Ever since the company's inception in 1988, Archos has steadily churned out a line of functional portable media players to fit all budgets and pockets. In today's tougher and fast-moving audio player market, Archos have felt the need to step up their efforts to come up with a player that will blow off the doors of the competition. Enter the Archos AV 500.

The AV 500 is actually marketed as a portable DVR (digital video recorder), rather than an ordinary portable media player. Still, its media playback capabilities are excellent, and later in this article we take a close look at the AV 500's award-winning features.


Features

When it comes to features, the AV 500 flat-out shines. First, the physical dimensions. The AV 500's gorgeous brushed aluminum case is approximately 7.6 x 12.4 x 1.8 centimeters, somewhat bigger than the competition's players, but considering the wealth of features packed into this little big box, the size is actually not bad. The silver aluminum box is sleek and professional looking and weighs a mere 255 grams.

The Archos' display is a bright, vibrant 4-inch (diagonal) LCD capable of a maximum resolution of 480x272 with 262,000 colors. Controls are laid out to the right of the screen.

Media support is quite good, but the format choices are not as comprehensive as players from other manufacturers. For audio, the AV 500 supports the popular MP3 format, up to a maximum bitrate of 320 kbps, Microsoft WMA (both protected and non-protected), up to a maximum bitrate of 320 kbps, and two types of uncompressed WAV: PCM and ADPCM. The AV 500 offers some basic sound-sculpting options in the form of bass and treble controls as well as a BassBoost feature.
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The Razr series from Motorola has spawned a lot of models, each with its own sets of features and looks that sets it apart from the other. The Motorola Razr is no doubt the slimmest phone ever made. The look Motorola Razr parades is a revolution by itself. Flat, sensitive keypads are just part of the package, but along with its thin body come options and functions that one cannot expect from a mobile handset of such form. Today, Motorola Razr v3s and Motorola Razr v2s have kept the world’s slimmest 3g phone title to the Motorola Razr line.

When first launched to the public, mobile phone enthusiasts went ooh and ahh upon seeing for the first time this mobile handset that is Motorola Razr V3. Despite its thin exterior, the V3 holds functions other phones do not possess. Bluetooth, speakerphone, and world phone capabilities are some of the V3’s useful features. Flipping the phone’s silver case open will reveal a 2.5-inch screen that showcases a display of 260,000 colors. Read more

 
     

Anything you could ever ask from a high-end camera phone, you’ll find them all at the new Sony Ericsson's K750i. But then again, what can you expect from one of the leading brands of mobile phones especially with their successful line of K750 phone series. However, mind you, do not dare mistake this as just another K750; for even as it shares much of its predecessors great qualities, it has better features on its own.

The K750i also shares much of the basic shape as its elder handset though its look has been further improved and refined. The K750i now has softer lines and curved surfaces. It still maintains its miniature size but in this cute gadget you can enjoy a complete set of entertainment options to your delight as you can use the radio, mp3, and 3D Java in this phone. It also has a better interface and it won’t be far when this model will also become a bestseller, just like its Sony Ericsson's T610.

To add some more oomph into your mobile entertainment package, you can choose to setup all your communication settings of the phone from WAP and GPRS, to Bluetooth and synchronization. These devices all run smoothly with the phone while all profiles are supported here.
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Parading as the immediate successor to the Olympus E-1, the Olympus E-3 Camera is essentially a complete camera of its own. Rigged with all the features of the Olympus E-1 with some cool and useful add-ons, the Olympus E-3 is strictly designed for the hardcore photographer.

The Olympus E-3 camera has a 10 mega-pixel sensor,  image stabilizers, 5fps continuous shooting with 19 image RAW buffer, 5x/7x/10x magnified view for accurate focusing, and a 2.5”/6.4cm brilliant LCD display with live view. Adding to the mold is the E-3’s autofocus sensor, an ingredient lacking in the Olympus E-1. The autofocus sensing capabilities of the E-3 is tagged to be the fastest AF system around.

The Olympus E-3 has three separate built-in processors, each with different functions: one for stabilization, one for autofocus, and the TruePic III for image processing. The E-3 from Olympus also employs a new flash system, which allows more control from the user how much flash the image needs.

All in all, the Olympus E-3 camera allows the photographer to capture moments with less effort and more image clarity than the previous Olympus models.

When it comes to grip and feel, the Olympus E-3 camera flaunts the same appeal presented by its direct competitors, the Nikon D300 and the Canon 40D. Big, hefty, and solid, the E-3 camera from Olympus is filed to the brim with controls and buttons. With that being said, the E-3 conjures an old school camera feel.


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This drive is indeed interesting. Hope this can be upgraded this year.

 
     

If you want to waste around $6,000 for a PC, get this attractive Area-51 ALX. By that time, you’ll be paying more for its looks for there’s nothing else behind it.

In spite of its setbacks which we will reveal later, it also has its laudable features. It is in fact, the *World's First Physics Processing Unit*. The Area-51 ALX integrates a third element into its gameplay which is the innovative AGEIA PhysX™. This innovation is a first as it adds more dynamic interaction between the gamer and the game. It works by accelerating its quality of real-time physics resulting to visual effects are portrayed more realistically. All of these enhance gameplay.

Apart from that, it also has its *Silent Liquid Cooling Technology* which is able to support performance-enhanced hardware and even the NVIDIA SLI in a single system. More than the standard air-cooled designs, the Area-51 ALX uses specially formulated liquid in coolers to protect the internal hardware by absorbing heat. Alienware’s Silent Liquid Cooling technology added for more safety and reliability a dual-pump design for enhanced long-term reliability. It also has a built-in, three-speed and quiet fan control and a CPU retention clip which puts even pressure on the CPU for protection. The system also reduces entrance of dust on internal components which gives off a cleaner overall system. Most of all, the Alienware’s Silent Liquid Cooling technology has a power control board which constantly monitors liquid temperature. This monitor works automatically with its emergency alarm and automatic shut down features...Read more

 
     

A new walk man phone is now made available with its advanced wireless connectivity combined with Sony Ericson’s best-in-class audio experience. This has been made to happen by the company in order to promote and enhance mobile entertainment experience. With this latest device, it will allow users to have a full range of mobile entertainment, including features such as unique themes and wall papers, ring tones, a wealth of free content and of course DRM-free music tracks and track ID charts all over the world.

With the use of Wi-Fi to connect to broadband hot spots, users can utilize the gadget to go online for the best songs or most popular You Tube video clips or stream tunes wirelessly to the stylish Sony-Ericson MBS-900 speaker via Bluetooth. It will provide individual consumers total satisfaction in terms of its sound quality because it has a clear bass, clear stereo, and premium headphones. It actually features the same superior sound quality as the Sony-Ericson W980 Walkman phone. The device’ handset includes some known Walkman features such as the music recognition application TrackID, SensMe, for matching your mood to the music and shake control to change tracks with the flick of your hand.
If you will notice it, it is much more than just a music phone. Its exclusive metal finish fuses with a large screen in an elegant and compact slider to have a professional effect on it.  The phone uses the 3.2 megapixel digital camera to snap photos of friends and upload them using Wi-Fi to your social networking site. 
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The latest Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 touchscreen Professional (Pocket PC) device with a horizontal sliding QWERTY keypad. It features a wide WGA screen that distinguishes it from its VGA screened Touch Pro cousin.

Experience a smartphone which contains many features you probably have not heard before. It is designed to have a 3.5mm plug for earphones, having its unique characteristics for any mobile based phone. One of the important features of the phone is its navigation cross, with a central button that doubles as a touchpad. It has slightly raised separate keys sitting a millimeter apart.  It is very comfortable to write on.

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1shows a little more RAM and the display is 800 x 480 as opposed to the straight-laced VGA resolution in the touch Pro. This would give the screen, and generally the entire Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1, a slightly longer and narrower shell, which as well explains the lack of dedicated number keys on the keyboard.  The Windows mobile base in the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 has touchscreen phones. It has been supplemented with a home grown graphical interface called the X-panel, since the system itself is the textbook definition of the word clutter. Read more

Just saw a "do you like waffles" post on an old Tosh.0 episode.  Granted, it's probably about a year old, it's nice to see that some old Jake and Jackie memes are still alive in the meadiasphere.  Fartknocker.