Friday, April 24, 2009

Shuttle Liquid I.C.E. Cooling Unit

Shuttle is famous for its small computer cases. The company comes back with the Shuttle Liquid I.C.E. Cooling unit, which is perfect for Shuttle owners who want an extreme cooling solution. It is also claimed to be the first pre-assembled small form factor Liquid cooling kit in the world. The kit consists of a custom 92mm aluminum radiator which has been changed to double up as a reservoir with a fill port on top to refill or maintain the water level. Power and control will be plugged directly onto the motherboard using 4-pin and 3-pin connectors.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Acrylic Cowboy - PC Case

This ‘Acrylic Cowboy’ PC case is definitely cool, it enables you to add and remove your computer accessories in a much simpler way. Each case can hold your Motherboard (ATX and Micro ATX), power supply, HDD and ODD. For your info, this Acrylic PC case is extremely popular among Japanese geeks and now it’s finally available in the U.S. for $76 from GeekStuff4U.

D-Link PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter Starter Kit

The D-Link DHP-303 is an adapter for connecting computers, high-definition (HD) media players, game consoles, network attached storage (NAS), and internet content throughout the home using existing electrical wiring system. The kit has two PowerLine wall plugs/ adapters, which you can plug into the power outlet to stream various types of media throughout your home network at speeds of up to 200 MB/s. The devices features a power saving mode, a push-button security function, and LED lights that informs the current status of the connection. You can purchase the D-Link DHP-303 PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter Starter Kit for $139.99.

Aopen XC Encore OE700 Compact Desktop Case

Here is the latest competitor to Shuttle’s small form factor desktop casing from Aopen. Announced today this compact desktop case goes by the name XC Encore OE700. The case supports Penrym Core 2 Duo CPU and is based on the GM45 Express chipset with ICH9M and HDMI out. The XC Encore OE700 will be launched in Japan in May 2009.

Samsung BD-P4600 Released in Korea

The Samsung BD-P4600, debuted earlier this year at CES, is now available to the South Korean market. The player is claimed to be the world slimmest Blu-Ray player from Samsung, supporting BD-Live 2.0, DVD upscalling, DivX, Wi-Fi, 1GB of internal memory, and USB 2.0. Unfortunately, there is no info on pricing so far but looking at the smile on the girl’s face I suspect it will be expensive.

Samsung Fuel Cell Battery For Military

Samsung has successfully developed fuel cell batteries and this ethanol-powered fuel cell is set to power military paraphernalia next year. However, it is not going to run laptops for a month as originally promised. The DMFC (Direct Methanol Fuel Cell) is able to power a laptop for 72 hours. Each battery weights at a hefty 7.7 lb.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Ultra-Fast 256GB Corsair SSD Due Out Soon

Corsair is set to launch an ultra-fast 256GB Solid State Drive (SSD), with an integrated 64MB of cache. Dubbed as the Corsair P256, the SSD has an aluminum design and a 3.0Gbps interface, with an average read speed of about 200Mbps and a write speed of 169.1MBps at 0.1ms random access times and burst speeds as high as 248.2Mbps. Unfortunately, there’s no word on release dates yet, but it’s expected to cost around $749.

Ultra 7-Outlet Surge & Spike Protector With Individual On/Off Switches


This 7-Outlet Surge & Spike Protector from Ultra will make sure all of your electrical devices are turned off every time you’re done using them. It features an individual on/off switch for 6 of the 7 outlets, each with an LED light, so you’ll know which ones are one and which are off. Definitely a great way to save power especially in a time of recession like nowadays! The device will cost you $18.76.

Monday, April 6, 2009

Asus WI-Fi ADSL 2/2+ Modem Router

Here is the latest Wi-Fi modem router from Asus in the form of the DSL-N11. This wireless modem features a 300gMbps Wi-Fi 802.11n wireless router and an embedded ADSL2/2+ modem. The DSL-N11 also has the latest Asus EZ UI, a powerful graphical user interface (GUI) for Wi-Fi ADSL products that allows easier router installation and network management. The EZ UI consists of Quick Internet Setup (QIS), Network Map, Dr. Surf and EZQoS (Quality of Service). Unfortunately, there is no info on pricing at this time.

Aqua Sounders - Floating Wireless Speaker

The Aqua Sounders is the latest floating wireless speaker from Grace Digital Audio, which is designed specifically for your hot tub, pool or bath. This waterproof speaker features a pair of Ultra Bright LED Mood lights for nighttime fun, up to 6 hours of non-stop music using the batteries (sold separately) and listening range up to 150 feet. The set also comes with a transmitter that works with most audio sources and capables of supporting up to ten speakers at once. The Aqua Sounders retails for $149.99.

Latest Acer Aspire One Variant

Acer today rolled out their latest Aspire One 751. The 11.6 inch netbook comes with a larger trackpad compared to its predecessors and competitors. The 11.6 inch display provides a resolution of 1,366 x 768. Other important features include Wi-Fi, 3G, an Intel Atom Z530 1.6GHz, a SCH USW15S Chipset, GMA500 graphics, 1GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive, a 6-cell battery, and Windows XP Pro. No word on pricing or availability at this time.

HTC Snap Smartphone Announced

Here’s the latest Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone ‘HTC Snap’ from HTC, which was announced yesterday at the 2009 CTIA Wireless. This new smartphone boasts the new Inner Circle feature, which according to HTC, “makes it easy for users to prioritize messages from the most important people in their lives at the press of a button.” Other interesting features include full QWERTY keyboard, 2.4-inch display, 2MP camera, 528MHz Qualcomm CPU, 256MB of ROM, 128MB of RAM, a microSDHC card slot, GPS/AGPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, quadband GSM and dualband HSDPA/WCDMA. The HTC Snap will be available starting the second quarter of 2009, however in US the HTC Snap will be made available under the name HTC S522 (unlocked and with HSDPA 850/1900MHZ connectivity).

Sony Handycam TG5V With GPS

The new TG5V (or TG7 in Europe) is a successor to the Sony Handycam TG1. Weighing at 230 grams and measuring 30mm x 117mm x 62mm, the camcorder is now lighter and smaller than its predecessor. The video camera offers 16GB of Internal memory (or 6hours of video recoding), a 30mm wide angle, a new BIONZ and Exemor image processor for low light recording, and new coating for the Camera body to prevent scratches. An integrated GPS antenna and NAVTEQ maps can be used to automatically geo-tag videos or images to keep a record of the exact shooting location. The Sony Handycam TG5V will be available in Japan from April 20 onward.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Niveus Zone HTPC

Niveus today introduced its new HTPC. Dubbed as the Niveus Zone, the device measures only 6.5 inch x 6.5 inch x 1.97 inch and weighing at just 3.2 pounds. The Niveus Zone HTPC features Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz processor with 2GB RAM, Gigabit Ethernet, Blu-ray drive, 160GB hard drive, Intel GMA X4500 HD graphics chipset, HDMI 1.3 connectivity and 7.1 channel surround sound. The HTPC is powered by Windows Vista OS and retails for $1,499. Each purchase comes equipped with a multimedia remote control.

Buffalo Blu-Ray and DVD Burner Combo

Here is the Buffalo BRC-P258U2, which is the company’s first Blu-Ray and DVD burner combo. The device is able to burn DVD-R at 8x and BD-R at 2x. It connects to your PC or laptop via a USB 2.0 port. The Buffalo BRC-P258U2 measures 141mm x 23mm x 155mm and weighing of 370grams.

USB Cellphone Signal Booster

Using the USB cellphone signal booster from Thinkgeek, you can improve incoming and outgoing cellphone voice and data calls within a 5 foot radius. The device is compatible with most US and Canada Carriers except Nextel. The signal booster provides 2-3 bars extra signal for any cellphone or 3G data card to prevent call drops. You can buy the USB signal booster for only $99 a pop.

Elecom’s Display Port Dongles

If you are an owner of the MacBook laptop, but only have an HDMI/ DVI LCD screen, then you should use a converter to connect your Macbook to your HDMI/DVI LCD screen. Elecon offers two dongles for you, Display Port to DVI and Display Port to HDMI. Unfortunately, the price that Elecom’s asking for these dongles is expensive. The Display Port to HDMI dongle is priced at 5,670 Yen ($58), while the Display Port to DVI dongle retails for 5,040 Yen ($52).