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Samsung TV “LED” – A Subtle Satisfaction

May 11, 2009 by Raj Agrawal Leave a Comment

How do you define a “unique” television set? Considering the quality and the variety of television sets usually preferred by the users, I would say that a unique television set should be slimmer than a anorexic ramp model, flawlessly beautiful, convenient to the core, out of the box picture & sound clarity and guess what, Samsung has already developed such TV that lives up to such high expectations. It has redefined “the way we are supposed to watch television” with the introduction of its revolutionary LED TV.

LED6000 1
Illustration 1

The new Samsung LED TV has more to offer than any user would expect. To be more specific, the following are some of the highlighted features you will experience with this fine piece of art:

  • Crisp, crystal clear images are achieved with Samsung LED TV Engine technology. The combination of the Ultra Clear Panel and a powerful picture-enhancing chip is what the engine uses to deliver on its promise: Premium Performance.
  • Watch the world come to life in a blaze of beauty. With two times the resolution of HDTV, Full HD 1080p provides a richness and realism that engages your emotions and gives the most satisfying entertainment you have ever experienced.
  • 100 Hz Motion plus
  • Only 2.99 cm in thickness!
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Illustration 2
  • The new Samsung LED TVs are state of the art eco-friendly devices. Since Samsung LED TVs do not require CCFLs for backlighting, they are completely mercury-free.
  • USB 2.0 Movie lets you enjoy your stored multimedia files on the big screen – videos, photos, music and more.
  • Samsung Sound Bar’s 100W Wireless Subwoofer ensures rich, clear and deep bass that adds sonic depth.
  • Also, you can chose your favorite model from the following two series,

7 series:

46” – UA46B7000

40” – UA40B7000

6 Series:

46” – UA46B6000

40” – UA40B6000
Samsung has taken its long-standing passion toward the environment and made it a priority with this newest line of LED TVs. Samsung has always been at the forefront of TV technology and is known for its award winning innovations.

Filed Under: Consumer Technology Tagged With: samsung

I’m Linux You Idiots!

April 23, 2009 by Raj Agrawal Leave a Comment

I stumbled on a clip on YouTube with a Southpark characterisation – “Mac vs PC vs Linux”. Check it out, it’s hilarious 😀

Filed Under: Consumer Technology Tagged With: Fun, linux, mac

Ubuntu 9.04, Jaunty Jackalope Set To Release Tomorrow

April 22, 2009 by Raj Agrawal Leave a Comment

The ready version of Ubuntu 9.04 aka “Jaunty Jackalope” is set to release tomorrow. The release candidate (preferred by testers only), is available for download on the Ubuntu website. I’ve been a Ubuntu user since the release of Gutsy Gibbon and have been quite impressed with the constant development efforts put into by the Open Source community. The most recent version of Ubuntu, Intrepid Ibex was a disappointment for me the OS failed to startup the desktop even after fresh installations, but i am expecting the new version to work *fingers crossed* 😛

GNOME 2.26

Ubuntu 9.04 RC includes the latest GNOME 2.26 desktop environment with a number of great new features, including:

  • brasero, version 2.26.0, developed by Philippe Rouquier and Luis Medinas, as an all-in-one CD burning application. Brasero is now the default disc burning utility in Nautious.
brasero
Screen 1

  • Improved handling of multiple monitors with an updated gnome-display-properties by Federico Mena Quintero.
gnome-display-properties
Screen 2

X.Org server 1.6

The latest X.Org server, version 1.6, is available in Jaunty. The latest Mesa 3D DRI, version 7.4, is also available. A number of video cards have been transitioned to free drivers as part of these updates.

The -ati driver has received numerous fixes and performance improvements. It now.uses the EXA acceleration method by default. 2D acceleration support for the newest R6xx/R7xx family of cards is also available. 3D support is available up to R5xx cards for -ati. An updated -fglrx proprietary driver is available for R6xx/R7xx users who need 3D support.

The -intel driver now uses GEM for memory management. The new UXA acceleration architecture and DRI2 is available as an option.

Wacom tablet hotplugging

Wacom tablets now are enabled automatically when attached, no longer requiring xorg.conf modification. Button mapping configuration is not yet supported, but can be set manually by adding an fdi file to /etc/ha/fdi/policy/.

New style for notifications and notification preferences

Included in Jaunty is a simple menu which can be used to set preferences for notification icons, such as where they pop up on the taskbar. Ubuntu 9.04 beta also includes a whole new notification system, as shown in the Flash movie here: link

Boot performance

A number of improvements to the Ubuntu start-up process bring significantly improved boot performance to Ubuntu 9.04 RC. Please open bugs if you experience any degradation, and tag them with boot-performance.
Linux kernel 2.6.28

Ubuntu 9.04 RC includes the 2.6.28-11.37 kernel based on 2.6.28.8.

Ext4 filesystem support

Ubuntu 9.04 RC supports the option of installing the new ext4 file system. ext3 will remain the default filesystem for Jaunty, and we will consider ext4 as the default for the next release based on user feedback. There has been extensive dis.ussion about the reliability of applications running on ext4 in the face of sudden system outages. Applications that use the conventional approach of writing data to a temporary file and renaming it to its final location will have their reliability expectations met in Ubuntu 9.04 beta; further disuussion is ongoing in the kernel community.

Ext4 support in GRUB was provided by Colin King. If you choose to upgrade your / or /boot filesystem in place from ext2 or ext3 to ext4 (as documented on the ext4 wiki), then you just also use the grub-install command after upgrading to Ubuntu 9.04 RC to reinstall your boot loader. If you do not do this, then the version of GRUB installed in your boot sector will not be able to read the kernel from the ext4 filesystem and your system will fail to boot.

Ext4 support in gparted has been provided by Curtis Gedak.

Cloud computing

Ubuntu 9.04 Server Edition makes it easy to experiment with cloud computing. Eucalyp.us, an open source technology which is included in Ubuntu as a technology preview, enables you to use your own servers to deploy, experiment and test your own private cloud that matches the Amazon EC2 API. You can dynamically create virtual machines, configure multiple clusters into a single Cloud and even provide an EBS (elastic block storage) equivalent and an S3 compatible storage manager.

Turn-key mail servers

The dovecot-postfix package in Ubuntu 9.04 RC provides an easy-to-deploy mail server stack, with support for SMTP, POP3, and IMAP with TLS and SASL.

dovecot-postfix was packaged by Ante Karamatić.

Filed Under: Consumer Technology Tagged With: linux, ubuntu

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