| Several innovative new electronics for 2008 is making | | | | the hottest item right now for those who are looking |
| such a fuss in the market scene. Some of it has done | | | | for a good electronic accessory for the car. All the |
| exceptionally huge sales in the market while some | | | | things you needed for your car are here including GPS |
| seemed to fade to oblivion. What are these electronics | | | | navigation, Bluetooth cell phone integration, and audio |
| that has been making a big scene in the market right | | | | and media playback. These are dash PC specifically |
| now? Let us review and see what makes them a hot | | | | designed for cars. The said units are powered by an |
| item today: | | | | Intel Core Duo 1.66GHz CPU with 1GB of RAM, a |
| 1. Philips Eco TV. This 2-inch, 1080p resolution, flat-panel | | | | 120GB hard drive, and a DVD-ROM/CDRW drive. |
| LCD, model 42PFL5603D is specially on the wish list of | | | | Among other feature also includes car stereo |
| every consumer since it has a power saving capability | | | | features, which can be upgraded with either XM or |
| this means that is has an built-in feature to dim the | | | | Sirius satellite radio. The Calypso CPC-1100 is a single |
| backlight--by up to five times peak brightness | | | | DIN unit with a motorized 7 inch screen, while Atlas |
| depending on the program material. This feature is | | | | CPC-1200 is a double DIN unit with a 6.5 inch screen. |
| compared to Samsung's LED-based LN-T4681F which | | | | 4. Bug Labs. This might be the weirdest yet might be |
| has a "local dimming" option. This is a power saving | | | | very useful electronic device that has come out. This |
| technology because according to the company, the | | | | starts with a mini computer known as the bug base |
| dimming of the backlight in darker scenes has the dual | | | | which has a component that allows entry of multiple |
| benefit of saving power and improving black-level | | | | modules like digital camera or LCD screen. It enables |
| performance. | | | | then to download programs or customized software. |
| 2. Moto Rokr E8. This handheld mobile phone uses a | | | | This piece of technology is also referred to as the |
| ModeShift technology which every music lovers would | | | | Lego of Gadgets. |
| love. The phone uses a smooth glasslike with | | | | 5. Nyko Wireless Nunchuck. This is an alternative |
| touch-pad controls instead of the traditional keypad. | | | | controller pad for the Nintendo Wii game console. |
| This touch-pad controls digitally morph depending on | | | | What is distinguishing about this controller is that it |
| how the phone is handled. The backlight on the control | | | | totally it is totally wireless compared to the earlier |
| changes to illuminate only the pertinent buttons for a | | | | released controller pad which makes use of the wire |
| current function. Hence when you shift from the phone | | | | most of the times. |
| to the music feature, amazing changes happens. This | | | | 6. iRiver W7 MP3 Player. This is a media player that is |
| phone also has Fastscroll navigation wheel just like | | | | making a scene in the market right now especially for |
| iPod's which makes navigation through long list of | | | | those who have a car. It is compact and can also be |
| music seamless. | | | | readily carried by people on the go. |
| 3. Atlas CPC-1200 and the Calypso CPC-1100. This is | | | | |