I’ve been looking for a while for one single gadget to replace my mobile phone, portable gaming console, MP3 player and my GPS, but since my last hope was the iPhone 3G, and is really far from meet my humble expectations I decided to write this post with the requirements for what I think will be the next All-in-one gadget.

From my point of view the next big thing it’s not about the hardware, it’s all about the software and the ability to allow third parties to develop software and accessories.

Here is my wish list.

HARDWARE
• 3MP Camera.
• Webcam for video conference.
• GPS (with turn by turn directions).
• 3G, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth connectivity.
• Touch screen.
• Expandable media port.
• Built in microphone.
• Speakers
• The battery must be exchangeable.

The hardware list it’s nothing out of the common in several gadgets, indeed most of this items are available in the new iPhone or PSP.

SOFTWARE
• Open OS: A standard platform is the key of success.

• Media player: the media player must be as versatile as the XBMC or at least reproduce the most common audio & video formats + divx


• Google Maps / Live Maps Integration: besides the basic GPS features as search for address, turn by turn direction, point of interests, etc, it must have a crumb trail feature, allowing you to activate it to keep track of your route. Also there must be a geo tagging feature, that allows to keep track of the latitude and longitude of the place where we took any picture.

• Gmail/Yahoo/AOL email client integration: Let’s say a REAL email push service.

• Standard default apps: Notepad, calculator, contacts

• Flash player.

• Internet browser: A portable Firefox will be great.

**These two items are part of my PSP/Sony fanboy requirements, if Sony decides to build something like this**

• Gaming capabilities: The PSP has really good games like GTA and Fifa, but the problem is the UMD disk format. It takes too much space in the console and the mechanical disk spinning consumes a lot of battery.

• PS3 control: It will be good that the device works also as a PS3 control.

ACCESSORIES
I think that part of the iPod revolution success, besides the iPod design itself, it’s the large amount of accessories out there, most of them made by third parties. So in addition to the basics accessories that should come with the device as wall charger, standard usb cable to charge via usb and earphones, there also should be available:

• Cradle station: This station will allow to charge the device and also should have a good pair of speakers.

• Car mount: For the GPS functions while driving.

• Bluetooth headset: In case of receiving a phone call while using the GPS on the car or if the device is in the cradle.

• Keyboard: I know that some of you may think that a keyboard accessory is useless having a touch screen, but even after testing the iPhone writing a few emails and I still think a keyboard is a good accessory.

Let me know what you think about My Dream Gadget

HERE's REALLY MY "DREAM GADGET"

Nikon D700



12.1 megapixel full-frame sensor (8.45µm pixel pitch)
Image Sensor Cleaning (vibration) *
ISO 200 - 6400 (with boost up to ISO 25600 and down to ISO 100)
Also supports DX lenses, viewfinder automatically masks (5.1 megapixels with DX lens)
14-bit A/D conversion, 12 channel readout
Same ultra-fast startup and shutter lag as D3
Nikon EXPEED image processor (Capture NX processing and NR algorithms, lower power)
New Kevlar / carbon fibre composite shutter with 150,000 exposure durability *
Multi-CAM3500FX Auto Focus sensor (51-point, 15 cross-type, more vertical coverage)
Auto-focus tracking by color (using information from 1005-pixel AE sensor)
95% coverage, 0.72x magnification viewfinder *
Auto-focus calibration (fine-tuning), fixed body or up to 20 separate lens settings
Scene Recognition System (uses AE sensor, AF sensor)
Picture Control image parameter presets
5 frames per second continuous with auto-focus tracking*
Optional MB-D10 Battery Pack (same as D300), increases burst rate to 8 fps *
UDMA compatible single CF card slot *
3.0" 922,000 pixel LCD monitor
Live View with either phase detect (mirror up/down) or contrast detect Auto Focus
Virtual horizon indicates if camera is level (like an aircraft cockpit display)
HDMI HD video output
'Active D-Lighting' (adjusts metering as well as applying D-Lighting curve)
Detailed 'Control Panel' type display on LCD monitor, changes color in darkness
Magnesium alloy body with connections and buttons sealed against moisture
Improved Info display on main screen *

ashtyler wrote:

QUOTE:
I’ve been looking for a while for one single gadget to replace my mobile phone, portable gaming console, MP3 player and my GPS, but since my last hope was the iPhone 3G, and is really far from meet my humble expectations I decided to write this post with the requirements for what I think will be the next All-in-one gadget.

From my point of view the next big thing it’s not about the hardware, it’s all about the software and the ability to allow third parties to develop software and accessories.

Here is my wish list.

HARDWARE
• 3MP Camera.
• Webcam for video conference.
• GPS (with turn by turn directions).
• 3G, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth connectivity.
• Touch screen.
• Expandable media port.
• Built in microphone.
• Speakers
• The battery must be exchangeable.

The hardware list it’s nothing out of the common in several gadgets, indeed most of this items are available in the new iPhone or PSP.

SOFTWARE
• Open OS: A standard platform is the key of success.

• Media player: the media player must be as versatile as the XBMC or at least reproduce the most common audio & video formats + divx


• Google Maps / Live Maps Integration: besides the basic GPS features as search for address, turn by turn direction, point of interests, etc, it must have a crumb trail feature, allowing you to activate it to keep track of your route. Also there must be a geo tagging feature, that allows to keep track of the latitude and longitude of the place where we took any picture.

• Gmail/Yahoo/AOL email client integration: Let’s say a REAL email push service.

• Standard default apps: Notepad, calculator, contacts

• Flash player.

• Internet browser: A portable Firefox will be great.

**These two items are part of my PSP/Sony fanboy requirements, if Sony decides to build something like this**

• Gaming capabilities: The PSP has really good games like GTA and Fifa, but the problem is the UMD disk format. It takes too much space in the console and the mechanical disk spinning consumes a lot of battery.

• PS3 control: It will be good that the device works also as a PS3 control.

ACCESSORIES
I think that part of the iPod revolution success, besides the iPod design itself, it’s the large amount of accessories out there, most of them made by third parties. So in addition to the basics accessories that should come with the device as wall charger, standard usb cable to charge via usb and earphones, there also should be available:

• Cradle station: This station will allow to charge the device and also should have a good pair of speakers.

• Car mount: For the GPS functions while driving.

• Bluetooth headset: In case of receiving a phone call while using the GPS on the car or if the device is in the cradle.

• Keyboard: I know that some of you may think that a keyboard accessory is useless having a touch screen, but even after testing the iPhone writing a few emails and I still think a keyboard is a good accessory.

Let me know what you think about My Dream Gadget

SGH i900 ada amin dyta pards maafford mo pay =))

Dell XPS 730x



Processor & Chipset
Intel CoreTM i7-920 (2.66GHz, 8MB Shared Cache)
Intel CoreTM i7-940 (2.93GHz, 8MB Shared Cache)
Intel CoreTM i7-965 Extreme Edition (3.2GHz, 8MB Shared Cache)

Chipset
Intel® X58 Chipset

Operating System
Genuine Windows® XP Professional (32 Bit) (Available factory installed w/purchase of Vista Business or Ultimate)
Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate
Genuine Windows Vista® Business
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium x64 Edition
Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate 64-Bit

Memory
Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM system Memory6
Three (3) user-accessible DIMM slots
3GB3 DDR3 1066MHz (3 x 1GB3 DIMMs)
6GB DDR3 1066MHz (3 x 2GB3 DIMMs)

Hard Drives
All drives are 7200 RPM, SATA-II (3GB/s) unless otherwise noted

Single Drives
320GB4 , 500GB4 , 640GB, 750GB , 1TB4 , 128GB SSD, 150GB 10K RPM, 300GB4 10K RPM

Data Security RAID 1
500GB4 (2 x 500GB ), 640GB (2 x 640GB ), 750GB (2 x 750GB ), 1TB4 (2 x 1TB ), 300GB4 (2 x 300GB4 10K RPM)

Performance RAID 0
1TB4 (2 x 500GB ), 1.28TB (2 x 640GB ), 1.5TB (2 x 750GB ), 2TB (2 x 1TB ), 256GB (2 x 128GB SSD), 300GB4 (2 x 150GB 10K RPM), 600GB (2 x 300GB4 10K RPM)

Performance and Security, RAID 1+0
1TB4 (4 x 500G, 2TB (4 x 1T, 600GB (4 x 300GB4 10K RPM)

Optical Disc Drive
Single Drives
16X DVD +/-RW Drive7, 6X Blu-rayTM Combo Drive8, 6X Blu-rayTM Disc Writer9

Dual Drives
16X DVD +/-RW Drive + 16X DVD-ROM Drive, 6X Blu-rayTM Combo Drive + 16X DVD-ROM Drive, 6X Blu-rayTM Disc Writer + 16X DVD-ROM Drive

Graphics & Video
Designed to support the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture with three x16 graphics cards slots10, the Intel x58 Express Chipset will support single, dual and Quad Graphics solutions for sizzling graphics speeds leading to a truly immersive gaming experience.

Compatible with NVIDIA SLITM technology - a revolutionary platform innovation that allows you to intelligently scale graphics performance by combining multiple NVIDIA® graphics solutions in a single system.

ATI CrossFireXTM multi-GPU technology takes your gaming experience to unforeseeable heights with more scalability, higher performance and compatibility for unparalleled visual thrills than ever before.

Single Card
ATI RadeonTM HD4850, NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800GT, NVIDIA® GeForce® GXT280

Dual Card
ATI RadeonTM HD4850 CrossFireX

Sound Cards
Integrated
7.1 channel High Definition Audio

Optional
Sound Blaster® X-FiTM ExtremeGamer (D)

Communications
Integrated
Dual Gigabit Ethernet11 (10/100/1000Base-T)

Optional
Killer NICTM K1 Gaming Network Card

Ports
Front
USB 2.0 (x2), 1394a (x1), (1) headphone out, (1) microphone in

Rear (Audio connectors)
S/PDIF Audio Out (Coax and Optical), microphone in, line-in, line-out, center/LFE, Rear Surround, Side Surround

Rear(Other)
USB 2.0 (x6), 1394a (x1), eSATA (x1), PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard, Gigabit Ethernet11 (x2)

Expansion Slots
PCI: 1 Slot
PCIe x1: 2 Slots
PCIe x16 Gen210: 3 Slots

Chassis & Case
Dimensions
Height: 55.5 cm (21.9 inches) without stand; 57.2 cm (22.5 inches) with stand
Width: 21.9 cm (8.6 inches) without stand; 35.6 cm (14.0 inches) with stand
Depth: 59.4 cm (23.4 inches)
Weight: 21.7 kg (47.8 lb) typical configuration; 31 kg (68 lb) maximum configuration

Power
EPA compliant 80+ 1KW power supply on all configurations

Drive Bays
(4) 5.25" optical bays
(4) 3.5" internal HDD bays
(2) 3.5" external flex bays (floppy/media reader)

Eto pa, from Alienware naman. Check nyo nalang tong link. Same din sila ng specs ng Dell XPS 730x.

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