Category: Exclusive videos

Review: N5Zero Tablet, sub-$100 5″ capacitive Android tablet

Posted by Charbax – September 28, 2011
Category: Tablets, Exclusive videos, Reviews, Rockchip, Android

This is my world exclusive review of the new Window88.com N5Zero Tablet. A 5″ capacitive Android tablet to be sold for less than $100 (to resellers). It’s using the Rockchip RK2918 ARM Cortex-A8 Single Core processor at 1.2Ghz, the screen resolution is 800×480, it has 512MB RAM, a MicroSD slot, between 2GB and 16GB built-in flash ROM storage (depending on the configuration, mine has 8GB), no Bluetooth, the graphics are powered by the Vivante Gc800 that does up to 57 million triangles per second and full OpenGL ES 2.0 for fully smooth Flash 10.3 (and soon Flash 11) support, it supports smoothly all the latest Android 3D games, video playback support is 1080p with all codecs but there is no HDMI output.

Most importantly, this cool 5″ capacitive tablet is being sold out of China for below $100 USD! Of course, you have to consider that the low sub-$100 price is for resellers contacting Window88.com and ordering large quantities of the tablet, perhaps 100 pieces minimum, or 500, or 1000, that is to be discussed by interested distributors with the Window88.com people. The final retail price can be a bit higher. In China this tablet is being sold for 699 renminbi on the market, that is $109. But if this tablet gets imported to Europe and the USA, expect a pricing that can be around $139 or more depending on how much margins the resellers want to take.

Rockchip claims that their RK2918 processor has a better performance than the Samsung Hummingbird in the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7″, Samsung Galaxy S1 and that it’s also faster than the Apple A4 in iPad1 and iPhone4. That is to be confirmed. Sure enough, this is by far not as fast as the newest Dual Core processors such as the one Samsung promises for the 5.3″ Samsung Galaxy Note, but consider that this Window N5Zero is to be sold to resellers at below $100 and that with software optimizations, with perhaps Ice Cream Sandwich coming, this could be fast enough for many users looking for cheap tablet value worldwide.

Read about more of the specs here: http://window88.com/chinese/pro_show.asp?pid=36&p_name=Tablet%20PC

Canon IXUS 1100 HS

Posted by Charbax – September 28, 2011
Category: Cameras, Exclusive videos, IFA

12.1 Megapixels, 12x zoom, wide 28mm, Intelligent IS and more, for sale for $329.

Here’s a sample video in 1080p recorded with this camera: On YouTube

Canon IXUS 230 HS

Posted by Charbax – September 28, 2011
Category: Cameras, Exclusive videos, IFA

12.1 Megapixels, 8x zoom, 28mm wide lens, Intelligent IS and more, for sale for $199.

Samsung Galaxy R

Posted by Charbax – September 24, 2011
Category: Smartphones, Exclusive videos, Nvidia, IFA, Android

Tegra2 and a 4.2″ Super Clear LCD capacitive touch screen, this smartphone is similar to the Samsung Galaxy S2 but it just has a cheaper processor and screen, so I think it is likely this phone will be about $100 cheaper. But that is to be confirmed.

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Posted by Charbax – September 24, 2011
Category: Cameras, Exclusive videos, IFA

This new camera does 14.1 Megapixels, 12x Optical Zoom, 28mm wide-angle capability, Intelligent IS and Smart AUTO among other features, it’s for sale for $233 at Amazon.com.

You can download sample videos and photos here:
Normal video: On YouTube On Google Docs
Slow motion video: On YouTube On Google Docs
Pictures: On Google Docs

Find more information here

Sony NEX-VG20 at IFA 2011 (with samples)

Posted by Charbax – September 6, 2011
Category: Cameras, Exclusive videos, IFA

Sony is releasing their new NEX-VG20 semi-professional camcorder with some new 50p at 28mbit and 25p at 24mbitps an 17mbitps recording modes and with some new 16.1Megapixel CMOS sensor. It’s going to be released in January for 2200€.

Here are some sample files recorded with this camcorder:
25p 17mbitps: Watch on YouTube Download on Google Docs
25p 24mbitps: Watch on YouTube Download on Google Docs
50p 28mbitps: Watch on YouTube Download on Google Docs

Using the Vario Sonnar Lense:
25p 17mbitps: Watch on YouTube Download on Google Docs
25p 24mbitps: Watch on YouTube Download on Google Docs
50p 28mbitps: Watch on YouTube Download on Google Docs
Pictures of that Vario Sonnar Lense:

Sony, NEX-FS100 at IFA 2011 (with a 50p sample)

Posted by Charbax – September 6, 2011
Category: Cameras, Exclusive videos, IFA

This is a new semi-professional HD camcorder from Sony with a lot of manual features and controls on it, with 2 XLR audio inputs, a full HDMI output and many other features as well as being compatible with the Alpha lenses, offering some slow motion recording modes and more.

The NEX-FS100UK is an interchangeable lens camcorder featuring a Super 35mm sensor equivalent in size to Super35mm film cameras ( same as PMW-F3), and a Sony E-Mount 18 to 200mm zoom lens. Developed specifically as a digital motion camcorder, it captures fine detail and image texture with image fidelity, low noise and wide exposure latitude. Find more info at http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/cat-broadcastcameras/cat-nxcam/product-NEXFS100UK/

Here’s a sample file recorded with the Sony NEX-FS100 at 50p: Watch on YouTube Download on Google Docs

Huawei Mediapad, 1.2Ghz Dual-core 7″ 1280×800 Honeycomb Tablet

Posted by Charbax – September 5, 2011
Category: Tablets, Exclusive videos, Qualcomm, IFA, Android

This is the new Huawei Mediapad Android Honeycomb tablet, to be released with Honeycomb 3.2 installed, full Google Marketplace support, it runs on a Qualcomm 1.2Ghz Dual-core processor and comes with an impressive 1280×800 screen, HDMI output, USB and more.

Super Clear LCD vs Super AMOLED Plus

Posted by Charbax – September 5, 2011
Category: Smartphones, Exclusive videos, Samsung, Nvidia, IFA, Android

You can see in this video that the Super Clear LCD is brighter than the Super AMOLED plus. While Super AMOLED has real black, for the rest, is the Super Clear LCD better? It might be Samsung is now making this Super Clear LCD Tegra2 version of the Galaxy S2 in Galaxy R to either both slightly lower the price and perhaps also to satisfy the demand as they might not be able to manufacture them fast enough.

Samsung Galaxy Note, Testing out System Info (searching for CPU info)

Posted by Charbax – September 5, 2011
Category: Tablets, Smartphones, Exclusive videos, IFA

I tried to install the System Info apk on the Samsung Galaxy Note to try to learn more about the hardware used, especially that 1.4Ghz dual-core processor is interesting.

Huawei Vision, 3.7″ Android Smartphone

Posted by Charbax – September 5, 2011
Category: Smartphones, Exclusive videos, IFA, Android

Nice looking medium range Android Smartphone from Huawei, it may get released for around 250€ to 300€.

Huawei Boulder, 2.6″ qwerty Android phone

Posted by Charbax – September 5, 2011
Category: Smartphones, Exclusive videos, IFA, Android

Low-cost Blackberry-style Android phone from Huawei, it may be sold for around 150€.

Hannspree SN-10T4, OMAP4430 based 10.1″ capacitive tablet

Posted by Charbax – September 5, 2011
Category: Tablets, Exclusive videos, Texas Instruments, IFA, Android

Hannspree is releasing this new Honeycomb tablet based on the Texas Instruments OMAP4430 processor.

HannsG Wireless USB from an Android Tablet to a Touch Monitor

Posted by Charbax – September 5, 2011
Category: Tablets, Displays, Other, Exclusive videos, IFA, Android

They have some kind of wireless USB dongle on the tablet, that can beam the Android screen and UI to a wireless USB touch monitor. The frame rate is not yet optimized but this seems to work.

HannsG HU193, 18.5″ Wide USB 3.0 Monitor

Posted by Charbax – September 5, 2011
Category: Displays, Exclusive videos, IFA

This 18.5″ monitor runs just on the power from the USB 3.0 or 2.0 connector. This is quite amazing to see such a large monitor that can run exclusively on that power, this means it’s an easily portable monitor solution, with just one cable.

Philips GoGear Connect 3, Android PMP

Posted by Charbax – September 5, 2011
Category: Tablets, PMPs, Exclusive videos, IFA, Android

Philips releases its new GoGear Connect 3, with a 3.2″ HVGA capacitive touch screen with an unknown processor (please post in the comments if you know which processor they are using). Philips is also launching 3 new Android Speaker Docks, in different sizes, more or less portable and for home use from 100€ to 200€.

Samsung Galaxy Y, cheapest Samsung Android phone

Posted by Charbax – September 5, 2011
Category: Smartphones, Exclusive videos, IFA, Android

This looks like it may be a very cheap Android smartphone, with a 3″ QVGA capacitive LCD, a 832Mhz processor, 2megapixel camera, is Samsung aiming this at the potentially sub-$99 Android Smartphone market?

Samsung Galaxy Y Pro, Samsung’s cheapest qwerty Android phone

Posted by Charbax – September 5, 2011
Category: Smartphones, Exclusive videos, IFA, Android

This looks to be Samsung’s cheapest Blackberry-style Android phone with a 2.6″ QVGA capacitive touch screen, a 832Mhz processor, it runs on Gingerbread for now.

Samsung Galaxy S2 White

Posted by Charbax – September 5, 2011
Category: Smartphones, Exclusive videos, Samsung, IFA, Android

Samsung releases this white version of the Samsung Galaxy S2 Android Smartphone. This is likely the best phone on the market, so if you prefer to have a white version of it, you can consider getting this one.

Samsung Galaxy W

Posted by Charbax – September 5, 2011
Category: Smartphones, Exclusive videos, Samsung, IFA, Android

Samsung releases this new medium range Samsung Galaxy W, it has a 3.7″ WVGA LCD, an unknown 1.4Ghz processor (please write in the comments if you know which processor this has), it runs Gingerbread for now.