MSN Video Player Vs iplayer
Microsoft is about to hit U K’s internet television service with its MSN video player, which is said to vie BBC’s iplayer. Ashley Highfield, Microsoft UK Consumer and Online Managing Director has stated that MSN Video Player streaming will start approximately in a week’s time and the trial version will soon be available in the wire.
It is said that BBC’s Internet TV streaming is visualizing 40 million programme requests per month. This BBC’s internet TV service- iplayer is already a success. MSN Video Player is reported to give up a tough fight to iplayer. iplayer is said to have supported by TV license funds and is free of advertising, which is quiet contrasting to MSN Video Player, which is expected to be a commercial venture. Like BBC’s iplayer, Microsoft will utilize Flash Protocol for streaming MSN Video Player.
Novatech X90 GTX 280 Clevo Laptop
Novatech X90 GTX 280 Clevo 17″ Laptop is the new gaming and multimedia mobile computer on the block. It was initially announced at CeBIT, held in March 2009. A powerful feature set, makes it a real hulk in the market.
This Novatech X90 Clevo laptop ships in 2 configurations: the X90 GTX and X90 GTX Pro. The major differences between these 2 configurations are the X90 GTX incorporates an Intel Core i7 920 Quad Core processor which has a clock speed of 4 x 2.66GHz. On the other hand the X90 GTX Pro employs the Intel Core i7 940 Quad Core processor, which clocks at 4 x 2.93GHz. Moreover, the X90 GTX comes with three 500GB hard drives, while the X90 GTX Pro has three 64GB solid state drives. Hence X90 GTX Pro is a faster and costlier machine than the X90 GTX.
All other features remain the same. The X90 Clevo has a 4GB DDR3 RAM. A Blu Ray/DVD read write drive has also been integrated into this device. The Nvidia GTX280 graphics with a dedicated 1GB of DDR3 memory ensure that supreme quality and really fast graphics is delivered. Either Windows XP or Windows Vista can be chosen to run as the platform. A 17 inch screen which sports a Full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels is also featured.
A long line-up of connections and ports are built into this work-station as well. There are 4 USB 2.0 ports, a FireWire port, a mini PCI slot, an ExpressCard slot, an S-Video output, an Ethernet connector, a DVI-D port, a VGA port, microphone and headphone jacks. There are 2 DDR2 SO-DIMM slots too. WiFi, Ethernet connection and Bluetooth are all supported by this workhorse also. A 2 Megapixel camera is as well integrated into this device for video chatting. Usually laptops come with not more than 1.3MP cameras.
The Novatech X90 Clevo Multimedia and Gaming Laptop is a heavy beast, with a weight of 5.4 kg. Therefore it is not very portable. You can sit in your den and spend your leisure playing your favourite games or watching the flicks. The X90 GTX carries a price tag of £2356.35 while the X90 GTX Pro is priced at around £2643.85.
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