AT&T has started selling the Sierra Wireless USBConnect Lightning modem that supports the carrier’s faster 7.2Mbps HSPA network. AT&T sells the USBConnect Lightning for $100 with a minimum $35 monthly data plan, although they will return $100 in the form of a debit card rebate which means the modem is free. The $35 plan provides 200MB a month but coexists alongside the existing $60, 5GB service. [Engadget]
Bowers & Wilkins is ready to launch the P5, which is their first portable headphone set. The over-ear cupped headphones feature a built-in microphone and remote compatible with the iPhone and newer iPods including the iPod touch and iPod shuffle. In addition, the P5 is claimed to be partly noise isolating and capable of passively reducing most background sounds. No info on pricing or availability so far. [ipodnn]
ByDsing’s Full HDTV is now available via Nojima’s website. Priced at 49800 Yen or around $553, this 32-inch HDTV provides a maximum resolution of 1920×1080, a response time of 6ms, and a contrast ratio of 1300:1. What makes this HD display special is that it comes with a digital TV tuner, a couple of HDMI ports, S-video, and two 10W speakers. [Press Release]
The GH-UH204SB from Green-House is not your ordinary USB hub. The device comes with a unique feature, which allows users to switch each USB port on or off. If you are interested, you can purchase the Green-House GH-UH204SB for 2,980 Yen or around $33 a pop. [GeekStuff4U]
Here is the latest promotional video of Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. This new smartphone features a 4-inch touchscreen capacitive display with WVGA (800×480) resolution, an 8-megapixel shooter with Autofocus, LED flash, image stabilizers, smile and face detection, Bluetooth 2.1 and WiFi b/g. Additional features include aGPS, Android 2.0 with Custom user interface, and a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor. Watch the video after the jump. More
Nokia has decided to recall certain Nokia-branded AC adapters due to the the plastic covers of the affected chargers that could come loose and separate, exposing the charger’s internal components and potentially posing an electric shock hazard if certain internal components are touched while the charger is plugged into a live socket. The affected chargers are models AC-3E and AC-3U, manufactured between June 15 and August 9, 2009, and model AC-4U, manufactured between April 13 and October 25, 2009. Nokia will replace these affected AC adapters for free. [GearLog]
Active Media has unveiled a new range of SSDs called the SaberTooth S4. Coming in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities, these mini PCIe cards feature a SATA-II 3.0 Gbps interface, MLC NAND flash memory chips, a Jmicron JMF602B controller and provide sequential read/write speeds of up to 130/50 MB/s. These drives are compatible with SATA based netbooks including Eee PC models S101, 900, 900A, 901 and 1000, and work with Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Linux as well as Mac OS 10.x. [Active]
Sony comes back to the gaming laptop market by releasing three new laptops, which as part of the Vaio Fall-Winter Signature collection. The Sony Vaio VGN-FW590FFD comes jam packed with a 16.4-inch LCD display with a 4GB of RAM, a 500GB hard disk drive, a 2.53GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 processor and an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 graphics. Meanwhile, the Sony VAIO FW Nebula features a 16.4-inch extra widescreen HD display, an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (up to 3.06GHz) with Intel Centrino 2 technology, an ATI HD Graphics card with up to 1GB VRAM, up to 8GB of configurable RAM, up to 500GB hard disk drive or 256GB SSD, and up to 5.5-hours of battery life. Additional features include Bluetooth, HDMI, and a webcam.
Sony has also introduced the VAIO Signature Collection VGN-CW1FFX. Available in Royal Indigo, this limited edition gaming laptop boasts an nVidia GeForce GT 230M graphics card. The laptop also features a 320GB hard drive with 4GB of DDR3 memory, a built-in DVD/CD burner, a HDMI output, and an integrated webcam and microphone. [Sony Insider via Laptop Notebook News]
Silicon Power today announced its latest card reader, the Handy 33-in-1. Measuring 86mm x 60mm x 16.8mm and weighing 47 grams, this compact device features a USB 2.0 connection interface (read up to 480MB/sec) and has 6 card slots that support the following card types: M2, microSD, microSDHC, CF Type I, CF Type II, CF PRO, CF PRO II, MicroDrive, Magicstor, M.S. PRO-HG Duo, M.S. Duo, MagicGate M.S. Duo, M.S. PRO Duo, MagicGate M.S. PRO Duo, SD, SDHC, miniSD, miniSDHC, MMC, MMC 4.0, MMCplus, MMCmobile, RSMMC, -xD , xD Type M, xD Type H, M.S., MagicGate M.S., M.S. Select, M.S. PRO and MagicGate M.S. PRO. Pricing and availability are still unknown at the moment. [HighTechReview]
Mouse Computer has rolled out three new desktop PCs ‘MDV-ADG9010S, MDV-ADG8010S and MDV-ADS7110X’ for the Japanese market. The MDV-ADG9010S is the top of the range model that sports an Intel Core i7-960 3.20GHz processor, an ATI Radeon HD5850 1GB GPU, an Intel X58 Express chipset, a 1TB hard drive, a 12GB of DDR3-SDRAM (6 x 2GB), a DVD superMulti, 8 USB ports, Gigabit Ethernet, eSATA and Windows 7 Home Premium OS (64bit). Meanwhile, the MDV-ADG8010S and MDV-ADS7110X feature almost the same specs as the MDV-ADG9010S but with lower CPU and less RAM. The MDV-ADG8010S offers an Intel Core i7-870 CPU with 8GB RAM, while the MDV-ADS7110X only comes with an Intel Core i7-860 CPU with 4GB RAM. The MDV-ADG9010S, MDV-ADG8010S and MDV-ADS7110X are priced at 189,840 Yen (about $2,106), 179,760 Yen (about $1,994) and 119,700 Yen (about $1,328), respectively. More
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