Based on the MacBook Air: Apple ensures the grain

With the ultrabooks and the ultrathins, clearly inspired by fine ultra portable computers from Apple, Intel and AMD well along give a second wind to the computer market. If the bet is not really won in advance for Intel because of high prices, AMD could get a little better with more attractive rates.

But beyond the price aspect, it must also be to do with a patent just validate Apple. Numbered D654, 072 and filed July 21, 2011 by Steve Jobs, it is the physical characteristics of the MacBook Air, the firm Apple laptop.

Apple has communicated quite openly about it, one can see a certain order recall for manufacturers, and especially those that would draw a little too much of his product. At the slightest misstep, we expect so that the Cupertino company rises quickly to niche, making every effort to withdraw from the market the product as it deems wrongful.

A customary practice for it. The evidence is with the small endless squabbles between Apple and Samsung on touch tablets, the first attack near the iPad design and the second contre-attaquant internal technologies. Same topo with smartphones (iPhone vs Galaxy).

The MacBook Air 11 and 13 inches in 2011 (click to enlarge)

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Logitech M187: mouse nomadic and colourful

Because of its very small template - a little longer than a battery - and its wireless operation - battery AAA and receiving nano in USB-, this mouse will address particularly the nomads.

It will offer them the Union minimum, namely an optical sensor, two buttons right click / left and a wheel to clickable scrolling.

This mouse appropriate also as well to right-handed users to left-handed users, through his Ambidextrousdesign.

It will leave by also the choice between several finishes, with white and black for the followers of the classic, but the red and orange (not promoted, but present within the product photo gallery) for those who love the flashy.

Side tariff, to complete, it evokes 19,99 euros , with a three-year builder warranty.

Four planned finishes (click to enlarge)

An idea of the dimensions of this mouse

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HD television: confident and well equipped French

The French love their small screen and do not hesitate to equip themselves to take advantage of the deployment of HD, already well installed in the programs. The last study "Reference of the equipment media" of the last quarter of 2011, by Gfk and Mediamétrie, shows sales of HDTVs in progress. Today in France, three-quarters of homes, or 20 million households, are equipped with a HD TV.

Equipment knows a steady growth since 2008. In three years, HD television purchases have increased by 140%. The French are convinced and now seem to appreciate to view programs in better definition. Television stations also participated in this increase because many of them, if not all, broadcasting now their content in HD.

These numbers are, for once, in osmosis with the promises of the Government which, in 2007, wished that a large majority of the French have access to high definition. It is now made. But this trend especially the perspectives set out some time ago by Michel de Rosen, CEO of Eutelsat, which emphasized high definition rather than the 3D preference.

Finally, more anecdoctique, the study points out that these are the people with a child of less than 15 years which are equipped with (27%). Seniors are not remains however as 23.6% have a HD television.

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Ivy Bridge Intel CPUs: Core i3 in detail models

Then the processors Intel Ivy Bridge 22 nanometers should be formalized on 8 April - it is the favourite date and it seems very plausible-, yet another leak on their subject is circulating on the Web and allows this time to learn more about the first models Core i3 destination desktop computers.

For after the first Core i3 22 nanometres desktop should be five and type quad-core, with two references low consumption (identifiable to the T suffix):

Core i3-3220T / Quad / 2.8 GHz / 3 MB L2 cache memory / TDP 35 WattsCore i3-3240T / Quad / 3.0 GHz / 3 MB L2 cache memory / 35 Watts TDP

And three classical references :

Core i3-3220 / Quad / 3.3 GHz / 3 MB L2 cache memory / TDP 55 WattsCore i3-3225 / Quad / 3.3 GHz / 3 MB L2 cache memory / TDP 55 WattsCore i3-3240 / Quad / 3.4 GHz / memory 3 MB L2 cache / TDP 55 Watts

All includes a video solution Intel HD, with 650 MHz GPU frequency that can be pushed to 1050 MHz and a memory directly from the system.

Not the slightest information however their prices.

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Ultrabooks: not so expected that we

While Intel expects a proportion of the ultrabooks on the global market for laptops up to 30 or even 40% in 2012, analysts estimate that goal difficult to achieve on the old Continent, and expecting more to 20%.

After them, European consumers have a large preference for models 15 inches and more. However, it turns out that dominant the ultrabooks format is 13 inches and that at best can be found the 14-inch, as with the spectrum at HP. The 15-inch seems well intended, but would greatly depend the success of formats 11 and 13 inches. The snake that bites the queue…

This is not to mention the fact that the invoice which climbs quickly enough for a few hundred euros as soon as one turns to the ultrabooks and that there is no large fracas to wait on this side, according to surveyed manufacturers. For in 2012, in any case. However, it is perhaps that would encourage consumers to hand pocket and would allow sales of really décoller…

Then, wet firecracker or step, the ultrabook in Europe? Obviously, this will depend on efforts by manufacturers to seduce the consumer.

The spectrum ultrabook formalized by Hewlett-Packard at the recent these (click to enlarge)

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Toshiba Dynabook 301: nettop based on Cedar Trail

Based on the new Intel Atom Cedar Trail processors, this netbook Windows 7 Starter Edition on-board chip dual-core Intel Atom 2800 dual-core 1.86 GHz and supported by up to 4 GB of RAM DDR3 and Intel GMA 3650 graphic part.

Displaying 1.36 kg on the scale, it has a LCD 10.1 inch definition screen 1024 x 600 pixel (WSVGA), a VGA output, a WiDi, a signed audio Harman Kardon speakers, a headset, Ethernet network link / Wi - Fi and three USB 2.0 ports. No HDMI, USB 3.0 and Bluetooth, however.

It do besides a hard disk with a capacity of 320 GB at 5,400 rpm and a multiformat memory card reader.

On autonomy, it is announced at 6 hours and a half or 8 hours, depending on the chosen battery.

Netbook Toshiba Dynabook 301 (click to enlarge)

Now see if output in our country is being considered. And if so, at what price.

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Electrical outlet intelligent to control consumption

If mobile devices grow and users are increasingly equipped with, they also require greater power consumption. Nomadic devices requires, they are often accompanied by their charger in order to contribute to them anywhere, anytime. But at a time when a penny is a penny, all is not necessarily a very good look you ponctionnez them a little of their electricity.

This is the case in public places, the common spaces, which face, more and more, these users for a recharging terminal, their charger in hand. Pay for others is less and less tolerated, especially when the invoices is dramatically allourdissent. For those, there, for those who suffer, Sony has thought of them and is currently working on a project of new outlet.

Smart, it would identify a device and its user and judge his personal use of power on a collective network. A good idea that would now allow everyone to pay what it consumes and to impose an expenditure to a third party. A chip would be introduced in the ambout of the electric cable, connected to a drive associated with the outlet used. The data are sent to a central system that evaluates its consumption and making history.

More or less good news for users who must perform their own invoice. But the outlet by Sony does not stop to this simple use and may obtain you money, save you. This system of recognition of devices may, in the future, assess the activity of your equipment and automatically put to sleep if they are not in use. Also complete outages pop-up when you get all your devices at the same time, making then Manager uses priorities.

This is still only a prototype, but Sony has learned the lessons of the last nuclear disaster. The risk of shortages of current after the closures of Japanese plants grows constructors find solutions to better manage their electricity consumption and not wasting energy.

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The heart rate to replace passwords

Passwords are instrumental in the protection of your data, your access, but the relevance is not Legion. "QWERTY", "123456", date of birth, the names of his children, of his dog, aberrations which snapped good number of it professionals who are involved in the maintenance and must manage security vulnerabilities only related to the offhandedness or lack of knowledge of the users.

And what about those forgotten passwords of his incessant requests for re-initialization? How to retain improbable, sieve numbers, codes to be precisely on top of security? Passwords are a wound for everyone and researchers well understood, since they propose a practical solution, the use of heart rate.

The beating of the heart is unique to each individual, and is the singularity that sought to exploit Taiwan engineers. Whether for a sustained effort or rest, your heart offers a mathematical function, independent of your physical condition. By affixing a few variants, researchers fired a unique encryption key, which belongs to a single individual.

In the continuity of their experience, researchers have developed a device, a prototype, which blocks and unblocks with the beating of the heart. No need to ask your device near your vital body, simply paste the Palm of the hand on the device in question.

The next stage of this study is to install it in the hard drive unlocking. Then, this new technology could take a little more scope and interest some users, notably to protect access to smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc.

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JVC KW-R900BT: car 2 - DIN which casts

Format 2-DIN, colour black glossy for the hull and blue, red or green backlighting for the buttons. The least that can be said, is that it is particularly flashy. This should in any case guarantee some success with young drivers and fans of sono.

In terms of features then, it offers playback of CD, the reception of the radio AM / FM with display of their names, listening to the songs stored on devices USB / Bluetooth, listen to the radio stations of the Web with the smartphone, the dissemination of the audio stream on its 3.5 mm connectors and telephony hands-free (up to two mobiles at the same time, yours and that of your half)(, for example).

All with a view of the information on a large screen LCD back-lit display four lines, restitution via amplifier 4 x 50 Watts (possibly supported by a second amplifier connected to a subwoofer, with the pre-amplifier output) and a control that can go through the buttons on the front, controls the steering wheel or a small remote control.

The three retro-éclairges possible (click to enlarge)

It take about 250 euros to this car.

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Sun City: the car-suitcase of tomorrow

Children, it imagined that cars would most affect the soil, they would be able to drive without us. The dreams of this ilk continue to be powered by the concept cars, vehicles of the imaginations of engineers. Number of these new cars will not see the day, but they have at least the merit offer us new perspectives and let our imagination on what would be the daily with this kind of products.

That's what it comes with Sun City, conceptual vehicle par excellence. From a Michelin design competition, the vehicle surprise. The image of these retractable bikes that can carry around with you, the Sun City can withdraw and turn into suitcase, that is behind us as all trolleys.

The assumed so ultra lightweight and ultra compact. And yet, the model presented is two-seaters, and from pictures issued by Michelin, the position would be similar to that of a two wheels. Conducted in a flexible material, in order to be more easily folded, Sun City is fitted with an electric motor that can recharge anywhere, even on your wall in your living room since there is no question to leave your vehicle in the street.

A magnetic levitation system will propel the entire wheel acting as the engine. The design and materials have not shifted to security since the latter, seem to offer real protection. Sun City returned already in our newspapers, as evidenced by its proposals in the Parisian streets. And we also imagine the incredible silence offered to the capital.

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Drivers Catalyst 12.2: pre-certified download version

AMD has to deliver a new version of its Catalyst graphics drivers. Stamped 12.2, there is a pré-certifiée version. Not all to be finalized, but almost.

And as could be in doubt, it's especially to ensure full support of solutions Radeon HD 7950 / HD 7970 launched last January, but also solutions Radeon HD 7750 / HD 7770 freshly unveiled - and having already made some tests also.

Note however that this support is valid under Windows Vista and Windows 7 environments. For Windows XP, need to wait until the release of a numbered version 12.4, until next April so.

The Radeon HD 7750 / HD 7770 (click to enlarge)

The Radeon HD 7950 (click to enlarge)

But it is not since it is also question of support of Super Sample Anti-Aliasing and Adaptive Anti-Aliasing technology for applications DirectX 10 and DirectX 11. They are activated with the new Radeon HD 7000, including Radeon HD 77 x 0 solutions / Radeon HD 79 x 0.

Are also mentioned improvements for Eyefinitymultimonitor technology, with: the automatic adaptation of the display in the connecting or disconnecting one of the monitors. the possibility of customizing for the display of the task bar; and the possibility to complete the list of profiles with custom profiles.

Download AMD Catalyst 12.2 drivers

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Alienware M18X R2: a 18.4 inch doped for gamer

Scheduled in two finishes black and red, it is a laptop computer, or rather a transportable, with its imposing format 18.4 inches.

-Side processor, is expected to proposed new models Ivy Bridge 22 nanometers of Intel approached on April 8, and quite naturally to what either the large declinations to two or four hearts.

Then, at the level of the graphics solution it evokes a card GeForce GTX 660 M, two cards GeForce 675 M in SLI or two cards Radeon HD 7970M in CrossFire. What to run the more gourmet video games with a high definition and without saccade.

Otherwise, there is talk of a Wireless HD link to send the video stream in wireless to television and a backlit keyboard.

For the rest of the technical details (amount of RAM and storage capacity, for example) and (high prices, as it questioned), must likely await the formalization, which is expected in the second quarter.

The Alienware M18X R2 (click to enlarge)

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The washing machine of tomorrow: speed supersonic anti-tâches

That sounds like the mother Denis by discovering this new concept of machine washing? New technologies interfere in all areas of life: medicine, communications, work, the car but also in which closely affects household tasks. Designer Elie Ahovi probably has a passion for domestic appliances and in a distant future, bring a new revolution in laundry.

The Orbit, created with his hands, has more nothing to do with the current drum. This "machine" to very conceptual design, usera more laundry and water. But carbon dioxide and a magnet for levitation. The principle is to work the carbon, and send it to a supersonic speed through the clothing. Then comes a chemical reaction between the spot and the CO2 to separate the various traces of the tissues. These dirt are then vacuumed, the carbon becomes solid and you can remove your clothes of the apparatus, the latter coming out clean and dry.

The main interest of this Orbit is do not use detergent or water and should be in line with the environment. Only, this is the technique of washing in itself that requires significant energy resources. Much therefore still way to make to optimize such an apparatus and the move of the domain of the dream to reality.

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SanDisk: two SSD SATA III top of range

SanDisk starts in the middle of the SSD offering to its two young new models. The manufacturer obviously wishes to place on the market since the Extreme SSD clearly displays the color of the high and just play in the same court as the Intel 520.

Extreme SSD displays a sequential flow of 550 and 520 MB/s read and write and reach up to 83,000 and 44 000 IOPS read and write random. Features already displayed in Intel or for the SandForce SF-2281, evidence that Sandisk is to intrude on the niche. The SSD is available in three models, the 120 GB and 240 GB, sold respectively at 170 and €350. Another version in 480 GB will arrive later in the year at a price of €480.

SanDisk is a little more discreet on the SSD X 100, a more conventional range. He also SATA III but use a Marvell base. It is question for him to 500 MB/s 420 MB/s write and write. The SSD X 100 will be also available in different models, 2.5 inches or m-SATA. It is question of 32, 64, 128, 256 and 512 GB, but unlike the Extreme range, no price has been unveiled, or availability.

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Augmented reality, no need to undress to try

Fitting booths are not always the place of choice for the shoppers. Remove, restore, display light blighted before unflattering mirrors, by 30 ° for cause of failure of air conditioning, press time, fittings are actually not part of pleasure. Today, more and more, on order by Internet, we try at home, before his favourite mirror, and sites are so kind that they allow us to return free of charge. If this is the longest time to dispose of your purchase, the e-commerce understood everything.

Also, now need signs that are street to motivate the troops, buyers, and provide true comfort. Cisco has worked on the subject and proposed reality increased in the cabins. The system is called Cisco Style and allows you to simply put you before ice and virtually try your potential purchases. Simple, fast, effective, perhaps not revolutionary and not not perfect no more, but it will not remove the principle of remove us some hassle.

Cisco Style is a virtual mirror, where you can have access to the entire collection of the store, and multiply the fittings, combinations, by playing the touch screen. It is not sure time savings made, given the immense choice that can now be given to the purchaser. Without physical fittings, you will not know if this pretty sweater wool, also highlight is, is not unbearable to wear. But this virtual asset can provide you with other services. Non-contact, "tried" clothing adapt to your morphology, and you can see you in the seams, as in a traditional fitting.

Then, the system is also Advisor. Too bad for the sellers and vendors, the computer will advise you in your choice, will also offer other products in harmony with your desires, as a true girlfriend but whose major interest is not to have rear-thoughts or to be hypocritical. And then, if you absolutely the opinion of your loved ones on a holding, you can always share your pictures of you in full fitting live on social networks.

Finally, if you are not satisfied, the computer do impose you not purchase. You can send to you for taking the time to choose your fittings...

In truth, the arrival of augmented reality in the fitting booths does not guarantee you to save time, but gives more attractive to shopping with his advice and unlimited choice of fitting, all without having to remove the lesser habit. To see if the shoppers to leave convince and return a little more often in stores.

  

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Graphics Radeon HD 7750 / HD 7770 formalized

As announced in a relayed internal roadmap there is little in our columns, the AMD Group chose this Wednesday, February 15, to launch its new Radeon HD 7750 midrange graphics cards and Radeon HD 7770, exploiting to recall the new architecture 28 nanometres.

In its basic version, the first relies therefore on a heart at 800 MHz with 512 processors of processing, associated with 1 GB memory GDDR5. It offers a DVI connector, an HDMI connector and a DisplayPort connector. In terms of energy consumption, it is about 55 Watts.

In its basic version, the second uses its side a heart to 1 GHz processor 640 of treatment, backed up by 1 GB of GDDR5 memory. It has sound DVI, an HDMI outlet and two catches mini-DisplayPort. At the level of consumption, it flirts with 80 Watts.

Side rates to complete, will need to pay 99 and 139 euros for versions of basic, and overclocked models proposed by the partners marks a little more.

The Radeon HD 7750 and Radeon HD reference 7770 (click to enlarge)

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Philips: a 3D range dedicated to players

Philips is to unveil two new models of 3D television, whose main asset is of benefit to players. If you are hungry to two parties and the screen splitté has shown you its limits, then these 3D televisions could meet some of your expectations.

Dual Play technology embedded by these 6000 and 7000 models is practical for which combines the parties in multiplayer. Two players side by side, with both the appropriate glasses, can play on a single screen not seeing the same image. They have therefore both the comfort of a full-screen, living experience to the part, in 3D.

The Dual Play Mode is compatible with Xbox 360 and PS3, games which allows all the games of the time and those to come to be played so.

The series 6 000 of these screens Philips declines in different sizes: 32, 37, 42, 47 and 55 inches. As the 7,000 range, found the in the trade between 40 and 55 inches. The side Smart TV of this range will open access to the NetTV portal (Internet browsing, video on demand, etc.) and own Philips, Wi - Fi or Ethernet functionality.

The 7000 range stands out on its five ports HDMI, three ports USB, version 6 000 with a priori that a single HDMI port.

These two new Full HD 3D televisions should arrive in the second quarter of 2012. No tariff has been unveiled to their subject.

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ViewSonic VX2336s-LED: a little limited IPS 23 inch monitor

It is likely not the monitor IPS LED of the year, but he will perhaps provide an alternative to already existing competing models. VX2336s-LED will arrive at the end of February and will also offer its IPS technology on its screen 23 ". Angles of view 178 ° open and on all axes. The screen backlit by LEDs, reached a maximum brightness of 250 cd/m² and a contrast of 1000: 1 ratio. Definition screen only Full HD 16: 9 and a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The first somewhat embarrassing detail is its speed of response: 14 MS, the monitor turns on this point.

The Viewsonic VX2336s-LED box on another aspect, its connectors. The monitor offers a VGA output and a DVI - D input. No HDMI therefore nor even integrated speakers. In the list of grievances, the slab does not pivot function found on many products of its kind and which has already been proven in terms of comfort. Aesthetics, Viewsonic visibly did not evidence of good taste, despite the use of LEDs, the slab is quite impressive.

However, there is one area on which the VX2336s-LED distinguished: energy consumption. 35 watts in use, 21 in eco mode where the backlight is less powerful and 0.5 W in standby, such are its capabilities.

The Viewsonic VX2336s-LED, very classic and without major distinction, will be available at the end of the month for €240 approximately.

 

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Ultrabooks: toward a failure because the price too high

Mike Moskowitz, analyst for JP Morgan cabinet, Ultrabooks imagined by Intel to give breath to the computer market should not meet the expected success, i.e. a proportion of 40% on the global market for portable computers.

The main reason for this: the price of these machines that are relatively high, which should remain that this year, as indicated by some manufacturers. Because if pay a stamped product Mac does not surprise really consumer who knows very well that it is the tariff policy of Apple, pay much for a PC product seemed abnormal with its more generic side and prices that can be observed in opting for a portable computer classic, certainly less noble, but allowing the same things. This is why what worked well with the MacBook Air will not work with the Ultrabooks.

Eyes are thus turning to Ultrathins defended by the competitor AMD, knowing that they play just on the tariff aspect by adopting a book loads less binding than the Ultrabooks. Talking of a ticket of 500-600 $ for the Ultrathins entry, while the Ultrabooks should not pass under the helm of 799 dollars this year.

The reference model for the Ultrathins of AMD (credit Engadget; click to enlarge)

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Mithos: car of the future, teleportation and levitation

The Portuguese industrial designer Tiago Miguel Inacio work perhaps in the unattainable, in the unimaginable, in a different sphere than our lives very shore land. In all cases, it offers dream lovers of beautiful displacements and both worse if his creations will never see the day both they respect no physical law. Today, maybe Tiago Miguel Inacio is truly ahead of its time, and in thousands of years, on another Galaxy, the supercar would have found its place.

The Mithos embarks a current engine induction élétromagnétique 1.5 megawatts or, in words, 2011 horses. He only he takes 2.1 seconds to reach 100 km/h and can go up to 397 km/h in 12 seconds...

The Mithos has so much under the hood, and should delight fans of speed and sensations. Clumsy drivers also, those struggling to make a niche, which unfortunately type a pillar. Its body is produced in a carbon material shape memory. An accident and your car resumes its original line... Another comfort, the Mithos incorporates a scan as the State of the road. Suspensions are adapting, on the ground, potholes to perfection of the road...

But, where the car is particularly distinguished, is on his teleportation system. Thanks to the teleportation relay stations network, which runs the streets is it not, you can get anywhere quickly, with good suspensions while ignoring the various obstacles during your trip.

And that's not all... The Mythos has the means to léviter above ground with the Quantum Boost technology, and can reach, in this way the 655 km/h. With all these capabilities, it expected not to what it is quickly put on the market. But she is dreaming, it is certain.

  

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