Tech Techo

The best gaming investment ever! i must say ladies and gents.

2008-06-20T22:07:00.002-04:00

This thing is friggin amazing its like a direct insult to all Americans well because were a tad Obese i purchased my new friend about 2 days ago i know i know a little late. But someone finally had it in stock whatever the case i love it and i am exited to get skinny, i currently way about 160 pounds i know fatass! but im exited to see if this will work. the use of the initial product is not bad at all its fun and extremely accurate. The only con is that the graphics aren't really great but whatever all Nintendo needs to do is shit another wii out and they are $$$$$.

Htc shift :/

2008-03-24T20:54:00.002-04:00

Why!!!? why!!!!? After months and months of delay the Htc shift has been taunting us! It was so beautiful in my eyes; I really thought it was going to be the umpc steroid that would hopefully spread to other companies. But with everything in life there are disappointments which sadly enough the shift is in my eyes. The specs are just killing me it all sounds good on paper but physically wow I mean 2 hours of b-life on vista....vistaaaaa!! No option of xp once so ever. I do have some pros like snap vue which is a technological ingenuous it lets you be connected for 3 days with no battery drain, also the form is beautiful very slick and thin as well as the unique sliding laptop for like the At&t tilt. Whether or not you’re in to having the latest greatest expensive products the Htc shift is one that i just do not recommend.

O-Blog

2008-03-09T14:22:00.005-04:00

Have that craving of business and great tips for success check out Mike Michalowicz of Obsidian Launch, he has a great powerful and really resourceful blog. Its a cool place where you can grab up sweet ideas, and great resources that can make your life ever easier. Its pretty awesome there are great articles and tips about business that can be really useful check it out @ http://www.obsidianlaunch.com/blog

microsoft the future?

2008-02-20T19:55:00.002-05:00

I always love hearing or seeing interviews with Mr. Bill Gates involved because he has a great imagination for what will be next for computers, he always mentions computers on desks and walls and all those crazy cool fun ideas that make the future seem more plausible and modern and that makes me smile. I always feel like were living in the past, it would be great for me to have a piece of super thin paper that I can simply fold and store it comfortably in my pocket (the paper being a full computer) of course, I want my one device that does and controls all I want a super computer in my pocket! But maybe that future is too far away anyways see what Microsoft dreams below. Microsoft has been holding a contest entitled "next generation pc design competition" and boy the products are beautiful. I like the paper pc I think its plausible in the next 25 years considering the fact the readius should be out mid 2008 :) exiting. I like this concept called Momenta which is a necklace type of pc that records your life and has all those great emotion capturing features. Ladies and gentle men if computers look anything like this in the future I will be a very happy man. Check out the website belowww and if you have the talent and passion try designing the pc of the future yourself have fun.(http://www.nextgendesigncomp.com/Default.aspx)

Iphone 1.1.4 SDK 6 days remaining :)

2008-02-19T20:12:00.002-05:00

For those of you who are hidden under a rock somewhere in the middle of the hot hot heat (no offense).ON Feb. 26 apple is having a little coming out party for the Iphone SDK kit and a new firmware monthly update I guess yea it pretty much is every month, anyways. Many people are speculating copy and paste? A robotic apple attachable arm? No! but I hope the copy and paste one is true.. I don’t even want to begin to talk about that. well I am saying this right now and right now only if great powerful modern apple decides for us to pay $$$ for the 3rd party apps I will throw away my iphone and get a windows mobile phone, yes i said it throw away a 500$ phone that makes me feel osoooo cool. I will be livid if we have to pay for apps lets hope not. Well I hope we get copy and paste and some other neat stuff think you know what’s going to be in the SDK?? Comment belowww.

Ew Apple Tv!

2008-02-13T18:29:00.002-05:00

Take two update or whatever is out for apple TV this month is finally here. I noticed people all over the world lining up to get their hands on the hottest device evvverrr!!! Okay not so much but give Apple a break with that amazing UI (its rather disgusting) who wouldn’t want to purchase one of these. well before on take 1 or apple TV original you got that little 6- button white remote that closely resembles the ipod shuffles size I mean wow why would people want to control so much with such a little remote, and of course with 2008 take 2 you get the same remote surprising or lazy (gesture control anybody willing to make it happen?). Don’t get me wrong I love apple and all their designs but uh app TV no tanks. The new UI (user interface for the newbie’s) is killing me I think I like the first one better and the whole concept of apple TV kills me too its just not what consumers are looking for in my perspective the only thing I respect is the movie rentals being directly loaded onto your TV, other than that you can keep your TV, apple. Tell me what you think comment below. Here are the 2008 specs for apple TV.

Processor and storage

Intel processor
40GB or 160GB hard drive2 for storing content locally
Up to 50 hours (40GB) or 200 hours (160GB) of video3
Up to 9,000 songs (40GB) or 36,000 songs (160GB)4
Up to 25,000 pictures5
System requirements
Mac or PC
iTunes 7.6 or later
Mac: Mac OS X v10.3.9 or v10.4.9 or later
PC: Windows XP Home or Professional (SP2) or Windows Vista
AirPort Extreme, Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n wireless network6 (wireless video streaming requires 802.11g or 802.11n) or 10/100BASE-T Ethernet network
Ports and interfaces
HDMI (video and audio)7
Component video
Optical audio
Analog RCA stereo audio
10/100BASE-T Ethernet
USB 2.0
802.11n wireless networking6
Built-in IR receiver (works with included Apple Remote)
Environmental requirements
Operating temperature: 32° to 104° F (0° to 40° C)
Storage temperature: -40° to 185° F
(-40° to 85° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3,000 m)
Video formats supported
H.264 and protected H.264 (from iTunes Store): Up to 5 Mbps, Progressive Main Profile (CAVLC) with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps (maximum resolution: 1280 by 720 pixels at 24 fps, 960 by 540 pixels at 30 fps) in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
iTunes Store purchased video: 320 by 240 pixels, 640 by 480 pixels, 720 by 480 pixels (anamorphic), or high-definition 720p
MPEG-4: Up to 3 Mbps, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps (maximum resolution: 720 by 432 pixels at 30 fps) in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
Audio formats supported
AAC (16 to 320 Kbps); protected AAC (from iTunes Store); MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps); MP3 VBR; Apple Lossless; AIFF; WAV; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound pass-through
Photo formats supported
JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PNG
TV compatibility
Compatible with enhanced-definition or high-definition widescreen TVs capable of 1080p/1080i 60/50Hz, 720p 60/50Hz, 576p 50Hz (PAL format), or 480p 60Hz, including popular models from these manufacturers: HP, Hitachi, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, NEC, Olevia, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Polaroid, Samsung, Sony, Sharp, Toshiba, Vizio, Westinghouse

where the hell are the umpc's?????

2008-02-12T17:38:00.002-05:00

well it all started about 2 years ago... speculation of the origami project started and the technology community sprung woot woot now we are in the future lil screens we can hold hip hip hooray ladies and gentle the biggest friggin screens ever with uh 1/2 a second of battery life c’mon, wth is that. I found out a couple days ago that Microsoft has been working on the origami 2.0 experience sayyy whaaattt even bigger screens and less battery life tech community get readyyyy.lets hpe someone makes a great new device and really shows us mobile.http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/umpc/default.mspx

Dubai is the future uh America not so much.

2008-02-12T16:14:00.001-05:00

Well as some of you guys know Dubai is ridiculously amazing. they have amazing architecture, expensive as hell to live in "architecture" but that place interreges me and I am sure many people but what are we Americans doing wrong? I America= powerful country shouldn’t we be modern and great and have amazing cities? Tell me what you think some might like the dull weird boring architecture of American others want Dubai in their backyards. Check out this new bridge Dubai is building.

Android Hands-On Video: It's Fast, It's Still Not There

2008-02-12T16:06:00.001-05:00

We have been playing with the Android prototypes scattered through the Mobile World Congress. ARM had theirs running on a humble ARM9 processor in a plain white prototype "to demonstrate the scalability of Android." It works, it's fast. But it's not there yet and the Qualcomm prototype demonstrates how far we are are from an actual product.

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Aptera or Smartfortwo

2008-02-11T19:34:00.001-05:00

You get a warm touchy touchy feeling when you see these two cars because well they aren’t trucks or race cars but well try. i like the design of the Aptera a lot I think it looks very modern and unique, too unique? Maybe. The Smartfortwo is uh okay I don’t think it has a great design but I do like the size very small perfect for stealing parking spaces? I don’t see this car succeeding in the U.S market very well, because we always carpool and we keep many things in our trunks but you never know with a price like $16,000 people may consider a smaller over the electric $26,900 Aptera price and the plug-in hybrid $29,900 pretty hefty compared to the smartfortwo. Here are some specs=

Smartfortwo(website)

Technical Data smart fortwo 52 kW
Engine
Displacement 1 liter / 61 cu inch
Number of cylinders/ configuration three in-line
Engine block/cylinder head aluminium
Valves four per cylinder
Engine capacity 61 cubic inch
Bore x stroke 2.83 x 3.22 inches
Rated output 52 kW / 70 hp @ 5800 rpms
Max. torque 68 lb ft @ 4500
Oil 3.5 qt (incl. filter)
Coolant
4.5 qt
Fuel delivery
electronic multipoint injection
Recommended fuel premium unleaded gasoline (min 91 octane)
Federal emissions BIN5 / ULEV (Cal.)

Power transmission
Clutch single-plate dry clutch
Transmission automated manual five-speed Transmission
Gear ratios: 1st (3.308)
2nd (1.913)
3rd (1.258)
4th (0.943)
5th (0.707)
Reverse (3.231)
Final drive (4.529)

Running gear
Front axle suspension lower wishbone, McPherson strut, anti-roll bar
Rear axle suspension DeDion axle, coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers

Brake system dual-circuit brake system with tandem servo assistance
11 inch diameter disc brakes at front
8 inch diameter drum brakes at rear
electronic stability program (esp) with hill start assist
anti-lock braking system (abs) with electronic brake-force distribution, traction control system, electronic brake assist

Steering
rack-and-pinion steering

Wheels and tires (front/rear)

pure: steel, with wheel covers
passion: aluminium wheels
all-season tires on both models 155/60R15 on 4.5Jx15 (front),
175/55R15 on 5.5Jx15 (rear)

Dimensions and weights
Wheelbase 73.5 inches
Track width front/rear 50.51 inches/54.53 inches
Length 106.1 inches
Width 61.38 inches
Height 60.71 inches
Headroom 39.7 inches
Legroom 41.2 inches
Shoulder room 48 inches
Hip room 45.4 inches
Passenger volume 45.4 cu. ft.
Turning circle 28.7 ft
Luggage compartment capacity 7.8 (up to beltline)/12 (to roof) cu. ft.
ECE weight without driver 1,808 lbs (cabriolet: 1,852 lbs)
ECE Payload 507 lbs (cabriolet: 463 lbs)
ECE permissible maximum weight 2,315 lbs
Fuel tank capacity (reserve) 8.7 gal (includes 1.3 gal reserve)

Performance

Maximum speed 90 mph
Acceleration 0–60 mph 12.8 sec

Fuel consumption*
City/highway (mpg) 40/45 (EPA 2007); 33/41 (EPA 2008)

Aptera(website faQ)
How fast will the Aptera go?

At this time we are not able to post hard numbers on performance, although top speed for the production model will exceed 85 mph, going from 0-60 in under 10 seconds.

Can the Aptera be ordered without the rear camera and GPS?

We are considering what features will be standard equipment, and what will be a value-added option.

How long will it take to charge the Aptera?

This depends on the amount of battery discharge but a typical time would be 2 to 4 hours.

How much will it cost for an overnight charge?

Looking at typical California electricity rates the cost should be in the $1 to $2 range for an overnight charge.

Will you be able to accommodate tall drivers?

The Aptera will comfortably fit someone that is 6'1" and with minor seat pad adjustments you can be as tall as 6'5" and drive comfortably.

What is the turning radius?

The Aptera's turning radius will be similar to most small production cars.

What will be the battery life and cost replacement?

This depends largely on usage and if you have an "All Electric" or an "Electric Plug-in Hybrid" version of the Aptera. We will share these exact numbers when they become available closer to the start of Aptera production.

What is the seating and cargo space?

The Aptera has "two plus one" seating allowing plenty of room for driver and passenger while an infant seat (newborn to age three) can be located in the middle behind the front seating. There is enough storage space to fit 15 bags of groceries, two full-size golf club bags or even a couple of seven foot surf boards.

Does the Aptera fit into a parking space?

Yes, the Aptera fits in a standard parking space.

Where are the windshield wipers?

The windshield wipers are hidden and located at the base of the windshield to maintain efficient air flow over the Aptera's body.

Will you be able to get other colors?

Currently white is the only color that will initially be made available on the Aptera. White is a very effective color for keeping your Aptera cool in the summer and it makes the vehicle very identifiable at night which is an added safety feature. After initial production has begun we will look at different colors and possibly vinyl graphics to accessorize your Aptera.

Why aren't you using a diesel engine in the hybrid?

Due to the way diesel emissions are calculated (emissions per gallon instead of emissions per mile); it's proven impossible for us to find a suitable small Diesel engine that passes California emissions. That's why we're using a very clean, efficient, and small gasoline engine that will make the Aptera emissions friendly.

Can I change my vehicle from an electric to hybrid or vice versa?

In the coming months, the MyAptera.com owners' page will be made available. On this page, you will be able to adjust any option including hybrid/electric. Nothing is final until you receive your purchase agreement about a month prior to obtaining your vehicle.

Ada boy sony!

2008-02-10T16:30:00.000-05:00

So if anyone has noticed Sony has just released a new line of beautiful powerful cell phones including one that caught my attention. The Sony Ericsson Xperia x1 QWERTY woo this is a great phone and by some video footage the interface looks sleek and simple. Could this product bring Sony back in the game lets see ladies and gentle men let’s see? Here are some specs below

Camera

Auto focus
3.2 megapixel camera
Photo light
Video recording
Music

Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
Media player
Music tones
PlayNow™
Windows Media Player Mobile
3D games
FM radio
Java
Video streaming
Video viewing
Internet

Internet Explorer® Mobile
RSS feeds
Communication and Messaging

Polyphonic ringtones
Speakerphone
Vibrating alert
Video calling
Email
Picture messaging (MMS)
Predictive text input
Text messaging (SMS)
Design

XPERIA™ panels
Optical joystick navigation
Navigation key
Picture wallpaper
Touch navigation
Organiser

Alarm clock
Calculator
Calendar
Document editors
Document readers
Flight mode
Handwriting recognition
Notes
Phone book
Tasks
Touchscreen
Connectivity

aGPS
Bluetooth™ technology
Modem
Synchronization
USB support
WLAN
Windows® Mobile® Operating System

Microsoft® Outlook Mobile: email, contacts, calendar, tasks
Microsoft® Office Mobile: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Internet Explorer® Mobile
Windows Media™ Player Mobile
Windows Live™
Exchange ActiveSync®
Voice control
Utility Applications: file explorer, calculator, pictures & video, notes
Facts and Figures

Size: 110 x 53 x 16.7 mm
Weight: 145 grams
Available colours

Black
Silver
Main screen: 65,536 color TFT
Resolution: 800 X 480 pixels
Size: 3 inches
Memory

Phone memory: up to 400 MB
microSD™ memory card support
Availability and versions
Networks

GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA 900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA 850/1700/1900/2100 MHz

vw passat cc impressive much

2008-02-09T16:07:00.000-05:00

wohooo this car resembles that little Mercedes-Benz CLS its a beautiful design for a pretty low-end car company. This boats great interior features like nav options and beautiful silky leather also has some great safety advances like lane assist and automatic distance control. The car has been revamped greatly it also carries a panorama roof which makes the top half of the car completely covered by glass giving it a great modern look. Debut??? Sometime late 2008 lets hope we get a fair price.

Modernizing the world

2008-02-09T15:51:00.000-05:00

we definately need some new technology, i feel like were living in the 1940's sometimes. i want my cell phone to control my television, i want my walls in my house to interact with, me asking the wall for water and it doing as i say. people we are in 2008 lets start envisioning the future. our cars need to start flying lol or atleast drive us i mean all of our products nowaday do simple things we want moreeeee.

Out of the game

2008-02-09T14:30:00.000-05:00

sooo some rumors spinning around of Motorola leaving the cell phone industry???? Could be a bad mistake considering the fact they mainly work in that consumer market. Could it be the designs of the phone? The functionality? or competitors iphone,At&t tilt, basically more phone that are productive

sony thumbs up or down :/

2008-02-09T14:02:00.000-05:00

uhhh I think Sony is just sitting around waiting for someone to build them a slew of new products. Lately they haven’t been doing anything, wow an Oled TV... benefits??? No! All these big tech companies claiming they are building the future and its all squat. I don’t see anything really advance and Sony’s stock isn’t floating too good they need to create something never done before. Its hard yea but you guys claim that you’re entertaining the future huh?

Ouch apple Tv

2008-02-09T12:53:00.000-05:00

woweee looks like the first year of apple TV sales were nasty. I totally wouldn’t buy it why? Well I don’t want music on my TV? lol what’s the point and the itunes benefit is movies on the TV the only thing that I saw to benefit that product. Even with the recent update "take 2" I still think its not right these companies do not know how to incorporate their software into TVs which apple is suffering from maybe next year MacWorld apple TV air???? Who knows?