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Toshiba TLP-X150U, a Slim and Portable Projector

Although its projectors are not exactly what one might call “glamourous,” Toshiba has kept pushing quite a few devices of this type on the market over the past couple of years, most of them combining a sturdy build with above-average features and, usually, a price tag that very accurately reflects their features. And that’s also the case with their latest announcement, the TLP-X150U, a device that offers a fairly high level of portability, as well as support for closed captioning.

The device uses 3LCD technology, based on 0.63-inch panels and supports a maximum native resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels, sports a 4:3 aspect ratio, a 600:1 contrast ratio, as well as 16.7 million colors. The brightness level is also pretty OK, namely around 2,600 ANSI lumens, while the device supports several projection methods: front, rear and ceiling. Additionally, it’s worth mentioning that the projection screen size varies between 30 and 300 inches, while the projection distance range is between 2.9 and 35.9 feet.

Some of the features that make the TLP-X150U so attractive are the slim form factor, the “blackboard” function, which allows presentations to be made on non-screen surfaces, such as a painted wall or a blackboard and the closed captioning support, which allows the audience to read text or dialogue from a DVD player or television signal.

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Mother Clocks ICF-CD3iP by Sony

The Sony ICF-CD3iP has them all: it’s a nifty table clock which can very well be found at your bedside, in your living room and even in your office, boasting a dock for your iPod and iPhone and even more to it. You also get a high-quality CD player, dual alarms, a radio, a charger for your Apple gadgets, all for around $100. I know it looks like a ridiculously low price for such a mix of handy features, yet the Sony ICF-CD3iP is about to hit the stores soon and you’ll convince yourselves of its capabilities.

I must add that the dual alarms can be set for both your clock and Apple devices simultaneously, and this is truly convenient. On the visual side, the Sony ICF-CD3iP boasts a large negative screen with black background and white, easy-to-read lettering, telling the week day and all the info associated with the functions: alarm, radio frequency, CD track and time, etc.

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Fingerprint Sensor IC with USB 2.0 Compatibility From Fujitsu

Now technology was very rapid grew. All the sector was quick developed. Looks like the battle for supremacy in the fingerprint identification world is getting more and more intense, as a new warrior has emerged – Fujitsu’s latest MBF320 Sweep Sensor, a fingerprint sensor IC (integrated circuit) coming with an advanced USB 2.0 compatibility, TrustedCore pre-boot authentication (PBA), fingerprint-matching algorithms and biometric software from Cogent Systems and a USB 2.0 full-speed interface.
Furthermore, the company has an impressive background in the development of fingerprint identification devices, and several partners that ‘donate’ their know-how. The latest member is Phoenix, which has provided its BioTrust ID enrollment application and TrustedCore PBA Software Development Kit.

The MBF320 measures just 16mm x 6.5mm x 0.9mm, incorporates two interfaces, one USB 2.0 and one 24MHz Seria Peripheral Interface (SPI) and provides an enhanced image quality with 500-dpi resolution and 8-bit grayscale in an ultra-thin package, as it is meant to be integrated into notebooks and mobile phones.

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Samsung Electronics Release 40 NM Memory memories

Samsung has presented more official information on its upcoming 40 nm memory chips. Adopting the 40 nm process gives Samsung the possibility to manufacture 32 Gb NAND flash memories that could be implemented in 64 Gb memory cards. This means that the cards are able to store up to 40 DVD-quality movies or over 16000 MP3′s.

The new NAND flash memory features an all new CTF (charge trap architecture) which facilitates increased reliability and may improve manufacturing processes when aiming for 30 nm and even 20 nm in the near future. The new CTF architecture is powered by the use of TANOS structures, which include tantalum, aluminum oxide, nitride, oxide and silicon. The development of 40 nm chips places Samsung ahead of direct competitors such as Intel, which struggle to release their first 45 nm chips.

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Flash Memory Feature

Years ago, the amount of memory in the computer you are using to read this article would not fit in less than a room the size of the average living room. You probably wouldn’t be able to afford such a sophisticated machine back then, either. However, technology is always making things smaller and cheaper. Now, it is quite possible to store all of your pictures, videos, music, etc. in one small hard drive. However, hard disk drives like the ones in most modern computers are only optimized for large amounts of somewhat non-portable data. These drives can have quite slow read/write rates that make for slow transfers of your data. In addition, unless you use one especially designed for portability, moving this type of memory around can cause damage and data corruption. There are definitely more appropriate options for portable memory, which is where flash memory comes in.

Flash memory is the type of memory commonly found in today’s most popular portable devices such as cell phones, cameras, and music players. In most cases, this memory also comes in a removable format, most commonly in the form of a memory card. These cards come in several different configurations and designs and they range in memory capacity from 32 megabytes to 16 gigabytes. The most common flash memory card is the SD (Secure Digital) card, which fits in many cameras, music players, and camcorders.

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