Sony today launched its first "Vaio M Series Netbook". This Vaio M Series gets Intel Atom N450 1.66GHz processor, a 10.1 inch LED display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, a 5400RPM 250GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM.

The highlighted features of this Vaio M Series will be bringing high quality graphics, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR connectivity, WiFi 802.11b/g/n connectivity, three USB 2.0 ports, a pair of built in stereo speakers and running on Windows 7 Starter Edition. The device weighs just about 1.3kg which is contributed by its 6-cell battery, there is no webcam but a Motion Eye camera embedded in the screen bezel for video chatting. Its available in black & white colors for a price of $450 approximate.

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There are plenty of outfits out there looking to snap up your loose change in exchange for a pre-built rollup keyboard, but if you just cant stand that board that came bundled in with your last pre-fab PC, we think theres a better alternative. Apparently, all you have to do is remove the inner membrane from an unwanted set of keys, make sure the control board is accurately reassembled onto said membrane and cut out letters in the font of your choosing to keep you on track when your touch typing skills begin to fade.

Thats it -- an über-painless, amazingly easy and absolutely inelegant method of crafting your own rollable keyboard.

Source- http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/26/diy-rollable-keyboard-exudes-simplicity/

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In perhaps the biggest threat to Apples global dominance of digital music, Amazon just announced the international rollout of Amazon MP3. Right, the on-line storefront offering DRM-free music from all four major labels. Thats 3.3 million songs (priced at $0.99 or less) from over 270k artists encoded in 256kbps MP3 files for playback on any PC, any Mac, and pretty much any portable device you might own. Sure, its beta but so is that Gmail account youve been using for the past 4 years.

Unfortunately, the best that Amazon can commit to is "this year" which leaves plenty of time for the house of Apple to get their DRM shiznit together.

Source- http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/27/amazon-mp3-store-to-spread-drm-free-love-global-this-year/

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Tips BlackBerry Messenger | BBM | Bes | Bis | BlackBerry | Guide | Internet | Notifikasi | Service | Tips pesan blackberry
Difasilitasi BlackBerry dari perusaahaan tempat Anda bekerja, sebenarnya ada nilai positif dan negatifnya. Nilai positifnya, Anda tidak perlu mengeluarkan uang dari kocek sendiri karena BlackBerry sudah dipinjamkan dan berikut layanan BIS/BES nya di danai oleh kantor. Menyenangkan pastinya. Apa sisi negatifnya? Karena Anda dengan mudah bisa dihubungi oleh bos-bos Anda, kapan saja dan dimana saja selama terkoneksi dengan BIS/BES. BlackBerry di matikan, tidak mungkin karena pasti setelah itu akan ditanya dengan beribu-ribu pertanyaan. Alasan Baterai habis? Sekali dua kali mungkin bisa, tetapi tidak mungkin alasannya low batt terus menerus.

Sebenarnya ini adalah cara yang agak sedikit curang. Tetapi fitur tersebut sudah lama tersedia di BBM dari versi 4.5. Berikut ini caranya...

- Bukalah App BBM Anda

- Setelah masuk dan terlihat list contact Anda, tekan tombol menu

- Pilih option, carilah "save chat history", lalu ganti "never" menjadi Device atau Mediacard. Saran saja, sebaiknya pilih Media Card. Lalu tekan tombol back

Lakukan dulu pengetesan dengan menggunakan BB teman Anda. Minta teman Anda untuk mengirim pesan BBM yang ditujukan ke Anda. Ketika pesan BBM tersebut masuk, jangan langsung buru-buru dibuka pesannya. Biarkan saja dulu. Sekarang coba buka Aplikasi BBMnya, Anda akan melihat pesan yang belum terbaca dari teman Anda tadi. Arahkan cursor ke pengirim tersebut. Tapi JANGAN DIBUKA YA.. selanjutnya, tekan Menu, pilih "view chat history". Lihat tanggal terakhir, dan voila!! Anda bisa membaca pesan BBM tersebut. Sebenarnya yang Anda baca adalah history dari chat BBM. Sehingga tidak akan terkirim notifikasi yang berhuruf "R" ke si pengirim. Apabila kurang yakin, lakukan pengiriman beberapa kali lalu lakukan cara "view chat history" lagi. Silahkan cek ke BBM pengirim, apakah berubah menjadi "R"? yang tertulis pasti hanya notifikasi “D” yang artinya pesan telah sampai ke penerima, tetapi belum dibaca.

Jadi mulai sekarang, Anda dengan mudah bisa menghindar dari Bos-Bos Anda. Dengan alasan "Maaf saya baru baca BBMnya, tadi lagi nyetir" atau "BB saya ketinggalan di dalam tas, gak kedengeran" atau "Kapan kirimnya? oh iya.. masuk kok sibuk dari tadi", padahal Anda sebenarnya sudah membaca pesan tersebut tetapi tidak diketahui oleh si pengirim.

Tips nakal ini sudah dites berkali-kali, dan memang bisa digunakan. Sebaiknya digunakan dengan bijak...

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Good things come in small packages. Like the EX-Z80. With 8.1 megapixels, 3x optical zoom, and Exilim Engine 2.0, this sleek little camera can turn out big pictures. An easy mode, one button video function, and an assortment of color options, mean that this camera is ready to be your sidekick?accompanying you out on the town or into the office.

YouTube capture mode, H.264 , and enhanced video make uploading and sharing a snap. And the although the camera is compact, the LCD isnt?a 2.6 inch wide screen makes it simple to frame your perfect shot.

Its small, its smart, and its stylish. With the wide video shooting function (16:9 ratio 848x480), the Exilim plays true to your plasma or LCD television, regardless of size.

The future of video is in your Exilim. What more do you need? (Required SD Memory card is optional) Sensitivity Setting Still Auto, ISO64, ISO100, ISO200, ISO400, ISO800, ISO1600.

Movie Auto Triple self timer modes. Built in ElectronicFlash. Auto, Off, On, Soft Flash, Red Eye Reduction with range. Approx.33 to 8.53 (W), approx. 1.97 to 4.59 (T) Mono mic and speaker Built in quartz digital clock. Date and time, Recorded with image date, Time stamp, Auto calendar up to the year 2049, World time 162 cities (32 zones), City, Date, Time, DST Battery Life per charge up to 210 still images (CIPA Standards). Continuous Playback Approx 3 hr. 30 min (still images). Continuous Recording Approx 3 hr. 30 min. (voice recording) Unit Dimensions 3.53 (W) x 2.03 (H) x. 75 (D), Thinnest Part. 70, Weight 3.53 oz (excluding battery and accessories).

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The same basic story stays true for the TC-PV10 series, but its even better than the G10. This Panasonic plasma has the same deep blacks that grace its less expensive little brother, and adds a couple of key improvements: better video processing to handle 1080p/24 sources, and more picture adjustments that allow it to transcend the limitations of THX mode. Its picture should satisfy all but the pickiest of videophiles, and it also outperforms any LCD based display, LED or otherwise, weve ever tested.

Beyond image quality, the V10 delivers plenty of features and an eye catching one sheet of glass design, for a combination that deserves serious consideration from buyers willing to pay for it. The 50 inch Panasonic TC-P50V10, but this review also applies to the 54 inch Panasonic TC-P54V10. The two sizes share identical specs and should have very similar picture quality.

The Panasonic TC-PV10 series also includes 58 and 65 inch models, but we will review those larger sizes separately when review samples are available later in 2009. Panasonic TC-PV10 is one sleek plasma. Its main external differentiator is what the company calls "one sheet of glass" design, where a pane of glass extends beyond the edge of the screen and over the bezel itself, leading to a seamless look thats even more impressive in person than in pictures.

(Its worth noting that only the 50 and 54 inch models feature the one sheet design the larger members of the series have the more traditional, visually separate bezel around the screen). The V10 series eschews the relatively bright silver fade along the bottom of the frame seen on the companys step down TC-PG10 models, instead opting for a much subtler silver accent that arcs slightly upward in the middle.

We think the V10 looks more attractive and sophisticated than the G10, and indeed its one of the coolest looking TV designs weve seen this year. As Panasonics nearly top of the line plasma series, excepting the Z1, the V10 models offer a couple of extras. One is the ability to refresh the screen at 96Hz, which allows the TV to properly maintain the cadence of film when fed a 1080p/24 source typically from a Blu-ray player (the refresh rate remains fixed at the standard 60Hz for non-1080p/24 sources).

The V10 also has a 48Hz setting, but we recommend using 96Hz instead since the 48Hz option can introduce flicker. (Heres where we mention that, like all Panasonic plasmas, the V10s spec sheet includes mention of a 600Hz subfield drive. Our best advice is to ignore this spec it has no visible bearing on picture quality, aside from a slight improvement in motion resolution thats extremely difficult to see.)

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Beauty and the Beast II

Hello, Merlin Fans! This video is of episode 6 from the second season of Merlin, 'Beauty and the Beast II'. Merlin discovers how 'Lady Catrina' transforms herself into a beauty.  Then, he and Gaius discover ways to defeat 'Lady Catrina' and her servant, Jonas preventing them from succeeding with their scheme.

I've posted all 13 episodes of Season 1, and all 13 episodes of Season 2 for today. Enjoy!

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