Microsoft Arc Touch is a premium PC accessory with an unique design and aimed at users who travel often. Arc Touch Mouse succeeds it’s predecessor, the Arc Mouse and is Microsoft’s answer to Apple’s hugely popular Magic Mouse.The Microsoft Arc Touch mouse has taken the word “compact” into the next level, thanks to the flexible design and the magic scroll pad.

What’s in the Box:

Arc Touch Mouse
USB Receiver
AAA Batteries
Manuals and Warranty

Design & Installation

The curvature on the Arc Touch Mouse is designed in such a way that the mouse is more comfortable to hold for longer periods of time.

Arch Touch Mouse is made of a flexible rubbery material with a wonderful grippy finish. When you open the package, you would find the mouse which resembles a slab of plastic and nothing like a typical mouse you know of. At the back, you would find a nano-transceiver which is magnetically attached to the mouse. You would need to take out the nano-transceiver and attach it to your preferred USB port. Once you have done this, just snap back the flattened mouse to it’s curvy shape and that would power it on.

The mouse has all the standard buttons including left and right click buttons and a unique touch based scrolling operation. The touch-sensitive scroll tab has vibration feedback and accelerated scrolling features. The curved portion on the top has a rubberized grip which makes it easy to use.

On turning on the mouse, you will see a green light on top which indicates the battery level (it turns amber when the battery is low). You will also see the BlueTrack light at the bottom. The BlueTrack technology ensures that you can use the arc touch mouse virtually on any kind of surface.

The Mouse has all the standard buttons as you would expect including the left and right click buttons. In addition to these, it comes with a unique strip which handles your scrolling operations. The touch-sensitive strip has vibration feedback and accelerated scrolling features, which will surely appeal to most of the users

Microsoft claims that the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse can last more than 6 months before you have to replace the batteries. There is a small green LED indicator if the battery level is high and will turn into red when it’s time to replace the batteries

Pros:

Unique flexible design
Great for frequent travelers
Ergonomically designed
BlueTrack technology ensures slick usage on any surface
Touch based scrip for scrolling
Can be flattened for easy storage
Nano transceiver, small in size
Long battery life

Cons:

Pricey – costs around $55 (or Rs 3425)
Takes time to get used to
Dependency on USB transceiver
Dirt Magnet
Not comfortable to be used for hours
 

The newly released GeForce GTX 560 Ti – NVIDIA’s new GF114-based $250 video card. Much as was the case with the launch of AMD’s Radeon HD 6800 series however, AMD is itching to spoil NVIDIA’s launch with their own push. Furthermore they intend to do so on two fronts: directly above the GTX 560 Ti at $259 is the Radeon HD 6950 1GB, and below it one of many factory overclocked Radeon HD 6870 cards.

As a result today we’re looking at not only the GTX 560 Ti, but also AMD’s counter-offensive. Amidst the backdrop of a product launch brought in by nearly a month, we’ll see how AMD’s counters stand up to NVIDIA’s latest, and why for many situations a 2GB Radeon HD 6950 is no better than a 1GB Radeon HD 6950.

FEATURES

• 3rd Generation TeraScale Graphics Engine
• 40nm Process Technology
• GDDR5 Memory
• AMD Eyefinity Technology
• AMD Advanced Parallel Processing Technology (APP)
• AMD CrossFireX™ Technology
• AMD HD3D Technology
• Accelerated Video Transcoding
• AMD PowerPlay Technology
• Built-in DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI 1.4a Outputs
• Microsoft Windows 7® Support
• Microsoft DirectX 11 Support
• OpenGL 3.2 Support
• Enhanced Internet Browser Applications

Radeon HD 6870 Test Setup

Intel Core i7 Test System

* Intel Core i7-965 processor (3.2GHz: 133MHz x 24)
* Asus P6T V2 motherboard (Intel X58 Express with three PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots)
* 3x 2GB Corsair TR3X6G1333C9 memory modules (operating in dual channel at DDR3 1,600MHz 9-9-9-24-1T)
* Corsair X128 120GB SSD running v1 firmware
* Corsair HX1000W PSU
* Windows 7 Home Premium x64
* Antec Twelve Hundred Chassis

ATI graphics cards

* AMD ATI Radeon HD 6870 1GB (900MHz GPU, 4.2GHz memory) using Catalyst 10.9 WHQL
* AMD ATI Radeon HD 6850 1GB (725MHz GPU, 4GHz memory) using Catalyst 10.9 WHQL
* AMD ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB (850MHz GPU, 4.8GHz memory) using Catalyst 10.9 WHQL
* AMD ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB (725MHz GPU, 4.0GHz memory) using Catalyst 10.9 WHQL
* AMD ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB (850MHz GPU, 4.8GHz memory) using Catalyst 10.9 WHQL

Nvidia graphics cards

* Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB (756MHz core, 1,512MHz stream processors, 3.8GHz Memory) using ForceWare 260.89 WHQL
* Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 1.2GB (607MHz core, 1,215MHz stream processors, 3.3GHz memory) using ForceWare 260.89 WHQL
* Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 1GB (675MHz core, 1,350MHz stream processors, 3.6GHz memory) using ForceWare 260.89 WHQL
* Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675MHz core, 1,350MHz stream processors, 3.6GHz memory) using ForceWare 260.89 WHQL

Games Tested

* Colin McRae: Dirt 2 (DX11)
* Arma II: Operation Arrowhead(DX11)
* Just Cause 2 (DX11)
* Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (DX11)

Power supply Requirements:

• 500 Watt or greater power supply with one 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended (600 Watt and two 6-pin connectors for AMD CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode)
• Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified products

Specification Table

While CPU’s are getting faster other components of the overall computing infrastructure also needs an upgrade to provide better speeds, taking the lead Korea based electronics major Samsung has announced it’s DDR4 RAM Module capable of achieving data transfer rates of 2.133 gigabits/second (Gbps) at 1.2V – the good part is it consumes upto 40% less electricity in comparison to predecessor DDR3 technology which uses 1.35V and 1.5V supplying speeds of up to 1.6 Gbps.

The module makes use of Pseudo Open Drain (POD) technology, which allows DDR4 DRAM to consume just half the electric current of DDR3 when reading and writing data. By employing new circuit architecture, Samsung’s DDR4 will be able to run at up to 3.2Gbps, compared to today’s typical speeds of 1.6Gbps for DDR3 and 800Mbps for DDR2.

The new DDR4 DRAM module can achieve data transfer rates of 2.133 gigabits per second (Gbps) at 1.2V, compared to 1.35V and 1.5V DDR3 DRAM at an equivalent 30nm-class* process technology, with speeds of up to 1.6Gbps. When applied to a notebook, it reduces power consumption by 40 percent compared to a 1.5V DDR3 module.

The module makes use of Pseudo Open Drain (POD), a new technology that has been adapted to high-performance graphic DRAM to allow DDR4 DRAM to consume just half the electric current of DDR3 when reading and writing data.

Here’s the the world’s first wireless graphics card from KFA2 which uses AMIMONS’s WHDI technology that enables the end-user to wirelessly connect their desktop/tower PC’s to their HDTV or distant display with out the hassle of cables.

The card has a 100 feet range and, thanks so many aerials, should be able to transmit through walls without losing the signal. The WHDI technology also supports Intel’s High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection 2.0 so it can wirelessly play protected content like Blu-ray films

Aside from the bizarre use of wireless, everything else it standard stuff. Inside the card is Nvidia’s DirectX 11-compatible Geforce GTX 460 with 1GB.

« User Manual

« Fan Operating and maintanence guide

« Quick Installation Guide

« Driver Disk

« 6-pin Power Cable

« DVI- to -VGA Adapter

« 6-pin Power Cable X2

« AntennaX5

« WHDI Receiver

« Mini USB cable

« Receiver transformer

It’s smaller, has more ports, runs quieter and costs the same: $300. It has a 250GB hard drive and built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi

The new system comes with a 250GB hard drive, as well as built-in 802.11n WiFi connectivity.

If your one to think the iPad is a little short of features the same as Yigit Cinar, the tablet he has designed might be for you. Yigit’s tablet packs in nearly ever feature you could possibly need in a tablet and more. His design  is still a concept at the moment but Yigit has put together a demo using Autocad and Maya to show his ideas. View the video after the jump.
Yigit’s concept is equipped with multiple USB ports, HDMI connnections and removal battery, all run using Chrome OS and using a digitiser screen rather than a touch screen similar to a Wacom tablet.

Cinar would like HP to build this device, with a digitizer screen (not a touchpad, apparently) by Wacom, and Google’s Chrome OS running the show.

Taken together, it’s a package that only a true geek could love. But in features, if not elegance, it certainly surpasses not only the iPad, but also the upcoming Dell Streak, HP Slate, and countless other tablets.

The 22-inch 3M™ Multi-touch Display M2256PW, featuring industry-leading technology from its fast 20-finger multi-touch input to its high-definition, wide viewing-angle LCD, delivers revolutionary performance designed to exceed the requirements of the most demanding professional applications.The 22-inch monitor is capable of detecting upwards of 20 points simultaneously. It comes manufactured with a projected capacitive touch panel, and there’s a trio of capacitive chips tucked away in the thin frame of the monitor. The resolution is 1,680 x 1,050, and 3M boasts that the response time of you touching the monitor and a reaction happening is no longer than 6ms.

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Features

Full Multi-touch Capabilities

* Up to 20 finger input
* Fast 6 millisecond touch response for 20 simultaneous finger input
* Compatible with Windows 7
* Precision touch response
* Supports standard gestures

Projected Capacitive Sensing

* Glass front surface for durability
* Highly sensitive / Light touch
* Works with nitrile, latex and vinyl gloves

High-definition Display

* 1680×1050 resolution
* Wide horizontal/vertical viewing angle allows outstanding off-axis viewing
* Excellent image contrast provides sharp brilliant image quality
* Superior optical performance
* Can be used in a variety of applications

Specifications

Functional Specifications

Display Details

* LCD Technology: P-MVA (wide angle viewing technology)
* Display Colors: 16.7 million
* Pixel Pitch: .282 x .282mm
* Brightness
* without touch sensor: 300 cd/m2 (nit) typical
* with touch sensor (max.)1: 260 cd/m2 (nit) typical
* Contrast Ratio: 1000:1 typical
* Viewing Angle2: Horizontal/Vertical: ±178 degrees typical
* Video Response Time3: 8 ms typical
* Control Type: OSD
* Native Resolution 1680×1050

Touch Details

* Touch Point Speed: < 6ms for 20-point multi-touch response
* Input Type: Finger, thin glove
* Touch Communication: Auto detecting, USB and RS232 (Serial)
* Operating System Support: Windows XP/Vista/7, Linux, Mac OS
* Microsoft® certifications: Windows 7 AQ

Microsoft recently announced that their Xbox 360 Project Natal was being renamed Kinect, and the adverts refer to that. As you will see in the video below, the new Xbox 360 features a much smaller design

The picture above is probably the real Microsoft Xbox 360 Slim  game console which has a hot rumors lately. If you look very close to that picture, you will see an emboss XBOX 360 title on the body, next rumors says, this game console will be offered in a slim price tag just like the design. Microsoft Xbox 360 ever claimed to arrive at E3 and also rumored to announce the price along with the Project Natal this year. Well, at least the issue about the Xbox 360 slimmer design can be true but we still must wait for Microsoft official announcement about its fix date release and their plan to go bundled at E3. Better wait to get an authentic information then wondering something which will can not be proved.

Broadband access WiFi connectivity can become a cause for concern, especially if you feel like you are getting the raw end as far as Internet connectivity is concerned. Broadband boosters are bound to do the trick and Panorama Antennas Ltd. The company has recently launched a slew of high gain antennas for mobile broadband USB sticks and routers, designed to enhance broadband signals using its all-in-one technology. Especially for the people who find themselves in areas where broadband access is inconsistent, these new antenna solutions or boosters should be the solution that you would need.

The Panorama Antennas WM11-ABOX & WM11-DBOX range comes complete with three mounting options that include a desk mount, mast mount and wall mount. This kit can also be provided with an adaptor lead to plug straight into the USB device to 3G router.

Don’t get cheated out of what you are paying for your broadband service. Make use of these booster and invest on something that will give you better connection in the way that is due to you.

Logitech just announced its C line of webcams including the C910 ($100) with two mics for noise cancellation and 720p video calls.

The 1080p HD Pro Webcam C910

The Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910 having the longest title and the best specs. It’ll record at 1080p, do video chat at 720p, has stereo microphones and an auto-focusing Carl Zeiss Tessar lens.

The cameras should work with the upcoming Google TV box, enabling 720p video chats on the TV, a far more interesting premise than shipping HD video out of my messy office.

Logitech just announced its C line of webcams including the C910 ($100) with two mics for noise cancellation and 720p video calls. It ships in August. The C510 is more portable and folds up on itself for travel – it’s $60. Finally, you have the C310 and C270 ($50 and $40) that stream at 720p and little else.

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