U.S. tech giant Apple said the launch of its touch-screen digital reader will be held off for a month for overseas markets because of high domestic demand. The iPad, released last week in the United States, had “far higher” sales than expected with more than 500,000 sold, Apple said Wednesday, eWeek.com reported. Apple said it would take online pre-orders for overseas customers on May 10 and would make the iPad available in Europe, Australia, Canada and Japan at the end of May. Ian Blanton, director of Tech Superpowers, an Apple repair company and reseller, said customers would be forgiving.
Nokia
The Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition phone might be a good enough device for TV addict, where it will supports mobile broadcast TV (DVB-H), allowing reception on mobile phone. Other features include a QVGA 2.4-inch display, LED flash, 3.2-megapixel camera, and 3.5mm headphone jack. The Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition also include the latest social networking software, allowing you to connect with others via Ovi Contacts, Facebook, MySpace and YouTube. Even, you can Post status updates for friends and family to follow or instant message (IM) them via Windows Live(TM) Messenger, Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, AOL and many others. The battery provides for up to six hours of of DVB-H usage. The Nokia 5530 Mobile TV Edition will retail for 155 Euros ($232) before taxes and subsidies.
ViewSonic
ViewSonic VPD400 MovieBook is a palm-sized media player, where it will feature a 4.3-inch display, 8GB of internal memory but equips a Micro SD slot for expansion, and the battery provides up to 12 hours of audio and up to up to 6 hours of video playback. The VPD400 can handle HD movies and video playback with optional subtitles, even can also read digital books, share photo albums and record voice memo. The gadget also support a wide range of audio + video formats, including AVI, MKV, FLV, MPG, MOV, MPG, VOB, RM/RMVB and H.264 for video and MP3, WMA, WAV, FLAC and DTS/AC3 for audio. Priced at $129.99 a pop, you can choose from pink, white, and black colors.
Dell
Dell releasing its Dell Inspiron Zino HD nettop in the UK and Ireland.Comes in a 7.8x 7.8 inches casing, Dell Inspiron Zino HD available in 10 color option with a $299 starting price. This Dell’s nettop can be configured with a large range of AMD’s processor including AMD Athlon Neo X2 6850e, AMD Athlon X2 3250e, AMD Athlon 2850e and the AMD Athlon 2650e. Other features including up to 8GB of DDR2 RAM and up to 1TB HDD.
TwitterPeek
TwitterPeek from Peek is the world’s dedicated Twitter device that allows you to tweet, reply, retweet, send direct messages, and download followers on the go. From the looks, the TwitterPeek does similar with the smartphone, features a QWERTY keyboard and comes in black or aqua blue. The gadget support one account at a time and the users will able to view TwitPics by clicking the “view content” option from the TwitterPeek menu. The battery offers lasts three to four days with average usage. The TwitterPeek is available at Amazon, where the customers will get an options buy the device for $99.99 with 6 months of service or $199.99 with Lifetime Service Plan.
Sony
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 which also rumored as the X3 or X5 is the company’s first Android-powered smartphone, featuring the new UX (user experience) platform that allows the consumers organize everything and discover more with the most open, human and intuitive user experience. Sony Ericsson brings us the XPERIA X10 as the new flagship device with “open OS” UI as part of the new UX. The X10 includes the Timescape, thus allowing you to communication with other together in one place – Facebook, Twitter, emails, photos, text messages – all in one go and the Mediascape for mobile entertainment. The XPERIA X10 packs a 1GHz Snapdragon chip from Qualcomm, wide 4-inch capacitive touch display, 8.1 megapixel camera with LED flash, supports quad-band GSM and Tri-band (900/1700/2100 OR 800/1900/2100) UMTS 3G/HSPA networks and runs on Google Android Donut 1.6 OS. There also Bluetooth, WiFi, A-GPS support, a 3.5mm audio jack, most Google services, including the Android market.
Asus
While ASUS are famous for their “republic of gamers” edition motherboards, this is not to say that the company doesn’t produce budget-friendly netbook without pat aside the comfortable use. Such an example is the multitouch-enabled Eee PC T91MT (model T91MT-PU17-WT) tablet netbook. Set to available in the US, the T91MT packs a 8.9-inch swivel multitouch display, Intel Atom Z520 1.33GHz processor, and pre-installed with Windows 7 Home Premium Operating system that supports multitouch gesture control. The Eee PC T91MT also gets 1GB of RAM, a 32GB SSD, webcam and WiFi for connectivity. It is available for pre-order now from Amazon for $549.