Introducing Google Chrome OS

Ars Technica has received confirmation from two sources that Google is working on new software named Google Chrome OS, which will offer a cloud-based, OS experience around the browser. UPDATE: It's official. It's coming in the second half of 2010.

Google says the OS is open source and lightweight, allowing users super quick access to the web. They claim the OS will be virus free (the security architecture is entirely new), and run a newly-designed windowing system on top of a Linux kernel that will be compatible with x86 and ARM processors alike. Though they were quick to mention this was separate from Android, they also conceded there would be some overlap in concept and functionality between the two platforms.

While the discussion of specific apps (and how they will work) was vague, Google made reference to a developer ecosystem that will be heavily web-based, and apps would be compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux (obviously). In a nutshell, it looks like Google Chrome OS is about simplicity, speed, safety, and cloud computing.

The announcement of Google Chrome OS is a big step forward for a company who slowly and subtly wedged their way into web app development. Google says that Chrome OS is intended for "power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems." So what does this mean for Google, and more importantly, what does this mean for Microsoft and Apple?

I think that Google has primed themselves to take a big chunk out of the mainstream computing market. That's not to say that you or I will be exclusively using Chrome OS, but with the internet becoming more and more accessible from ANYWHERE, our parents, grandparents and technophobic siblings probably will be converts. Most of them are already familiar with Google as a brand, and frustrated in trying to learn the intricacies of current operating systems.

And even for those of us who consider ourselves technologically advanced, how much of the desktop experience have Google's web apps already replaced? We'll still have our main computers, but what will be running on our netbooks or old laptops that sit in the living room?

More and more, I find myself working almost exclusively with apps that exist entirely on the web, or with clients that connect to web services. The only apps I use that aren't cloud-happy are either utilities, media players or photo/video editors. And even then, those are heading in that web-centric direction. Cloud computing has been bringing us closer and closer to the mainframe days of yore. Google wants to be the only backbone working behind the scenes. By saying they're keeping Chrome OS app development web-centric and platform-agnostic, they're slowly luring us techies into their web.

Still, Windows and OSX will always have a spacious home in the computer world, undoubtedly. Some apps will always require native architecture, and the businessmen, code-monkeys, graphic designers, video editors and other connoisseurs of nuanced computing would be foolhardy to try and work strictly in the cloud.

But the final hurdle for Google to overcome is easy, accessible online storage. Will they be able to go after Amazon's S3 cloud servers? And perhaps more importantly, will they be able to offer the service for free? If they can let us really extend our hard drives into the cloud, look out. Chrome OS will be a force to be reckoned with.

Source: Smoke's Writing Pad

Nokia maps 3.0

I havent had a chance to give the new Nokia maps 3.0 application a run, but over at mobility Nigeria, they've tested out Nokia maps with exciting decent results. With a significant number of street names and directions and the use of existing hardware i.e a phone you already own, Nokia maps 3.0 should be a hit amongst the Nigerian Public.Greyed-out will have a full review very soon. Other features include:

* 3D maps
* My location
* Traffic info
* Map/Satellite/Terrain modes
* Favourites
* History
* Map Screenshot (allows you to take screenshots of the map on the screen)
* Search places and addresses i.e. points of interests
* Voice Guidance

BlackBerry Tour (Coming Soon 12th July)

True to BlackBerry style, you get a full QWERTY along with a sharp 480x360 screen, Bluetooth, 256MB of storage and an MicroSD/SDHC expansion slot. As you'll see in the press release linked below, it's not just a phone but a "premium phone" with voice dialing and noise cancellation. It'll support your yapping for 5 hours per charge.The most interesting component for the non-business consumer will surely be the Storm-reminiscent 3.2MP IS camera with autofocus, GPS-enabled geotagging and video support.

Source: Smoke's Writing Pad

Tag Heuer's Monaco V4 concept chronograph watch

Tag Heuer celebrated 40yrs of the original Tag heuer Monaco concept with this special release

Helping you find your way around

It can certainly be a daunting task finding your way around town. Street signs are gladly making a welcomed comeback although its not yet been widely implemented. Finding your way around major Nigerian cities is set to get easier with the introduction of Garmin GPS devices and complete maps.

GARMAP is the complete software tool for managing the Garmin Mobile XT application

Garmap provides accurate navigable geographical data for all Garmin map enabled GPS Systems, which augments the information already on the base map. With Garmap, one can view existing waypoints, routes and tracks on the graphic map or quickly create new waypoints or routes. Garmap can also be loaded to PC enabling one to quickly select maps and save them to GPS unit, or a data card. Editing and managing waypoints and routes are made easy with Garmap.

Garmap Nigeria Street maps, topographic and recreation version 2 provides routable mapping data of Nigeria and street maps of Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, and Warri.

Here are more features:

• 9,800km of routable map data
• Over 8,800 points of interest (POIs)
• Street maps for Lagos, FCT Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Warri, and Ota amongst others
• Turn-by-turn voice prompts
• Route simulation: Ability to simulate route and view destination on map before embarking on the journey
• Weather forecast: Ability to check five day weather forecasts destinations and over 5000 cities worldwide
• Flight schedule and status: Access flight details for many major airlines
• Points of Interest dialing: Choose from over 8800 Points of Interest and call a point of interest (such as a restaurant or coffee shop) using the phone feature.
• Location messaging: Send a location message to another Nigerian mobile phone, detailing their exact location in GPS coordinates. If the receiving mobile phone also has Garmap For Mobile installed the message translates into a destination point and allows the receiver to navigate easily and quickly to that point.
• Panic button: Automatically fires off an urgent location message to up to three emergency contacts whenever the ‘#’ key is depressed for more than 3 seconds on certain Nokia and Samsung phones.
• “Panoramio”, a tool that allows consumers to access user-generated content that has been uploaded to the Web.
• On board user’s manual and troubleshooting information: The user’s manual and troubleshooting information sits on the application on your phone, so help is wherever you are.
• SD card and Installation disk: The application comes on a 2gig SD card and an installation / recovery disk
• 1.8 gig memory space: The application comes with 1.8gig free memory space on the SD card

Garmin Nuvo dealers in Nigeria

Garmin major distributor

telecgsm limited

13, Amodu Ojikutu Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Telephone: 08021350521, 08021322763
Other dealers

Lagos:

Slot
15 – 19, Ola Ayeni Street, Computer Village, Ikeja

Ralphdon
6, Olayemi Street, Computer Village, Ikeja

AW Import
82, Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos

Abuja – FCT

Dialogue Resources Nigeria Ltd
A6 & A7 Sheriff Shopping Complex, Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse III, Abuja

Mx3
Shop B26, Banex Plaza, Abuja

Kano

Dialogue Resources Nigeria Ltd
6C, Murtala Muhammed Way, Kano

Port Harcourt

Glaceo
123 Aba Road, PH

Cee 2 Cee Phones Limited
67, Olu Obasanjo Road, Maxiclass Hotel, Port Harcourt

Aba

McKings
19, St. Michaels Road, Aba

Asaba

Wilson William
10, Kommex Plaza, Asaba

Onitsha

Michadon
211b, Nimek Plaza, New Market Road, Onitsha

Enugu

Fine Brothers Nigeria Ltd
Warehouse No 16, Railway Line, Main Market, Enugu

Lyte Global
12, Nnobi Street, Independent Layout, Enugu

Owerri

Right Formula
37, Douglas Road, Owerri

Benin

Double Val
14 Oba Market Road, Benin

Uyo

Ibedmore
99, Aka Road, Uyo

The Netbook Revolution

(www.greyedoutmagazine.blogspot.com)

It all began with a little computer, that spurned the creation of an entire new category of personal computers. Few saw it ever emerging and even fewer thought it would last, but alas netbooks are here to stay. The way we view computers have evolved with time, more of us use computers in our everyday lives and some of us, don’t look at me, are practically attached to these silicon powerhouses. What do we want from our personal computers?

This question generates many varied answers from young people, but the most common themes are usually a mix of mobility, power and connectivity. In that respect, I think that netbooks were specifically designed with our generation in mind, we've grown up in the technology age, we want information at our finger tips, and we want it now, not when we're finally back at the office after that site inspection or after enduring herculean traffic jams in the city of Lagos.

Sometimes I try to remember the days before mobile phones came along, and I give up after a few seconds, I truly cannot remember nor imagine what it could have been like. What would I do if I was not able to have instant communication with family, friends and fellow workers? Just as it was with mobile technology, I think it will be with netbooks. One day we'll certainly look back and think how anyone was able to get any work done or have complete communication with a network of people.

Netbooks are officially described as ultra-mobile personal computers or UMPC's, with an average weight of 1.2Kgs and a screen size no more than 11" and as low as 6". The word netbook is a combination of the words, internet and notebook, and its purpose is encompassed in its simple name. We all visit our favorite websites and blogs daily, in fact this routine for some already replaces the newspaper as a source of information. The huge networking capabilities of web 2.0 sites like Facebook and Twitter have played a part in the Netbook revolution.

This is the age where the question, what are you doing now? Doesn’t sound half as evasive as it really should, a time when bloggers about celebrities indeed become celebrities themselves. Netbooks appear to have arrived at precisely the right time. The first netbook was Psion's netBook line but this class of personal computers truly received a boost when Asus released their now infamous Eeepc, a 7" device originally designed for emerging markets. So what's out there today? Netbooks are now widely available in Lagos, they are an affordable route to truly mobile computing.

The netbook trend continues to grow, it is estimated that in 2009, 35 million units across different brands would be sold worldwide and by 2013, there would be 139 million netbooks out there. Netbooks do not really on powerful hardware, this is because most netbook users would be accessing online web applications and website more often than software resident in their hard drives. This means most netbooks are affordable, and the lack of an optical drive in netbooks has not hindered its growth potential. We have become accustomed to storing our media on internal and external hard drives, it is debatable but Mp3’s may have already surpassed CD’s as a regular source of music and we now have movie rental websites where you can download and watch a full movie without ever leaving your chair, of course the true advantages of Netbooks need a reliable internet service but with the likes of MTN 3G service and the upcoming service from GLO, I am sure we’ll see an improvement in the Internet service provider sector.

HP's Vivienne Tam netbook

Lenovo's S10e netbook

By Chiedu Ifeozo, Editor, Greyed-out magazine

HTC Hero

HTC Hero is our first phone to embody HTC Sense™ - an intuitive, seamless experience built upon three fundamental principles - make it mine, stay close, and discover the unexpected.

Make it Mine

With HTC Hero, personalization reaches a level never before possible. Rather than burying important content under layers of menus, the HTC Hero lets you put it at glance view, with a selection of widgets that can be placed right on the home screen. The widgets themselves can be personalized with a variety of designs and sizes that best match your personality.

With Scenes, a new profile feature, HTC Hero becomes multiple phones in one. Create and switch between Scenes that reflect different moments in your life. Your Hero becomes a weekend phone that helps you relax with your choice of tunes, catch up with your favorite friends and capture some memories with HTC Footprints™. And when you go on a trip, your phone becomes your personal guide and gives you instant access to local time, weather and maps.

Stay Close

Today, staying in touch with the people in your life means managing a variety of communication channels and applications ranging from phone calls and emails to Facebook updates. HTC Hero makes staying close as simple as turning to your friend and saying hello. When you view people, you see the different ways to get in touch, you also see all your interactions like emails sent to your personal and work accounts. You can even check for social network updates and event notices as well as see the latest pictures your friends uploaded to popular photo sharing sites.

Discover the Unexpected

Many of the most memorable moments in your life are experienced, not explained. Even basic functions like the dialer will pleasantly surprise you on the HTC Hero. You can find a person by dialing their phone number or simply by dialing the first few letters of their name.

With HTC Hero, you can look at things through different perspectives. Your inbox is not just a list of emails, but a catalog of conversations, a collection of notes flagged as important, and a document library of all your emails with attachments. Your Album is not just the photos saved on your phone. It is also a gateway to online collections of you and your friends on Facebook or Flickr.

Search just about anything, anywhere on your HTC Hero. The dedicated Search button combs through tweets in Twitter™, locates people in your contact list, finds emails in your inbox, searches through appointments in the calendar and very nearly finds needles in haystacks.

Photos:

Video:

Source: Smokie's Writing Pad

Processor: Qualcomm® MSM7200A™, 528 MHz
Operating System: Android™
Memory ROM: 512 MB
RAM: 288 MB
Dimensions (LxWxT) 112 x 56.2 x 14.35 mm ( 4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 inches)
Weight 135 grams ( 4.76 ounces) with battery
Display 3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 320x480 HVGA resolution

Network HSPA/WCDMA:
*900/2100 MHz
*Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
*850/900/1800/1900 MHz

(Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)

Device Control: Trackball with Enter button
GPS Internal: GPS antenna
Connectivity: Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
3.5 mm audio jack
Camera: 5.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus
Audio supported formats: MP3, AAC(AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC), AMR-NB, WAV, MIDI and Windows Media® Audio 9
Video supported formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media® Video 9
Battery: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery

Capacity: 1350 mAh

Talk time:

*Up to 420 minutes for WCDMA
*Up to 470 minutes for GSM

Standby time:

*Up to 750 hours for WCDMA
*Up to 440 hours for GSM

(The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5V and 1A
Special Features G-sensor
Digital Compass

Firefox 3.5

The popularity of the Firefox browser from Mozilla continues to grow, with this update. One reason why many like this browser is the many customization features it allows. So whats new in Firefox 3.5, a quick look at the release notes unearths the following.

Firefox 3.5 is based on the Gecko 1.9.1 rendering platform, which has been under development for the past year. Firefox 3.5 offers many changes over the previous version, supporting new web technologies, improving performance and ease of use. Some of the notable features are:

• Available in more than 70 languages. (Get your local version!)
• Support for the HTML5 native support for Ogg Theora encoded video and Vorbis encoded audio. (Try it here!)
• Improved tools for controlling your private data, including a Private Browsing Mode.
• Better web application performance using the new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine.
• The ability to share your location with websites using Location Aware Browsing. (Try it here!)
• Support for native JSON, and web worker threads.
• Improvements to the Gecko layout engine, including speculative parsing for faster content rendering.
• Support for new web technologies such as: downloadable fonts, CSS media queries, new transformations and properties, JavaScript query selectors, HTML5 local storage and offline application storage, text, ICC profiles, and SVG transforms.

Developers can find out about all the changes and new features at the Mozilla Developer Center.

Do you remember your first Walkman?

The Late Michael Jackson was making top ten records long before i was born, both as a member of the Jackson five and also as a solo artist. Since I was old enough to remember I've been in love with the music that came from his creativity and the dance moves and routines that always had every vein in your body itching to just move. Many times I even tried to copy them, didn’t we all.

The first tracks I listened to on my walkman, were Michael Jackson tracks and I'll never forget the joy that came with enjoying sounds from my own personal music player, my love for technology and music infused in that instant. The Walkman was a revolutionary device in the days before the design office at apple were in full swing, but it wasn’t fun losing your cassette tapes, or having it "borrowed" by your numerous cousins, only to never be seen again. In an era where there were no mobile phones and personal computers, the cassette was a top form of entertainment .

Sony introduced the walkman in 1980, to great applause, although it didn’t stop the B-boys and hip hopers from carrying their boom boxes, it finally meant you could listen to your cassettes in your own privacy, the walkman is an iconic symbol, and had a dramatic influence on the music industry. However the technology swiftly moved on to CD’s and portable CD players came along soon after. The form factor of the actual CD’s made the portable CD players larger than the original walkman, making it bulky and less attractive to users although it had much better sound quality.

Before the walkman we always used to rock to the "bad" album on my fathers LP player, dancing around madly in the living room trying not to break anything. It was also the most common music played at all the birthday parties I went to, the dancing competitions were always held spellbound by the sounds of Michael, and everyone trying to do their best impression, yeah "Who's bad!". Parents smiling and thinking my son can dance, but of course he's going to grow up to be a doctor one day. Fast forward many years and I remember buying the CD of the Invincible album while I was at university. I was older and technology had changed dramatically but the world still had Michael, and although he too was trying to evolve just the same, many of his fans felt he didn’t really have to and loved him just the way he was. Now I listen to him on my laptop and MP3 player, his sound, timeless, no matter the year, and no matter the technology platform. As children today nod their heads to tracks the Jackson five made decades ago and as we all reminisce about the first time we saw the thriller video, his voice remains a part of our history and our life's story.

Old and young, sharing the same moment, like " Do you remember the time when bad was an absolute thriller and it didn’t matter if you were black or white, when MJ said beat it you actually got up and ensured that there would be blood on the dance floor because he absolutely rocked your world just like a smooth criminal and you let out a scream because of the way he makes you feel but you don’t wanna be starting something since its just human nature and you cant stop till you get enough and although they didn’t really care about us, we say say say we are the world and we cant just stop loving you, and for all the joyful memories, you are not alone".

With all that divides us, the love of music has the power to unite us and inspire us to defy the odds and get our voice heard. This is what Michael did, with his words and his songs, he brought many around the world together, no matter their backgrounds he tried to heal the world. Michael Jackson would always be remembered for his many achievements, his contributions to the worldwide music industry and for inspiring many countless musicians all over the world. For all his hard work, his music will live forever in our hearts , MP3 players. And hard drives. It will be played at countless more parties honoring my children and even perhaps my grandchildren's birthdays. "Hey Kids, listen to this one, grandpa used to dance to this when he was your age, you're going to love it".

Thank you Michael,

May your soul rest in peace.

Michael Jackson (29th August 1958 - 25th June 2009)

Michael jacksons U.S top ten's
* 1971: "Got to Be There" #4
* 1972: "Rockin Robin" #2
* 1972: "Ben" #1
* 1979: "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough" #1
* 1980: "Rock With You" #1
* 1980: "Off The Wall" #10
* 1980: "She's Out Of My Life" #10
* 1983: "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) #2
* 1983: "Billie Jean" #1
* 1983: "Beat It" #1
* 1983: "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" #5
* 1984: "Human Nature" #7
* 1984: "P.Y.T." #10
* 1984: "Say Say Say" (with Paul McCartney) #1
* 1984: "Thriller" #4
* 1985: "We Are The World" #1
* 1987: "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (with Siedah Garrett) #1
* 1987: "Bad" #1
* 1988: "The Way You Make Me Feel" #1
* 1988: "Man In The Mirror" #1
* 1988: "Dirty Diana" #1
* 1989: "Smooth Criminal" #7
* 1991: "Black or White" #1
* 1992: "Remember The Time" #3
* 1992: "In The Closet" #6
* 1993: "Will You Be There" #7
* 1995: "Scream"(with Janet Jackson) #5
* 1995: "You Are Not Alone" #1
* 2001: "You Rock My World" #10

The Blackberry Man

Sway's hilariously entertaining track dedicated to the Blackberry device. Its a business phone but they certainly aren't doing any business with it anymore.

HTC Touch HD – A Review of Sorts.

Ahhh! My second blog. This is the difficult second album. Football fans will recognize this as the second season syndrome. And for those who think I’m speaking Greek, I’ll break it down. You see there is a general belief that the second attempt at anything is always more difficult. It doesn’t matter what it is. Music, sports, surgery, marriage, sex...hell even criminals claim it’s harder to plan a second operation.

Therefore I’ve bravely decided to take the coward’s way out by doing something simple for my second blog. Practically everything released these days has several reviews done on it. I figured that I could get in on the act. I mean how hard can it be? (Famous last words).

First of all a confession. I hate following the crowd. I can’t stand the idea that I am just another faceless person in the world. I like to be different. I want to stand out. So as a result of this, I tend to go for the less popular option or alternative as long as the same result can be achieved. Now with a mindset like this, I couldn’t possibly have an iPhone or a Blackberry. So I trawled through the phone market looking for a phone that was as cool as the iPhone, as functional as a Blackberry, and yet without the fanfare of either of them.

This brings me nicely to the object of today’s review, the HTC Touch HD. This is my new phone and having spent a significant amount of time playing with - sorry, I mean checking out - its features, I have come up with three words that perfectly encapsulate my feelings for it. I. Love. It. The phone just has so much going for it that I barely know where to begin.

The picture of the phone above doesn’t do it justice. My God it’s pretty. I like the look so much that I refuse to buy those hideous screen and body protectors that all touchscreen phones seem to have these days. Then you switch it on and the phone boots up computer style with a bit of technical information bottom right of the screen. Then you have to go through some setting up and a few other mandatory things new phones require.

Anyway, once the initial setup is out of the way, you’re taken to the home screen of the TouchFlo 3D (TF3D for short). This is the custom-built user interface HTC have placed on top of the Windows Mobile Operating System. This is a very good idea as all the main features that you use can be accessed very quickly. Appointments, weather info., emails, SMS can all be viewed via TF3D including a section for your favourite programs. Now the windows mobile operating system isn’t the best but the HTC makes the most of what it offers so there are precious few things to bother you.

Some of them include switching the orientation of your screen; the screen is like a CSI-fingerprint-lifting pad meaning you have to wipe it after a few hours of use (sidenote: could be useful if you are a spy or some law enforcement person); I am sure there are other things but that’s all I’ve got. Besides there are a lot of applications out there to rectify software concerns and screen protectors and covers to remedy the screen issues.

Bottomline: This is a very good phone for those looking to be different and not just trying to jump on the Apple Blackberry bandwagon. If you cherish exclusivity, this is the way to go.

Fawaz Hamodu.

Apple Iphone 3GS

Apples new iphone 3GS has just been introduced with a release date set for the 19th of june. The debate has already begun on the strength of the updates provided. Indeed there are good additions like video recording, voice control, and copy and paste functionality, and along with the new iphone OS 3.0 there are certainly new features to play around with. interestingly the "S" stands for speed, Apple are happy to tell us it's much faster than the previous iphone 3G, with data speeds up to 7.2Mbps HSDPA, the unit now comes with a 3 megapixel camera , and it finally supports 30fps VGA video recording. For a brief comparison, see Iphone 3G vs Iphone 3GS

Display

• 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
• 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
• Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
• Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Cellular and wireless

• UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
• GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
• Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

Location

• Assisted GPS
• Digital compass²
• Wi-Fi
• Cellular

Power and battery

• Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
• Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter

• Talk time:

  Up to 12 hours on 2G

  Up to 5 hours on 3G

• Standby time: Up to 300 hours
• Internet use:

  Up to 5 hours on 3G

  Up to 9 hours on Wi-Fi

• Video playback: Up to 10 hours
• Audio playback: Up to 30 hours

Audio playback

• Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
• Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
• User-configurable maximum volume limit
  

Camera, photos, and video

• 3 megapixels
• Autofocus
• Tap to focus
• Video recording, VGA up to 30 fps with audio
• Photo and video geotagging
• iPhone and third-party application integration

Sensors

• Accelerometer
• Proximity sensor
• Ambient light sensor

Headphones

• Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
• Volume control
• Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
• Impedance: 32 ohms

In the box

• iPhone 3G S
• Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
• Dock Connector to USB Cable
• USB Power Adapter
• Documentation
• SIM eject tool

Iphone 3G vs Iphone 3GS

Sony PSP Go

Full product spec

Product Outline
PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) go (PSP-N1000) Product Name PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) go

External dimensions Approx. 128 x 16.5 x 69 mm (width x height x depth) (excludes largest projection)

Weight Approx. 158g / 5.6 oz (including internal battery)

CPU PSP® CPU, System clock frequency 1-333 MHz, Main memory 64MB)
Display 3.8 inches (16:9) full-transparent type, TFT drive,
480 x 272 pixel, Approx. 16,770,000 colors displayed
Sound Built-in stereo speakers
Built-in microphone
Main input/output Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11b) (Wi-Fi)
Bluetooth®2.0 (EDR)
High Speed USB (USB2.0)
Memory Stick Micro (M2™)
Analog Video Out
Microphone
Main connectors Multi use connector
(DC IN / OUT, USB, Video Output / Input, Sound Input / Output)
Headset / Microphone connector
Memory Stick Micro (M2™) slot
Key / Switches Directional buttons (up/down/right/left), analog stick,
Action buttons (triangle, circle, cross, square), L/R buttons
START button, SELECT button, PS button
POWER/HOLD switch, WLAN switch
display button, sound button, volume (+/-) buttons
Power sources Lithium-Ion rechargeable internal battery pack
AC adaptor
USB power supply
Internal memory 16GB (Flash Memory)
Supported profile PSP® Game
Access Control Region code, parental control
Wireless communications Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11b) (Wi-Fi)
(Infrastructure mode / Ad hoc mode (connect up to 16 consoles))
Bluetooth®2.0 (EDR)
Supplied accessories AC adaptor
USB cable


Supported codec (in Memory Stick Micro (M2) / Internal memory)

Video _ Memory Stick Video Format
_ MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC)
_ H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Main Profile (AAC)
_ MPEG-4
_ MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC)
_ H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Main Profile (CABAC) (AAC)
_ Baseline Profile (AAC)
_ AVI
_ Motion JPEG (Linear PCM)
_ Motion JPEG (Law)

Music _ Memory Stick Audio Format
_ ATRAC3™ - Content protected by Open MG can be played back only when it is stored in M2.
_ ATRAC3plus™ - Content protected by Open MG can be played back only when it is stored in M2.
_ MP3
_ MP3 (MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer3)
_ MP4 (MPEG-4 AAC)
_ WAVE (Linear PCM)
_ WMA (Windows Media® Audio 9 Standard only) - WMA Playback feature needs to be enabled.
_ Photo _ JPEG (DCF2.0/Exif2.21 compliant)
_ TIFF
_ BMP
_ GIF
_ PNG

Western Digital's massive 4TB external hard drive

Western Digital has just introduced the new mybook studio edition II with dual 2TB hard drives enclosed and running a RAID 0 configuration with eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 connectivity.