Iomega Launches 1TB Super eGo External Hard Drive

After recently launching a portable media player, Iomega, the leaders in storage solutions comes out with a 1TB external hard drive called Super eGo which to me looks like a liquor flask.


The Super eGo uses 3.5-inch desktop hard drives. The external HDD has USB 2.0 connectivity and is powered by an Energy Star qualified adapter. Iomega’s Super eGo external hard drive comes with a one-year warranty and is available in midnight blue, jet black and ruby red for US$269.95.

Willcom 03 smartphone - 1seg-equipped Smartphone

Willcom just announced its new Willcom 03 smartphone, which packs a bundle of features into an eye-catching package. This smartphone features a 3-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen display, which complements the built-in 1seg mobile TV tuner quite nicely. Other prominent features of this phone include built-in WiFi and Bluetooth, 256MB of flash memory, a microSD card slot for expansion, a 2 megapixel camera, and Windows Mobile 6.1 for an OS, to name a few.

Priced at 63,120(JPY) the Willcom 03 smartphone is expected to be available in June.

Samsung 256GB SSD - World's Fastest and Largest Capacity 2.5-inch, MLC-Based Drive

Samsung's just announced their first 256GB SSD that all of us have been waiting for. According to Samsung this is a full 256GB solid-state drive and is said to be the world's fastest and largest capacity 2.5-inch, MLC-based SSD with SATA II Interface. This drive has speeds of 200MBps read and 160MBps sequential write.


Though not available currently, the amazing drive will be available from September. According to official sources the customers will also be able to buy the 1.8inch version.

Samsung's new 256GB SSD is also the thinnest drive with the largest capacity to be offered with a SATA II interface. With a sequential read speed of 200 megabytes per second (MB/s) and sequential write speed of 160MB/s, Samsung's MLC-based 2.5-inch 256GB SSD is about 2.4 times faster than a typical HDD. Samsung 256GB SSD is only 9.5millimeters (mm) thick, and measures 100.3x69.85 mm.

FujiFilm's Z200FD with Love Timer

FujiFilm has just released another of "Z" for Zoom, FinePix shooter. The 20-mm thin Z200fd follows-up the "surprisingly good" Z100fd with a 10 megapixel, 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor; 5x, image stabilized, optical zoom lens; 2.7-inch LCD; SD/SDHC and xD card support; and ISO support up to 1600.

However the interesting and the most amazing feature is the "love timer" with setting for near (1 heart), close-up (2 hearts), and sloppy-tongue-wrestling (3 hearts) depending upon the level of icky-sticky sweetness you'd like to capture.

Set for release in Japan on June 7th for ¥40,000 (about $388 by the time it shows up in the US to document your breakup).

Kodak Launches Olympics-Branded M2008 Digital Camera

In order to cash up on the Olympics fever Kodak has come up with the M2008, which appears to simply be a rebranded version of the company's M1033 compact camera. M2008 features the same 10-megapixel resolution, 3x optical zoom, 3-inch LCD, and 720p video recording features as its non-Olympic counterpart. There is no word on the release of the Kodak Olympics-branded M2008 digicam, Stateside but our Chinese counterparts can apparently pick one up now for about $270.

IOGEAR Introduces USB-Sharing Net ShareStaion

IOGEAR has introduced a latest device that lets you share resources over network, called Net ShareStation. Like other similar devices, this one plugs straight into your router and accommodates up to four USB devices of your choice. There's also a built-in USB 2.0 hub extension so you can push in four devices to use. IOGEAR's USB Net ShareStation lets you share just about every USB device. You can share external hard drives, flash drives, card readers, USB webcams, USB Speakers and USB printers over network.

Priced at $80, the USB Net ShareStation is surely a useful device if you have to share resources over network.

Cowon's A3 PMP Now Offers 80GB Storage

The Cowon A3 PMP is not the best looking PMP in the world but it sure has a lot of fans, who I’m sure will be delighted that the A3 can now compete with other HDD PMPs in the market in terms of storage capacity. If you too are one of them and have been holding yourself back because of A3’s storage capacity then this is great news for you. Cowon’s A3 PMP now offers 80GB of storage capacity.

Cowon have already earned a big name when it comes to quality and build. The specifications and performance is more or less similar to previous A3 models.

The new 80GB Cowon A3 PMP costs €448 or about $698. Seems a bit overpriced but looking at the reputation of the A3 in its size segment (4-inch screen), and all the images, music, and movies you'll be able to load up on it, this certainly seems a good deal.

First Pictures of Palm Treo 800w for CDMA Networks

So we have finally got some pictures of Palm's upcoming Treo 800w for CDMA networks, known internally as the Zeppelin. While unconfirmed, the Palm Treo 800w is expected to run on Windows Mobile 6.1, 400 MHz processor with 128MB of RAM and 256 MB flash memory.

It is speculated to have GPS, a 320 x 320 touchscreen and a typical Treo look and feel.

Olympus Announces the E520 DSLR

After having launched the dynamic duo E410 and E510, Olympus is all set to launch its E520 DSLR in the end of this month. The 10 megapixel D-SLR features sensor-shifting image stabilization, the 2.7-inch LCD and AF Live View.

Specifications:
• TruePic III image processing
• Supersonic Wave Filter dust protection
• Face Detection
• Shadow Adjustment
• Wireless flash control accessory

Olympus E520 is said to be priced at $600.

RIM Introduces the BlackBerry Bold Smartphone

It took them very long but RIM (Research In Motion) finally announced the BlackBerry Bold / 9000. Top of the line BlackBerry smartphone features premium design and unprecedented performance; perfect for business professionals and power users.
"The new BlackBerry Bold represents a tremendous step forward in business-grade smartphones and lives up to its name with incredible speed, power and functionality, all wrapped in a beautiful and confident design," said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO, Research In Motion.

Specifications:
• The BlackBerry Bold smartphone supports tri-band HSDPA and enterprise-grade Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g) networks and its next-generation 624 MHz mobile processor make short work of downloading email attachments, streaming video or rendering web pages.
• GPS is enhanced and assisted, and the handset has better map rendering,
• Half-VGA480 x 320 resolution screen
• 624MHz Intel PXA270/Marvell Tavor PXA930 processor
• 4.5" x 2.6" x 0.5", weighing 4.7 ounces
• 2 megapixel camera with video recording capability, built-in flash and 5x digital zoom
• MP3, WMA, AAC, DivX4 and WMV3 codec support
• 128MB of flash plus 1GB of onboard memory
• microSD/SDHC memory card slot for up to 16GB

Price is not yet announced

Samsung U940 Glyde Finally Official on Verizon

You have waited for months but the wait is finally over, Samsung's U940 Glyde is finally official for Verizon. The fashion friendly QWERTY slider is an all CDMA former F700 touchscreen phone. It has a 2 megapixel camera with flash and autofocus, GPS, a full HTML browser, full range of Bluetooth profiles and microSD slot. If the specs are exciting enough for you then you can grab one for $249 on contract after $50 rebate.

The Samsung Glyde has already started drawing comparisons to the LG Voyager, both touch screen phones with Full Qwerty keyboards, but the Samsung U940 Glyde slides open as opposed to the Voyager’s clam shell.

Create Digital Copies of Your Notes with Livescribe Pulse Digital Smartpen

The Livescribe Pulse Digital Smartpen creates digital copies of everything you write by hand while recording audio at the same time. It also goes one step further and links the two together, so you can quickly access audio by tapping parts of your notes. It also offers features like a calculator, translator, and a paper piano that plays a mini piano you draw on paper.

It's a product for the likes of students, journalists, or even doctors, who are constantly scribbling things down with a pen.

The Goods:
1. The Livescribe Pulse uses special dotted paper for spatial recognition to digitally replicate the notes. In one regard, this is good, because it doesn't require any secondary hardware.
2. All the functions like note-taking, digital recording and replay work nice and smooth. All you have to do is hit the record button on the paper before you begin to write, and it simultaneously records the audio and keeps the two linked. When you stop recording, you can tap anywhere near your notes and it will playback the audio from that moment when you were writing.
3. The Desktop software archives your notes according to the notebook they were written in and the page it was on. It also has a search engine with handwriting recognition that works exceptionally well.
4. It comes with an OLED screen that displays useful information, stereo microphone, loud speaker, and a magnetic dock/data connector.

The Bads:
1. You can’t just use any piece of paper to make this thing fully functional. Because each sheet of paper has controls on the bottom, allowing navigation of the pens menu system, recording controls, bookmarking, playback controls, and speaker volume.
2. It doesn't currently support OS X right now.
3. The settings can only be adjusted by the interfaces printed on the inside covers of notebooks. There's no on-screen system for adjusting this using the cross-based navigation.
4. The translator isn’t working except for a demo that translates 20 words into Arabic, Mandarin, Spanish or Swedish.
5. It does not support cursive writing.
6 It’s a bit cumbersome as you have to hold the pen relatively high so as not to block the sensor.
Priced at $199 the Livescribe Pulse Digital Smartpen offers good value for your money.

Dell's XPS 730 H2C Gaming Desktop Runs Crysis at 1920 x 1200 Resolution at 30fps

Dell just announced its new high-end XPS 730 H2C gaming desktop which they claim can run Crysis at 1920 x 1200 resolution at 30fps.

Weighing nearly 50 pounds this monster tower is stuffed with a hell lot of goodies. Based on Nvidia's nForce 790i Ultra SLI chipset it can be loaded with chips ranging from the Intel Core 2 Duo up to the 45nm Core 2 Extreme. If that was not all, you can also put in up to four 1TB hard drives, a whopping 8GB of RAM and Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music.

To cool this monster you can either choose two-stage ceramic H2C air cooling or just go nuts and get water cooling. The air-cooled model starts at $3,999 while the liquid-cooled model will allow you to start adding components at the low price of $4,999.

Hercules Mobile DJ MP3 - The First Wireless Digital Mixing Mini-Controller

The computer DJ entertainment specialist, Hercules, brings the first wireless digital mixing mini-controller, the Mobile DJ MP3. It is a user-friendly DJ mixing controller for PC that allows users to, personalize music and play music like a DJ.

The Mobile DJ MP3 includes two decks for mixing, scratching and synchronizing the MP3 or WAV files stored on the PC. Sound effects, song loops and changes in tempo let you modify songs according to your taste, and put your own individual musical mark on the mixes you share with your audience.

The Mobile DJ MP3 is easy to install. All you need to do is simply plug in the USB radio receiver key for wireless connectivity and insert the software CD. The wireless and handheld Mobile DJ MP3 simply requires a computer equipped with a sound card, amplified speakers and your favorite music.

The portable Mobile DJ MP3 is available for the retail price of $99.99 in black and white colors.