Posted by admin on December 17, 2009
Wondering what to get your little girl this holiday season? Other than the usual clothes and accessories, it can be a bit challenging figuring out just what your daughter hopes to find under the Christmas tree this year. Here’s a few recommendations to help you find the perfect gift for her this Christmas.
Zhu Zhu Pets
What Is It? – Cute little pet hamsters that “Zoom Zoom.”
What Makes This Toy Fun For My Daughter? – Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters zoom back and forth, chirping, squeaking, and changing direction just like a real hamster would!
What Should I Look For? – Grey, White, and Tan hamsters, with accompanying Zhu Zhu hamster ball, hamster wheel, and the gigantic multi-playset hamster city. Also be on the look out for the Zhu Zhu Pets Hamster House Starter Set; not only does it come with a cool little hamster playset, but the limited edition Zhu Zhu Hamster Patches as well! Patches can only be found in this starter set so which makes it all the more special!
Availability? – Hard to Find. The Zhu Zhu Pets are arguably the hottest Christmas toy for young girls and boys this holiday season; so get them wherever you can find one, or wait til after Christmas for the excitement to die down a bit.
Liv Fashion Dolls
What Is It? – Barbie’s with interchangeable hairstyles and other cool options.
What Makes This Toy Fun For My Daughter? – These girls have unique interchangeable hair styles, plastic socketed, not painted on, eyes, and multiple points of articulation for a wide variety of poses.
What Should I Look For? – Barbie meets Bratz dolls with a more contemporary look than the former, and less attitude than the latter.
Availability? – Easy to find. Lots of stock on hand
Moxie Girlz
What Is It? – Liv Fashion Dolls meets the Bratz
What Makes This Toy Fun For My Daughter? – Another contemporary doll line by the makers of the highly successful Bratz. Moxie Girlz still have attitude, but toned down in favor of more design and art-centric pursuits.
What Should I Look For? – “Nice” looking Bratz dolls more interested in Sharpee markers than makeup.
Availability? – Easy to find. Lots of stock on hand
Twilight New Moon Dolls
What Is It? – Twilight New Moon dolls are “the other hot property” for girls this year.
What Makes This Toy Fun For My Daughter? – Romantic vampires and werewolves going through their young adulthood phase spark the imaginations of both young and old(er) girls alike.
What Should I Look For? – Any Twilight New Moon dolls/figures available will be a hit. Particularly Edward, Bella, and Jacob, as their young lovers triangle forms the crux of the Twilight New Moon storyline (and are the most popular characters so far.)
Availability? – Easy to find. There are three different Twilight New Moon doll and “action figure” lines available: Twilight Barbie dolls, limited edition Tonner collectors dolls, and Neca pose-able “action figures.” Both Neca and Barbie dolls should be easy to find just about anywhere, while the Tonner Twilight dolls will be typically obtainable from more specialty retailers (i.e. Amazon has a few Exclusive Amazon only Tonner Twilight dolls, available only through Amazon.com or their retail partners.)
2009 Barbie Holiday Doll
What Is It? – Mattel’s yearly limited Holiday edition Barbie doll.
What Makes This Toy Fun For My Daughter? – Extra attention to detail and higher quality in every facet of this holiday edition; celebrating not only the holidays but the 50th anniversary of Barbie as well.
What Should I Look For? – Deluxe keepsake packaging perfect for year round display.
Availability? – Easy to find. Buy them now though as Holiday Barbie’s are only available for their year’s holiday season.
Elmo Tickle Hands
What Is It? – “Elmo hands” for your little girl.
What Makes This Toy Fun For My Daughter? – These big gloves for little hands vibrate when pressed against a surface, causing a “tickle” motion.
What Should I Look For? – Big furry red gloves.
Availability? – Easy to find. Lots of stock on hand.
FurReal Friends Lulu My Cuddlin Kitty Cat
What Is It? – A lifelike replica cat.
What Makes This Toy Fun For My Daughter? – Similar to Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters, Lulu the Cuddlin Kitty is highly interactive with sensors that triggers meows, purring, and limited movement, all without the fuss of having a real cat.
What Should I Look For? – A cute and cuddly reddish orange and white furred feline.
Availability? – Easy to find. Lots of stock on hand; don’t forget the batteries!
HP Mini 110-1127NR 10.1-Inch Pink Netbook
What Is It? – A pretty in pink “starter” laptop computer.
What Makes This Toy Fun For My Daughter? – At only 10.1 inches, this netbook is the perfect portable computer for your daughter’s school work, email, and social networking. Web ready, on the go, and super light with an estimated battery life of up to 8 hours, and it’s pink!
What Should I Look For? – A nice, sub-$400 netbook.
Availability? – Easy to find. Netbooks are hot this year, with many manufacturers making them; which means great availability and pricing competition. Be sure not to forget the matching netbook sleeve to protect your daughters new computer from the elements.
Nintendo DSi
What Is It? – A mid life refresh for Nintendo’s top spot hand held game system.
What Makes This Toy Fun For My Daughter? – Built in cameras and microphones add a new level of interactivity and fun for girls and boys alike.
What Should I Look For? – Similar in style to the original Nintendo DS (which is still available) but with a small “i” in the logo.
Availability? – Easy to find. Stock seems to be generally healthy with the DSi this year.
Apple iPod Touch
What Is It? – The latest, greatest iPod currently available.
What Makes This Toy Fun For My Daughter? – With this she’ll be able to listen to her music or watch a movie while updating her Facebook at the mall.
What Should I Look For? – A very cool palm sized touch screen, with 64gb or 32gb options being the best bang for your buck.
Availability? – Easy to find. Apple looks to have produced enough stock of the iPod Touch for this holiday season.
While there are many more options available, these are your best bets for your daughter this Christmas. Time to get shopping!
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Posted by admin on December 16, 2009
Let me share to you my newly discovered Net Book that has a long lasting laptop battery?It is from ASUS company the new netbook includes a six-cell “Super Hybrid Engine” battery pack and, depending how it is used, it is possible to adjust the computer for better performance and efficient energy consumption.
Some reports said the netbook has an Intel N280 processor that draws about 2.5 power watts, although Intel has not given enough details about the new processor.According to Richard Shim, research manager for IDC’s Personal Computing program, netbook batteries that are now available in the market can last up to 4 hours, epending on the screen and wireless capabilities.
The fact that the Asus Eee PC 1000HE can achieve up to 9.5 hours of battery life is really impressive. Richard Shim needs to see it to believe it, because if it is true, then the long battery-life could generate more interest from customers and netbook sales could rise more than expected
The Asus Eee PC 1000HE weighs 3.2 pounds (1.45 kg) including the battery. It has a 10-inch display, 1 GB memory (RAM) and a 160 GB hard drive. It also includes high speed connectivity anywhere with Wi-Fi 802.11 and Bluetooth, Windows XP as preinstalled operating system and exclusive 10GB Eee storage with easy accessibility anywhere online.
Juice and a workable keyboard are the only things that really matter to me in a netbook, and that’s why the Asus Eee 1000HE looks swank. It’s basically the 1000HA except with a chiclet keyboard, 802.11 draft n support, Bluetooth and a toted 9.5 hour battery life. And grok that right shift key! It’s on the correct side of the arrow keys! Dig!
9.5 hours battery life… that’s got to be, what, 8 hours of usage by real people? Sweet.This really tempts me. I just got done installing eeebuntu NBR on a friend’s 1000H, and I had a tingly feeling from the experience. Fast boot times, good interface, and everything just worked. 9.5 hours of battery life makes this all the more tempting…
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Posted by admin on December 16, 2009
Do you ever find that you are sat on a train, in a cafe or waiting in line and thinking “I could be working now”? The new style for laptops is to buy small. That’s where the Netbook comes in. The Netbook allows you to work wherever you want without lugging a laptop around. Dell have recently bought out their own version of this pocket sized laptop. The Dell Inspiron mini is a smaller version of the home user’s laptop the Dell Inspiron. The Inspiron mini comes with an atom Z530 processor and MS Windows XP as standard. Dell recommends that all of its computers use MS Windows operating systems. The processor speed is 1.6GHz and the RAM size is 1GB. It has 160GB hard drive capacity and a 10 inch screen. Although this laptop is compact it by all accounts stands up to the job. A Netbook can be used for browsing the internet, word processing and even storing files such as photos and music. The Dell Inspiron is designed to be used as a home laptop and the Dell Inspiron mini is no exception. All of this can be found from as little as £199 for a basic spec.Dell have a large range of products to suit everyone. They have the Inspiron for home users, they have the Precision for CAD professionals and they even have the Latitude for business users. Dell make it their business to know what people want out of their laptops and then come up with the ideal specification for that situation. The Dell Netbook is no exception. Dell have found an ingenious way of taking all the good points of a standard laptop and shrinking it down so that it fits anywhere and can be used anytime. The Netbook is particularly handy if you have children or students in the home. Because of its small size, these laptops are great for travelling in the back of cars (while watching a DVD of their choice) or sitting in front of the TV and surfing the net at the same time. The beauty is that because of the price you feel that it is giving your children some sort of responsibility but not enough to bankrupt you! You can even buy Dell laptops refurbished which will save on cost even more! Take a look at EuroPC’s full range of refurbished Dell laptops for more information.
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Posted by admin on December 14, 2009
Ever since high technology has diversified into cell phone, net books and laptops the manufacturers of protective coverings for all these high maintenance gadgets have also gone into top gear. That is the reason why you are going to get stylish protective coverings for any technical gadget available in the market today. These are going to take the shape of Netbook skins, Dell mini skins, Aspire one skins and Laptop skins to suit your purpose.Your Main priorities after you buy a Netbook laptop or a notebook is to make sure that it is protected from any sort of damage. In fact you do not want to damage the extremely glossy and attractive surface of your laptop, do you? That is the reason why you always put it in a protective covering when you are not using it. But on the other hand there are plenty of chances that you might put it on a rough surface. What happens then? Your high maintenance gadget has already gathered scratches, smudges and dirt on its surface. How can you protect it from such a thing happening to it? Well you go around looking on the Internet for really stylish Netbook skins, Dell mini skins, Laptop skins and Aspire one skins.Every single high maintenance gadget in the market out today has its corresponding skin easily available on the Internet. So all you have to do is go on the Internet and look for places where you can get extremely stylish Netbook skins, Dell mini skins, Laptop skins and Aspire one skins. Some people are under the impression that you are restricted to just one choice of designs and color combinations for one particular model. That is so not true. If you are looking for really stylish Dell mini skins you are going to be surprised at the wide-ranging variety available on the Internet. Not only can these skins be personalized but also they are going to last you for a long time. That is because they are made out of cast vinyl. These Dell mini skins are precision cut. That is the reason why they are going to fit your gadget perfectly.There was a time when you used to put your Dell mini, Netbook, notebook and even laptop into a protective covering to make sure that the external surface was protected from damage. You do not have to resort to such a bulky covering when you have stylish Dell mini skins easily although in the market today. So what are you waiting for go on to the Internet and look for places where you can get made-to-measure customized Dell mini skins of your choice.
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Posted by admin on December 14, 2009
The Asus EEE PC T91 is the first tablet netbook by ASUS with full touchscreen feature and is already available in the US market now. Broadly, touchscreen tablets are an off-repeated combination of excitement and disappointment in many ways. Mostly what’s out there are great ideas with mediocre hardware, mix it with sleek and modern shape, but very bad execution of the touchscreen feature. Let’s see if the T91 would be able to sidestep these issues.The T91 is a compact little machine and has a pretty attractive physical appearance. It weights only two pounds including the lithium polymer battery with a thickness of only an inch. The LCD can swivel to the left and move quite smoothly, giving a sturdy feeling about the netbook. The 8.9-inch EEC PC T91 provides a small and standard keyboard that allows surprisingly easy and efficient typing. The machine is certainly compact but not cramped and features a nice clickness. The backlit LED resistive touch panel of this machine is considerably bright and good looking, though, at the same time, its very glossy and takes fingerprint easily. It boasts two USB, one VGA, and two audio ports, and a power button on the screen’s left bottom edge. There is another button directly to the right of the power button, which is one of the means of activating the touch interface. Moreover, it has a flexible stylus fitted under the bottom right side of the main body.When it comes about the specs of T91, it has an Intel Atom Z520 1.33 GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, 16GB SSD, Intel GMA500 graphics and a lithium polymer battery that offers 5 hours of constant backup. Other than that, it also features 802.11 B/G/N Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 plus EDR and 10/100Mbps Ethernet.To get the touchscreen appropriately responsive, the Asus EEE PC T91 comprises an easy, 9-point calibration procedure and also loaded with some custom-built software called Touch Gate interface. The touchscreen interface can be activated from the usual XP desktop in three different ways- via the desktop icon, the slider icon on the top of the desktop and a physical button located right to the power toggle. Hitting any of those will bring up the main Asus Touch Gate interface which is basically a very simple row or different icons that can be reorganized in any order. Memos and Notepad is pretty self explanatory without plenty of whistles and bells, but the applications work very much efficiently. The touchscreen is quite responsive and calibrated to both fingertip and stylus, so the notes can be made with actual handwriting after getting a little used to with the process.Clicking your finger left to the Touch Gate interface, it will appear a screen called ‘Widget Screen” which comes with many pre-installed and customizeable widgets from Yahoo. Overall, the software with the EEE PC T91 is designed really nicely and operates pretty good as advertised. Still, there are few limitations with the CPU and the responsive touchscreen, we had to move slower than we usually want to.
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Posted by admin on December 13, 2009
Buying a laptop specific to the usage is one of the most important things to be kept in mind while buying one. we constantly look for the best laptops we can recommend based on our experience and the one from our clients. Here are the top 10 laptops which are categorized according to their functionality. The categories for the top 10 laptops are, everyday use, netbooks, power laptops, ultra portable laptops and gaming laptops.
For daily use the best ones are:
DELL Inspiron 1525 – As it predecessors this model offers a lot of bang for the money. This being the main consumer laptop line, the company reworked on the Inspiron 1520 platform to create the 1525. The problem with the previous model was its huge size and weight. The DELL Inspiron 1525 is much lighter and smaller than its predecessor.
The latest Inspiron 1525 is a very good option for daily use and rough handling. Though the body is made of plastic it can handle a lot of stress. The laptop comes with an HDMI output and pressure responsive media controls. Inside the machine a powerful combination of T7000-series Intel Core 2 Duo CPU and 2GB RAM processes information faster than we think.
Lenovo T400s – The 14-inch T400s is much lighter and thinner than its original predecessor the T400. With the T400s Lenovo ahs created a highly portable device which is still packed with a powerful Core 2 Duo processor from Intel. The company claims that the T400s is so powerful that can survive a hit from a truck though it is not tested yet. It has one small drawback. That is the price. This series starts at US$ 1,599. If we make a comparison it can dwarf a MacBooks and make it look like a budget laptop as it starts at US$ 1,199. 13-inch MacBook Pro has superior graphics and better connectivity for a lot less. What Lenovo banks on is its set of business and security branded hardware and software which is capable of delivering a superb performance. Apart from the price it can be a very good contender for the top 10 laptops spot.
The best Netbooks are:
HP Mini 1000 – This slim and snazzy netbook is among the hot favorites. With the decrease in the price it has become even more popular. But the company claims that though the price has decreased it does not move away from the levels of performance.
At first look the Mini 1000 look identical to its predecessor, but with a closer look it was found out the earlier model was a bit heavier and thicker as well. Records show that these slight changes in the dimensions can really make big differences. Other than the changes in the dimension there are few alterations in the specifications that include Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of memory and 160GB 5,400rpm hard disk drive. The price of the product is it biggest advantage which is US$ 329. It is very competitively priced for this segment. Replacing the Acer Aspire One as the entry point for netbooks it has secured it spot in the top 10 laptops.
Samsung N120 Netbook – The main attraction of this model from Samsung is the specialized keyboard and speakers. The N120 version is a treat to those people who believe the netbooks have really small keyboards and squeaking speakers. This model from Samsung has taken all the basic components from the N110 and fitted with a keyboard usually fitted to a 12-inch laptop. It also has a 2.1-speaker sound system which plays good music. Both the models N110 and N120 are a bit high ended in term of price. It starts at the US$ 469 mark which is a more than the other brands such as Asus, Lenovo, and Acer. Inside the machines there is a processing unit powered by the Intel Atom processor, 1GB memory and 160GB HDD.
The best Power Laptops:
HP HDX18 – This machine is known for its brawn more than its beauty. Under the hood is a 2.8-GHz Core2 Duo CPU from the T9600 series along with 4GB of RAM and 512MB GeForce 9600M GT graphics processing unit from NVidia. The powerful combination is enough to deliver a whooping 90 frames rate per second at a resolution of 1280 by 1024 and it is capable handling even bigger guns with ease. The HDX18 is really big and heavy with a weight of 8.9-pound. The dimensions are 17×11.26×1.72 inch. The “18″ in the model name signifies the huge 18.4-inch display which is capable of showcasing full size high-definition video streams with ease. The keyboard feels good to touch with a cool metallic feel and is highly sensitive. The lustrous finish on the outside panels will make you see your reflection most of the time. It is not highly polished which would irritate the eyes, but you will also not be able to look away from it.
Apple MacBook Pro 2009 – This 17 inch laptop with a unibody makeover is a little late in the market as the most of the other brands have already launched their unibody model late last year. The metallic exterior is not the only difference pertaining to the latest version of the MacBook. Several changes were made such as boosting the processor, system bus, and increasing the RAM speeds. The most important development is the battery design. The latest MacBook battery is at least 40 % larger than the battery of the predecessor models and gives power to the same for upto 8 hrs. The system’s core is the 2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo processor 6MB of L2 cache and 1066 MHz 4GB DDR3 of RAM.
With all this devices it packs a powerful punch being a really good contender for the top 10 laptops spots. The wide screen display with a resolution of 1920 x 1200, a trademark of the Apple laptops enhances the performance further.
The top ultra portable laptops among the top 10 laptops are:
Lenovo IdeaPad U110 – It is more of a piece of art than an electronic device. The venal pattern engraved into to the black or red aluminum casing and the decorative vents under the base make us think of an illuminated manuscript or a cloth made of silk. 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo from the L7500 series with 667MHz 2GB RAM memory is quite a powerful combination. It has other features like 120GB 4,200rpm hard disk, integrated 7-cell battery GMA X3100 from Intel and so on. The laptop has a dimension of 10.8 x 7.7 x 0.72 inches with a screen size of 11.1 inches. The Lenovo IdeaPad U110 is priced at US$ 1899. Inspite of the diminutive size and delicate design, this laptop is amazingly sturdy in its construction, all the credits to the aluminum cover along with magnesium-aluminum casing.
Toshiba Portege R600-series – This series of ultraportable laptops provide a superb level of performance. The compact and lightweight body is aimed at the serious output of work is also an excellent mobile performer. It is priced at US$ 2099. 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo from the U9400 of Intel with 800MHz 3GB DDR2, 160GB 5,400rpm hard disk drive, Mobile Intel GM45 Express Chipset, and integrated 128MB GMA 4500MHD from Intel. The dimensions are 11.1 inches x 8.5 inches x 0.77 inches and it has a 12.1 inch display.
The best gaming laptops among the top 10 laptops are:
AlienWare Area-51 m17x – When it comes to gaming shut your eyes and say yes to this product. Under the hood is a Core 2 Extreme Quad-core processor with over-clocking option from Intel supported by 1333MHz 8GB DDR3 RAM and Dual GeForce GTX 280M graphics processing unit from NVIDIA which will give you the best gaming experience. The 17″ Wide Screen WUXGA 1920 x 1200 with Clearview option and 1200p HDTV resolution support enhances the experience further giving you the ultimate gaming device. This is also a great option for the top 10 laptops slot.
Asus W90Vp-X1 – This can be the solution for both mobility and extreme performance.
2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo from the T9600 series with a 64 bit processor supported by 800 MHz 6GB DDR II SDRAM and 512MB Dual ATI Radeon HD4870 CrossFire graphics processing unit gives the user an experience of the lifetime. It also has very large storage like 320GB hard disk drive. The display is a whooping 18.4 inches in TFT WUXGA with a resolution of 1920×1080. The dimensions of this laptop is 2.5 x 17.4 x 12.9 inches. The other advantage is that this device is not highly priced making it one of the most attractive laptops.
We hope to facilitate your buying decision with this short list of great laptops. Feel free to get back in touch with us with your comments and remarks.
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Posted by admin on December 13, 2009
If you want a stylish, ultra-light, powerful notebook for very little money, consider purchasing a NETbook, such as ASUS EEPC1201N. At only 3lbs and 12â of screen size, this little wonder packs a lot of power for only $500.
Netbooks, originally created for home Internet use, are very popular in Europe, but only emerging in North America. Since 2007 netbooks have steadily improved in specs and today there is very little distinction between a netbook and a small notebook in terms of computing power. A typical netbook, however, is ultra-light and has superior battery life.
Since it is optimized for regular home use, ASUS EEPC1201N is perfect for surfing, working on documents, creating graphics, playing movies or even games. This computer is light, compact, and elegant. A high resolution 12â screen is quite enough for performing daily tasks. Letâs look at the specs for the upcoming ASUS EEPC 1201N: – 3GB RAM – 320 GB Harddrive – HDMI out (to hookup directly to your HD TV) – 11 hours of battery life – 12â ultra bright screen – Wi-Fi – Bluetooth – Webcam – Windows 7 – SD Card slot
More detailed specs here
These are rather impressive features, typical of higher-end laptops that cost twice as much. An entry-level Macbook, for example, is different only by having an optical drive (a feature being used less and less nowadays) and a slightly more powerful CPU. A Macbook, however, will not have an HDMI out for connecting your computer straight to an HD TV and no SD card slot for uploading photos from your digital cameras without cables or adapters.
ASUS EEPC1201N will definitely become a bestseller this holiday season as it will make a perfect gift for any home, replacing bulkier laptops and serving as a slim home-theater.
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Posted by admin on December 12, 2009
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Finding the right Boss Gift or Employee gift is always a problem at this time of the year, so it might prove helpful if you turned towards technology for a solution. Every holiday season has special hot tech gift items that everyone wants to see on their wish list, and this season is proving no different. So this side of a Zhu Zhu Hamster, here are five tech gifts you might consider putting on your list for that favorite boss or employee:
1. E-Readers
In case you’re wondering, E-Readers is just as the name indicates, these are hand-held electronic devices which let users read books. They are also called digital or electronic readers. Probably the best known E-Reader is the Amazon Kindle which was introduced in 2007 and according to a recent Time article, Amazon has already sold 1.7 million units. Not to be outdone, Barnes & Noble has launched its own E-Reader call the NOOK , which retails for around $260. There’s enough memory for holding 1,500 books (2 GB) and there’s a microSD slot which could give you another 16 GB more.
Other companies are also offering E-Readers such as the Sony Reader, Asus Eee-reader and Irex Digital Reader. According to the Association of American Publishers, total revenue from digital-book downloads has risen 149% this year, while they estimate e-book readers sales to top 3 million by Dec. 31. Plus, according to Forrester Research around 1 million of these gadgets could be sold this holiday season, and sales in 2010 are projected to double, to 6 million.
2. Netbooks
These are the smaller cousins of the laptop, often referred to as mini-laptops. They usually have screens of 10 inches, although some displays can be slightly larger or smaller. Netbooks have smaller Intel Atom processors, one GB of RAM and run Windows XP. Prices are well under $500. Keep in mind, the category of “netbook” is a fairly recent one – Asustek launched the netbook category when it released its first Eee PC in the fall of 2007.
Some of the most popular Netbooks include ASUS Eee PC 1000HE, Lenovo Ideapad S10, Acer Aspire One, MSI Wind U100 and the HP Mini 2140. But shop around because there are other very good Netbooks on the market which also deserve a prominent spot under anyone’s Christmas tree.
3. Blu-ray DVD Players
Blu-ray technology which offers glorious High Definition 1080p images and Superior sound, is becoming extremely popular with the buying public. Prices for Blu-ray DVD Players are also coming down which is further fueling the demand for these high-tech items of the moment. Keep in mind, to fully enjoy the benefits of a Blu-ray system you will need a full 1080p High Definition Television, the larger the better!
Some of the best rated Blu-ray players include the Sony PlayStation 3, OPPO BDP-83, LG BD390, Panasonic DMP-BD60k and the Samsung BD-P3600 Blu-ray DVD Player. Again, prices have fallen drastically and if you shop around you may even find ones listed for under $100.
4. Smart Phones
PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), also known as smart phones are always an appropriate gift for a boss or an employee. These hand-held electronic devices are becoming even more dazzling and feature rich. Pretty soon, they will probably be bringing you your morning coffee! All joking aside, the smart phone is proving to be a popular gift as prices have dropped. The Apple iPhone has also opened up this market to a broader audience, further fueling the demand for this popular tech gift.
Some of the best rated smart phones and PDAs include the whole Blackberry line, the Palm TX, the Sony CLIE series and of course, the Apple iPhone. Again, shopping around will get you a lower price but be wary of Free PDAs offers in return for a service plan, unless that’s what you’re looking for.
5. Gaming Laptops
These laptops have high-performance Graphics Chips, fast powerful processors, tons of memory (including dedicated Video RAM), large high resolution displays usually backed up with a Blu-ray Optical drive. Despite their somewhat flashy exteriors, gaming laptops are not only used for gaming, many business people, graphic artists, architects, video producers… enjoy the benefits of having a powerful laptop which can do heavy-duty graphics without crashing. Of course, any boss or employee can also play video games on them too.
Some highly rated gaming laptop include the ASUS G71Gx-A2, Toshiba Qosmio X505 – Q850, MSI GT740, Alienware M17x and Rock X790 (Clevo D900F) which is basically the same laptop as the Eurocom D900F Panther, Falcon Northwest Fragbook DRX and the AVADirect Clevo D900F Core i7. Clevo is the Taiwanese OEM (original equipment manufacturer) of high-end quality laptop components, which these ODMs (original design manufacturers) such as Rock, Sager and Eurocom use to build their gaming rigs.
Check over these five high-tech devices and you may find a suitable boss gift and/or employee gift that will be very much appreciated by the receiver. Shop around and you will probably find many of these tech gifts at a very suitable price; if all else fails, go with the Zhu Zhu Hamster!
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Posted by admin on December 11, 2009
Things are changing in the search environment
It is quite obvious that things are changing in the search environment and the pace of evolution is quickening. From the consumer’s perspective the growth in the use of handsets and netbooks, in particular, is changing the way searches are done every day.
The general perception is that mobile searches are quicker than desktop ones. They provide on-the-go use, whilst desktop search is considered more secure. Mobile search is also changing from a paid search perspective. The decision making process is being shortened, and a decisions are being taken and evaluated in an ever-shorter period of time.
In addition, desktop searchers are becoming more experienced, and more skilled navigators of the Internet. Conversely, in mobile search, consumers are still a long distance from maturity and are currently in the process of learning and adapting to new techniques and technologies offered by new search tools and fancy handsets that have been recently launched in the market.
Therefore, mobile search is more considered a tool that allows consumers to “get information”, while on the contrary desktop search is perceived to be a method to “get stuff”, and therefore is bound to more high-value user experiences. In the future we can anticipate desktop search to decrease in number but to increase in quality of queries.
Desktop searches versus Mobile searches
The point is if mobile search will truly overtake desktop. Google’s CEO has recently forecasted that mobile search will overtake paid search – although he did not confirm exactly when this would happen. He said mobile search revenues would overtake those on a PC within a few years, “not decades”, driven by new technologies and the falling prices of smartphones. Besides this, it was predicted in 2008 that Google would make $21.31 billion in mobile advertising revenues during 2009.This, however, seems premature and excessively buoyant as they are positives and negatives to judge.
On a positive note, broadband penetration in the UK rose 95% among active internet users in December 2008 according to the ONS. The UK is leading the broadband revolution in Europe, and is predicted by EITO to become the largest single market in Europe with above average rates of growth. In addition, UK consumers receive an average broadband speed of 3.6 Mbits per second according to survey conducted by Ofcom which is far better than the average of other European countries. For all these reasons, the UK is well set technologically to develop and increase the number of searches through desktop and mobile.
Traditional computers in decline, netbooks on the rise
If we have a detailed look to what is happening in the hardware industry, the reading is shocking. It envisages a dramatic industry change as sales of traditional computers and laptops experience their sharpest unit decline in history. It is forecasted that PC shipments will total just 257 million units in 2009, an 11.9% decline from 2008, according to Gartner.
This trend is bucked somewhat by the rise of the netbook. Netbooks accounted for 30% of consumer portable sales in EMEA according to IDC – showing how the category is gaining popularity as consumers can enjoy on-the-go use. Only during Christmas shipments in the same region reached 3.6 million units accounting for 20% of the region portable shipments. It is worth highlighting that the increasing sales of netbook guarantee that there will be an adoption of non-Windows operating systems. As a result, netbooks are dictating an increasing fragmentation of the market akin to what it is happening in the mobile industry.
It is interesting to analyze the reason why netbooks which have been in the market for many years before the sudden drop in price by manufacturers made them actually affordable. The answer is very simple; they see clear threats to their territory from the mobile industry. On top, computer sales look unsettled as large technology companies such as IBM, Google or Intel are also planning to promote clouding computing which also will help to reduce in the future overall hardware sales although this will not affect desktop search.
Smartphone rapidly expanding
Another key factor that is helping mobile search to gain ground is that despite of the global mobile phone market which is expected to shrink 9% in 2009, the largest drop since 2001, down from 1.18 billion sold in 2008, smartphones are the fastest growing segment in the market, with 10 million iPhones sold in 2008. Furthermore, iPhone applications have increased by more than 400% in less than half year (75% of which are paid) and there have already been 300 million downloads during the same period.
With this rapid mobile development, leading companies are fighting for search dominance for mobile. Net Applications figures highlight Apple’s domination of the market, with a 66% share of mobile browsing while android after all the investment since launch in September have only reached 6.26% and Blackberry is on 2.24%. This information sheds light on the search mobile dominance, again a space largely ruled by Google. Nonetheless, there are some signs of hope as mobile search appears to be more open to other, smaller companies. One good example is Abphone, the ad-sponsored search service specialised in entertainment and multimedia which has become the first search engine to be referenced by the three major French mobile operators: Orange, SFR and Bouygues Telecom in France. Is for this reason that mobile search will lead to a more fragmented market at the beginning which will be followed by saturation before it ends with a consolidation process – a similar process that desktop search experienced about a decade before. In this sense, it is also important to highlight that both mobile operators and portals will not easily cede search to web search engines and will vigorously follow several strategies to both appoint and neutralize potential competitors.
Mobile search offers more ways to search: voice recognition and sms applications(Cha-Cha)
Another interesting trend is that mobile search is largely linked to instant search queries where SMS applications play a large role. As an example, ChaCha, the mobile free search company, reported one million users and 27 million queries answered since its launch in January 2008. According to Nielsen, ChaCha has been the fastest growing SMS search service, and had a 7% of the U.S. mobile search market in Q2008, tying it with Yahoo. It is true that mobile search is key for informational search but has not been proved yet the influence for transactional search. What seems clear is that desktop and mobile will evolve hand in hand together as they become ever more highly interrelated. We have seen recently Microsoft announcing to open stores to promote Android, Nokia developing a search tool called Zoon, and Dell announce plans to venture in a mobile arena that is already tremendously overcrowded.
Search growth will continue
We can anticipate that the number of searches will be increased exponentially helped by the increasing expansion of mobile use. As a result, this will increase revenue and generate new opportunities for companies operating in the search field. Conversely, from a search engine optimization point of view, an interesting fact is that we cannot expect revenue to increase exponentially as SEO will not leverage profits and paid search will become more competitive as bidding for key words dramatically increases, in other words, mobile search will generate quantity but not quality.
We observe mobile search to extend business opportunities for SMs via local search which offers extraordinary local targeting opportunity for paid search, and high-value for marketers as reduces click fatigue and user dissatisfaction. As a paid search company, this is especially interesting as if we compare mobile performance to the web we could see how mobile despite generating less number of impressions can generate higher CTR as outputs a larger number of engaged consumers and therefore improves ROI on ad spend. This is especially interesting as if we compare mobile to the web, as mobile allows higher targeting and therefore increases consumer engagement, ultimately improving ROI and ad spend.
Finally, none seem to bring clarity regarding when all this gigantic change will take place or even when companies will be able to start establishing themselves within the sector: not for the next months or even the next few years – the economic turmoil has brought with it an ominous and unpredictable climate. However, regardless of the battered economy, online businesses, and above all mobile search, are more attractive businesses than ever and prepared to take on this change. The main challenge is now to convince the merchants and consumers that are not quite ready yet.
Nuria Sadurni – Net Media Planet – http://www.netmediaplanet.com
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Posted by admin on December 10, 2009
With the release of Windows 7 (end of October), most of the especially netbook users, just like you, will want to upgrade their operating systems. Whether they have Windows XP or Vista. Actually, almost all of the netbook users are going to change their OS because, Windows 7 Starter Edition is made for specifically for netbooks to make them more quicker and comfortable. That’s why, i think, now you are doing this because of this. But, as all you know netbook do not have DVD driver and how can you install new operating system to them? Let’s check it out.
1) First of all, you need to download a program which is called A bootable USB and here is the links for download it.
2) After you download, install the program on your computer.
3) Check USB drives by program. A list of drives will appear in the combo box. Note: drives under 4 GB will not be shown as they are not supported and the list will show only formatted drives which means you have to acquire a new USB drive:)
4) Before you go, format your USB drive.
5) Choose the version which you want to install Windows 7. If you chose DVD version, insert your DVD into drive or simply mount your ISO to any virtual drive. Click on Check DVD button and then Start DVD button. If you chose ISO version, click on Open ISO button and browse for your ISO file. After opening ISO click Start ISO button.
6) That is all, now you have a bootable USB drive. All you have to do is restarting your netbook and choosing your USB to boot your mini notebook. [Check USB] drives. A list of drives will appear in the combo box.Note: drives under 4 GB will not be shown as they are not supported and the list will show only formatted drives[Check USB] drives. A list of drives will appear in the combo box.
I hope, i can help you to upgrade your operating system to Windows 7. If you have questions on your mind, do not hesitate and feel free to ask me. You can leave this a comment or you can directly contact me from here.
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