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Pioneer XDJ-R1 Wireless All-In-One DJ System

Pioneer XDJ-R1 Wireless All-In-One DJ System - QTOOTH

Pioneer introduces a really fun Wireless All-In-One DJ System. Check out the specs and the video demo below:

Industry-first operation of various functions with iPad/iPhone/iPod touch

By connecting this device via a wireless LAN connection to an iPad/iPhone/iPod touch with the special “remotebox”*2 mobile application installed, it is possible to select songs stored inside USB storage devices connected to the XDJ-R1 via the screens of these devices. In addition, it is possible to apply an “AUTO BEAT LOOP”*3 function, which automatically loops music at a specified tempo, as well as intuitively controlling various effects using the X-Y pads of devices. The back of the XDJ-R1 also features a stand for installation of iPhone/iPod touch devices at an angle conducive to easy song selection.XDJ-R1

Support for diverse media and music formats

DJ play can be performed using a diverse range of media and music formats, including music CDs and file formats such as MP3, AAC, WAV and AIFF stored inside USB storage devices or recorded onto CD-R/RW.
The XDJ-R1 also provides MIDI support and can be used to operate various pieces of DJ software.

“BEAT SYNC” function*5 for one-touch beat synchronization of two songs

The “BEAT SYNC” function automatically synchronizes the beats of songs that have been analyzed by the “rekordbox™” music management software played on each player, simply by pressing the “SYNC” button.

Unified structure containing two players and a mixer

The unified structure of two players and a mixer means users can DJ with this device alone. The mixer part is equipped with ports for the connection of external hardware such as CDJ players and turntables, etc., so it can also be used as an independent 2-channel mixer.

Functions for enjoyment of wide range of music arranging and mixing

A combination of all kinds of effects enables simple performance of a wide range of music arrangements and mixes.

1. HOT CUE
The “HOT CUE” function enables instant playback from a previously specified point, simply by pressing a button. Each player can set “HOT CUES” at three points.
2. 4 BEAT SAMPLER
The “4-BEAT SAMPLER” function makes it possible to play recorded sampling sound sources simply by pressing a button. Sound sources can be recorded from songs on USB storage devices and CDs.
3. BEAT FX*3
Diverse forms of DJ play can be enjoyed by selecting from 4 effects (TRANS, FLANGER, ECHO, and ROLL) for each song played on each player and changing BPM and effects levels.
4. SOUND COLOR FX
Diverse forms of DJ play can be enjoyed by selecting from 4 effects (FILTER, CRUSH, PITCH, and NOISE) for each song played in each channel.

XDJ-R1

High sound quality design for clear and powerful DJ sound

Noise has been reduced by separating analog and digital circuits, and performing digital conversion of analog input signals by the shortest distance possible. All signal processing is conducted with a high-performance CPU to ensure that DJ mixes have a clear sound.

Additional Features

  • ● “AUTO BEAT LOOP”*3 function enables songs to be looped automatically at a specified BPM
  • ● “QUANTIZE”*5 function automatically corrections divergence from specified BPM when using “AUTO BEAT LOOP” or “BEAT FX”
  • ● Equipped with independent 3-band isolator
  • ● Internal sound card (Audio Interface)
  • ● Complete with MASTER OUT (XLR), BOOTH OUT, AUX and MIC ports
  • ● Environmentally-friendly “Auto Standby Function” that switches the power to standby mode when there is no operation or input for a certain period of time.

Main specifications

Playable mediaUSB storage devices, music CD,CD-R/RW
Playable file formatsMP3, AAC, WAV, AIFF (only MP3, WAV and AIFF can be played from CD)
USB storage formats supportedFAT32、FAT16
No. of channels2
Wireless communications formatIEEE 802.11b/g (2.4GHz band)
Sampling rate44.1kHz
A/D, D/A converter24bit
Frequency response20Hz～20kHz
S/N ratio98dB or above (USB)
Total harmonic distortionMax. 0.006 % (USB)
Head room19dB
USB portsA port × 1, B port × 1
InputsPHONO/LINE × 2 (RCA)　MIC × 1 (1/4inch PHONE)　AUX × 1 (RCA)
OutputsMASTER OUT × 2 (XLR × 1, RCA × 1) HEADPHONE MONITOR OUT × 2 (front 1/4inch PHONE, MiniPin)
BOOTH OUT × 1 (RCA)
Maximum external dimensions (W×D×H)623mm × 308.4mm × 107.7mm
Body weight6.8kg

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AMD outlines Elite Performance laptop APUs with game-ready Wireless Display

AMD Game Ready Wireless Display

AMD isn’t focusing all its attention on its entry-level mobile APUs today: it’s also providing details for the faster Richland-based models. The new A6, A8, and A10 mobile variants fall under the Elite Performance badge, and theoretically beat Intel to the punch with up to 71 percent faster 3D graphics than the current Core i5 family. They also muster about 7.5 hours of battery life with web use, or about an hour longer than we saw in the previous generation. The roster includes both regular power (35W) and low-voltage (17W to 25W) APUs, in dual- and quad-core editions.

We’re more interested in how well the chips play with other devices and software, however. Besides the face and motion gesture recognition that we’ve seen before, AMD touts a new take on Wireless Display with low enough latency for game sessions, support for 1080p60 video and native Miracast sharing. The Richland upgrade also introduces a new Dock Port standard that can feed both USB 3.0 and up to three external DisplayPort screens through one cable. If you like what AMD is pitching, you won’t have to wait to try it — Elite Performance APUs have already been shipping with MSI’s GX60 and GX70, and other vendors shouldn’t be far behind.

AMD Amplifies Mobile Experience with Responsive Performance, Rich Graphics, Elite Software and Long Battery Life

2013 Mobile APU line-up meets user needs across a wide range of new and traditional PC form factors at an ideal balance of price-to-performance

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched three new additions to its 2013 A-Series and E-Series Mobile Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) lineup – delivering solutions ideally positioned to address today’s evolving PC market with dramatically increased performance and power efficiency, as well as a portfolio of unique user experiences, and superior gaming and graphics:

* The 2013 AMD Elite Mobility APU (formerly codenamed “Temash”) – the world’s first 28nm, quad-core x86 system-on-a-chip (SoC) APU designed for touch small form-factor notebooks, tablets, and hybrids 13-inches and below;

* The 2013 AMD Mainstream APU (formerly codenamed “Kabini”) – the first and only quad-core x86 SoC solution for entry-level and small-form factor touch notebooks;

* New, low power versions of the 2013 AMD Elite Performance APU (formerly codenamed “Richland”) – offer the best graphics and compute in a performance APU for premium ultrathin notebooks.

These new APUs are designed to effectively balance the needs of a wide range of new and traditional mobile PC users and are available beginning today from the world’s top computer manufacturers, including products announced today from Acer and HP.

“The client market has evolved – with greater diversity in the types of mobile form factors and higher performance demands from the software – and AMD is uniquely positioned to deliver the best processors to meet the needs of mobile device users today,” said Lisa Su, senior vice president and general manager, Global Business Units at AMD. “As computing becomes more visual and the graphics processor can be leveraged to do other types of processing, our dedication to the software community and the APU architecture sets us apart from the competition and enables us to deliver the best user experience whether on a tablet, a hybrid device or a notebook.”

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Jabra Revo, Revo Wireless and Vox Headphones Now Shipping

Jabra Bluetooth Wireless Headphones

Jabra ships Vox / Revo / Revo Wireless headphones

Jabra is excited to announce that the company’s highly anticipated line of stereo headphones – Jabra Revo Wireless, Jabra Revo (corded) and Jabra Vox – are now available for purchase. Following the successful launch of the Jabra Solemate portable Bluetooth speaker, these three new products take the music-listening experience to greater heights with excellent durability and design. The gear was designed with durability in mind, sports Dolby Digital Plus tech and works with its manufacturer’s Sound App for iOS and Android, which promises souped-up audio quality.

Jabra has partnered with Dolby® to provide powerful, mobile sound enhanced by Dolby Digital Plus. With Jabra’s exclusive Sound App, Dolby Digital Plus provides rich, full-spectrum sound that brings your device to life and adds extra depth and dimension to your music. In addition, the Jabra Revo Wireless and Jabra Vox have recently been honored with the prestigious, international Red Dot Design Award.

Beginning today, all three products will be available at Amazon and Dell for the following retail prices (street prices may be lower):

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Dell ships its WiGig-based Wireless Dock for Latitude

Dell WiGig Wireless Dock

Dell Makes Wireless Docking a Reality with the Industry’s First and Only WiGig Docking Station for Unparalleled Connectivity and Convenience

New Dell Wireless Dock provides best-in-class untethered docking experience with the Dell Latitude 6430u Ultrabook for fast, flexible connectivity between devices and peripherals

WiGig standard led by Dell and Wilocity marks new era in mainstream wireless with speeds up to 10 times faster than Wi-Fi and the ability to transmit high quality video streams

Dell today announced the availability of the Dell Wireless Dock, the industry’s first and only docking solution based on the latest multi-gigabit tri-band Wi-Fi standard (WiGig) and compatible with the award-winning Dell Latitude 6430u Ultrabook™ for a best–in-class wireless docking experience. The new WiGig standard begins an exciting new era in mainstream wireless connectivity with speeds up to 10 times that of today’s fastest Wi-Fi networks.

Designed for use in offices, meeting rooms and classrooms, the Dell Wireless Dock offers quick and easy connectivity to displays, projectors, networks, speakers and other peripherals for unparalleled connectivity and convenience. The new dock supports up to two external displays with both DisplayPort and HDMI, features ample peripheral connectivity via three USB 3.0 ports and facilitates easy collaboration with a front Audio In/Out port for voice over IP at speeds of up to 4.6 gigabits per second. The Dell Wireless Dock can also be easily managed with the updated Dell Connection Manager that now supports both WiGig and Wireless LAN settings.

Especially ideal as a connectivity solution in conference rooms and classrooms, the Dell Wireless Dock supports cable-free, seamless transitions between multiple presenters and hassle-free collaboration. An adapter is available for VGA-based infrastructures and an Ethernet connector helps ensure dedicated, stable bandwidth for fast data transfers and efficient communication with remote locations. Additionally, the Dell Wireless Dock has the same level of usability and easy integration as the current Latitude E Series Docking Stations with remote access, monitoring and configuration for business class control.

With the potential to offer many advanced uses, such as virtually instantaneous wireless backups, synchronization and file transfers between computers and handheld devices, the WiGig standard (802.11ad) is the result of close industry collaboration led by Dell and Wilocity. Based on the proven IEEE 802.11 standard specification for long-term stability, WiGig offers the same level of security and manageability as today’s best WLAN technologies. WiGig is powered by the first 60 GHz multi-gigabit wireless chipsets developed by Wilocity and brought to the Dell Latitude 6430u by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

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Nest Thermostat: The Heating and Cooling System That Just Keeps Getting Smarter.

Nest - The Learning ThemostatA longstanding questions has ben whether technology can eliminate the planned obsolescence that seems built in to so many electronic devices. Many people have tried to change this situation with devices that can expand and add to their original functionality by updating software and firmware. so far that goal has proved very elusive to the point of seeming impossible. However, here’s a hopeful story about the Nest Thermostat that is making a bold attempt at just that.

The Nest thermostat has made recent improvement that suggests that the story of built in obsolescence may be very different for home devices. As thermostats, refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, coffee machines, dishwashers, sprinkler systems, and just about every other traditional system in the house starts to communicate with the web, something odd might start to happen: Instead than getting older and becoming less capable every year, these devices will keep getting better.

There are some technical explanations for this. “One of the reasons that Apple doesn’t do releases on old devices is that they’re bound by the CPU, the horsepower, or memory, or the battery—but we’re not constrained by that,” Nest’s Rogers says. (Like many others at Nest, Rogers is a former employee of Apple.) Nest has its own onboard processor, but if it ever gets outdated or overwhelmed, it can offload processing tasks to the cloud. At its core a thermostat is “just a switch,” Rogers observes, and “we’re applying intelligence to how we use that switch.”

Beyond the fact that a Nest you install today won’t necessarily become obsolete,  it is important to note that the proliferation of new Nests works to keep improving current Nests. Now that these thermostats have been operating in homes across the country for a year, their sensors have recorded large amounts of information about how people adjust temperatures. After stripping any identifying details from the data recorded by your Nest, the company compiles it with information recorded by other Nests. Then it analyzes the data to look for ways to improve the device’s algorithms. “We can see temperature history, away history, and then we test to see how well our algorithm performed,” says Rogers.

For example: Auto Away is a built-in system for turning off your heating or cooling by noticing when you’re gone. In the original version the algorithm was very set. “We’d always wait two hours without seeing people in the house and then turn it down, and if they came home we’d turn it back up,” Rogers says. But by analyzing the user data, Nest detected some important subtleties. “We found that morning patterns are very regular—when people leave in the morning, they’re gone,” Rogers says. So now, after an update, the Nest turns off your heating or cooling much sooner in the morning than it would at any other time of the day. Rogers points out that, “The morning is the coldest time of the day, and electricity is also expensive then, so turning on Auto Away sooner can make a big difference—now the Nest won’t waste energy heating your home when nobody’s there.”

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Canon Includes Apple AirPrint Compatibility For New PIXMA Wireless Office All-In-One Printers

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Canon has decided to take the opportunity at CES to announce that they will be including Apple AirPrint compatibility for their spanking new collection of Pixma wireless office all-in-one printers. This is a step in the right direction, especially for those who are still dreaming about living up a wireless lifestyle which has been nigh impossible, as the power of wireless power being transferred from one place to another device in an accurate manner has yet to be solved. In fact, going paperless would be far more realistic in the long run.

Well, at least we are getting somewhere with this wireless effort, where compatible models that will feature Apple AirPrint compatibility will include the Canon PIXMA MX922, PIXMA MX522 and PIXMA MX452 Wireless Office All-In-One Printers. Just what does AirPrint do? For starters, users are able to wirelessly print photos, email, web pages and documents without having to go through the hassle of installing device drivers. AirPrint is compatible with all iPad models, the iPhone (3GS and later), and iPod touch devices (3rd generation and later), with a minimum operating system requirement of iOS 4.2 (or later). [Press Release]

via Canon Includes Apple AirPrint Compatibility For New PIXMA Wireless Office All-In-One Printers | Ubergizmo.

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