HTC's new Hero wif Android ;)

This is sweet... how will it compete with iPhone which already has tons of apps.

WDTV firmware

The Western Digital TV media player is a small and interesting addition to your living room's arsenal of audio/video equipment. I find it to be an adequate performer to play HD content. No need media center PC in the living room any more.

Not only does Western Digital constantly add new stuff to their firmware which is currently found at http://www.wdc.com/en/products/wdtv/, you can also find ENHANCED third party firmware for the device at http://b-rad.cc/wdlxtv. The 3rd party firmware add network capability to the device (assuming you have the necessary hardware to enable it)....

3 thumbs up! ;)

Sony's OLED TV

Most efficient HD TV yet... XEL-1 by Sony. Uses Organic LED to deliver greatest color depth and efficient power usage ;)

Place to post and share photos...

I just created a website using Coppermine - folks can use it to manage their own photo albums (private, viewable by registered members or public). Reason why I did it was I ran into the restrictions of number of photos in Flickr, and thought I just put it in my own hosted space.

So for anyone who wants to post and share their photos, give my gallery a try. The URL is http://gallery.aptusventures.com

USB 3.0 and SATA 3.0

This year it seems there will be technology refresh for major I/O interfaces. Namely the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and also the SATA ver 3.0 specifications.

USB 3.0 brings speed performance as well as more power to USB devices. SATA 3 will enable 6Gb/s devices, most notably for high capacity hardisks.

We should see USB 3.0 consumer devices some time in 2010 and I certainly think SATA 3.0 will probably hit the market sooner in 2009! ;)

Get ready for high speed IO ;) zoooommmm

Panasonic launches worlds first Class 10 SDHC cards

Panasonic has launched the worlds first 'Class 10' series of SDHC cards. Class 10 is a new speed specification developed by the SD Card Association, it inherits the attributes of the current 'Class 6' line with further enhanced speed performance of up to 22MB/s. In addition to its Gold series Class 10 cards, it has announced a Silver series of Class 4 cards with a maximum speed of up to 20MB/s. The Gold series will start shipping by the end of this month in 4, 8, 16 and 32 GB capacities.

What is Class 4, 6 ? here is a table :

The following table lists some common ratings and their respective minimum transfer rates.

Rating	Speed (MB/s)	SD Class
6x	0.9	n/a
10x	1.5	n/a
13x	2.0	2
26x	4.0	4
32x	4.8	4
40x	6.0	6
66x	10.0	6
100x	15.0	6
133x	20.0	6
150x	22.5	6
200x	30.0	6
266x	40.0	6
300x	45.0	6

Adamo laptop by Dell

http://www.AdamoByDell.com

Certainly look stylish and thin... Anyone has one to make a review on?