LG Arena KM900 touchscreen phone

LG Mobile launches its new Arena KM900 touchscreen, which has been shown during the MWC 2009, in Europe market. The LG Arena features a 3-inch WCGA touchscreen display, a 5 Megapixel camera, 8GB internal memory and a microSDHDC card slot. It includes the 3D S-Class user interface offering touch-based 3D menus and fast, smooth 3D transitions between menus, thanks to the AMD processor.
The Arena KM900 supports 3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps mobile network and WiFi connectivity. It has also A-GPS support with geo-tagging function. THe phone plays DivX and Xvid video files and offers FM tuner and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
LG will be available in March in major European markets. It will be available in silver and black titanium colour schemes.

Mouse Computer Nextgear L720 and Masterpiece V1200 Core i7 Desktop PCs

Japanese PC maker, Mouse Computer announced two new lines of G-Tune desktop PCs, the Nextgear L720 series and Masterpiece V1200 series both powered by Intel’s Core i7.The Nextgear L720 series is powered by Core i7-920 2.66GHz processor, up to 12GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. The L720 series gets 512MB NVIDIA GeForece GTS250 or 896MB GeForce GT260 or 1GB GeForce GTS285.

On the other hand, Masterpiece V1200 is equipped with either a Core i7-940 or Core i7-965 processor, up to 12GB of RAM and up to 1.08TB hard drive storage. Depending on models, the V1200 gets 896MB GeForce GT260 or 1GB GeForce GTS285,with SLI.These desktop PCs get also DVD burner or Blu-ray drive. The Nextgear L720 starts at 119,700 Yen and the Masterpiece V1200 at 249,900 Yen.Some Models:NEXTGEAR L720XV1 - Core i7-920, 3GB RAM, 512MB NVIDIA GeForece GTS250, DVD burner, 1TB HDDNEXTGEAR L720MV1 - Core i7-920, 3GB RAM, 896MB NVIDIA GeForece GTS260, Blu-ray, 1TB HDDNEXTGEAR L720MV1-WS64 - Core i7-920, 12GB RAM, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTS285, Blu-ray, 1TB HDDMASTERPIECE V1200XV1 - Core i7-965, 12GB RAM, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTS285 with SLI, Blu-ray, 1.08GB HDD

Got iMovie Envy? Take VideoSpin for a Spian

Finally, a free and easy-to-use video editing application to rival Apple's Mac-only iMovie. VideoSpin (free; some features temporary) has been around for awhile, but has really come into its own in the new version 2.0. After watching the short tutorial video, I was off and running, taking my previously-recorded movies and integrating them easily with transitions, sound effects, title cards and more. It's also easy to cut scenes together along a timeline, edit numerous video and image files into the same movie, and so on.
VideoSpin then takes your edited movie file and save it in numerous file formats, ready to upload to YouTube or any number of other places. It's got several built-in presets, which set the file type and aspect ratio for a few devices, but the "iPod Compatible" preset is out of date; it doesn't account for the increased aspect ratio of the iPhone / iPod Touch.
Since it's a free product, there are a few things VideoSpin doesn't do. It won't create the movie itself. You must capture your movie into an AVI or other video file first. That means it also won't work with a recorded DVD or mini-DVD until after you rip it to a video file with another utility. Pinnacle Systems recommends the commercial Studio product if you want to do those things.
VideoSpin also loses some features after 15 days, namely access to most of its codecs (another name for video conversion utilities). That means if you're fond of moving your videos to Mpeg-4 (iPhone compatible) or using MP3 audio (for most portable media players), you'll need to buy the $15 SpinPack. VideoSpin will still make AVI files for all eternity, though, so your YouTube uploading won't be affected.
The latest version of VideoSpin adds widescreen YouTube support, .mov support, and the aforementioned iPod support, among other additions. Simple integration with a built-in or USB webcam would have been nice, but since said Webcams generally include their own software, this isn't a huge deal.
VideoSpin is way better than Microsoft's built-in (practically useless) Movie Maker, and is the go-to choice for editing movies on a PC.

Presto: Instant-On for Any PC

You've probably heard about PCs like the HP Voodoo Envy133 and the Lenovo IdeaPad S10e that can start almost immediately, booting into a Linux OS so you can check e-mail or play some music. But so far, those systems have been embedded in a PC's BIOS, meaning that if your PC didn't ship with the capability then you were out of luck. Presto is a similar instant-on system that you can install on an existing laptop or desktop. Made by Xandros, makers of a popular Linux distribution, Presto should be available as a free beta on March 16.

Windows 7 is cross compatible on PC, TV and Phone

Looking better than Vista

At the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, Microsoft CEO Ballmer said that Windows 7 will mean that users will be able to access their content on any device.

He said that this sort of thing was the kind of technology transformation that only happens once every 10 or 15 years.

Ballmer modestly said that Microsoft was transforming Windows from a PC operating system to a connected platform and experience across the PC, the phone, the TV and the cloud.

Windows 7 has now gone publicly Beta. It has been around for a few weeks now on various pirate sites after being leaked early.

However for those who came in late, the beta allows punters to move between running programs with a new preview window. You can also stick frequently used applications on to a redesigned taskbar.

Right clicking in the taskbar creates a "Jumplist" of tasks associated with that application.

There is better access to photos, music and videos stored on all devices on a network and "Play to" allows users to easily stream any video, music and photos stored on the network to other devices such as the Xbox 360 and the TV.

Those who want a play with the new beta can download it from their site tomorrow

The Sony Vaio P Laptop is Here!

Don't call it a Netbook

Sony has finally unveiled the Vaio P-series , but whatever you do though, don't call it a netbook, as Sony says it's not a netbook. We're not quite sure what the difference is, but we guess it has something to do with the US$899.99 starting price.

When you consider that you get a 1.33GHz Atom 520 processor and 2GB of non upgradeable DDR2 memory for this price, then we wouldn't want to call it a netbook either, as it would make us look stupid.

However, Sony of course gone a crazy 1600x768 resolution 8in display (that's a 2.08:1 aspect ratio), although from early reports, it's not half as bad as it sounds. Other features include built in 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, a built in HSPDA modem, a GPS receiver, a webcam and separate memory card readers for SD and Memory Stick Duo cards.

The default storage device is a 60GB 1.8in hard drive, although 64 and 128GB SSD drives are available as a cost option. The Vaio P only has two USB 2.0 ports, one on each side. The only other two physical ports consists of a headphone jack and a combined display/network port to which a supplied dongle has to be attached. Although you only get a D-sub connector, Sony has at least added Gigabit Ethernet to the P-series.

Add to this the fact that the Vaio P weighs in at a ridiculously light 635g and you've got a fairly impressive netbook, sorry notebook.

More impressively, Sony claims four hours battery life out of the standard batter, with an optional battery available which is said to double this for an extra US$129.99. Sony has also incorporated its Xbar UI in an instant on OS for the P-series. All models ship with Windows Vista Home.

The base model at US$899.99 comes with the 60GB hard drive, Vista Home Basic and an option of four colours which consists of white, black, red and green. The next model up will set you back US$1,1199.99 and that extra money only buys you a 64GB SSD drive and a lesser choice of colours as this model only comes in black or red, at least at the moment. The top of the range model comes in at a whopping $1,499.99, but at least you get Vista Home Premium on top of the 128GB SSD drive upgrade. This model is only available in black.

'Love Spray' being developed by scientists

Would you buy?

It may not be the most romantic gesture but scientists are developing drugs that can boost that most human of emotions.

They are studying the brain chemistry responsible for the complex feelings that draw us to a particular member of the opposite sex and help keep us monogamous.

Animal testing is beginning to shed light on the complex neural and genetic components of love in the same way they have led to pharmaceutical therapies for anxiety, phobias and post-traumatic stress disorders.

The behavioural scientist Professor Larry Young, of Emory University, Georgia, writing in the journal Nature, said: "For one thing, drugs that manipulate brain systems at whim to enhance or diminish our love for another may not be far away."

Experiments have already shown a nasal squirt of the hormone oxytocin enhances trust and tunes people into others' emotions.

Websites are marketing products such as Enhanced Liquid Trust, a cologne-like mixture of oxytocin and chemical scents called pheromones "designed to boost the dating and relationship area of your life".

Prof Young said: "Although such products are unlikely to do anything other than boost users' confidence, studies are under way in Australia to determine whether an oxytocin spray might aid traditional marital therapy."

"The hormone interacts with the reward and reinforcement system driven by the neuro-transmitter dopamine – the same circuitry that drugs such as nicotine, cocaine and heroine act on in humans to produce euphoria and addiction.

"Dopamine-related reward regions of the human brain are active in mothers viewing images of their child. Similar activation patterns are seen in people looking at photographs of their lovers."