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Wooden Peripherals Have High-Class Look
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, PC / Laptop, Peripherals,
Wood Contour, an LA Based Company, offers custom hardware peripherals to help you achieve your inner CEO. The company also claims that plastic can be a source of mechanically induced and allergic contact dermatitis. Each piece is handmade in your choice of oak, ash, cherry, beech, mahogany, or maple. Because the keyboards, mice, and monitors are made to order, you can have them engraved just to show you how cool you really are. Prices start at $149.00 and are available online at Wood Countour.
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| Wood Contour
Gallery: Wooden Peripherals Have High-Class Look
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Brother Unveils MPrint MW-2 Printer-to-Go
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Internet, PC / Laptop, Peripherals, Wireless / WiFi,
This new MPrint MW-2 from Brother allows you to make copies almost anywhere, anytime. At a size of 6 x 8 x .7-inches and weighing about 1 pound, the M-Print is small enough to fit into your laptop case if you are as geekish about peripherals as we are. It is PC, Pocket PC 2003/2003 SE, and WM 5.0 compatible, and connectible by Bluetooth, USB, or IRDA. It also features a 300 x 300dpi resolution and can print 20 copies per minute. Check with Brother for price and availability.
Read More | Akihabara News
Gallery: Brother Unveils MPrint MW-2 Printer-to-Go
Panasonic Reveals World’s Smallest Speaker
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smartphones, Misc. Tech, Peripherals, Portable Audio / Video,
Technology just keeps shrinking. Panasonic has created what they say is the world’s smallest micro-speaker. Their previous record holder was 2.5 mm, and at a mere 1.5 mm thickness and a size of 2 x 1 cm, they claim that the PED (Panasonic Electronic Device) loses no reduction of sound quality since its diaphragm is inserted on the top and bottom of its magnet, rather than making the magnet smaller. You will be able find them in cell phones and other portable devices in May 2007.
Read More | FujiSankei Business via plasticbamboo
Gallery: Panasonic Reveals World’s Smallest Speaker
Thanko has created a mouse that will actually keep your hand warm. It features the same aspects of any other optical mouse and also has the ability to keep your palm toasty this winter. With an 800 dpi resolution, you simply connect the 60 x 125 x 35mm, 80g mouse into your USB port and the lower part warms up. Designed ergonomically with its rubber grip, it also features blue LED lights, an adjustable temperature control button, and carries a MSRP of 2,980 Yen (~$25.00.) Once your hand heats up, we suggest you share the mouse with your feet.
Read More | Fareastgizmos
Gallery: Thanko Mouse Works With Warmth
SpaceMouse Plus: The $500 11-Button Mouse
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, USB, Design, Peripherals,
For all you 3D designers out there, if you want to get your game face on, check out the SpaceMouse Plus. This mouse features a total of 11 programmable buttons that allow you to map specific functions to each, saving you that precious design time. Oh, and it also looks pretty space age. Always a plus with these things. The SpaceMouse Plus is available from 3D Connexion for a cool $500 USD. They say that it works with over 100 programs, and support Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Linux operating systems. Yes - that’s right. A product focused on design that shows no OS X love. Oh well.
Read More | SpaceMouse Product Page via Gadgetizer
Gallery: SpaceMouse Plus: The $500 11-Button Mouse
According to Robert Scoble, who had every intention of picking up a new iSight at a California Apple Store, apparently the peripheral is quite the popular gadget.
So, we went down to the Apple store and tried to buy an iSight. Turns out they are sold out. The salesperson said they can’t keep them in stock. A customer behind me was looking for one too and said that they are sold out everywhere.
This one is absolutely amazing to us, seeing as how just about every new Mac out there (save for the Mac Pro and Mac mini) comes with an embedded iSight. Of course, this could just mean that Apple is getting ready to refresh the iSight line - after all, it’s long overdue and could use an overhaul. At the very least, Apple needs to get the things to comply with EU standards.
Read More | Scobleizer
Gallery: Apple iSights Sold Out?
Ultra Products Produces Stackable Peripherals
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: PC / Laptop, Peripherals,
In an “it’s about time” moment, Ultra Products has developed stackable peripherals. You can choose from a USB 2.0 hard drive enclosure, a USB 2.0/FireWire hard drive enclosure, an eSATA/USB 2.0 hard drive enclosure, a multi-purpose USB 2.0 hub, a USB 2.0 hub with an integrated memory card reader, and a power supply. All of them come in rather attractive vertical or horizontal models and feature spaces between them to prevent overheating. Although this sounds like a good idea in theory, it might require a heavy-duty steel computer desk to feel safe.
Read More | Ultra Products Product Page via Gizmodo
Gallery: Ultra Products Produces Stackable Peripherals
EDIT: See our video featuring the IOGear Nano Shield Germ-Free technology.
It’s a clean freak’s dream. IOGears just released its ergonomic Laser Mouse, which is coated with a Titanium dioxide and Silver nano-particle compound. This deactivates up to 90% of nasty germs to prevent their propagation on the mouse’s surface. Laser Mouse uses VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser), with the claim that it provides 30 times more tracking power than an optical sensor.
Available in wireless (with a 6-foot range), plug-in, and travel models, you won’t have to worry about germs at work either. Backed by a 3-year limited warranty, Laser Mouse is available for $39.95 and uses two AAA batteries (not included.)
Read More | Laser Mouse Product Page
Gallery: IOGear Releases Germ-Free Laser Mouse
Canon Introduces PIXMA MP960 AIO
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, PC / Laptop, Peripherals,
Canon’s new PIXMA MP960 AIO (All-In-One) has a unique 7-color Chroma Life 100 ink system and the ability to print up to 9600 x 2400 color dpi on a variety of papers. It combines an easy-scroll wheel user interface with a 3.5-inch HD TFT screen.
“The Canon PIXMA MP960 model combines all of the best features from our PIXMA line of high quality printers and all-in-one devices, and is truly the ultimate home photo kiosk,” said Yukiaki Hashimoto, senior vice president and general manager at Canon U.S.A., Inc.
The MP960’s 3,584-nozzle print head ejects drops as tiny as one picoliter and can print a borderless 4 x 6-inch photo lab-quality print in about 35 seconds. The AIO’s speed is 30 pages per minute for black and white documents and up to 22 pages per minute for color. There are two paper trays, one for plain paper and one for photo paper, so you won’t have to switch back and forth. The MP960 is available at an MSRP of $399.99.
Read More | Canon MP960 Product Page via Canon Press Release
Gallery: Canon Introduces PIXMA MP960 AIO
TDK has developed the world’s largest capacity small form factor solid state drive. The drive is 20% smaller than a 2.5” laptop disk drive and includes all the driver chips necessary for ATA communications. A total of 16x16Gbit NAND flash chips cover the circuit board giving the drive a storage capacity of 32GB. That’s fairly impressive for a solid state drive in that form factor. The GBDriver RA5 NAND controller which provides the ATA interface to the flash, supports UDMA33 giving the drive a maximum transfer rate of 33.3MB/second. No details are given about the drives sustained data speeds however.
No released date for this device has been given. I fully expect to see similar form factor drives in the near future from Samsung, possibly utilizing their new Charge Trap Flash technology to compliment their already released 2.5” plug in laptop hard drive line. Begun the solid state drive war has!
Read More | Tech-On
Gallery: New 32GB Solid State Drive from TDK
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