Category: PC & Tech

For: Big Bright Screen, Nice HD-IPS Display, Wonderful Camera, Spacious Keyboard for TypingAgainst: Bit Clunky to use, Still runs on Gingerbread, Stylus Integration, Stylus cant be showedThe LG Optimus Vu is a halfway between a phone and a tablet, as like Samsungs Galaxy Note phablet got some unexpected popularity in the markets. The device is priced at $866 (unlocked). It should go without saying: this 5-inch not a smartphone, not yet a tablet.

For: Big Screen, improved 3D, improved layout to hold and useAgainst: Lacks Digital content, low resolution screen, disappointing battery life, only one circle padIts a bigger version with large screens, some of whom struggled to see playing on smaller screen in handhelds or grip the handheld for longer period while playing; the 3DS XL is attractive to lot of audience. The device is priced at 180. Is bigger only enough? Can it find a place on the heart of game-playing masses? Read the review.

The Thunderbolt-equipped Dorbo 5D and Dorbo Mini storage devices are now up for pre-order. The former BYOD desktop solution with a pair of Thunderbolt ports and a lone USB 3.0 connector; just brings up to five 3.5-inch Hard disk drives, as your RAID adventures are cleared to begin. The bantam option that provides the power and flexibility of the 5D, but in a miniaturized package that works with the 2.5-inch drives that find themselves within laptops. The Dorbo 5D is priced at $849, and the Dorbo Mini priced at $649. For more details read the press release.

Researchers from University of Freiburgs Humanoids Robots Laboratory Have demonstrated a NAO humanoid capable of climbing spiral staircases, which are more challenging to scale than their non-curving counterparts. A laser range scanner on the top of the robots head provides a global estimation of the bots position, the humanoid uses a 3D model of staircase to match up with the images it captures on each step. This system lets it get a grip on its geography to successfully detect stair edges and make it to the top with nary a trip. The humanoid robot can accurately locate itself towards the stairs and climb them reliably. Dont forget to look at the video.

For: Extremely Thin and Light Design, TouchPad is Nice, Quick Solid State Drives, ThunderBolt PortAgainst: Battery Life, Low Resolution Screen, Annoying Connectivity Port, Cramp Keyboard without Backlit, OverpricedAcer claims that the Aspire S5 is the worlds thinnest Ultrabook. The S5 is the one with a motorized port cover. The Ultrabook is priced $1,399.

For: Gorgeous Display, Blazing Processor and GraphicsAgainst: Audio Quality, Webcam, BloatwareSamsungs Series 7 Gamer is one of the new line of laptops like Alienware, it packs high-end components, comes in $1,899 configuration. It weighs 8.39 pounds and packing lot of power. It features a quad-core Core i7-3610QM Processor (with 3.3GHz Turbo Boost), 16GB DDR3 RAM, NVidia GeForce GTX 675M graphics, 1.5TB HDD 7,200RPM with ExpressCache, a Blu-Ray Drive, and a 1,920*1,080 pixel resolution with 17-inch display. Does the Samsung Series 7 Gamer Laptop fit the profile of Gaming laptops?

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