Thinnest Laptop

Thinnest Laptop

One of my co-worker is looking for a “small and thin” laptop and I think her search is over. Apple MacBook Air was announced at Mac World this week. Check out the dimensions first: 12.8" wide, 8.94" deep, and 0.16" to 0.76" thin and weight: 3.0 lbs (1.36 kg).

The entire laptop is only 0.76” thick! That is the base + lcd for less than 2 centimeters! This makes this laptop to be the thinnest laptop in the world today. But the immediate trade off is that there is no CD/DVD drive attached and only one USB port. However, the MacBook Air seems to have a new generation of wireless solutions: 802.11n2 and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless technologies. Remote Disc option allows you to easily access other Mac computers’ DVD drive.

To me, the real eye catching component is the multi-touch trackpad, yeah, just like the iPhones…

Another thing worth to mention about the “thinnest laptop” is the 13.3”” widescreen LED supports resolutions up to 1280 x 800. This means you gonna get crystal clear images and good coloring from it.

What’s need to be noticed is the CPU power is not so great considering you can only upgrade it from 1.6GHz to 1.8GHz, and the price nearly doubled (originally at $1799, now $3,098). But you also get an extra of 2GB RAM memory though.

Here are the full specs of the default model: $1799
13.3" Widescreen LED Backlit (1280 x 800)
Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6GHz and 1.5GHz (4MB L2 cache, 800MHz frontside bus)
1.8" 80GB HD (same type in iPod) or 64GB SSD option
Multi-touch trackpad
2GB RAM (667MHz DDR2 SDRAM)
Intel X3100 graphics
Magnetic latch
1 USB 2.0 port, Micro-DVI, Audio out (analog)
802.11n wireless
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
iSight camera built-in
37 watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
optical drive built-in,

PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3 80GB Sony’s PlayStation 3 is the most powerful of the seventh generation of home game consoles, offering advanced online services & access to a wide spectrum of digital media & devices. The PlayStation 3 is also the most cutting-edge of the current generation of game consoles: with a high-definition Blu-ray disc player, 80GB internal hard drive, Wi-Fi, HDMI output, etc. all included in the console (Note: a Sony PS3 console actually costs less than a standalone Blu-ray disc player!) Sony PlayStation 3 Specifications CPU: Cell “Broadband Engine” Processor at 3.2 GHz GPU: RSX "Reality Synthesizer" with 128bit pixel precision, up to 1080p resolution Memory: 256MB XDR main RAM at 400MHz 256MB of GDDR VRAM at 700MHz Media: Blu-ray Disc Also supports: DVD, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R, CD-ROM, CD-RW Wireless DualShock 3 motion-sensitive Controller 7 BlueTooth wireless ports for controllers 2 x USB 2.0 Ports for peripherals Wi-Fi connectivity with Sony PSP 80GB internal 2.5-inch Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive Supports keyboard & mouse input with options for installing Linux OS 2 High-Definition outputs for Cinemascope & double-screen experience Multimedia features: voice & video chat, digital audio & video playback Web browser & Internet access, digital photo viewing & editing

LCD Eye Protection Filter

LCD Eye Protection Filter for 17"-18" Displays
The LCD Filter offers high quality eye protection that is American Optometric Association approved. Reduces eye strain by improving contrast and color definition and reduces glare by 99%. The elegant frameless design will protect the monitor from smudging and damage and will not cover controls and speakers. Fits LCD monitors measuring 17"-18”. Easy installation using adjustable brackets Six layers of superior optical coating on each side reduce up to 99% of glare and reflections Coatings are molecularly bonded to glass, using vacuum deposition technology Minimalist design maintains monitor aesthetic Meets American Optometric Association requirements for long term eye protection

Fits 16" to 18" monitors (dimensions: 14 1/8" x 10 1/2")

Fits monitors up to 2" thick

Static Field Reduction: 99%

UV Shielding: 95%; UVA: 77.4%; UVB: 100%

Optical Qualities: Photopic reflectance of .25% or less

Durability: Meets or exceeds all applicable requirements of MIL-C-675, MIL-C-48497, MIL-C-14806A

Determining the size anti-glare screen your LCD requires. Determine the accurate size of the computer filters you require by measuring your LCD screen diagonally from corner to corner, as demonstrated above.

Dolby noise-reduction system

Dolby NR is the name given to a series of noise reduction systems developed by Dolby Laboratories for use in analogue magnetic tape recording.

The first was Dolby A professional noise reduction for recording studios in 1966, but the best-known is Dolby B (introduced 1968), a simplified version of Dolby A for the home m

arket, which helped make high fidelity practical on cassette tapes, and is common on stereo tape players and recorders to the present day. Of the noise reduction systems, Dolby A and Dolby SR were developed for professional use. Dolby B, C, and, S were designed for the consumer market. All the Dolby variants work by companding, or compressing the dynamic range of the sound during recording and expanding it during playback.

Dolby noise reduction is a form of dynamic preemphasis employed during recording, plus a form of dynamic deemphasis used during playback, th

at work in tandem to improve the signal-to-noise ratio. While Dolby A operates across the whole spectrum, the other systems specifically emphasize the audible frequency range where background tape hiss, an artifact of the recording process that is similar to white noise, is most noticeable (usually above 1 kHz).

The Dolby preemphasis boosts the recorded level of the audio signal at these higher frequencies during recording, effectively compressing the dynamic range of that portion of the signal, so that quieter sounds above 1 kHz receive a proportionally greater boost. As the tape is recorded, the relative amplitude of the signal above 1 kHz is used to determine how much pre-emphasis to apply - a low-level signal is boosted by 10 dB (Dolby B) or 20 dB (Dolby C). As the signal rises in amplitude, less and less pre-emphasis is applied until at the "Dolby level" (+3 VU), no signal modification is performed.

The sound is thus recorded at a higher overall level on the tape relative to the tape's overall noise level, requiring the tape formulation to preserve this specially recorded signal without distortion. On playback, the opposite process is applied (deemphasis), based on the relative signal component above 1 kHz. Thus as this portion of the signal decreases in amplitude, the higher frequencies are progressively more sharply attenuated, which also filters out the constant background noise on the tape when and where it would be most noticeable.

computer speakers

Computer speaker

Computer speakers, or multimedia speakers, are external speakers, commonly equipped with a low-power internal amplifier. The standard audio connection is a 3.5mm (1/8 inch) stereo jack plug often colour-coded lime green (following the PC 99 standard) for computer sound cards.A plug and socket for a two-wire (signal and ground) coaxial cable that is widely used to connect analog audio an

d video components. Also called a "phono connector," rows of RCA sockets are found on the backs of stereo amplifiers and numerous A/V products. The prong is 1/8" thick by 5/16" long. A few use an RCA connector for input. There are also USB speakers which are powered from the 5 volts at 200 milliamps provided by the USB port, allowing about half a watt of output power.