Arc Multi Touch Mouse- A New Offering by Microsoft

This multi touch technology is a quite familiar name among the masses as it’s already functional in mobile phones, MP3 players, tablets etc but still taking some time to get itself common in computers because of its cost factor as affording a multi touch monitor is an expensive deal. So the solution for it was the launch of multi touch mouse. If no multi touch monitor, then multi touch mouse can be a quite affordable option. Such mouse does not have buttons and it allows you to interact with your computer by using multi-touch gestures.

About Arc Touch

Microsoft already has presented the Arc Touch Mouse to its users which are quite convenient and the shape is also curved one. But this mouse still lacks in one thing that is its feature of multi touch.

So keeping this in mind Microsoft has planned to launch a new arc touch multi touch mouse adding it to a list of other multi touch mouse such as Apple and many others. It has already been launched in some European countries retailers like Denmark and Norway but still not at all locations. These retailers have even started the publishing listings of Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse the product code of which is RVF-00003.

On March 30, 2010, Microsoft officially registered its domain with the name arctouchmouse.com. The news is that a Research program was` held by Microsoft in which different designed for a multi touch were detailed and this offering is made after that program held.

Unique Feature of this New Multi Touch

The Arc touch mouse which is already given by Microsoft in 2008 was designed with an integrated fold out hand support. But this new launch would really bring a revolution as its fold-form factor is really very innovative and comfortable.

Benefits for Windows 7 users

This is apparently good news for the users of Windows 7.This is because a user can take the advantage of multi touch mouse only if they could afford Multi Touch PC’s which are very costly but now those who have Windows 7 PC’s they can also take benefit of multi touch mouse as it would support Windows 7. Now these users doesn’t need to purchase a multi touch expensive mouse from market as officially they would get that by Microsoft itself  once it launches this mouse.

Pricing of this Arc Multi Touch

At present, Apple has presented its multi touch mouse already in the market with the name Apple Magic Mouse the cost of which is $70. Though this Microsoft product would be of similar kind like as of Apple Magic Mouse but its support in Windows 7 will help it in boosting its demand. More people would be able to have the features of multi touch in their applications refreshing the platform of Windows Touch. It is expected to be sold under 70$ only and not more than that, almost the same price at which Apple has offered.

Finally it can be concluded that this technologically advanced peripheral would change the whole trend of future in this area

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Monster Unveils New Headphones at CES 2011

In 2010, Monster announced a partnership with Miles Davis LLC to bring out a new set of luxury headphones and at this CES 2011 it showcased a set of Miles Davis high performance headphones. Monster is popular for celebrity branded head phones and had earlier partnered with Dr Dre and Lady Gaga. They are designed keeping the jazzy look of a trumpet in mind with Miles Davis’s signature event, the interface buttons resemble brass piston valves of a trumpet. These are said to be a continuation of the Miles Davis tribute headphones that too were designed with the brassy feel and jazzy contemporary look in mind.

They are pre packaged along with the Miles Davis album “Sketches of Spain” in a reworked version in Monster High Definition Stereo and HD Surround Sound. The Monster headphones are in the top 3 luxury head phones brand. They are cheaper than the previous edition, but boast of, if not better the same quality. They will start shipping later this year. Monster Cable as the company is popularly known produces consumer audio accessories and connectivity cables. It entered the headphones market with headphones designed with the partnership with Dr Dre.

At CES 2011, Monster also showcased a lot of Tron Legacy branded acoustic products that monster had made in conjunction with Disney. The headphones come bundled with the award winning background score audio disc by Daft Punk encoded in Monster High Definition Headphone Surround.

Also Monster at CES 2011 released another set of headphones the iSport In-Ear headphones. These headphones are waterproof and sweat-proof and come with a secure clip to ensure they stay on while exercising. They are priced at a low price of 129 dollars, but are especially designed keeping in mind all your requirements while exercising. They deliver high sound quality coupled with utility and snug comfort fit designed to ensure they stay on while you work out.

The luxury brand has stuck to its promise of providing not just superior sound quality but superior feel of sound coupled with a rich experience which is what Monster prides on. With the new Miles Davis headphones you can feel the jazz flow and actually fall in love with the legend all over again

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Turtle Beach Introduces Ear Force X11 Gaming Headset

Known for producing amazing audio hardware, Turtle Beach has recently added one more headphone under its belt. The new Headphone from Turtle Beach is Ear Force X11 headset. Turtle Beach is known for creating gamers headphones that deliver superb audio quality.

The Ear Force X11 headset from Turtle Beach possess some popular features of the Turtle Beach X31 and Turtle Beach X41 headsets, like an extra-long audio cable that allows you to play your favorite game while sitting on the couch; without worrying about pulling your Xbox out of your entertainment center, along with large ear cups which help you o fit the headphones around your ears, so that you can get maximum entertainment.
The Ear Force X11 headset comes with an adjustable microphone that can be move towards your lips and use it while playing a games involving voice chat. In a single-player game, you can turn the microphone away to get the amazing surround-sound experience.

With the 40mm drivers fitted in to each ear cup, The Ear Force X11 headset comes with built-in bass boost. The Ear Force X11 headset also has an in-line amplifier with which you can control the volume and bass directly from the audio cable.

Apart from the above stated feature, the Ear Force X11 headset also has a microphone monitor that controls the sound output while you are playing a multi player game and chatting with your team mates. Primarily designed for the Xbox 360, the Ear Force X11 headset can also be connected to the Xbox using an audio adapter. You can also connect the Ear Force X11 headphones into your PC with the help of an analog 3.5mm microphone and audio plug.

Currently, there is no information regarding the availability of the Ear Force X11 headset. However, Turtle Beach has announced that the Ear Force X11 headset will be available for $59.95

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HP’s Zeen C510 Android with its wild combination

HP’s has introduced its seven-inch Zeen Android tablet PC and that comes along with the PhotoSmart eStation C510 printer system. Apparently this unit of the tablet pc is quite closer to the final and unfortunately, the stock of Android home screen has been totally removed but still this action is in favor of the TouchSmart UI. As you must have guessed, there is also no Gmail application or Market access, available. Although there is a homegrown e-mail client available to and a fair bit of integration with the Yahoo services like Mail and Messenger.

Apart from this the Facebook application is preloaded in HP’s Zeen C510 Android and the screenshot shows applications just for 60 Minutes, Dreamworks, and MSNBC, so it looks like that there will be some video action going on .There is also a printing application and coupons application. It prints coupons but maybe HP’s trying to surprise us from this. We are told that the software in this version of HP’s Zeen C510 Android tablet is quite better than the earlier Zeen units and also the previously-bad touch screen has been improved but that there is still work to be done before it can be projected in late September launch. We request to you to don’t get your hopes up about this product as it’s not a piece of perfection. Snagging is seen in this model without a printer, though we are told that the solo SKU has been canceled and the bundled product with the smart printer and the Android machine HP’s Zeen C510 Android tablet will be available to you at only $399. Now you have to guess that does it make sense to buy as it’s all about webOS from HP. If you are looking for a machine that can give you the performance along with fare compatibility then probably then HP’s Zeen C510 Android tablet will not a good option for you because Hp can’t provide you everything in a $399 budget. So, if you want to buy a machine that will give you performance and compatibility then you have to open up your pocket a bit more. Apart from that Android is not very familiar among the peoples and applications available in the market are not as much as for other operating systems. In just $399 you can get a Android machine from HP along with a printer too, what else you need in such a budget. It will perform all your basic tasks regarding the basic computing that includes working with the documents and surfing the web in such a small companion in terms of size and price too.

Apart from the feature and specifications available in HP’s Zeen C510 Android tablet, the cost of this machine is much affordable and this machine is in accordance with low- budget users. The price range of this Android tablet machine will tend the user to buy this machine

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Ultra Compact Samsung ML-1666 printer

Finding a suitable office space for a printer can often be tedious. However, if you looking to purchase a compact sized printer; then the Samsung’s ML-1666 printer would prove a suitable option for you. The printer is specially designed to suit business needs that find it difficult to find a place for a large printer. Through the simple touch of a button you can easily give a command for printing.  Some of the specifications of the Samsung ML-1666 printer are as follows:

Specifications:

Print

• Resolution: Up to 1200 x 600 dpi effective output
• Speed (Mono): Up to 16 ppm in A4 (17 ppm in Letter)
• Duplex: Manual
• Emulation: SPL (Samsung Printer Language)
• First Print Out Time (Mono): Less than 8.5 seconds (From Ready Mode)

Paper Handling

• Media Size: A4, A5, Letter, Legal, Executive, Folio, Oficio, ISO B5, JIS B5, Envelope (Monarch, No.9, No.10, DL, C5), Custom
• Media Type: Plain ,Thin, Cotton, Recycled, Archive, Coloured, Pre-Printed, Label, Bond, Thick, Envelopes, Cardstock, Transparency
• Input Capacity and Types: 150-sheet Cassette
• Output Capacity and Types: 100-sheet Face Down

General

• Processor: 150MHz
• Memory / Storage: 8MB
• OS Compatibility: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/2003 Server/2008 Server, Mac OS X 10.3 ~ 10.6, Various Linux OS
• Interface: Full Speed USB 2.0
• Noise Level: Less than 49dBA (Printing), Less than 25dBA (Standby)
• Dimension (W x D x H): 341 x 224 x 184mm (13.4″ x 8.8″ x 7.2″)
• Duty Cycle, Monthly: Up to 5,000 pages
• Weight: 4.2kg (9.2lbs)

Consumables

• Yield: Standard; Average Cartridge Yield 1,500 standard pages, Declared cartridge yield in accordance with ISO / IEC 19752-Starter Toner – Full capacity Toner Cartridge 1,500 pages
• Type: 1-piece Cartridge
• Model Code: MLT-D1043S

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New printing Solutions from InfoPrint

InfoPrint Solutions Company, a manufacturer of digital printing and output solutions, has released a new model of inkjet printer, InfoPrint 500 MP. InfoPrint Solutions Company is a joint venture between Intel and Ricoh which started its journey 3 years ago, where Ricoh contained 51% share. The new model inkjet was unveiled in IPEX exhibition at Birmingham, UK. The new multi-purpose product has been produced for the better printing solution with high quality service. This multi- purpose printer can support three speed points for low, medium and high.

The InfoPrint 5000 MP is a new member of InfoPrint 5000 series which is already dominating the market. The new model InfoPrint 5000 MP has come across with some new features and technologies which will increase the market share of InfoPrint Solution. It comes with a vision to provide more flexible opportunity and risk-free business environment by giving protection to investment. It includes some lucrative features like MICR and duel engine.

Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR):

InfoPrint 5000 MP will provide the optimized and customized color system by producing the documents with the help of customized checks which is a privilege of Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR). This will enable the customer with new format and characterized selection of printing color and ways which can portrait any certain necessity that is demanded for the definite printing theme.

Flexibility in inks, configuration and engine:

The new model is providing a wide range of flexibility of using the variety of inks and fluids at a time which will be customized. Secondly the twin engine termed as ‘tandem’ will enable the customers with using double engine with monochrome duplex for more comfortably and speed with optimized selection advantage.

Stats and views:

“InfoPrint solution again holds the market leader position in the printing solution industry at last two years continuously after its setting up in 2007. The system of InfoPrint is marketed in USA and Western Europe, where it creates a huge demand. The company was the top market share holder with 30% in 2009, which grabs 35% of the total system in USA and Europe just after its very recent starting journey only 3 years ago. In last 3 years InfoPrint Solutions with its partner, Dainippon Screen, have installed more than half of all continuous-feed color inkjet systems,” according to InfoTrends, an analyst of the latest trends and developments on the digital imaging and document solutions industries.

Factors behind InfoPrint 5000 success:

Many factors played role in making the journey of InfoPrint 5000 successful. From customers’ view the main factor is its flexibility and multipurpose approach. High reliability, compactness, modulation in design and lowest power consumption are also key factors which created the market demand. PostScript(R), PDF and AFP (Advanced Function Presentation) support also helped to put it first in the choice list. Above all InfoPrint 5000 was designed to facilitate the users with reduced cost of printing. So it is designated and immersed as the most popular brand among printing accessory.

InfoPrint solutions is now concentrating on producing more sophisticated printing solutions inspired by InfoPrint 500 MP. This brand will available in North America, Europe and Asia within September of 2010

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Dell 3115CN Color Laser Multifunction Printer Scanner Copier and Fax with wireless option

A multicolor laser printer, Dell 3115CN can be used not just for printing but also for scanning, facsimile and photocopying. The speed of printing a black and white page using Dell 3115CN is 31ppm whereas for printing a color page it would take 17ppm. Dell 3115CN offers print resolution of 600 X 600 dots per inch. You can print up to 60,000 pages per month using your Dell 3115CN. There are two ways of standard inputs for paper in this multifunctional laser printer. A 150 sheet multipurpose tray and a 250 sheet drawer are a part of the multipurpose printer. Dell 3115CN comes with the 400 MHz processor and standard and maximum memory options. When considering 256MB memory version, 128Mb is allocated for the printing purposes and the next 128MB is used for scanning, faxing and copying.

The maximum memory comes with 1152MB out of which 128MB is given to the printing as usual and the rest 1028MB is used as RAM. You can also expand the capabilities of the laser printer using 200 pin DDR2 DIMM expansion slots. Added to that there is an additional option of 550 sheets drawer that increase the capacity of the papers to 950 sheets. With the help of wireless options, you can connect the printer to a network without any cables. There is also a dual-sided printing capability in this laser printer. There are three options for the networking standards. They are 10/100 Base T Ethernet, high speed USB 2.0 and lastly a parallel port of IEEE 1284. Dell’s printer is compatible with various operating systems that include Windows Vista of both 32 as well as 64 bit, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Mac, UNIX and Linux. The cost involved with the printing and other jobs using the multifunction printer is very less as compared to other printers from several makes.

The installation software is included in the package of the printer. The Dell’s 3115CN printer package features Dell toner management system, Dell color track 2, Dell printer configuration tool, remote printer setup tools, and many more. There are three color cartridges that come with this multicolor printer like yellow, cyan and magenta to give you high quality imaging experience. The owner’s manual is also given in the set for the user to understand and find necessary help in the installation and setting up of the printer. There is also an amazing online support system which works round the clock and helps the customers with the proper working of the system. The toner management system would check the toner levels of the system continuously and sends email alerts to the customer on the picture quality whenever the quality of the system gets low

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