Lenovo is throwing new models of laptops at us like there is no tomorrow, like there is a new chipset and they want to be the first ones to overcrowd the market with new stuff. It’s their new and improved line of ThinkPads.

At the starting line we have first the SL series intended to be a small business line. The price ranges from $699 to $1199, they have an optional HDMI port, Blu-ray and 3G add-on from AT&T, Ericsson and WiMax for around $30. The SL series will come in 3 models: SL300 (13-inch), SL400 (14-inch) and SL500 (15-inch).

Second at the starting line, as a new entry is the W series (split from the T series). They try to steal our eyes with Switchable Graphics, which lets you switch from discreet to integrated graphics without rebooting the computer, along with Display Port.

There’s also the R series that represents the budget series.

All of these models have one thing in common, they all run on Centrino 2 schemes. As for the pricing, the SL400 and SL500 (already in stores) starts at $799, while the others will hit the shops in August and will go from $899 and may reach $1999 for the W500.

via Engadget

Everyone kept telling me that this little piece from Nokia, the N95 is such a great phone and that we should do a review on DevicePedia.com. So what we did? We got one, used it for 2 weeks and now we’re ready to tell you why Nokia N95 rocks and something about those nasty things that you only find out, using one.

So I got myself a Nokia N95 8GB and used it intensly. But here are the first things that we’ll start with. The GOOD part. The specs, which are great.

• Screen 240×320 px, 2.6 inch, TFT LCD - Exceptional video quality, vivid colors and high brightness controlled by ambient light detector
• Camera 5 Megapixels (Back): it’s a 2592×1944 resolution, autofocus camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar optics (f/2.8, 5.6 mm, 10 cm ~ infinity focusing range) and 1/1000th ~ 1/3rd s mechanical shutter provide the best quality you can get from a camera phone.
• Second camera CIF video call (Front)
• Operating system Symbian OS v9.2, S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1
• Input Keypad
• MicroSD memory card if 8GB is not enough
• Networks HSDPA (3.5G), Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
• Connectivity: wireless LAN (802.11 b/g, up to 54 Mbit/s) and UPnP (Universal Plug and Play), Bluetooth 2.0 EDR (up to 3 Mbit/s) and USB 2.0 Full Speed (12 Mbit/s) via Mini USB with mass storage class support.
• Built-in GPS receiver and the Smart2Go software
• Exceptional video quality, vivid colors and high brightness controlled by ambient light detector
• Standard 3.5mm jack that’s great with your new pair of expensive headphones
• Runs on Symbian OS 9.2 S60 3.1 (3rd Edition Feature Pack 1)
• TV-quality video recording @ VGA resolution and 30 frames per second
• powerful ARM11-based TI OMAP2420 processor running at 330 MHz
• Form factor Slider. Slide up to reveal the keyboard, slide down to reveal the multimedia buttons.

Not all is great with our Nokia N95 8GB Review so there are things we didn’t like. The BAD.

• The battery. The specs Nokia comes gave us, are only true when you disable GPS, WiFi or if you don’t surf the Internet. Because if you do, you’ll have to recharge the battery daily. We won’t mention those that speak at least 2 hours on the phone daily (business people) which may see this as a big drawback.
• I would have enjoyed the Sirf Star III GPS chipset instead of the Sirf Star II (which is older and less precise).
• The sliding part is a tad too loose - moves and rattles. Also, I would enjoy a lock to prevent it from sliding out.
• The 22MB free RAM is just too little for this beast

All in all, that’s a great mobile phone that we’d have put a better battery inside to make it one of the best.

It seems that nowadays the new thing for laptops is to have Centrino 2, with Sony and Toshiba already using them like guns in the hood. Did I say Toshiba? Because these guys have a few models just waiting to get into your homes and on your desks.

Toshiba Satellite Pro S300, Tecra M10 and A10, and Qosmio X305, F55 and the Cell-based G55. Announced back in June, the Qosmios are not really news, but they are not to be eliminated from our lists of things to purchase, because they’re available at your Best Buy shop, for good prices.

But I am sure that the new $1,299 Satellite Pro S300 is what gamers have been looking for, for some time now. It was made for them. Inside the shiny case lies a 2.4GHz P8600 Core 2 Duo on Centrino 2’s 1066MHz bus and Intel 4500MD integrated graphics powering a 15.4-inch display, as well as sleep-and-charge USB ports and a docking port. Pretty “decent” I must say.

Toshiba also has a business line, dubbed Tecra, that will take $1,399 from your pockets for the M10. There’s also an A10 but we don’t have a price for it yet.

Hail to Toshiba and their slick and very serious laptops.

Satellite Pro S300
Tecra A10 and M10
Qosmio X305
Qosmio G55
Qosmio F55

Big plans from British Telecom. A £1.5 billion fibre-based, broadband plan for the UK.

They plan to have it by 2012 and to hook that up with some 10 million homes (new clients). They’re already thinking of 100Mbps and maybe 1Gbps connections, if things go smooth. And they don’t aim low, they want to take communication by the balls. More power to them I say!

British Telecom wants to give new homes 100Mbps by default and to homes that still have their copper link, 40 or 60Mbps. That’s a sure step into the future.

BT declared that a “supportive and enduring regulatory environment” is needed to turn their plans into reality.

In other words it means that 2012 is a bit too optimistic and can easily turn into 2021 or maybe even later if the “regulators” and the competitors won’t let them do their job easily. What else can we say, other than wishing them luck?

WE DEMAND (MORE) SPEED!

Casio steps in to attract our attention with a 3-inch LCD backside camera, the EXILIM EX-Z150. Along with the LCD in its itsy bitsy case we can also find an 8.1 megapixel 1/2.5-inch CCD with shift image stabilization, a 28-mm wide angle lens, 4x optical zoom and face detection. All these get packed in a slim, 20.1-mm package tapering down to 18.9-mm. Not bad from a firm with no real achievement in the camera department.

Codenamed YouTube Capture mode, you get to film 640 x 480 at 30fps for up to 10 minutes at a time. Why couldn’t they just said that in the first place? Guess it is easier to sound flashy and give almost nothing, right?

All we know by now about the new Exilim EX-Z150 is that will ship out of Casio factories. No price, no date, no nothing.

via Fareastgizmos

Surprise surprise! AOC has announced recently their newest $429.99 2218Ph LCD monitor that according to them will bring PC users a touch of that long-expected and amazing Mac flavour.

“Incredibly sleek design and powerful performance, AOC’s 2218Ph goes head-to-head with the latest and greatest of today’s computer monitors and comes out ahead of the pack” the press release says.

According to some rumors supported by this image below, this beautiful and elegant display features an amazing metallic workmanship with a polished aluminum cabinet, a zinc multi-flex stand and a piano black finish.

In addition to all that, it boasts with a 1,680 x 1,050 native resolution, HDCP-compliant HDMI input, 2-millisecond response time, 12,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, illuminating touch-key and obviously a Windows Vista Certified sticker.

So … start saving money and turn your PC into a Mac or at least try repeating that in your head.

via Engadget

Many people nowadays spent a lot of time thinking how would it be like if there actually were wire clutter-free home theaters. Belkin made all this real by introducing on the market their latest invention. The FlyWire is a new wireless transmitter and receiver that can handle 1080p video over at 5GHz band.

According to the manufacturer, you won’t have to worry about interference or latency because there are none. That being said, the FlyWire features two component ins, three HDMI ins, one composite, one HDMI out and last but not least a infrared remote.

Belkin released on the market two packages: The FlyWire AV69003 ($999.99) is meant for a whole-home solution (IR backchannel for multi-room control included) and the FlyWire R1 AV69000 at $699.99 is meant for a single room (no IR backchannel).

These being said, stay tuned because FlyWire is ready for its customers starting this October.

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ECS has been threatening us with a business oriented laptop, codenamed G10IL. It will have 2 versions, one is 8.9-inch and the other one is 10-inch wide, the later rumored to be sent to the US customers also.

For just $399 you will get this beauty with Linpus Lite 9.4 Linux running on a 8GB SSD or you can have it with XP and a 80GB hard disk and with EDGE/HSDPA/HSUPA as bonus for all you good kids out there. But like I said above, this won’t be for the poor kids in 3rd world countries so they can play poverty away, it will be for the business kids.

via LaptopMag

Instructables came up with the USB Popcorn Maker. What will they think of next? Maybe the USB Back Scratcher.

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But back to our popcorn machine. It’s made from a high intensity heater light, aluminum cup, and mason jar. I can build one of these like everyday. It seems that while the credits are over, the popcorn is done. Or not, because the pop and corn machine uses a 5V USB source.

That means that by the end of a season of a show, you can enjoy the pops and corns. Cheers to all you who will just go out and buy a pack of popcorn from the store.

God, i hate timezone! Why? Because the New Zealand people will get to have the new iPhone3G first, on the 11th.

But i guess I can wait a day before I can get mine, or not. You can either pre-order it from O2, but get only one per customer and on a first come, first served basis, or you can order it and have it delivered to your door though iTunes.

Just so you get an idea of how much us mortals want and need the iPhone, O2 sold out the 16GB version in just 3 hours.

I think I made my poing. Over and out.

O2 UK
Vodafone NZ