Playstation 3 Slim

Sony PlayStation 3 Slim supports MPEG4/H.264, MPEG2 and MPEG1 video formats and JPEG picture viewing from disc based or USB external media. It can also work as media hub to stream contents from DLNA compatible networked devices such as computers and hard drives connected on routers. It also has inbuilt Web browser to access the Internet.

You will find AV output for analog video/audio, optical digital audio output (SPDIF), HDMI cable and Ethernet jack. Sony has not added any new feature to the PlayStation Slim PS3. Moreover, the company has also not provided any infra red port to control the game console via universal IR remote controls. The Slim PS3 does not have backward compatibility, so it cannot play the PS2 games.

The mirrored strip located next to opening of disc slot and glossy plastic on sides gives glamour to Sony PlayStation 3 Slim. However, both of them works as fingerprint magnet to capture smudges even on gentle touch. However, there are some changes in the design. Sony logo branding has been re-designed for nice look. Touch-sensitive Eject and power switches are replaced by standard push buttons. The master power switch has been removed. The new power button on the front is quick responsive and boots up the PlayStation in less than 20 seconds like original PS3.

Sony has redesigned the complete internal architecture for building a slim game console. We appreciate the Sony’s engineers to build internal power supply instead of using external cabinet like the giant one with Xbox 360. The company had moved the hard disk drive to the front of game console. Without voiding the warranty, you can upgrade and replace the hard drive. You can open the door at the bottom of game console to unscrew the two screws for removing the hard drive. Sony PlayStation 3 Slim is designed to place horizontally. For positioning it vertically, you can purchase additional stand at $25 from Sony.

Sony PlayStation 3 Slim is powered by 45nm version Cell processor that runs at the same speed of 60nm processor in original PS3. However, this new processor is more energy efficient and smaller in size. According to Sony, the power consumption of Sony PlayStation 3 Slim is reduced to 250 watts from 280 watts. As a result, the PS3 Slim generates less heat due to which the company has installed small cooling fan. It also reduces the fan noise. We played game and Blu-ray disc for two hours; still got the light breeze from the fan instead of hot air.

Sony PlayStation 3 Slim performed well for gaming and playing Blu-ray discs while testing. The PlayStation Network is free and PS3 Slim allows accessing and downloading of games, TV shows and movies. Netflix subscription-based streaming service is also available. You can also use Play On software to stream the contents of your computer.

Nokia BH-905

Nokia launched a headset ideal for listening to music and making calls with virtually any compatible phone or music device, with or without a wire. The Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-905 with active noise cancellation combines two in one – both music and calls – and provides crystal clear sound by eliminating background noise with novel active noise cancellation technology from Wolfson Microelectronics, a leader in high performance audio technology. This multi-microphone feed-forward active noise cancellation technology allows for pure sound without ambient noise and is now introduced for the first time in the Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-905.

"The overall music experience with this new headset is second to none thanks to the revolutionary noise cancellation technology. The headset is set apart also through the ability to make phone calls, as switching between music and calls has been made easy with integrated call control", said Jarno Piironen, Director, Entertainment Business Area, Nokia Original Accessories. "People living in urban areas are surrounded by noise practically everywhere and silence has almost become a luxury. We believe this headset fulfills the highest standards for providing high quality music enjoyment and phone calls and also give the luxury of silence when needing an environment to relax."

Technically the noise cancellation is solved with a total of 10 microphones: 8 microphones for cancelling noise and 2 microphones for capturing speech in loud surroundings offering advanced noise cancellation for clear sounding phone calls.

The design is simplified to its extreme, ensuring that its functionality is not compromised. Details made of stainless steel ensure a quality and precious look through time and soft ear pads provide comfort.
The headset features a dedicated multifunction key for call management, as well as music and volume controls, and a switch for activating the active noise cancellation.

It is compatible with a wide variety of devices. Wirelessly with any device supporting wireless Bluetooth technology, and with wired connection with all Nokia devices with 3.5 mm Nokia AV and 2.5 mm Nokia AV, music players, PCs and other devices with standard 3.5mm jack, home stereos with standard 6.3 mm jack as well as airplane players.

Philips GoGear Opus

Unlike other players who often bring their products in many variants, Philips product poured selective impressed though it was only a MP3/MP4 playerthat they dubbed GoGear. Present in 4 models (series Mix, Vibe, Aria, and Opus), Opus series that had InfoKomputer try a player with the largest screen (2.8 "QVGA) with more comprehensive facilities. Philips is presenting his players with interesting technological features, not just jammed with various functions like any other product. What are the most prominent of the player that is available in 8GB and 16GB capacity this?

What distinguishes Opus with other players is a luxury casing design and similar to mobile phones. The circuit also good buttons is pressed with a clear function of information. The facilities available are not many; just a music player, video, picture, radio, voice recorder, and the explorer directory. There is no other such functions eBook viewer, camera, or gaming. Philips put more emphasis on the technological superiority of their players where one of them is a system that allows FullSound compressed MP3 audio clear run with CD-quality audio. This supported the player earphones with noise-cancelling technology to minimize outside sounds disturbing. Result, the present voice in my ear sounded very clear.

To change the type strains of the song, Opus provides up to 11 equalizer including user mode can be selected alone. Uniquely, users can determine their own limit on the volume of the power of this device. Perhaps this is intended to prevent hearing loss due to the volume too loud. Of all the features we've tried, apparently compounded Philips audio quality on this player special Opus poor despite additional features. PLUS: attractive design; solid audio quality; equipped earphones to noise-cancelling; navigation comfortable.

Nokia N900

Falling under the category of mobile computers, Nokia N900 is one of the best in the market if you have a big pocket. This phone is made on the Linux-based Maemo users, thereby taking mobile computing to new heights.

Design:

Talking of the design, the feel of the phone, is right enough to be bulky on your pocket, and is not slim enough to slip out of your pocket. This device has been credited as one of the sexiest black beast amongst the high-end devices that is decent, comfortable and long enough to be used as a writing utensil on the way.

Belonging to slider phone models, this phone is better designed to be used in the landscape orientation than most of the other similar mobile computer phones, which is fitting your pocket better or belt wallet and is too heavy for your trouser pockets.

The screen has a transflective technology that allows operating the phone under sunlight and the sliding extensive QWERTY keyboard, gives you the convenience to work like a PC in a mobile phone, which is complemented with the kickstand to give the appearance like an ultramini laptop. The phone also has a port to put your stylus along with the phone safely.

The camera with LED flash is at the back of the phone, while either sides of the phone features interface and access to camera, browser buttons, power on/off or a profile switcher, camera shutter, infrared port, screen lock and unlock slider, stereo loudspeakers, microUSB port and a 3.5 mm jack.

Above the screen on the front panel are the earpiece, video call camera, light sensitivity and proximity sensors with LED indicators. However, the phone is quite compactly fitted with these features giving a sleek design, though bulky in comparison to many of those handier and slim counterparts, this phone still feels good to hold.

Features:

Some of the pretty features that make this mobile phone a high-end computing mobile are powered as software and hardware performance enhancers.

To begin with, the contacts stored in this mobile phone will let you to merge and synchronize with Skype and other app contact details, and bring them all into one address book, where you can always stay online, see the availability of your friends and clients, tap your friends via regular phone calls, IM, SMS, email or SIP calls.

While these contacts could also be synchronized with your Outlook contacts, also will enable to set up multiple email accounts and support many of the popular email providers. Other emailing facilities will include, push email, calendar, contacts and mail for exchange.

Accessibility to web gives you the facility for not wanting to carry net books because of the high resolution screen, multiple web windows and tabs powered with Mozilla, high speed internet access via HSPA and WLAN connections. This also gives accessibility to watch videos and is powered with Adobe Flash.

In addition, music and videos can be stored on the 32 GB storage micro SD card, which will allow you to enjoy movies and audios of DVD quality that are accessible via Maemo 5 Music and Video player that are enhanced for stereo audio quality and sharpness for TV output. Carl Zeiss optics backs the quality of the pictures taken with the 5 MP camera that can capture WVGA 16:9 video and images with geotagging facility with photo editing options. Ovi Maps and Ovi store are some of the other portals making life easier while using this phone.

This side-slider phone weighing not more than 181 g has a touch screen with QWERTY keyboard and kickstand. The display screen of 3.5” works on WVGA technology and has nearly 65, 000 colors with more than 4 personalizable views that allows making voice calls in both landscape and portrait modes, 3D graphics acceleration with ambient LED and brightness control. The battery backing is quite powerful that can last long depending on the usage, for example, online usage lasting for nearly up to 1 day. Apart from the 32 GB internal memory, microSD memory card extension allows 16 GB expandability and 1 GB for application storage.

The phone can operate on QuadBand EGSM, WCDMA, GSM and Flight mode technologies. Connectivity hardware solutions will include GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSPA, WLAN IEEE, WLAN Security, TCP/IP and USB data modem connectivity. Other compatible devices could be connected via using Bluetooth and USB. TV output cable does accompany this phone.

Some of the compatible accessories are Nokia Bluetooth headset, Nokia Bluetooth Stereo speakers and Stereo Headset.