Kindle Touch Now Ships Globally, Almost
The Kindle Touch has been gettin a lot of American love since its launch, but people outside the United States cannot purchase this wonder of an e-book reader. That, however, is about to change.
With very little fanfare–Amazon did not even announce it with a press release–but a peek on the Kindle Touch WiFi version’s product page and you can see that the $ 139 device is available for shipping almost anywhere around the world. There are markets that remain unreachable to Kindle Touch, such as the Middle East, North Africa, Indonesia, and China. Also, countries with its own Amazon portals like Germany, France, and United Kingdom would have to settle for the Kindle 4.
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Samsung SUR40 Touch Tablet Starts Shipping
The Samsung SUR40 touch-table, which has been demonstrated to the public for over a year, is being shipped out this month. If you have shelled out $ 8,400 to have your very own touch-sensitive work table, then expect one to arrive on your doorstep soon.
This device is an improved version of the original Surface, a product of a Microsoft-Samsung collaboration. It is flatter, lighter, wall-mountable, and comes with 1,080p resolution. Samsung SUR40 also has “PixelSense” technology, consisting of tiny, light-detecting sensors built in between pixels. These sensors detects the user’s touch, not the capacitive or resistive sensors traditionally found in touch screens. The PixelSense also reads things like QR codes, hand gestures, and even text.
You could still pre-order for your very own Samsung SUR40 at its webpage. If you find the price way to hefty, there are cheaper alternatives.
Source: TechCrunch
Memo Touch: A Tablet for Seniors
You may have already seen viral videos about elderly couples having a difficult time with modern-day gadgets, but that does not stop some companies to offer devices specifically for senior citizens. The Memo Touch tablet is developed with the elderly in mind. It is a tweaked Archos 101 that is redesigned as a reminder tool for those to struggle with short-term memory loss, as well as provide alarms when it is time to take medication, visit the doctor, and other senior-related activities.
Other family members may also add calendar events, phone numbers, and to-do lists for their beloved elder relative. The tablet can also be used to share photos and personalized messages using the product’s companion website.
The Memo Touch is now available for $ 299 and requires a six-month or 12-month subscription costing $ 174 and $ 300 respectively. It even comes with a three-month return policy, where you can either receive a refund or have the tablet restored to its original Android make-up.
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Mimo Magic Touch USB Touchscreen Monitor
With touchscreen becoming more and more popular with devices, it is not rare that one would also want one for their desktop. It would certainly provide some added feature to the desktop PC experience just like what the touchscreen display did for tablets. Aside from completely replacing your current monitor with a touchscreen display, you can choose to have a secondary touchscreen display instead with the Mimo Magic Touch USB Touchscreen Monitor.
The Mimo Magic Touch is a 10-inch USB touchscreen monitor that you can use as a mini-monitor or a secondary display. It comes featured with a capacitive sensing technology that has been used in the smartphones of today. It can be easily and conveniently connected to a desktop via a USB 2.0 port. It weighs only less than a pound and just around an inch thick.
The Mimo Magic Touch does work well as a secondary monitor to de-clutter the desktop screen with apps and other software that can be run on the Mimo Magic Touch. Its touchscreen features only works with the new Windows 7 OS but can also be used as a display only monitor for older Windows OS and the Mac OS. The Mimo Magic Touch USB Touchscreen Monitor is expected to be available before Christmas on the 12th of December. It is expected to cost around US$ 300.
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Gaiam Strap-Free Touch Trainer Watch
Monitoring one’s heart rate is especially important for a fitness buff. Trying to gauge one’s performance certainly does require checking up on one’s heart rate now and then. But it takes a different king of heart monitor for those who are going through an activity. The easiest and most portable device is the most ideal. Oregon Scientific introduces the Gaiam Strap-Free Touch Trainer Watch for just this reason.
What makes the new Gaiam Strap-Free Touch Trainer Watch a more convenient heart monitor is that it does not necessarily require a chest strap to monitor the heart rate. It probably is the very first button-free touch screen heart monitor available today. Users can check their heart rate by simply touching the screen sensor to get an accurate heart rate reading. It makes use of ECG technology to make this feature available on the Gaiam Touch. This watch also comes with other features like calendar, scheduler, fat burned monitor and others useful for the avid fitness buff. It is now available at Oregon Scientific for US$ 100.
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