Gizmodo: series

Gateway One ZX6800, ZX4800 All-in-Ones Go Multi-Touch for Windows 7

Danny Allen — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:16:12 EDT

Windows 7 is just around the corner, and Gateway's new 23-inch ZX6800 and 20-inch ZX4800 all-in-one PCs are ready for your greasy multi-finger gestures. They also include a bunch of custom touch-enabled apps for managing music, photos, and social networks.

The $1400 ZX6800 has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 (1080p), and can also double as an HDTV—it has with a built-in TV tuner, remote control, 5.1-channel audio, and 5-watt stereo speakers. It's powered by a 2.33GHz Core 2 Quad 2.33GHz processor, 8GB of DDR3-1333 RAM, and 1GB ATI Radeon HD 4570 graphics.

And for an all-in-one, the storage looks pretty damn sweet: a 64GB solid-state drive handles the OS and apps, and you get a 1TB hard disk for your media. Good stuff. The ZX6800 also has 8x DVD writer, multi-card reader, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Gigabit ethernet, HD webcam, 6 USB slots, and an eSATA slot.

Meanwhile, the $750 ZX4800 is a 20-incher (1600 x 900) with a 2.1GHz Pentium Dual Core T4300 processor, 4GB of DDR2-800 RAM, 750GB hard disk, and pithy Intel X4500HD integrated graphics. The ZX4800 doesn't have the ZX6800's TV tuner or SSD, but the rest of its specs and connectivity are the same.

Both Windows 7 all-in-ones are set to arrive in late October/early November.

Sony S and E Series Walkmans Hit Stores Next Month

Danny Allen — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:55:49 EDT

We already knew a bunch about the S Series, but Sony has now confirmed the 2.4-inch (QVGA) LCD player will be $110 (8GB) and $130 (16GB). Less expected: A cheaper E Series Walkman will arrive at the same time.

The S Series also has a recordable FM tuner (with 30 presets), and a Lithium Ion battery rated for a 42 hours of audio, or 6.4 hours of video playback. That's pretty decent...unless you use the built-in stereo speakers. Rocking out loud will drop music listening to 17 hours, and video playback to 5 hours.

As expected, format support includes JPG photos, MP3/WMA/AAC audio and H264/MP4/WMV 30fps video.

Though the E-Series has a similar design, it ditches speakers, and the screen has been shrunk to 2-inches (still QVGA). It also has most of the same file format support but H.264 is noticeably absent. It does do 30fps WMV video, though. How much will these cut backs save you? The 8GB model is $80; the 16GB is $100.

Both Walkmans have a variety of color options, and support iTunes 8.1 and Windows Media player. [PR Newswire]

Dealzmodo: TiVo Series 2 Free After Rebate

Jason Chen — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:00:29 EDT

TiVo must be wanting to clear out its back stock of Series 2 machines, because we haven't see many of these free after rebate deals for a while. From now until September 8 (when the rebate expires), you can your own 80-hour Series 2 for $0 after mail-in rebate. Your service has to be activated by October 8, or else everything gets thrown out the window. [Bargainist]

When's CableCARD 2.0 Getting Here?

Jason Chen — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:30:26 EDT

Engadget HD has the story on why CableCARD 2.0—the standard that everyone's waiting for to provide bi-directional high- def cable support like video on demand—isn't here yet. Turns out the standard for bi-directional certification isn't there, and the associations and coalitions of companies can't agree to agree on what's needed for certification.

Come July 1, when the government mandate that says all set-top-boxes need to have CableCARD support goes into effect, cable companies will be rolling out M-Card bi-directional cards that can activate dual-tuner DVRs from just one slot. But still, the problem is on the software side, which means TiVo Series 3s and Vista CableCARD machines won't be doing bi-directional support until a standard is there.

So the actual headline should probably be "There is no CableCARD 2.0...yet." – Jason Chen

There is no CableCARD 2.0 [Engadget HD]

TiVo Series 3 eSATA Upgrade FAQ

Jason Chen — Mon, 07 May 2007 22:00:13 EDT

The guys at tivocommunity have a nice FAQ up about how to upgrade your TiVo Series 3 with an external eSATA drive. Although it's not "officially supported", with the maximum 1TB external drive in addition to the internal one, you can get a good 1.25TB chunk of space to hold all your shows.

Head over to the forums to find out which drives and enclosures have been confirmed to work—which should be updated frequently—and various other gotchas you should look out for when doing your own upgrade. Brian will get right on it as soon as he's done cleaning the bodily fluids off. – Jason Chen

Series 3 Upgrade FAQ [TiVo Community]

Dealzmodo: TiVo Series 3 $680

Jason Chen — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:44:31 EDT

Who: You
What: TiVo Series 3
Where: TiVo Community Store
When: Until Sunday
How: Code word TCDEAL
Why: Because $680 is better than $799

– Jason Chen

Product Page [TiVo Community Store via Zatz Not Funny]

TiVo Lets You Transfer Your Lifetime Subscription To Series 3 For $199

Jason Chen — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 18:45:19 EDT

How generous of TiVo to allow you pay $199 for the ability to keep on using the so-called "Lifetime Subscription" in your new TiVo Series 3 units. As you may know, the lifetime subscription feature has been cancelled on all new sales of TiVos, including on the upcoming Series 3 box. Now, if you've already purchased a lifetime subscription for your Series 1 or 2 device, you can fork over two benjis and have the magnanimous people at TiVo let you continue to use what you paid for.

To recap, $800 for a Series 3, $200 for TiVo, and a couple more dollars for tax and shipping. I'm sorry sir, it looks like you won't be able to buy that thing you wanted this month. You know, food. – Jason Chen

Picture of the Day: My Lifetime or Yours? [Zatz not Funny]

TiVo Series 3 - Yes, It has Dual HDTV Tuners

Noah R — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 21:30:13 EST

Apparently TiVo has been giving up some details about the Series 3 today—no official announcements, but the writer at Megazone has somehow gotten the scoop. It's an HDTV unit with two CableCARD slots in back, and a window that shows what you are watching/recording while it's at work.

Yes, the unit is dual-tuner - actually, like the HD DirecTiVo it can use any two of the tuners it has, and it has six. 2 cable tuners, 2 ATSC tuners, and 2 NTSC tuners. Yes, it supports digital and analog cable, digital ATSC OTA, and analog NTSC OTA.

The remote has been upgraded, too. I'll get over to TiVo first thing tomorrow and update with more info.

TiVo shows Series3 HDTV Cable Card unit at CES [TiVo Lovers]
Mirrored at Zatz Not Funny...

Sony A Series MP3

tgrumet — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:44:09 EDT

Check out the Sony A series, limited edition NW-A1000. A 6GB player in jet black, it's small, smooth and retro looking and has a 128x128 pixel OLED. Measuring 55x15x88mm it weighs in at just 109 grams. But here's something odd, it supports MP3, ATRAC3 and ATRAC3plus, but for WMA, you'll have to add an upgrade which won't be released til December. Plays about 20 hours of music on a full charge and costs $280.

Sony A series NW-A1200/B with 8 GB storage [New Launches]

Sony Does Fashion Color Vaios

tgrumet — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:29:38 EDT

I don't know why it's taken so long for computer or CE companies to splash some color into their products. I think the iPod Mini proved that people will pay for (and actually want) a different color chassis. Motorola is finally making a Pink and Blue RAZR, and now Sony has introduced a line of new Vaios, called the FJ series that come in five different colors. "Onyx Black, Pearl White, Sky Blue, Jade Green and Raspberry Red casings are accented by similar shades on the bezels and palm rests of each PC." These will all have 14.1-inch widescreen displays, Integrated Intel(R) Centrino(TM) mobile technology, a serial ATA hard drive and DDR2 memory. Also expect integrated 802.11b/g wireless LAN, onboard DVD+R double layer/DVD+/-RW drive, an i.LINK(R) (IEEE 1394) and two USB 2.0 ports as well as a Memory Stick(R) media slot. Of course, just to make things a little harder, you can only buy the Onyx Black in stores this month. For any other color, you'll have to go to sonystyle.com starting November.

Powerfully Chic: Sony Notebooks Show Their Fall Colors [PR Newswire]