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Posted 09 Nov 2009 — by Arun
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Myka ION – Ubunt based web-to-tv box

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Posted 09 Nov 2009 — by Arun
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You might have read my earlier post about Myka home theater PC. Myka has now introduced Myka ION, a consumer Web-to-TV product that can easily run Boxee, Hulu and other leading Internet video services.

Myka ION is powered by the Intel Atom Processor 330 and NVIDIA ION Graphics Processor. It runs Boxee, XBMC, Adobe FLASH and much more and it’s based on Ubuntu 9.10. The Myka ION features a fanless design. Expansion options include a Blu-Ray disk, larger hard disk and more memory. It supports DirectX 10, full 1080p HD, true-fidelity 7.1 audio.

Here is the specification of Myka ION:

  • 1.6 GHz Intel Atom 330 Dual Core 533 MHz FSB
  • Chipset NVIDIA MCP7A-ION
  • System Memory 2 Dual channel DDR2 667 DIMM slots, Up to 4 GB of memory
  • Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9400M Graphics
  • Resolution 1920 x 1440
  • 6 USB 2.0 ports, 1 VGA port, 1 DVI-I port, 1 HDMI port, 1 eSATA port, 1 LAN port, 1 PS2 keyboard port, 2 S/PDIF-out ports (coaxial/optical), 3 Audio jacks: line-out, line-in, mic-in, 1 DC jack
  • 3 SATA connectors, 4 USB 2.0 via 2 pin headers, 1 RS-232 COM pin header, 1 Front panel audio pin header, 1 Front panel pin header, 2 Fan pin headers, 4-pin Molex connector (for peripheral power)
  • Includes Driver CD, 90 W AC adapter & cord, 3 SATA cables, 1 SATA power cable, User manual
  • IR Remote Control
  • Batteries
  • HDMI Cable

Options include

  • A range of hard disks 160 Gb to 1TB
  • Wireless 802.11 N card
  • Blu-Ray Disk

The default unit costs $379.00, which includes 160GB hard drive. If you include wireless-N, the costs comes to $419.00. Including Blu-ray will add another $225 to the total cost. The hard drive options include 320GB for $30 more, 500GB for $50 more and 1TB for $125 more.

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OpenOffice mouse with 18 buttons

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Posted 09 Nov 2009 — by Arun
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OpenOffice.org team is going to start selling OOmouse soon. The mouse is going to be manufactured by WarMouse. The mouse will have 18 buttons, 52 commands, and a joystick which you can configure the way you want.

For example, you can use the joystick as arrow keys to move around the spreadsheet cells in Calc or Excel, then use it as a joystick to rotate 3D objects in 3D Studio Max. In Writer or other word processing programs, you can click a button once to Copy, double-click the same button to Cut, and click another button to Paste. In Adobe Reader, you can turn the page, switch between views and zoom levels, or search for text with single button clicks. In AutoCAD, you can assign a function that is nested four menus deep to a single button click. In Adobe Photoshop, you can rapidly switch between layers without ever taking your hand off the mouse or moving the pointer away from the pixels that you’re painting. Macros can be recorded and assigned to button clicks, double-clicks, joystick movements, or scroll wheel positions. You can even use it as a number pad for fast data entry, according to OOmouse.

The mouse will cost $74.99 and is compatible with Windows, Linux, Mac, PS/3, unlike the competitors. The mouse has 512k memory, can store 63 profiles and has a dimension of 110 x 68 x 43mm. For more information, visit OpenOfficemouse.com.

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