SSDs save battery power, right? Wrong.
If you were having a hard time deciding if you should opt for a 4,200 rpm drive versus a solid-state drive on your new ultra-light laptop, the decision could be easier as a myth gets busted.
Tom’s Hardware has discovered that SSD drives end up consuming more power than even a performance 7,200 rpm drive. The conclusion is that though SSD’s improve performance (read/write throughput), they don’t seem to lend well to “road-warriors” for whom every milli-ampere of battery juice is very valuable.
[via Engadget]
Microsoft Zune – A new social experience?
So Microsoft has finally declared that the Zune will be priced at $249. They make a bold statement there on the press release:
“On Nov. 14 we’re delivering not only a device, but a shared, social experience that will be shaped by the collective imagination of consumers,” said Chris Stephenson, general manager of global marketing for Zune. “We’re infusing the spirit of discovery and sharing into everything we do — from the experience we crafted around the device and service to pre-loading music and videos on every device to expose people to something new.”
We will only know for sure once we experience it, but this sure has me all excited. So now you know what I want for Thanksgiving.
Motorola SLVR
Motorola's new phone. The SLVR
The RAZR sucks. You realize it when you open it. It's just too big. And the interface sucks.
This new phone leaves behind the clamshell of RAZR and offers a nice CandyBar phone.
Nice is a big understatement. See it to know:
Nokia – Bluetooth Pen
Nokia has launched this bluetooth pen which you can use to take notes directly into any bluetooth device.
It's a great thing but at 280 USD is a little too heavy on the pocket for me 
A Bluetooth pen will allow handset users who do not have touchpads on their cell phones to enjoy the popular jotting feature that smartphone users with touchpads enjoy. One of the most useful feature of having a touchpad is that you can simply jot in an address or phone number, even a small drawing to refer to later. As a user of the SonyEricsson P910i myself, I can vouch for the fact that jotting down with the handwriting recognition off is a very easy way to maintain digital notes for self reference. It gives you complete freedom in terms of storage rather then having to select from a preset keyboard of alphabets, numbers and symbols.
Nokia's digital pen allows you to write exactly like a normal pen on paper(special paper though). The exception being that it can transmit this data using bluetooth to any compatible device (including smartphone). We did an excellent detailed article on this pen quite some time back which explains the working and likes.
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