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Sony 4K Bravia TV Sony launches Ultra high-resolution Bravia TV's with space age sound. Amidst much fanfare, Sony has launched "more affordable" X9004 series 4K TV's in India among their updated Bravia W series lineup. What are 4k TV's you ask? Well they are TV's with an incredibly high resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels, much higher than the current popular Full HD TV's with a resolution of 1980 x 1080 pixels. So why the moniker 4k? Oh because they are priced at Rs 4000 only... we wish! The 4K moniker actually refers to the horizontal resolution only which is around 4000 pixels. Therefore the 4K Ultra HD (UHD) has twice the horizontal and vertical resolution of the 1080p HDTV format, with four times as many pixels overall. Did you know – There exists an 8K UHD format too which is 7680 pixels × 4320 pixels. One of the advantages of having this high a resolution is that it can be viewed from a distance of just 1.5 times of the height of the screen without pixellation issues and enjoy a wider experience at the same distance. Alienware 14 While every other manufacturer is launching slimmer and lighter notebooks, Alienware is busy churning out big, bulky and over the-top gaming machines — like this new Alienware 14. Being a gaming oriented machine it comes with top-notch hardware. You get a 4th generation Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GT 765M graphics and 750GB hard drive. The miniscule gadget barely measures larger than a USB flash drive, however inside the Leap you'll find two cameras and three infrared LEDs. Using these components, the device is capable of tracking hand and finger movements in all three spatial dimensions. We've seen similar technology applied elsewhere (e.g. Microsoft Kinect), so the Leap Motion may seem a little less fascinating than it would otherwise. Nevertheless, making use of motion-sensing technology to interact with your computer is at least refreshing, if not magical. LEAP 43