We rather like USB secondary monitors like those you find in Nanovision's MIMO range, but the 7-inch size they generally come in might not suit everybody's desk. Into the fray steps the iMo Plus, USB-connected and DisplayLink powered like the rest, but offering 10-inches and 1024 x 576 resolution along with a resistive touchscreen option.
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Iomega iConnect Wireless Data Station Review
Sharing files – whether a central document store, a single place for backup or a huge multimedia library – is becoming more popular, and we’re seeing an increasing number of devices promise to take your regular USB storage and make it network-friendly. Latest to the SlashGear test bench is the Iomega iConnect, a compact box that can share both drives and printers to local and remote users. Cheaper and with more features out-of-the-box, can it unseat the Pogoplug? Check out our full review after the cut.
ASUS RT-N56U “fashion” router plus RT-N76U, RT-N13U & AP-N13M hit CeBIT 2010
I don't think we've ever played a game of "wireless router, cheese grater or oil-filled radiator?" here on SlashGear, but there's a first time for everything. Forgive me for giving the answer away, but you're looking at the dimpled front of the ASUS RT-N56U router, an unusually designed and certainly distinctive addition to the company's range. It's in fact one of a number of new routers ASUS have wheeled out for CeBIT 2010 this week.
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SteelSeries 6Gv2 gaming keyboard & 7H headset announced
CeBIT 2010 isn't all about netbooks and tablets; there are peripherals there too. SteelSeries have outed their latest gaming combo, the SteelSeries 6Gv2 gaming keyboard and the SteelSeries 7H headset. The former can recognize "as many simultaneous key presses as there are keys on the keyboard" for those particularly hectic late-night gaming sessions, while the latter gets closed ear-cups each with a 50mm driver.
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Western Digital My Passport Studio HDD gets E-Ink status display
Western Digital have outed a new portable hard-drive, the My Passport Studio, and like the My Book Studio before it they've slapped on a super-frugal E Ink panel to show drive status details. Available in 320GB, 500GB and 640GB capacities, the My Passport Studio has both FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 connections and comes ready formatted for use with a Mac.
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Celio REDFLY Smartphone Dock gets video demo
It's been over a year since we heard talk of Celio's REDFLY Smartphone Dock, the compact box that would allow you to plug your phone into full-sized desktop peripherals, but it seems the company have been beavering away in the meantime. Two videos have been quietly uploaded, showing off the latest REDFLY Smartphone Dock - codenamed Moab - in action, taking a BlackBerry Tour 9630 and making it usable with a VGA display and keyboard.
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Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710 boasts 3 year battery
Logitech have outed their latest keyboard and mouse bundle, and according to the company the Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710 is the first to market where both devices boast three-year battery life. Both of the wireless peripherals connect to a single Unifying Receiver dongle, and the keyboard has an LCD display to show status and Incurve keys which are apparently more comfortable to type on.
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USB Host mod for Motorola DROID promises accessory support
Plugging a USB memory stick, keyboard, mouse or even a printer into your Motorola DROID could be possible very soon, thanks to a new hack that adds USB Host support to the Android smartphone. Modder Chris Paget and friends discovered that Motorola had used USB-OTG compliant hardware for the DROID, crippling it only by virtue of the microUSB port; one thrown-together adapter cable and a tiny dongle that triggers the Host mode later, and the DROID will recognize USB peripherals.
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MotKey USB drive unveiled
There are lots of people out there who keep a flash drive with them at all times. A flash drive can be used to share photos, carry documents, and lots more. With many people keeping a flash drive on them at all times one of the most popular places to carry a drive is on a keychain.
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UMID mbook M1 USB 2.0 mod
One of the frustrations of UMID's first-gen mbook M1 was the absence of a standard USB port; instead you had to remember to carry an awkward adapter dongle. The company addressed that with the mbook M2, but one owner of the original machine has taken matters into his own hands and added a USB port himself.
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DisplayPort v1.2 finalized: 3D, multi-monitor & USB/ethernet support
DisplayPort arguably came of age when Apple first picked it over HDMI and DVI back in 2008, and now the Video Electronics Standard Association (VESA) responsible for the standard has announced the latest version. DisplayPort v1.2 doubles the data rate to 21.6 Gbps (useful for bigger resolutions or for 3D graphics), supports multiple monitors from a single connector, and can simultaneously carry bi-directional USB 2.0 and ethernet as well as graphics.
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VIA Vinyl Envy VT1730 USB 2.0 audio controller drips connectivity
It used to be that you'd need a day-pass to a professional recording studio if you really wanted to do justice to your Human League tribute album, but these days you can do it all in your bedroom. VIA's latest - the VIA Envy VT1730 USB 2.0 Audio Controller - takes things to the next level, offering 8 channels of 24-bit/192kHz recording or playback with a single USB 2.0 hookup to your host computer.
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