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Sony 完美工艺设计的展现－VAIO type L 系列

VAIO L 系列分为 LA 及 LB 系列，LA 系列使用19寸屏幕，高达1,680×1,050的分辨率，还用了笔记本电脑用 Core 2 Duo 或 Celeron M 的处理器，可以选择使用NVIDIA GeForce Go 或 Intel 整合式芯片组，最高达500 GB的硬盘，配备摇控器，吸入式的光驱，又可以收看电视，真是完美配备与外型的结合。
LB系列与之前的M系列外型类似，同样使用 1,280×800分辨率的15.4寸屏幕，可以把键盘与屏幕阖上，露出剩下一半的部份来执行不开机音乐播放，且因为大量采用笔记本电脑的配件，像是硬盘采用2.5寸，所以重量才4.5公斤呢！但是较LA系列仅使用整合式芯片组，且少了TV功能，甚为可惜。

Capsule Radio

+ Bleu Ltd's Capsule Radio "is turned on by pulling both sides apart to open. The volume and tuning are adjusted by twisting the middle panels. To turn off the radio, push both sides together to close.". Via DESIGNSPOTTER.

Nokia’s Image Cable Bluetooth Headset

The affectionately named HS-13W Wireless Image Headset from Nokia would rank pretty high on our wishlist this Holiday season, if it weren’t for the price. At least, we think the ladies in our lives might like it. It’s a Bluetooth headset, but not the kind that hangs from your ear and makes you look like a tard. Instead, it hangs down your neck, like, well… like a necklace. This particular device simply does away with the wires (at least, the ones connecting to your cell), and includes a 128 x 128-pixel 4,096-color display. That way, you can see who’s calling without having to fish around for your phone. The display also allows you to interact with your mobile and, say, browse and edit your contacts. You can also store up to 500KB worth of pictures.
We’re a little disappointed that it doesn’t seem to support audio streaming, which would have made it an ideal companion to any musicphone. And, $300 is a lot of money for something that isn’t, say, a truck full of delicious donuts.
[Nokia HS-13W Wireless Image Headset] VIA [Gizmologia]

Top 19 Tips To Get The Most From Your Nokia N91

A few weeks ago, I posted my review for the Nokia N91, a music playing smartphone with a 4GB hard drive. I had concluded that as a music player, the N91 worked great, but as a smartphone, it fell a few steps short of perfection due to a few software issues. It was still fundamentally a good phone, but a little rough around the edges: with 4GBs to handle, some of the applications and features that worked flawlessly on models with smaller memory were choking a little on all those bytes.
Well, some time has passed, and things are looking a lot better. For one, there’s been a firmware upgrade (which I’ve installed) and I’m happy to report that things are running much more smoothly… though not completely flawlessly. I’d have to upgrade my smartphone rating to 8.5/10, up from a 7. And, there’s been lots of discussion here and there about ways of making the most out of the device. So, after the jump, I present to you a rather exhaustive list of tips that should allow you to squeeze all the juice out of the N91. If you’ve dropped the cash on this phone, it might be worth it to take a look or two.
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