Get ready for a crash course in net-capable consumer electronics devices, we will be looking at two new architectures that promises to give stiff competition to Intel’s Atom microprocessor and it’s only going to get confusing if you don’t pay attention.

Things started off with Intel releasing their Atom processor aimed at low-priced low-power netbooks or devices that resemble notebooks but are only capable of doing basic mundane stuff like surfing the net, email and occasionally viewing video. Their entry is no doubt influenced by the success of products such as the EeePC and for awhile, they are the only ones providing the mass-market processors and appeared in most every netbooks produced so far.

Things are about to change with NVIDIA’sION platform, which aims to combine Atom processor with their powerful GeForce GPU to create netbooks that are capable of doing much more multimedia intensive tasks such as watching HD video and even some medium-level gaming.

Watch HD video and medium-level gaming on netbooks

Intel’s Atom platform uses the aging 945 chipset with onboard graphics that absolutely suck, but so far consumer have no choice but to put up. The ION led to some hostility between NVIDIA and Intel, involving the use of questionable statistics and outright lies.

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You’ve heard it right! StumbleUpon is now launching a URL-shortener service, SU.PR (=SUPER).

Having discussed heavily about various URL shortener services lately, it’s impressive that StumbleUpon has finally up its game in competing with DiggBar. Also, some believe that the new SU.PR will raise a strong competition against the all time favourite – Bit.ly, the famous URL shortener that offers click-stats for its users.

Just How Super It Is About SU.PR?

1. It offers real time click stats for users, as well as bookmarklet for convenient URL conversion.
2. Traffic builder: The use of Su.pr equalizes link submission to StumbleUpon, since it is linking directly to the main site. This offers the opportunity to get noticed and voted by the StumbleUpon community that closing up to 8 million users.
3. One-Click to send Su.pr to famous social media sites like Twitter & Facebook.
4. “Suggested Posting Time” for users to identify best timing to post their links for maximum traffic; also available in scheduling for future posting.
5. Su.pr provides the option for users to customize their URLs with own domain name. For example: kongtechnology.com/abc
6. Keeping track with retweet stats for your posted links.

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If you paid any attention to the gigantic Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009 (E3 2009) this year, you may have already been privy to the fact that there were a lot of really awesome things being showed off there, despite the economic downturn. Gaming has been pretty resistant to the fallout from Wall Street and it seems that the big three console developers, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, are aggressively investing into their respective flagship console systems in order to maximize the profits they can make.

Microsoft’s Project Natal

The most interesting technology to come out of E3 this year is no doubt Microsoft’s Project Natal. Project Natal is a name for a new type of motion sensing device which will be sold as an extension to the Xbox 360 providing a bevy of interesting, powerful and unique capabilities that augment the traditional notions of gaming and elevates it to the next level of awesomeness.

The Nintendo Wii is undoubtedly the leader when it comes to motion sensing controllers, and it has proven to be a wild success, selling anywhere up to 10 times as many consoles as the Xbox 360 and PS3 combined. It brought casual gaming to everybody, literally everybody as the controller’s are based on motion sensors which makes gaming an intuitive experience without the need to figure out that which button does what on a traditional gamepad controller.

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Soft toys are not just for hugging anymore.

Smart-e-bear is a lovable and interactive friend who is fluent in Spanish, French or even Chinese! But yes, it is smart yet very cuddly and huggable. Best of all, your kid doesn’t have to pretend her plush is talking back to her by making the sound all by herself.

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Facebook is going to write its history exactly at 12:01 am (ETD), 13^th June as it allows ALL users to have their custom URLs. In case you’re not a Facebook user, or haven’t noticed, all these whiles only the big names like Coca-Cola, NBA, Ashton Kutcher etc and Facebook staffs get to have their usernames fixed within Facebook URLs. Whereas us little people, end up with a mixture of numbers called profile ID. It’s so much easier for your friends to find your Facebook page via “http://www.facebook.com/yourname“. Consider that a mercy from Facebook. You can have all the FAQs right here.

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