Transcend Introduces First 64GB USB Flash Drive

Transcend launched two 64 GB flash drives in India, the JetFlashread speeds of up to 32MB/s and write speeds of up to 18 MB/s. The short transfer times allow users to transfer large amounts of data such as music, digital photos and Full HD videos. 600 and the JetFlash 620. The drives deliver

According to Mr. Gordon Wu, Regional head, SARRC Transcend Transcend Ultra Speed USB flash drives now come in an enormous 64 GB of storage capacity, enabling users to store over 16,000 high-quality pictures or songs, 640 minutes of Full HD videos, or seemingly limitless amount of documents all in a tiny thumb-sized storage device.The JetFlash 620 comes bundled with Transcends JetFlash SecureDrive software. The powerful software helps safeguard users’ confidential data by creating a private, password-protected area on their JetFlash drive.

Taking full advantage of the dual-channel technology, Transcend Ultra Speed series USB flash drives deliver read speeds of up to 32MB/s and write speeds of up to 18 MB/s. The outstanding performance dramatically shortens the transfer time, making it ideal for transferring large amounts of data such as music, digital photos and even Full HD videos.

Nokia’s first linux phone N900

Nokia has remained at the forefront of technological revolution. This name has almost become synonymous with latest technology in the wonderful sphere of telecommunication. If we talk just from the perspective of Indian market, then Nokia is the numero uno whose handsets are owned by millions of Indians. In fact, India is one of the largest markets for Nokia. No wonder, company has planned big for India specifically from the perspective of Research and Development. Whether it’s low end handsets or middle range or high range, Nokia has products available in all the categories. In tune with its habit of launching new products on a frequent basis, Nokia has unveiled N900, its first smart phone running on Linux software. This product is targeted at the top end of the market.

The smart phone runs on the Linux-based Maeme 5 software. This phone is adept at multi-tasking and quite useful for people on the go. N900 has features like Web browsing with Adobe Flash support that is so crucial for business people who are always busy. The operating system is Symbian that also controls almost half of the smart phone market volume — more than its rivals Apple, Research in Motion and Google put together. Nokia said Linux would work well in parallel with Symbian in its high-end product range. Competitors like Google and Apple are upping the ante and consumers are spoilt for choices.

The new N900 model will be costing around $712 excluding taxes and subsidies. It will boast of features like cellular connection, touch screen and slide-out keyboard. Other attractive features are; 800 × 480 pixel resolution, full screen browsing, 5 megapixel camera (2584 × 1938 pixels), CMOS sensor, Carl Zeiss optics, Tessar lens, Autofocus with assist light and two-stage capture key, photo editor on device, TV out (PAL/NTSC) with Nokia Video Connectivity Cable (CA-75U, included in box) or WLAN/UPnP Video recording file format: .mp4; codec: MPEG-4, built-in FM transmitter and Digital stereo microphone.

APPLE TV

Best Boxes for Streaming Internet Video (And More) to Your TV

by Jon Chase on December 2, 2010 at 12:00 PM

Best Boxes for Streaming Internet Video (And More) to Your TV

As a tech blogger, you know things are getting tricky when you can't even figure out what to call the devices you're writing about. Digital Media Streamers, or Media Extenders? Internet TV Adapters, or Digital Media Renderers? Thus, we witness just one example of the confusion surrounding all these newfangled, mostly black, little boxes that are intended to hook up to your TV and Internet, and bring the glory of streaming video to your living room. We aim to clean up that confusion, and even suggest which ones deserve a place in your home. (And, to make things easier, we'll just call these things Network Enabled Replay Devices, or NERD, until the industry comes up with something better.)

The concept of centralizing all your digital delights isn't new; companies have been struggling for more than a decade to make this convergence dream a reality. The general paradigm until now has been to slap a media-centric operating system onto a fully-functioning, shrunken PC that ultimately gets squeezed into your home theater setup. The fact that you likely don't own such a device speaks to their common failings. They were either clunky in design, missing critical features, unreliable, or required a degree in advanced computing to set up and use.

Recently, though, the stars have begun to align in ways that may just make that all-in-one dream a real possibility. With the rise of broadband penetration, high-speed wireless home networks, digital TVs, the all-but-total adoption of downloadable media over physical media, and the reluctant willingness of content providers to make their video content available online, it seems inevitable that some lucky manufacturer will design a device that rightly earns the title of King of All Media. (No offense, Howard.) Not to burst your bubble too quickly, but we still think that device has yet to be invented. Sorry. In the meantime, though, there are a few excellent options we'd still be happy to recommend. Before we get started talking about our picks, let's go over a few models we wouldn't recommend... or not to everyone, anyway.

Amid much fanfare, Google announced this summer that it would be licensing Google TV software (based on its phone operating system, Android) to manufacturers. To date, three Google TV devices have been released: a Logitech Revue, a line of Sony TVs and a Sony Blu-ray player. There's a lot to be admired about each of them, and they'll surely get more refined in the future. Still, we're confident in saying that, despite their burgeoning potential, none of these devices compares to the functionality and ease-of-use offered by other NERDs already on the market. Click here to read our full review to better understand our misgivings about the current crop of Google TV offerings.

For the same reasons, we also held off from reviewing the Boxee Box, which has had us holding our collective breaths since it was announced in January. We know it will certainly please savvy techies who know how to transcode, troubleshoot and debug, but, as of now, it simply isn't a solid option for most consumers.

Tech Note: The three boxes we do recommend, then, as viable options for getting Internet-based video onto your TV -- Apple TV, Roku XDS, and WD TV Live Hub -- approach the task from very different angles. To test them, we used 7Mbps DSL plugged into an 802.11n router (except the WD TV Live Hub -- see below), and we were completely stunned by the overall excellent quality of the video and audio, as well as the zippy loading speeds.

Certainly, streaming video won't rival popping in a Blu-ray, but we think even the prickliest curmudgeon would be satisfied by any of these NERDs. Here's our take on how well they perform individually, what benefits they offer (or not), and what consumer would enjoy them most.

Apple TV - $99