诺基亚生产第一台笔记本

In today's Tech Bytes, the world’s largest cellphone maker¹ is said to release its first laptop（笔记本电脑） in the US. Nokia starts taking orders on the booklet 3G beginning October 22th.It will run Microsoft's new Windows 7 software, have a ten-inch screen and a GPS navigation（导航） chip and a 12-hour battery life. The computer will be sold at Best Buy stores and online. It costs 300 dollars with a 2-year broadband contract from AT&T or 600 dollars without that contract.

There is a new version of the popular pocket-size flip² video camera. The premium（溢价） version of the MinoHD can record 2 hours of video, double the previous model. It also has a larger screen and a port that lets users plug into an HDTV. The flip software now uploads movies directly to the Facebook in addition to Youtube and Myspace and it has a movie magic mode that automatically arranges video clips into a movie. The camera costs 230 dollars.

Well, it appears digital cameras（摄像机） can't kill the Polaroid after all. The instant film is making a comeback about 18 months after Polaroid said it would stop producing it. The company's new owners say that new cameras and film will go on sale some time next year. The film would say thanks in large part to a group of fans, entrepreneurs（企业家） and former Polariod employees who've been working since last year to design new film for the instant camera.

Finally, the fan is getting a high-tech³ makeover. The British inventor of the Bagless Vacuum has come up with a bladeless fan. The Dyson Air Multiplier works by drawing air into its base and enforcing the air out through that ring. Inventor James Dyson says it creates a smooth uninterrupted flow of cooling air unlike a traditional fan with blades that chop the air. But this kind of comfort does not come cheap, a 10-inch model costs 300 dollars.

For information of all these stories, log on the technology pages at the abcnews.com. Those are your Tech Byte, I'm Jerremy Harberd. (本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。

3 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。