Like I said, Lenovo has kick started their CES press releases, and they have announced four more laptops – the T410, T410s (the image above) and T510 laptops and the W510 mobile workstation – all using Intel Core 2 Duo processors, with the exception of the W510 as it will be using the Core i7 processor.
So you may have already heard the news, but Lenovo kick starts it CES press releases with three brand new laptops – the ThinkPad X100e, and the ThinkPad Edge (there are four other ones, but we’ll cover them in a separate blog post); all featuring AMD’s new VISION Pro platform, and will feature AMD dual core processors.
Freescale Semiconductors has brought out new designs of what they call a “smartbook” tablet computer – featuring a 7-inch touch screen and using an ARM Cortex processor – and will showcase the actual product at CES, running on Linux and Android. The tablet also features Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, along with a 3G modem; a 3-megapixel camera; 512MB of DDR2 RAM and up to 64GB of internal storage with a micro SD card slot. There is also a removable QWERTY keyboard that allows you to type documents on the go.
Looks like Samsung isn’t done yet. The company has announced, according to newswires in South Korea, new additions to its netbook range – the N210, N220, N150 and NB30. The first two are said to deliver up to 12 hours of battery life, while the N150 has a battery life of 8.5 hours and the NB30 has 11 hours of battery life – and Samsung says this is because of the LED display and its "Enhanced Battery Life" solution.
First product announcement by Samsung is the NX10 camera, which apparently made the rumour mill in December last year. It will feature a large 3-inch display and a 14.6MP APS-C sixe CMOS sensor, with an option take HD 720p movies. Samsung also claims that it has a higher contrast ratio and a faster response time than other DSLRs, though we won’t be able to find out until someone gives it a test run.
While digital radios are still scarce, more DAB+ radios are coming – but mainly from and for Europe as it has a bigger market there. This product is the Tangent DAB 2go, and is another table-top DAB+ radio receiver. However, it may not look stylish because its PR noted that the design is inspired by the 50s – and for those who are looking at it like it was familiar, it also notes that the body is basically the same as its other product Uno 2go. Don’t worry Europe, it will be compatible with your DAB signals.
Just before CES gets underway, Liquid Image has announced new camera-equipped swimming goggles, scuba masks and ski masks – all promising to be easy to operate. The swimming goggles, called the Freestyle Series Swim Camera Goggle will have 4GB of internal storage and features an LED flashlight and a 1.3MP camera that can record VGA video.
Looks like Wireless is making a big impact this year (along with Tablets, 4G phones [possibly], e-books and 3D TV) as new pictures show Netgear’s next product – a wireless way of connecting your laptop to the television? The PTV1000 Push 2 TV adapter recently hit the FCC database, and is expected to use an upcoming Intel standard known as Wireless Display that can be found within Core i3, i5 or i7 with an Intel GMA HD graphics adapter and Windows 7. Pricing and availability has not been told, but expect an announcement during CES – hopefully, because this could be helpful in reducing the cable clutter.
RUMOUR MILL: Got to love the rumours before CES 2010. Motorola may be planning to bring out two new phones during the conference, according to one analyst from Global Equities Research. Both phones are said to be running Android, with one having an OLED screen and a physical keyboard, and that will be heading over to AT&T. The other phone will also have an OLED screen, but have a soft keyboard and will go to Verizon – following on the success of its Droid phone.