Logitech Pro 9000 Webcam
It’s no joke that Logitech dominate the webcam market with the huge variety of webcams they have on the market already. This does not mean that quality is effected by quantity; the 2 new premium Logitech webcams are taking webcams to another level.
I am pretty sure most of us have had to live through the harsh experience of 1000+ remotes in your living room that control all your multimedia devices. Luckily for us some genius came up with the idea of 1 remote that controls everything, except that remote could not control everything and was a mission to program. Good news, Logitech have released the Logitech Harmony 700; a remote control that promises to clear your living room of unnecessary clutter and leave you with one sexy remote.
Harmony 700 Remote
Well they don’t really. The Sony Ericsson MH907 headphones are actually motion activated and will turn your music on or off depending on what you do to them. Sounds fantastic.
MH907 Black
Exactly how do they work, you ask. Well by simply plugging in both the earphones your music playback is resumed allowing you to jam to the latest beats. Then when that irritating person tries to speak to you, hoping that their voice will carry through the music playing from the earphones in side your ear, you can simply pull out one of the earphones which magically pauses your music allowing you to speak to the irritation. Simply place the earphone back in your ear to continue your music experience.
Mede8er Multimedia Monster
I’m quite a fanatic when it comes to High Definition TV, media and hardware. I have a 42” Plasma screen set-up together with a new 23.6” AOC monitor. Having a plasma screen I am very picky when it comes to video and the quality thereof. I have been keeping up with the times and been enjoying Full HD content a lot, this leads me to the subject of this post.
There are a few media players on the market but to date I have not even considered getting my hand on one of them. Mvix did in the later models support Full HD content which was the first product I looked at. However it only had HDMI 1.0 support which means no sound through HDMI, so I was still not sold. I am pleased to say that I have found a media player worth looking at. This nifty device is called the Mede8er MED500X.
Logitech Squeezebox Radio and Touch
I love streaming audio and I love connecting my world of music to every part of my house. This has made me continuosly look at possible solutions to making this possible and more importantly easy. Well Logitech have caught my attention with the Squeezebox™ Radio and Squeezebox™ Touch. They look great and by the sounds of it do a good job as well.
If thin is your thing then the ASUS ‘Designo’ LCD monitors are definitely going to blow your hair back.
Asus Designo LCD Monitors
I’ve recently had the pleasure of upgrading to one nifty new LCD screen. The screen is the 2436Vw by AOC. In a nutshell it has a aspect ratio of 16:9, 5ms response time, a native resolution of 1920 x 1080 (1080p), a whopping Dynamic Contrast ratio of 60,000:1, a corner to corner measurement of 23.6” and even a USB Port.
Having a a huge LCD monitor on your desk is always awesome especially from the 24″ and upwards bracket. However when we saw this 43″ monitor from NEC we instantly fell in love.
NEC 43 inch Curved LCD
NEC just announced their amazing 43 inch curved LCD monitor and is getting a lot of attention, this may b e do to the fact that it is extremely hard to miss. This monstor of a screen will fit nicely across any desk and will set you back a mammoth R80 000 plus, so you won’t be seeing it on many desks around the world let alone South Africa.
Actual specs include an 2880 x 900 resolution (double WXGA), 10,000:1 contrast ratio, DVI/HDMI inputs, and built-in USB hub.
Now just to organise a review…
Here is the American press release:
CHICAGO – June 4, 2009 – NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD displays and projectors, today announced the 43″ NEC CRV43 ultra-widescreen specialty desktop display, designed for use in applications such as professional graphics, higher education, government, financial, command & control and home office.
The NEC CRV43 curved display can be seen at InfoComm 09 on June 17-19 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
The unique NEC CRV43 curved display provides a much wider field of view and greater dynamic range with its double WGXA resolution (32:10 aspect ratio). The user’s taskbar is extended natively and setup is made easy to configure with one input. These features make it an ideal solution for simulation, digital imaging and command & control.
“The NEC CRV43 curved display provides an excitingly immersive viewing experience for any type of user,” said Keith Yanke, Director of Product Marketing for NEC Display Solutions. “Its lightning-fast response time coupled with its seamless curved screen provides enhanced comfort, decreased frustration and increased productivity. The monitor eliminates the bezel and screen gap issues that have complicated users’ work environment for years.”
The NEC CRV43 curved display includes the following features:
* Seamless curved screen, which eliminates bezel and screen gap issues for increased productivity and decreased frustration (according to Center for Human-Computer Interaction – Shupp et al, presented at Graphics Interface 2006)
* 2880 x 900 double WXGA native resolution
* 200 cd/m² brightness
* 0.02ms Rapid Response
* 10,000:1 contrast ratio
* Wide color gamut with 100% coverage of sRGB and 99.3% coverage of Adobe RGB
* Single link DVI-D and HDMI 1.3 input connectors
* USB 2.0 connectivity for easy use of peripherals
* Front panel controls
* On Screen Display (OSD®) and software-based GUI, which enables advanced display control options
iPod Cash
Yes, with the current cost of albums it would cost you about R240 000 to fill up you iPod Classic. Baring in mind that not to many people use the iPod Classic we did the calculation on the 4GB iPod Nano and it would cost about R8000 just to fill that up.
That does not sound promising for the fight against pirating and the illegal distribution of music. We do not support pirating but we cannot justify the price and cost for music and the price you pay for an album. Most music stores in South Africa sell their latest releases starting at about R139 and ending at about R169. This is only for big sellers with some of the more exclusive CD’s selling for as much as a few hundred Rand.
Piracy is definately an easier option for many and this leaves many questions for record labels and their pricing for music.
Samsung LED HDTV
LCD TV’s were a revelation. They used less power, looked better and obviously worked a whole lot better. As time has progressed LCD technology has been upgraded even to the extent of high definition coupled with using even less power, looking even more better and given even better display quality.
To better that sounds like a tall order. Until LED technology enters. The latest tech in the television is setting all new trends. Things like better display quality, using up to 40% LESS power than an LCD screen. Sharper images with the ability to show even more contrast.
The LED TV’s also support HD and have a even slimmer build to the LCD equivalents with a depth of just over an inch. The LED TV’s will be offered in the full size range starting at 40″ all the way to the huge 55″ televisions.
LED monitors are already being shipped out under the major brands and unfortunately are considerably more expensive than the LCD televisions. However the LED manufactures say that it is a matter of time until the cost of manufacturing the LEDs will decrease dramatically putting it on par with the older LCD prices.
