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I’ve been looking into the Sony TZ series lately and I noticed in the Sony Style store, they just added a new version. 

The Sony VGN-TZ195N/XC.  The difference between this and the TZ190 is the upgraded 48GB SSD drive.  The TZ190 comes with a 32GB SSD drive.

I doubt I would pay that much for a sub-notebook and it breaks my heart I’m looking at devices other than Tablet PC’s for my next device.  But TZ series is just so pimp with everything I could want.  The biggest draw to me is the size, screen, battery life, keyboard, style, and internal Sprint EVDO. 

I’d probably go with a TZ150 and upgrade the RAM to 2GB myself if I go with a sub-notebook.

Come on Fujitsu.  Upgrade the P1610.  All you’d need to do is blatantly copy the TZ series and add a swivel  touchscreen.

David Pogue of the NY Times got a hold of the OLPC XO and created a video expressing his views.  No there’s no singing and dancing in this one.  Instead he highlights the main features that set it apart to show why this is such an amazing device.

It should be available in November through the OLPC Foundation’s Give 1 Get 1 promotion.

I’ve made it clear I’m definitely getting one of these.  Can’t wait.

NY Times via Engadget

Well, not me..

Robert of The Student Tablet PC has just replaced his old, dying Acer C300 with a Toshiba Portege M400.  As a student in training, you have to make careful decisions on every purchase.  I remember those days of eating top ramen and macaroni cheese.  Fun times but didn’t have the luxury to upgrade any devices during my time.

It’s nice to hear about tablets that aren’t in the limelight like the Fujitsu T2010, Lenovo X61t, and HP 2710p.  He lists his likes and dislikes and hopefully it works out for him.

Link

Now this is what I’m talkin’ about.

• Ultra Low Power
• Support up to 12 megapixel cameras
• Encode/Decode 720p, h.264, high definition video
• 3D gaming

Imagine having this power in a small device such as a cell phone or MID/Internet Tablet. Hell, stick it in a laptop & desktop too.

From the press release:

First Cell Phone HD Video Camcorder

The BCM2727 mobile multimedia processor is the first in the industry to support mobile phone HD camcorder functionality by providing 720p HD video encode and decode with H.264 main profile compression at low power levels. Consumers will now be able to capture video on their cell phones with the same quality used in high definition broadcast television. Handsets can support more than 5 hours of high definition video playback or around 3 hours of HD recording using a standard-sized cell phone battery. Content on the handset up to HD resolution can be played back on televisions via an integrated HDMI 1.3 or analog interface.

Advanced Photo Effects with Integrated Image Signal Processor (ISP)

In addition to HD camcorder functionality, the BCM2727 also includes built-in high quality camera processing of up to 12 megapixels. Professional quality picture capture and video recording are enabled with an extremely advanced on-chip image signal processor (ISP) supporting features such as sensor and lens compensation, sharpening, exposure compensation, color correction, red eye reduction and image stabilization. A programmable image pipeline provides additional control, as well as rapid development and integration of new features and further image processing. Images are processed at speeds unparalleled in any mobile phone today: with the ability to process up to 144 million pixels per second, VideoCore III supports on-the-fly photography at up to 12 pictures per second at 12 megapixel camera resolution, or even faster for lower resolution camera sensors.

High Performance 2D/3D Graphics

The BCM2727 features on-chip advanced 2D and 3D graphics accelerators and efficient audio technology that provides not only a rich viewing and listening experience, but also a powerful platform for mobile gaming applications. The graphics pipeline is optimized for efficient Open VG 1.0 and Open GL ES 1.1/2.0 operation and is capable of 32 million triangles per second peak performance. Supporting over fifty multimedia standards, formats, codecs and resolutions, VideoCore III provides the broadest mobile multimedia content support in the industry.

pages2go Via Engadget

Coffee Break
Chillin at Starbucks wishing I
didn’t have to swap SIM cards and
tether to get online.
I like sitting here w/ my Q1 on
my lap with its small footprint
and light weight. I keep looking
into 12″ convertibles though since
many have internal WWAN options now.
Not sure if I can get used to having a
big USB modern sticking out of my
UMPC either. At this moment,
a HTC shift would be nice, but
I’m using interpolated 1024×600 now
but the performance loss and fuzzy
screen is way annoying.
Maybe I should just hack my
Q1 w/ a EVDO card while I
continue deciding what to do.

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Brenda ‘Newt’ just informed me through a comment in the 6 UMPC’s with internal WWAN. Which one would you choose? post, announcing the launch of a new blog covering the Flybook V5.

She’s been lusting after a Flybook literally for years now and finally ordered one a few days ago. It should arrive around October 11th.

Newt was able to order the latest build of the V5 which was recently upgraded from having a U2400 1.06Ghz processor and 60GB hard drive to having a U2500 1.2Ghz processor and 80GB hard drive.

If you’re even slightly interested in the Flybook V5, check it out and subscribe. It’s full of useful links and a great post answering why she wants a Flybook V5.

I can’t wait to read more about her experiences with this nice (yet expensive) device.

Link to Newt’s Flyblog