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Portable GreenHouse Pocket drive provides external SSD with USB connectivity

Daniel Lim, Dec 18th 2008 Discuss [0]

A waste of technology but there are occasions one seeks for durability than performance in external storage. The Greenhouse Pocket SSD GH-SSDEGU-M doesn’t promise blisteringly fast transfer speeds, but the use of solid state MLC technology has level of ruggedness and durability which is simply unmatched with moving-part hard disk drives devices. Read The Full Story

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Iomega eGo Leather Portable Hard Drive Quick Look

Brenda Stokes, Dec 3rd 2008 Discuss [0]

In this modern era of digital entertainment, it’s no wonder that we often burn through our hard drive space in a jiffy. That’s why external storage is such a nice option to have. But often, external hard drives are bulky or downright ugly. But not the Iomega eGo Leather Portable Hard Drive. This thing is downright fancy.

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Acer K10 pico-projector

Chris Davies, Dec 2nd 2008 Discuss [0]

Acer have announced the K10 pico-projector, just 127 x 122mm and tipping the scales at a mere 550g. Based on Texas Instruments DLP technology with an LED lamp, the K10 can produce either a widescreen or 4:3 aspect SVGA resolution picture up to 60-inches diagonal at 2.4m. Read The Full Story

BenQ Joybook Lite U101 netbook launches in Taiwan

Brenda Stokes, Dec 1st 2008 Discuss [2]

The BenQ Joybook Lite U101 netbook is not new on the scene. It has already been released in China. However, it is just now getting its debut in the maker's home market, Taiwan. So, if you've been keeping your eye on this one, now might be your chance to buy. Read The Full Story

Cube Speaker fits in your hand

Brenda Stokes, Nov 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

Wow. This thing is tiny. The Cube Speaker is made by Landport, a Japanese company, and apparently the tiny audio output device can fit within the palm of your hand. So for those that want audio on the go, but want to limit the bulk by as much as possible, this may very well be the way to go. Read The Full Story

Powergorilla Battery Charger juices up your portables

Brenda Stokes, Nov 24th 2008 Discuss [0]

If you're like me, you're always running out of battery life on your various gadgets during the day. Whether it's your cell phone, MP3 player or laptop, we all could use more battery life at some point. That's why the Powergorilla Battery Charger is nifty to have around. This unit is portable and resembles a brick of sorts. It can be used to charge up your portable media devices or your laptop, if you wish. Specs for this battery charger include the ability to amp up your laptop for an extra 2-5 hours and other portable devices up to 20 hours. There are adjustable voltage options as well, letting you specify just how much power you want. And LCD screen always keeps you in the know when it comes to how much power is left and its status. The Powergorilla Battery Charger works with devices charged by means of USB. You can expect to pay $299 for this gizmo. The added battery life is certainly worth it, almost $300 is a lot of money for some people.

JVC SP-AW303 Splash Proof Portable Speaker protects your MP3 player

Brenda Stokes, Nov 24th 2008 Discuss [0]

If you like to listen to music while in the shower, or plan on tripping on over to the pool or the beach and want some music for the day, you might be interested in the JVC SP-AW303 Splash Proof Portable Speaker. Read The Full Story

Pandigital PhotoLink Handheld Scanner is portable; for photos

Brenda Stokes, Nov 24th 2008 Discuss [0]

I can't say that I've really had the urge to scan photos while out and about, but maybe some of you have. For those of you that have needed images scanned on the spot, you'll definitely make use out of the PhotoLink Handheld Scanner from Pandigital. Read The Full Story

Ultrasone HFI-15G portable headphones announced

Brenda Stokes, Nov 20th 2008 Discuss [1]

Ultrasone announced their HFI-15G headphones today, which are super portable and actually the smallest headphones in the Ultrasone HFI line thus far. But don't mistake a small form factor for a lack of features. Read The Full Story

Lenovo Mobile Vault is super secure hard drive

Brenda Stokes, Nov 17th 2008 Discuss [0]

If you are genuinely concerned about the security of your computer's hard drive, then you might be interested in the Mobile Vault, which was introduced by Lenovo. This USB Portable Secure Hard Drive, comes with a keypad and lets you safeguard your drive with a super secret password. It might seem excessive, but amping up security with a passcode is a great way to keep your information protected. Plus, up to ten users and one administrator can use the drive with their own user IDs. With 128-bit advanced encryption and a small form factor, you can rest assured this device will be unobtrusive and very safe. Available in 160GB and 320GB versions, this hard drive will be available soon and is expected to cost $179 and $219, respectively.

XPod Active Speakers: tiny portable stereo audio

Chris Davies, Nov 17th 2008 Discuss [0]

High-fidelity is all well and good, but there are times when you care less about quality and more about portability. The XPod Active Sound speakers definitely cater to the latter scenario: measuring 3.07 x 1.34 x 0.33 inches they're stuffed full of two piezoelectric speakers and a stereo 770mW amplifier. Read The Full Story

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Navigon 7200T GPS Review

Ewdison Then, Nov 13th 2008 Discuss [0]

With prices of basic standalone PNDs (Personal Navigation Devices) racing to the bottom, and increasing threats from navigation apps on mobile devices, what’s a company to do when they want to make a premium GPS device? If you’re Navigon, and the PND is the 7200T, you stuff it full of real-time updates, 3D visualizations and incredibly detailed mapping, together with a vast touchscreen and slick design. Does the Navigon 7200T stand out or get lost in the crowd? SlashGear decided to find out.