Epson Unveils PictureMate Charm Photo Printer

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Epson has unveiled a new compact photo printer called the PictureMate Charm. The printer is a portable personal photo studio for users who want to print photos out on the go. The inks used in the printer promise to be good for 96 years under glass and over 200 years in a dark album.

The printer has a 2.5-inch LCD screen and can do basic photo editing within the printer like red eye removal and choose from B&W, sepia, or color prints. The device will print from all memory card formats and has built-in memory card slots. Read more

Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Hitachi Unveils Two Enterprise HDDs

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Hitachi has announced a pair of new hard drives for enterprise users today called the Ultrastar C15K147 and the Ultrastar 15K600. The C15K147 is Hitachi's first 15,000 RPM 2.5-inch 6Gb/s SCSI SAS HDD. The 15K600 is a 3.5-inch drive connectable via 6Gb/s SAS or 4Gb/s FCAL.

The 15K600 HDD spins at 15,000 RPM and has a 3.5-inch form factor for 33% more storage space compared to the previous generation drives. The drive is designed for high intensity environments and has a 64MB cache. The drive comes in 300GB, 450GB, and 600GB capacities. Read more

Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

XFX Unveils GeForce GT 220 and 210 Video Cards

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

XFX has launched a couple new low-end NVIDIA video cards called the GeForce 210 and GT 220. The lower-end GeForce 210 is a budget offering that is clocked at 589 MHz on the core and has a 64-bit memory bus. The card has 512MB of DDR2 RAM that runs at 800 Mhz. Outputs include VGA, DVI-D, and HDMI.

The GT 220 is available in two versions. The GT-220X-ZNFC has a GPU clock of 625MHz and a memory bus that is 128-bit. The 1GB of RAM is clocked at 800MHz and the card has VGA, HDMI, and DVI-D outputs. Read more

Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:33:40 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

HP LD4200tm 42-inch Touchscreen Display Unveiled

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Today HP announced the HP LD4200tm Signage display with touch functionality.
The HP LD4200tm has infrared technology built-in to enable touch. The LD4200tm is aimed at businesses for displaying interactive graphics, text, video and advertisements.


Other features of the HP LD4200tm include full HD resolution, 500 cd/m2, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, built to run 24/7 while maintaining longevity, can be mounted vertically or horizontally. Read more

Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:05:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

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.
Read more

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