Butterfly-like digital life

Worried about bulky mobile devices? The manager's answer: never again.

Lenovo's newly released ThinkPad X300 and Apple's MacBook Air lead the way for light and cool digital technology products. The MacBook Air is an impressive 4mm at its thinnest point, and the ThinkPad is only 18mm at its thinnest point. The weight of the two books is only 1.36kg and 1.5kg. Managers carry books that can fit in envelopes and enjoy the wonderful mobile life.

Light body and smart design, fast interconnection and friendly human-computer interaction, these distinctive characteristics of electronic mobile devices jointly deduce the new wave of digital technology products.

Just as Bill Gates talked about three trends in the future of digital technology development at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show: the wide application of high-quality audio and video technology, such as high-definition screens widely used in computers, video games, digital Cameras; more interconnected trends, all high-resolution devices will increase network links; more natural user interfaces appear, making human-machine contact more natural and friendly. These trends are fully reflected in the latest mobile office products, home entertainment products and camera products favored by business people.

Mobile office life: thin and light notebooks are the big role

In order to promote the development and management of the company's business, Wang Zhidong, the president of Click Technology, frequently travels between Shanghai and Taipei, and even needs to keep up with the company when traveling across countries and continents Closely connected, most of his work is done using a notebook, including giving presentations, video conferencing and reading CD-ROM data. His requirements for the notebook are that it is thin and easy to carry and powerful. The following two books are sure to bring different experiences to managers who have the same requirements.

The choice for high-end business: the ThinkPad X300.

According to IDC's 2007 third quarter report, the entire ThinkPad series has a market share of 54.6%, 35 percentage points ahead of the second place, and is the No. 1 brand of high-end commercial notebooks. Yang Xu, vice president of Intel's sales and marketing division and general manager of China, pointed out that ThinkPad has always been the best choice for business people. Intel Corporation is a loyal user of ThinkPad. "The ThinkPad I personally use is constantly changing between the T-series and the X-series."

ThinkPad X-series is known for its thinness and lightness, and the X300 combines thinness and lightness with high performance. The ThinkPad X300 notebook has a 13.3-inch widescreen, 10 hours of long battery life, and a starting weight of only 1.5kg, making it the thinnest and lightest notebook computer among similar products in the world.

In order to meet the needs of business people for multimedia functions, the ThinkPad X300 notebook provides a 7mm ultra-thin built-in DVD drive, in addition to a stereo, digital microphone and integrated video camera. The safety performance that business people are concerned about, the X300 has achieved the ultimate. The reinforced roll cage made of composite materials increases the compressive strength of the fuselage by 20% to 40% without increasing the weight.

X300 is also equipped with a 1.8-inch 64G SSD solid state drive, which has more than 2 times the performance of ordinary 2.5-inch hard drives, and is also 4 times more shock resistant than traditional hard drives. Equipped with an integrated fingerprint reader, I/O interface disable, and 32-byte password protection, it provides multiple layers of security to protect data from unauthorized access.

ThinkPad X300 supports up to 4GB of memory, integrated graphics card, digital camera, as well as wired and wireless networks, while adding touchpad and TrackPoint navigation functions. After Intel upgrades the Centrino platform later this year, the ThinkPad X300 will also add WiMax capabilities. In terms of operating systems, managers can choose either Windows XP Professional Edition or Vista.

Stylish Business: HP Compaq 2710p.

The HP Compaq 2710p features an all-magnesium alloy body with silver-gray tones, clean lines, a sturdy appearance and a stylish design. The fuselage weighs only 1.68 kg and the minimum thickness is only 28.2 mm. Its 12.1-inch widescreen adopts LED backlight technology, which not only has a larger viewing angle and better color expression, but also has better energy saving effect than notebooks with traditional CCFL backlight, and can be used continuously for up to 10 hours even with ultra-thin batteries. The above, so that the business trip will no longer be cut off.

The HP Compaq 2710p features an innovative, ultra-thin, swivel design that transforms from an ultra-light laptop to a writing tablet by simply rotating the display. In addition, it also uses a handwriting technology called electronic ink to restore writing to a natural and realistic experience.

When traveling on business, the HP Compaq 2710p is easy to carry with you. Whether crossing a street or roaming an entire country, stay connected in more places with HBroadband Wireless. The HP Compaq 2710p, with its dual-microphone configuration and optional integrated camera, makes it easy for managers to participate in video and web conferencing.

HP Compaq 2710p adopts double security measures: the new drive encryption function of HP ProtectTools can encrypt the hard disk; the 3D Drive Guard shockproof system installed on the body can automatically measure the hidden dangers of the notebook when it is on the move, and when it encounters external risks , automatically stop reading the disk, so that the data is guaranteed.

Home entertainment:

HD flat-screen TVs go mainstream

Google's global vice president and president of Greater China, Kai-Fu Lee, prefers his "family time" to his busy work time. Every weekend, he always accompanies his wife and daughter to watch his favorite movies and TV series. The most extravagant thing at home is a home theater that is comparable to a movie theater. His former boss, Bill Gates, also set every Friday night as home movie time.

Large size, thin and light high-definition flat-panel TVs are the first choice for managers to enjoy home entertainment life. At the CES 2008 exhibition held in the United States at the beginning of the year, high-definition flat-panel TVs became the mainstream of the entire exhibition. The following two flat-panel TVs represent this There are two trends in the development of the product market: large size, and the trend of interconnection is more obvious.

Large size LCD TV: LG60. At just 45mm thick, the LG60 is the thinnest TV in the world. LG Electronics' flagship LCD TV for 2008 allows viewers to precisely tune the picture, and the TV can automatically adjust brightness to the ambient light for the best viewing experience.

The LG60 incorporates advanced 120Hz Full HD TrueMotion technology (HD TruMotion), which eliminates blurring of moving images, even when reproducing fast-moving continuous action. 15,000:1 Dynamic High Contrast technology means darker blacks, brighter whites, and crisper colors, while 24fps True Cinema technology delivers movies at their native 24 frames per second.

In order to give managers the best visual experience, LG60 is equipped with excellent picture adjustment functions: AV (audio and video) mode and Expert (professional) mode. Through the AV mode, the screen can be optimized into cinema mode, sports mode and game mode as needed. The Expert mode has been certified by the international authoritative image certification agency ISF, allowing viewers to fine-tune the picture from a professional point of view; in order to achieve the best sound quality, the LG60 is equipped with special debugging by the famous audio expert Mark Levinson. invisible speakers. The loudspeaker brings bright, rich acoustics to TV viewers.

The trend of interconnection is more obvious: Haier Baolan flat-screen TV. Due to the adoption of FULL-HD-level high-definition screen and cutting-edge technologies such as 120Hz, 120 frames, and MEMC motion high-definition, Haier Baolan 1080P new streaming media TV has achieved a breakthrough in "motion and static full HD": its response time has been improved to the fastest in the industry. 4 milliseconds, and the previous TV transmits 60 frames per second to 120 frames, which not only improves the stability of the picture quality and the clarity of the picture, but also eliminates the trailing and afterimages when displaying fast moving pictures.

In addition, Baolan has a super time-recording function. The high-end USB is compatible with various digital devices, and can record and play programs in an unlimited amount. For business people who don't want to stay up late to watch the game, time can be effectively controlled. Through the built-in 1G massive flash memory FLASH, Baolan can instantly reserve TV programs. At the same time, due to the high-definition display from the signal source acquisition and decoding to the final display, Haier Baolan 1080P new streaming media TV can directly play high-definition video files downloaded from the Internet through digital storage devices such as mobile hard disks with a resolution of 1920×1080. Let the whole family experience high-definition enjoyment like never before.

In terms of industrial design, Haier Baolan breaks through the traditional appearance of flat-panel TVs, using the main tone of pearl black and elegant blue; the international leading "high-gloss one-shot" production process is bright and environmentally friendly; it can be rotated left and right The unique base design increases the viewing angle, making the whole machine shiny and flexible, like a fine work of art.

Pleasure life on travel:

Professional Digital Camera Getaway

Vanke Chairman Wang Shi and SOHO China Co., Ltd. Chairman and Co-President Pan Shiyi have a common hobby, photography. Although the photography routes they take are quite different, one focuses more on heights, such as Wang Shi's classic photography tour - a tour of the world's highest peaks on the seven continents. One focuses on latitude, such as Pan Shiyi's "Journey to the West" in 2003, starting from Beijing, along 40° north latitude, 25° westward, from 116° east longitude to 91° east longitude, using cameras along the way to record life at around 40 north latitude. Real faces, real lives of Midwesterners. However, they all adopted the same principle in choosing a camera, which is to choose a professional camera - a Canon camera. The Canon EOS 450D and Casio EX-F1 cameras below represent the latest trends in digital cameras in 2008: the popularity of compact, high-quality, high-speed sensors.

The new standard for entry-level DSLRs: the Canon EOS 450D. Canon EOS 450D has 12.2 million effective pixels, adopts DIGIC III digital image processor, and achieves continuous shooting speed of about 3.5 frames per second. It is equipped with a new 9-point autofocus system, 3.0-inch wide-angle LCD monitor and EOS integrated dust removal system. . At the same time, the EOS 450D continues the characteristics of miniaturization in appearance design, and the body is light and portable. The introduction of the EOS 450D sets a new standard for entry-level DSLRs, bringing a whole new range of options for photography-loving managers.

The EOS 450D can use two professional-grade EF lenses to meet different photographic requirements, namely the EF 200mm f/2L IS USM, a telephoto prime lens with an F2 ultra-large aperture, and the ultra-telephoto lens with the longest focal length among the current EF lenses. Shooting prime lens EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM. They are all equipped with high-performance IS optical image stabilizers, and use special optical materials such as fluorite and UD ultra-low dispersion lenses, which can excellently correct various aberrations and have excellent image quality with high resolution and high contrast. The former can be widely used in professional photography fields such as portrait photography and indoor sports photography, while the latter is suitable for professional photography fields such as outdoor sports photography and wildlife photography.

High-speed continuous shooting function is outstanding: Casio EX-F1. EXILIM Pro EX-F1 combines a new high-speed CMOS sensor and a high-speed LSI processor. After reaching 6 million effective pixels and 12X optical zoom, the developers worked to achieve an unprecedented high-speed shooting capability. Using the camera's ultra-high-speed continuous shooting mode for still photos or high-speed animation shooting mode, users can capture the momentary movements more delicately and can capture every critical moment.

The lens focal length of this digital camera covers the range of 36-432mm, aperture F2 .7-4.6, 2.8-inch 230,000-pixel LCD is placed behind the fuselage. The biggest feature of EXILIM Pro EX-F1 is the speed of continuous shooting: this telephoto can shoot up to 60 photos per second in 6MP full-pixel mode, and 300 photos per second in VGA mode Zhang, has greatly surpassed the speed of the film. In order to ensure the read and write speed during storage, the machine uses SDHC memory card. The camera is equipped with a high-definition movie recording function. Users are able to shoot beautiful animations with a screen size of 1920x1080 pixels and a speed of 60 frames per second. In addition, the camera can be connected to a high-definition TV via an HDMI cable to watch movies.

Smartphones prefer navigation and positioning

Most high-end smart phones are equipped with GPS chips inside, and the navigation and positioning function is implemented on the mobile phone. For business people, when they go out to visit customers or travel to an unfamiliar city, GPS will help can be easily dealt with.

Nokia N95: Nokia has equipped the N95 with the latest SirfIII chip from SiRF Technology Company. The sensitivity of this chip is greatly improved compared to previous products. The sensitivity is mainly improved by adopting a correlator of 200,000 times/frequency. The boot/warm boot time reaches 42s/38s/8s respectively, and it can track 20 satellite channels at the same time, which can be described as strong performance.

As a very high-end smartphone on the market, the N95 also has an impressive hardware design, a large 2.6-inch viewing area, a 16 million-color QVGA (240×320) resolution, and a 5-megapixel "Carl. Zeiss" autofocus lens.

Coolpad 7360: The world's first dual-standby flagship phone with built-in GPS navigation. Its built-in professional GPS module adopts the same high-sensitivity chip as the car GPS, and the precise four-dimensional map and user-friendly operation interface with the large 2.8-inch screen can achieve excellent display effect.

In order to ensure the smooth running of Windows operating system and software, and further improve the response speed of dual-SIM dual-standby mobile phones, Coolpad 7360 adopts the current very high-end 400MHz dual-core processor, which lays the foundation for high-performance applications of mobile phones. The resulting smoothness of operation is one of the biggest highlights of this smartphone.