Epson is expanding its range of compact photo printers PictureMate Charm model

Although the resolution of modern cameras enough to print large-format photographs, many users prefer size photographs 10x15 cm, for those who want to be able to get these prints, without resorting to laboratory services, the company offered a compact photo printer Epson PictureMate Charm.


New inherited the best features of previous models of line PictureMate, which the manufacturer considers high speed and print quality, the availability of image correction, low-cost prints and their durability. According to Epson, photographs, printed on the PictureMate Charm, in the case of storage under the glass can keep the color up to 96 years, in the case of storage in the album - more than 200 years.
The device is equipped with a screen size of 2.5 inches, with which you can select images for printing, crop them, correct red-eye effect, color effects to choose Print. With the support of memory card formats CompactFlash Type I / II, Secure Digital, SDHC, MMC, xD-Picture Card Type M / H, Microdrive and Memory Stick, a device can print photos without a PC connection. An optional Bluetooth adapter enables wireless connection to a cellular phone or PDA and print, in memory of mobile devices.

Resolution of the printing unit is equal to 5760x1440 dpi. On receipt of one color print device spends 37 seconds. Consumables are supplied in sets of Epson PictureMate Print Packs, including ink and 150 sheets of glossy paper or 100 sheets of matte paper. For use outside the home or office printer can be supplemented with the battery pack.

Printer PictureMate Charm rated manufacturer in $ 150. Home sales is scheduled for October 20.

Source: http://www.epson.com/
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Equip GIGABYTE motherboard GA-P55A-UD4 interfaces USB 3.0 and SATA 6 Gbit/s

On the official forum GIGABYTE has information on what the company plans to equip all motherboards based on chipset Intel P55 Express interfaces, USB 3.0 and SATA 6 Gbit / sec. The first product to receive such improvements will be the new version of the motherboard GA-P55-UD4. Manufacturer specifies that the new board will not replace existing models, and will be sold along with them a little higher price. In order to distinguish between them in marking the updated version is added to the index AG


Motherboard GA-P55A-UD4 designed to work with processors Intel Core i5 and the Core i7 in the performance of LGA 1156. It is equipped with four slots for DDR3 memory slots and two PCI-E x16 with support for SLI configurations, and CrossFireX. Phase Power original model "8 +2 phase" changed to "12 +2 phase".


Support for the two ports of SATA, running at speeds up to 6 Gbit / s, provides the controller Marvell. In contrast to the motherboard ASUS, where the controller is presented in the form of optional expansion boards, the boards GIGABYTE controller integrated.


Two USB 3.0 ports on the rear panel can be identified by insertions blue. Support for USB 3.0 controller provides the NEC. Due to the fact that the standard USB 3.0 is characterized by a high amperage, external drives can be supplied directly from the port USB.


Addition, the new model is equipped with six ports SATA-II ports and two eSATA, eight-channel audio codec, FireWire connector and adapter Gigabit Ethernet.

Technology DualBIOS ensure the smooth functioning of the system due to backup and restore BIOS from backup.

According to the manufacturer, the new motherboards will be available before the end of this year.

Source: http://mbforum.gigabyte.de/
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ASUS gives users a three-dimensional reality in a gift to the gaming notebook G51J

ASUS has announced the release of limited batches of new notebook model G51J-SZ028V. Novelty belongs to the family of ROG (Republic of Gamers) and is intended to provide a sense of the present three-dimensional atmosphere in the games. The package includes pair of wireless 3D-glasses, which can be recharged from the port USB. Display with LED-backlit 15.6 inch diagonal characterized by a 120 Hz refresh rate.


The basis of the notebook is the chipset PM55 Express and processor Intel Core i7 720QM (1,6 GHz). The configuration includes 4 GB of DDR3 1333 MHz memory, hard drive capacity 640 GB (optional two 500 GB) and optical drive Blu-ray. Graphic subsystem represented accelerator NVIDIA GeForce GT260M with 1 GB of memory.


It is worth noting the existence of web-resolution 2-megapixel camera, memory card reader 8-in-1", adapters, Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, backlit keyboard and stereo speakers Altec Lansing. Laptop equipped with a slot for expansion cards, ExpressCard, VGA out and HDMI, four-port USB, as well as connector eSATA. 6 cell battery provides long battery life.

Dimensions model is 395 x 277 x 44 mm, and weight is 3,5 kg. Laptop is running 64-bit operating system Windows 7 Home Premium. In the design of new products predominate characteristic series ROG blue and black colors.

The emergence of a new model in Europe is scheduled for late November.

Source: http://www.asus.com/
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