NVIDIA and Asus Unwrap Transformer Prime Tablet

 NVIDIA and Asus Unwrap Transformer Prime Tablet with Tegra 3 Processor

The Asus Transformer Prime, in docked configuration.

 

 

 Asus and Nvidia have collectively taken the wraps off the next-generation version of Asus' well-received Transformer tablet line, and the new system aims to carve out a slice of the premium tablet market. It's far from a sure bet given the tremendous difficulty Android tablets have had cracking into the iPad-dominated industry, but the Prime impresses at least, so far. We reserve final judgment until we've actually seen shipping hardware. 

 

 

 

The Transformer Prime incorporates Nvidia's new Kal-El processor and it's one of Tegra 3's upper-end launch systems. We've discussed Kal-El in depth several times before; the new chip contains a fifth 'Companion Core' to reduce idle power consumption and contains 12 GPU cores, up from Tegra 2's eight. NV claims that Tegra 3's GPU is up to 3x faster than Tegra 2's thanks to additional architectural enhancements.                                                                                                                               

 

The Transformer Prime uses the same dock as the Transformer and the tablet itself is the same size and offers the same size screen at a 1200x800 resolution. One new feature of the Prime, however, is what Asus is calling "Super IPS+." The display's normal brightness tops out at ~500 nits, but the Prime offers an alternate 'Super IPS' mode that pushes display brightness up to 600 nits for use in bright outdoor environments.
  

System ports and additional info

 

 

Asus has also worked with Nvidia to improve touch-screen lag and claims the screen responds with just a 50ms lag time, compared to an average lag of 110ms on competitor's products. Battery life has improved over the Transformer's claimed 9.5/16 hours for mobile and docked mode; the Transformer Prime can supposedly run 12 hours independently and up to 18 hours when connected to the dock. When we asked Asus how it conducted its battery life tests, the company responded: " In addition, battery life results were obtained with a constant 720P video playback with all ports on and screen brightness at 60nits.  We are still optimizing battery life with NVIDIA and expect these numbers to hold true or improve slightly."

The new tablet will launch with Honeycomb 3.2, but Asus intends to offer an update to Ice Cream Sandwich once it finishes testing that OS.
 

  

 

Asus is positioning the Prime remarkably well, at least as far as the original Transformer is concerned. An extra $100 buys you 16GB more storage, a significantly faster system, and an improved camera, plus the Super IPS+ display. There's no arguing that the Transformer Prime's specs are much stronger than those on the iPad 2 even if Kal-El only matches the A6 overall, the Transformer Prime would come out ahead in terms of its price/performance ratio. It's an impressive, exciting machine and we're curious to see if the new generation of Android tablets can finally chip away at Apple's iPad.

  

 Unfortunately for Asus, it's unclear if impressive specifications and good design are going to be enough. Thus far, none of the manufacturers that've introduced Android tablets have seen them go on to become smash hits, though we suspect the less-hyped devices from smaller players have done far better than the dramatic failures of the Motorola Xoom or BlackBerry PlayBook. Even so, the Transformer Prime is expensive, all the more so considering Asus wants $149 for a keyboard with a small battery, USB 2.0 port, and an SD slot in it. That's not nearly the rip off that the Atrix 4G's dock was earlier this year, but it's scarcely a compelling value. $649-749 buys a nice laptop these days, and we're not convinced that the Transformer Prime's price structure is going to win it any converts.

 Somehow, in all the excitement over the iPad 2, OEMs have apparently forgotten that netbooks became popular precisely because they didn't cost as much as full size noteboooks. Nvidia's Tegra 3 isn't going to be able to match the performance of an x86 laptop, which is going to make it harder for any tablet this expensive to carve out a niche for itself, particularly given the enormous economic uncertainty gripping the US and Europe. With tablets like the Kindle Fire set to debut at $199, Asus may have priced the Transformer Prime too high for the buyers it's hoping to attract.

Who Else Needs Motivation?

 

You maybe? Are you not sure how to motivate yourself? It is not hard to learn how to do it. Wikipedia states that “Motivation is the driving force by which humans achieve their goals.”

If you have set up your goals, you should not have a problem with self-motivation.  If you haven’t, then you may find yourself in a need for goal setting.Setting up goals is, in a way, crucial in life, they help us to move forward.  Once you have set up your lifetime goals, set up a plan of smaller goals for 25 years, 10 years, 5 years, 1 year, to a 6 month plan, and a 1 month plan of progressively smaller goals that should help you achieve lifetime goals.  Finally set up daily activities – priorities that will work towards your lifetime goals.

Tip: goals should be crystal clear. It is hard to get where you want if you don’t know what you want. Avoid ambiguous goals.

Sense of achievement of your goals should be enough to motivate you daily. You can also create a wish book, or a wall, that contains all the photos of all the things you want to achieve and experience in your life. Motivation comes from within, so make sure that you know what motivates you.

Your motivational thoughts should be your first thoughts when you wake up in the morning, throughout the day and your last thoughts before you fall asleep. Remember, you can pick your thoughts, so make sure you choose the right ones, the ones that are motivating you.A good technique is to bring your inner child back, and the wishes you had as child back into your own life. Children don’t know how to stop; they don’t stop until they get what they want. When babies learn how to walk, they don’t stop trying after they fell, they get up and try again.

That is motivation in itself.

If haven’t seen it yet, see the movie “World Fastest Indian” with Anthony Hopkins. In that movie the main character is chasing his dream for 25 years. Do you think he got it? Do you think he was not motivating himself? What he said in one dialog was, and still is, epic “If you don’t chase your dreams, you might as well be a vegetable.”

How to motivate yourself:

1. Set up goals, make a wish book
2. Start and finish your day with your most motivating, positive, thoughts
3. Believe in your values, believe in yourself. Think of kangaroos, they can only move forward – that should be the way you are going in your life.

Action time. Revise your motivational skills. Motivation is a skill that can be learned. Use the tips above; make a list of motivation hot buttons and techniques that you will start to use from today.

Eid ul Adha Wishes to all

 assalamu alaikum wa-rahmathullaye wa-barakathvum
Advanced Eid ul adha wishes to all muslim brothers & sisters in the world. Please pray for all muslim brothers & sisters in the world to stay peace & calm.

Samsung launches Galaxy Note in India at Rs 34,990

Samsung launched the newest member of its Galaxy lineup of smartphones and tablets in India - Galaxy Note at Rs 34,990.

Samsung launched the newest member of its Galaxy lineup of smartphones and tablets in India - Galaxy Note at Rs 34,990.The Galaxy Note is nominally a smartphone, albeit with a massive 5.3 inch HD Super AMOLED display.With a host of tablet-like features, Samsung’s taken to rather breathlessly calling the Note “the next chapter of the mobile industry.”The phone’s giant size and the inclusion of Samsung’s digital S pen for on-screen scribing do add to the smartphone/tablet conversation.Samsung promises a 180 degree viewing angle, which should make for more relaxed and less-squinty video sharing.The 1280×800 resolution also means less zooming and scrolling when surfing the web and dealing with any business-related tasks like going over PowerPoints.On the hardware side of things, the Note runs a 1.4GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM and 16GB or 32GB of built in storage.The Note has a pair of cameras, one with 8MP on the rear and a 2MP device on the front. The Note has a host of productivity software as well as a built-in stylus that slides right into the phone’s body.The S Pen allows users to scribble to their heart’s content without using their clumsy fingertips.The included S Memo software offers a platform to combine pictures, audio and handwritten notes and drawings that can be packaged and sent via text or email. (Image courtesy: Samsung)

 

TOP 10 FUTURISTIC CONCEPT LAPTOP DESIGNS

The technology world is always exciting and unpredictable. It changes  all the  time. You never know what technology will be there in the next  5, 2, or even the next year. 30 years ago,  nobody thought that everyone would need a  personal computer. 20 years  ago, our parents would never dream of a small,  portable PC that we call  laptop nowadays. Over time, thousands of models of  laptops of all  sizes have been introduced, but nobody knows what else is to come.  The  best we can do is to take a look into the future with our  Top 10 Futuristic Concept laptop designs, They are astoundingly sexy concept laptops with  spellbinding features and cutting technology

It’s gonna be the jaw-dropping and fanciful world of the future laptops, if so ever, they happen to be real . Extremely lightweight, ultra-sleek and surprisingly flexible, the future laptop designs amazingly gulp all the clutter for a most handy and convenient experience.

Vaio Zoom

Vaio Zoom notebook features a holographic glass screen that goes transparent and a keyboard that turns opaque when turned off. Turn it on and the touchscreen holographic festivities begin.

PlantBook

The system uses an external water tank, hence the Plantbook continuously absorbs water when soaking it in water and generates electrolysis using power stored in a solar heat plate installed on the top. In this process, it is operated using hydrogen as energy source and discharges oxygen. If put it into a water bottle while do not use it, it automatically charges a battery and discharges oxygen. A leaf-shaped strap hanging on the top is made with silicon. It plays a role of a hand ring and a green LED indicates when the battery is charged. Using this LED, users can check how much spare capacity the batter has.

LG Ecological

LG Ecological laptop concept uses fuel cell batteries and features organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display technology, it received a Red Dot Award nomination for best concept design.

COMpenion

Compenion concept laptop by Felix Schmidberger consists of two sliding OLED screens, one of which can be used as a keyboard, where necessary.

Flexi PDA

Flexi PDA concept which is very cool but not for those that prefer something stylish or neutral. What’s unique here is the flexible display that would allow us to open the system and change its form, as Daniel Alexander, its designer describes it. According to him, this laptop would fold base on the flexible screen technology, allowing us to use it as a mobile phone even outside because it is also waterproof.

Fujitsu Fab PC

Closer to reality is Fujitsu Fab PC laptop concept that has an electronic paper display type, e-ink, with tissue covering, which makes it very flexible and lightweight. It would look like an office folder when opened.

Moonlight Laptop

The Moonlight by Teo Braun seems to be the most unrealistic concept so far, yet is pretty fascinating. It looks like a moon and features dual-curved screens with the bigger measuring 16:9 and the smaller 4:3. The lower display works as the annex of the bigger screen, and is also touchscreen and mouse for the system.

MAC Folder

After Macbooks, there could be Mac Folders. Designer Tryi Yeh has designed it to work likeiPod Touch to iPhone interfaces, which is multi-touch enabled. 12. MacTab. Wow, it makes you crave for it withsuch sleek-built. The Mac Tab itself is surprisingly thin plus also has an ultra-thin keyboard, which is also used as the notebook’s protective shield.

DRoll

Hua Hua’s D-roll, or Digital roll, laptop concept is a proof that roll up laptops are the future. It has super thin screen and keyboard that you can wrap around the axle lookalike part. The straps double as USB ports and the detachable webcam can either be used on the computer or worn on your wrist.

TOP TEN TIPS TO AVOID BATTERY ISSUE ON IPHONE 4S

 Each and every user is facing the problem that became so hectic these days for them. This issue is not only concerned specifically concerned with the iPhone 4S users but also to the general users who have upgraded to iOS 5 from iOS 4. This one is the problem reported by the users. Well if you are one of those individuals, don’t worry we have top 10 best tips to bank battery life on iPhone 4S.

If your battery on iPhone 4/3GS on iOS 5 is considerably low as compared to iOS 4, you can also use the below methods to improve battery life as they will work on others too not just specially for the iPhone 4S.

1.You should turn off Setting time Zone on your device, for which you should turn Setting Time Zone off just head over to Settings> Location services> System services. There you will see an option to turn off Time Zone settings, once you have turned it off you battery life will improve

2. To improve the battery life simply turn your Wi-Fi off. To do that head over to your settings and turn it off.

3.Also you should Disable All Location Services as they drain your battery life, this includes the Find My Friends, Find My iPhone and the important Siri (Siri does require location based services)

4. you should also Turn Off Vibrations. Turning off vibrations seems that it won’t affect the battery at all but sometimes it does, in fact if you are a heavy user it would affect you. To turn off head over to Settings> Sounds.

5. While most people will tell you to keep your brightness at “Auto”, there is one downside of it, when you are in a place that is dark your screen automatically increases brightness this affects the battery life. So simply keep your brightness at medium level.

6. Having push notifications cost you battery power loss. To avoid such loss you should  Simply turn off your push notifications and you will manage to save some battery life.

7. To save your battery you can turn your iCloud off to save some previous battery, but if you use this you won’t be able to use iCloud features. To turn it off head over to Settings>iCloud>Documents & Data and tick Use Cellular to off.

8. As a user of iPhone 4Syou must know that it is kept on constant iTunes Wi-Fi Sync it would be wise to turn it off. Only keep it at sync when you need to. To turn iTunes Wi-Fi sync off head over to settings app.

9. You must have enabled diagnostics and are experiencing battery loss. Maybe you should stop sending Apple diagnostics as it sends out data which drains battery life.

10.If somehow the tips mentioned above does not works better to resolve the battery life issue on iPhone 4S or iOS 5. Then you must go for the last tip which must help you out to bug out of situation. Before completely restoring your iPhone 4S remember to keep a back, just in case you mess up something.

This is all from our side to help you out get out of the situation and save your battery for your iPhone 4S. I am very sure that these tips will surely going to help you out a lot and will save your battery. Good luck

8 Games With Realistic Sweat Effects

Sweat .effects! That’s one of the most ignored part of the visuals. Yep, I’m totally serious. Why, you ask? It’s because it shows the developers ability to concentrate on the detail and pay attention to the finer parts. It might not make a lot of sense when you look at it but it does enhance the overall visuals and the look of the characters. Making believable characters can really immerse you in the game, so the animations and yes, sweat effects; especially in genres like sports all work together to bring that realistic feel. We bring you 8 games with realistic sweat effects that you may have never noticed while playing these games. Take a look at them below.

FIFA 10

Sports games are all about guys sweating in one way or another (he says whilst trying to maintain an air of heterosexuality), and it is thus that FIFA, one of the most popular sports franchises needs decent sweat effects. Though the visuals get better with each instalment, it was in 2010 that the perspiration effects really began to show.

Fight Night Champion 3

Fight Night has always been good at rendering sweat, but what is most impressive is how the sweat isn't locked on to the character models. Just look in this image at how the sweat flies off as the guy takes a punch to the face. Classic.

Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain is one of the best looking games of this generation, and the title is indicative of the moving water particles that the game renders so brilliantly. Mixed in with this rain though is sweat, and it rolls down the cheeks of the characters in a way that is mind-blowing.

UFC 2009

Another great example of sweaty (and I'm sure entirely straight) men getting sweaty and grappling each other on the floor in increasingly manly ways. The series' 2009 release offered many improvements, but it was the graphical flourishes that were the biggest step up. Just look at the perspiration roll.

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Sweat patches are the name of the game. It's a subtle but telling technique of visual quality, an apt attribute for a game such as Uncharted 2 to have. It's considered one of the best looking games ever, and that's for damn good reason.

Virtua Tennis 4

Another example of a surprising visual jump. As the first Virtua Tennis title to grace our current generation of consoles, Sega pulled out all the stops when it came to character models. The detail was exceptional, with every bead of sweat looking immaculate.

WWE 2007

Sweaty men giving each other big scary hugs just wouldn't look right without the sweat. It really began to shine (literally and figuratively) with WWE 2007. It's been getting better ever since, but 2007 was the first big step for the series in terms of sweat rendering.

NBA 2K11

Basketball is sweaty, tiring and difficult, a list of reasons why decent players are respected. The blood, sweat and tears that go into the game have always been represented in the NBA games, (the sweat has at least) and 2K11 did a great job of upping the attention to details such as this.