New Toshiba Tablet Review: 10.1-inch Android OS Based Tablet

You may have heard that iPad or iPhone/iPod touch devices don't do Flash. "Toshiba Tablet". Of course, if you had a Toshiba Tablet you would enjoy the entire internet. 

This week during the consumer electronics show, electronic giant Toshiba has announced the release of a 10.1-inch Android operating system based Tablet. The name of the tablet is not released yet.

The device runs on the latest version of the Android operating system for mobile devices which is Android 3.0 Honeycomb. This version of Android is not released publicly yet, so the tablet cannot be launched commercially. One of the video camera is a 5 MP back camera and the other a 2 MP front camera for making video calls.

All the specification of this tablet is quite good and on par with other world class tablets. The weight of this Tablet is around 1.7 pounds which is a little bulky when compared to iPad. iPad’s 3G and Wi-Fi supported model weigh only 1.6 pounds. 

Toshiba’s unnamed new Android Tablet will set itself apart from the iPad and other tabs with the new Android Honeycomb OS and a stunning display that adjusts to viewing conditions. 

Product Name: TBD
Company Name: Toshiba
Expected release: April-June 2011

2.1 Computer Speakers: Logitech Speaker Z623 Review

The Logitech Speaker Z623’s tapered satellite design looks smart and feels very rigid, which bodes well for audio performance. All of the cables sprout from the subwoofer, where they’ll be out of sight. Meanwhile, an umbilical cable joins the sub and right satellite, placing the controls, plus a headphone out and auxiliary input, on the right satellite for easy access.

A THX logo sits proudly at the top of each speaker, but this doesn’t mean much. THX isn’t a format, just a quality assurance scheme, and judging by the questionable quality of some THX-certified kit we’ve seen, the criteria for certification are suspect.

Our only major grumble with the Z623’s design is that the headphone output is on the weak side. We had to turn the main volume knob up to its maximum level to get decent sound from our headphones, and that risked blasting our ears to kingdom come when unplugging them again to send the signal back to the speakers.

Still, blasts of loud volume are qualities that the Z623 is pretty good at delivering. The subwoofer didn’t quite manage trouser-flapping levels of bass, but explosions sounded good. The satellites also delivered cracks of gunfire with plenty of gusto. Surround sound is better than stereo for an enveloping gaming and movie experience, but for those who can’t be bothered with the clutter, this set delivers when it comes to sheer girth.

The satellites positively sparkled with high frequencies in our music test, but the bright top-end revealed a slightly gritty, distorted response. It didn’t inflict much harm to rock music, but dance tracks and gentler forms of music sounded a little coarse. We also found that the subwoofer sounded slightly congested. There was plenty of punch in the low frequencies, but it wasn’t as focused as we’d expected. On the upside, the frequencies between these two extremes were smooth and balanced, and overall, the sound quality was far from disappointing.

Conclusion

Logitech’s speaker system immediately impresses for sheer volume, as well as high- and low-frequency response, but we can’t help feeling that it doesn’t fully deliver on its promises. It’s good – but not as good as it thinks it is, and those upgrading from a high-quality 2.1 set such as Logitech’s own X-230 or Z-4 might not hear much improvement. Still, if you prefer big and boisterous, rather than refined and silky, the Z623 hits the spot, and it’s one of the better 2.1 PC speaker sets we’ve heard.

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Intel Core Processor i5 and i7: More Power in Processing Videos

The Intel Core Processor i5 and i7 was launched in Colombo last week after its entry in world markets last month.

This processor promises more power in processing videos, according to Intel Country Manager in Sri Lanka Indika De Zoysa. “We have now got the processor that can deliver the type of image quality and graphics many only dreamed about. With these processors the graphic output quality is greatly enhanced,’’ he told the launch.

The new processor being a 2nd generation Intel Core processors have built in visual capabilities. This 2nd Generation processor family is the first ‘visibly smart’ processors combining both 3D graphics and visual technology with performance leading Micro-processors on a single chip.

This new architecture incorporates Intel HD Graphics on each 32nm die enabling significantly improved graphics performance over previous generations of processors. This gives better performance in both the HD media and mainstream gaming applications, he said. Mr De Zoysa noted that 20 new processors of the same family had been released to the market simultaneously.

As the future on computing will be more in using video files over simple pictures this processor will get the job done. Further the price of these new processors will be on par with the present versions, he added.

Source : http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110123/BusinessTimes/bt21.html

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Nvidia To Showcase Tegra 3 Dual-Core Processor In February 2011

Nvidia's Tegra 3

Nvidia (NSDQ:NVDA)'s upcoming Tegra 3 chipset will reportedly be introduced to the public in February at the Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona.

According to a report earlier this week from the blog, Hexus, Nvidia's General Manager for Tegra Mike Rayfield said Nvidia's Tegra 3 will follow a yearly product refresh cycle.

"I'm going to come pretty close to my cadence of a launch every year. It will be in production around the same time as my competitors' first dual-cores will," Rayfield told Hexus.

Tegra 3 is rumored to be a quad-core integrated graphics processor pairing ARM's dual-core Cortex A9 architecture with an Nvidia GeForce GPU.

Nvidia had a very eventful CES 2011, launching its Project Denver ARM-based processors and introducingits Tegra 2-based devices, including "superphones" such as LG Optimus 2x, and the first dual-core handheld device -- Motorola (NYSE:MOT)'s Xoom.

Rayfield told Hexus that Nvidia's work with LG and Motorola is paying dividends. "In 25 years I can't remember a show that was this impactful. I've known for a long time that Tegra 2 is a kick-ass part; your phone is now a mobile PC," Rayfield told Hexus.

Tegra 2 includes a Cortex A9 CPU for improved processing performance, an Nvidia GeForce GPU aimed at reducing power consumption, and a 1080 video playback processor for consuming high-definition content.
Tegra 2 is now set to appear in a number of new mobile PC products, including tablets running Google (NSDQ:GOOG)'s Android Honeycomb operating system.

Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT)'s decision to support ARM processors running Windows , also on display at CES, came as good news to Nvidia, as it continues to employ ARM's CPU architecture in its chipsets. However, Nvidia has adopted the Android mobile platform to the exclusion of Windows Phone 7.
"The next generation Windows announcement about running on ARM was demonstrated using a Tegra 2," Rayfield said in the Hexus interview. "We have a great relationship with Microsoft, but right now I'm focused on Android."

Rayfield may not have as strong a relationship with Apple (NSDQ:AAPL), given his subtle reference to the Apple iPad in the context of plans for upcoming Tegra-powered Android tablets.

"A UI that's optimized for a tablet is going to be better than a stretched-out phone one," he told Hexus. "A real web experience involves Flash, not just an app for everything. The web doesn't crash." 

By Zewde Yeraswork, CRN