Nao

Aldebaran Robotics - Nao




Official Site

3G vs 4G Speed Test

While 3G estimated max speed is 3Mbit/s, 4G can go up to 100 Mbit/s Here are some speed tests.





A detailed comparision

ASUS Padfone

Phone in tablet. An awesome design from ASUS after Taichi, laptop-tablet hybrid with two screens.




Padfone - official site

Bloodhound SSC, 1000mph car

Bloodhound mock-up

Bloodhound SSC (supersonic car) faster than sound, can reach 1000mph (1600 km/h). It is being developed to break land based speed record in 2014 at 1000mph. The car has Formula 1 engine, Eurofighter jet engine and a hybrid rocket.

Bloodhound rocket tested a few a days ago in UK



Blooodhound SSC Project official page

Laptop tablet hybrids

A laptop with touch screen, a tablet with keyboard and mouse. Hybrids
They are ultrabooks.
In laptop mode Windows traditional interface is active, when the device converted to tablet Windows new Metro interface will become active.
You can fold it, attach it, plug it, dock it, turn it even slide it.

Microsoft Surface

 

Surface		Surface Pro
ARM		Dual-core Intel Core i5
676 g		903 g
32 or 64 GB		64 or 128 GB
10.6 in ClearType HD
Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)
USB 2.0, micro HDMI		USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort
MicroSD		MicroSDXC

HP Envy x2

Intel Atom 1.80GHz Dual core 
30.3 x 20.6 x 1.9 cm
1.41 kg
11.6 HD Diagonal BrightView LED-backlit IPS Display (1366 x 768)
64 GB SSD (Solid State Disk)
Intel Graphics
2 GB RAM
8 MP Rear camera
USB 2.0, HDMI, SD Card Slot
802.11 a/b/g/n/ WLAN WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC
Beats Audio with Dual Speakers
Slide from notebook to tablet and back again

ASUS Taichi

 

Two screens

Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7

4 GB RAM

SSD or HDD

11.6-inch or13.3-inch display

USB 3.0 Ports

DELL XPS Duo 12

Flip the screen around itself

Toshiba Satellite u925t

 

Core i5 processor
1.45 kg
12.5-inch
128GB SSD
DDR3 RAM
USB 3.0
HDMI
Bluetooth, NFC
Slide the display

 Samsung Series 7 Slate PC

Intel Core i5

.85 kg

11.6-inch

4GB RAM

128GB SSD

Bluetooth 4.0

With S-Pen

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13

Intel Core i7 processor

1.54 kg

13.3" display

SSD

4GB RAM

Fold back

Acer Iconia W510

 

Asus Transformer Book

 

Intel Core i7

11.6-inch also available 13-inch and 14-inch 

SSD

5 MP camera

Maybe its a small detail but all these machines, call whatever you want, run Windows OS (Operating system) (Windows 7 or Windows 8)

CEATEC

Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (CEATEC) is annual IT and electronics exhibition held at Japan. Its a good place to explore latest technologies. This years event was between 2nd and 6th October.
go to CEATEC

A scene from CEATEC 2012



If you have been at CEATEC 2012 , please share your thoughts with us

Smartphones

As there is big war in smartphone market. Lets take a quick look the favourites
Its the comparison of the phones.
Here is the list of tech specs.

Apple - iPhone 5		Dimensions : 123.8 x 58.6 x7.6 mm Weight : 112 gr Operating System : iOS 6 Display : 4 inch Retina display Processor : 1 GHz dual core Apple A6 Storage : 16, 32 or 64 GB Camera : 8 Megapixel RAM : 1GB Connectivity : Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n) (802.11n: 2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.0 Battery : 3.8 V, 5.45 Wh (1,440 mAh) Special Features : a new dock connector named Lightning, new map app
Samsung - Galaxy S3		Dimensions : 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm Weight : 133 gr Operating System : Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Display : 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED (1280x720) display Processor : 1.4 GHz quad-core Cortex-A9 Storage : 16/ 32GB Camera : 8 Megapixel RAM : 1GB Connectivity : WiFi a/b/g/n, WiFi HT40, GPS/GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0(LE)  Battery : 2,100 mAh Special Features : microSD
Nokia - Lumia 920		Dimensions : 130.3 x 70.8 x 10.7 mm Weight : 185 gr Operating System : Windows Phone 8 (WP8) Display : 4.5 inch PureMotion HD+  Processor : Snapdragon S4 Processor  Storage : 32 GB Camera : 8 Megapixel  RAM : 1GB  Connectivity : Micro-USB 2.0, Bluetooth 3.0, Near Field Communication,Wi-Fi Channel bonding, WLAN IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n  Battery : 2000  mAh Special Features : wireless charging
HTC - 8X		Dimensions : 132.35 x 66.2 x 10.12 mm Weight : 130 gr Operating System : WP8 Display : 4.3 inch super LCD 2 touch screen with HD 720p resolution Gorilla Glass 2 Processor : Qualcomm S4 1.5 GHz, Dual-core Storage : 16 GB, available capacity varies Camera : 8 Megapixel RAM : 1GB Connectivity : 3.5 mm stereo audio jack, NFC capable, Bluetooth 3.1, Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n  Battery : Li-on Polymer battery, 1800 mAh Special Features : Studio-quality sound with Beats Audio
One X		Dimensions : 134.36 x 69.9 x 8.9 mm Weight : 130 gr Operating System : Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Display : 4.7-inch HD super LCD 1280x720 Processor : 1.5GHz Dual Core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Storage : 16GB onboard storage Camera : 8 Megapixel RAM : 1GB Connectivity : WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n Battery : Li-Pol, 1800 mAh Special Features : Beats Audio
Sony - XPeria T		Dimensions : 129.4 x 67.3 x 9.4 mm Weight : 139 gr Operating System : Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Display : 4.55-inch touchscreen - scratch-resistant LCD Processor : 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Krait MSM8260-A Dual Core processor Storage : 16G Camera : 13 Megapixel RAM : 1GB Connectivity : Micro USB, WiFi, NFC Battery : 1850 mAh li-po Special Features : microSD
Motorola - Droid Razr Maxx		Dimensions : 130.7 x 68.9 x 8.99 mm Weight : 145 gr Operating System : Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread Display : 4.3-in.; Super AMOLED Advanced qHD Processor : Dual-Core 1.2GHz , Dual-Channel RAM Processor Storage : 16G Camera : 8 Megapixel RAM : 1GB Connectivity : Micro USB, WI-FI 802.11 b,g, n, HDMI Micro  Battery : 3300 mAh Li Ion Special Features : microSD
LG - Optimus G		Dimensions : 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm Weight : 145 gr Operating System : Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Display : 4.7-in. HD display Processor : Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 1.5 GHz quad-core Krait Storage : 32G Camera : 13 Megapixel RAM : 2GB Connectivity : Battery : 2100 mAh Special Features :
RIM - Blackberry Torch 9860		Dimensions : 120 x 62 x 11.5 mm Weight : 135 gr Operating System : BlackBerry OS 7 Display : 3.7-in. Transmissive TFT LCD Processor : QC 8655 1.2 GHz Storage : 4G Camera : 5 Megapixel RAM : 768 MB Connectivity : 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, Near field communication Battery : 1230 mAH Lithium-ion polymer battery Special Features : microSD
Google - Galaxy Nexus		Dimensions : 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm Weight : 135 gr Operating System : Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Display : 4.65-in. diagonal AMOLED with RGBG-Matrix Processor : 1.2 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 Storage : 16/32 GB Camera : 5 Megapixel RAM : 1 GB Connectivity : Micro USB 2.0, Bluetooth 3.0, NFC, Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n Battery : 1,750 mAh Special Features : Integrated Google services