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Apple iPad Pre-orders Start Today at 8:30AM ET or 05:30AM West Coast

Kevin Xu — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:30:45 +0000

Hi Guys! good morning if you are already planning to buy iPad, there is a good news for you. You can make your pre-order today starting 08:30AM ET, or 05:30AM on the West Coast.

This moment would be the challanging time for every of you, who want to be the number one to place the order, or you are the one who planning to wait until it’s arrived in the stores? If you are the first type, then prepare a coffee, a cake right now and then sit behind your laptop or desktop. Are you READY?? GO!! {apple online store}

[ Via geeky-gadgets ]

Apple Mac Pro Released Next Week?

Kevin Xu — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:55:45 +0000

Apple Mac Pro rumors already spreed among the blogger, and the latest rumors said that the Apple Mac Pro could come in the middle of this month around next week ( March 16th, 2010 ).

Apple Mac Pro is told will features Intels’s new Core i7-980x Extreme six core or twelve thread processor, with a clock speed of 3.33GHz and with TurboBoost it can be boost the processor speed up to 3.6GHz.

Although the rumors already spread widely, the Apple has not unveiled or confirmed their Apple Mac Pro. We hope this rumors will reveal soon.

[ Via caoted ]

Novothink Solar Surge Charging Case for iPhone 3G/3GS and iPod Touch

Kevin Xu — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:03:50 +0000

Finally, Novothink has announced the availability of their Solar Surge charging cases for the iPhone and iPod touch. This Solar Surge charging device will give you between four to eight hours of talk time, or up to 20 hours of additional audio playback. Novothink also said that you can expected to get between 30 to 60 minutes of talk time after two hours charging under the direct sunlight.

The case in iPhone 3G/3GS design will cost you about $79.95 while the iPod touch version (second generation only) will cost you $69.95 each. The Solar Surge charging cases now available in black and white colors but they said there is more additional colors will follow soon, but no further confirmation whenever they will arrived.

[ Via slipperybrick ]

Sceptre 240CC-FHD Chrome the Full HD LCD HDTV

Kevin Xu — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:34:05 +0000

Sceptre 240CC-HHD Chrome Full HD LCD HDTV features a 24-inch HDTV/display, a full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution, 4,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 2ms response time, and 300cd/m2 brightness.

Sceptre 240CC-HHD Chrome Full HD LCD HDTV is supports JPEG through USB Storage device, MP3 playback, and it has a built-in 3Wx2 speakers with Acoustic Cinema Enhancement. It also integrated with Hybrid ATSC, NTSC, QAM TV tuner, and this display offers several ports such as a AV2(CVBS), Audio L/R in, two HDMI ports, VGA port, Stereo in, and USB 2.0.

[ Via sceptre ]

Multi Touch Coffee Table from Digital Touch

Kevin Xu — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:01:12 +0000

Digital Touch is proudly presented to you the world’s most advance and entertaining table with full touchscreen table. This table is come in a shape of coffee table, with built in 26-inch multi-touch screen LCD and Wi-Fi connectivity.

This multi touch coffee table allow you to interactive, browse and select various options on the table screen. The touchscreen table also can be connected to an optional receipt printer, a TV tuner or a credit card reader.

[ Via digitaltouchsystems ]

Onda VX550 Full HD Portable Media Player

Kevin Xu — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:23:03 +0000

Onda has unveiled their latest VX series Portable Media Player. The Onda VX550 portable media player comes with a 5-inches display with 800×480 resolutions, a Smart Shuttle roller control buttons, and video supports 1080p(1920 x 1080 resolution).

Onda VX550 support file format such as AVI, DAT, FLV, MPG, MKV(H.264 encoding), MOV, RM/RMVB, TS, and VOB. It also has a HDMI port, and a USB OTG. Unfortunately, Onda has not confirmed the prices and the detailed feature of this full HD Portable Media Player.

[ Via imp3 ]

LG-KH5200 the LG First Android Phone

Kevin Xu — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:17:29 +0000

LG first Android phone will be available in April 2010 with price tag of 600,000 Won or about $530. The LG first Android phone will running with Andro-1 and it will be available from KT.

LG-KH5200 Android phone features a 3-inch HVGA touchscreen display, horizontal sliding QWERTY, Android Market support, 5MP camera, GPS, Wi-Fi and SNS manager to give access to various social networking sites.

[ Via akihabaranews ]

Pentax 645D Digital Camera will Available in May 2010

Kevin Xu — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:47:20 +0000

Pentax Japan has announced to released the Pentax 645D around May this year. This digital medium format camera has a 55mm lens which will be available in Japan Only.

The Pentax 645D features Pentax original Real Image Engine, 40 Megapixels sensor(designed by kodak), New SAFOX IX+ autofocus system, with 11 sensor points, Trapezoid-shaped glass prism viewfinder,and 14-bit A/D converter.

This 645D digital camera comes with Dustproof, weather-resistant and coldproof body (70 seals), and also Dual SD/SDHC card slots. The 645D Digital camera is expected to sell in Japan for 850,000 Yen($9,396.41) and the lens will be sell sparately with expected price 100,000 Yen or $1,105.46.

[ Via trendygadget ]

Brite-View Offering LinkE Kit the World’s Smallest Powerline Ethernet Adapters.

Kevin Xu — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:20:40 +0000

Zinnet’s Brite-View has offered their new LinkE Kit and they also told that this device is the World’s smallest powerline Ethernet adapters. The LinkE powerline communication kit will provide a high-speed internet at up to 200Mbs, its come in two optional port for you to choose, one port(BV-210) and four port (BV-254).

How it works? the “LinkE,” first plug the world’s smallest one-port Ethernet bridge (BV-210) into a wall socket and connect it to a modem with an Ethernet cable. Then plug the kit’s four-port switch (BV-254) into a wall socket in another room, even on another floor where users want to network multiple devices such as the CinemaTube, Tivo, XBOX and even a Skype VoIP phone, using existing electrical wiring. The “LinkE” kit eliminates any WiFi dead zones in the house, and fits into the wall sockets perfectly without blocking other outlets.

Brite-View is offering a promotional price for LinkE kit at $89.99 and the CinemaTube plus LinkE bundle for $174.99.

[ Via itechnews ]

Sonnet Fusion D800P2 Mass Storage Solution

Kevin Xu — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:25:24 +0000

Sonnet has released Fusion D800P2 mass storage solution, it comes with eight rooms for SATA hard drives. The Fusion D800P2 features two high performance SATA II port multipliers, each managing four drives.

With data throughput fast enough to support multiple streams of DV, HDV, DVCPRO, ProRes 422, or uncompressed 8-bit 1080i HD video, without the need of an expensive dedicated RAID controller card.

Fusion D800P2 storage system provide write speed up to 400 MB/sec and read speed up to 470 MB/sec data transfers. Available in 4,8,12 and 16TB. The system uses just two locking eSATA data cables to connect the enclosure to a SATA host controller card.

You can set up drives in software-configured RAID 0 set for speed, RAID 1 set for redundancy, RAID 10 for combined redundancy and speed, or JBOD for archiving data. Price can be describe as follow :

Fusion D800P2 0TB(FUS-D8P2-0TB) for $995.00
Fusion D800P2 4TB(FUS-D8P2-4TB) for $1,995.00
Fusion D800P2 8TB(FUS-D8P2-8TB) for $2,795.00
Fusion D800P2 12TB(FUS-D8P2-12TB) for $2,995.00
Fusion D800P2 16TB(FUS-D8P2-16TB) For $4,595.00

[ Via sonnettech ]

Fujifilm Instax 210 Polaroid Camera

Kevin Xu — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:38:46 +0000

We have entered the digital age and also the cameras, but Fujifilm will prove you are wrong. The Fujifilm Instax 210 come with a rounded shape, an auto flash, easy-to-hold side grip, electronic shutter, high speed ISO 800, two-range selectable shooting options; 0.9 to 3m and 3m to infinity. It will provide a high-quality prints almost instantly (Polaroid), you just need to wait a while after you snap a photo. Price $91.11 at amazon site.

[ Via redferret ]

Samsung HMX-H205 Come with Imaging Sensor

Kevin Xu — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:50:52 +0000

Samsung Electronics has unveiled their latest HD camcorder, the HMX-H205. This new Samsung HD Camcorder with its new imaging sensor will provide a clearer image, even you capture your photos in low light area.

The Samsung HMX-H205 will record all your video in full HD 1920×1080 resolution, it has 20x optical zoom to enable you to get close to the action from safe distance and you can see it all in perfect detail, and it also has a 32GB of built-in flash memory and supports H.264 video in 1080i at 60 frames per second.

Samsung HMX-H205 is told will be released in June 2010, but there is no word on pricing.

[ Via techfresh ]

Transcend JetFlash 620 USB Flash Drive

Kevin Xu — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:24:00 +0000

Transcend has Launched its latest USB flash Drive called JetFlash 620 USB flash drive which incorporates 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption to secure your data against unauthorized access with JetFlash SecureDrive software to create password protected for your private used on this device.

JetFlash 620 SecureDrive Available in three capacity 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB capacity, the JetFlash 620 provides up to 32 MBps of read and 18MBps for write speed. The availability and prices are has not been confirmed.

[ Via itechnews ]

Zipel e-diary Refrigerator with Wi-Fi Connectivity

Kevin Xu — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:52:10 +0000

Samsung Electronics has come with their new product, the Zipel e-diary refrigerator equipped with Wi-Fi connectivity. This new refrigerator comes with a 10-inch touch display, can show current weather, google calendar support, the refrigerator screen also can be used to take notes, and it capable to show you more than 500 different kinds of food with their nutritional content and news from the internet.

The Zipel e-diary refrigerator also doubles up as a digital frame as it can wirelessly show images on the door’s LCD or uses a memory card to display them. The Zipel e-diary refrigerator available in “chic, sophisticated cream white pattern” with price about $2,170.

At the same time Samsung also announced a luxurious refrigerator designed by Italian jewelry designer, Massimo Zucchi. This luxurious refrigerator come with a special theme of water and ice , price at $2,600.

[ Via samsunghub ]

Reuge Verona Orchestral Music Box – Limited Edition

Kevin Xu — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:05:36 +0000

Music Box is an amazing device for whom who love to hear a crystal clear music especially when you in a quiet room alone, when you are opening the box and the tinkle of music began to play you will feel the strains of music and it’s will bring whole your soul flying along with the music and all your pain, grief and stress will be released.

There is a Reuge “Verona” Orchestral music box which has interchangeable orchestral cartel movement with 144 notes, plus separate bells and drum sections. It has 8 cylinders each with 4 songs.The box and table are furnished with burr myrtle with inlaid roses, ivy and ribbons.

The Reuge “Verona” Orchestral music box also comes with a personal gift, which personalized iPod Nano loaded with the 32 original works that inspired the tunes. The Reuge “Verona” Orchestral music box is available for only 12 Pieceswith price at $70,000. If you want to collect this amazing music box you should be hurry before be seized by the other.

[ Via exquisiteandrare ]

Limited Edition Oakley Nokia N97mini

Kevin Xu — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:37:44 +0000

Good news for Oakley and Nokia fans, Nokia has collaborate with Oakley to produces 200 limited edition Nokia N97 mini phones for Oakley sponsored Olympians at the Vancouver Olympics.

The standard Nokia N97 mini phone was exclusively given an Oakley once over and had the Oakley Thunderbird (specially designed logo for Vancouver Olympics 2010) laser etched onto the back of the phone.

Check out the Limited Edition Oakley Nokia N97 mini units in action at the following video.

[ Via wrgmag ]

Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard

Kevin Xu — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:33:03 +0000

The Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard is comes as a small QWERTY keyboard with 69 keys and now ready to purchase at brando site for $92. This small QWERTY keyboard features Wireless 2.4GHz radio frequency with USB receiver, a touchpad, Navigation keys, and Windows Media Centre HTPC .

The Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard also features a LED backlit keyboard so you can use it easily in the dark, a built in rechargeable lithium-ion battery which will give you up to 700 hours of standby time and it will work at a range of up to 30 meters.

[ Via brando ]

COOL LEAF the Next Generation Input Device

Kevin Xu — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:56:56 +0000

Minebea in collaboration with Kazuo Kawasaki has recently developed a next-generation input device called “COOL LEAF”. This new input device come with a flat surface with removed all conventional keys and it used a flat mirror surface which support touch-sensitive input signals through the touch force sensors layers to recognize your fingers touch. COOL LEAF with flat mirror surface enabling easy input surface cleaning and clean maintenance at any time.

Minebea will continue to developed their COOL LEAF technology for another input device such as digital devices, housing equipment, medical equipment and telecommunication equipment.

[ Via minebea ]

Worthmann AG Unveiled Terra 2460W Full HD Monitor

Kevin Xu — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:31:27 +0000

A new Full HD monitor from German has unveiled, this time from Worthmann AG company called Terra 2460W. This new Full HD monitor features 23.6-inch LED-backlight monitor with 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution, 5ms response time, 250 cd/m2 brightness, 10,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, it supports D-Sub, DVI and HDMI connectors.

The Terra 2460W is an eco-power device with power consumption range about 20 watts. It mean this device power saving more than 50 percent compared to conventional displays of this size. The Terra 2460W will be available later this month with a retail price at 279 Euro or about $382.

[ Via wortmann ]

Lexar Echo ZE USB 2.0 BackUp Drive Pre-order Available

Kevin Xu — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:58:10 +0000

If you ever experience a corrupt and crashed hard drive, you will realizes that you will feel very depressing and promise this case will not happens again.

To solve your problem you will need a device to help you to save your important data, and here is a device called the Lexar Echo ZE USB 2.0 BackUp Drive .This Backup Drive come in a tiny size (20.1 by 15.1 millimeters), and it compatible with any operating system.

The Lexar Echo ZE USB 2.0 BackUp Drive available in three capacity 8GB,16GB, and 32GB. Although this device can not save all your data but at least all your important data are saved. With its size you can always leave it plugged in. If you are intent to buy this USB 2.0 BackUp Drive you can place your pre-order right now at amazon site for $49.99, $89,99, and 139.99 respectively.

[ Via amazon ]

Cosair Flash Voyager GTR Flash Drive

Kevin Xu — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:16:16 +0000

Cosair known as a speedy flash drive manufacturer, has back with their latest Flash Drive, The 128GB Flash Voyager GTR. This Flash drive is not come in USB 3.0 but in USB 2.0 interface.

Although in USB 2.0 interface, Cosair claimed the Flash Voyager GTR is fast enough to run an Operating System with up to 34MBps for read speed and up to 28MB/s for write speeds. With such speed the Flash Voyager GTR is the most convenient way to transport huge amounts of data, including high-resolution photos and artwork, HD video footage, massive databases or even entire music collections.

The Cosair Flash Voyager GTR flash drive will come in three capacity 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB. The Flash Voyager will be available immediately from Cosair’s authorized distributors and worldwide resellers, but there is no word on pricing.

[ Via gadgetreview, corsair ]

Dell Latitude 13 the World’s Thinnest 13-inch Laptop Now Available

Kevin Xu — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:52:16 +0000

Still remember with Dell Latitude 13 the World’s Thinnest 13-inch laptop on our previous article. Finally, the Dell Latitude 13-inch laptop now available on the Dell site. The Dell Latitude has comes with a preinstalled Citrix client, simplified virtualization options as we are mention before.

The Dell Latitude 13 is available in three customizing options: base, economy, and productivity, with your choice of Celeron M or Core 2 Solo CPUs, Linux, Vista, or Windows 7 OS, up to 2GB of SD-RAM, and a 160GB hard drive.

[ Via slipperybrick ]

JDX A30 MP5 Player with 7-inch LCD Display

Kevin Xu — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:16:01 +0000

Ownta has added a new MP5 player to their product list, the JXD A30 MP5 player. This MP5 player is come with 7-inch LCD, 800 x 400 pixel screen, it support 1360 x 768p playback, a HDMI function up to 1080p output, and TV-out interface.

The JDX A30 MP5 Player has Built in 8GB memory, support TF card to expand its capacity, max up to 8GB memory card, Built-in FM stereo radio and voice recording function, OTG function, it Compatible with RM, RMVB, AVI, FLV, MP4, VOB, MOV, 3GP, MPG, DAT, MKV video formats and Compatible with MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV and APE, FLAC music formats.

The JDX A30 MP5 Player also features calendar, E-book, LRC show, power saving inteligent management, and a USB 2.0 port. This MP5 Player will be sold for $132.50.

[ Via pmptoday ]

Xerox WorkCentre 7700 MPF Series the Color Multifunction Printers

Kevin Xu — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:32:55 +0000

If you need a printer with multifunctional printer which capable to handle everything for your office document with high volume print jobs, the WorkCentre 7700 MFP Series is the Perfect option for you.

The WorkCentre 7700 is suitable for use in a large office which need speed in their works, it will provide print speed up to 50 pages per minutes for color printing and up to 75 page per minutes for black and white. Beside printing this device is also can be used as copying, scanning, and faxing.

The WorkCentre 7700 Series comes equipped with Xerox’s Extensible Interface Platform (EIP), a technology that can be used to create customized work-flow applications. This new MFPs can be customized to meet the specific workflow needs of individual users and work-groups which will get your work done quicker than ever.

[ Via techfresh ]

Gigabyte TouchNote T1000X and T1000P Netbook

Kevin Xu — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:06:50 +0000

One day after after Intel has announced their Pine Trail Atom N470 processor, the Gigabyte has confirmed their latest netbook which will equipped with a new 1.86HHz processor, the TouchNote T1000.

The TouchNote T1000 features a 10-inch 1,366 x 768 touchscreen and two optional of the N450 or N470 CPUs, and it also have two versions for you to choose. The T1000X comes with 4-cell, 4,500mAh battery, while the T1000P with 6-cell, 7,650 mAh battery.

Both TouchNote T1000X and T1000P comes with a 1GB of RAM, a 250GB HDD and Intel GMA 3150 graphics, along with WiFi b/g/n, 10/100 ethernet and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, two USB 2.0 ports, an eSATA/USB combo audio in/out, VGA, ExpressCard and a multiformat memory card reader, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, microphone and 1.5W stereo speakers.

Unfortunately, there is no more information about the price and availability, we hope Gigabyte will give us more information about this netbook at CeBIT 2010 this coming week.

[ Via gigabyte ]

RTC23 Marvel Comics LCD and LED HD Television

Kevin Xu — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:23:12 +0000

Marvel now will visiting you with their new formed, this time it will come as a television? yes you are right ‘the Television’. Marver has licensed some of their character to the TV builder RTC23, such Captain America, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Iron Man, Thor and many more.

This RTC23 Marvel Comics LCD & LED HD Television come in various sizes 22, 32, 42, and 55-inch, and the Marvel Television also feature custom splash screens and other cosmetic touches. These television will be available directly from RTC23 with price range between $339 to $1989.

[ Via gizmodo, crunchgear, ]

New Bmorn MB-889 Portable Media Player

Kevin Xu — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:39:32 +0000

Bmorn is going to released their latest portable media player, the MB-889. Although this new portable media player has not disclosed to the public but this device is believe will come with 720p resolution, a 5-inch touchscreen, the company said this time they will bring you a new touch technology and this might be your first time hear of, “the Human Magnetic Sense touch” to ensure your a new touch experience.

The Bmorn MB-889 is support AVI format, FLV, MKV, RMVB, and a TV-out port for connect to your videos.There is no word on pricing and availability.

[ Via clonedinchina ]

Wacom Cintiq 21UX the 21-inch Graphic Tablet

Kevin Xu — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:53:09 +0000

Cintiq 21UX the Wacom’s latest 21-inch graphic tablet comes with a better pen performance. The Wacom Cintiq 21UX Grip Pen features 1.024 levels of pressure sensitivity on the pen tip and eraser for precise image editing, accurate brush control, and selective application of effects and filters.

The Wacom 21-inch graphic tablet screen is a scratch-resistant surfaces are completely flat edge-to-edge, allowing your hand to easily glide over the entire surface. The Wacom Cintiq 21UX also come with a adjustable stands which allow you to set your comfortable working angles.

The Cintiq 21 UX tablet has a programmable ExpressKeys and Touch Strips enable you to zoom, scroll and activate keyboard shortcuts.

[ More info at wacom ]

Samsung BD-C6500 Blu-ray Player

Kevin Xu — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:27:03 +0000

Samsung has released their latest Blu-ray player the BD-C6500. This Blu-ray player will be your perfect digital media player which provide an internet connectivity into the player and directly into your television.

The Samsung BD-C6500 Blu-ray player features 1080p HD Video Blu-ray Playback with Dolby Digital sound and output through HDMIm S-video, Optical and 7.1 analog audio. It also has an automatic update ability to update online. The BD-C6500 will cost you about $249.

[ more at slipperybrick ]

LG EL9500 OLED TV Will Available in Austrian Market Around May This Year

Kevin Xu — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:57:09 +0000

LG will launched their upcoming OLED TV, the EL9500 OLED TV, in Austrian market around May this year. This 15-inch OLED TV will be today world’s largest OLED TV.

The LG EL9500 features 15-inch screen with screen wide at 3mm of thick and 15 inches of wide, 1366 x 768 max HD resolution, this OLED TV has 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio. It also has TrueMotion 100Hz technology, which will provides super fast image reproduction rate.

The LG EL9500 will be sold at 1999 Euros.

[ Via techchee ]