Casio EX-H20G with Hybrid GPS

TECHNOLOGY GPS in cell phone camera makers were inspired to use similar technology. One of the first Casio. Their latest product Casio EXILIM EX-H20G using geo-tagging technology via GPS, mapping to show the user's location, even sightseeing facilities to know the surrounding environment.

If that's not enough, the EX-H20G also has a built-in motion sensor to let users more easily detect the location, even when GPS signals are not available. The plan, a multifunctional compact camera will be marketed in a price range of $ 350 (Rp3, 1 million). EX-14.1 MP resolution H20G who have a lens up to 24-millimeters wide with a 10x optical zoom plus 4x digital zoom. The camera is also capable mensyut HD video up to 720p (1280-by-720 pixels) at 30 frames per second. On the back there are 3-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 960 x 480 pixels.

To reduce the shock when shooting, Casio instill CCD-shift image stabilization. It has a range of ISO Auto, ISO 80-3200, using the memory card SDXC / SDHC / SD, with dimensions of 103 x 68 x 29 mm weighs 172 grams (without batteries).

Locks of Casio GPS technology itself is a hybrid of GPS. This technology is capable of tracking a user's location without a GPS signal. Suppose you are on Jalan Sabang, Central Jakarta, to take pictures of food outlets. If you do not get a GPS signal, the camera will use the accelerometer and the sensor in three directions to determine the movement of the camera.

Then, the camera will check your direction and distance in Sabang, and fitting it on a map of the internal and final position your GPS signal. Once you regain a GPS signal, then the camera will perform the update of its location. Interestingly, the Casio EX-H20G calls that would find the satellite signal every 10 minutes, even when the camera is turned off.

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Twitter Able to Enhance Learning Ability?

Playing Twitter may be contrary to academic goals, but new research finds that the relationship between the two elements is not so much as people imagine.

Research done by asking the students to contribute to class discussions and assignments that involve Twitter, turned out to increase their activity doubled in one semester.

The study is using 19 survey questions based on the National Survey of Student Engagement to measure the activity of the students at the beginning and end of the seminar-course, for the first year pre-health professional programs of these students. Approximately 70 students are given tasks and discussions related to Twitter, like to tweet about their experiences to the class to read. While about 55 students also received the same assignment, but not using Twitter. So that was quoted by Mashable, Friday (15/11/2010).

In these trials, it appears that those students who use Twitter to be increased compared preoccupations that do not use Twitter. These tests also showed that students who use Twitter has also increased the value of the lesson as a whole in a single semester, by achieving the number 5.

Dr. Reynol Junco, who conducted this trial at Lock Haven University, has conducted trials on the impact of technology on students for 10 years. He said that the results of trials with Twitter This may help the teachers to see the positive side of social networking sites and hope that the teachers who use social networking to see this study as a comparison of the effects of the social networking site for education.

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Handroid Pad CSL, Communication and Sharing Can Wifi

IPad tablet apparently sparked booming local phone vendors to follow Apple's footsteps. CSL Blueberry One that comes with Handroid Pad CSL  MI700.

Flat screen display with seven-inch wide. Body size, 179.4 mmx110 mmx11, 5 mm. The angle of aerodynamics, material stainless steel color with white for the circumference of the body, which combined with black, make Handroid Pad CSL MI700 look elegant and luxurious.

There are a number of buttons on the side of its body. On the upper side, there are volume buttons, memory card slots and holes to card a GSM phone. Being in the upper left corner there is the power button with the speaker on the left and right. While in the lower left corner, there is a USB hole, 3.5 mm audio jack, and mic.

In the back there is the main camera 3.2 mega pixel resolution. In addition to 3.2 megapixel resolution camera, there are four menu icons on the left side of the screen, namely the icons back, browser, recent, and the menu button.

With a screen measuring seven inches, making CSL MI700 Pad Handroid quite convenient to use especially for you who likes to multimedia, gaming. Moreover, supported with WVGA TFT screen technology, video images and photos also looks sharp.

For those who are familiar with Android smartphone, would not seem to feel strange when I saw Handroid Pad CSL MI700. There are a number of icons on the home screen has the menu. There are four virtual icons such as for access to the multimedia and browser. While on the left side there are icons for telephone access and opening the main menu.

Pad Handroid MI700 CSL, which has four widget, it uses a screen capasitive touch-sensitive screen. Quite easy and convenient to use, including when writing the document. Did not take long to get used to write on the screen with the touch of a finger. Interestingly, the application not only to write text characters or numbers, but can also include a document in the form of picture or sound.

Pad Handroid this one has advantages that have not owned by another tablet. One of the advantages of Handroid Pad CSL MI700 Router This is a facility for sharing wifi. So the user does not need to worry if there is no hotspot because with this facility the user can menshare wifi.

Android Market is one of the advantages provided by CSL MI700 Handroid Pad. CSL Blueberry sophisticated mobile phone output, providing facilities Android market that provides a variety of applications needed for free. You could say this Blueberry CSL product, exceeding other Android phone has lot of facilities provided.

Just like a tablet, Handroid Pad MI700 CSL is also equipped with a variety of applications. Not limited to applications for access to the internet or multimedia. But it is also an application to create a written document with the Note Pad application. So, very supportive to your normal "control" operations out of the office work.

The document can be directly delivered to clients via e-mail. Not only with access via WiFi, but Handroid Pad MI700 CSL can also be used to access the Internet via the phone with a GSM network. In short, this is a smartphone that has the advanced capabilities.

The tablet is equipped with multimedia applications. Standard applications, like most other smartphone devices, also is on Handroid Pad CSL MI700. As the camera there are two main camera with 3.2 mega pixel resolution. This camera is at once can be used to record video. While his voice player, can read various file formats. With two speakers are able to spend good quality sound, makes this device cool used to watch videos, access to YouTube, or playing games.

With Android operating system 2.2 and Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset, this device can easily be used to download the applications in the Android Market. Starting from the application to improve performance MI700, music, or games.

Specification:
Network : GSM Bands: 8500/900/1800/1900; UMTS Bands: 900/1900/2100
Size : 179.4 mm (H) x 110 mm (W) x 11,5 mm (T)
LCD : 7 Inch, TFT, 65 K, WVGA; 800 x 400, capasitive touch lens
Chipset : Qualcomm MSM7227
Platform : Android 2.2
Camera : 3.2 MP with auto focus
Memory : Internal: 512 MB ROM + 512 MB RAM. Ekternal: Micro SD card support up to 16 GB
Battery : 3240 mAH with hadr-packes Li-Polimer
Talk time : upto 6 hours
Standby : up to 400 hours
Charger : Input: 100-240 V 50/60 Hz; Output: 5V DC, 2.0A
Connectivity : GPRS Class 12;EDGE Multi-slot Calass 12, UMTS DL/U, 7.2 Mbps/2 Mbps. WLAN & Bluetooth 802.11 b/g & BT2.1+ EDR
GPS : GPS/AGPS
Multimedia : Audio: Built-in microphone, reciver, and loudspeaker; 3.5 mm audio jack for sterio head-set interface; advance Echo Cancellation for phone; AAC LC/LTP, HE-AACv1 (AAC+), HE-ACCv2 (enhanced AAC+), AMR-NB, MP3, MIDI, Ogg Vorbis, PCM/WAVE. Video Playback: H 236m G 264 AVC, MPEG-4 SP. Picture: JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG.
Fitur lain : G-sensor + E-compass sensor/Proximity + Ambient light sensor

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