The design could be a little more subtle—plus white rubberized products for the pocket always end up grody—but the “USB Smart Cable” lives up to its name as a simple cell-phone strap that unfurls into a USB cable, ending in mini USB, 18-pin, or a Nokia DC 2.0 connector. Only $9, plus shipping.
IO Data will be releasing theDiXiM HVL4-G2.0 NAS for the new Regza ZH500s. It’s compliant with the latest DLNA / DTCP-IP standards to record TV shows with the network, space for four drives up to 2 TB in a RAID 5 array, for a space room of up to 1.5 TB, records on Toshiba’s TVs only as of right now, and can be found in Japan later this month for 111,615 or $1,090 US.
The 1394 Trade Association is already talking up FireWire S3200, but Symwave is taking baby steps, demonstrating a 1.6Gbps system known as S1600 (shocking) that’s backwards-compatible with FireWire 800 and 400 this week at a conference in China. That’s great and all — transferring 1000 four megapixel images in five seconds sure sounds like a good time — but speeds like that probably aren’t going to cut it when FireWire 800 devices are already thin on the ground, everyone’s looking forward to S3200, and the 4.8Gbps USB 3.0 spec is already making appearances on schedule for a launch in 2010. Not to mention that Wireless USB 1.1′s target speed is 1.0Gbps — you know we’ll take a slight speed hit if we can ditch the cables.
HP recently launched Full- function 2133 Mini-notebook PC. Students will be benefitted by the latest launch as they can now use it in classrooms and at home. Compact, sleek and light notebook features wireless, security and multimedia capabilities. The enhanced performance and augmented mobile experience adds to the usability.
While clear coating over Durakeys protects the printed characters and letters, the anodized aluminum shell makes it more rugged. Students can now access internet through the Wi-Fi Certified WLAN even at hotspots. User friendly touchpad and keyboard along with 8.9” diagonal WXGA scratch resistant display makes it more usable.
HP in collaboration with Microsoft has developed an online community Teacher Experience Exchange to discuss, learn and share with other people. Bearing an unimaginable price of $499, the laptop is a boon for education market.
source: engadget
The Mobile Fragrance Communications Kit from NTT DoCoMo functions on the similar scent delivery technology that NTT currently utilizes in homes and movie theaters across Japan. All you need to do is download fragrance playlists onto your DoCoMo handset and transmit it via infrared to the portable “aroma generator” that is already pre-loaded with base fragrances. These scents will then be released into the room of your choice, accompanied by MIDIs and animated GIFs to keep that happy feeling up. Pilot programs will commence this April 10th until the 20th – do you think this idea will catch on outside of Japan?
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1.3 Megapixel Spy Sunglasses with Remote Control. Not only will these shades let you snap photos stealthily all day via the remote control and rechargeable battery, but they also play MP3s, which means you’ve got entertainment for those long drawn out surveillance duties outside the Spears’ houseboat. Comes with USB 2.0 tech for downloading images to your PC back at base. $99.99.
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Everex’s new MyMiniPC is extremely tiny and won’t be a gaming powerhouse, but what it does is get the (office) job done efficiently and effectively without much hassle, thanks to the following specifications :-
It will be powered by gOS “Space” and retails for half a grand each.
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A strange laptop has appeared from the heavens called the Jisus laptop by Van Der Led. It features 5 cool colors, an 800 x 480, 8.9-inch LCD display, a 1GHz Loongson CPU , 512MB of RAM, 4GB of flash storage, 802.11b/g, stereo speakers, and is Ubuntu pre-installed. The Jisus will be released for €299 in Europe on April 25th. Check out the silent video of the laptops with specs after the break.
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Future generations will most likely divide the timeline of history at this point: when Quake 3 achieved motion-sensing, wireless network play on two iPod touches. Just think, less than a year ago we were salivating (or at least mildly enthused) at the prospect of rocking Doom on this thing, and now Quake 3 Arena is yours for the taking — or at least will be once we get any sort of hard info on this app.
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Logitec’s Bluetooth 2.1+EDR adapter retails for $22, and at that price you get signal range of up to 300 feet along with all the other features that accompany 2.1. It is capable of supporting up to 15 different Bluetooth profiles in Windows (9 on Macs). Certainly there isn’t much to argue about when it comes to price, and Bluetooth 2.0 seems like a distant memory all of a sudden.
