In the UK, the console Sony PS Vita 3G will be February 22

British mobile operator Vodafone has announced that the new portable game console, Sony PS Vita 3G goes on sale February 22 priced at 279 pounds. Included will be attended 4GB memory card and prepaid SIM-card.

When you activate the SIM-card costs £ 5 a user receives 250MB of traffic for 30 days and access to the toy WipeOut 2048.

PS Vita console itself will offer a 5-inch OLED multi-touch screen, two analog stick, front and back of the camera, touch pad, located on the back of the console, as well as modules 3G, Wi-Fi and GPS.

Hyundai Elantra Coupe

At the auto show in Chicago, Hyundai introduced the Elantra Coupe. In the U.S., new product goes on sale in the spring, and whether it will be sold in other markets, is still unknown.

Design Elantra sedan with a body, as well as the design of the sedan, designed in a California studio Hyundai. In the sedan and coupe is the same wheelbase (2700 mm) and similar silhouettes. The difference, apparently, only in the number of doors. The claimed drag coefficient of Cd = 0,27. The driver must rejoice at the 7-inch touch screen on the center console, rear view camera, jacks for iPod and USB. The standard equipment includes a full set of electronic security systems (ABS, ESP, etc.). The engine is offered only one volume of 1.8 liter capacity 148 hp, the gearbox 6-speed manual or automatic.

The main competitor Hyundai Elantra Coupe marketers believe Honda Civic Coupe, as well as the advantages of the model is called large dimensions (wheelbase, length, width) efficiency (fuel consumption is less than 11%) and power density.

Nokia Lumia Coffee Tab: Corporate tablet on Windows 8

In the past six months, Nokia has a somewhat predictable, but this is hardly upset her fans. This is a new design smart phone, which first debuted in the model N9. After this came to light smartphones Lumia 800 and 900, are already running Windows Phone instead of MeeGo / Maemo. Unreached there was only a segment Symbian, although apparently not for long. And yet in the range of Nokia does not have enough tablets.

Indeed, the tablet has already released all the major market players, mobile electronics, our own "pills" have Apple, Samsung, HTC, Sony and LG. Tablet PC Nokia will certainly be running the platform from Microsoft. As soon as Windows Phone in the tablet version does not appear ever, the series tablet Nokia Lumia will be managed by a new desktop platform for Windows 8. His concept of such a device introduced under the name of the designer Tristan.

In the conceptual version of a tablet called Nokia Lumia Coffee Tab, and the truth, he will make a good company to its owner over a cup of morning coffee. The author pointed out, and specifications, and he chose not to go far ahead. Lumia Coffee Tab runs on a processor with a clock frequency of 1.4 Hz, has on board 512 MB of RAM, a built-in storage capacity ranging from 16 to 64 GB depending on the version. The interface is displayed on the 9.7-inch screen AMOLED ClearBlack resolution of 1280x800 pixels. There is also a pair of cameras: main 8-megapixel and front with a resolution of 2 megapixels. The tablet comes to the Internet using a Wi-Fi and 3G. In a word, goes almost complete copy of the Lumia 800/900, they even performed in the same original style.

Nikon will release a "reflex" by 36 pixels

Nikon has introduced a digital SLR D800. The device has a CMOS-matrix format, FX (Size - 35,9 x 24 mm) with a resolution of 36.3 megapixels, high sensitivity range of ISO (from 100 to 6400) and multiple shooting modes for HD-video. This is stated in a press release.

Like its predecessor, D700, D800 cloaked in a durable magnesium alloy body with protection against dust and moisture, but with rounded corners. Compared to the earlier model, the new product has an improved recognition system plots sensor with RGB (resolution - 91,000 pixels) and 51-point autofocus system.

Photosensor D800 allows you to capture a maximum resolution of up to 7360h4912 pixels. Such permission is usually available in medium format digital cameras, whose prices start at 10 thousand dollars. Therefore, says ArsTechnica, D800 is perfect for studio photographers who do not have money for an expensive camera.

In addition to the standard 3:2, the camera supports a different aspect ratio including 5:4, suitable for portraits (8x10 and 16h20). D800 is also able to record video format FullHD (1080p) with a frame rate of 30R, 25R and 24R, has a 3.2-inch LCD display (921k pixels), the port of USB 3.0, for HDMI, as well as slots for Compact Flash memory cards and SD. In contrast to model D4, announced in January, support XQD-cards in the D800 is missing.

The full specification D800 can be found at Nikon. Sales will start in the U.S. in late March for about three thousand dollars (without lenses). A special version of the camera - D800E with an optical low-pass filter, which eliminated all smoothing properties - will be available by April 3000 for $ 300.

Also on the subject: Nikon releases a camera to record a 42-fold, "zoom" Sony launches super-powerful "soap dish" Polaroid has released a camera with built-in printer, Sony smartphones will help better to "see" in the dark, Nikon introduced its first mirrorless camera

The updated Audi R8 supercar will present Moscow

Redesigned supercar gets a modernized exterior design, as well as more powerful and efficient engines. Eight-cylinder motor of 4.2 liters, is expected to be boosted from 420 to 450 horsepower (the same is now developing a similar unit on the coupe RS5), and returns 5.2-liter V10 increased from 520 to about 540-550 horsepower. In addition, instead of the old "robot" R tronic seven-speed supercar will preselektivnoy transmission S tronic dual-clutch. Whether there will be in the range of "mechanics" is not reported.

In addition, the magazine Autocar has confirmed the information appearing earlier that the Audi R8 Coupe will be the next generation in the European market on sale in autumn 2014, and the roadster will debut in 2015.

As previously stated in a German company, the next R8 gets a completely new body, some design elements which will be borrowed from the concept car E-tron. Engineers plan to make the car the easiest supercar competitors, using its structure a large amount of aluminum and carbon fiber. It is expected that the car will weigh about 200 pounds less than the current R8 - around 1460 pounds.

House mattress: the sun, plus electronics

The concept of CHIP House (Compact Hyper-Insulated Prototype, «compact hyper-isolated prototype) took sixth place at the festival in the Solar Decathlon last year, and now he can look into each visitor California Science Center (CSC). Enjoy what there is: in addition to more than a decent interior, the house has full autonomy from the central power. Solar panels and a set of energy-efficient solutions and technologies allow it to even create a surplus of electricity that can be sold "on the side." For example, excessive heat, which removes from the room air conditioner goes to water heating. Artfully placed windows allow you to dispense with artificial light in all rooms, and almost the whole day.

A sound system of ventilation provides a rapid exchange of air between all the rooms with minimal interference from the outside. All movements of people in the house are controlled by built-in motion sensors, as well as the input system game console Xbox Kinect, thanks to which management systems can be carried out without the help of the buttons, just hand movements - for example, include the same light or air conditioning. A large part of the system works completely automatically. For example, when the media system begins to play a movie, the windows are blacked out on their own. And when the owner to sit in a favorite chair, the house itself will include music (or anything else, depending on configuration). In the morning light will be made gradually, making it more natural to wake up. However, the most conspicuous part CHIP House - is certainly a thick insulating layer which covers the whole house and makes him look like a mattress. This is done in order to keep the temperature inside the most independent of external conditions and reduce energy consumption for air conditioning - in fact it takes most of the energy in the modern home.

Apple may introduce a new iPhone in June

Apple, reportedly Web sources, identified the announcement of a new generation device iPhone in June.

According to preliminary data, the new iPhone will get a high quality display diagonal is slightly over 4 inches, and an improved camera. Earlier it was reported that the rear portion of the cabinet is made ​​of aluminum. The smartphone will get a plastic or rubber surround, which will connect the rear panel with a glass front, and closes the antenna, surrounding the device.

It is noted that the presentation of the smartphone is likely to be held at the annual conference for developers WWDC, which will be held in San Francisco (California, USA) in the first half of June.