Microsoft Windows 7 to be Released in 2009?

Microsoft Sweden partner blog has recently reported that Microsoft is going to launch the final version of its next operating system named Windows 7 in the third quarter of 2009. However, a beta version of Windows 7 operating system would hit the market soon and there would no second beta for the upcoming version of Microsoft operation system. Speculations going around suggest that Windows 7 will be released in October 2009, but an official release date is yet to be disclosed by Microsoft.

Windows 7 would be the successor of Windows Vista operating system which was officially released on January 30, 2007 and Microsoft has always been saying that the next operating system would hit the market three years after the release of Vista. That means, January 2010 can be the unofficial deadline for the release of Windows 7 operating system. However, there is a strong possibility of Microsoft releasing the final version of Windows 7 operating system in 2009.

Acer TravelMate 6292

Acer has published the details of its TravelMate 6292 ultra-portable notebook, based on Intel "Santa Rosa" platform.

Acer TravelMate 6292 features the new ProFile design, a 12-inch widescreen display with 1280?800 resolution and Mobile Intel GM965 Express chipset supporting the latest Intel Core 2 Duo T7100/T7300/T7500/T7700 processors. The GM965 incorporates the integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 and provides support for up to 4GB of DDR2 system memory. This ultra-portable system comes with up to 200GB Serial ATA hard drive and a DVD burner.

HP Pavilion tx2000 Tablet PC

Hewlett-Packard today announced the HP Pavilion tx2000 Tablet PC series, featuring a 12.1-inch touch screen display, and an AMD Turion 64 X2 processor.

The Pavilion tx2000, which is a successor of the tx1000 convertible notebook, supports up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, up to 250MB of hard drive space, and a built-in DVD burner. The display has a WXGA 1280?800 resolution.

Acer TravelMate 8216WLHi

Acer America yesterday announced the US availability of the Core 2 Duo (Merom)-powered TravelMate 8210 notebook, featuring Blu Ray drive and ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics card with up to 512 MB HyperMemory and up to 256 MB of dedicated GDDR3 VRAM . The first model of the 15.4-inch widescreen 8210 "Small Office Home Office" series, Acer TravelMate 8216WLHi, is now available at select online retailers such as CDW and Best Buy, and it costs from around $2950 to $3000.

Clevo D900F Gaming Laptop Powered by Core i7 CPU and 1.5TB Storage!

Unlike Economic recession, Clevo still loves to keep up making gaming laptops for hardcore gamers and generous consumers and indeed, Clevo D900F record-breaking gaming laptop is going to make a new benchmark record over all the best and popular gaming laptops in the market today.

Not only is Clevo D900F PHANTOM i7 High-end Mobile Workstation-class laptop based on Intel i7 Processor (Core i7)and X58 chipset, but it is also powered by three 500GB hard drives (RAID 0/1/5) totaling 1.5TB storage and 8GB of DDR3-1066/1333; SODIMM memory and a Blu-ray burner optical drive.

For breaking all the records the laptop also comes with one of 17-inch WUXGA (1920x1200) or WSXGA+ (1600x1050) display and nVidia’s G280 DDR5 GPU.

According to the website, this laptop will be available from May 1 2009, but Netbook review claims it will not be available till Q4 2009.

I-O Data NAS Price Cut

You can now purchase the 4GB of I-O Data HDL-GT4.0 Network Attached Server (NAS) for only 127,000 Yen. It is 70,000 Yen cheaper than its original price tag. You can also buy the 2GB of I-O Data HDL-GT2.0 for 85,000 Yen. It is the right time to buy a new NAS. [Akihabara]

Samsung F2EG EcoTriangle HDDs

Samsung has decided to launch the F2EG HDD series in Korea. Available in 500GB, 1TB or 1.5TB, these SATA 7200rpm HDDs are eco-friendly thanks to Samsung’s EcoTriangle technology involving eco-friendly materials as well as being less greedy in energy. The company claims that its 500GB model of F2EG HDD series consume 43% less energy than its competitor. [Akihabara]

Screen Time Manager - Turn Off The TV Automatically

Now you’ll be able to manage your kids’ screen time easily and effectively with the help of this easy-to-use device ‘Screen Time Manager’. Once your child’s designated viewing time is over this smart device will automatically turn off the TV, gaming system or computer. The device features several options from a daily to weekly as well as "no-use" time blocks in which the device can’t be turned on at all. In order to access this electronic device each child must have his or her own unique PIN, the device itself allows up to six individual user accounts. The Screen Time Manager retails for $89.95. [Redferret]

Sony Releases New Walkman Phone

The Sony Premier 3 Walkman has the same design with the Nokia N93. The new Walkman features a dual-hinge system that folds in two ways, depending on the type of function that you want to access. What makes this handset special is that it has the ability to rip CDs directly via its 3.5mm. The bad side of this music phone is that it only uses a regular microSD memory card slot that limits the storage capacity to 2GB of storage space. The Sony Premier 3 Walkman is perfect only for girls due to its pink color. [BoingBoing]

Sony’s Latest Vein Authentication Technology

Sony’s Mofiria is the latest finger vein authentication technology that uses a unique method where a CMOS sensor captures scattered light inside the finger veins. The vein pattern is extracted from the captured finger vein image, and data from the pattern is compressed to store in memory, which makes it possible for the data to be stored on a mobile device. It is said that the authentication accuracy is less than 0.1% for "False Rejection Rate", and takes only about 0.25 sec when using a mobile phone CPU. [Akihabara]

While In Korea Download A 120-Minute Film In Just 12 Seconds!

By 2012 the Korea Communications Commission will launch the world’s fastest wired and wireless Internet service at 10 times the speed of the current service. The aim is to give users seamless access to large-capacity, high-quality convergence services such as IPTV. Through fixed lines the internet service will acquire at average speed of 1 Gbps and through wireless at 10 Mbps. One Gbps allows users to download a 120-minute film in just 12 seconds, pretty awesome! [Fareastgizmos]