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Spending a day at the spa is the ultimate luxury one can have to pamper themselves after a stressed out week. Clients don’t mind paying as long s the quality and service offered by the spas as class apart. Hotelympia 2008, a food,service and hospitality show brings in the latest state-of-art products that the leisure industry can invest on to keep their clients happy. One product that is sure to grab the attention on the show is the Spa Capsule from International spa supplies that promises to offer spa treatments at the height of sophistication, excellence and comfort to the client. The Spa Capsule is a multiple-treatment unit featuring a LCD panel showing preset programmes, adjustable steam therapy, infrared therapy, 14 Vichy shower heads, a cooling face breeze, aromatherapy reservoir, music facility and capsule remote control and is priced at £10,000. An upgraded version of this is the Deluxe Spa Capsule featuring a hydrotherapy tub with detachable mattress for clients to lie on top of the tub to receive a range of spa treatments, 12 Vichy shower heads, voice activation, colour therapy lights, ozone therapy, radio, and a built-in TV screen and is priced at £18,000. Space saving technology and affordability are its USP. Small is indeed beautiful!

It is a perfect doctor’s gadget. The CliniScape medical table PC provides medical practitioners an easy way to access patient’s condition instantly under any circumstances.

The device has a number of sophisticated technologies such as Bar Code, RFID, and Bluetooth to help doctors to get real-time verification of patients, medication, blood containers and other clinical specimens.

Designed by Intel’s Digital Health Group, the medical gadget has following key components.

1.10.4-inch touch screen

2.A custom installation of Vista

3.Core Solo processor with 1GB of RAM

4.60GB disk

5.802.11n and Ethernet jack

6.RFID and Bluetooth radios

7.Barcode scanner

8.2 megapixel camera

9.3.5-hour battery and a single USB port

The electronics giant has displayed the tablet PC at the World of Health IT annual congress in Vienna, Austria. The device will go on sale in spring 2008.

Via: Medgadget

Apple Mac products have always enjoyed a special place in the hearts of connoisseurs. For eons, the Mac PCs have ruled the roost and Apple has always ensured that its technology never turns obsolete by adapting to changing scenarios and adhering to the norms of technological evolution. The Macbook Pro has carried on the legacy of its legendary ancestors and to further it, Apple has released the new Macbook Pro, with all new features and additions.

Mouse Computer Japan has just unveiled its plans to release their 17-inch gaming notebook pc ‘NEXTGEAR-NOTE M700 Series’ , with a resolution of 1920×1200.

Powered by Intel Core 2 Duo processor and Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN the ‘NEXTGEAR-NOTE M700WXV1’ runs on Windows Vista Ultimate OS and supports Intel Core 2 Extreme processor X7800 CPU and 160GB SATA hard disk. It also comes loaded with 2GB DDR II RAM and NVIDIA GeForce 7950GTX graphics card. Weighing just 4-Kg, the machine would attract quite a few gamers who’re looking forward to a perfect replacement for their gaming desktops.

Carrying a price tag of around 364,980 (JPY, VAT included) or $3077, it would certainly give some heat to its western counterparts, however, its quality is yet to be tested, but it seems a good bet especially with cutting edge features mentioned above.

Via: Aving

Asus’ U3 laptop is now officially announced to hit our shelves and it appears that company has bundled it with all the goodies to magnetize young geeks with its arresting specs.

This 13.3 inches Santa Rosa-based notebook features piano painted LCD cover exterior, stainless contour and magnesium aluminum alloy casing with genuine leather bound palm rest.

U3 series notebooks detailed hardware specs comprise:

• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500/ T7300/ T7100/ T5450/ T5250/ CM540
• Mobile Intel GM965 Chipset, ICH8M South Bridge
• Intel 4965 a/b/g/n, 3945 a/b/g Network Connection
• Genuine Windows Vista
• nVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS with 128MB VRAM, Turbo Cache 384MB with 1GB system Memory; 896MB with 2GB System Memory
• 1.3M Pixels Video Camera
• Up to 2560MB DDR2 667 MHz RAM (only 1 slot)
• Support for Intel Turbo Memory
• SATA HDD up to 160 GB, Turbo Memory/ GPS/ 3G/ Bluetooth Option
• External USB Optical Disc Drive (Combo/Super Multi)
• Ports: 1x HDMI, 1x e-SATA, External GPS RF in connector, VGA port/Mini D-sub, 3x USB 2.0 ports, Audio jack, LAN RJ-45, Phone RJ-11 jack, 1394 Type jack, TV-Out (S-video)
• Dimensions: 31.85 x 24.3 x 2.22~3.22cm
• Weight: 1.75kg (with 3 cell battery)

The notebook is forecasted to release sometimes in September and will hit our shelves with $2,000 price tag ballpark.

Via: Laptoplogic

I would call this a convenient retrogression. There is hardly any doubt that Blu-ray and HD-DVD drives are still low on the priority lists of buyers. Perhaps, due to the limited knowledge they have about these drives. And, in such a scenario, Sony doesn’t want to take chances. It reflects in the latest release of its conventional CD/DVD burners – the S70 and the 840 series.

The multi-format disc drives feature a distinct variety of slim, external drives and internal models that offer the best of both worlds. The DRX-S70U is slim and sleek and offers burn speeds as follows:

- 8X DVD+/-R
- 4X DVD+/-R DL
- 8X DVD+RW
- 6X DVD-RW
- 24X CD-R/RW

The 840 series – DRU-840A and DRX-840U offer the same burn speeds as shown below:

- 20X DVD+/-R
- 12X DVD+/-R DL
- 12X DVD+RW
- 6X DVD-RW
- 48X CD-R
- 32X CD-RW

However, the difference between the two is that the former is internal while the latter is external. Additionally, the DRU-840A is an ATAPI (EIDE) drive. On the other hand, the DRX-840U can be connected via USB 2.0 (or USB 1.1, with slower write speeds) to offer the ultimate portability.

The drives are incorporated with Nero 7 Express.

With the variety, Sony looks to cater to the laptop market and the PC market at the same time. The drives will be available from September. The pricing of DRX-840U & DRX-S70U is $110 and $130 respectively, while the DRU-840A is currently on the stands for $70.

Via: cnet

Lenovo has just announced that the company will soon start selling its new laptops to businesses and other consumers with pre-installed Linux, which is emerging fast as a successful substitute to Microsoft Windows.

The laptops are ready and will hit our shelves sometimes at the end of this year. Early this year Dell too dropped Linux-powered laptops based on customer suggestions for new products, whose results revealed high Linux PC demands.

Linux was first introduced to the public approximately 16 years ago and was developed by Linus Torvalds who aimed to build a non-commercial substitute for an operating system used in many universities. Primarily, Linux is used to power web servers, the time when its growth on desktop computers was confined as per technology specialists, but its practice by brand names like Lenovo and Dell widened its growth and future prospects.

According to analysts, around 6% of computers users run Linux that is comparatively similar to consumers choosing Apple Macs.

Via: BBC

Chiefly designed for gamers who need blazing fast notebooks, Alienware is now offering the pre-configured model of the popular Area-51 m5550 series notebook that ships within two business days of payment confirmation and validation.

Vital specs of ready-to-ship Area-51 m5550 are:

• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2.0GHz, 4MB Cache, 667MHz FSB)
• Intel 945PM + ICH7 Chipset
• 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
• 128MB ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
• 5400 RPM - 160GB SATA with NCQ
• 8x Dual Layer CD-RW/DVD±RW
•Internal Intel PRO Wireless 3945 a/b/g Mini-Card
• 7.1 High-Definition Audio, Two Speakers
• 15.4” Wide Screen WXGA 1280 x 800 resolution
• Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
• Exclusive Alienware Design and Color
• Windows Vista Ultimate
• Extras: Alienware Mousepad, AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection, Alienware T-Shirt - Black
• Dimensions - 1.36×14.25×10.75-inches
• Weight - 6 lbs

The notebook is ready to ship in 48 hours and costs $1,699.

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Via: Mobilewhack

It is the mother of all gadgets. The Ultra Mobile PC or UMPC, as we call it, is a small portable device that you can use to access functions like internet, entertainment and other PC features while on the move. In recent times, a lot of companies have employed this technology to release truly amazing UMPC gadgets. Wibrain has joined this family by unveiling its product sample called B1 (project name), a business UMPC.

The state-of-the-art gadget features a 4.8 touchscreen LCD screen with a 1024×600 resolution for a PC like experience. It runs on the VIA C7M ULV CPU/VX70 GPU and incorporates WLAN, Bluetooth 2.1 and is also expected to include GSM/ GPRS/EDGE 4 band and HSDPA 3band in the actual product. Additionally, there is a 0.3M camera to capture all your lovely moments. A QWERTY keyboard, scroll wheel, page up/down buttons and mouse left/right complete the feature range.

The B1 UMPC will be available in several variants and customers can pick from CPU (1GHz, 1.2GHz and 1.6GHz), memory (512MB and 1GB) and HDD (30GB, 60GB and 80GB) to suit their needs. To own this amazing gadget, you would have to wait till October when the UMPC will debut in Korea at a suggested price between 600,000(KRW) and 700,000(KRW).

Via: aving

Well geeks, here is your new pink notebook computer, ChicPetite by Xtreme Notebooks. It appears that it will attract girls more but its features might arrest boys too, and if you’re a pink-hugger its time to add one more gadget in pink.

This bright notebook features 12.1-inch screen, weighs 4.2 pounds and is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 (depending upon the configuration) and incorporates an Express Card reader, built-in 4-in-1 Flash Memory reader, WiFi, up to 2GB of RAM, up to 160GB hard drive and 802.11 b/g wireless.

The standard price is $1,349 (around £700), but you have to shell bit more for other powerful configurations.

Via: Uberreview

Now get rid of those old traditional black, silver or white computers and notebooks. Cenio Computers makes it possible by introducing desktops, laptops and monitors in 16 metallic colors. And Cenio’s m1500 notebook is also comes in a gold metallic color.

And if you didn’t like metallic color don’t get disappointed. There are 15 other colors to suit your taste. In addition to colors, Cenio also allows one to customize their displays or computers with your company’s logo.

Besides this, Cenio’s Art Computers designed by artist Selwyn Senatori sports colorful urban style. So what you thinking? Get the fresh colors into your home right now.

Source: Ubergizmo

Another notebook that amalgamates desktop like power in it and touts aloud of its power to convert your notebook into an inflexible Media Center PC is Fujitsu’s new LifeBook N6460 .

The notebook comes powered with Genuine Windows Vista and features Intel Core 2 Duo Processor united with high-speed ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 graphics that delivers superior level of performance to gamers and technology cravers and comes packed with high contrast 17-inch Color-Enhanced Crystal View display, video optimization circuitry and built-in stereo
sound system with subwoofer.

More features of the LifeBook N6460 include:

* 2 GB DDR2 667 MHz SDRAM memory
* 1 GB Intel Turbo Memory
* Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer
* Fingerprint Sensor
* Remote Control
* Built-in WLAN 11AGN
* 1000/100/10 Mbps (GigaBit) LAN
* 56Kbps modem
* PCMIA Card Slot
* 5x USB 2.0 ports
* Mini D-SUB 15-pin VGA-out
* S-Video Out
* HDMI-Video Out
* IEEE 1394
* SD/MS/MS PRO memory card slot
* Lithium ion 3200 mAh battery

The laptop is available in 2 configurations in US stores with main difference of 200 GB (4200 rpm, SATA) hard drive (200 GB x 1) and 400 GB (4200 rpm, SATA) hard drive (200 GB x 2) and to get it you have to shell out $1,799 and $2,599, respectively.

Via: Pclaunches

Wide screen notebooks are the latest trend. In line with this, Gigabyte has launched its 12.1 inch widescreen W251 G5 in Korea. The notebook pc is almost flawless in the design aspect and rightly so, it has won the ‘2006 G-Mark Award’ for its stunning sleek black design.

The notebook runs on Intel Core 2 Duo T5300 to ensure lightning fast processing speeds. It features a WXGA LCD and 2 GB RAM with a SATA 120 GB hard-disk memory. At 1.85 kg, it is easy on your shoulders if you are a frequent traveler. Additionally, the notebook has a DVD Super Multi optical drive and 1.3M webcam. It supports Bluetooth and WLAN connectivity for your web needs.

The notebook is priced at a decent 900,000 KRW. This laptop would certainly appeal to people of fine tastes. And the rest, duh!

Via: Aving

The concept now turns into reality! $100 laptop is soon to bring big smiles on the faces of pupils in rural South American hamlet. The five years old concept of $100 laptop project finally gets the green light to ramp-up production of this low-cost machine. This low cost machine is scheduled to hit the streets this October.

The concept took five years of designing, collaboration and innovation for bringing the $100 laptop to this stage and this has been a turbulent journey for One Laptop per Child (OLPC), the organization behind the scheme and its founder Nicholas Negroponte.

Some critics’ notion is that such a cheap device could not offer the technology or durability required to be beneficial. Others pointed out that the target third-world countries had more burning problems, such as starvation, dehydration and disease.

But for OLPC this endeavor is not a gift of modern technology, but rather an educational initiative and ‘an expression of global solidarity’ that would ‘open up new fronts’ for children’s education.

The innovative design of the XO machine is impressive, even to critics. This innovative ‘XO’ device is designed to run on less than 10% of the power required by an ordinary laptop. The main purpose of developing XO is to cope with the harsh and remote conditions found in areas where it may be used, such as the deserts of Libya or the mountains of Peru.

The software, memory, and screen are all designed to minimize energy consumption. The battery-run XO can even be recharged with solar cells, or human-operated foot pumps or pull-string chargers, and last four times as long as an average battery.

The laptop will initially cost $176 but the organization predicts that the price will drop to the target $100 as manufacturing and improvements are integrated.

Source: BBC

LG has dropped yet another laptop PC called R200, ruled by Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology based on Intel Core 2 Duo Santa Rosa Platform Processor.

The 12.1-inch laptop comes in black and white color with dual high-gloss finish and takes on normal 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 7300 CPU, Intel 965 chipset, 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN plus 1GB turbo memory.

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Via: Aving