Product Launches

HP
Photosmart 7550 and 130
HP India has announced the launch of HP Photosmart 7550 and HP Photosmart 130 printers at all HP authorised retail outlets. The printers, available at a street price of Rs 15,000 and Rs 8,500 can print their best digital images directly from memory cards, without using a PC.

Unlike traditional photography, one doesn’t need to finish the entire roll to see results. By simply inserting the memory stick of a digital camera into the HP Photosmart printer, one can preview, zoom, edit and print the pictures.

The solution also works well for professional photographers looking for life-like printing with the 7-ink Photosmart 7550 and for location photographers, who need a small, handy printer like the Photosmart 130.

HP Photosmart 7550 printer offers up to 4800 optimised dpi on premium photo papers and seven-ink printing. It resists fading for up to 73 years. The printer comes with the HP memories disc creator software to create a digital photo slide show and view them on a PC or TV via a DVD player. It has an optional automatic two-sided printing accessory, which saves up to 50 percent on paper cost and office file space. It enables direct printing capability to the front USB camera port without using a computer. The HP Photosmart 7550 printer offers 17 pages per minute (ppm) in black and up to 13 ppm in colour. It features an ink-reserve printing mode, which completes the print job even if one cartridge runs out.

The HP Photosmart 130 colour inkjet printer prints quick, borderless 4x6-inch photos using HP premium photo paper with photo quality up to 4800 optimised dpi. It has a small innovative design, which ensures easy set-up. It includes the HP Memories Disc Creator software too. It offers easy USB connection to compatible PCs and Macintosh computers.

Contact:
Barkha Deva
Tel: +91 (22) 26826000
Fax: +91 (22) 26826056
E-mail: barkha.deva@hp.com
Website: www.hp.com/go/support

Jupiter Infosys
Frontech Palm DV
Kolkata-based computer hardware major, Jupiter Infosys has launched the Frontech Palm DV digital camera in the Indian market. Priced at Rs 12,000, the new digital camera is smaller than half the size of a palm, i.e. only 3.3”x1.6” and features a four-in-one design. The Palm DV LCD functions as a digital video recorder and digital voice recorder and provides a 1.3 mega-pixel resolution.

Launched under the brand name Frontech, it also works as a Web camera when connected to a PC. The camera offers a 1.4” colour LCD display, and if the 16 MB built-in SDRAM isn’t enough, you can expand to a 512 MB CF card. A user can upload images and video to a PC via the USB cable and can also playback video on a TV or VCR.

Contact:
Jupiter Infosys
Tel: +91 (22) 22001211/14
Website: www.jil-jupiter.com / www.frontechonline.com
E-mail: info@jil-jupiter.com

Designer Audio
LoudMan
Mumbai-based Designer Audio has introduced LoudMan, a revolutionary speaker system using proprietary NXT technology. Styled to the same dimensions as a double CD case, LoudMan is lightweight and small enough to fit into one’s pocket. LoudMan is a portable powered system, which is compatible with laptops, portable CD player, minidisk or MP3 device.

Supplied complete with a built-in low consumption amplifier, the LoudMan can be battery-powered or used with an optional 6V DC adapter. The NXT technology produces a diffused sound rather than coherent waves like standard stereo loudspeakers. The NCT panels produce sound from its entire surface, which ensures that the listener will hear a much more even sound pattern throughout the room.

LoudMan is available in a number of easy-to-market options, including a simple pull-up self-merchandising stand, pre-loaded with 45 LoudMan clamshells in a variety of colours.

Contact:
Dilip Shah
Tel: +91 (22) 22814784
Fax: +91 (22) 22838683
E-mail: designer_audio@hotmail.com
Website: www.designer-audio.com

National Panasonic
GD88
National Panasonic India recently unveiled the Pana-sonic GD88 mobile camera phone. The GD88 comes with an in-built digital zoom camera and a 65,536 colour display for clear, sharp images in vivid life-like colours. Moreover, the TFT (thin film transistor) display enables the user to view even the smallest detail. The user can store photos as a wallpaper on the phone or attach it to a number in the picture phone book and be greeted by the caller’s face when the phone rings. Colour photos can also be transformed into a sepia or black and white image.

Features:

• In-built speaker phone and a sub-LCD
• GPRS technology supporting 4+1 time slots for faster connection and data speeds.
• Supports MMS
• WAP 2.0 colour browser
• 16 polyphonic ring tones

Contact:
National Panasonic India
Telefax: +91 (11) 26101174 / 83 / 89 / 90