Id Software has just released two new Rage screenshots, showing off the game’s mutants.John Carmack [ Technical Director, id Software ] said that the Xbox 360 version is going to be worst among the platforms in which the game is going to be released.He says that it’s not feasible to produce a 3 DVD title for Xbox due to the royalty charges which has to be paid.
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High Tech Computer (HTC) is planning to start shipping its first Google Android-based handsets by the end of 2008, according to company CFO Hui-ming Cheng.HTC is one of the big player in the Open Handset Alliance [ OHA ],who is getting ready to launch Android trotting against the Symbian OS.
Further , in the press announcement he noted that they are getting ready to ship the Xperia X1 handsets to Sony Ericsson soon. HTC revenues are expected to grow 10% sequentially and 30% on year in the third quarter, buoyed by the planned launch of CDMA, GSM and sliding form-factor HTC Touch Diamond handsets, Cheng indicated.HTC has shipped Touch Diamond handsets to 50 telecom operators in more than 30 countries so far, Cheng noted.However, Cheng said that HTC’s gross margin will be reduced by one percentage point in the third quarter as compared to the second quarter due to the rising ratio of ODM handsets.Market sources in Taiwan indicated that HTC is expected to start shipping Xperia X1 handsets to Sony Ericsson in the third quarter, pushing up the ratio of ODM handsets.The ratio of ODM handsets will continue to rise marginally in the fourth quarter of 2008 but it is unlikely to surpass 10% through the whole year of 2009, Cheng noted.
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Yamaha unveiled their Japan only [ Nope , No Export 
] electric bike The PAS Brace with a gear assistance system which will help you adopt to the optimal gear position.The bike will be 8 geared and will be available in Black, Red or White at a price tag of $1,150.
Yamaha has named their patented electric assistance system as S.P.E.C.8 mechanism which recognizes the change in the speed of the bike and the gear in which the rider is riding it and automatically adjusts the electric power to the motor thus saving the battery life, it runs on a 4Ah 26V Li-ion battery pack.
If the bike runs faster than 15km/hr, the auxiliary power unit starts to reduce its output, depending on which gear is currently put on. If the bike reaches a speed of 24km/hr or faster, electric assistance will be stopped. Owners can choose between 3 modes: automatic, “power” and “auto-eco plus”.The automatic mode will have a range up to 39 km while the power mode has 23km and auto-eco plus has 61km range.The bike weighs around 22 kg .
So those of you who want to ride bike instead of burning the fuel [ along with your wallet ],can opt to spend this one time $1150 price tag and own their high end advanced electric bike.Yamaha is expecting to sell around 2500 units of these.And the PAS Brace will be available by August 8 , only in Japan.
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Details about the latest Eee PC Laptops got leaked , It appears that Asus is trying to reawake their original Eee 701 PC ,which guaranteed small form factor computing at lower price.Newer members are Eee 01SD, 701SD (30GB) and 701SD (4GB).There are couple of other series like :[ PRO Fashion Series ] 1000HV , 1002SA,1002HA and T101 & [Ultimate Series ] S101 and S91.
The new 701 models will be available in two colours : white and black matte finish & they will be bearing the Eee badge instead of the Asus badge. The only real difference we can tell from the slides in terms of design is the button below the track pad is not a clear left and right instead of the one long button that was on the original 701. The Price tag of the 7 inch series is expected to go down below the current price tag of $399.
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Alienware announced their latest high performance notebook , the Alienware Area 51 m15x with Nvidia Quadro FX 3600M GPU inside it.It’s actually the first 15.4 Inch display notebook to feature the Quadro FX3600M GPU.The Quadro FX 3600M delivers support for Open GL 2.1, Shader Model 4.0, DirectX(R)10 and more. Combining this graphics processor with the award-winning performance of the Area-51 m15x allows designers and engineers to working complex, real-time, photo realistic environments throughout an array of CAD, DCC and scientific applications.
Area 51 m15x is already the one of the high performance notebook in their sleeve.But with the Quadro 3600M GPU instead of the Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT will make it an unbeatable in speed and capabilities. Alienware also offers an NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M on the Area-51 m9750 and will soon make available the Quadro FX 3600M on the Area-51 m17x. Price of the Alienware Area 51 m15x lappy with Quadro FX 3600M GPU will be around $2100 [90,000 Indian Rs ]where as its available at $1500 with 8600M GPU.
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Casio G’zOne Boulder is macho phone with all the rough look guys would ever want/wish to have.The Clamshell type phone is built upto military specifications to withstand shock, water and dust environments.Also It supports the Push To Talk [PTT] service in EVDO network.The Casio G’zOne Boulder is available in 2colours – Black & Silver , Orange.It has got some features in too besides the rough look, like the GPS,1.3 MP Camera, Flashlight and best of all ,It’s priced at only 130$ [by Verizon in the 2 year contract ].
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This is a bit freaky, Giant Eye Balls as lights!.But they look cool as well.You can get the custom eyeball lights made in your own eye’s color by ordering them up at 5.5 Designers .Just Send them an image of your face and money ofcourse and they will make an Eye Ball Just for you.
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Dell is getting ready to unveil the new energy efficient small form factor PC , The Dell Studio Hybrid.Dell reports that its an environmentally friendly PC made from recycled materials only and It’s also fully recyclable.
Dell Studio Hybrid is extremely small at 7.08”(height) x 8.26”(depth) x 2.75”(width) , [ as small as a External Drive ] but it has Intel Core 2 Duo with 4 GB of internal memory.Some of the notable features includes it’s high energy efficiency [ It uses less than 70 % of the power used by a typical small form factor PC ] & Is Energy Star 4.0 certified .It’s available in seven colours as of now.
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Price in India : expected at around 25,000 Rs .
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Nokia is getting ready to unveil their latest addition to the Xpress Series with the XpressMedia Tube phone , Nokia 5800 by next month.Here are the specifications if you cant wait for it.
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The Samsung i900 Omnia has left us with nothing but good impressions. Everything about the device speaks "high-tech" – from the innovative touch interface through the rich connectivity and multimedia capabilities to the exclusive hardware characteristics such as the optical touchpad or the 5 megapixel camera.
Omnia SGH-i900 supports 7.2Mbps HSDPA (3.5G), GSM, GPRS, WCDMA, EDGE and is based on the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional platform. The handset features an auto-focus 5-megapixel camera, a 3.2-inch WQVGA TFT-LCD touchscreen, TouchWiz touch-control interface, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi. Dimensions of the device are given as 112×56.9×12.5mm (H×W×D), according to the company.
The Samsung Omnia is a well-designed phone that might be a major success in the market. The HTC Touch Diamond and the iPhone 3G – seem to offer more in some respects but severely fall behind in others when compared with the Omnia.
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Samsung i900 Omnia will be priced at around 500 Euros [ ie, 32,000 Indian Rs ]
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