eK-gadgets info

There will always be a laptop meant for someone and apparently HP wants to be there to provide you with the perfect HP Mini suited for your needs. Whether it is for business or education, HP has extended the line of potential HP Minis with the release of three new models upholding the lightweight companionship that any mobile user would require.

The three new variants released by HP are:

• HP Mini 110 XP Edition ($329.99)
• HP Mini 110 Mobile Internet (Mi) Edition ($279.99)
• HP Mini 1101 ($329.00)

Common Features:

• 10.1-inch diagonal standard or optional high-definition LED widescreen display
• Powered by either an Intel Atom processor N270 with 1.6-gigahertz (GHz) or an Intel Atom processor N280 at 1.66-GHz
• 1GB to 2GB Memory
• keyboard that is 92 percent the size of a standard notebook PC keyboard
• built-in webcam and microphone
• Hard Driveoptions of up to 250GB
• 5-in-1 Digital Media Slot

Pentax is introducing a new digital SLR today. The new K-7 is a midrange model that replaces the K20D. Its closest competitors are probably the Canon EOS-50D, Nikon D90, Olympus E-30, and the recently announced Sony Alpha DSLR-A380 (more or less). Here are highlights:

Pentax K-7 

• 14.6 effective Megapixel CMOS sensor
• Supports all Pentax K-mount lenses with a 1.5X focal length conversion ratio
• Sensor-shift image stabilization now allows for rotational sensor movement
• Compact, weather-sealed magnesium alloy body
  • Camera is 7% smaller than the K20D and up to 25% smaller than other cameras in its class
  • Usable at temperatures as low as 14F (-10C)
• Improved dust reduction system
• 3-inch LCD display with 921,000 pixels
• Supports live view with contrast detect (with or without face detection) and phase difference AF
  • User can make slight adjustments to the composition of a photo in live view mode courtesy of the sensor-shift IS system
• Pentaprism optical viewfinder with 100% coverage and 0.92X magnification
• Full manual controls, with two different RAW formats (PEF, DNG) and Pentax’s unique shutter+aperture and sensitivity priority modes
• 11-point AF system, with dedicated AF-assist lamp
• Continuous shooting at 5.2 frames/second (up to 15 RAW, 40 JPEG)
• Electronic level feature
• In-camera lens distortion and chromatic aberration correction functions
• High Dynamic Range function takes three exposures and combines them into one
• Multiple exposure and interval (time-lapse) options
• Can record HD movies at 1280 x 720, 30 frames/second, with sound, using M-JPEG codec
• Supports external flash via hot shoe, flash sync port, or wireless
• Stereo microphone input; HDMI port
• SD/SDHC memory card slot
• Uses D-LI90 lithium-ion battery; 740 shots per charge
  • Optional battery grip ($230) supports two D-LI90 or six AA batteries
• Ships in July for $1299.95, body only

The smartphone we have all come to know as the Idou is now Sony Ericsson Satio. Yep, other than the name change, Sony Ericsson has now announced it as we knew it to be before with its awesome features.  Here’s a quick look at what the Satio offers:

• 12.1 megapixel autofocus camera with Xenon flash, face detection, smile detection, geotagging, and 12x digital zoom
• 3.5-inch touchscreen display with true 16:9 quality
• Two versions supporting European GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS HSDPA 2100 networks and an AT&T version supporting GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS HSPA 850/1900/2100 frequencies
• Symbian S60 5th Edition
• WiFi and Bluetooth
• aGPS with Google Maps
• FM radio
• Facebook and YouTube support
• MicroSD slot (8GB bundled)
• Music player with PlayNow, TrackID, and Bluetooth Stereo (A2DP) support
• 112 x 55 x 13.3 mm in size with a weight of 126 grams

The Sony Ericsson Satio will become available in the early fourth quarter of 2009 in Black, Silver, and Bordeaux colors.  There is no news on a price yet, but if you want it, you better start saving now as it won’t come cheap.

There’s no Sony Ericsson PSP phone yet but there’s a new PSP ready to be unveiled by Sony. Luckily for all of us Sony has managed to leaked it over and now we get to at least look at it. The new handheld gaming console will be probably announced at the E3 2009 but by that time we will already know what it looks like. The PSP Go, that’s the name of it, is a slider ready for lots of gaming on the go. It will supposedly offer you 16GB of internal memory, built-in Bluetooth and a memory slot. There’s no price and availability date for the Go just yet so we’ll be looking closely for that official and hopefully very revealing press release. What we do know for sure is that this PSP Go doesn’t come with any phone capabilities yet.

via gamingconsolenetwork