of the touchpad is quite comfortable for the user. Relative roughness on the surface also makes the touchpad controls the cursor becomes accurate and "real hand" over. Two-button mouse works fine, soft with a moderate rise.

Probook 4411s screen format 14-inch 16:9 ratio LED with resolution 1366 x 768 pixels. With support from discrete graphics, ProBook 4411s screen for bright images, bringing alive the feeling when watching movies or gaming. Cameras have built 2 megapixel camera for recording stereo next to the bottom of the screen.

Machines running applications on Windows 7, is equipped with 320 GB hard drive, rotation speed 7200 revolutions per minute, enabling faster data access and extensive storage space.

With Intel Core 2 Duo T6570 2.1 GHz processor speed and 2GB memory, 4411s ProBook meet use demands. If you want to upgrade, ProBook 4411s can support a maximum memory up to 8 GB.

The graphics are not factors requires more in the business line computer but with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 512MB, Probook 4411s to support the requirements of image processing, photo editing on the part graphics or video with Probook 4411s became more attractive.

ProBook 4411s are fully equipped with software such as HP ProtectTools, Spare Key, Disk sanitizer ... By encrypting data on computers, software such as HP file sanitizer, HP Disk sanitizer for permanently deleting information without fear of unauthorized recovery.

Besides, the software on your computer to help access as SpareKey also essential, for password recovery by three questions about personal information. Additionally, the McAfee Security also built a secure solution. ProBook 4411s also popular Kensington lock the other HP models.

Probook 4411s equipped with four USB ports, divided into two left and right edges. In it, a USB port eSATA interface support allows high-speed data transmission. The basic connections such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Ethernet are fully equipped in Probook 4411s. It also supports both HDMI and integrated SD card reader and expansion slot. Optical Drive DVD that features HP's LightScribe feature. Probook 4411s 6 cell battery charger features rapid battery 90% in just 90 minutes.

Sony Bravia KDL 46EX700-good picture and friendly environment

Located in Bravia line- the new generation 2010  from Sony, Bravia KDL-46EX700 TVs are environmentally friendly and have the screen back-light LED technology.

When 3D is still a new technology for many, LED backlight technology will still be many people interested in the selection in 2010. The use of LED back-lighting has helped LCD TVs thinner size, furthermore, less power consumption than conventional LCD technology while image quality was much improved.

Highlights of the Sony EX700 line is environmentally friendly, through machine is equipped with sensors and presence features shut down to save energy. Feature presence sensor helps TV automatically power off if no user. While, remaining feature helps power machine off completely, including standby mode when the user press the button. In addition, Sony also equip EX700 100 Hz scanning capability, IDTV tuner (in some markets), the ability to connect DLNA compatible and 4 HDMI 24p.

One other notable feature is the Bravia Internet Video, usually only on the products in the USA. market but has now appeared in the first sample for the Asian market. Web content platform that allows Sony to offer users video content, audio from the Internet via Ethernet port of the EX700. In addition to wired connection, users can also enjoy wireless high-speed W-Fi but with conditions attached to a removable USB 802.11n devices (devices sold separately by Sony).

Weaknesses in the EX700 is the lack of performance at a local center blur on the screen panels using LED backlight. Ability to assist at a local dim backlight automatically change brightness independently of each other on the screen, making black strip of screen depth, while enhancing the contrast of the image. However, features blear dark the local  only appear on the line as high-HX800, but no LED on the base model. Obviously it is a weakness of the opponents EX700 compared to other LED from Samsung and LG.

EX700 can not polished product and the most prominent LED TV market, but this 46-inch models of Sony can be a quite reasonable choice if you consider the price factor (EX700 sold Singarpore $ 2,146 in price.)

You can find and buy in Amazon:  Sony Bravia EX700 Series 46-Inch LED HDTV, Black

The Success Principles For Teen - A worth book for youth

We all want to live happier, have more money, more freedom, more confidence, more than friends, etc ... The question was posed here is "How?". Do not worry, this book will answer this question for you. You will learn from the experience of outstanding individuals who have used the principles mentioned in this book.

Secret of success for young people is the lodestar for the teens, who are maturing and entering and even death itself, because we never too late when we get out their dreams and the success you want to reach.

Whether your goal is to become an excellent student or an outstanding athlete, start businesses, making millions of dollars or are simply seeking direction and guidance for successful living and happiness in the present and future this is the book for you.

This is not just a collection of "idea" that this book includes 20 principles the most important success has been millions of young people successfully applied. With exactly the tools that anyone can hit that target. This book will give you the courage and enthusiasm for moving forward!

And especially if you know the principles for success - especially when teenagers are in - and practice them every day, they will change your life, your dream come true.

The above story was told and how many stories will inspire and motivate you to live by these principles can help you:

- Change of any results of any work.

- Overcome fear and build confidence.

- Set requirements and achieve everything you want.

- Make your life is always full of energy.

- Attract more friends around you and the instructor to help you succeed more.

- Avoid being denied and the persistent efforts until successful.

- Use the feedback to rapid success and sustainability.

- Beyond expectations than others and achieve superior results.

You also do not hesitate, but not fast forward to the successful position today!

About the author

Who is Jack Canfield?

Jack's monologue ...

When my friend Mark Victor Hansen and my idea of creating a new book, people will claim that we were cuckoo. They told us things like: "Are you dreaming?", "It will never bring result for you", "Are You joking?".

Even all the negative signs, we persevered implement your ideas. When the first draft was completed, more than 140 publishers have declined to print it. And we thought, "Perhaps people are right." When it seems there is little hope left, we tried again. And was successful.

A publisher has decided to publish the book. This marks the beginning of the book Chicken Soup for the Soul. So far, we have sold over 110 million copies in 47 different languages worldwide, and we hold the Guinness world record because there was a book in seven best-selling list of the New York Times .

I had the opportunity to appear on all major chat programs in the U.S. - from The Oprah Winfrey Show to Good Morning America - and incomes of millions of dollars each year, made presentations all over the world, writing a section report several million readers each week, vacationing in places where great relationships have been extremely nice, and enjoy a happy personal life.

I say this not to brag, but from personal experience, I want you to know that anything can happen. By coming to this world, I myself did not have any special power.

It's a job to bring many surprises and interesting, but I still have a strong passion for helping teenagers can express their full capability. Everything you need is the support and information relevant to reaching dreams. And now, my efforts are doing it through this book.

To achieve the best performance for you, I need a speaker and language of teenagers can relate to you as a person peers. This is why I suggest Kent worked with me to write this book. He understood about your generation very well, and individuals Kent is also a fun experience inventory of what needs to be done to achieve success.

We hope you enjoy reading as an inspiration when we were writing this book.

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 Who is Kent Healy ?

Kent monologue ...

I have attended four schools, at home in December, and has lived in eight cities in two continents. (Yes, my family moved a lot!). When I was teens age, I encountered many difficulties when studying in school. I can say is one of the students was "to create conditions" for more than 50% students could top class. Because learning capability is below average, I think you'll just below the average level in all areas in which I participate. My acceptance of what many teachers told me: "Kent, I really was not pretty!".

However, a teacher has proven otherwise. "Kent, you're doing something wrong?" She told him. "You can do this a lot more!". I have the mouth to the jaw of my lower jaw as if to touch the floor. What? Who? It's me?

The first time I met a teacher who saw potential in me than what I can see her. Master has shared many of the technical strategy and different to me - but, more importantly, he maintains a place I realized that I must be a responsible life. If I do not do some homework, then the next day the teacher will be the person I handled. Of course then I started seeing the first point A in your contacts.

My confidence started to grow. At this time, my brother and I have started a business called Reactor. We make skis, skis, cap, t-shirts, etc. Doing the job goes smoothly for a time, until the company beyond our control. Do not have a happy ending ... and finally dissolved Reactor.

"How could this happen to you is that be?", I was wondering. "I have improved grades in school, then why do his job failed?".

It was then that, at age seventeen, I suddenly realized that some key elements of life have not taught in schools. But I can find this information where? I set out for themselves the sort of questions like: "What makes the difference between those who live an ordinary life for those living a good life?".

In the process of searching, I've read several books by Jack Canfield. And when I knew he was one of the co-created the Chicken Soup for the Soul books immensely successful, then further impressed me more. I have set myself a goal: "I will be meeting with Jack Canfield."

I keep searching for answers about how to live successfully in life and to practical application of everything I learned. Again, I can do better in all areas of your life. It was unbelievable! Actually, it was a turning point to change my level and my brother quickly noticed a new opportunity: We should write a book with the vision, experience and lessons of own life.

And now, at the age of twenty-three can be considered an adult, I can do things even before I ever dream: travel around the country to appear on radio show and television, talking to audiences of all ages and cultures, write category for newspapers and guide for teachers, and collaborate on par with some people who are religious most of the world.

But I was not a divine man. As I told you, I was not born with any special talent. I'm just a normal man. I like you only. Everything I want is to turn their dreams into reality and have fun living in the process of implementing the dream - and I am sure you also want to be.

You can find and buy this books: The Success Principles for Teens: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be and Chicken Soup for the Soul: Extraordinary Teens: Personal Stories and Advice from Today's Most Inspiring Youth

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Do More with Google Latitude and Your Location Using the New Latitude API

Location, location, location. In case you haven’t noticed, we’re really excited about all the ways location can make mobile apps and websites more useful. With Google Latitude, we created a simple way for you to own your location and let you easily share it with whomever you like, display it wherever you like, and even keep a history of it if you want. We wanted to give you even more ways to use your location, so today we’re announcing the Google Latitude API -- an easy and safe way for you to use and reuse your Latitude location with any apps or services that you can imagine!

Since launching Latitude, our team has been talking about all the cool things you could do with your continuously updated Latitude location. While we’ve built some of our ideas, there are simply too many exciting ones for us to do alone. Instead, we wanted to let you safely share your Latitude location with third parties who could create apps that do more with your location. Developers could, for example, build apps or services for:

• Thermostats that turn on and off automatically when you’re driving towards or away from home.
• Traffic that send alerts if there’s heavy traffic ahead of you or on a route you usually take based on your location history
• Your credit card accounts to alert you of potential fraud when a purchase is made far from where you actually are.
• Photo albums so your vacation photos appear on a map at all the places you visited based on your location history.

We want to help developers build all these applications and more, but our first priority is keeping you, the user, in control over your location. That way, you only use it when, where, and how you choose. Before any application, website, or feature you’ve chosen to use can access your Latitude data, you must specifically grant access to the developer and will see exactly what access or data they’re requesting. This includes whether you share your current best available vs. city-level location or your location history if you’ve opted in to using Google Location History. If you change your mind, you’ll be able to both see which developers have access to your Latitude data and revoke access from any developer at any time from your Google Account’s personal settings. Just like with Latitude, you always choose who can see your location.

We’ve also learned that making your phone’s continuous location available in the background is tricky to do accurately and efficiently -- just imagine your phone’s battery life if several apps were continuously getting your location in different ways? With this in mind, we built a free and open Latitude API that lets the third-party developers you choose start using your updated location in new ways without reinventing the wheel.

If you’re a developer, go to code.google.com/apis/latitude to get started and read our documentation. Join the Latitude API Google Group to ask questions, discuss the API with the community, and give us feedback. The Latitude API is being launched in Labs so we can listen to developer and user feedback before it graduates. We’re excited to see what you can do with Latitude and location so please do let us know what you think!

If you’re a Latitude user, check out our existing Latitude apps and keep an eye out for future apps and services that you can choose to use and do even more with your Latitude location. If you haven’t started using Latitude yet, get started so you too can start using your location in new ways.

Posted by Ana Ulin, Software Engineer, Google Mobile Team

FinePix Z700EXR stylish add features to identify dogs and cats

Camera line Z with lens hidden fashion, Z700EXR of Fujifilm, in addition to the new sensor also has additional features to identify dogs and cats.

The ultra-thin line of machines, designed to maintain applications usually have to type lens hidden in the body, or complaints so that the image quality is not high. Thus, the most significant point of Z700EXR version is already Fujifilm improved by applying the new Super CCD EXR sensor which is used on the death F200EXR or F80EXR appreciate quality.

Some basic parameters of the machine includes sensors 12 million pixels, the lens equivalent to 36-180 mm, 3.5 inch LCD screen 460,000 pixels, anti-vibration mechanism sensors and camcorder 720p HD .

Sliding surface of the waves Z700EXR designed glider.

Not take the design of the Z300fd, the sliding surface of Z700EXR is designed glider wave with function  same Sony style, just a lens cover, just switch the power off. However, the selection layer glossy paint cover  makes the surface of the machine is vulnerable fingerprints.

Version touch buttons is at maximum, only include photography button, zoom and review pictures on the surface. The entire back side is 3.5 inch touch screen with left-hand symbol rate for selected imaging mode (such as round-edit mode on the general machine), left menu to adjust other parameters such as ISO or size of the arrangement is at the bottom of the screen. Screen high-resolution 460,000 pixels, the image clarity when reviewing.

 

Fujifilm's interface is nothing groundbreaking, is still always touching to take without press photography. However, the company has sent a small improvement as two-way interface (GUI Dual Direction). When you turn the camera vertical, navigation system and back to the media for taking control, similar to the smartphone today.

Overcome weaknesses of the Sony T series, the appearance of Z700EXR improved system icons to more easily clicks. Rotation sensors to navigate the interface enable easy operation with one hand or even in review mode image.

One of the interesting features of the Z700EXR identify dogs and cats. Tests showed this technology to identify relatively good. But unfortunately does not allow to identify both people and animals in the same scene.

Some modes of adjustment Z700EXR also have certain inconveniences, such as in quiet mode, the device will automatically mute the same time, always turn off the flash integrated. If you just want the lights, just to silence, the shooting mode to switch back to regular hours and off by adjusting the volume.

In terms of speed, we can say only Z700EXR found acceptable to the latency between 0.05 seconds and shutter-speed continuous shooting of 2.5 frames per second. However, time to reboot quite bad, lasts up to 4 seconds (while other machines are typically two seconds) and time to write the image tags in the continuous mode takes quite long. Speed 2.5 frames per second just to maintain the first 5 images (ie only 2 seconds).

Focus mode of Z700EXR quite accurate, but the focus mechanism is classically a small button press photography, and capture frame basis, instead of the new mechanism touching the screen to focus your life feel like a applications recently.

identify dogs and cats

Z700EXR image quality of the goods on the market average. With ISO at 100, pictures of pretty, little noise. ISO 200 is acceptable to the 400 with only a few small particles makes noise picture seems fine, but the colors have not been broken. However, similar to other travel machine, the quality started declining necessarily from ISO 800 to 1600 due to the interference of too little noise reduction algorithm. Return, color fidelity is kept relatively stable throughout the ISO range. So the elder generation F200EXR version of this process necessarily even worse than the sensor technology. Of course, one of the main reasons is also not to mention the F200EXR larger sensor.

Z700EXR support 720p HD film speed 30 frames per second with the quality of goods is only average. When images are scenes of Italy, saw the phenomenon that is quite clear on. Video capacity is quite large, at about 180MB per minute rate, so if people like the video, the user must be equipped with high capacity memory cards.

 You can refer some model above

Overview, Fujifilm FinePix Z700EXR looks quite fashionable, stylish, fully meet the basic needs of the user. Although sensing applications and new generation but the quality of images and videos of this version has not reached the level of excellence. Add to that the crust is easy to stick to the fingerprint and a lack of wide angle lens should also factor price and the ability to identify dogs and cats, also will be difficult to make any special impression to the user in the "forest" camera advanced travel today.

You can to buy this product in Amazon in: Fujifilm FinePix Z700EXR 12 MP Super CCD EXR Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom and 3.5-Inch Touch-Screen LCD (Silver) There are 3 colour: Silver,Red and Black

Google Mobile now on Twitter and Facebook

Want to know what's on our minds or what we're up to more regularly? In addition to our blog and our YouTube channel, Google Mobile is now on Twitter and Facebook.

On Twitter, @GoogleMobile will share announcements, cool uses and product tips for Google products on mobile platforms, behind-the-scenes musings from Googlers and general goings-on in the mobile world. Simply go to twitter.com/googlemobile, sign in (or sign up), and choose "follow". You can also see our most recent Tweets on the right hand side of the Google Mobile Blog and follow us from there.

Google Mobile also now has a Fan Page on Facebook. On this page, you have the freedom to contribute just about anything you want - submit photos and videos, post suggestions and comments on our wall, and strike up discussions with other fans of Google Mobile.

To become a fan, just go to www.facebook.com/GoogleMobile and click “Like”.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Posted by Julie Zhou, Product Marketing Manager

Edge ThinkPad - New style and power

Edge is a "move" adventure in the expansion of the Lenovo ThinkPad design younger.

Edge 13 is the new Lenovo ThinkPad life improvement and production. Inherit the reputation of laptops owned by individual entrepreneurs IBM, but ThinkPad Edge seems towards the user layer is a dynamic young people, often have to move. Machines are sold with three colors black shark, red and shiny black.

Model was tested  with shiny black configuration information including processor Low voltage Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 speed of 1.3 GHz (3MB cache ), 2GB RAM, Intel mobile graphics chip GS45 Express, 250 GB hard drive.

The machine has been introduced on the surface of the plastic black not gray sticky fingerprints and creates the feeling for sure. Edges also ran away with silver edges and not angular like the ThinkPad tradition. Edge is decorated with the ThinkPad logo on both side both in the machine. In particular, periods of letters I will become light power.

ThinkPad edge size 33.2 x 22.8 x more 3 cm and weighs 1.7 kg with 6 cell battery comes so easily to bring people in remote trips.

Edge owns quite a lot of connection ports, including key Kenshington left side, VGA, HDMI, LAN, USB. Next to the power jack, two USB ports, headphone jack and memory card reader 5. However, unfortunately this model does not own port data exchange speed eSATA. Furthermore, no optical drive is integrated to reduce the weight and shape will cause quite so much inconvenience to users.

Meanwhile, before the next is not integrated port connection that swept down to make room for claws speaker system below. Due to the small size calculated to prioritize "mobile" and handy should only be heard in the room size is not large, less than 20 m2. However, the sound quality of speakers is also pretty good, free play in the bass and clear though a bit small and does not sound speaker stereo.

Different than the ThinkPad tradition, Edge keyboard is integrated with the design chiclet curved claws make a distinction. But design has made the difficult new users get familiar with the machine. When operations on the keyboard feel was "embarrassed" and press your hands are not standard. However, the sensitivity good. Some differences in the keyboard is again Lenovo has strongly changed the system function buttons F1, F2, F3 .... the secondary button (ie to use this key while the user must press the Fn key function in the bottom left corner of the keyboard).

In addition, computer keyboard and mouse own multi touch point. Through testing, the sensitivity of the touchpad is very good, not sticky fingerprints, photo manipulation claws to zoom accurate only regrettable that only a two button mouse is a bit deeper a little cushion when in use.

ThinkPad Edge with the screen size 13.3 inch mirror with resolution 1366 x 768 pixel color display is bright and sharp. When testing high-resolution video is HD and Full HD monitor can be seen from the angle of tilt, even 90 degrees. This may be considered if the machine's advantages compared to other laptops monitor mirror often narrow perspective. However, when used in the office with the neon light displays are still quite uncomfortable shadow, the user only way to overcome is to increase the screen brightness to maximum to fight glare.

The new Lenovo model also provides management tools ThinkVantage Tools machine with many useful features such as password management, update management hardware (driver), battery management, performance machine (integrated into the taskbar Help displays the time using the Left or time to fully charge the battery when plugged the power cord), data backup and restore, manage and combat the sock machine.

ThinkPad Edge - performance, battery

Edge has two options for the processor is AMD or Intel. Immediate model sold in Vietnam will equip Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 speed of 1.3 GHz, 2GB RAM, chip mobile Intel GS45 Express graphics and 250 GB hard drive.

With the hardware configuration as the machine gained 3.4 points in the point system on the Windows Experience Index Windows 7 Professional (32 bit) (installed with the machine). This is not the high point and understandable by machines do not use discrete graphics, but smooth enough to run Aero graphical interface Peak with all the highest settings.

 Machine reaches for the program. Screenshot.

When using the grading program to test the strength 3DMark06 graphics, Edge reached 768 points less than a bit compared to an average of 13 inch line machine not integrated graphics card is 857 points (average data from the page Laptopmag). Meanwhile, if the grading system in the entire program PCMark Vantage, model of the Lenovo 2756 achieved overall equivalent to an average of 2764 points.

In the experiment play a game requires average graphics as PES2010, machine achieved an average speed of 26 frames per second with the medium setting, resolution 1280 x 720 pixels. World of Warcraft game time with resolution 1024 x 768 pixels, machine reached an average speed of 29 frames per second, but the resolution to increase the maximum supported screen is 1366 x 768 pixel, edge only "explore" the game at a speed 5 frames per second.

Although no discrete graphics, but only integrated graphics chip Intel GS45 Express but Edge still run smoother HD video standard and Full HD 1080p. Test rewind at different times, machine operation quickly and without major delay.

Experiment with format video conversion, resulting in the well above average and acceptable. When you convert a video file formats to MP4 AVI 114 MB storage, edge 13 to under 11 minutes. If you use Oxelon Media Converter to convert the format (more efficient applications for multiple CPU cores) machine achieved impressive results, just over a minute.

Radiator fan system is located at the edge of the left side, this is also the hottest part of the machine. The half left hand when using a short time to heat up quite clearly, this is definitely affected who often have to move and have a habit of setting up the thigh machine to work. However, to hand over the keyboard and the left half of the radiator quite good.

PES2010 in game speed 26 frames per second.

With 6 cell battery included, for the duration Edge ThinkPad battery life is quite impressive. If placed at the highest settings (High Performance) and run the program normally, such as listening to music, surf the computer used for more than 4 hours continuously. If the average for the Edge can operate in about 5 hours and 30 minutes.

ThinkPad Edge 13 is a mobile machine with impressive battery life and compact design even capable of handling graphics are not really strong. Model red, glossy black highlights and more relevant to modern youth and dynamism. While black-gray model to correct "liking" than with other successful business people. Despite bringing in its ThinkPad brand is quite sensitive and can not walk through the shadow is too large to be laptops for business people consider them famous, but overall the machine and the price is a worthwhile model property

You can refer to: Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 019624U 13.3-Inch Laptop (Black)

Google Maps for Android Gets Biking Directions, Navigation Shortcut, Sharing, and More

Starting today, Google Maps for mobile has a few new ways to help you and your friends quickly get to where you’re going whether you’re on 4 wheels or 2 (or maybe even 3). With Google Maps 4.2 for Android you can now get biking directions on the go, start Navigation from your Home screen, share places with friends, and more.

Biking directions
Since launching biking directions on desktop Google Maps, we’ve wanted to get you biking directions, lanes, and trails on your phone too. Just in time for National Bike Month, select the bike icon when getting directions to get an optimal bicycling route in the U.S. If you’re in the mood for a more scenic ride, you’ll also see the Bicycling layer on the map which shows dedicated bike-only trails (dark green), roads with bike lanes (light green), or roads that are good for biking but lack a dedicated lane (dashed green). You can always turn on this layer from the Layers menu to pick your own route. Add in the Labs’ Terrain layer, and you can decide to either climb or avoid that big hill on the way home!

Google Navigation shortcut
If you’re driving instead of riding, we wanted to make it easier and faster for you to get on the road with Google Maps Navigation as soon as you’re ready. With the new Navigation shortcut, you can pick a destination and be on your way with as little as 2 taps of your finger. Select the “Navigation” icon in your phone’s app launcher to get the new destination selection view. Then, speak or type your destination, pick one from your contacts, choose a starred place, or select a recent destination. Navigation will begin and you’re good to go. Make it even easier on yourself by adding the Navigation icon right on your Home screen.

Sharing
Once you figure out where you’re going, why not get some friends to meet you there? From any search results page, choose to “Share this place” to send that place’s info, such as its address and phone number, to whomever you like. If you want to meet someone on a street corner or gather friends at an outdoor concert, you can also send an exact location from the map -- even a snapshot of your current location. Just use the share option after selecting a point on the map, your “My Location” blue dot, or yourself in Latitude if it’s enabled. Whether you’re sharing a place or a location, you’ll be able to send it to small groups via an email or text message or send it widely with apps like Google Buzz, Facebook, or Twitter.

Get these new features by searching for Google Maps in Android Market from Android 1.6+ phones (On your phone now? Tap here). Update Maps to version 4.2, available in all the countries and languages where Maps is currently available. Visit our Help Center to learn more, ask questions in our Help Forum, or give us suggestions and vote on other people’s on the Mobile Product Ideas page.

Posted by Michelle Chen, Software Engineer, Google Mobile Team

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 reviews - power and modern for men

Xperia X10 is beautifully designed with many features glitter well be announced from last year, after several rumors as X3 or Rachael. After nearly half a year, months, X10 appear on the market. 

Here are the most significant point of this super product.

• Size: 119 x 63 x 13 mm, weighs 135 grams.
• OS: Android 1.6 (Donut) will be upgraded to version 2.x in the second half of this year.
• Connectivity: 3G/HSDPA, HSUPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth with A2DP, GPS with A-GPS.
• Display: 4 inch, 65 thousand colors, resolution 854 x 480 pixels, sensor capacitance.
• Memory 1GB, 384MB RAM, microSD card slot, 8GB memory card included.
• Processor: 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250.
• Camera: 8 Megapixel with auto focus mode, LED, face recognition mode, focus point, video recording WVGA (800 x 480 pixels), 30 frames per second.
• Interface:Sony Ericsson Timescape and Mediascape, rotating screen mode.

Design

Looking from the front or the next will see the X10 looks strong with the angular line, personality, however, at the rear, machine becomes soft by the curve, especially the battery cover.

Machine size 119 x 63 x 13mm, weighs 135 grams, the design is considered quite large, but the touch screen capacitance up to 4 inches. So the super-hd2 HTC products (120.5 x 67 x 11 mm, 157 grams) lighter than the X10, but quite thick, well on hand held machine men, but can be a barrier to female users.

4-inch wide-screen resolution of 854 x 480 pixel, WVGA be classified into standard, but unlike the standard 800 x 480 pixel normal. This design makes the X10 display is longer than other phones, but the basic applications, as well as new software installed on without any change.

X10 only three hard buttons below the screen, including menu, return to screen Home and Back to return to the page. Power button, 3.5mm headphone jack and microUSB port is put up top, while the volume keys adjustment and take photos  is next.

X10 bit difficult to remove the battery cover, if not familiar. MicroSD memory card slot of the machine are arranged in the battery cover, machines with the 8GB card.

Features and user interface

Sony Ericsson Xperia smartphones that are strongly connected model. X10 is not the exception, computer support HSPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS.

Devices running Android OS 1.6, features included are built like Gmail, Google Maps and Google's YouTube, and applications support Microsoft Exchange Mail Moxier.

Unlike other phones running Android from HTC and use interface Sense, Sony Ericsson has launched Timescape interface and features on the X10 Mediascape. Outside of the computer screen display information network, time, date, status, wave and pin messages. Open your lock (unlock) on the slider support a cross, the selection slider to left or right depending on which user-handed.

Timescape interface

Timescape the X10 interface is quite simple slider with a horizontal bottom, allowing the applications to the Listen to music, Twitter, Facebook ... above the 3D images are arranged together to allow her husband goes to each site and application specific.

However, can see only Timescape interface looks flashy, but not deeply interfere in the Sense. One example is when click the icon status updates on Facebook, it will automatically go into the mobile browser versions, not a separate window to work.

There are sometimes similarities widgets on your phone TouchWiz Samsung, X10 fairly simple interface, this model is based more on the Android platform available.

Meanwhile, the interface Mediascape to support features such as listening to music, video, photos. The multi-media entertainment files may be located on the memory card, or online. To download music, to the apparatus with PlayNow music store, while viewing images, users can link to the album on Facebook, Picasa, Flickr.

Web browser based on WebKit, supports the opening page on 3G connectivity, Wi-Fi like iPhone's Safari, with the ability to move, drag-and-return elasticity. Unfortunately, machines do not have multi touch when browsing or viewing pictures.

X10 has 8.1-megapixel camera with LED light support, which, camera interface is quite easy to use. HP support features such as facial recognition, touch screen to focus. Just took your picture is saved as a bar. X10 for better picture quality and true, if compared to the phone today, especially the picture taken outdoors.

Rate

1GHz Snapdragon processor allows the use of applications, especially software related to the image is smoother. Machine for better call quality, clear. However, the battery is not the strongest point in the trial process, about 1.5 on the need to charge, though only run applications conversations, e-mail basics.

Sony Ericsson has announced, X10 will be upgraded to version 2.x Android (probably 2.1 or higher) and the second half of this year. Many hope, new software will improve the interface and the ability to support multiple locations.

You can refer to : Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android (Black) Unlocked, International Version with No Warranty