Citizen eco-drive wrist watches for real men

Citizen well-known watch making company does not stop surprising us with its well designed watch models. Another good example is The Eco-Drive Perpetual Calendar having an eye catching design. This fabulous time piece is very comfortable to wear. The interesting thing about Citizen Eco-Drive wrist watches is that it needs no battery as it is powered by light. 

You may be sure that your Eco-Drive time piece is getting sufficient light when its sweep-second hand is moving once in a second. In addition, this technical miracle comes with a calendar with automatic time adjustment taking into consideration leap years until the year 2100. Citizen Eco-Drive time keeper includes the “low charge warning” mode which makes the second hand to move two seconds at a time. 

You will be able to change time zones both easily and accurately. Being powered by light, the Eco-Drive wrist watch appears to be environmentally friendly product. Among other important features, there is s diver styled titanium rotating bezel, chronometer, tachymeter, dual time zone as well as alarm clock. At the same time, The Citizen men’s Eco-Drive time piece is light weight.

Its perfectly looking dark blue dial face is fascinating with combination of grey sub-dials. In addition, this time keeping master piece incorporates a titanium case with the same band material. The Eco-Drive wrist watch also includes a 1/20 second chronograph of up to 60 minutes, date indicator, 12/24 time as well as power saving function.

This marvelous men’s watch can be operated without light for from 45 days to five years if fully charged. You will also enjoy its tiny white marks as well as space age hour and minute hands. Additionally, Eco-drive wrist watch can be charged by fluorescent lamp. In order to charge it up, your watches should be positioned face up and within around 8 inches.

If there is no sun, you will be able to optionally charge it by a standard light bulb but keep in mind that you should place your watches no closer than 20 inches to the lamp. Halogen lamps are not recommended as a source of energy since it can be harmful to your time piece. That said, you should remember that the best way of charging your wrist watches is by direct sun light. 

The Eco-Drive wrist watches are water resistant up to 660 Feet, so you can also enjoy some diving activities. The Eco-Drive is 43 millimeters in diameter while its case thickness amounts to 13 millimeters and a band width of 22 millimeters. Citizen wrist watches have a Japanese quartz movement while weighing just 2.40 ounces.

Ariel Atom 500 speedster to hit the road in the future

Ariel has reveled more technical information on its upcoming beauty christened the Atom 500. Pleasant to the eye, this beautifully designed speedster is a two seater is expected to produce unbelievable 1000 horsepower per one ton. This high performance super car features a 2, 4 liter V8 engine from RS Performance. 

Its top output of 500 horsepower can be obtained at 10 000 revolutions per minute which seems to be impossible while top torque amounts to 300 pound feet at 8 500 revolutions per minute. This striking super car has an engine connected to a six speed Sadev gear box along with smart paddle gears changing capabilities. 

The Atom 500 super car is made of carbon fiber panels as well as fiber aero foils. This amazing speedster also boasts a fitted function steering wheel as well as Dymag magnesium wheels. Another important feature is its Alcon four pot brake calipers, traction control and chrome-moly aerofoil wishbones. 

Its perfect bodywork is really impressive while still making it a light weight speedster. The Atom 500 super car will be constructed in limited units with only 25 cars being scheduled for production in Somerset at its up to date Ariel factory.

There is not yet any information about how much it is going to cost but taking into consideration its engine costing 0 000 low prices can not be expected. This stylish super car can be safely used in a Formula one competition, no doubts. Its 2.4-liter V8 engine has 5-valve cylinder-heads as well as high tech supercharger. 

The V8 powered Atom 500 is an extremely high speed super car, no matter you are going to drive it on track or outside of it. The Atom 500 does not look like a regular car you can meet in a road, but it can have a trendsetting influence on a new generation super cars. The Atom 500 is expected to achieve 100 miles per hour for less than 7 seconds which is better than its previous counterpart the Atom 300. We’ll find it out.

XM-25 intelligent shoulder fired weapon for US army

The XM25 is an individual shoulder fired deadly weapon is specially designed for US army to be able to liquidate concealed targets. Field tests conducted this summer ensure using HEAB munitions standing for high explosive air burst. This awe inspiring weapon is programmable and is capable of high precision no impact shooting even when the targets are hidden behind a wall, whether it is inside a building, in the caves or in a slit trench. There seems to be no problems for the XM25. 

This intelligent shoulder fired weapon was engineered by joint efforts of the German arms maker Heckler & Koch in tandem with US Company Alliant Techsystems. The XM25 shoulder fired weapon appears to be semi automatic coming with a 5 round magazine. Its weight is about 6, 3 kilograms which can be a little bit heavy for a regular shooter. In real time, this trustworthy weapon is able to control each of the 25mm rounds due to its embedded XM116 fire system.

This high technology weapon operates based on a thermal optic, laser range finder, day sight as well as infrared light with compass. Its state of the art fire system is capable to measure the precise distance between you and your target while programming its shooting possible owing to its wireless connection. This high precision wonder can reach a point target at 500 meter’s distance while area targets can be hit at stunning 700 meters. 

In addition to HEAB, there can be 2 kinds of non lethal munitions with explosions in the air including armor piercing as well as door breaching capabilities. This wonderful shoulder fired weapon happens to be on a wish list of every soldier. Once a soldier found its target the XM25 weapon’s laser rangefinder sends the distance information to the 25 mm round, the XM25 is ready to shoot. 

As soon as the round moves to the target, the fire system counts the moved distance and detonates it to make sure its high performance. The XM25 shoulder fired weapon offers high effectiveness up to 500 percent higher than its regular counterparts. What could be better in a theater of war? The XM25 shoulder fired weapon turns out to be operating perfectly and is designed to be one weapon per one squad. This deadly weapon’s rounds can also be shot in the direct fire mode.

Low emissions solar powered Silent Sentinel UAV

The unmanned aerial vehicle is a last project of joint efforts of Ascent Solar Technologies and Bye Aerospace. It appears to be an unmanned aerial vehicle to be working based on both solar power as well as stored electricity. To create a silent, unmanned aerial vehicle, Bye will be applying FJ33 turbofan motor that would take power from a lithium-ion battery while Ascent Solar will be developing photovoltaic panels to be both thin-film and flexible.

Called Silent Sentinel still being under construction is designed to be used for both military and civilian purposes, like territory surveillance, forest fire observation and so on and on. The technology of combining solar power with unmanned aerial vehicle is not innovative but it happens to have a long term outlook. These new green and clean energy solutions are developed for new era aviation. 

This unmanned aerial vehicle is a low emissions drone which is also low weight while ensuring high flying performance as well as higher voltage possible owing to CIGS PV technology. Low emissions are possible due to stored electric power taken from lithium-ion batteries. Photovoltaic panels are more sustainable improving its flight capabilities and ensuring lower emissions rate. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes improved border patrol.

Enjoy music with Music Balloon USB speaker

Have you ever had some problems cycling and listening to your mp3 player at the same time? It sounds dangerous, but here is a perfect choice which is offered by International’s Music Balloon making it possible to ride your bicycle while hearing what happens from the outside. Being colorful, this intelligent electronic gadget allows you listening to your favorite music safely. 

Whether you use iPod or mp3 player, this perfectly looking gizmo can be a helpful for using on a daily basis. The Music Balloon features a battery capable to last for about 5 hours providing you as much comfort as possible. The Music Balloon comes in five different colors ranging from yellow, red, pink, blue and black. You may easily connect your new gizmo into your PC’s USB port and start listening. 

Being a plug and play gadget, The Music Balloon weighs just 20 grams while measuring 55 × 55 × 55 millimeters so it is an ultra portable device. These USB speakers can be easily charged via your PC’s USB port. Once charged, it can give you a new musical experience. The Music Balloon features a 3, 5 millimeters stereo audio jack. These small USB speakers can be bought for $ 76. Looking like a mike, it also comes with an amplifier of 0.7W.

Innovative hybrid helicopter from Falx Air

You will be impressed by the way this revolutionary hybrid coaxial helicopter unmanned aerial vehicle is designed. Unveiled by Falx Air, this electric helicopter shares the same eco experience its counterparts do. Being an eco-friendly helicopter, this aircraft appears to be blowing our minds by its curved outstanding design. Falx Air’s helicopter will be powered by an electric hybrid engine. 

This unmanned aerial vehicle is designed to be a light cargo aircraft lifting up to 70 kilograms while can be additionally used for long term surveillance. Its UAV platform is based on the state of the art quick battery charging systems being conceived in the USA. This environmentally friendly hybrid helicopter features an airframe made from composite materials as well as an easily removable and replaceable pod. 

If there is a necessity to extend the aircraft rod, there may be installed some weapons or other important features. What makes this unmanned aerial vehicle stand out in a crowd is that it is capable to produce its own power. This is possible by means of a rotary engine operating to drive its magnet generator. Its hybrid generating system is reported to weigh less than 25 kilograms with less than 10 liters of fuel needed per hour. 

There has been bench testing on what to do in case of the engine malfunctions and the solution was using a set of batteries which has enough emergency storage capacity for its safe landing. There are 2 sets of 3 high torque engines installed in its main shaft. 

According to Falx Air, it is impossible for a helicopter to be fully powered by electricity. Another important feature is its flight control system being operated based on advanced autopilot technology with both power train system and coaxial flight control.

Stress Outsourced – conceptual stress relieving jacket

Would you like driving a futuristically looking car running on air? Zero Pollution Motors unveils its new concept of air powered car. Being still under construction, this intelligent eco-friendly car is going to hit the roads by the year 2011. According to its engineers, the amount of energy needed to run this air powered car is high. 

For an electric battery for example less energy is required. This environmentally friendly car is very cool in the looks while giving you a chance to get a new eco driving experience. This smart compressed-air car is scheduled to be produced in United States. These cars running on air are expected to produce no CO2 emissions and operate by means of air compressor designed to pressurize air inside its tank. 

This gorgeous zero emissions car is expected to have a price tag from 000 to 000 by the time it reaches United States. The Zero Pollution Motors air powered car requires no combustion while releasing the air when driven at low speeds. A high speed driving is possible due to a small regular engine heating the air so that it could be released more rapidly. In such a manner, more air is compressed. 

According to The Zero Pollution Motors, its zero emissions car will be capable to house six people. Another real advantage is its fuel economy with 106mpg while producing 75 horsepower which is good enough for these kinds of cars. The compressed-air car also features 6 cylinder motor while having a driving range of about 850 miles.

Stress Outsourced – conceptual stress relieving jacket

Students at MIT named Carnaven Chiu, Xiao Xiao, Keywon Chung, and Peggy Chi came up with a rather interesting clothing concept offering an interactive jacket to be designed for stress relieving reasons. This futuristic jacket claims to be capable to eliminate your stress. Titled SOS and standing for stress outsourced, this is a peer-to-peer network making it possible for unknown or known users to transmit massages in order to get rid of stress. 

The users willing to transmit a therapeutic massage should be connected to such a social community as Twitter or Face book. Principle of operation is that when someone feels stressed, he or she sends a special stress signal to anyone wearing the same SOS jacket. Once your friends get this signal, they will transmit you a massage signal so that you could feel better. 

Once such a massage signal was received, a jacket will be giving some massage strokes. SOS jacket is fitted with special actuators responsible for a massage with buttons also being present in the jacket. The interesting thing about this clothing concept is that there can be people from all around the world sending a massage signals to you once you are stressed.

Car that runs on... air!

One of the most significant problems of modern times is ecology problem. Each and every car, that is running on fossil fuels is harming our planet and make the ecology situation even worse. However, that is not all. Energy problem, which is based on fact that our oil resources are limited, is threatening us more every year. Oil prices jump sky-high and there is no reason for them to be reduced. Alternative fuel is a much-anticipated invention, but unfortunately, other alternative fuel projects were very ineffective. Nevertheless, one of them looks very promising. According to that project, possible fuel of the future will be... compressed air!

It sounds fantastic, isn’t it? Is it possible for a machine to be powered by air? Yes, it is. Of course not just simple air that you are breathing now - it must be compressed to be useful. Compressed air under high pressure pushes engines pistons, and when used, returns to atmosphere absolutely clean. The tank is enough for 200 kilometers, and the max speed is amazing - 110 kilometers per hour!

This car is not only ecological pure, it can save you a lot of money on fuel! One full refueling costs about 1.5 Euros, which is roughly equals to 2 liters of usual gas! If an average car needs 8-10 liters of gas on 100 km, taking price on gas as 1 euro per liter, it means 16-20 Euros for 200 km, 10 times more expensive than this air machine! Refueling will be simple - few minutes with an air compressor attached, and you are ready to go another 200 km.

Its inventor, former Formula 1 engineer, worked for a decade and a half on this marvelous project. It is a product of hard work, and he hopes that his project will not be unnoticed. Several Indian companies are already interested in this concept, and first public available cars will appear later this year. The cost is very affordable - 3500 Euros for the cheapest model. Manufacturers are planning to release this amazing environment-saving car in Europe and India. Hope this is not the last step for environment saving technologies, and we will see more 

New American flying car

Americans are first to show the future. A flying car named Transition is a first product of American company Terrafugia. An American company Terrafugia conducted first tests of their first product, a flying car named Transition. This is reported to be a real roadable aircraft giving a chance to explore both the roads and the sky. Terrafugia considers it to be a personal air vehicle.

According to official report, the innovation is certified to be used on public roads. The flying car is able to take off from any runway, however the Transition pilot will have to have a special driving license. The company representatives insist that such a license can be obtained after having taken special courses which include 20 flight hours. 

It is a front wheel drive vehicle when used on public roads which is driven by a usual gasoline engine. The air vehicle uses the powerful 100 HP propeller engine Rotax 912S while flying in the sky. Transformation from a usual car to a real aircraft takes just 30 seconds. It is the exact time needed for the car to fold its wings to be ready for a flight. Cruising range is about 724 flight hours with a top speed of 185 kilometers per hour. If driven on public roads, Transition car will be able to drive as much as 105 kilometers without refueling.

It is now far from full-scale production of this marvelous flying car but the company intends to improve its design with more additional tests to come both on public roads and in the air. A new prototype is going to be developed. Popularity rating shows that the Transition car is already being customized. Upfront payment amounts to 10 000 US dollars while purchase price is 194 000 US dollars. The Transition air vehicle is expected to be released in 2011. Drivers will drive the vehicle to an airport where they will be allowed to take off of 100 to 500 miles. The transition air vehicle is designed for two people including luggage and is going to be operated via unleaded gas. So let's face the future with all its miracles to come.

New wind powered car

New record-breaking wind powered car. The Greenbird is a carbon fibre composite vehicle that is powered by nothing but wind. A British engineer has broken the world’s land speed record with his new groundbreaking gimmick. He achieved 126.1 mph or 202.9 kmh with his Greenbird to be tested on the dry plains in Nevada. According to his designer, Greenbird weighs 600kg when not in operation which means that its weigh can be increased over a tonne at speed due to wings effect. 

Due to the shape of the wind powered car, particularly at high speeds, the wings give lift that does not guarantee security. To avoid this, the designers have used the idea of Formula 1 cars by installing small wings to increase the car traction with the ground.

The only metalwork was used to create the wing bearings as well as the wheel unit. The designers depict Greenbird as " sailboat with a very high performance " and it does look like a sailboat but it is equipped with wings not sail. Wings are used to generate movement by means of wind power.

First color-changing MINI

What we are witnessing is the first color changing breakthrough MINI. You can feel the future atmosphere with this striking Chameleon Mini Cooper able to change colors. Despite of the fact that the Mini Chameleon has angles and curves, this does not seem to be a problem for a car to change its colors smoothly. Called the Mini Chameleon, the car changes its colors according to both temperature and moisture. 

This MINI designed by BMW will showcase its brainchild in the MINI Habitat showroom in Singapore on June 30th 2009. What is amazing is the fact that colors tend to be changed in seconds. Apparently, this jaw-dropping Mini Cooper does not seem to be a good idea for police officers chasing criminals. 

Color changing capability proves to be very helpful for Mini’s drivers with its ability to brighten car’s paint on a rainy day, ensuring improved visibility and thus increasing driver’s safety while on a sunny day the car’s paint lightens to reflect heat and chill the car. Color changing capability became available due to a FeintPaint technology developed by Spanish company named Payola Forlids.

The Mini Chameleon is heat sensitive vehicle which makes it possible to warn of overheating engines. The same temperature sensitive paint based on liquid crystal was already used in T-shirts and toy cars so with all the color customization options the technology seems to have a promising future. So if you live in Singapore and has such a mini, be ready to find it in your car park as soon as the weather changes.

The three new stylish HP Minis

The Mini Notebook Family has grown up. HP launches new three portable stylish notebooks. Let’s look through them.

HP Mini 110 XP Edition is the first. The ability to satisfy HD picture fans is allocated at the first sight. Mini 110 XP Edition has Crystal HD Enhanced Video acceleration. Also the notebook has 1 GB of virtual memory and 160 GB hard drive. Thorough different possible connection can be allocated presence of WWAN.

HP Mini 110 Mi Edition is made for gourmet users. It is based on Linux operation system and has 2 GB RAM. Consumers can store their information on 250 GB hard drive.

HP Mini 1101 is a good choice for ordinary requirements. Consumers can buy Mini 1101 with XP Home, XP Pro or Vista installed. Also it has a two battery option for those who appreciate time.

The price of the HP Minis with XP or Vista installed is near 330 USD. The HP Mini 110 Mi Edition with Linux costs near 280 USD.

GreenGT Twenty-4 – smart electric race car

Swiss manufacturer Green GT unveils a very taking concept race car. Called Twentry-4, this magnificent all-electric super car still being under construction is expected to take part in 24 hour Le Mans race in France scheduled in 2011. Designed by 5 students from the CCi du Valenciennois in France, this outstanding prototype is made of carbon fiber chassis as well as a fiber glass body. 

The super car is reported to have between 350 and 450 horsepower while weighing 1 895 pounds. Green GT super car is expected to be accelerated to 60 miles per hour in less than 4 seconds, producing its top speed of 171 miles per hour. The company is going to make 22 cars expected to be within the next 3 years. This stunning electric racing car is expected to become the most modern racing car never seen before. 

This electronically programmed prototype is going to feature racing triangle spring suspension while having Green GT differential gearbox. Its power supply is provided by Flexcell photovoltaic solar panels coming with 2 lithium-ion batteries each capable to produce 30kWh. Its 2 electric engines are both water cooled with 2 x 100kW in total. 

Green GT also incorporates an aluminum brake pad coming with Brembo disk brake made from steel. Wheels characteristics include racing tires coming with magnesium O.Z. rims while torque amounts to 2000Nm rear wheel at 11 000-12 000 revolutions per minute.

Illuminated RIO LED shower head for shower dancers

ave you ever want to be a “shower super star”? RIO gives you this possibility. If you are fond of singing in shower it is just for you - the Crosswater’s RIO shower head. The psychedelic colors will make you dance like a wild. 

Let’s look how it works. The shower head has 96 built-in LEDs. You can program red, blue and green lights however you want. By mixing those three colors you can create any color you would like. But the main beauty comes when the light is focused on a stream of water. The water comes out of the 15-inch thin jets. And when the light and the water mix - you can’t stand on one place.

The RIO shower head is for those kinds of people who like to spend the time in the shower but not to think about money. So the price of the LED shower head is 4454 USD. But you can find a lesser model at ThinkGeek for 49.99 USD.

Timex Triathlon digital watch with heartbeat monitor

If you consider yourself to be a sportsman, this interesting wrist watch is undoubtedly a good choice. There is something special with this model as this Timex time keeper is a multi functional time piece which also has a pleasant appearance. Timex Triathlon wrist watch boasts a long battery life making it possible for its replaceable battery to operate for 3 years. 

Of your life consists of numerous training sessions, you will be delighted to use a special heart rate monitor fitted in the wrist watch. This heart rate monitor is capable of monitoring your heart beats very accurately. Timex Triathlon appears to be high functionality digital wrist watch which also incorporates a 100 hour stop watch, 100 hour countdown timer. 

Timex Triathlon is comfortable to wear and is light weight with its easily adjustable polyurethane strap. There is a high readability display due to its flipping system showing the month, day as well as 24 hour clock. You may be easily organized by an alarm which has 5 minutes back up. This beautiful time piece is water resistant up to 50 meters, what more you could expect unless you are a deep diver. 

Timex Triathlon is an easy to use wrist watch with its useful heart beat monitor having some target zones with alarms you can choose. There are five target zones which are based on your maximum heart beat rate, recovery rate timer. Additionally, you will be able to count the amount of calories burned after your consecutive training. This feature can be very handy for your weight regulation. 

This smart time piece also has an easy heart rate sensor boasting FM transmission as well as synchronized transmission in order to avoid cross talking with the other heart rate monitors. Its Indiglo night-light is capable to light up your dial thanks to Timex blue electroluminescent lighting technology. Another good advantage is little power consumption with less power needed than other time pieces offer. 

You will be also using the night mode option, making it possible to illuminate your dial for just 3 seconds once you have pushed any of your watch’s buttons. Its band length is unisex and can be convenient for both men and women. Timex Triathlon digital watch is covered by one year warranty. Its digital grey dial is very cool and attractive with acrylic dial window. With its intelligent heart rate monitor, you will be able to learn about your average heart rate even when you are sleeping.

EVGA GeForce GTX 275 Superclocked

Description: The eVGA GTX 275 graphics card delivers best-in-class graphics performance in the hottest games. And with full GPU-acceleration for NVIDIA PhysX technology, eVGA GTX 275 will change your 3D gaming with insane PhysX gaming effects by bringing dynamic forces of nature and massively destructible environments to games such as Sacred 2 and Mirror's Edge. With up to 1792MB of super fast DDR3 memory, you get enough memory to handle the highest of resolutions and texture quality. A graphics card that does just graphics isn't enough anymore, the eVGA GTX 275 with NVIDIA CUDA technology delivers Graphics Plus.

Intro: The eVGA GeForce GTX 275 Superclocked is an 896 MB, mainstream 3D card.Compared to other mainstream 3D display cards on the market, it is expensive at around $265.

Noteworthy Features: Has a 2.38 GHz memory clock speed.This is faster than the average graphics card on the market today, but is to be expected for a graphics card of this price.Also, this graphics card has 896 MB RAM, which is more than some similarly priced display cards.

Weaker Features: None noted, given available product data.

Suitability: Suited for all productivity tasks, as well as for the casual 3D gamer.This card supports DirectX 10 technology, used in Microsoft's Windows Vista OS, and is the new technology for the upcoming generation of high-performance games.

Value: In general, this graphics card's features are as expected for this price.Also, if you were to judge primarily by the card's chipset you could expect to pay about 30% less for a similarly capable card.

Suggestions: (1) This card has DVI-out to connect to similarly enabled flat panel or plasma monitors and produce a clearer picture than does analog-to-digital conversion.(2) For Editor's Reviews of the latest graphics cards, visit the graphics and sound section of CNET's website.

GPU Performance: This card is compatible with the new rendering features of DirectX 10, which is featured in the Windows Vista operating system.

Vista Capability: This is a modern video card capable of running all the new features in Windows Vista, including the upcoming DirectX 10.

XFX Radeon 4890

XFX is looking to make a splash into the ATI market and bundled their new Radeon 4890 with a copy of Tom Clancy's HAWX game.

It all begins with the XFX Radeon™ HD 4890’s award-winning architecture. This card has a TeraScale graphics engine that features over one teraFLOPS, nearly one billion transistors and 800 stream processors for the highest resolutions and fastest frame rates possible on a single-card system. 

Additionally, the XFX Radeon™ HD 4890 utilizes GDDR5 memory technology, which provides twice the data per pin of GDDR3 memory at similar clock speeds. This enables the HD 4890 to support higher data rates for optimum performance. And if that’s not enough good news, XFX also plans to overclock the XFX Radeon™ HD 4890 with XXX and XT versions. Plus, all HD 4890 cards will feature advanced system monitoring, enabling gamers to truly push the performance envelope with the ATI OverDrive™ utility. 

Featuring a third generation 55nm chip that uses the industry’s most energy efficient manufacturing process, the XFX Radeon™ HD 4890’s Dynamic Power Management reigns in the power when demand on the GPU is low. 

Designed specifically to maximize the latest DirectX 10.1 games like “Hawx,” the 4890’s extreme HD resolutions and mind-blowing performance will transform “how” into “wow.” Featuring high-performance anisotropic filtering and 24x customer filter anti-aliasing, characters and figures come to reach-out-and-touch-them life. 

The XFX Radeon™ HD 4890 offers superior scalability with its ATI CrossFireX™ technology capable of up to quad GPU support. And, because it supports PCI Express 2.0, this card is ready for serious action. 

The XFX Radeon™ HD 4890 offers an array of features designed specifically for the video enthusiast. The card’s Unified Video Decoder 2 frees up the CPU so that users can seamlessly enjoy even the most processing-intensive content seamlessly, including VC-1, H.264 and MPEG-2. Viewers also can take full advantage of Blu-ray functionality with dual-stream, picture-in-picture capabilities. 

The XFX Radeon™ HD 4890 graphics cards also accelerates the conversion of standard and HD video into multiple formats, that can be used on an array of consumer electronics devices. And, viewers can watch the hottest Blu-ray movies or other HD content at full 1080p display resolution and beyond. 

DVD upscaling enables viewers to watch standard DVD movies in near high-definition quality, and Dynamic Contrast automatically adjusts the contrast and brightness during each scene for a consistently crisp, vibrant picture. 

With today’s intensive games requiring new levels of power, speed and performance, XFX is focused on delivering products that offer the optimum benefits for the best possible gaming experience. From its top-of-the-line overclocked graphics cards to its significantly optimized X Edition cards, every XFX product is crafted to deliver exceptional results. 

XFX has successfully paired the “how” with the “wow” to give you one unbelievable—and unobtainable anywhere else—graphics card. 

Bundles:	HAWX
Bus Type:	PCI-E 2.0
GPU Clock:	850 Mhz
Memory Bus:	256
Memory Type:	DDR5
Memory Size:	1024 MB
Memory Speed:	3900 Mhz
Thermal Solution:	FANSINK
Minimum Power Supply Requirement:
Outputs:	HDTV, , Dual-Link DVI
Card Dimensions:	9.5 x 4.376 x 3.8
Feature:	ATI CrossFireX™ Technology, GDDR5 memory, ATI Stream Technology, ATI Avivo™ HD
Warranty:
Package Contents:	DVI Adapter, HDTV Component Adapter, 6 Pin Y Power Cable, DVI to HDMI Adapter, HDMI Cable

Intel® X25-E Extreme SATA Solid-State Drive

The Intel® Extreme SATA Solid-State Drive (SSD) offers outstanding performance and reliability, delivering the highest IOPS per watt for servers, storage and high-end workstations.

Reduce your Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

Enterprise applications place a premium on performance, reliability, power consumption and space. Unlike traditional hard disk drives, Intel Solid-State Drives have no moving parts, resulting in a quiet, cool storage solution that also offers significantly higher performance than traditional server drives. Imagine replacing up to 50 high-RPM hard disk drives with one Intel® X25-E Extreme SATA Solid-State Drive in your servers — handling the same server workload in less space, with no cooling requirements and lower power consumption. That space and power savings, for the same server workload, will translate to a tangible reduction in your TCO.

Better by design

Drawing from decades of memory engineering experience, the Intel X25-E Extreme SATA Solid-State Drive is designed to deliver outstanding performance and reliability, featuring the latest-generation native SATA interface with an advanced architecture employing 10 parallel NAND flash channels equipped with single-level cell NAND flash memory for even greater overall performance and reliability. With powerful Native Command Queuing to enable up to 32 concurrent operations, these Intel SSDs deliver higher Input/Output Operations per Second (IOPS) and throughput performance than other SSDs on the market today - and drastically outperform traditional hard disk drives. These Intel drives also feature low write amplification and a unique wear-leveling design for higher reliability, meaning Intel drives not only perform better - they last longer.

Validated and tested by Intel, on Intel

All Intel® X25-E Extreme SATA Solid-State Drives are tested and validated on the latest Intel-based server and workstation platforms, for your peace of mind.

Technical specifications

Model name	Intel® X25-E Extreme SATA Solid-State Drive
Capacity	32GB and 64GB
NAND Flash components	Intel® Single-Level Cell (SLC) NAND Flash Memory 10 Parallel Channel Architecture with 50nm SLC ONFI 1.0 NAND
Bandwidth	Sustained sequential read: up to 250 MB/s Sustained sequential write: up to 170 MB/s
Read latency	75 microseconds
I/O Per Second (IOPS)	Random 4KB Reads: >35,000 IOPS Random 4KB Writes: >3,300 IOPS
Interface	SATA 1.5 Gb/s and 3.0 Gb/s
Form factor	2.5" by 7mm industry standard hard drive form factor
Compatibility	SATA Revision 2.6 Compliant. Compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s with Native Command Queuing and SATA 1.5 Gb/s interface rates
Life expectancy	2 Million Hours Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF)
Power consumption	Active: 2.4W Typical (server workload¹) Idle (DIPM): 0.06 W Typical
Operating shock	1,000G / 0.5ms
Voltage	5V SATA supply rail
Operating temperature	0°C to +70°C
RoHS compliant	Meets the requirements of EU RoHS Compliance Directives
Product health monitoring	Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) commands, plus additional SSD monitoring

Space-age Q-Sound solar-powered headphones

Are you gadget hungry today? That is great just because we have something very neat for you. Q-Sound headphones supporting Bluetooth are a real standout. This technologically advanced product is a concept from Romania-based engineering student Shepeleff Stephen. This innovative idea works based on solar technology proving to be a sufficient source of energy. 

Perfectly looking, this intelligent innovation will be capable of taking calls or be connected to a 3.5mm port if necessary. Being mounted on the top of your head, these miraculous head phones would be as much exposed to the sun as possible. Its designer’s idea was much more than just listening to the music, it would also allow you to answer you cell phone if Bluetooth supported.

But even if you have not such a phone, be happy with using a 3.5mm jack enabling you a simple wired connection. Q-Sound 

Headphone’s headband is made of plastic silicon solar cells with earpieces being able to be arranged to be suitable for your personal head size. Headset incorporates two removable and rechargeable NiMH batteries of 800mAh and 1.2V voltage.

Thanks to the technology, you headphones will be charged up to 40 hours with one sun light hour being sufficient for producing more than 2.67 hours of running time available once it is charged while being operated on its top volume.

Inkless photo printer that can be used in digital cameras

There is one more way to print your favorite pictures now. You can do it using no ink. That means that photo printers will become hand-held and you will be able to carry them around and print pictures whenever you want. No need to get home or to a shop to print out the pictures anymore.

Palaroid Company has invented a new way to print pictures. Now their printers do not use ink to print. These printing gadgets can be built into phones or digital cameras. The product will appear on market in the end of year 2007. 

The principle of work is very simple; the paper is changing its color when heat is applied. So applying certain amount of heat will make the piece of paper change color to a specific one. You will not have to have liquid ink cartridges in your printer. 

The paper that is used is not usual. It is originally white plastic that has several very thin layers. The layers are micro-thin layers of different colors: yellow on top, then goes magenta and on the very bottom cyan. When heat is applied the paper changes it color thanks to the different color layers. 

When the heat is applied to the surface of the paper, the size and shape of the dye molecules changes from crystal to amorphous glasses and allows you to see the layer beneath it, releasing the color. The temperature and exposure on every pixel is controlled and you will be able to make some good pictures right after you have taken the shot. The yellow layer needs the highest temperature and has the shortest melting time. The magenta layer needs lower temperature and some more time to melt, and finally the cyan layer needs lowest temperature and longest exposure time to melt. This is how you can have color pictures at your hands any time you want.

A picture 5 cm x 7.5 cm will take about 30 seconds to print. Good speed for a new technology. However, the picture size is not that big. I think that it would take this new technology very long to replace our standard ways of printing photos. Old-fashion way of making photos is much faster and less expensive.

The printer will cost you about 0 and 100 sheets will cost you $ 20 so you should thing what you would like to buy. It is a pretty big price for something like that. We will se how good the pictures will be.