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Genius Samsung, Genius

October 16, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld  
Filed under Cameras

Genius Samsung, Genius

Nothing promotes your product better than showing how it can fulfill the customer’s selfish vanity-based desires:
It’s also about time someone came out with a camera that aided cam-whoring! Let’s just hope your 4.6X optical zoom and 12.2 megapixel sensor deliver on image quality Samsung! Find out more on the camera advertised here:

Samsung ST550 product page
Samsung TL225 product page

And yes, the ST550 and TL225 are simply the same camera under different names, the latter apparently for the US, and the other for the rest of the English-speaking world (am I wrong? Comment below).

High-Performance Gaming PC For Only $700

September 24, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld  
Filed under Desktops, Gaming

High-Performance Gaming PC For Only $700

Through its September 2009 System Builder’s Marathon (SBM), Tom’s Hardware has managed to build a pretty powerful gaming PC—for only $650. That price doesn’t include a display, keyboard, and mouse, but it still represents significant value for money, especially when you consider the use of two ATI Radeon HD 4850s.
Here are the parts used in this build, all available from NewEgg. Prices are current as of this writing (September 24, 2009):

Type
Component
Price

CPU
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 3.1GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor
$102

Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P ATX AMD Motherboard
$110

Memory
OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) OCZ2G10664GK
$70

Video Card
Two …read more

Sprint to Release Biodegradeable Samsung Phone this August 16

August 6, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld  
Filed under Cellphones

Sprint to Release Biodegradeable Samsung Phone this August 16

Watch out Sprint subscribers: the operator’s coming out with a full-featured biodegradable phone within two weeks!
The Associated Press reports that the Samsung Reclaim will one-up previous similar phones by providing a complete feature set. Mobile web access, a built-in camera, GPS, and a slide-out keyboard might be standard nowadays, but Sprint wants you to know that no one’s come out with a comprehensively functional yet eco-friendly phone, explicitly calling out competitor T-Mobile’s Motorola Renew.
Sprint also asserts that the phone will cost only $50 as they will pay Samsung “more than the usual amount of subsidies”. Of course, such a low …read more

Unlimited Budget + Free Time = 16 64GB SSDs Doing 2.23GB/s

July 31, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld  
Filed under Storage

Unlimited Budget + Free Time = 16 64GB SSDs Doing 2.23GB/s

What happens when you combine 16 64GB Intel X25-E SSDs into a RAID array managed by two Adaptec 5805 controller cards? Why, a storage setup that can write and read at sustained speeds of 2.23 GB/s. Yes, two point two-three gigabytes a second. With a total capacity of around a terabyte, you’re talking about being able to delete all data stored in less than 8 minutes.
The financially frivolous exercise (see prices below) was Tom’s Hardware US’s response to an email by Samsung’s PR agency, which apparently showcased a RAID array of 24 Samsung PB22-J flash SSDs achieving 2.12GB/s. Looks like …read more

Samsung Mini S2 External Hard Drives Out

June 23, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld  
Filed under Peripherals, Storage

Samsung Mini S2 External Hard Drives Out

Over a week since it’s announcement at akihabaranews.com, the Samsung Mini S2 USB 2.0 external hard disk line comes in “Ocean Blue”, “Sweet Pink”, and “Snow White” variants. And yes, it’’s designed for the ladies.
Slightly bigger than its predecessor the S1, the Mini S2 takes advantage of the increasingly roomy 2.5″ hard disk platform, offering capacities of up to 500GB. Keeping with the feminine theme, the casing is designed to not look out of place in a handbag, as the pic below illustrates:
No word yet on pricing, but the S2 should be available throughout only South Korea by the end …read more


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