PC Gadgets

Corsair and Dell have come together in a show of commitment for a high performance computing experience, announcing the availability of 4GB of overclocked DDR3 memory that will be available officially for the first time. The memory in question is Corsair’s very own Dominator line, and these speedy monsters can be found on Dell’s XPS 730 gaming desktop that will run at a solid 1600MHz without suffering from stability issues. I suppose you had best get the rest of your computer up to par, ranging from the motherboard to processor and video card lest a bottleneck pops up out of nowhere, leaving you unable to enjoy the blazing fast speeds of such memory.

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You might be hard-pressed to find any smaller device for transferring microSD cards to your PC. The Super Mini Translucent MicroSD / TransFlash USB 2.0 Card Reader Keychain is literally just the size of a standard MicroSD card with a small USB dongle projecting from it’s side.

Fully compliant with USB 2.0, this mini reader has an ultra-simple plug and play installation (compatible with Windows 98/2000/ME/XP) and transfers data at speeds up to 480 Mbps. The only thing you’ll have to worry about is keeping a close eye on this gadget. It’s so small that it is surely very easy to lose.

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Man, USB hubs these days seem to get more and more useful. Take this one for example - not only does it feature a quartet of high-speed USB 2.0 ports, it also doubles up as a cell phone charger. If you happen to use a compatible handset (Nokia, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson models only - sorry, Motorola!), all you need to do is hook it up to resume catching up on the latest news with your buddies. Once done, the USB cable and cell phone charging cable can be wrapped within the hub for that neat look. This device retails for $16.50.

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SanDisk, a name synonymous with quality when it comes to flash memory, has outdone itself yet again with a new line of flash memory-based solid-state drives (SSDs) which were specially designed to cater for an emerging new category of portable consumer electronics known as Ultra Low-Cost PCs (ULCPC) or “netbooks” . Among the products that fall in such categories are the phenomenally successful Asus Eee PC and MSI’s Wind. The whole point to this new form of SSD is to provide an enhanced experience when surfing the Internet over a Wi-Fi connection. Dubbed the SanDisk pSSD (Parallel ATA solid state drive), this new technology does away with the need for a hard drive as it is able to provide more than enough space for both operating system and applications without missing a beat.

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Xceive Corporation has just released news that their next generation of Pinnacle PCTV HD Stick and Pinnacle HD Pro Stick product families will feature the XC5000 chip inside for a higher degree of performance without burdening the consumer with a more expensive price tag. To find out more on how the XC5000 is able to offer such promise, head on after the jump.

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Okay, this is one of those devices that is so crazy that I had to report on it.

What you are seeing isn’t some new type of printer with spool-like rolls of paper. These paper rolls are ones that we are all familiar with, as we use it every day in the bathroom. That’s right, someone finally invented a printer that uses toilet paper to print on.

This isn’t just any printer, but the RSStroom reader is so named because it can print the latest RSS updates on toilet paper. I know people who live and die by these RSS feeds, so this is definitely something for them.

Of course, if they want to keep a hard copy, you definitely don’t want to wipe with it. This is one of those articles where bathroom humor could take over, and this could get really crappy. If you are sick of it already, I highly suggest not reading any further.

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Webcams are becoming an integral part of the online social experience. Users can now have conversations, share video blog entries, and even stream live from anywhere using only a webcam, an internet connection, and a laptop.

Most webcams aren’t exactly ascetically pleasing. They all seem to resemble the HAL computer from Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey a little to closely. Many people feel intimidated from the style of the big-eye webcam. The 2 x 2 Duplo Lego Webcam from Etsy adds a touch of geeky familiarity which is both pleasing to the eye, and perhaps less intimidating to the shy exhibitionist.

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SanDisk has just announced its new Extreme III Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo that caters for professional photographers and advanced amateurs who want to get serious in their hobby while using Sony’s digital single-lens reflex cameras. This is a collaboration between SanDisk and Sony, being an extension of the existing Memory Stick PRO format that is able to bring unprecedented read and write speeds of 30MB/s for digital cameras and camcorders. Now that’s fast if I ever saw one - make sure you aren’t held back by cheaper point-and-shoot digital cameras where the flash needs to be recharged (this takes quite long). This new line of SanDisk Extreme III cards are also pretty hardy, capable of operating in extreme temperatures ranging from -13 to 185 degrees Fahrenheit. Each purchase comes with a lifetime warranty. You can choose from the 4GB card for $89.99 while the 8GB card is priced at $149.99.

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