Google presentation software

Google has acquired Tonic systems based in San Francisco & Melbourne, Australia, which has great software for presentation creation and document conversion. That means, Google will have a presentation software in hand which will give a direct challenge to the leader Microsoft Powerpoint very soon.

It will be part of Google Docs & Spreadsheets a online office suit in googles offerings.

Google says "It just made sense to add presentations to the mix; after all, when you create slides, you're almost always going to share them. Now students, writers, teachers, organizers, and, well, just about everyone who uses a computer can look forward to having real-time, web-based collaboration across even more common business document formats".

Via the Google Blog.

Samwells UMPC 'PC657'

A 7-inch UMPC 'PC657’ was unveiled by Samwell during Computex Taipei 2007. The product named 'Ruggedbook' features 800 x 480 resolution 7 inch TFT LCD, touch screen, a 1.2 GHz VIA C7M CPU, and runs Window XP Pro OS.

With PCMCIA slot, users can add either DVB-H tuner or GPS module. SD-IO/MMC slot is also included. Other features are 802.11b/g wireless LAN, Bluetooth 2.0, finger-print recognition and camera.

It can be upgraded by upto 1GB of RAM, and 30, 60, or 80GB 1.8-inch hard drives if you desire so.

Apples Windows Safari

Apple has announced availability of its web browser Safari for the windows platform. Although the apple Chief Executive says that they are pushing it for increasing the market share from 4.9% of total browser market of web browsers, the move appears to expand the developer platform for iPhone which uses Safari for the web application platform.

A test version of Safari 3 for Windows XP, Vista and Apple Macs running OSX, is available for download from the Apple website. Apple is hoping to replicate the success of iTunes, which has proved enormously popular on both Macs and Windows machines.

Download Safari here http://www.apple.com/safari/

Sanyo Xacti E1 Waterproof camcorder

Sanyo's Xacti E1 the new waterproof hybrid camcorder has much to offer than its size. The 5 times optical zoom, 6 megapixel sensor, 2.5 inch display and conjuring up 1 hr 20 min video in 1GB memory makes it versatile player in camcorder market.

It can be waterproof upto 5 feets, good enough for the beach and swimming pool adventures, and rainy seasons but certainly not for the divers.

The E1 can record up to a total of 10 hours of full motion video or over 4000 6-Megapixel still images on a 8GB SDHC memory card, up to 5 hours of video with a 4 GB SDHC memory card, up to 2.5 hours with a 2GB standard SD card, and up to 1.25 hours with a 1GB standard SD card.

Video playback on your television and such other features are common.

Will be available by June 15 for around $499.

Apple iPhone release date announced

Apples will launch it's much talked iPhone on June 29th at 6 pm.

Contrary to the speculations the device is not closed platform and apple announced its plan for third party development solutions at WWDC.

Apple is using its full Safari-based browser to let folks code up true, Web 2.0-compatible apps that can be accessed and updated on developers' own servers. Though any apps that third-party developers put together will run under Safari, they'll be totally customizable and maintain the platform's unique look and feel.

Asus UMPC Eee PC 701

Asus announced the Eee PC 701 this week at the Computex show in Taipei. It has a 7in display, laptop-like QWERTY keyboard and Intel's Ultra Mobile Platform chip technology. Asus said the sub-notebook will contain 512MB of memory and 4, 8 or 16GB of Flash storage. The Eee PC 701 will run Linux or Windows.

The 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and 100Mbps Ethernet for connectivity, along with a 0.3-megapixel camera, stereo speakers, microphone making it complete package. A VGA port for hooking up this gadget to projectors for presentation purpose.

The Asus product manager told chinese Engadget that the product is tested for Microsoft XP but will come Linux preinstalled. The product can pack in 32 GB SSD storage eventually. The version for English speaking countries will be available around August 2007.

Samsung's thin Slider for CDMA networks

Samsung has released CDMA version 10.9 millimeter slider, called Samsung SCH-C220/SPH-C2200 /SPH-C2250. Three different numbering schemes for different Korean carriers.

Specs are :

* CDMA200 1xEVDO connectivity * 2.2″ 240×320 px 262K color display
* 2 mpx camera
* Support for GPS function
* 96MB of internal memory
* microSD memory card slot
* Dimensions : 103.3X49.3X10.9mm
* Weight : 81g

As you can see Samsung SCH-C220 is pretty similar to Samsung U600 slimmest slider. The main difference here is smaller camera (2 mpx instead of 3.2), but CDMA slider supports GPS functionality, which is a nice feature to have.

Samsung SCH C220 will be available with the main Korean mobile operators - SKT, KTF and LG Telecom - for now and will cost ~500 US$.

Datawind PocketSurfer : A revolutionary product

The Pocket Surfer is a thin client which can be used to surf internet as a cell phone accessory. Peoples who need constant access to the web while they're out on the road, will like this device. You need a bluetooth enabled cell phone to connect 'The Pocket Surfer' to the web. Once you are online it is easy to read your mails and surf the internet as if you are working with your desktop Computer.

PocketSurfer™ downloads web pages at the speedy rate of 7 - 9 seconds per page, on a VGA resolution, the fastest way to view the web on any cellular network. PocketSurfer™ is the only handheld Internet device in its size category able to render web pages in their original layout, with full graphic functionality. The second version of this groundbreaking device improves upon the original PocketSurfer™ in a number of ways; firstly the form factor has been improved for a thinner, sleeker device that meets the design esthetic of today's modern cell phones and devices, and second, it now has a backlight on the full QWERTY keyboard from the original model. Most importantly the PocketSurfer™ now has a fully-integrated cellular radio-modem to deliver those blistering speeds independently, wherever the user happens to be.

Visit Datawind site for more information at http://www.datawind.com/