Archos GamePad Android based Gaming Console announced

Archos has just introduced a new device to their range in the form of Handheld Gamepad gaming console. Comes in the form of GamePad, which is sports a 7 inch screen and physical controls, including face buttons, shoulder buttons a D-pad and a pair of analog nubbins which resemble the circle pad on Nintendo's 3DS.

Archos GamePad will be powered by 1.5GHz dual-core processor accompanied with quad-core Mali 400 MP graphics. This handheld gaming console is running on Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) platform means it can access full services of Google suites like Google Play store and be Google certified device.

The unit also features a patented technology that allows virtual controls to be mapped to the physical controls, with Archos boasting that “ over a thousand” Android apps are already existed in store can be played using the GamePad. It also offers like HDMI output port and microSD card slot to compliment the 8GB of built-in storage capacity. Archos says that the GamePad is coming in October this year with a price start at $188 and according to the source that it will ship simultaneously in both Europe and the US market, maybe soon this device will hit the major market in Asia as well.

LG's Game World a new Smart TV portal announces

LG has just announced Game World a new era of Downloadable casual 3D games, a new Smart TV portal which only available to Cinema 3D Smart TVs.

Game World functions as the same with other other app store like Play Store for Android device and App Store for Apple devices, allowing you to search, download, purchase and keep a collection of casual games. The service is not to be confused with LG's Gaikai gaming service, and LG says that the games featured in Game World can be played with the company's Magical Remote or other third-party controller gamepads. These will come in both 2D and 3D tech version, hopefully the touted intuitive interface will line up to its name and

LG says that the most of the titles will be family-friendly games “Kid Friendly” also ,so everyone can avail this if you have boring session with parental guidance consent. Some of those games are already available on LG Smart TVs, which is makes it pretty safe to assume that they'll be features when Game World arrives.

Lexibook tablet dedicated for Kids coming to US

Lexibook Tablet is made dedicated for children with have a great interactive learning experience to use at home, on play ground on the go.

Sport a 7 inch touchscreen display with an intuitive and ergonomic navigation and has features of 600MHz processor, 256MB of RAM, 4GB storage can be expanded by up to 32GB additional storage capacity via microSD card slot. Run on FroYo platform and has a built-in Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g surf in the internet to download several applications like games, social networks, and direct access to your emails and dedicated to listen to your music, to watch your videos and to look at your pictures.

Lexibook tablet will be a highly efficient device with kid friendly interface, this is also highly loaded with great educational content with 500 sheets of general education, quizzes and test. It also offers 300 memos to test your knowledge in major subject like mathematics, English, Science, Geography, History and French lessons to discover this language. The tablet includes a SchoolZone app and it has 200 pre-loaded eBooks as well catering the need of the basic education for kids. Kids can browse and download through the Lexibook Market which includes a total collection of 10,000 apps including the most popular games like Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Pandora, Skype, Pig Rush.

Preloaded with outdoor/indoor games, recipes, scientific experimentation, handcrafts and other 10 games were installed. Lixebook tablet will be soon to arrive in US market this coming September 15 this year at Toy’s R US store across all states.

Samsung Exynos 5 Dual Processor announced

Samsung has now revealed the details on their latest powerful processor Exynos 5 Dual, a system-on-a-chip with dual-core 1.7GHz processor based on ARM Cortex-A15 architecture.

Exynos 5 Dual uses Cortex-A15, which has DMIPS 40 percent hihger than Cortex-A9 core commonly found in most quad-core devices today. Exynos 5 Dual, using 32nm HKMG is designed to meet your graphics-intensive, multi-task and power effiecient requirements. It perform nearly two times faster than the existing Cortex A9-based dual core processor, with amazing 30% lower consumption than the previous Exynos process developed on 45nm process. Exynos 5 Dual is well qualified to lead the high-end mobile application processor market.

Samsung also included an Image Processor in the Exynis 5 Dual which would enhance the image quality of the devices. The company also integrated various post processing technologies like 3DNR (3-Dimensional Noise Reduction), VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilization) and ODC (Optical Distortion Compensation) which puts the icing on the cake.

The Samsung Exynos 5 Dual is certainly a force to be reckoned with in the SoC arena. But instead of an Android tablet, we're inclined to thinck that Samsung has come up with this SoC with Windows RT in mind.

Curiosity Mars Rover landed on Mars - Curiosity Mars Rover (Lego) in Earth

A nuclear-powered Curiosity Mars rover was successfully landed on the floor of Gale Crater in remarkably good shape, setting down on that flat, wind-swept plain littered with uniform gravel-like rocks and firm soil. And over the world is anxious to see how this little creature works once they get out it out exploring on the Martian surface.

To get a better feel for that experience, Will Gorman and Doug Moran have built a scale model of Curiosity using Lego Mindstorm version of Mars Curiosity Rover. This cute little one was made of 7x NXT Bricks, 13 x NXT Motors, 2x Power Function Motors and over 1,000 individual Lego Brick to form this prototype. Four of thee six wheels are powered and independently steerable, so the Lego Curiosity cam make 360 degree turn on the dime just like the real one which is on Mars now. You can see the videos after the break.