Man & Machine Granted Trademark on Mighty Mouse Name for PC Mice

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Trademark and patent battles are nothing new in the technology world. These sorts of legal fights happen all the time and often they go the way of the larger of the two companies fighting. A company called Man & Machine makes a line of sealed peripherals for hospitals and medical offices that can be cleaned and disinfected without damaging the devices.

Among these offerings is a sealed mouse called the Mighty Mouse. You may or may not recognize the Mighty Mouse name as what Apple calls some of its Mac mice as well. Man & machine has announced that the USPTO has granted it a trademark on the name Mighty Mouse for use on computer mice in the US. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Emerge 90W Universal Laptop Charger has Dual USB Ports

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

A company called Emerge Technologies has debuted a new laptop charger that is universal and ships with tips to fit many of the most popular notebooks on the market. One of the most interesting features of the device is that is has a pair of USB ports built-in to allow you to charge USB devices like mobile phones and cameras.

The charger promises to be up to 60% smaller than competing devices and has cables that are designed to be retractable. When fully extended the cables are 9.5 feet long to allow you to reach hidden plugs. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

EFO Wireless Keyboard And Touchpad For HTPCs And Game Consoles

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

The EFO Wireless Handheld Keyboard and Touchpad is an interesting input device for HTPCs and game consoles. The EFO keyboard fits in one hand offering a QWERTY keypad similar to a message pad or smartphone device.
On top of the QWERTY keypad a touchpad is located to control mouse cursor or for handwriting recognition software.
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Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:49:19 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Iomega Unveils StorCenter ix2-200 Network Storage Device

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Iomega has unveiled its latest network attached storage device called the StorCenter ix2-200. The device offers content sharing and advanced media features to protect data in small and home offices. The NAS device is available in 2TB capacity for $369.99 with a 1TB version coming soon for $269.99 and a 4TB version is on the way for $699.99.

The devices are all compact units designed to sit on the desktop and have a 1GHz CPU inside. Dual 3.5-inch SATA HDD slots are on the rear of the storage appliance. A single RJ-45 port is on the rear of the device and it has three USB 2.0 ports for connecting printers and other devices. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:30:24 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Kingston Launches MobileLite Generation Two

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Kingston Digital has announced the release of the new MobileLite G2 flash card reader. The reader is compatible with Mac and PCs and supports most major popular memory card formats. The device can read SD, SDHC, microSD, microSDHC, Memory Stick Pro Duo, Pro-HG Duo, and M2 formats.

The little reader has retractable covers on each side to protect the USB connector and the flash memory slot from damage. It also ships with a lanyard and a short extension cable to make it easy to reach USB plugs on your computer. Read more

Posted on Thu, 8 Oct 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Samsung Announces Internal Blu-ray Combo Drive with 8x BD-R Burning

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Samsung has announced the pending launch of its first Blu-ray combo drive that can burn BD-R media at 8x speed. The drive is called the SH-B083 and it can burn to 25GB and 50GB Blu-ray media.

In addition to burning BD-R and reading BD-Rom discs, the drive can also read CDs at up to 40x and DVDs at up to 16x. Samsung uses its dual layer jumping algorithm to provide a fast average access time of 350ms, which Samsung claims is much faster than other drives on the market. Read more

Posted on Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Lexar Unveils Mobile Lifestyle Solutions for Storage Needs

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Lexar has introduced a new line of storage solutions for the mobile lifestyle of on the go users today. The new products are designed for mobile phones, notebooks, and netbook computers. The mobile lifestyle line of solutions includes multiple formats for different brands of products.

The line features a new Lexar mobile USB Card Reader that can read microUSB, microSD, microSDHC, and M2 cards. One of the products is a Kodak branded microSD card for taking pictures on movie phones. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

New LaCie Starck Designer Hard Drives Launched

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Today LaCie, in collaboration with world-famous designer Philippe Starck, announced the LaCie Starck Desktop Hard Drive and the LaCie Starck Mobile Hard Drive.
The new LaCie drives combine the known clean design with a dramatic sculptural magma touch.

Complementing Starck's design philosophy is an intelligent surface that responds to your touch. Exclusively featured on the LaCie Starck Desktop Hard Drive, you can customize the touch-sensitive surface to open an application of your choosing with the touch of a finger. It's an easy, efficient way to streamline your digital life. Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:33:17 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Super Talent Offers New Toshiba Branded UltraDrive SSD

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Super Talent has announced that it is now offering branded Toshiba SSDs in a line known as the UltraDrive DX. The new line of SSDs offers two levels of security to prevent unauthorized data theft or loss. The drives will be sold via Super Talent starting this week.

The first level of security that the SSDs offer is password protection with an encrypted password. The password keeps hackers from accessing the data on the drive. The second level of protection is a new hardware randomizing technology. Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

LG N2B1D NAS With 2TB And Blu-ray Drive Unveiled

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

LG unveils what the company calls the world's first NAS with a Blu-ray drive.
The LG N2B1D features 2TB of hard-drive disk space and a Blu-ray drive to backup data on Blu-ray discs.
The new LG NAS is geared towards consumers for home use and promises easy handling. Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2009 04:30:27 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Active Media Products Introduces Aviator 312 External USB 3.0 SSD

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

A company called Active Media Products has unveiled a new SSD that uses the USB 3.0 interface called the Aviator 312. The SSD is an external storage solution designed to operate at 4.8Gbits/sec making it about ten times faster than USB 2.0. The drive is very small measuring about 3" long x 0.2" thick.

The company says with the massive speed of USB 3.0 a full 25GB HD film can be saved in about two minutes. The drive comes with a carry pouch and a USB 3.0 micro-B cable for connectivity to any port. The drive will work with any USB 2.0 or 1.1 port as well, just at lower speeds. Read more

Posted on Mon, 5 Oct 2009 05:32:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun