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Samsung Printer Launch In Singapore: Ushering In The New Age Of Web Printing

littlelion | 12 November, 2009 10:42

Large-scale success stories do not happen overnight. Depending on the external and internal variables that are present, the achievement of a goal may take several years before it gets accomplished. Take for instance the case of Samsung’s laser printer business. After years of hard work, the Korean giant is now savoring the fruits of its labor. Just last year, the company added a mind-shattering USD 550 million to its coffers, and recorded 15% annual growth rate. In spite of these flattering figures, Samsung is still discontented. Samsung’s grand ambition is to claim the top spot in global laser printer market by the end of the decade.
 
 
 
With that said, every course of action that Samsung took this year is geared towards that clear objective. For 2009, the company chose Web printing as their key selling point in order to stand out among the competition. Samsung put stress on this proposition on two separate occasions: first at IFA 2009 in Berlin; and more lately, at the regional conference in Singapore. Fortunately, Samsung gave us the opportunity to cover the highlights and sidelights of the latter event, so here they are.
 
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WD My Book, My Passport And SmartWare Launch: External HDD Array Extended

littlelion | 29 September, 2009 13:45

In 2000, the first commercial USB flash drive had a scant storage capacity of 8 megabytes. Today, you can buy a 256 gigabyte USB flash drive in simple terms. The big leap took less than a decade. Mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs) took more than 50 years to reach 256 gigabytes. Certainly, USB flash drives and other flash-based external storage devices are fast becoming more advanced than ever before.
 
 
 
 WD My Book Essential
 
But in spite of this rapid development, external HDDs remain popular among consumers, mainly because they are less expensive than their non-mechanical counterparts. Nevertheless, manufacturers such as Western Digital (WD) are working zealously to make external HDDs not only price-attractive, but appealing in terms of physique, storage size and features. WD realized that way of thinking by unveiling their latest line of My Book and My Passport HDDs, along with the new SmartWare software.
 
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ASUS UX50V Notebook: Slim In Design, But Not In Features And Performance

littlelion | 02 June, 2009 16:56

The two new notebook offerings from ASUS can be simply summed up into one central theme: the enrichment of notebook design through the espousal of elements inspired by the beauty of nature. To be more specific, what we are speaking of are the ASUS Eee PC Seashell netbook, whose design is derived from the image of a marine mollusk, and the ASUS UX50V notebook, which is influenced by the charm of a delicate butterfly. Favorably, for your interest and ours, the latter gracefully landed on us for our perusal and eventually, approval.
 
 
 
More often than not, notebooks with discrete graphics cards are thick and hefty to the point that they contradict with their purpose as mobile computers. Conversely, the ASUS UX50V is slim and relatively light, in spite of being equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce G105M graphics card and a 15.5-inch LED-backlit LCD.
 
 
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Western Digital My Book World Edition: Do Not Judge My Book By Its Cover!

littlelion | 22 May, 2009 13:37

From the outside, the latest My Book World Edition appears similar to the other My Book releases which Western Digital introduced in the past. However, we assure you that it is not. Color white aside, it is an entirely different mammoth of storage unleashed from WD’s stable, arriving with either 1TB or 2TB of hard disk drive storage.

 

 Western Digital’s choice of color makes the My Book World Edition a classy attraction to Apple Mac fans. OS-wise, it’s compatible with Mac OS X Tiger or Leopard. Nonetheless, it’s well-matched with PC users, since it works with Microsoft Windows XP and Vista as well.

 

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They Chat Among Us...

Jase | 20 May, 2007 19:17

A couple of robots walk into a bar and strike up a conversation.

How do you think that would turn out?

 

Comic strip adapted from VGCats.com 

Actually, the Transformers are quite far from the type of robots in question here, (I'm overly excited about the movie, though. Hahaha.) But if you read on, you just might be convinced that the time when man and machine can bump into each other on a street and actually interact with nearly the same level of intelligence is at hand.

Or maybe not. Please read on and decide for yourself.

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Star Wars Episode IV, Old School Style

LordM | 23 April, 2007 16:07

Want to see Star Wars (Ep. 4) on your Windows / DOS?

Then here's just the command for you...

Go to run and type this command: telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

And in a couple of seconds, Star Wars Episode 4 will run in a way you never imagined.

So go on, type in telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl and tell us if this is a great translation from the original. 

**Internet Service Required** 

Thanks to ibsmav who pointed this wonderful file to me.

 

Just How Fast Is Your Internet Connection?

LordM | 11 April, 2007 16:29

Those who use the Internet a lot definitely wants his/her Broadband maximized. Trouble is, a person cannot really measure the speed of his/her upload and download speed just by using IE/Opera/Firefox.

Just how can you check the speed of your connection you ask? A fun and clear way to check is via a web service called Speedtest.

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Whiten Your Teeth Without The Fuss!

LordM | 02 April, 2007 18:29

Ever dreamed of having a set of pearly whites but can't afford the treatments your friendly neighborhood dentist offers?

Whitening toothpaste can't seem to work?

Then why not do it like other people do? Photoshop it.

The steps are simple:

- Use Quick Mask and slowly highlight your yellow teeth.

- Adjust Feather setting

- Adjust the Hue and Saturation Levels

- AND, adjust the Levels

It's as easy as pie really.

If you really want to see it for yourself, then better watch the video.

Defend For Your Lifeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

LordM | 29 March, 2007 17:35

Let's see just how much you can handle until your arm gets numb...

Defend Your Castle

And see just how much nomads you can take. I just got to Level 20 until my fortress gave in...

Play Defend Your Castle

The game is quite simple. Here's the description from the website...

Defend Your Castle takes place on a grassy plain surrounded by invaders. You are the commander of your castle, and at your disposal is an invisible hand for picking up the enemy and flinging them mercilessly to their death. It is a good thing you've got that, at least, for the invaders you face are crafty and employ many different types of soldiers in their quest for your castle.

Attacks come at dawn. The Barbarian invaders arrive in relentless waves until nightfall, when they return to their camp... or sleep in your castle, if you are not capable of defending it. Luckily, however, the game provides a few other tricks up your invisible sleeve. For instance, the capability to convert enemy troops into soldiers to help you defend your walls. You can also purchase upgrades and repairs for your castle, and miraculously, they can be administered overnight, while the barbarian hordes are snoring in their camps!

So assemble your troops, plan your strategy, and defend your castle. It's about time you do.

All Your Base Are Belong To Us!!

LordM | 28 March, 2007 18:18

Tired of those games that have steep requirements? Then better prep yourself, as Hardwarezone now brings to you the Desktop Tower Defense!

Here is the description of the game:

A live action puzzle game written for fun in flash. You have to stop your enemies, or 'creeps', from travelling all the way across the screen. Tower pieces can be purchased and placed on the map to kill the creeps before they make it across. Inspired by a Warcraft 3 tower defense map called Autumn Crossing and a few other TD Warcraft III maps.

If you want to luck your luck, then by my guest. :) Here's the link to the game. Enjoy and tell us your score!

How Fast Is Your Reaction Time?

LordM | 16 March, 2007 18:31

I've had this experiment in High School before wherein I had to catch a ruler that was dropped by my laboratory groupmate.

Of course, I really had a very bad reaction time then. But now I think it is time to get back and prove that I have a fast reaction time...

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Drawing From MS Paint

LordM | 07 March, 2007 18:03

Most of us do not bother to learn how to use MS Paint as there are other "powerful" programs out there that can provide better features and functions. However, it is good to know that there are still some who are able to draw awesome images using this taken-for-granted MS program. What made me say "Wow" is just the fact that he drew it from scratch...

Anyway, take a look at the video and you'll find out what I mean...

Great huh? A drawing of a Shelby GT500 just by using MS Paint. Too bad I don't even know how to harness the power of Paint and use it only when I need to paste something after print screening... Oh, PS does that task better... Hahha. O well.

A Brand New Way To Read Online Text Content

LordM | 15 February, 2007 16:06

Tired of reading articles that are boring and dull in nature? Fear not, as there is a website that "pimps" up the text content of any site...

 

It's called Gizoogle, and it's really gonna turn any website into a fun-filled reading adventure.

Simply place the URL of the website you wish to read differently and watch Gizoogle's magic take over.

Allow me to show you some screencaps of some of the articles we Gizoogled.

Here's another one coming from our main website @ http://www.hardwarezone.com.ph...

Well, although profanities are present in the text, it is still tons of fun to read. So the next time you want to check out online content, maybe it's best to use Gizoogle first.

If you want to Gizoogle your stuff, check out http://www.gizoogle.com today! Tell us what new content it brings to your own personal sites.

Upload And Share All Your Files For FREE!

LordM | 02 January, 2007 11:30

Do you want to share your files to other people without having to send everything via e-mail? Think Imageshack is easy and convenient? Then let me share to you readers a nifty web service that will make file sharing easy and convenient.

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Convert Your Files Without Hassle

LordM | 06 December, 2006 17:04

 

Some of us do not have the skill/time/know-how/patience to convert our document, image, music, and video formats from X file to Y file. In fact, most of us do not even know that there are other formats other than your typical JPEG, DOC, MP3, or AVI files.

Instead of wasting precious time reading up on how to convert different files and/or searching the net for programs that can teach you how to convert files, why not let a website convert it all for you?

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