MacBook Air: Now, as China-Fake

In China was once again introduced a new laptop and this looks fake to be confused with the current MacBook Air, Apple's similar. The new device is fake here are already at a price of $ 249 U.S. to have and the equipment includes a 1.66Ghz Intel Atom N280 processor, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 160GB hard drive and a 12.1-inch display.

This is followed by a 3800mAh battery, Ethernet LAN, an audio chip, a card reader and various connectors for 2 USB and HDMI. Of course, we advise you off at the usual place of buying the fake product.

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Senseaware: New Map of FedEx tracking

The well-known delivery service, FedEx has introduced a new Senseaware, a new tracking map, which is equipped with various sensors. One is to make the whereabouts of the packages are now using GPS to identify within a few yards and the other provides the precise tracking map accurate information on which environmental factors, the package has been suspended. This starts at temperatures and goes up to the light values.

The new tracking this card is equipped with latest technology, such as eg a mobile transmitter, a light sensor, a GPS receiver and an accelerometer, and the card itself has a price of about $ 120 per month. The tracking card is worth at present but probably only in expensive packages and will be correct, therefore, not once used by normal people.

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Laptops for work and life in the Practice Test

The pace equal to more expensive desktop PCs, notebooks, not reach. For office applications like word processing or spreadsheets, but they offer a good working speed. For this result, the magazine Computer Bild "(issue 24/2009) comes after testing seven current models.

Notebooks with large 17-inch screens are well suited as a replacement for the platzaufwendigeren desktop PC. Anyone who wants to use his device, but also mobile, ride on a model with 15 - or 16-inch screen, usually better, because these devices are not quite so hard. Windows users should take for Vista or Windows 7 notebooks in each case with at least two gigabytes of RAM. Those who work with expensive photo programs, prepares the product better still with three or four gigabytes.

The test victory went to the Asus N61VN-JX014V. This with a dual-processor (Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 with 2.13 GHz clock speed) and a 16-inch screen-equipped notebook impressed the testers with a good work rate and the best performance for computer games in the test field. With a price of 829 euros but it was also the most expensive of the seven devices tested.

Who wants to leave the notebook also run current games should make sure that the graphics card has a fast chip with at least 256 megabytes of RAM. The winner is working with an Nvidia GeForce GT240M with one gigabyte of memory. The battery holds, according to test result by 140 minutes. When playing videos, however, was already 87 minutes after closing.

Cheaper was the price-performance winner Medion Akoya S5610 (MD 97158). The notebook features a 15.4-inch screen and a processor type Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo with two gigahertz clock rate. The graphics card is an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 with 256 megabytes of memory.

The unit was loud test case, not particularly fast and landed in fourth place, but scored with good facilities. It also plays Blu-ray discs from and has an anti-glare screen. The battery is neatly with about two hours.

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Revo Heritage: Cool Retro Apple iPod Dock

Unmistakable salute to the wild Sixties with this cool Apple iPod Dock Revo called "Heritage".

Therefore, the retro gadget, not just the iPod or Apple iPhone can download and play accordingly ipod / iphone songs. The Revo Heritage also acts as a true high-tech radio, DAB and is equipped with Wi-Fi wireless Internet connection.

Viewed from the side, sees the chic '60s-Dock with an OLED screen on the bedside table or kitchen window sill of the way, almost like a toaster.

All around very nice. But, unfortunately, quite expensive: a cost of 23o pounds, or around 258

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Apple iPhone Q300 Ultra: Nothing but a clumsy forgery

In China, a prepared for export clamshell phone with the lovely name was iPhone Q300 Ultra sighted, complete with milky white appearance, Apple logo and iPhone logo. Otherwise, it is technically speaking, a very average phone. And a rip-off of top quality.

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Ostendo: Curved 43-inch mega-screen for $ 6500

 No question, this curved 43-inch monitor from Ostendo makes the hearts of gaming fanatics beat faster, this has not only looks pretty sharp but not only part of a resolution of 2880 × 900 pixels, but also provides a curved screen, what the use of multiple monitors side by side superfluous.

Since 2008, this mega-monitor hooked to the manufacturer's Ostendo was only under the Alienware brand and the NEC offered or issued. Well Ostendo the "CRVD" said XXL Monitor sold in the direct sales under their own name.

They are actually good news, because the 42-inch screen is by bending cheaper. The bad news because: He always costs $ 6500.

Hardly surprising afford the CRVD monitor the manufacturer's own admission, has in addition to military personnel (for training and simulation assignments only) a few wealthy computer enthusiasts. For example, the grain Prince of Dubai.

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USB TV Card Player: New adapter outputs digital content to HDTV televisions

With the USB TV Card Player, we can once you introduce a new adapter, which can be used this time in the range of HDTV televisions. The new adapter is connected to a respective LCD or plasma TV and it can contents directly from memory cards and USB playback devices.

The adapter is equipped with an integrated card reader, which, among other things, memory cards SD, SD Ultra, SDC, SD, MSD, MMC, HSMMC, RSMMC, MS, MGMS, MGMS duo MGMS Pro, Pro Duo MGMS, HGMSMS Pro HMGSHS Read the Pro Duo, T-Flash, Micro SD and Mini SD can. About the memory card or a suitable USB flash drive can be content such as DivX / WMA video, MP3 audio files and JPG images can be directly on the respective TV and HDTV output is supplied in addition to also include a remote control. The price for the new adapter is around U.S. $ 54 on the source.

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