Logitech HD Webcam C525 - Review

Logitech has launched two new HD recording webcams, namely the C310 and the C525. We received the C525 for testing, which features 720p video recording, a compact folding stand and new Logitech webcam software that offers entertaining photo and video effects.

Design and build quality

The webcam is quite compact, with a double-jointed stand that allows you to easily fix it to your PC monitor, laptop screen or even rest it on your desk. When you are not using it, you can just fold the stand over itself to cover the lens for protection when unused. The body has a swivel joint to connect it to the stand so that you can turn it 360 degrees while recording.

Features
The video quality is excellent at 720p on a reasonably powerful machine, but starts framing on slower machines. The webcam is perfect for online video chat with its clarity and high resolution video capture and you can also use the Logitech Vid HD software to share your videos and images on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and Youtube with just one click.


The webcam has an in-built mic that quite effectively cancels out ambient noise. The camera also has auto-focus and real-time light enhancement features that allow you to capture clear and sharp 8 megapixel images. The software bundled with the webcam contains some fun features and filters to make enhancements to your images and also to add effects to your photos and videos, such as like neon splashes, fish-eye distortions and a mask maker.

There is also an additional 60-day free trial of Logitech’s facial recognition software that you can download. It scans your face and enables you to use it as a password for your computer or to protect specific files or data.

Performance
In order to retain the HD quality of your media, the captured photos and recorded videos are not saved as compressed files. This means that you will require a fair amount of free storage space if you intend to record lengthy HD videos.

GeForce GTX 560 Ti (OEM)

Discover the incredibly detailed world of DirectX 11 with the NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 Ti graphics card. With over 3x the performance of previous generations1 and loaded with all the latest gaming technologies the GeForce GTX 560 Ti delivers a gaming experience that will blow you away.

OVERVIEW:-

CRAFTED PERFORMANCE
With 3x the performance of previous generations1, the GeForce GTX 560 Ti lets you crank up the gaming realism.

©2007 Crytek GmbH. All Rights Reserved.
BUILT FOR DIRECTX 11
Enjoy all the visual glory of the latest DirectX® 11 blockbuster games like HAWX 2 and Civilization 5. With massive geometry processing power of the GeForce GTX 560 Ti lets you enjoy incredibly detailed environments and characters.

GEFORCE GTX GAMING
GeForce GTX delivers performance and technologies for a superb gaming experience – from 3D Vision to Surround multi-monitor gaming, PhysX and the unbeatable power of SLI – with GeForce GTX you know you’ve got the best.

FEATURES:-

Microsoft® DirectX® 11 Support
DirectX 11 GPU with Shader Model 5.0 support designed for ultra high performance in the new API’s key graphics feature, GPU-accelerated tessellation.

NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ Ready*
GeForce GPU support for NVIDIA 3D Vision, bringing a fully immersive stereoscopic 3D experience to the PC. A combination of high-tech wireless glasses and advanced software, 3D Vision transforms hundreds of PC games into full stereoscopic 3D. In addition, you can watch 3D movies and 3D digital photographs in eye popping, crystal-clear quality.

NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ Surround Ready**
Expand your games across three displays in full stereoscopic 3D for the ultimate “inside the game” experience with the power of NVIDIA 3D Vision and SLI technologies. NVIDIA® Surround™ also supports triple screen gaming with non-stereo displays.

NVIDIA SLI® Technology***
Industry leading NVIDIA SLI technology offers amazing performance scaling for the world’s premier gaming solution.

NVIDIA PhysX® Technology
Full support for NVIDIA PhysX technology, enabling a totally new class of physical gaming interaction for a more dynamic and realistic experience with GeForce.

NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology
CUDA technology unlocks the power of the GPU’s processor cores to accelerate the most demanding tasks such as video transcoding, physics simulation, ray tracing, and more, delivering incredible performance improvements over traditional CPUs.

32x Anti-aliasing Technology
Lightning fast, high-quality anti-aliasing at up to 32x sample rates obliterates jagged edges.

NVIDIA® PureVideo® HD Technology****
The combination of high-definition video decode acceleration and post-processing that delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for movies and video.

PCI Express 2.0 Support
Designed for the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture offering the highest data transfer speeds for the most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications, while maintaining backwards compatibility with existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest support.

Dual-link DVI Support
Able to drive the industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600 and with support for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP).

HDMI 1.4a Support*****
Support for HDMI 1.4a including GPU accelerated Blu-ray 3D support, x.v.Color, HDMI Deep Color, and 7.1 digital surround sound.

SPECIFICATIONS:-

GPU ENGINE SPECS:
CUDA Cores 352
Graphics Clock (MHz) 732
Processor Clock (MHz) 1464
Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec) 32.2

MEMORY SPECS:
Memory Clock (MHz) 1900MHz
Standard Memory Config 1.25 GB or 2.5 GB GDDR5
Memory Interface Width 320-bit
Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) 152.0

FEATURE SUPPORT:
NVIDIA SLI® Ready* 2-way
NVIDIA 3D Vision Ready
NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround Ready**
NVIDIA PhysX™ Technology
NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology
Microsoft DirectX 11
OpenGL 4.1
Bus Support PCIe 2.0 x16
Certified for Windows 7

DISPLAY SUPPORT:
Maximum Digital Resolution 2560x1600
Maximum VGA Resolution 2048x1536
Standard Display Connectors Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI, DisplayPort
Multi Monitor
HDCP
HDMI*** 1.4a
Audio Input for HDMI Internal

STANDARD GRAPHICS CARD DIMENSIONS:
Height 4.38 inches
Length 9 inches
Width Dual-Slot

THERMAL AND POWER SPECS:
Maximum GPU Tempurature (in C) 97 C
Graphics Card Power (W) 210 W
Minimum System Power Requirement (W) 500 W
Supplementary Power Connectors Two 6-pin

NVIDIA GeForce GT 545 (OEM)

Utilize NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 545 to edit your photos/videos and play the latest DirectX 11 titles leveraging NVIDIA® PhysX® physics engine effects for the most realistic gaming experience. 3D your PC with NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ technology for immersive 1080p Blu-ray 3D, stunning 3D videos and photos, and over 500 intense 3D games, on-the-go or at home on your 3D TV.

OVERVIEW:-
 

BEST-IN-CLASS DIRECTX 11 GAMING EXPERIENCE
Enable cinematic games with the GeForce GT 545 and dial up the geometric realism with incredibly detailed characters, terrain and game environments

SPOIL YOUR SENSES
Breakthrough the boundaries of your screen. With NVIDIA 3D Vision technology, lose yourself in incredibly immersive 3D games, Blu-ray 3D™ movies, photos, and web browsing.

FEATURES:-

Microsoft® DirectX® 11 Support
DirectX 11 GPU with Shader Model 5.0 support designed for ultra high performance in the new API’s key graphics feature, GPU-accelerated tessellation.

3D Vision Support*
Expand your games in full stereoscopic 3D for the ultimate “inside the game” experience with the power of 3D Vision. 3D Vision automatically transforms hundreds of PC games into full stereoscopic 3D.

NVIDIA PhysX® Technology
Full support for PhysX technology, enabling a totally new class of physical gaming interaction for a more dynamic and realistic experience with GeForce.

2-way NVIDIA SLI® Technology**
Industry leading 2-way SLI technology offers amazing performance scaling by implementing 2-way AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering) for the world’s premier gaming solution under Windows 7 with solid, state-of-the-art drivers.

NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology
CUDA technology unlocks the power of the GPU’s processor cores to accelerate the most demanding tasks such as video transcoding, physics simulation, ray tracing, and more, delivering incredible performance improvements over traditional CPUs.

Hardware Video Decode Acceleration***
The combination of high-definition video decode acceleration and post-processing that delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for movies and video.

TrueHD and DTS-HD Audio Bitstreaming Support
Full support for TrueHD and DTS-HD advanced lossless multi-channel HD audio codecs brings the rich sound of the master recording to your living room.

HDMI 1.4a Output****
Support for HDMI 1.4a output enables sending both high-definition video and audio signals to an HDTV via a single cable.

Dual-link DVI Support
Able to drive industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600 and with support for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP).

PCI Express 2.0 Support
Designed for the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture offering the highest data transfer speeds for the most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications, while maintaining backwards compatibility with existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest support.

SPECIFICATIONS:-

GPU ENGINE SPECS:
CUDA Cores 144
Graphics Clock (MHz) 870 MHz
Processor Clock (MHz) 1740
Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec) 21

MEMORY SPECS:
Memory Clock (MHz) 1998 MHz
Standard Memory Config 1 GB
Memory Interface Width 128-bit
Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) 64
SDRAM type - not displayed separately, combined with Memory Interface. GDDR5

FEATURE SUPPORT:
Microsoft DirectX 11
OpenGL 4.1
Bus Support PCI Express Gen 2
Certified for Windows 7
NVIDIA 3D Vision Ready


DISPLAY SUPPORT:
Maximum Digital Resolution 2560x1600
Maximum VGA Resolution 2048x1536
Standard Display Connectors DVI, DVI, mHDMI
HDCP
HDMI* 1.4a

STANDARD GRAPHICS CARD DIMENSIONS:
Height 4.36 inches
Length 8.25 inches
Width Dual Slot

THERMAL AND POWER SPECS:
Maximum GPU Tempurature (in C) 100
Maximum Graphics Card Power (W) 105

New Microsoft Touch Mouse Review

Microsoft may be best known for their operating system and Office suite, but their presence in the hardware market has been there for longer than the past decade. They’ve sold everything from web cameras and joysticks to gaming mice. While they’ve decided to discontinue with some of the hardware, they continue to focus on some key product categories such as mice. And the latest, big release from Microsoft is their new Touch Mouse.

Features
Microsoft has tried to be unique with some of the mice designs in the past. The Microsoft Arc line of mice is the perfect example. However, the Touch Mouse is different. It appears more refined and more precise.

Unlike other mice where there a whole bunch of specifications and details to talk about, there are none in the Touch Mouse. It’s wireless and it’s powered by Microsoft’s own BlueTrack technology, that has been in use on some of their other mice. The mouse, as its name explains supports touch functionality.

Apart from that, it has two physical clicks and a USB dongle that acts as a wireless receiver. There are no drivers required and the mouse doesn’t come with it. Microsoft claims that it’ll run just fine on pretty much any other OS, including older Windows Vista and Windows XP, but to be able to take advantage of the the gestures, you’re best using the mouse on Windows 7.

There a few shortcomings. For example, there is no middle click so you can’t directly open a link as a background tab. For an expensive mouse such as this, there are no DPI or sensitivity switching buttons either. The base has two long strips of pads that help the mouse on the surface. The weight of the mouse with the batteries makes it a little more resistant on hard surfaces.

XFX Radeon HD 6770 - Review

The XFX Radeon HD 6770, like the rest of the Radeon 6000 series of GPUs is based on the 40nm fabrication process. The GPU runs at 850MHz and has 800 stream processors under the hood. XFX has gone with 1GB of Hynix’s GDDR5 memory. This isn’t an overclocked card, so most of the specifications as exactly the same as the reference car

The XFX Radeon HD 6770 is different from the stock Radeon design. This card, however is smaller than the Radeon 6800 line of cards. XFX has gone with the standard black PCB and a large heatsink on top of the GPU. Although, the design of the heatsink is basic, but it is very effective.

GPU
Name Radeon HD 6770
Core Speed 850 MHz
CUDA cores / Stream processors 800
Fab Process 40nm

MEMORY
Type DDR5
Speed 4800 MHz
Amount 1GB
Bus Width 128-bit
DirectX Support DirectX 11

VIDEO OUTPUTS
D-sub No Information
DVI Yes
DisplayPort Yes
HDMI Yes

DIMENSIONS
Dimensions (W x D x H) 7.88 x 4.4 x 1.5 inches

HTC EVO 3D

GENERAL 
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 or HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Announced 2011, Q1
Status Available. Released 2011, July

SIZE 
Dimensions 126 x 65 x 12.1 mm
Weight 170 g

DISPLAY Type 3D LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 540 x 960 pixels, 4.3 inches (~256 ppi pixel density)
- Multi-touch input method
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Gyro sensor
- HTC Sense UI

SOUND Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
- SRS virtual surround sound (via wired headphones)

MEMORY
Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 1 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory

DATA GPRS Up to 114 kbps
EDGE Up to 560 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0

CAMERA Primary 5 MP, 2560х1920 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash, check quality
Features Stereoscopic photos (2 MP only) & videos; geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps (2D), 720p@30fps (3D), check quality
Secondary Yes, 1.3 MP

FEATURES OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
CPU 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Adreno 220 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8660 chipset
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes
Colors Black
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
- Digital compass
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail
- YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
- MP4/Xvid/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- Facebook, Flickr, Twitter applications
- Organizer
- Document viewer/editor
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input

BATTERY Standard battery, Li-Ion 1730 mAh
Stand-by Up to 358 h (2G) / Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 45 min (3G)

Stunning Samsung Galaxy 750 Tab

Samsung Galaxy 750 a new Android phone in the market to compete with other Tabs available in market. This impressive 10.1” Tab runs on Google’s OS, Honeycomb. There are many Honeycomb Tab flooding in market then why to buy Galaxy 750? Not to worry as I going to explain you in detail.Samsung Galaxy 750 is widely known as “Samsung Galaxy 10.1”. So, don’t get confused. Because of its large display it got the name “10.1”. Okay coming into packaging, the phone comes in a large box. The box contains, Galaxy Tab, an Adopter, earphone and a guide kit book. But doesn’t have USB dongles in package.

Coming to its hardware and style, the Galaxy 750 has widescreen that measures 10.1 inches 1280×800 WXGA TFT LCD display. This interesting device weighs 565 grams which is more comfortable to handle as compared to iPad that weighs 36 grams extra. It is the world’s thinnest Tab measuring 8.6 mm, biting iPad 2 by 0.2mm. It may be insignificant but it matters a lot when comes to intense handling. Before Samsung designed Galaxy 750 a little weighty but it iPad 2 weight becomes an eye opener for Samsung to redesign it again. I must say this decision was absolutely executed and hence makes the Tab most liked product among users.

You must put all your attention on the LCD display. The glossy white black finish gives a sophisticate look and wonderfully constructed devices with ultra light plastic. Easy to handle and carry in Bags. Samsung has also used aluminum elements to construct the device. The material covers the device from back and surrounding the camera. But few users say it feels like more over synthetic then the metal but its okay, no issue on it.

The 1GHz NVidia Tegra 2 Processor &1GB RAM gives a speedy routine. It supports 16/32/64 GB expandable memory. But the TouchWiz makes the device slow a little. The device has smooth performance as compare to other Honeycomb tablets. The devise has built-in 7000mAh battery that can play 9 hours video and 72 hours music. It’s pretty much notable.

The Future Of Tablet Computing

Remember the good old days when a bulky machine called a PC was something meant only for geeks. The 8086, 286, 386, 486 and the Pentium revolutionized the world of computing, but only for a short period of time.

Then came in the laptops, notebooks or mobile computing which took technology a step ahead. It’s fair to say laptops have come a long way since the early 1990s, LCD displays have been replaced with sleek HD screens and the once plus-size machines are now zero sized models. If laptops have evolved so much in that space of time, where can they go from here; especially in this so-called post-PC era where tablets PCs are all set to take over computing world?

One important element of the laptop design has stayed persistent during the past 20 years, the conventional flip lid, protecting the screen and providing a sturdy base for a the keyboard it’s the back-bone of any laptop. But with the emergence of the tablet market, advances in technology and changing materials this could be about to change.

The rise of tablet PCs means laptops must adapt, while tablets and laptops are both suited to particular environments, each could learn from one another. While the clam-shell laptop is tried and tested it does have its drawbacks and limitations, in the future it is very likely that we will see new types of laptops moving away from the clam-shell design. Dual screen and sliding laptops have already made an appearance these early concepts will undoubtedly see many iterations in the coming years, which could see them grab back some of market share tablet PCs have recently taken.

Power, the Achilles heel of laptops, we’ve all been there desperately trying to complete a task before the life in your laptop drains away. Wouldn’t it be amazing if laptops could hold their charge for days on end, unfortunately that’s not going to happen anytime soon. However smarter technologies such as inductive charging could soon put AC adaptors into retirement. For this to happen charging pads will need to be widely adopted, just imagine sitting on the train using your laptop while it charges via the surface you’re using.
The last two years have seen growth and rapid expansion of the Tablet PC market. A record 19.7 million of these devices were shipped worldwide in 2010. The future looks bright in any case for the manufacturers of these devices. Critics of both are quick to dismiss this trend and hype are quick to point out that these devices offer nothing new to the consumer. So what is the future of Tablet PCs on the market?

A tablet is not a smartphone or a personal computer. Most of these devices do not have video cameras as the smartphone and cannot make calls. It also lacks the devices which came with a PC, mouse and keyboard are associated. However, you may want plug-in devices such as accessories, if necessary. The screen may be larger than a smartphone, but it is smaller than a PC. Basically, the main outlets for appliances slate ultra slim elegant touch screen, wireless Internet access and ingenious applications.

Other features of computers, such as Notepad, games, music and videos can be easily achieved with other gadgets. It is difficult to identify the unique aspects of Tablet PCs that are not available to other high-tech tools. However, these devices are in fashion among consumers. What is driving the demand for equipment tablet? Analysts say the ease of obtaining the content is the most important factor that stimulates the sale of Slate PC. The majority of users are consumers of shale content. Listen to people who are interested in movies, reading online magazines, books, newspapers, music and exchange tips on social media. The makers of the pills on specific niche, which consists of a large number of adolescents, young adults and working class people. Most of these people find it easier to access their favorite content with the tablet PC.

On the other side of the divide are the creators of content. They are individuals who need software like word processing, spreadsheets, databases and working with slides. These people cannot see the need for Tablet PCs that do not meet these functions effectively.

It has enormous growth of the PC market slate in the last two years. Although coverage in the media industry, contributed to their popularity, design and applications are important selling points for Tablet PCs. However, there are many features that you cannot do with Tablet PCs. In such cases, your old laptop or PC will prove to be useful to finish the job.

New Sony Ericsson Xperia x10 Mini Pro - Review

Sony Ericsson has blossomed with another Smartphone and has included the Sony Ericsson Xperia x10 mini pro in its Xperia Series. It’s the second Smartphone by Sony Ericsson which runs on Android operating system. This handset has a very cute n attractive look and is accorded with many of the groovy features that make it one of the best.

The Xperia x10 mini pro is an upgraded version of X10 mini which comes featured with many of the upraised configurations along with certain features being identical as the X10 mini. The chief differences between the Xperia X10 Mini Pro and the original Xperia X10 Mini are that the pro is built with a slide-out full QWERTY Keyboard, a replaceable battery and the Pro having slightly larger dimensions. Let’s have a Review on the Sony Ericsson Xperia x10 mini pro for your detail look up.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia x10 mini pro is built with a 2.55″ capacitive touchscreen display which resembles a display resolution of 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA). The device measures for a dimension of 90.0 × 52.0 × 17.0 mm / 3.5 × 2.0 × 0.7 inches and weighs about 120.0 g / 4.2 oz. Its four corner home screen shows many customizable icons as well facilitates with a Quick access to its functions with the help of the four icons present in the corners of its home screen. It is enabled with a small physical QWERTY Keypad which makes your text input easy. While you keep your phone in a standby mode it shows a Background picture on-screen. Its touchscreen display facilitates with an intuitive navigation and features with Auto Rotate from vertical to horizontal by rotating the phone and is equipped with an Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate and turn-to-mute. You can notice that the phone is surrounded with a chromed accent that separates the display and the QWERTY keypad in two different parts.

This tiny Smartphone comes impressively designed having a touchy and glossy look that too in a flashy combination of Chrome on black. It also is available in the color options of Black, Red and Pearl White. Its slide-out keyboard opens wide and is placed with keys leaving sufficient space between the characters which provide a comfortable and quick typing.

The keyboard is built with the use of a simple gray plastic material with square keys placed in four rows. There is an addition of two arrow keys on both the sides of the space bar. This handset consist a headphone jack on the top of it near the power/lock key. There is a microUSB port is placed on the left without any protective cap while the microphone and the lanyard slits are still at the bottom of the phone. Besides, it consists of the speaker, an LED flash and a Camera placed just above it. On its right hand side there is a camera key and the volume keys (Volume up and Volume down) placed and a USB port on its left side.