Gadget freaks, feast your eyes on the latest high-tech toys in the market – from a touchscreen camera to the eco-friendly leaf phone, technology today is mindblowing.
Dell Inspiron 1525 Laptop
This is an all-round multimedia-optimised slim 15.4" laptop featuring the very latest in Intel Core 2 Duo and Blu-ray technology designed to improve performance and battery life. The features include 1GB RAM and a 160 GB hard drive. It also comes with an 8-in-1 card reader, a Dell Travel Remote Control, 2.0-megapixel integrated web camera and is available in blue and black.
- Price: Dh2,999
- Available at: All Sharaf DG Outlets
Pyramat S1500-W
Wireless performance meets value with this impressive wireless sound rocker. A stimulating gaming experience is loaded into this sleek, portable rocker. Feel the game and audio through the four-inch Powersub subwoofer and twin-directional, full-range speakers. The S1500-W offers complete audio and gaming enhancement at an affordable price. Wireless audio allows for untethered experience. Compatible with all gaming consoles, MP3 players and other audio devices.
- Price: Dh429
- Available at: All Sharaf DG outlets
HP Laserjet P1006 Printer Series
HP's smallest and most affordable monochrome laser printing system is made for small businesses. It's sleek and ultra-compact. Featuring HP's new industry-breaking technology – Spherical Monochrome Toner – it will help businesses enjoy higher efficiency.
- Price: Dh599
- Available at: Carrefour, Plug-Ins, Sharaf DG and other popular electronics retailers.
Kodak's V1273 Touch Screen Digital Camera
This 12-megapixel camera boasts an impressive 3-inch touchscreen LCD for large icon displays and user-friendly picture editing. The innovative smart capture feature automatically identifies the scene and adjusts settings for a great picture in just about any environment. With the stitch mode, you can also create panoramic shots by combining up to three shots together into one large picture.
- Price: Dh1,599
- Available at: All major electronics stores in the UAE
BenQ SP870 projector
With an outstanding 2000:1 contrast ratio, this projector renders fine details such as text, data, spreadsheets and charts with razor-sharp clarity and perfect colour. The company claims that audiences will also appreciate the projector's extreme lights-on brightness that facilitates note-taking, movement and multiple activities. Convenient features such as presentation timer, quick auto source, 30-second quick cooling, lamp care, wall colour correction and Blackboard Mode allow users to focus on a perfect presentation instead of fumbling with setup.
- Price: Dh9,499
- Available at: BenQ Zone, Sharaf DG and Jacky's Electronics
BOose GS II DVD Home Entertainment System
This system delivers a convincing home theatre experience from just two visible speakers, a hideaway acoustimass module and an elegant media centre. It plays DVD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3 and AM/FM.
- Price: Dh5,000
- Available at: Major electronic outlets
Linksys Thinkpad, X300 Notebook
This notebook measures less than 1.85cm at its thinnest point. Constructed with advanced carbon and glass fibre, the notebook is protected from falls and drops. There are models that can be configured for extreme portability, or maximum battery life of up to 10 hours or a balance between the two.
- Price: Approx Dh11,385
- Available at: Major retailers, tech shops on Khalid Bin Waleed Street and select Al Ain Plaza Computer stores
Bose Wave music system
This music system incorporates new waveguide speaker technology to reproduce one-half octave lower musical notes without increasing the system's size. Sophisticated computer models were used to integrate the electronics, amplifiers and speakers into an elegant and small package while enhancing performance. It has no buttons and is simple to operate and enjoy. All of the functions of the system are controlled using a credit card-size remote.
- Price: Dh2,300
- Available at: Major electronic outlets
HP Pavilion Slimline s3000
This PC features an integrated power supply, 15-in-1 card reader, Wi-Fi, hybrid TV tuner, wireless keyboard and mouse.
Sony Handycam HDR-TG1
The compact HDR-TG1 is ideal if you don't want to be weighed down. It's the smallest, slimmest, lightest camcorder to feature 1920x1080 Full High Definition recording with 5.1ch surround sound. The body is pure titanium finished with a premium hard coating. This new model incorporates face detection technology and has a 2.7-inch touch panel LCD screen.
- Price: Dh3,599
- Available at: All Jumbo Electronics showrooms and select electronics outlets in the UAE
Siemens Leaf Phone
The Siemens Leaf phones, under the Gigaset Eco Vision series, have been engineered to be eco-friendly in terms of design, technology, materials and characteristics.
The Leaf is made of recyclable raw materials and uses sunlight as an energy source. The model includes OLED (organic light-emitting diode) technology, a highly efficient, low-energy display technology with brilliant clarity.
- Please note: This product is in the final concept stage and will be out shortly.
RangeBooster N Modem Router
It is a versatile, high-performance remote router with integrated ADSL2/2+ supporting up to 24Mbps download speeds, firewall protection, Quality of Service (QoS), 802.11n wireless LAN (draft 1.0) and 4 Ethernet switch ports. The router can also be used with 802.11g and 802.11b wireless networks to enable significantly improved reception.
- Price: Dh599
- Available at: All major electronics stores in the UAE
LaCie LaCinema Premier - 500GB
Easily turn your TV into an entertainment centre by connecting the LaCinema Premier to your PC or Mac via USB to transfer your digital media files; then plug it into your TV for instant playback. Designed with HDTV screens in mind, it can adapt video content up to a 1080i resolution. Enjoy surround sound thanks to its optical output capability. It also has an external hard drive for additional data storage.
- Price: Dh1,025 (From June 1, LaCie LaCinema Premier - 1 Terabyte will be available for Dh1,899)
- Available at: All Sharaf DG outlets
Apple Imac
The all-in-one updated iMac with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and the most powerful graphics ever available on an iMac, includes faster processors with 6MB L2 cache and a faster 1066 MHz front-side bus, and 2GB of memory standard. The 24-inch iMac offers a 3.06 GHz Intel processor and the high-performance NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS graphics as options.
- Price: Dh9,699 to 10,499
- Available at: I-style, Festival City and other Mac distributers. Log on to www.appleme.ae
Motorola W230 phone
The W230 is a user friendly phone packed with features such as a music player, long-lasting battery life and Motorola's proprietary CrystalTalk audio-enhancing technology. The slim design makes the W230 extremely easy to carry and the no-nonsense keypad and large colour display are simple to use. Besides a nimble and easy-to-use productivity device, the W230 is also a true MP3 player. It can store as many as 500 of your favourite songs on optional removable microSD cards with up to 2GB of memory.
- Price: Dh289
- Available at: All Jumbo outlets across UAE
Diamond MOTOPURE H12
Motorola has teamed up with luxury custom mobile phone creator Alexander Amosu to produce the world's first real gold and diamond Bluetooth headset – the Diamond Motopure H12. This extremely limited edition headset is the ultimate statement in luxury, made from 18K gold and featuring over 180 brilliant cut diamonds, a total of 3.47 carats. The headset is only available on custom order and comes with the choice of white or yellow 18K gold and with the added option to customise with white, pink or even black diamonds.
- Price: Dh29,000 (half loaded version) and Dh45,000 (fully loaded version)
- Available at: The product can be made to order exclusively at www.amosu.co.uk.
Waterproof Housing for Apple iPod nano (3RD Gen)
H2O Audio, the leading watersports music company has launched the new iN3. Designed for surf and swim, the iN3 is a sleek case that follows the form of the new iPod nano. It is waterproof up to 10 feet/3 metres when paired with H2O audio waterproof headphones. It includes a sport armband and a removable reversible belt clip.
- Price: Dh294
- Available at: All Virgin Megastore outlets in the UAE.
