Archives for July 2007
AMD desktop processors price drop
Darius Chang | Jul 10, 2007
In anticipation of its quad-core chips leaving the factory floor next month, AMD is cutting prices off its desktop processors.
According to the new price list, all Athlon 64 X2 processors will be priced at under US$200 (S$303.63), with the high-end FX series going for US$599 (S$909.28) a pair. The FX chips are dual-core processors used on AMD's Quad FX platform to give quad-core performance. Strangely enough, The Athlon 64 FX-74 and FX-72 cost the same despite the disparity in clockspeeds. The slower 2.6GHz FX-70 and FX-62 (dual-core platform only) are also missing from the new list.
| Processor | Price |
| Athlon 64 FX-74 (3.0GHz) | US$599 (S$909.28) a pair |
| Athlon 64 FX-72 (2.8GHz) | US$599 (S$909.28) a pair |
| Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (3.0GHz) | US$178 (S$270.20) |
| Athlon 64 X2 5600+ (2.8GHz) | US$157 (S$238.33) |
| Athlon 64 X2 5200+ (2.6GHz) | US$136 (S$206.45) |
| Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (2.6GHz) | US$125 (S$189.75) |
| Athlon 64 X2 4800+ (2.5GHz) | US$115 (S$174.57) |
| Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 2.3GHz) | US$94 (S$142.69) |
| Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (2.2GHz; 65W) | US$83 (S$125.99) |
| Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (2.2GHz; 89W and 65W) | US$89 (S$135.10) |
| Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (2.1GHz) | US$73 (S$110.81) |
Compared with street prices available last Friday, the Athlon 64 FX-74 now cost almost half of its previous S$1,929 (US$1,418.38) retail tag. The Athlon 64 X2 series price cuts range from 25 percent to almost 40 percent, not an insignificant amount. Though AMD's global pricing strategy is effective immediately for wholesalers and PC manufacturers in Asia-Pacific markets, on the retail level it may take a little longer to reflect these changes. It should become even more interesting come July 22 when as its rival, Intel, is supposed to announce price cuts for its processors as well.
Samsung's 18k Olympic phone
Mike Yamamoto | Jul 10, 2007
Samsung has been holding out on us. The company did say last month that it would be issuing limited-edition phones in honor of the Beijing Olympics, following the likes of Lenovo and its "Cloud of Promise" laptops. But they didn't tell us the handsets would be made of gold.
Crave has a special relationship with all things gold, as some readers may have gleaned, so this phone naturally caught our eye--and it's not so ugly that we had to poke it out. True, some might find the P318+ a bit garish in its 18-carat gold casing, but we must remember that it's being made to commemorate the Olympics.
There's no indication that they'll be handed out to every gold-medal winner, however, which we think would be an obvious marketing gimmick. On the other hand, the runners-up might not appreciate getting handsets plated in silver and bronze.
Via CNET Crave
Picture credit: Akihabara News
Gotwind Wind Charger for phones
Juniper Foo | Jul 10, 2007
If not solar, why not wind? Apparently communications giant Orange approached gotwind to create a portable mobile phone charger that pegs to the top of a tent and utilizes wind power to juice up. In view of the recent Live Earth publicity, this is certainly a timely project. Comprising a 150g turbine mounting system with four "legs", the Gotwind Wind Charger uses a horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) with a blade propeller measuring 30cm in diameter. With steady gusts, this pumps up to about 0.5watts of power, reportedly good enough for charging a phone fully within 1-2 hours. From wind-up chargers to wind ones, this oughta blow the competition away.
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Via Gizmag
Price: N.A.
Availability: Concept, but plans are out there to mass produce these; more info here
Device: Phone charger
Specs: N.A.
Nokia's XML site turns up 8GB N95
Damian Koh | Jul 09, 2007
It looks like everyone in the known world is up in arms against the iPhone. This time it's Nokia with a purported 8GB N95.
The all-knowing Web rumor mill has churned out sightings of an 8GB N95 on Nokia's XML site. From what we can see, the unit will be a Symbian S60 handheld with Wi-Fi and HSDPA connectivity. It should also have a 240 x 320-pixel LCD. Anyone care to tell us what the rest of the gibberish on the page mean?
We have no idea how this rumored N95 will look like or if it's a whole new series altogether and Nokia Singapore couldn't be reached for a response at the time of writing.
| Editors' note:
A Nokia spokesperson has said that the company do not comment on rumors about unannounced devices. So now it's back to the waiting game.
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But if it's going to compete with the iPhone, it will need to have more than just 8GB of onboard memory.
Pictured is the Nokia N95
Safe Start Stroller Skis
Juniper Foo | Jul 09, 2007
What a hoot. Now baby can go skiing, too. Thanks to Amazon, that stroller can now transform into an extreme terrain vehicle, capable of sliding over snow or sand using modified stroller skis that fasten onto the wheels. Wonder if they have baby ski sticks and snow goggles to match. That said, stick to the bunny slopes. Like it or not, junior's not ready just yet for that downhill championship ski run.
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Via Coolest Gadgets
Price: US$24.99
Availability: Found at Amazon
Device: Stroller addons
Specs: Fits wheels up to 12.5 inches in diameter, durable and slick polyethylene, 6 x 5.5 inches, weighs 1lb each
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