Archive for May, 2009

Silicon Power unveils portable SSD with dual interface

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Silicon Power eSATA USB SSD II Portable Drive

Solid State Disk manufacturer Silicon Power has introduced a new portable storage drive that offers the convenience of a USB flash drive, the performance of the eSATA interface, and the multi-gigabyte capacity of SSD.

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Gigabyte launches a new pimped-out wireless mouse

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Gigabyte GM-M7800S

Aside from new optical sensors that allow for increased sensitivity, wireless connectivity, and new ergonomic exteriors, the good ol’ computer mouse hasn’t seen much improvement in years. So what did Gigabyte do? They fixed their new wireless mouse with possibly more premium materials than you have on your watch.

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MSI starts shipping X-Slim X340 in the US

Friday, May 29th, 2009

MSI X-Slim X340

MSI has started to ship the highly anticipated X-Slim X340 laptop to the US market. Toted as a full-featured ultraslim notebook that could take a bite out of the MacBook Air’s market, the 13.4-incher is currently priced at $900.

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Alienware offers peek into upcoming game machine

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Alienware M17x

Dell might be dropping its gamer-oriented XPS line of performance notebooks, but their new stake in the gaming hardware brand Alienware gives them a new face for the gaming public. Dell/Alienware is currently setting to launch a new “All Powerful” campaign to mark the merger, starting off with a new gaming laptop, the M17x.

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HP debuts the Mini 110 Series netbooks

Friday, May 29th, 2009

HP Mini 110 Series

HP has updated its netbook line with the Mini 110 Series, which consist of the HP Mini 110 XP Edition, the HP Mini 110 Mobile Internet (Mi) Edition, and the HP Mini 1101. The new Minis come in a slew of colors and designs, as well as spec options.

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LG comes out with Full HD 3D monitor with enhanced brightness

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

LG Full HD 3D Display

LG has announced that it has created a 23-inch Full HD 3D LCD panel that features enhanced brightness for monitors. The company claims that this new display has the highest brightness among the LCD displays currently out in the market.

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eMachines releases two new small form factor PCs

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

eMachines EL1300 Series

Two desktop PCs are out from eMachines – the EL1300G-01w and EL1399G-02w. Both are low-cost models and have small form factors.

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Samsung and T-Mobile intro the T349 QWERTY phone

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Samsung T349

Samsung has released a QWERTY phone that’s light on the pocket, literally and figuratively. The T349 mobile phone is a slim candybar that costs only $14.99 with a two-year contract after a discount and mail-in rebate.

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Atheros’ new platform turns phones into mobile Wi-fi hotspots

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

NEC N-06A

Atheros’ new mobile chipset allows you to turn that mobile phone into a mobile wireless router. Made possible by Atheros’ Radio-On-Chip for Mobile (ROCm) platform, the new tech features the company’s AR6002 chip that gives Wi-fi routing capabilities to a mobile phone.

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Samson’s new porta-PA kit plays an iPod along with the band

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

Samson Expedition XP308i

The Expedition XP308i is a complete PA system that includes an iPod dock, dual 2-way speakers, 300 watt amp and an on-board 8-channel mixer—all packed into a kit that folds up into a single package that can be lugged around with one hand.

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