From the monthly archives:
Designer Wu Jiang has creatively created the U+ USB Hub and Disk Scanner that works in tandem with popular virus protecting software to safeguard your hardware. This gadget allows you to scan your flash drives, ensuring that the virus infection doesn’t spread. Too bad, it is only a concept so far. [Yanko]
Chinese camera specialist Gsou is back with a new USB webcam that features the “anti-peep” technology. This webcam comes equipped with a robotic arm that will automatically cover its camera lens as soon as a video conferencing session completes. There is also a manual override, allowing you to uncover the lens by yourself. The webcam also provides a good video quality thanks to the 5-layer glass coating lens. Too bad, the Gsou USB Webcam doesn’t support HD video calls. [Everything USB]
Nikon UK has recently announced a new promotion for all UK and Irish customers purchasing its D700 FX format digital SLR camera. They will be entitled to claim a free MB-D10 battery grip worth £343.99 ($525). The offer is available from 1 May 2010 to 30 June 2010 (inclusive) and all claims must be received by 31 July 2010. FYI, the MB-D10 features an alternative shutter-release button, multi-selector and AF start buttons. The MB-D10 is powered by eight AA-size standard batteries or rechargeable EN-EL3e or EN-EL4a batteries. [Nikon via Digital Camera Blog]
Some European online stores have begun taking pre-orders for G.Skill’s upcoming SandForce-based SSDs, the Phoenix. Announced back in March, at CeBIT 2010, these high performance SSDs are equipped with the latest SandForce SF-1200 controller, a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface, an MTBF of 1.5 million hours and capable of providing read and write speeds of up to 280MB/s and 270MB/s, respectively. The Phoenix line is currently available in 50GB and 100GB of storage space, with the 100GB model retails for 389 Euro (about $517). [Softpedia]
Citizen Japan today rolled out the I:Virt M series TM84-0351V and TM84-0352V Bluetooth-enabled wristwatches in the Japanese market. Using these gadgets, you will be able to read e-mails up to 210 characters directly on the watch, control your cell phone’s volume, accept or reject incoming calls, display your cell phone’s battery level and notify you of incoming calls. Both watches can also magnify the text characters up to 14pt from its original size. The Citizen TM84-0351V features a leather band, while the Citizen TM84-0352V sports a stainless steel band. No word on pricing so far. [Akihabara]
Chandra Rathakrishanan from Fusion Garage has recently confirmed that the company will launch the 3G-enabled version of the Joojoo tablet within three months. Rathakrishanan said that this 3G-enabled Joojoo tablet will be available via cell phone operators rather than directly from the firm. He also confirmed that within the next 30 days the Joojoo operating system will recognize USB memory drives through its interface. Stay tuned for more updates. [The Inquirer]
Another passively-cooled graphics card is about to enter the market, this time from Sapphire called the Radeon HD 5550 Ultimate. Featuring a full-size PCB, the card is packed with 320 Stream Processors, a 128-bit memory interface, a core clock of 550MHz, a 1GB of DDR2 VRAM set @ 800MHz and an aluminum heatsink with two heatpipes. What’s more, the card also supports DirectX 11 technology and offers D-Sub, DVI as well as HDMI outputs. The Sapphire Radeon HD 5550 Ultimate should be available in next few days for around 80 Euro (about $106). [InsideHW]
Patriot Memory today launched the Patriot Xporter USB flash drive that has a preloaded copy of the zero gravity first-person shooter known as Shattered Horizon. This bundle will be accompanied by a Steam download code that allows you to download and install the game. The Patriot Xporter USB flash drive is currently available in 8GB and 16GB of storage space. Sadly, there is no info on pricing or availability so far. [PCLaunches]
Power Quotient International (PQI) hits back with a new range of USB 3.0 flash drives called the Cool Drive U368. Coming in capacities ranging from 8GB to 128GB, these drives feature a USB 3.0/2.0 interface and can provide transfer speeds of up to 105MB/s (USB 3.0). In addition, they also come bundled with the TurboFlash USB software for improving read/write speeds. Pricing and availability are still unknown at the moment. [CDRLabs]
Samsung will release the white variant of the Samsung NX10 on May 7th, 2010 in the U.S., China, and Taiwan. This limited edition digicam will be sold with the 30mm f/2 prime lens kit and an exclusive leather case. The white edition NX10 will have the same specification as the black version. [Samsung Imaging via Digital Camera Blog]
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