Sony Vaio L Series touchscreen PC

Sony Vaio L Series touchscreen PC

Sony has gone all touchy feely with its latest Vaio L Series PC.The all-in-one design means the innards are out of view, hidden behind the 24in touch sensitive display. You can prod, poke and flick your way through your documents, music and movies thanks to the included touch support in Windows 7.

There's Blu-ray built in for your high def needs and there's even an HDMI input so you can hook up other devices to view on the big screen.The Vaio L Series will be available from 22 October, see Sony for further details.

Nikon D3S

Nikon D3S

The Nikon D3S features a redesigned 12.1-megapixel (effective) full frame FX CMOS sensor, with a new Dust Reduction System and a new Hi3 ISO option, which brings the effective ISO range up to 102,400.

Nikon are pitching the D3S as the best camera for low light work, frequently mentioning that the D3S will let you shoot things "your own eyes can't see clearly".

Of course you get that 720p movie mode, at 24fps too, although some might question why there is no Full HD option. Nikon addressed this question in their briefing, responding that the D3S is a professional stills camera and the video should be judged by its quality.

Movies are captured in AVI format, using Motion JPEG, which will only support file sizes of 2GB, which gives you 5 minutes of 720p video. It does have the option to trim start and finish points in-camera, as well as grab a JPEG straight from the movie, although it is only really good for web use or smaller prints (e.g. 6 x 4). You do get full aperture control in movie modes as well as access to the full ISO range, opening up the possibilities for low light filming.

Various other tweaks have been made, including some minor changes to buttons and the battery to make it easier for gloved hands, responding to customer feedback. You also get 100% viewfinder coverage in FX shooting mode.

There is a new NEF RAW image editing system built-in, which is designed to enable you to tweak an image and extract the JPEG you want, so you can send it straight out for publishing or print directly from the camera.

Toshiba Satellite P505 notebook computer

Toshiba Satellite P505 notebook computer

The Toshiba Satellite P505 is one of the best Windows-based laptops I've had the pleasure of reviewing. With its beautiful, large display, excellent Harmon/Kardon speakers, large hard drive,and blazing fast processor and graphics, this is a top-notch laptop that will fit virtually anyone's mobile computing needs. From the student all the way to professionals, this is a great system.

System SpecsTwo striking features of the P505 are the beautiful 18.4-inch display and the incredible Harmon/Kardon speakers. With full HD resolutions (1920 x 1080p), this is a terrific laptop for gaming, watching movies, HULU, or just checking email, writing, surfing the web, and any other tasks that you'd want to perform. The display is terrific and reproduces colors faithfully, and the speakers are among the best in laptops I've used, Mac or Windows.

Underneath the hood, you'll find a fast Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB or 6GB of RAM, up to a large 500GB hard drive to store all your files, music, videos, photos, etc.; and a great ATI Radeon HD 4000 series graphics card if you choose it. There's also the option for a Blu-ray ROM drive. Keep in mind, you can customize your laptop to fit your needs, especially if you don't need that kind of power for your work.

I/O ports include the usual you'd find on any laptop (including USB 2, etc.), but I'm happy the P505 features an HDMI output port to hook up to a monitor with full 1080p support. That's very cool and you can connect a second monitor and really get some work done.

PerformanceI installed Sony Vegas Pro 9 and Sony Production Assistant to do an earlier review, and the P505 did a fantastic job handling video editing and rendering with ease. Sure, the Qosmio is one of the absolute top-of-the-line laptops that Toshiba makes, but I'm very impressed with how the P505 handled video editing.

I did download a game from Big Fish Games, and it played back very well. The game is "The Cameron Files: Secret at Loch Ness;" nothing that will stress a system, but it still played back nicely. I'm not the biggest gamer in the world, but I can assure you this is the kind of system that will do well for PC gamers.

Windows VistaI know Windows Vista gets a bad rap, and really all of that's kind of a mute point now that Windows 7 is out, but I never really had any issues with Vista on any of the Toshiba laptops I've reviewed in the past. As usual, I had no problems with Vista on this new Satellite, and both handled some high-end software I installed, including Sony Vegas Pro 9 and Production Assistant.

I've seen other, lesser systems (you know which ones I'm talking about--the cheap laptops and desktops) that seem to just have problem after problem, but I wonder if it's more hardware-related than software? At any rate, I just wanted to mention that I have no problems with Vista, and this is coming from a Mac OS X user.

ConclusionI've used a few Windows-based laptops, and I still find Toshiba to be among the best. The starting price is $799.99, which makes the Satellite P505 a great deal for the kind of power, display, and speakers it comes with. Whether you're a student, a gamer, video editor, graphics artist, CAD designer, or working professional, this is a terrific, flexible system that can fit your needs. Visit www.toshiba.com for more information and to check out all of Toshiba's laptops and custom-build your own.

Eid Cards !!

Eid Cards !

Mehndi Designs for Eid

Mehndi Designs for Eid

Asus K50IJ Notebook [Review]

Budget notebooks seem to be improving in ergonomics and quality and are no longer the victim of shoddy build quality or lackluster features. In the past we've seen good budget notebooks from LG like the R510 and R410 that were priced at 40K and below. They delivered good performance along with a very good build quality and ergonomics making it one of the best notebooks for general use.

Today we have a similar type of offering from Asus targeting a similar audience from their K series line up. Known as the Asus K50IJ, this notebook sports a typical configuration you'll find in this segment. We have Core2Duo T6400 processor (2.0GHz), 4GB of RAM, 320GB hard drive, 15.6" screen, and Wi-Fi with 802.11n support, so all your basic needs are covered. Apart from the specifications is the overall finish of the notebook. It has a hint of gloss but does not attract finger prints, thanks to the embossed pattern all over. The notebook is definitely built well with toughened plastic that doesn't bend much even under pressure. If it performs well, it might just give the LG and Dell Inspiron some good competition.

Hisense HL81V68P LCD TV

The Hisense HL81V68P is a 32in (81cm) LCD television aimed at budget buyers. It’s not as advanced as TVs from the big-name brands but it has acceptable picture quality for the casual viewer.

The styling of the Hisense HL81V68P is not anything exceptional, but it’s a step up from the squarish sets of Kogan and Tyagi (the Tyagi 2298 and Kogan 1080P-47 spring to mind).

It reminds us of the smooth, piano-black curves of Sharp’s D53X series, which isn’t a bad thing at all. The bundled remote control isn’t exceptional either, but it’s clearly labelled and doesn’t feel too cheap.

The interface is easy to navigate, with all the options for tuning channels and adjusting picture and sound quality laid out intuitively. The in-built hybrid tuner picks up analog and digital television channels, and after a painfully slow initial scan of just under 10 minutes it picked up the entire suite of channels in the area.

The Hisense HL81V68P is a no-frills television; there are none of the fancy content libraries or wireless networking services that televisions from Sony and Samsung possess. Its three HDMI ports are on par with big names, though, and analog inputs range from VGA all the way down to composite.

When viewing free-to-air Freeview digital television content, we found picture quality to be acceptable. A static contrast ratio of 4000:1 (the panel doesn’t have dynamic contrast) is reasonable but not spectacular, with broadcast television displaying well but Blu-ray content exhibiting some black crush and loss of detail.

With no 100Hz mode, the television exhibits some motion blur in fast-moving scenes. A response rate of 6.5ms isn’t very fast when compared to panels from manufacturers like Toshiba and Sharp, so this television isn’t fantastic for watching motor racing, for example.

Hisense’s HL81V68P is a good choice if you intend to watch predominantly free-to-air broadcast television with a little movie watching thrown in on the side. We’ve seen it advertised for under $900 from some bricks-and-mortar stores.

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Rings Part-2

Shutdown Button on Desktop

Shutdown Button on Desktop

Right click on ur Desktop and create new Shortcut and type "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Shutdown.exe –s" without quotes in the popup box which will appear asking for a path of shortcut . Now when u will double click this shortcut it will give u shutdown message and ur computer will shutdown after some seconds. U can customize ur shutdown button with same icon which original shutdown have Just go to the properties of ur shortcut and click change icon tab select any icon u like and click apply.

Similarly u can also put restart button on ur desktop just replace –s in above line by –r

If u don’t want shutdown button on ur desktop u can the go to start >run and type

Shutdown –s or –r they will do the same job. If someone tries to shutdown u remotely on the net then u can stop shutdown process but typing shutdown –a in Run.

Shutdown –s = Shutdown & restart

Shutdown –r = Restart

Shutdown –a = To abort shutdown

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Funny Cartoons

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Mehndi Designs !

Mehndi Designs

Karahi Chicken

Karahi Chicken

ingredients:

750 grams of Chicken

5 Spring Onions (Hari Pyaaz)

5 Tomatoes (chopped)

5 Green Chillies (chopped)

2 tbsp. of Ginger (chopped)

4 flakes of Garlic (chopped)

Fresh Coriander Leaves (Hara Dhania) (chopped)

Salt (to taste)

1/4 tsp. of Red Chilli Powder

A pinch of Turmeric Powder (Haldi)

1/2 cup of Oil

directions:

1) Heat the oil and add garlic, ginger, salt, red chilli powder and turmeric powder. Fry for a few minutes over medium heat.

2) Add chicken pieces and fry until golden brown on all sides and cook until tender.

3) Water should evaporate and if you see the substance now oily, add green onions, coriander leaves, green chillies, and tomatoes.

4) Cook for another five minutes in covered pot and serve.

3K Computers RazorBook 400 CE gets price slash

3K Computers RazorBook 400 CE gets price slash

When the RazorBook 400 CE first came out, it was priced at $299 and that was quite a steal. It launched just a little under a year ago but it’s already seriously underpowered and not exactly flying off the shelves, necessitating a price cut.

Now priced at $155, the RazorBook costs less than half of what it did when first released. Can I be the one to say that’s just sad? Regardless, $150 makes for a seriously cheap netbook and that might still pique some people’s interest–especially in this economy.

In cast you’ve forgotten, the 3K RazorBook 400 CE has a 7-inch display with a 800 x 480 resolution, 128MB of DDR2 memory, a 4GB SSD and an ARM 400MHz processor. Also included is Windows CE, Wi-Fi, three USB ports, a SmartMedia Card reader, Ethernet and a 2-cell 2100mAh battery. You can get it now at TheNerds.net for just under $155.

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Turn Off Autoplay for Program CDs

Turn Off Autoplay for Program CDs:

How can you stop Windows XP from launching program CDs?
Click Start, click Run, type GPEDIT.MSC to open Group Policy in the Microsoft Management Console.

Double-click Computer Configuration, double-click Administrative templates, double-click System, and then click Turn off autoplay.

The instructions on your screen describe how to configure this setting. Click Properties to display the setting dialog.

Click Enabled, and choose CD-ROM drives, then click OK, to stop CD autoplay.

This setting does not prevent Autoplay for music CDs.

Fancy Bangles

Fancy Bangles

Archos 2 PMP appears; Archos 4 tipped

Archos 2 PMP appears; Archos 4 tipped

Considering part of their plan for 2009 is to produce more entry-level PMPs, we shouldn’t be too surprised to see the Archos 2. A compact 8GB or 16GB media player, capable of playing MP3, WMA, WAV, AVI and JPEG files, the Archos 2 PMP is just 9mm thick and weighs 50g.Other specs include a microSDHC card slot and an FM radio.

The display is a simple 1.8-inch 128 x 160 resolution LCD, and battery life is rated as up to 12hrs music playback or 4hrs video playback. There’s also an audio recorder with a built-in microphone.

Two colors will be available - white and black - and the full dimensions are 84 x 41 x 9 mm. It’s already listed on Amazon Germany (in 16GB form) and Amazon US (in 8GB) for €68.50 ($93) and $59.99 respectively, though isn’t yet shipping. According to Archos Lounge, there’s also an Archos 4 PMP in the works; no specific details as yet, aside from either 16GB or 32GB of storage