Are you looking for a netbook that best suited for your kids? This HP Mini 100e is maybe one of many options for that need. Netbook for kids must have several requirements. First, it must be strong enough to deal with what children may treat it. Second, it must be able to put up with splash of water. And third, it has to be equipped with software that can support the kid to be more productive in exploring their world. HP Mini 100e is the newest netbook from HP that will be available on the market this July. The cute design is best suited for kids. Even older people like you will be tempted to give it a try. Have a look at what Mini 100e brings:
Compared to other usual netbooks out there, HP Mini 100e's specification is not that different. It has 10.1 inch display with 1024 x 600 pixels, full QWERTY keyboard, and of course Wi-Fi and Ethernet connection. So what is so special about HP Mini 100e? HP Mini 100e is specially designed for kids. That's why this kid's netbook is equipped with some specific features for children. The hinges that connect its CPU and the screen are made from metal. Its keyboard is made to put up with water's splashes. From the software side, this Mini 100e is powered with Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Math, and Microsoft Security Essentials.
On the last June, Kingston had just released its newest memory card, the Kingston 64GB SDXC (secure Digital eXtended Capacity) UHS-1 Class 10. This new memory card brings the new technology in it. What is SDXC? SDXC is a new standard given by Secure Digital Association (SDA) for SD card that has capacity from 32 GB up to 2 TB. Besides its bigger capacity, the SDXC card also offers a higher data transfer rate while maintaining the shape of popular SD card. This SDXC Kingston's card is fully compatible with other SDA memory cards with 3.01, UHS-1 version. UHS-1 is the abbreviation of Ultra-High Speed Bus1 that becomes the new architecture of SDXC to let it has a maximum transfer rate 104MB/sec., and 300MB/sec. In the near future, SDXC card will use exFAT file system that will no longer compatible with SDHC or traditional SD card. The next Digital Camera and Video Camera from Canon and Panasonic) are now developed to have an SDXC slot on them. Other electronic products will also support SDXC. Among many popular electronic peripherals, those which will take advantage of this fast storage are HDTV, Blue-Ray Disc Player, navigational gadgets, cell phones, and computers.
Toshiba has just released the world's first double screens notebook. The Toshiba Libretto. It is really a breakthrough! Beside this new breathtaking notebook, Toshiba also launched its newest ultra portable notebook, the Toshiba Portege R700. Look at how Toshiba designed this Portege R700. It has 13.3 inch screen, with 1.39 kilograms weight. But it is only 2.57 cm thick. How about that? Although Toshiba Portege R700 is "that" thin, it doesn't mean that it is not tough for your daily computing need.
It is powered with Intel's newest processors. You have an option to choose the i3, i5, or i7. Of course it depends on how deep you put your hand into your pocket. This Toshiba notebook uses bee's nest structure like, just like as what have been used on carbon layer at F-1 cars to strengthen its material without adding some extra weigh. Portege R700 is also the first Toshiba's notebook that uses Fresh Air Cooling Technology to keep it cool even if you use it in a long time computing.
Toshiba Portege R700 is one of the newest Toshiba notebook on the market today. Among other newest Toshiba line up, the R700 brings some new features. Here is the specification:
Interface: 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB/e-SATA combo port (Sleep and Charge), RGB, HDMI, External Mic(stereo), External Headphone(stereo), SD card reader, docking connector.
High Definition video format maybe now the star in video's technology. But it doesn't mean that the Standard Definition (SD) video format has loosen its charm. Canon Legria F36 comes to claim its place as the leader in SD video format camcorder. SD video still offers you a great image quality.
From their features and specification, you can see that Canon Legria HF S200 and Canon Legria HF S21 are almost identical. One of their identical feature is the Smart Auto. At first, this Smart Auto feature introduced on Canon's digital cameras. But now you can also enjoy the great Smart Auto feature on your Canon HD camcorder. Smart Auto is a mode to let you record your videos a lot easier, especially for new users and beginners. With this feature, your Canon camcorder will automatically detect and analyze the brightness, color, distance, and movement. Based on the result then, the camcorder will choose the best setting for the scenes that are being taken. There are 31 different scenes that are recognized by this Smart Auto feature on Canon's HD camcorders like the Legria HF S200 and Legria HF S21 without any interfere from the user.
Another interesting feature of this Legria HF S200 is the use of 8,59 mega pixel CMOS sensor. It has 10x optical zoom and Powered IS feature. Beside the Dynamic SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization, the Powered IS provides a higher compensation for any disturbing movements. It will reduce any unwanted blurred videos when you use it to take videos with maximum zooming. You can activate this pretty great feature by pushing the Powered IS button on LCD panel. The Powered IS feature is actually adopted from Canon Binocular. It guarantees a great sharp and focus videos or photo. Now, the question is what are the differences between HF S21 and HF S200? The main difference is the amount on their internal memory. HF S21 has 64GB flash memory, while the HF S200 has no internal memory. That's why you have to spend extra money to buy separate memory card. The other difference is that HF S200 has now electronic viewfinder. All tasks are supposed to be done on its LCD screen. These Canon Legria HF S21 and HF S200 are camcorders with rich and powerful features. It is really the best choice for advanced users. Are you?
Compared to other CanonLegria's series, this Canon Legria FS306 is the most compact and simplest camcorder. Looking from its weight, well, it cannot be categorized as a very light weight camcorder. FS306 is 225 grams. But, its small size makes it comfortable to bring it anywhere you want to go. The same as Canon Legria FS36, the FS306 also records video in SD (Standard Definition) format. It has 41x Advanced Zoom feature in default mode. Beside that, FS306 also gives you 37x optical zoom. It equivalent with 2000x digital zoom. This high level zooming is a result of the Dynamic Image Stabilization facility of this camcorder. This image stabilizer has the biggest role to make sure that the videos you are shooting are smoothly flow. It simply enables you to record videos as you walking up the stairs or walking along the street. All you have to do is just by switching from Standard Mode into Dynamic Range. This Canon Legria FS306 has some more additional feature that are also available on FS36, that are Video SnapShot and Pre REC and Quick Start Mode. The Video SnapShot and Pre REC feature is not proprietary of FS306 and FS36. The other six Canon Legria series also have them.
How to operate Video SnapShot feature? It is pretty simple to operate the Video SnapShot feature on Legria FS306. You only need to push the record button and a four seconds length video clip will be automatically taken. This is always happen when you push the record button. Why 4 seconds? Because that is the average length of a TV standard cutting. But you can set the Video SnapShot to record in 2 or 8 seconds. While on the Pre REC mode, the camcorder will start to record video about 3 seconds before you push the record button. This three seconds recording will be automatically added into your video. This is to make sure that you don't miss your unrepeatable moments. Don't forget to choose the Standby Quick Start mode to let your Legria FS306 active in less than one second without pushing any button, but spread the LCD screen. And then how to make and replay those video clips? You don't even need a PC to do this. Choose some clips you want play, add them into a list. It is also possible for you to add some music. Canon has added some free music tracks inside this Legria FS306 for you to use. Of course you can upload your very own tracks. Just make sure that they are in WAV music format with included Music Transfer Utility. Canon Legria FS 306 is available in three body colors: silver, red, and blue. Buy Canon Legria FS 306 from Amazon.com
Canon Legria HF S21 is the most excellent camcorder among those eight new Canon camcorders that launched recently. The Legria HF S21 is dedicatedly made for those who want premium quality video image, a great maximum storage, and creative manual control over the camcorder. This camcorder is really great. It lets you to record full HD videos (1920x1080, 24MBits/sec) in a very practical way. Why is that so? Because once you buy it, unbox the Canon Legria HF S21 out, you can directly get it ready to record your videos. How could it be? Because it has already completed with 64GB flash memory. And for you to know, with this 64 GB internal flash memory, you are able to take about 24 hours HD videos!!! As long as you set it up to the lowest HD video setting, the LP setting (1440x1080 5Mbit/sec). If you use the full HD video setting, you have 30 minutes. Quite amazing, right? If this 64GB internal flash memory storage is not sufficient for your need, you can add your own SD (secure Digital) memory card. This Canon Legria HF S21 has two SD card slots. So, if you have two 32GB SD card, you can get 128GB. Anyone will be satisfied.
Canon Legria HF S21 has 8.59 megapixel CMOS sensor. It gives you up to five recording modes. You can set the bitrate, starting from 24MBps up to 5MBps. Beside that you can set the resolution. Just decide whether you want the videos to be enjoyed on the web, or a more professional videos. You are also given 25 cinematic effects to make your videos look as if they were taken by a pro. What else is interesting from Canon Legria HF S21? Its recording flexibility! This camcorder has manual control for you to take a full control on how you want to take the videos. You can manually control the focus, exposure, and white balance. This ability can be activated with the small dial button on the left side of the camcorder. What is good with this manual setting? Once again, it means you have a full control. This will let you decide on how the videos will be. Of course there are many other sophisticated features available in Legria HF S21. But is there anything really new in this great Canon camcorder? Yes, it is the LCD. It has 3.5 inch touch screen LCD! Canon claims that this is the widest touch screen LCD on a camcorder in the market today. Well, it sacrifices the size. You cannot put this 10x optical zoom Canon camcorder inside your jacket's pocket. Canon Legria HF S21 uses a resistive touch screen, just like iPhone’s touch screen. It means you have to push a little harder on its surface to choose a menu. It will be a lot easier to operate it with a stylus pen. Unfortunately, you have to buy it separately. The LCD itself is performs amazingly. What if you have to record clips in a low light condition? No problem. The Legria HF S21 will increase the light level on the image without even reducing the whole video's quality. Beside this gorgeous touch screen LCD, there is also a color viewfinder. It is a plus for the camcorder, since there many not many camcorders out there with this viewfinder. Although it might be better if the viewfinder is bigger than just 0,27 inch. Along with the package, you'll get Pixela Image Mixer 3 SE. This software will let you convert your videos into many video format. Beside that, there is also an HD-to-SD conversion feature inside the camcorder. You can simply slip an SDHC card to the memory slot, choose video clips you want to convert, and then save them in SD format (Standard Definition format).
Do you have a camcorder? If you don't have one, then you should consider some new Canon's camcorders. There are eight consumers camcorder models. Canon calls these models as Canon Legria. Those are Legria HF S21, HF S200, HF M31, HF M300, HF R16, HF R18, FS36, FS 306.Each of them is aimed at different market. The Canon Legria HF S, HF M, and HF R series have the Full HD (High Definition - 1920x1080) video. While the Canon FS series are able to record video in Standard Definition (SD) video. And the Legria HF S21 and HF M31/M300 will give you an intuitive touch screen.
Flash Memory
These new eight Canon's camcorders use flash memory as their storage, not a miniDV, DVD, or hard disk to save captured videos. Flash memory has become the trigger of video's development. Andrew Koh, the Director and General Manager of Consumer Imaging and Information Division at Canon Singapore, hopes that Flash memory will be a dominant storage format in the future. Canon started launching flash based camcorders in 2008.
In Indonesia, Canon launched Legria camcorder series in Surabaya, East Java, not in Jakarta like usual. After the launching, Canon held a demo in Bromo, a famous mountain in East Java.
If you want to know more about these Canon Legria camcorders, here they are:
Are you looking for a netbook that best suited for your kids? This HP Mini 100e is maybe one of many options for that need. Netbook for kids must have several requirements. First, it must be strong enough to deal with what children may treat it. Second, it must be able to put up with splash of water. And third, it has to be equipped with software that can support the kid to be more productive in exploring their world.
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. FS306 is 225 grams. But, its small size makes it comfortable to bring it anywhere you want to go.
