Stylish Lifestyle PC
Sony has brought to the Middle East the first of its VAIO L Series, the VGC-LA38G, a home mobile Panel PC. The VGC-LA38G is powered by the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5600 (1.83GHz) and 1GB DDR2 SDRAM (upgradable up to 2GB) for high performance. The machine is equipped with a 120GB hard disk, a 15.4-inch Wide TFT color display and VGA CMOS camera. Integrated Wireless LAN, four USB 2.0 ports, Memory Stick and SD Memory Card slots offer extensive connectivity.
The model is bundled with Windows Vista Home Premium (English version), plus a full suite of software applications such as Windows Media Center, DVgate Plus 2.3, VAIO Video & Photo Utility 1.0, Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 (Installer), VAIO Edit Components 6.1 (Installer), WinDVD for VAIO 8.0, Click to DVD 2.6, SoundFLOW, SonicStage CP 4.2, SonicStage Mastering Studio 2.3 and SonicStage Mastering Studio Audio Filter 2.3.
Video Cookbook for Quick Fix Meals
FoodNetwork.com puts users in control of its second Interactive Cookbook featuring 20 video recipes that can be rewound, re-watched and slowed down to fit each user’s need. The Interactive Cookbook stars nutritionist Robin Miller (www.FoodNetwork.com/RobinMiller) and features quick, easy and delicious meals for home chefs on the run. The cookbook includes ideas for “Morphed Meals,” which transforms extra entrees into a second, different dining experience, and “Sweets in a Hurry.” The cookbook also contains practical tips, tools and strategies for planning meals. A meal planner allows users to drag and drop recipes into a weekly meal plan, then populate a printable shopping list and prep planner for meal making ease.
Search Clinical Trials Info
If someone close to you is ill and a cure seems unlikely, take a moment to check out the new service from the Center for Information & Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP). The organization has launched an online service, www.SearchClinicalTrials.org (SCT), a search engine designed to scan the web and compile US clinical research trials, results, news and information.
A free service to the public, SCT is the first search engine to gather and organize information for patients from various registries and portals. The user-friendly database has an advanced search feature, enabling users to customize searches by trial sponsor, disease or condition, drug name and source.
Next Generation Conferencing Speakerphone
The “Quatro” Speakerphone from Phoenix Audio Technologies (www.phnxaudio.com) utilizes next generation digital signal processing technologies aimed at bringing participants closer, even when they are situated far away from the speakerphone. With its multiple microphones and multiple speakers, the Quatro analyzes the room’s acoustics and eliminates noise, reverberations, echoes and other acoustic interferences.
The Quatro operates as an add-on device to existing telephones. It utilizes their Man Machine Interface features — such as dialing, memory storing and others, while seamlessly taking over the audio portion of the communication and replacing it with a processed and improved audio stream.
In addition to the core speakerphone unit, there are a number of “plug in” interface modules that compliment the Quatro. The basic unit comes with a USB interface, connector for optional external speakers and an extension plug for daisy chain or external input connection. Among the Quatro’s “plug in” interface modules are POTS interface (single line and two lines), SIP interface, proprietary PBX interfaces, Video Conferencing Systems interface and more. Most of the modules are available with battery operation.
