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Sony VAIO L Series all-in-one wraps touch-bezel around multitouch screen

, Feb 22nd 2011 Discuss [2]

Sony's third VAIO launch of the day is the new VAIO L Series, all-in-one touchscreen desktops packing 24-inch Full HD displays and a new "edge access" system of touch-sensitive shortcuts integrated into the bezel. Packing a choice of Intel Core i5 or i7 processors, NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M graphics and a 1920 x 1080 multitouch display, the L Series also hides a Blu-ray drive and both HDMI input and outputs. Read The Full Story

NewerTech offers eSATA to USB 3.0 adapter

, Jan 28th 2011 Discuss [1]

NewerTech is all about cool adapters that let you easily connect devices to your computer. Back in November, I mentioned a new adapter that the company had unveiled that connected any internal SATA HDD to a USB 3.0 port. NewerTech has now unveiled another new adapter that turns your eSATA external drives into USB 3.0 gear. Read The Full Story

Himax unveils world’s first USB 3.0 pico-projector

, Jan 19th 2011 Discuss [0]

Himax has announced that it has the world's first USB 3.0 pico-projector (PDF) solution. Sadly, Himax offered no official pics of the thing for us to check out. The new projector has a resolution of 800 x 600 and uses a LCOS microdisplay from Himax Display. The projector gets all the power it needs directly from the USB port of a computer. Read The Full Story

FireWire has shipped 2 billion ports globally

, Jan 13th 2011 Discuss [2]

I would bet that most of us are already familiar with the FireWire port. These ports are common on many devices today with both PC and Mac users getting the ports and add in cards available for rigs that lack the port. FireWire is used for all sorts of things from faster data transfers from external storage than USB 2.0 to sending video from cameras directly to the computer. Read The Full Story

Eminent HD EM7195 twin-tuner DVR & network streamer revealed

, Jan 13th 2011 Discuss [0]

Eminent has outed its latest STB media player, the Eminent HD EM7195, a twin digital tuner model with USB 3.0 and network connectivity. Built around a pair of DVB-T Freeview tuners and Realtek's new RT1183 DD C+ chipset - reportedly allowing for faster UI and EPG navigation - the HD EM7195 can record two shows simultaneously as well as stream network content. Read The Full Story

Kingston Outlines USB 3.0 Product Roadmap at CES 2011

, Jan 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

Kingston has announced their plans for USB 3.0, and how the company plans to leverage the technology with a plethora of new products they will release in 2011. Making the announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the company has dedicated their products to USB 3.0, and plan on releasing devices that range in usage for prosumers, consumers, and enthusiasts alike. Read The Full Story

Samsung Professional External Hard Drives Offer Up USB 3.0 Connectivity

, Jan 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

In addition to their consumer grade drives, Samsung has also announced their professional series of external USB 3.0 hard drives. The drives will be the industry first DDR DRAM memory module and will consume 40-percent less power and offer transfer speeds of up to 3.2 Gbps. Read The Full Story

Iain Sinclair Poco Pro camera promises the works: 1080p HD, 14MP in a tiny form-factor

, Dec 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

With cellphone cameras improving all the time, point-and-shoots have to aim high if they want to stand out of the crowd. Iain Sinclair's Poco Pro certainly makes plenty of promises; tipped to launch in Q2 2011 for a bargain £200 ($308) or thereabouts, there's a 14.6-megapixel sensor, 1080p HD video capture, a 2.4-inch AMOLED preview display and a microUSB 3.0 port for data and option HDMI output, all in a credit-card sized black-anodized magnesium chassis. Read The Full Story

Digital Storm’s new xm15 Laptop Switches Between Video Cards Automagically

, Dec 20th 2010 Discuss [1]

Behold, a new computer from Digital Storm. This is the xm15, a sweet light notebook utilizing NVIDIA's Optimus Hybrid Technology. Its speedy and excellent they say, not least of all because of its GT 425M 1GB video card and the hybrid technology which allows it to switch between its two graphic processors automatically and completely seamlessly so there's no interruption in operation. Read The Full Story

Sharkoon Flexi-Drive Extreme Duo breaks cover

, Dec 20th 2010 Discuss [1]

Sharkoon has unveiled a new flash drive for geeks looking for all out speed for this storage devices. The new drive is called the Flexi-Drive Extreme Duo and it promises some very fast read and write speeds. The little flash drive has read and write performance of up to 130MB/s. Read The Full Story

Patriot Memory launches Supersonic USB 3.0 drive

, Dec 10th 2010 Discuss [1]

Patriot Memory has announced the launch of a new USB 3.0 drive that is crazy fast and uses a single chip inside. The new flash drive is called the Supersonic and works with the USB 3.0 interface on computers today. The flash drive has a quad channel architecture and is very small and light. Read The Full Story

Flix on Stix Skips the DVDs, Puts Movies on Your USB Flash Drive

, Dec 7th 2010 Discuss [2]

While going into a store and finding a DVD or Blu-ray to rent may not be what's popular anymore, other services like Netflix and Hulu are seeing quite the attraction, thanks to the fact that you don't actually have to go anywhere other than your computer, TV, or maybe as far as your mailbox to watch a movie. Then, there's services like Redbox that allow you to rent a movie for cheap, on a daily rate, and then return it back to the kiosk when your'e finished with it. But, Flix on Stix wants to take that idea, and make it a bit more useful for those who may not want an actual DVD to take home, or have to worry about returning it. Read The Full Story
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