Sanyo’s XACTI DMX-HD800
Sanyo’s much awaited XACTI DMX-HD800 (the successor to the DMX-HD700) has finally arrived. Loaded with an 8.0 megapixel 1/2.5 inch CMOS sensor, 5x optical zoom, a 2.7″ LCD, face tracking, SD/SDHC support, and easy to use drag-and-drop (to transfer the H.264 video to your PC), the HD800 makes a “HUGE step forward in video quality” according to Akihabara News. The Sanyo XACTI DMX-HD800 launches in Japan on August 22nd for ¥50,000 ($463 USD), so we’ll have to wait a bit to see if the HD800 actually lives up to the hype.
Targus’ Zip-Thru Laptop is Airport Security Friendly
Targus has developped a TSA-approved “Zip-Thru” 15.4″ Corporate Traveler Laptop Case. Measuring 16.93 x 6.50 x 13.98 inches and weighing 3.74 pounds, the Zip-Thru Laptop Case allows you to zip right through Airport Security Checkpoints. Indeed, this bag, constructed from hefty black ballistic 1680 denier nylon, can be scanned with your laptop still inside . When the Zip-Thru laptop bag launches in October, you can pick one up for $99. Click here for the press release!
Sony Ericsson G705 Slider Leaked!
Well, hello beautiful! Sony Ericsson has a gorgeous slider phone in development: the G705. The G705 slider will feature GPS, Wi-Fi, a 2.4″ display, a 3.2 megapixel camera with flash, and 128 mb of internal memory. Rumours are that the slider will drop first in Arabic nations, but we’ll know more in a couple of weeks, when Sony holds an official press conference. [Via se-nse]
Energy Buckets Conserve Energy
Developer Stefano Merlo designed these Energy Buckets to collect and store energy in the same way that people in the past collected and stored rain water. After sufficient exposure to light, the Energy Buckets brighten any darkened area. Although these Energy Buckets are only a concept right now, it will be interesting to see the idea develop further (and perhaps in a more practical manner). Read more here!
Fujitsu’s Lifebook U2010 Leaked Specs!
My hat’s off to this Vietnamese forum. One of their members managed to grab a hold of Fujitsu’s upcoming Lifebook U2010 and fully investigate it! We now know that the U2010 will sport an Atom CPU (either at 1.6 or 1.8 GHz), a 5.6″ 1024×768 display, 1 GB of RAM, an 80 GB Hard Drive, a 3G Radio, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. Additionally, this lilliputian UMPC will weigh under 680 grams (1.5 pounds)! We don’t yet know where or when the U2010 Lifebook will be launched, but we do know that it will cost around $1300.
