Showing posts with label hardware. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hardware. Show all posts

Friday, September 5, 2008

HP tx2510us - Tablet PC under $1000

HP Pavilion tx2510us 12.1" Touch-screen Entertainment Laptop 


  • AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80
  • 250GB hard drive
  • Built-in wireless 802.11abgn
  • 3GB of DDR2 memory
  • Burns DVDs and CDs
  • Fingerprint reader

Monday, October 8, 2007

Ubuntu 7.04

I'm running Ubuntu 7.04 for first time. I have booted from CD so it's not fast enough loading applications but I like it.
The system recognized all my hardware. I can connect to the Internet with no additional settings. So I'm satisfied so far.

Friday, October 5, 2007

Connecting WM6 device to Windows XP computer via Bluetooth

Reading this thread I decided to compose a quick How-To about BT ActiveSync synchronization WM6 device with Windows XP pomputer.

WinXP
Right click on the BT icon in the task bar (bottom right next to the clock)
Show Bluetooth Device/Options/Turn discovery on
Show Bluetooth Device/COM Ports/Add/Incoming
after clicking OK you should see the COM port in the list (for me COM 4)
Right click on the ActiveSync icon (task bar)
Connection Setting - choose the correct COM port from the drop-down list

WM6
Settings/Connections/Bluetooth/ADD new device...
select the device (WinXP computer) and type the password. Make sure that "Turn discovery off" checkbox is ticked and click finish.
CommManager/ActiveSync/Menu/Connect via Bluetoth

Now the ActiveSync and even Internet should work propertly.
I wish you Good Luck!

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Digital Camera Resolution - Is Higher Always Better?

Todays compact digital cameras have 6MPix resolution and higher (up to 12MPix). Even some cell phones have 3MPix cameras. So when you buy a digital camera is the resolution the main feature what we should look for? Absolutely NOT!
Let's count what resolution we really need. The printer resolution is enough from 200 to 300DPI (Dots Per Inch) - let's count 300DPI. The most common used format is 4x6'' (10x15cm). So if you plan to shoot (and later print!) mostly on this format the picture size should be 1200x1800 pixels. That is 21600000Pix = 2,16 MPix. So the 3MPix digital camera is just fine even for 4.5x7'' (12x18cm)
Bottom line is that when you look for a digital camera more than the physical resolution focus on modes and functions you really need. Ask about the lenses, focal length, "zoom", etc. Consider the size and ergonomics.

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Looking for LCD TV

Requirements:

  • 37" (16:9)
  • S-PVA technology (or S-IPS)
Not sure about resolution yet
  • 1920x1080 px (full HD)
  • 1366 x 768 px
The palyers so far:
  • SAMSUNG LE37M87BD (don't know screen technology yet)
  • SAMSUNG LE37R86BDX
  • SAMSUNG LE37S71 
The SAMSUNG website doesn't indicate the LCD techology of TVs. Regarding to this page I found out that Panel -"Super Clear" means S-PVA. Unfortunately SAMSUNG LE37M87BD doesn't use this technology.