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PERSONAL COMPUTING

Brando's 16-port USB hub can share your stuff between two computers

By Tim Hanlon

23:47 July 24, 2008 PDT

Brando's Super 16-port USB Hub

July 25, 2008 Brando's new "Super" USB hub packs a whopping sixteen USB ports, and gives you the ability to use all the connected peripherals on a second machine at the flick of a switch. Needless to say, if this thing can't quench your thirst for USB ports, you can't be helped. Read More

ELECTRONICS

Firebox VHS to digital video converter

By Darren Quick

22:27 July 7, 2008 PDT

The USB VHS Converter

When a new technology usurps a previous one there are often casualties. With the downfall of VHS the casualties were the stacks and stacks of VHS cassettes people had collected over the 30 year period when VHS ruled the Earth. Of course there’s no need to say goodbye to those precious magnetic memories with a range of digital converting options available - but possibly none as easy as that provided by the imaginatively titled USB VHS Converter. Just connect the machine to a PC, pop a tape in the machine, select your desired output format and press play. Read More

ELECTRONICS

Nyko PS3 Media Hub with USB ports

By Darren Quick

14:04 July 7, 2008 PDT

The Nyko Media Hub for PS3

July 7, 2008 When Sony cut the price of their PS3 console in late 2007 they also cut a few features including backwards compatibility with many PS2 titles, memory card reader, and a couple of USB ports. Gaming peripherals manufacturer, Nyko Technologies, has addressed two of these three losses with their Media Hub for the PlayStation 3. The Media Hub attaches to any available USB port and provides three additional USB connections as well as a media card reader that supports SD cards and Memory Sticks. The unit is designed to match the color and shape of the PS3, is compatible with all versions of the PS3 and snaps into position so it can be used with the PS3 in either the horizontal or vertical position. Now if only they could come up with a $20 USB device to give the PS3 back its backwards compatibility they’d be sure to make many a console owner happy. Read More

MUSIC

CD player design straight out of Johnny Mnemonic

By Darren Quick

21:49 June 24, 2008 PDT

The proposed CD/MP3 player design

While the Compact Disc may be on its last legs, usurped by Flash based personal media players, DVDs and now Blu-Ray Discs, that hasn't stopped South Korean designer Kim Yong Seong turning out an interesting design for a portable music player that supports CDs and MP3 files. Kim has dubbed his proposed design the DMP, short for Dual Music Player, which plays MP3 files in the compact closed position and then flips open to form two arms that support a CD. MP3 files and charging would come courtesy of a USB connection and the device would also do away with messy headphone cables through Bluetooth support. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

LaCie Rugged HDD capacity supersized to 500GB

By Darren Quick

23:30 April 27, 2008 PDT

LaCie Rugged HDD

April 28, 2008 LaCie has pushed mobile capacity to 500GB for its Neil Poulton designed Rugged Hard Disk. The LaCie Rugged features a unique scratch-resistant aluminum shell and a shock-resistant rubber bumper to protect data against the everyday bumps, bruises and hard knocks. Utilizing a Hitachi Travelstar 5K500, 2.5-inch internal hard disk, LaCie was able to produce a product nearly identical in size to its previous Rugged offerings. Read More

CAMERAS AND IMAGING

Portable memories: Kaiser Baas Digital Photo Key Ring

By Emily Clark

01:25 April 24, 2008 PDT

Portable memories: Kaiser Baas Digital Photo Key Ring

Digital photo frames are hot stuff among consumers at the moment and from Kaiser Baas comes this handy 1.5 inch Digital Photo Key Ring - a mini digital photo frame that lets you can take your memories with you wherever you go. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

HTC Shift: ultra-compact, dual-interface mobile computing

By Noel McKeegan

00:30 April 23, 2008 PDT

HTC Shift: ultra-compact, dual-interface mobile computing

April 23, 2008 With a form factor that sits somewhere between a fully-fledged laptop and a pocket-size PDA, the light weight HTC Shift mobile PC offers a full QWERTY keyboard and a 7-inch "slide-‘n-tilt" touch-screen interface backed by Wi-Fi and HSDPA/3G connectivity, a 40-gigabyte hard drive, two days standby battery life and a handy "always-on mode" that allows access to emails and other features without the need to fully boot up the device. Read More

CAMERAS AND IMAGING

Plustek updates line of OpticFilm slide scanners

By Kyle Sherer

18:27 March 27, 2008 PDT

Plustek 7300

March 28, 2008 Available this April, Plustek’s new range of OpticFilm professional-grade scanners convert slides into high quality, 48-bit color digital images at a whopping 7200x7200 dpi resolution. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

Corsair to release 16GB Flash Voyager GT high performance USB drive

By Emily Clark

21:31 February 28, 2008 PST

Corsair 16GB Flash Voyager GT

February 29, 2008 Corsair has announced a new 16GB high performance USB 2.0 flash drive dubbed the “GT” which offers a significant boost to data transfer speeds. Read More

MUSIC

Blaupunkt New Orleans MP58 offers uninterrupted MP3 playback

By Noel McKeegan

22:05 February 12, 2008 PST

Blaupunkt New Orleans MP58

February 13, 2008 Blaupunkt's latest car radio release caters to digital music formats by including a fixed 1 meter USB cable for connecting external digital storage devices along with "no-interrupt browsing capability", meaning you can continue to listen to the current track while searching through playlists. Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

Kingston's DataTraveler Micro Reader and USB Drive

By Kyle Sherer

14:41 February 12, 2008 PST

Kingston DataTraveler Micro Reader

February 13, 2008 Kingston Technology has announced the DataTraveler Micro Reader, a USB Flash drive with a storage capacity of up to 4GB and an expansion slot for microSD, microSDHC and Memory Stick Micro cards. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

Zonet's SATA Enclosures for PC and Mac

By Kyle Sherer

16:07 February 7, 2008 PST

ZNS8022 2.5' USB 2.0 One-Touch SATA Enclosure

February 8, 2008 Zonet has released a line of SATA Enclosures for PC and Mac desktops, laptops, and peripherals. Ranging in price from US$25 to $35, the four models can convert any 2.5-inch or 3.5- inch SATA hard disk drive into SATA and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 external hard drives by connecting the drive to the cables inside the enclosure. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

Dual interface LaCie Little Disk 2.5 features extractable USB cable

By Emily Clark

00:07 February 6, 2008 PST

LaCie Little Disk 2.5

February 6, 2008 Designed by Sam Hecht, the LaCie 320GB Little Disk 2.5 features an integrated, extractable hi-speed USB 2.0 cable and two FireWire ports. Read More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Callpod Dragon Bluetooth 2.0 Headset offers 100+ meter range

By Darren Quick

14:37 February 3, 2008 PST

Callpod Dragon Bluetooth 2.0 Headset offers 100+ meter range

February 4, 2008 Callpod Inc’s Dragon Bluetooth headset for mobile phones, PDAs, VOIP products and computers boasts a range of 100 meters or 328 feet – a big step up over the standard 10 meter or 30 feet range common for Bluetooth headsets. The Dragon also silences ambient noise and annoying pops and clicks with its proprietary Dual-Mic Noise Suppression technology, which isolates the user’s voice while removing background noise. In addition, the Dragon can connect with the PC for Skype calls while on a mobile call, allowing users to switch between the PC and mobile phone with a press of a button. Read More

CAMERAS AND IMAGING

SanDisk boosts speed and capacity for Ultra II SD memory card line

By Noel McKeegan

16:40 February 1, 2008 PST

SanDisk boosts speed and capacity for Ultra II SD memory card line

February 2, 2008 In more good news for camera enthusiasts and their memory hungry devices, Sandisk has announced the upcoming release of a 32GB SDHC card with significantly increased read and write speeds along with an 8GB version of its two-in one, USB-ready SDHC Plus line. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

LaCie releases 320GB Rugged All-Terrain portable hard disk

By Emily Clark

16:07 January 28, 2008 PST

LaCie 320GB Rugged Hard Disk

January 29, 2008 LaCie has announced increased capacity to its Rugged all-terrain hard disk, making a total space allowance of 320GB. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

Kingston releases DataTraveler/110/ USB drives

By Kyle Sherer

15:16 January 24, 2008 PST

Kingston DataTraveler/110/ USB Flash drives

January 25, 2008 Kingston Technology is introducing the DataTraveler/110/ range of USB Flash drives, available in 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities. Designed to Hi-speed USB 2.0 specifications, the DT/110/ drives feature a capless, retractable USB connector that keeps the sensitive part of the drive safely concealed, and lacks a lid to lose or break. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

Eikon Fingerprint Reader now Mac compatible

By Noel McKeegan

22:32 January 14, 2008 PST

Mac Software release for Eikon Digital Privacy Manager

January 15, 2008 Biometric security specialist UPEK has launched a software solution allowing Mac users to connect to its Eikon Digital Privacy Manager USB fingerprint reader. Announced at Macworld in San Francisco this week, the UPEK Protector Suite® for Mac software supports Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and OS X 10.5 Leopard. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

Corsair ups capacity of durable USB drives to 32GB

By Emily Clark

17:02 January 13, 2008 PST

32GB Flash Voyager

January 14, 2008 USB drives are usually treated pretty roughly whether in the bottom of a bag or attached to a set of keys. Designed to cope with these knocks and bumps that come hand-in-hand with portability, Corsair's ruggedized all-rubber Flash Voyager and aluminum-encased water-proof Flash Survivor line of USB drives have now been expanded to 32GB capacity. Read More

ELECTRONICS

Pre-production version of HydroPak water-activated portable power generator completed

By Darren Quick

19:26 January 4, 2008 PST

Pre-production version of HydroPak water-activated portable power generator completed

January 5, 2008 Millennium Cell Inc. and Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies have announced the completion of a pre-production version of the HydroPak portable power generator that incorporates a unique water-activated cartridge system. The HydroPak product combines Horizon’s fuel cells with Millennium Cell’s Hydrogen on Demand storage technology to offer a clean and quiet power generator for use by consumers and professionals for emergency and recreational purposes. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

SanDisk announces USB flash drive with automatic online backup

By Darren Quick

15:54 January 3, 2008 PST

SanDisk announces USB flash drive with automatic online backup

January 4, 2008 While the development of Flash based USB drives have enabled people to store increasing amounts of data on ever smaller devices, they have also increased the risk of misplacing data in the event that these diminutive drives disappear. Recognizing this SanDisk has announced the Cruzer Titanium Plus, a 4GB capacity USB flash drive that offers automatic online backup for every file copied to the drive. In the event that the drive is lost, stolen or if users simply forget to bring the drive with them, quick access is provided to their backed-up files through a personal password-protected online account on any computer connected to the Internet. Read More

ELECTRONICS

Kingston 19-in-1 Media Reader

By Darren Quick

19:23 December 13, 2007 PST

Kingston 19-in-1 Media Reader

December 14, 2007 Flash memory formats continue to expand but fortunately, so too do the transfer solutions. Kingston’s latest external, hi-speed multi-card reader supports 19 types of Flash memory cards in a 3.61" x 2.71" package for USD$17. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

No strings attached: DisplayLink’s wireless USB monitors

By Kyle Sherer

15:38 December 11, 2007 PST

DisplayLink and LG Electronics USB computer monitor

December 12, 2007 It's no secret that hooking up multiple monitors to a computer provides a clear productivity improvement and DisplayLink is aiming to make the setup even more efficient by incorporating Wireless USB technology into their designs. Alereon and DisplayLink have announced the availability of a reference design for a Wireless USB display adapter, which Alereon will display at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2008. The reference design will enable PC accessory Original Equipment Manufacturers to develop wireless display connectivity adapters and related products. Read More

CAMERAS AND IMAGING

Digital photo frame includes built-in clock, alarm and calendar

By Darren Quick

17:22 December 6, 2007 PST

Digital photo frame includes built-in clock, alarm and calendar

December 7, 2007 Genius DPF-241 digital photo frames seeks to set itself apart from the field by also offering the convenience of a built-in clock, alarm and calendar. Read More

AROUND THE HOME

Neverlate Executive Alarm Clock: complete control of your waking life

By Darren Quick

20:44 November 25, 2007 PST

Neverlate Executive Alarm Clock

November 26, 2007 American Innovative has released a successor to their Neverlate 7-day Alarm Clock. The new Neverlate Executive Alarm Clock is a fully customizable 7-day Alarm Clock with everything from the backlight brightness (three levels of brightness or off altogether) to the total alarm duration being fully adjustable. The new model features the first-ever "preferences menu" in a clock radio and snooze duration, sleep and nap timer options are carried over from the original. If you're not a tinkerer however, these advanced features stay out of your way. Read More

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