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LAPTOPS

Sony adds W-Series mini notebook to VAIO line

By Darren Quick

01:53 July 9, 2009 PDT

Sony VAIO W-Series - in pink

Sony has released a netbook to slot in between the P-Series and TT-Series of its VAIO notebook line. The VAIO W-Series is designed as a secondary PC for those that need to do some basic computing on the move – whether it be around the house or around town. Available in white, pink and brown, the W-Series sports a 10.1-inch display and is powered by an Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM and an Intel 950 Graphics Accelerator. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

Fragrance abuse - the next internet phenomenon

By Paul Ridden

17:26 July 7, 2009 PDT

NTT Com is hoping volunteers will help test the digitally-controlled i-Aroma

Japanese telecommunications company NTT Com is currently seeking volunteers to test a pungent bit of kit which produces different smells at the request of programs downloaded from the Internet. There will be two separate trials of the i-Aroma conducted in Japan from mid-July to the end of August. One course will send out smells matching "the rhythm of daily life" while the other will release odors based on an ancient astrological system. Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

BenQ's PC-less, lamp-less portable projector reviewed

By Kate Seamer

05:17 July 7, 2009 PDT

The Benq Joybee GP1: a PC-less, lampless-less portable projector

For those who just can't wait for the convenience of a projector built into their phone, the BenQ Joybee GP1 may be the answer to your portable projection prayers. Small enough to fit neatly in a suitcase (or hand bag), the GP1 can project from a range of portable devices, including iPhones and USB thumb drives. The GP1 has a sleek and modern design, and feels sturdy and light enough to be carried around all day - making it perfect for the modern mobile office, which often excludes a PC. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

Mimo Mini 710 USB Monitor - extra screen space on the go

By Mick Webb

17:20 July 6, 2009 PDT

The portable Mimo Mini USB Monitor offers additional portable screen space
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The pivoting Mimo Mini is a low maintenance solution for some extra screen space on the go, and offers convenience by not requiring a separate power outlet like traditional monitors. The 7” high resolution 800 x 480 pixel display can be used for any number of programs, from a users IM client, to spreadsheets, email or video. Adding to the functionality of the units, they can be used in either landscape or portrait mode. Read More

ELECTRONICS

Energi To Go range promises portable power for almost any gadget

By Mick Webb

17:45 July 5, 2009 PDT

The USB powered DSLR battery charger

Energizer has teamed with XPAL Power for its new “Energi To Go” range and hardly a niche has been left uncatered for, with a portable iPhone shaped charger, solar powered units and even a USB powered charger that connects directly to DSLR batteries. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

Viewsonic enters the PC market with the VPC100 All-in-One PC

By Darren Quick

21:35 July 2, 2009 PDT

The Viewsonic VPC100 All-in-One PC

Viewsonic, well known as a manufacturer of affordable LCD monitors, has decided to add a little bit extra to its latest release by cramming the guts of a PC behind a 19-inch LCD display to produce the VPC100 All-in-One PC. Viewsonic’s first entry into the PC market maintains the company’s reputation for affordability with its USD$599 price tag and cuts office clutter with its lone cable. Read More

ELECTRONICS

Edge Tech Corp's DiskGo USB Flash drive hits 128GB

By Tim LeFevre

22:41 June 30, 2009 PDT

DiskGO Backup and 128GB Flash drive

Over the last few years USB Flash drives have increased considerably in capacity and come down in price. Keeping the trend going is Edge Tech Corp with two new additions to its stable - the 128GB DiskGO and the tiny DiskGO Backup USB Flash drive. Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

Dell's Wasabi inkless portable printer

By Darren Quick

21:08 June 28, 2009 PDT

The Dell Wasabi Photo Printer

Dell has released a photo printer that uses the same Zero-ink technology found in the Polaroid PoGo Instant Digital Instant Mobile Photo Printer and PoGo Instant Digital Camera. Dell’s Wasabi PZ310 Ultramobile Photo Printer holds up to 12 sheets of adhesive-backed ZINK Paper, and can connect to a digital camera via PictBridge or wirelessly to a camera phone or computer via Bluetooth. Read More

GAMES

Maingear Axess-HD Gamer: Get your game on in the living room

By Darren Quick

21:34 June 21, 2009 PDT

The Maingear Axess-HD Gamer for living room fragfests

Maingear has added some gaming grunt to its line of high end Home Theater PCs (HTPCs) in the form the Axess-HD Gamer. Just like its stable mates, the Axess-HD and HD PRO, the HD Gamer sports a low profile design with aluminum case and optional OLED Front Panel Display that is designed to blend in with other home theater components. However, behind that stylish exterior lies a system built for gaming, an intention made more obvious by the inclusion of the Phantom Lapboard as standard. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

The 128GB USB Flash drive arrives

By Mick Webb

23:49 June 18, 2009 PDT

The groundbreaking Kingston 128GB USB Flash drive

USB Flash drive capacity has come a long way in a very short space of time. It was merely a couple of years ago that a 32GB memory stick was considered groundbreaking. Taking storage capability to dizzying heights is the new DataTraveler 200 series from Kingston Technology which features the world’s first 128GB capacity Flash drive. Read More

HOME ENTERTAINMENT

No PC required: Brando SATA HDD adapter plays media straight out of the box

By Alan Brandon

18:29 June 17, 2009 PDT

The Brando SATA HDD Multi-Media Player Adapter works with SATA hard drives, SDHC cards, an...

If you like your gadgets to be functional but without all that fussy “styling” or aesthetic design, the Brando SATA HDD Multi-Media Player Adapter may be for you. This no-frills adapter is literally a black box device that lets you play media files from a SATA hard disk, SDHC card or USB storage device on your TV – without the need to use a computer. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

Meals on the go: Heinz USB powered mini-microwave

By Paul Ridden

18:33 June 16, 2009 PDT

The Beanzawave - providing piping hot meals wherever you are

Heinz, famous the world over for its ketchup and baked beans, claims to have come up with a quick and easy solution for the legions of stressed out workers who are missing out on meals because they are tied to their desks. A portable microwave oven amusingly called the Beanzawave might not sound that impressive, but add its miniature dimensions and USB connectivity to the mix then this could be a recipe for success. Read More

ROBOTICS

RoBeDo's latest 'just-add-netbook' robot

By Darren Quick

01:32 June 12, 2009 PDT

RoBe:Do's Three software-ready autonomous robot

RoBe:Do Robotics has rolled its latest software-ready autonomous robot off the production line at its Colorado home base. Like its first two robotic offerings, RoBe:Do’s third robot, aptly named “Three”, comes fully assembled and ready for you to add the netbook of your choice to act as the robot’s brain... and making and delivering popcorn could be just the tip of the iceberg for this bot. Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

Portable keyboard will flip you out

By Darren Quick

01:42 June 11, 2009 PDT

The Econo-Keys EK-76-TP, keyboard on top, touchpad on the back

Like it or loathe it, the keyboard still reigns supreme as the king of computer input devices. With the netbooks of today manufacturers are faced with striking a balance between size and functionality. Some go for the full-sized keyboard that sacrifices some keys, while others simply opt for smaller keyboards. Neither solution suits everybody though, which is where portable keyboards like the EK-76-TP come in. But it's not just extra keys that set this unit apart - it's the surprising location of the trackpad. Read More

ELECTRONICS

USB 3.0 explained: How the next-generation USB will reach speeds of 4.8 Gbit/s

By Dario Borghino

23:53 June 9, 2009 PDT

Superspeed USB will reach speeds of 4.8 Gbit/s

Scheduled to hit the consumer market in 2010, USB 3.0 — also known as SuperSpeed USB — will deliver a tenfold improvement in data transfer rates while retaining backward compatibility with previous versions and adding new features that will make this communication standard all the more essential to the average consumer. But, speed aside, what changes is the next version of this popular standard going to bring? Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

NEC puts the wow into work with its $8000 curved display

By Darren Quick

01:34 June 5, 2009 PDT

The NEC CRV43 in all its ultra-widescreen curved glory

NEC’s CRV43 ultra-widescreen curved monitor is one of those bits of tech that's definitely drool-worthy and likely to put some real wow into the workplace. The 43-inch curved display is essentially four digital light processing (DLP) monitors stitched together with LED backlighting to deliver an impressive set of numbers - 2880x900 double WXGA native resolution, 0.02 second response time, 200 cd/m2 brightness and 10,000:1 contrast ratio. First unveiled at CES in January 2008, the monitor will go on the market next month. All you need is a cool USD$8000 and it's yours to drool over. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

Mercury On-The-Go Pro offers 500GB of bus-powered external storage

By Gizmag Team

21:51 June 4, 2009 PDT

Mercury On-The-Go Pro

Billed as the largest capacity, fastest bus-powered portable storage solution on the market, OWC's Mercury On-The-Go Pro series features 500GB, 7200RPM HDD and triple interface (FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and/or USB 2.0) connectivity for data transfer at speeds of up to 100MB/s. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

PC-in-a-vase does compute

By Darren Quick

02:40 June 4, 2009 PDT

The Blu-ray disc drive tray makes an appearance

Here at Gizmag we've covered some unusual gadgets over the years, but a computer hidden in a vase? What at first might sound like a joke, actually makes sense when you consider the once-humble PC is arguably more at home in the living room than the study as digital content and media have grown. Computer manufacturers have obliged by producing PCs designed to blend tastefully with the décor – but none of them blend as seamlessly as the PC-in–a-vase from Taiwanese manufacturer ECS. Read More

ELECTRONICS

USB 3.0: can’t we all just get along – yes, apparently

By Darren Quick

23:21 May 25, 2009 PDT

The logo that should start appearing on all manner of devices next year

The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has demonstrated interoperability between prototype hosts and devices from multiple companies at the SuperSpeed USB Developers Conference in Tokyo. The somewhat unsurprising news that the next-generation of USB devices from multiple companies should play nicely together is the latest step towards making USB 3.0 - which will deliver transfer rates ten times faster than USB 2.0 - a commercial reality. Read More

LAPTOPS

Lenovo announces IdeaPad S12 netbook

By Darren Quick

06:37 May 25, 2009 PDT

Lenovo S12 Netbook - the first ION-based netbook to market

We were starting to worry that it had been a couple of hours since we'd heard news of another netbook launch, but Lenovo has put our minds at ease by announcing the IdeaPad S12 - a Nvidia ION-based netbook with a 12.1-inch LED display and full-sized keyboard. Read More

HOME ENTERTAINMENT

LG's Wi-Fi enabled BD390 Network Blu-ray Disc Player

By Darren Quick

23:36 May 21, 2009 PDT

LG's Wi-Fi enabled BD390 Network Blu-ray Disc Player

At CES earlier this year LG signaled its intention to release stablemates for its first entry into the Blu-ray player market, the BD300. Having already delivered the BD370 earlier this year, LG continues to expand its Blu-ray offerings with the BD390 Network Blu-ray Disc Player. The new player includes all the bells and whistles of the BD370 and adds expanded online content, wireless connectivity and 1GB of built-in storage to the mix. Read More

ELECTRONICS

EnCase Portable helps to dig up white-collar crime

By David Greig

19:10 May 20, 2009 PDT

The EnCase Portable USB drive

The Encase Portable has simplified the task of searching a corporate computers and databases for incriminating or illegal material. Unlike existing computer forensics solutions, EnCase Portable runs on a USB drive rather than a notebook, making it easier and quicker investigators to boot a target computer to the USB drive and run a pre-configured data search and retrieval. Read More

MUSIC

Look no PC: Akai USB turntable digitizes vinyl direct to hard drive

By Darren Quick

03:49 May 19, 2009 PDT

Wanted: the Akai ATT023U USB turntable – PCs need not apply

USB turntables provide an easy way to digitize your collection of vinyl. Usually, it requires a PC. However, a new range of USB turntables from Akai includes a model that lets you record from vinyl, directly to a USB hard drive – without the need of a PC. Read More

AROUND THE HOME

Demy digital recipe reader puts a world of dishes at your fingertips

By Darren Quick

17:34 May 18, 2009 PDT

The Demy digital recipe reader can store up to 2,300 recipes and is a great way to share y...

Looks like the Key Ingredient Corporation is looking to be to recipes what Apple is to music. Instead of iTunes, it has the keyingredient.com website that lets people either share recipes publicly or store them privately and, instead of an iPod, it has the Demy – a digital recipe reader – with 7-inch touchscreen and "kitchen safe" casing – that syncs with your online Key Ingredient account. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

LaCie DataShare SD and MicroSD Dual USB Card Reader

By David Greig

23:21 May 17, 2009 PDT

LaCie DataShare SD and MicroSD Dual USB Card Reader

The clever creation of 5.5 designers, LaCie's latest data sharing offering is a twin-barreled USB Card reader designed to bring a new lease of life to old SD and MicroSD Cards. Read More

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