- WD Second-Generation Green Hard Drives with 32 MB cache
Western Digital announced the second-generation of its highly popular and environmentally friendly WD Caviar Green desktop hard drives, which feature the company's GreenPower technology to significantly reduce power consumption, compared with standard hard drives. The new platform is based on WD's 333 GB/platter technology with 32 MB cache, producing capacities ranging from 500 GB to 1 TB1. WD's latest WD Caviar Green hard drives consume up to 20 percent less power and offer a 10 percent increase in performance over the previous version2, while continuing to provide the market with hard drives enabling quieter and cooler-running desktop PCs and external storage devices.
- October 2, 2008 | Related Entries - Computing
- Asus P6T Deluxe motherboard with Super Hybrid Engine
Fulfilling demand for users that require a motherboard able to achieve extraordinary overclocking capability, Asus, has unveiled the new Asus P6T Deluxe amid high user expectation. This innovative motherboard utilizes Intel's latest platform, and features the exclusive Asus Super Hybrid Engine concept that encompasses the TurboV and EPU technologies to deliver the twofold benefits of overclocking and power efficiency. TurboV is an advanced overclocking application that enables easy overclocking without the need to exit or reboot the operating system; while the EPU automatically provides users exceptional power efficiency. Equipped with Super Hybrid Engine, users will enjoy the best overclocking environment and address environmental concerns at the same time.
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- October 2, 2008 |
- Honda Insight dedicated hybrid concept vehicle at Paris Motor Show
Honda presented the concept model of its all-new Insight dedicated hybrid vehicle scheduled to be introduced in 2009, at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. The all-new Honda Insight, which will be developed based on this Insight Concept, will be a five-door, five-passenger hatchback equipped with Honda’s lightweight and compact hybrid system, with a 1.3-liter gasoline engine serving as the main power source, assisted by an electric motor. While achieving fuel economy on par with the Civic Hybrid, the new Insight will also achieve excellent utility and light and comfortable driving through the adoption of a new platform developed specifically for this vehicle. Honda will begin sales of the all-new Insight in Japan, Europe and North America in spring 2009, and projects annual global sales of 200,000 units.
- October 2, 2008 | Related Entries - Transport
- Kouichi Okamoto Bulb Lantern is made from traditional Japanese paper lanterns to mimic a light bulb
Designer Kouichi Okamoto, who works under the brand name Kyouei, continues to delight with his latest creation, the Bulb Lantern, a fun take on the traditional Japanese lantern. The Bulb Lantern lights are made from traditional Japanese paper lanterns and industrial hose to mimic a light bulb. They are even printed with text to mimic the real thing and customized for the design boom mart. Originally created for Designboom Mart, the sales bazaar at the 2008 Stockholm Furniture Fair, Okamoto's new product is out now. Like Italian designer Ingo Maurer, who made a plastic lamp in the shape of a light bulb, Okamoto produces a visual pun that uses the familiar outline of an everyday bulb.
- October 2, 2008 |
- Casio DW-5000SL Spike Lee signature G-SHOCK watch
Casio DW-5000SL Spike Lee signature G-SHOCK watch is named after the movie director who has come to symbolize U.S. street culture. The Casio DW-5000SL, the Spike Lee signature model, is designed in collaboration with Spike Lee. Expressing the “shocking” concept of a “watch that can’t be broken,” the design is based on the original DW-5000 model. Turning on the EL backlight emits a green light that outlines the logo mark for Spike Lee’s film production company. Spike Lee’s signature is engraved on the back of the case. It also comes with an exclusive packing box suitable for a special model.
- October 2, 2008 | Related Entries - Other Stuff
- Maria Sharapova and Canon U.S.A. to help raise awareness of breast cancer
Did you know that an estimated one in eight American women will be affected by breast cancer in their lifetime? Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, and tennis superstar Maria Sharapova today announced, the Company's "Pink" campaign, which will help raise awareness of breast cancer. Canon has created a special "bundle," including a PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital ELPH camera in pink melody, a SELPHY CP760 Compact Photo Printer, also in pink melody, a pink ribbon charm and a mammogram reminder magnet, provided by the American Cancer Society.
- October 2, 2008 | Related Entries - Digital Cameras
- Canon Color imageRUNNER C1022 Series
Strengthening its color lineup to support the growing color output needs of small office, workgroup and general office environments, Canon unveiled the new sleek, compact, easy to use and feature-rich Color imageRUNNER C1022 Series. The new Canon Color imageRUNNER Series, which is built upon the Canon imageCHIP (Concurrent Hyper Intelligent Platform) Lite system architecture, combines the capabilities of single function printers, stand-alone Fax devices, scanners and copiers into one user-friendly, high image quality multifunction device without occupying a large area or overwhelming a company's budget. The Color imageRUNNER C1022 Series deliver exceptional letter-sized output speeds of up to 22 pages-per-minute (ppm) in monochrome and color, and accurate color scanning at up to 20 impressions-per-minute (ipm) for single- or double-sided letter-sized originals.
- October 2, 2008 | Related Entries - Other Stuff
- Super Talent incredibly low priced128GB SSD for Under $300!
Super Talent launched a pair of new high quality SATA-II SSDs that shatter previous price barriers-the new MasterDrive LX in 64GB and 128GB capacities. Super Talent SSDs offer five times better resistance to shock and vibration, consume less power, support a wider range of operating temperatures and altitudes, and are completely silent. The MasterDrive LX has undergone Super Talent’s rigorous battery of validation tests, ensuring the highest levels of compatibility and reliability. The MasterDrive LX is built with NAND flash and uses a SATA-II 3Gbps interface that makes it 100% interchangeable with hard disk drives. These SSDs support sequential read speeds of up to 100 MB/sec, and sequential write speeds of up to 40 MB/sec.
- October 1, 2008 | Related Entries - Computing
- SanDisk announces world’s largest removable storage capacity for mobile phones
SanDisk will launch in October world’s largest removable storage capacity for mobile phones- 16GBmicroSDHC and Memory Stick Micro (M2) mobile memory cards. The fingernail-sized SanDisk16GB memory cards allow consumers to “wake up” the many storage-intensive features offered by today’s portable handsets such as music and video playback, high-definition digital camera functions, gaming and GPS applications. In addition to the mobile phone, consumers can use the 16GB microSDHC card in a multitude of other devices, including video cameras, GPS receivers or MP3 players with a microSD slots such as SanDisk’s Sansa players.
- October 1, 2008 | Related Entries - Mobile Phones
- Sharp to Introduce Two New X Series AQUOS LCD TVs in Japan
Sharp will introduce into the Japanese market two new models in the AQUOS X Series of LCD TVs. The 65V- and 52V-inch TVs feature Sharp’s newly developed, next-generation MegaASV LCD, a cumulation of Sharp’s one-of-a-kind LCD technologies. By incorporating sharp’s original one-of-a-kind LCD technologies into its cutting-edge ASV LCD, Sharp has brought about the next-generation MegaASV LCD, which offers overwhelmingly superb picture quality, an innovative thin-profile design, and outstanding environmental performance.These new X Series models offer sophisticated style through a display that is, at its thinnest part, a mere 2.28 cm deep and through the use of metallic material for the cabinet and other parts. On the environmental side, annual power consumption for the 65V-inch model is 294 kWh/year, down approximately 26% compared to Sharp’s 2007 model.
- September 30, 2008 | Related Entries - Media Devices
- LG KP500 full touch screen handset with motion sensor games can be used in 39 languages!
The attractively-priced full touch screen handset LG KP500 is complete with the latest touch technology and features found in the existing high-end full touch screen handsets currently available on the market. As a slim and stylish handset, the LG KP500 is a GSM phone which can operate in four frequency bands, giving it a far-reaching reception range, and upon its global release, the LG KP500 can be used in 39 languages. But no matter what language one speaks, the vivid and intuitive user interface of the LG KP500 is simple for anyone to understand with vivid icons on the wide 3 inch screen.
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- September 30, 2008 | Related Entries - Mobile Phones
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