Archive for March 10th, 2010

Active Media launches SaberTooth ZT 1.8 inch ZIF SSD

Active Media’s latest solid state disk is designed to fit into tight spaces. While most of the company’s SSDs are either 2.5 inch disks or PCIe cards, the ActiveMedia SaberTooth ZT Turbo ZIF SSD is a 1.8 inch disk that could fit into MP3 players or smaller netbooks such as the Asus Eee PC T91 or HP Mini 1000.

Canon Zoom Lens Thermos – Now Available For Pre-order! (In Canada)

Remember the Canon zoom lens thermos we brought you last week that was exclusively given out to members of the press at the Olympic Press Center in Vancouver? Well it turns out in the very near future they’re not going to be so exclusive. You can actually pre-order one now from Canadian photography store Vistek for $29.99 (Canadian dollars of course) and they’re expected to be available around mid-April

Asus Eee PC 1005PE update replaces glossy lid with matte case

Asus is bringing out an updated version of the Eee PC 1005PE laptop. The new model will feature a new case design with a painted textured lid much like the one found on the Eee PC 1001P. In other words, goodbye glossy lid, hello fingerprint-resistant matte cover! Spec-wise, the Asus Eee PC 1005PE-PU27 is identical to the Eee PC 1005PE-PU17

Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t reviewed (again)

The IdeaPad S10-3t is the first 10 inch convertible tablet style netbook from Lenovo. The Wall Street Journal reviewed the netbook recently , but you could kind of tell that the reviewer hadn’t spent a lot of time using netbooks. Now Engadget’s Joanna Stern has given the S10-3t a go , and there are few people that have as much time playing with netbooks as she has.

New Harmony 600 And Harmony 650, A New Way To Enjoy Your Home Entertainment

Having a high tech remote to simplify your activities is become a need for most of the people. Imagine If you have a complete home entertainment in your house, there will be several remote controls that you have to use just to watch the TV.

Quirky Cloak Apple iPad Case

As the Apple iPad launch date draws nearer, more and more accessories are becoming available. The last one we mentioned just a few days ago was the Vers Wood iPad case . Next on the list is a case built by Quirky that is called the Quirky Cloak

Warpia Easy Dock Wireless Monitor Connector

The Warpia Easy Dock is a USB gadget that allows you to connect your netbook or other similar device up to a desktop monitor. The device comes in two parts with one being the transmitter and the other being the receiver which is attached to a monitor or projector. The pair are able to transmit images with a resolution of up to 1400 x 1050 pixels making it ideal for presentations where wireless connectivity to a projector is needed

Super NES Game Pad from Buffalo

This control pad is built to look just like a SNES pad from the 90s in that it’s the same shape, has the same D-pad, 4 coloured buttons on the front and the left and right shoulder buttons. As well as having the regular buttons on the controller, Buffalo have also thrown in a couple of other buttons near the Start and Select buttons which are Turbo and Clear to allow some rapid fire to happen. The controller measures 144 x 63 x 25mm and “looks” to be the same size as the original SNES controller although I haven’t looked up the measurements of the original controllers to verify

iKat Augmented Reality App

iKat is quite a cool looking Augmented Reality application that requires no real-world prompt to function correctly. Normally when augmented reality is used a place card is held up with an image on it which the phone can then lock on to and replace with the 3D rendered model. In the case if the iKat it just takes a quick scan of what the camera is looking at and can figure out where to place the 3D object

StarCraft II beta on a netbook: It runs, but not very well

Most netbooks aren’t really designed with gaming in mind. The Intel Atom processor and integrated graphics found in most netbooks just isn’t up to the task of handling 3D graphics at high frame rates.

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