Gadget Flashback 2010

The year 2010 has many new gadgets are popping and add a row of new gadgets that enliven the world of technology, such as Apple who gave birth to a tablet computer, iPad issued in April 2010.

iPad also trigger the emergence of competitors to launch similar products, Here are some gadgets that emerged in 2010.

Apple Launches iPad

iPad crowned as the most popular computer by gadget site Pocket Lint. IPAD is a tablet computer designed and developed by Apple. He was marketed as a platform for audio and visual media such as books, magazines, movies, music, games, and web content. Weighing about 680 grams, size and weight between smart phones and laptops. Apple iPad released in April 2010.

Like the iPhone and iPod Touch, IPAD is controlled with a multitouch screen - a breakthrough earlier than most tablet computers that use a pen is pressed. IPAD uses Wi-Fi data connection to surf the Internet, run the media, and install the software. Some models also have a 3G wireless data connection.

The second tablet from Apple

IPad Apple so it snaps so that almost every electronics company is rumored to be making their own tablets. Besides Samsung Galaxy Tab, there is no serious competitor to Apple iPad this year. Of course, many companies have announced that they will release tablets in 2011.

iPhone 4

Apple's reputation in maintaining confidentiality when faced with a big splashy iPhone4 leaked in April, two months before the official launch. When I first saw it, the design of the new iPhone makes people crazy. Once released, the designs back in the news, but this time for "Antennagate."

Apple's App Store

With the iPhone and iPod Touch devices that continue to flood the market - and now consumers have the iPad - sales and offerings in the App Store has grown exponentially. Until October 20 this year, more than 300 thousand applications in the store has been downloaded more than seven billion times. In October, Apple announced the development of the Mac App Store for Mac computer applications.

E-Reader

Kindle itself became the most popular device in 2010 according to the gadget site Pocket Lint. Applications Kindle popular because it allows users to synchronize between their virtual book list to various devices like the iPhone or home computer.

Innovation Kinect

Developed over many years by Microsoft, Kinect, webcam based game system, sold out faster than iPad after it was released in early November.

IPod Touch

The iPod Touch is the iPhone without the phone and GPS features--no cellular voice calls, no texting, and no EDGE or 3G wireless service. The remaining features that the two have in common are often the criteria on which the Touch is judged. In the case of the fourth-generation Touch--available in 8GB, 32GB, and 64GB capacities--the two come closer to feature parity than ever before.

The 4G iPod Touch is thinner still--two sandwiched 4G Touches come very close to the thickness of the iPhone 4. It's also a little less wide and lighter than the third-generation iPod Touch that preceded it. Its edges are also more angled. This angling is sharp enough that owners of iPhones and previous iPod Touches will have to train themselves to search for the volume and Sleep/Wake buttons near the back edge of the iPod rather than the side and top, respectively.

The 4G version lacks the small black plastic patch on the back's top-left corner that covered the Wi-Fi antenna. That corner now holds the iPod's built-in omnidirectional microphone and its high-definition rear-facing camera.

Voice Control works only for playing music, however. You can't use it to initiate a FaceTime call.

With the new Touch you can make such calls without a headset. Even though the mic is on the back of the iPod, it's sensitive enough to pick up your voice. And the speaker is audible enough to carry on a conversation.

The iPod's camera is more zoomed in, hinting at a smaller sensor. Also, iPhone 4's camera captures stills at 1936 by 2592 pixels, while the iPod Touch's rear-facing camera shoots at 720 by 960 pixels. That's 5 megapixels on the iPhone 4 versus less than 1 megapixel on the Touch.

Given the lower resolution and lack of a flash, it shouldn't be surprising that the 4G Touch's still pictures don't measure up to the iPhone 4's. The images it produces are far less detailed and the camera's more susceptible to being blown out when capturing bright images--vibrant yellows, pinks, and reds, for example. Inside, in under-lit conditions, the Touch's camera pushes very hard to get the image, but in the process can produce grainy and washed out results.

The iPod Touch is an extremely versatile device--media player; pocket gaming machine; productivity tool; Internet communication device; and, with this latest update, pocket camcorder, still camera, handheld recorder, and FaceTime video phone.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 one of the best fixed-lens cameras on the market today. The 10 megapixel Lumix LX5, which offers a large 1/1.63-inch CCD sensor for a point and shoot camera.

The LX5 backs up its F2.0 ultra-wide-angle zoom lens (3.8X optical zoom, 24mm to 95mm) with manual controls for both stills and video, RAW shooting, an unbelievable macro mode that lets you practically touch the lens to your subject, fast and fine-tunable focus controls, and a button layout that offers easy access to in-camera settings. On the back is a 3-inch LCD screen for framing your shots, but no optical viewfinder; instead, a proprietary hot-shoe connection allows you to connect the same eye-level electronic viewfinder (EVF) that's compatible with Panasonic's G-series interchangeable-lens cameras.

It resembles a miniaturized, fixed-lens version of Panasonic's interchangeable-lens Lumix GF1, right down to the boxy, classic-looking frame, pop-up flash, and stand-alone lens cap. Although it's quite a bit smaller than the Micro Four-Thirds GF1, it's bigger than your average point-and-shoot camera.

You can also opt to set the LX5 to a step zoom setting, which lets you jump to six predefined focal lengths (24mm, 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 70mm, and 90mm) by tapping the zoom control, and the camera's autofocus reacts immediately.

For more details, please see the specification of Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 below

Type advanced

Image Processor
Effective Megapixels 10 megapixels
Image sensor CCD
Image sensor size 0.613 inches
Image format JPEG, RAW
White balance Auto, Bracketing, Manual
Image stabilization Hardware


Lens Features
Lens Model Leica DC Vario-summicron
Maximum Optical Zoom 3.8 X
Maximum Wide Angle 24 mm
Maximum Telephoto 90 mm
Minimum aperture 18
Maximum aperture 2
Focus features Manual Focus, Spot Focus


Viewfinder and LCD section
LCD screen size 3 inches
Has touchscreen No
Viewfinder Electronic


Exposure Controls
Maximum shutter speed 60
Minimum shutter speed 0.00025
ISO Low 80
ISO High 12800
Exposure settings Aperture Priority, Exposure Bracketing, Manual Exposure, Shutter Priority


Storage
Memory type SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card
Installed memory 40 MB


Flash
Flash characteristics Accessory Shoe, Built-in Auto Flash, Flash Slow Sync, Red-Eye Reduction


Video
Maximum video capture resolution 1280 x 720 pixels
Maximum frame rate 30
Video capture format AVCHD, MPEG


Connectivity
Interface connection A/V Output, HDMI, USB
Has Geotagging No


Power
Battery Type Lithium Ion Battery
Rechargeable Yes
Shots per charge (CIPA standard) 400


Dimensions
Width 4.32 inches
Height 2.58 inches
Depth 1.69 inches
Weight 9.76 ounces

Samsung Nexus S

The first phone to ship with Android 2.3 also known as "Gingerbread" as the well as the follow-up to last January's Nexus One, the Nexus S is a joint effort between Samsung and Google with some impressive features. The hardware is gorgeous, and Android 2.3 delivers some useful enhancements.

The Nexus S's design the glossy, all-black Nexus S is a lot more attractive than the Nexus One. In construction a lot flimsier and more plasticky than its HTC counterpart. Measuring 4.9-by-2.5-by-0.43 inches thick, the phone is a bit larger than the Nexus One. Weighing 4.5 ounces, the Nexus S is lighter than its sibling.

The Nexus S a 4-inch Super AMOLED display. The display is also curved so as to fit more comfortably next to your face.

Google apps like Latitude, YouTube, Gmail, Places, Google Maps with Navigation, Search (with voice), Car Home, Google Talk, and Google Voice.

The music player remains the same as the one in Froyo--boring but easy enough to use. Videos downloaded to the phone played back smoothly and looked great on the Super AMOLED display. One of the nice things about Super AMOLED is that it remains pretty visible in bright, outdoor sunlight. If you like catching up on TV shows during your lunch break, this is a useful quality in a phone.

The Nexus S has a 5-megapixel camera with a flash and the same resolution as the rest of the Galaxy S pack.

It has autofocus, macro and infinity modes, four resolutions to choose from, nine scene settings, three color modes, three quality modes, and exposure metering.

Can shoot video as high as 720-by-480-pixels at 30 frames per second. The device has 512MB of RAM and is capped at 16GB of internal memory. And unlike the iPhone, there's no 32GB model available.

Powered by Samsung's 1GHz Hummingbird processor, the Nexus S is quite speedy. Scrolling through Web pages was fluid, applications opened quickly, and navigating around the menus was smooth and fluid. Call quality over T-Mobile was very good. Calls sounded crisp and natural with an ample amount of volume and no static.

Haier HV18A-4G Video MP3 Player

The HV18A-4G measures 3.5 by 1.5 by 0.25 inches and has a 1.8-inch, full-color TFT LCD, as well as a nifty touch-panel keypad. Featuring an audio-playback time of 30 hours, this sleek MP3 player also plays videos, offers an FM transmitter, and provides a voice recorder. The power/lock switch is on the side, while the volume buttons, fast-forward/rewind controls, and OK and Menu buttons are on the touch panel.

Video playback is decent, considering that the screen is just 1.8 inches. The player comes with ArcSoft Media Converter 3 for turning regular video files into the supported .smv format. The ArcSoft program, which took about 25 minutes to convert a 30MB file.

You can add music and pictures to the player by dragging and dropping the files in Windows Explorer or by synchronizing through Windows Media Player. Supported formats include MP3, WMA, and OGG for audio, and JPEG and BMP for pictures. You can't sync playlists from Windows Media Player,

In addition to the earbuds and the ArcSoft Media Converter 3 software, the HV18A-4G comes with a USB 2.0 cable.

The touch panel is just a bit hypersensitive (luckily, the device has a hold button), but otherwise the affordable Haier HV18A-4G is a decent little MP3 player with great battery life. The main thing that holds this device back is its small capacity--it's available only in 4GB and 8GB versions, neither of which is enough space for most people's music and video libraries.

Sony DSC-HX5V Cyber-shot

Sony DSC-HX5V With its in-camera GPS, digital compass, wireless image and video sharing via TransferJet, accelerometer-driven panorama mode, and 1080i high-definition video capture in AVCHD format, the 10-megapixel, 10X optical zoom (25mm to 250mm)

The following specifications Sony DSC-HX5V Cyber-shot

Type point-and-shoot

Image Processor
Effective Megapixels 10 megapixels
Image sensor CMOS
Image sensor size 0.417 inches
Image format JPEG, MPEG
White balance Auto Preset Modes
Image stabilization Optical

Lens Features
Maximum Optical Zoom 10 X
Maximum Wide Angle 25 mm
Maximum Telephoto 250 mm
Minimum aperture 3.5
Maximum aperture 8
Lens mount Fixed
Focus features Auto Focus, Multiple Point Focusing, Spot Focus

Viewfinder and LCD section
LCD screen size 3 inches
Has touchscreen No
Viewfinder None

Exposure Controls
Maximum shutter speed 1600
Minimum shutter speed 30
Exposure settings Auto Exposure, Manual Exposure, Multiple Program Modes

Storage
Memory type Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo
Installed memory 45 MB

Flash
Flash characteristics Auto Flash, Flash ON, Flash OFF , Red-eye Reduction

Video
Maximum video capture resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
Maximum frame rate 60
Video capture format MPEG-4

Connectivity
Interface connection, A/V Output, HDMI, USB
Has Geotagging Yes

Dimensions
Width 4.125 inches
Height 2.375 inches
Depth 1 inches
Weight 7.1 ounces

Canon EOS 1000D

Canon EOS 1000D Digital SLR or Digital Rebel XS. has been awaited for so long, because before Canon does not have the range digital SLR camera with the same beginner class, Canon Speedlite 430EX also attended II which is a refinement of previous versions.

Canon EOS 1000D Digital SLR equipped with APS-C CMOS sensor 10.1-megapixel resolution is the latest generation, the focal point of 7 locations, 2.5 inch LCD screen, RAW image format option, ISO 100 - ISO 1600, and the facility live view with autofocus capability detection phase.

EOS 1000D still inherit some of the latest facilities of the Canon EOS 450D, including the DIGIC III processor, an anti-dust system on the sensor, shooting speed of 3 images per second, the use of SDHC memory card types, and purchase a package that has been equipped lens EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS and Canon software are complete.

Canon EOS 1000D Digital SLR is located between the level of Canon EOS 400D and Canon EOS 450D, Canon EOS 400D above and below the Canon EOS 450D. This new camera was launched with a resolution equal to 400D is 10MP.

The features that are different from the EOS 400D is the type that uses SD cards and has a live view features such as the Canon EOS 450D and Canon EOS 40D.

Samsung SF510 Notebook

Samsung SF510 Notebook that is powered by Intel Core i3 / i5 dual-core processors and offers 15.6-inch LED backlit, anti-glare display powered by NVIDIA discrete discrete graphics with 1GB video memory offering stunning 720p HD quality with 1366 x 768 pixel maximum screen resolution with processor providing faster performance.

The Samsung SF510 Notebook features a smooth, contoured clamshell exterior and Titan Silver color highlight the SF210’s sleek appearance, while a roomy island style spill-resistant keyboard with numeric key pad and large touchpad with gesture support make the SF510 conducive.

Samsung has included a premium Lithium Polymer Battery in the SF510 notebook that provides up to 7.5 hours of battery life (61Wh battery).

Under this specification owned by Samsung SF510 Notebook

- Intel Core i3 / i5 Processor

- Genuine Windows 7 Starter

- 4 GB DDR3, 1066 MHz

- 250GB 2.5-inch SATA HDD

- 15.6-inch HD LED backlit display

- Resolution: 1366 x 768

- NVIDIA Discrete Graphics with 1GB dedicated video memory

- Spill-proof Keyboard

- Speakers: 3 W Stereo Speaker (1.5 W x 2)

- Wireless: 802.11b/g/n

- 3 USB 2.0 ports

- HDMI Digital Out Port

- 61Wh Lithium-Polymer Battery, up to 7.5 hours of battery life

Nikon Coolpix P90 24X "Superzoom"

Nikon unveiled the Coolpix P90 superzoom with 24x optical zoom. With 26mm – 624mm (35mm equiv.) zoom range this superzoom camera sports a 12.1 MP sensor, 3.0 inch tilting LCD and includes manual and auto features such as Scene Auto Selector, Smile Mode, Blink warning and P/A/S/M exposure modes. In addition, continuous shooting mode can deliver 45 images at 15 fps, with images being recorded before pressing the shutter button.

Nikon Coolpix P90 24X has an immensely powerful 24x optical zoom that offers the 35mm-equivalent of a 26mm wide-angle to a 624mm telephoto and is capable of shooting pictures as close up as 1cm.

High-speed continuous shooting up to 45 shots at 15 fps means it is an ideal camera for sports photography and can even record images before you’ve pressed the button.

Add to this its 12.1 effective megapixels and sensitivity up to ISO 6400, and it is clear why it excels in almost any shooting situation. Users can set it to full automatic or various manual settings using the camera’s four exposure modes (PSAM) and compose their ideal picture using the electronic viewfinder. The camera offers many other Nikon-quality features such as four Anti-blur technologies, Auto Scene and Face Priority AF, recognising up to twelve faces.

It also includes the latest features, such as Smile Mode and Blink Warning, Nikon’s proprietary D-Lighting for optimising contrast and Quick Retouch. The camera can also record movies, including time-lapse movies and its 3-inch vari-angle LCD screen makes taking pictures easy even in challenging situations.

The P90 comes supplied with a USB cable, audio/video cable, strap and a software suite for COOLPIX CD-ROM. It will be available in Black All Nikon cameras come with 2GB free online image storage at Nikon’s my Picturetown service on mypicturetown.com.

Samsung Xcover 271 (3G)

Samsung Xcover 271 is equipped with 3G facilities and offers incredible 19 hours of long talk-time battery time. The quad-band GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 network ready Samsung Xcover 271 rugged mobile phone is IP67 rating certified.

The Xcover 271 phone is also equipped with expandable memory card slot supporting microSD memory card of up to 16-GB with hot-swap functionality for external memory.

Samsung Xcover 271 (B2710) mobile handset also features built-in Altimeter, Pedometer, Digital Compass, integrated high quality Speaker and dedicated LED flash light. The rugged Samsung Xcover 271 (B2710) mobilephone offers range of connectivity including Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP, GPRS Class 10 – with upto 48 kbps speed, and EDGE Class 10 – with upto 236.8 kbps speed and 3G HSDPA 3.6 Mbps connection.

EDGE network connection allows ultra fast data transmissions, and faster downloads and file transfers. Bluetooth technology enables communication with other Bluetooth compatible devices and gadgets such as color printers, PDAs and laptops for instant sync-ups, data transfer and print jobs in a flash and Bluetooth+EDR enables handset allows upto 3 times faster data transfer compared to conventional bluetooth connection.

Weighing just 115 grams, the rugged Samsung Xcover 271 (B2710) mobile handset allows connect to several popular social networking sites that includes Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Flickr, Google Picassa, Photobucket and Friendster. The Samsung Xcover 271 (B2710) mobile phone also features a single integrated 2.0 Megapixels digital camera with maximum still picture resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels and it offers Autofocus, 3.3X digital zoom and built-in LED flash light. Only 17.9 mm thick, the Samsung Xcover 271 (B2710) phone also can records up to an hour of video with sound in QVGA resolution at 15fps offers quality images. The handset also allows video playback that supports MPEG4, 3GPP and H.263 Video formats.

Samsung Xcover 271 (B2710) handset also sports integrated FM Radio (stereo) and it allows upto maximum 5-minute duration live recording from FM radio. The Samsung Xcover 271 is armed with mobile tracker feature that helps users track their phone in case they happen to lose it. Other features of the Samsung Xcover 271 includes Google Maps, Organizer, Document View, Voice Memo, SOS Message, applications such as PC Studio, Calendar, Calculator, and Alarm, and Java Games.

Nokia X5 Slider

Nokia X5-01 Mobile Phone which clad a rather unusual squarish shape and features a full slider QWERTY keyboard, 3G network connectivity, 5.0 MP digital camera and dedicated music keys.

Armed with ARM 11 434 MHz Processor the Nokia X5-01 smartphone is powered by Symbian OS 9.3 Series 60 v3.2 operating system and is Quadband GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and triband 3G HSDPA 900/1900/2100 MHz network ready.

The Nokia X5 Smartphone has a large 2.36 inch, 256K colors 320 x 240 pixels TFT display running Symbian Series 60 OS and is equipped with Proximity sensor for auto phone turn off and Accelerometer sensor for auto rotate. The Nokia X5 mobile comes with 200-MB of internal memory and offers microSD memory card slot supporting upto 32-GB expandable memory. The smartphone offers exhaustive data connectivity options under the sun including GPRS class 32, hi-speed EDGE class 32, ultra-fast 3G HSDPA 3.6 Mbps connection, wireless WiFi 802.11/b/g connectivity option and comes equipped with Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP support and microUSB USB port for wired connectivity.

Other features of this Nokia X5 slider QWERTY phone’s other features includes: Stereo FM radio with RDS, TV out port, 3.5 mm audio out port, integrated media player (MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A) and video player with support for popular video file formats including WMV, RV, MP4 and mobile standard 3GP files.

The powerful battery allows video playing for 4.5 hours and is claimed to provide 24-hrs of continuous music playback.

The Nokia X5 slider phone with weighs 129 gms and it supports JAVA MIDP 2.0, offers organizer, document viewer for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF documents, has support for Flash Lite v3.0, includes WAP 2.0 with xHTML browser along with full HTML browser capability.

In addition, the Nokia X5 phone also offers integration of popular social networking services including Facebook, Twitter, Hi5, and MySpace, and Email support for multiple email accounts and Push Email support.

Black Berry Torch 9800 Smartphone

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone in market featuring capacitive touch screen, Easy To Use BlackBerry keyboard, full HTML browser with pinch to zoom or fluidly navigate and the optical trackpad.

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone is the first BlackBerry smartphone to launch with latest BlackBerry 6 operating system, a new operating system that retains the familiar and trusted features that distinguish the BlackBerry brand while delivering a fresh, approachable and engaging experience that’s powerful and easy to use.

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone also features universal search, that is always accessible from the Home Screen, allowing users to search through email, messages, contacts, music, videos and more on the smartphone, as well as extend search to the Internet or to discover applications on BlackBerry App World. BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone expands on RIM’s popular messaging solutions with the support of AT&T’s advanced messaging features for SMS and MMS.

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone is powered by new BlackBerry Desktop Software 6 with integrated media sync for easily syncing music, photos and videos. It also includes Wi-Fi Music Sync, a unique feature that allows users to view their entire iTunes or Windows Media Player music libraries from their BlackBerry smartphone, create and edit playlists as well as select music for download. BlackBerry Torch Smartphone Features.

+ Tri-band 3G UMTS networks: 2100/1900/850/800 MHz
+ Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
+ Touch screen with on-screen keyboard: portrait SureType, QWERTY and multi-tap, landscape QWERTY
+ 4 GB built-in memory storage plus a microSD/SDHD memory card slot that supports up to 32 GB cards; a 4 GB card is included giving users 8 GB of storage out-of-the-box
+ Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR
+ Bluetooth Stereo Audio (A2DP/AVCRP)
+ Windows Media DRM 10 for music & video
+ Video format support: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV3
+ Audio format support: MP3, AMR-NB, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMV, Flac, Ogg Vorbis
+ 3.5mm stereo headset jack
+ Hands-free headset capable
+ Bluetooth headset capable
+ Integrated hands-free speakerphone