Tuesday, February 16, 2010

MSI C-Series with Core i3 and Blu-ray options available for as low as $700

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/msi-c-series-with-core-i3-and-blu-ray-options-available-for-as-l/

MSI's refreshed C-Series laptops appear to be quite boxy, but that may just be the sacrifice you make to own a seriously affordable Core i3 and i5 machine. The 15.6-inch CR620 models -- which include the CR620-030, CR620-033 and CR620-031 -- range from $650 to $750, and pack new Core i3 or Core i5 processors, Windows 7 Home Premium and six-cell batteries. Those wanting to spend even less have the $529 16-inch CR600, but despite its NVIDIA GeForce 8200M graphics it only has a Pentium Dual Core CPU. We had to do some digging of our own to see just how good these deals could be, and discovered that the CR620-33 with a 2.13GHz Core i3 330M processor, 4GB of RAM and a Blu-ray drive is only $699 at NewEgg. Yeah, we just said $699. If you're not looking at the gallery or the press release below, we'll assume you went shopping.

Gallery: MSI C-Series

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MSI C-Series with Core i3 and Blu-ray options available for as low as $700 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Monday, February 15, 2010

YouTube Disco Brings Music Discovery to YouTube [YouTube]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/ilC2LmKxdBE/youtube-disco-brings-music-discovery-to-youtube

YouTube has launched a music discovery service, fueled by YouTube's inventory of music videos, called YouTube Disco.

Click on the image above for a closer look.

Presently it isn't the most advanced music discovery service around but it could be the easiest to use. You have two options when searching YouTube Disco. You can search for an artist or song and hear more songs by that artist—you might discover something new but it will be within the artist's own discography—or you can search for music related to the song or artist you initially searched for.

In the screenshot above songs related to Queen appear in the left-hand column where as songs directly in the Queen discography appear in the right-hand column. From the right-hand column you can browse through artist videos—the default view—or select mixes of related music or related artists.

For other ways to discovery new music check out previously reviewed Radio Tuna, Project Playlist, and Source Tone.

Have a favorite music discovery tool? Let's hear about it in the comments.



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How 3D Works: A Simple Picture Guide [Image Cache]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/fV2RYdAKSiQ/how-3d-works-a-simple-picture-guide

3D technology can be confusing, but if you just need to know the basics of how it works and prefer to get your information in picture form, then it's your lucky day.

Click on the image for a closer look.

Now, if this left you wanting to run out and buy a 3D TV, then you can learn more about those in our guide to 3D technologies. [Online Schools]



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ST-Ericsson's U8500 brings dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 to the Android world

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/st-ericssons-u8500-brings-dual-core-1-2ghz-arm-cortex-a9-to-the/

Can't get enough of hearing about implementations of ARM's Cortex-A9 MPCore processors? Good. ST-Ericsson's powerhouse U8500 system-on-chip has come a major step closer to appearing in mainstream devices with today's newly announced support for the Android operating system. Having optimized the OS to take advantage of Symmetric Multi Processing -- a method for extending battery life by sharing the load between the two processing cores and underclocking when necessary -- the partner company is now ready to start dropping these 1.2GHz dual-core beasts inside the next generation of smartphones. The claim is that you'll get all that additional power while sacrificing nothing, as devices based on the U8500 would maintain "the cost and power consumption characteristics of a traditional feature phone." We're promised built-in HDMI-out support, 1080p video recording, and 120 hours of audio playback or 12 hours of Full HD video off a 1,000mAh battery -- pledges we'd very much like to see fulfilled.

ST-Ericsson's U8500 brings dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 to the Android world originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Texas Instruments unleashes new nHD DLP chipset, now with more pico

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/texas-instruments-unleashes-new-nhd-dlp-chipset-now-with-more-p/

We didn't think it could be done, but the fine folks at Texas Instruments have just unleashed a tiny, tiny beast in their all new DLP pico chipset. The nHD DLP chipset, as it's known, boasts 640x360 resolution, a contrast ratio of "better than" 1,000:1, RGB LED wide color gamut (which should more faithfully reproduce colors), a new, and a lower powered processor. Overall, the package is 20 percent thinner and 50 percent lighter than the current generation DLP chipset. We hear the chipset should be available in the second quarter of 2010. The full press release is after the break.

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