Join Odyssey Case will let your laptop survive the airport
Although some might glance at this laptop case and think only that it’s an insane amount of overkill. However, those that have ever had to worry about putting their precious laptop through airport security, understand that sometimes overkill is absolutely necessary. Plus you get the added bonus of looking mysterious and quite important while you’re lugging this case around. It gives you that almost James Bond look that every person should be able to experience at least once in their life.
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Barnes and Noble goes after the Kindle
B&N goes after Amazon Kindle with the PLD
Book retailer Barnes and Noble is going squarely at the Amazon Kindle by announcing an eBook application which will enable readers to enjoy eBooks on everything from the iPhone to the Blackberry, to their own “plastic logic device.”
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Elecom TK-TCT005BK is numeric keyboard and touchpad combo
For those of you who want a numeric keypad for your laptop, you have several options. You could buy the Adesso 19-key USB numeric keypad and mouse combination with a plastic cover.
Another option is this TK-TCT005BK from Elecom, which has a touchscreen with numeric keyboard. Just push the “Num” button on the top corner to get this function going on.
The TK-TCT005BK can also recognize certain gestures, like an iPhone. For example, if you want to zoom in and out, you just place your two fingers together and spread them out or in.
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Kingston MobileLiteG2 flash card reader
Kingston is back in business with its MobileLiteG2 memory card reader, the second generation device from its MobileLite flash card reader line. This time round, it will transfer information to your PC or Mac via USB from a variety of flash memory cards including SD, SDHC, microSD, microSDHC, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo and Memory Stick Micro (M2). You will find the MobileLiteG2 to be highly convenient since it boasts retractable covers on both sides, helping keep both the USB connector as well as whatever memory card plugged in safe and sound from minor damage. Each purchase will ship with a lanyard and short USB extension cable that makes it more convenient for you when it comes to hard-to-reach USB slots.
Western Digital My Passport Elite external hard drive
Western Digital has refreshed its My Passport Elite external hard drive by throwing in something new which the market does not have just yet – an illuminated capacity gauge and drive lock indicator that allows users to see just how much space there is left available for them to drag all their digital movie collection over from their computer without having to access My Computer. Apart from that, the same glance will also let you know whether the data within is secure or not, letting you take pro-active measures to turn on the security features to avoid unwanted data theft and loss. Apart from that, the new and improved Western Digital My Passport Elite external hard drive will feature a convenient grab-and-go USB dock that frees up precious desk space while doing away with the potentially frustrating search for available USB ports.
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Intuos4 Tablet from Wacom
Wacom has made some very cool Professional Pen Tablets in the past, such as the Bamboo series. These Bamboo tablets recently got an upgrade with multitouch capacity, but even though the Intuos4 doesn’t have that feature, it still deserves a spotlight.
The Intuos4 has a similar layout as the Bamboo, except the controls are on the side rather than the top. These controls include user-defined ExpressKeys as well as a multifunction Touch Ring that makes it easy to use functions like zooming and other shortcuts.
The Intuos4 is designed for artists on the computer. Its pen feels very natural, like you were using a pen on paper. I can honesty say that I don’t have 2048 levels of pen pressure sensitivity for precise pressure control.
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Epson PowerLite Presenter announced
Epson has just introduced its latest all-in-one device – the PowerLite Presenter that will target the education market as well as entrepreneurs and businesses who are in need of a multimedia, widescreen presentation solution. The PowerLite Presenter won’t disappoint, that’s for sure, since it boasts an integrated projector, DVD player as well as speakers for the complete works. You will find the WXGA resolution (16:10 aspect ratio) useful for widescreen presentations while it boasts 2,500 lumens color and white light output for vivid and superior images. Coming in a portable form factor, the PowerLite Presenter is an easy-to-use solution for businesses who have integrated more audio and video into presentations to keep up with the times.
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QNAP introduces TS-410 NAS
QNAP Systems recently updated their Turbo NAS range by introducing the TS-410 desktop NAS server which was specially developed to target the SOHO and Prosumer market segments. Having said that, you won’t find top-of-the-line features in this, since it isn’t going to blaze through performance charts in any way, but the TS-410 does come with a decent enough feature set to get you up and running right out of the box without worrying about it becoming obsolete a few months down the road. The TS-410 will come with a quartet of hot-swappable SATA hard drives that are capable of holding up to 8TB of storage with its 2TB maximum, supporting 2.5″ or 3.5″ hard drives for added flexibility when it comes to drive installation. Apart from that, you won’t find any Intel Atom processor within, since it will be powered by a Marvell 800MHz processor and 256MB DDR2 memory for sustained high performance with low power consumption. Users will be able to configure the TS-410 for RAID 0/1/5/6/5+ spare, and JBOD with online RAID capacity expansion and online RAID level migration for high data redundancy.
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