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Zalman SSD-F1 SATA 6.0 Gbps SSD

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:24:12 +0000

The Zalman SSD-F1 is a SSD which runs at SATA 6.0 Gbps and it’s created for the Japanese market. The Zalman SSD-F1 comes in three variants, of 60GB, 120GB and 240GB. The SSD has 2.5 inches and it uses MLC NAND Flash for its memory chips. The interface is SATA 6.0 Gbps, the controller is SandForce SF-2281 and it has a MTBF of 1.2 million hours. This SSD is capable of reaching writing speeds of up to 530 MB/s and reading speeds of up to 560 MB/s.

The price for the three SSD’s is 11,980 Yen (~$150) for the 60GB model, 19,800 Yen (~$250) for the 120GB model and 39,980 Yen (~$510) for the 240GB version.

Sprint HTC Arrive For $0.01 on Amazon

admin — Sat, 21 May 2011 12:07:13 +0000

The price of the HTC Arrive from Sprint has dropped significantly on Amazon.com and you can now get this model for just $0.01, together with a new two year contract. The usual price of the phone is $199.99, so if you’re looking for a Windows Phone 7 model, you should jump on this offer. This is actually Sprint’s version of the HTC 7 Pro phone and it’s a model which combines a 3.6 inch touch screen with a physical slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

The processor is a 1GHz Snapdragon model and it also has 16GB of internal storage. The camera has 5MP and it records videos at HD quality. [Learn more]

Gigabyte A2 External HDD With USB 3.0

admin — Sat, 21 May 2011 03:21:31 +0000

Gigabyte A2 is an external HDD with USB 3.0 connectivity which comes in four different sizes, including 320GB, 500GB, 640GB and going up to 750GB. The Gigabyte A2 hard drive weighs 136 grams and it measures 113x76x14 mm. This external HDD is a 2.5 inch model which has a casing that is heat resistant, a mechanism which absorbs vibrations and internal shocks and a transfer rate of 4.8Gb/s. There are two colors available for the hard drive: Charcoal Gray and Pearl White. The price was not announced so far. [Gigabyte Product Page]

Magellan RoadMate 9055-LM

admin — Wed, 11 May 2011 03:42:01 +0000

Magellan RoadMate 9055-LM is a GPS system which was designed with trucks, RVs, SUVs and mini vans in mind. The screen of this GPS is a 7 incher with WVGA resolution and it’s able to display directions, maps and the traffic, guiding the driver to the needed destination. Magellan RoadMate 9055-LM also comes with Bluetooth, so you can connect the GPS to a mobile device. The AAA TourBook guides are preloaded on the GPS and you can see on it the places that are AAA approved, with descriptions and ratings. The price of this GPS is $272. [Learn more]

GoPro HD Activity Cameras At Best Buy

admin — Sun, 08 May 2011 18:05:12 +0000

A number of GoPro products are now available at Best Buy and they include the GoPro HD Hero 960 and GoPro HD Helmet Hero. The price of the first one is $179 and the second one sells for $299. The GoPro manufacturer is well known for his equipment designed to be mounted or worn. The target consumer for their cameras are athletes, video producers and regular consumers. They allow them to record activities and sports from a first person view.

LG P430 & P530 Blade Series Notebooks

admin — Tue, 03 May 2011 03:58:03 +0000

The LG Blade series of notebooks is the company’s line of ultra-slim models and the first ones to be launched were the P210 and the P420. Today LG announced that they are offering two new models as part of the Blade series, the P430 and the P530. LG P430 is a 14 inch notebook that is 4.5mm thick, while the P530 is a 15.6 inch model that is just 4.7mm thick. These two models offers the Intel Sandy Bridge power but are 50% thinner than most other notebooks.

The specs vary quite a bit, depending on the price and needs. Processors vary from i3 to i5 and i7 models and as far as graphics go you can have an integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 or a dedicated GeForce GT520M. As for the hard drives, the choice is between a 750GB or a 320GB HDD. The specs that are common for all models are Bluetooth 3.0, battery with 6 cells, HDMI, DVD burner and the resolution of 1366×768. [Source: Akihabara]

Mebook Color e-Book Reader

admin — Mon, 02 May 2011 05:32:51 +0000

If you’re looking to get a cheap ebook reader with color, a good choice might be the new model released by Chinavasion, called Mebook. The price of the Mebook is just $74.44 and its screen size stands at 7 inches, with a resolution of 800×480. The processor of the Mebook is the Rockchip RK2729 and the reader also has 4GB of internal storage and a microSD card slot to expand it by 16GB. Other features include an FM radio, a media player, a headset jack, USB port, a battery at 1800mAh and the OS on it is Linux.

FCC Gets HTC Wildfire S With 3G

admin — Sun, 01 May 2011 12:20:03 +0000

The HTC Wildfire S has reached the FCC and the model was approved to be used on II and IV WCDMA bands as well as GSM 850 and GSM 1900. The HTC Wildfire S is a mid-range model with a 3.2 inch capacitive touch screen, a processor at 600MHz, 512MB of RAM, a 5MP camera, Bluetooth 3.0 and WiFi. The OS on it will be Android 2.3 Gingerbread and the phone is expected to arrive by the end of the spring.

Acer X1261P And X1110A Projectors Released

admin — Sun, 01 May 2011 04:09:51 +0000

Acer X1261P and X1110A are two new projectors which were just released, as part of their X1 series. In both cases, the DLP technology was used, though only the X1261P model has 3D capabilities installed.

The Acer X1261P projector comes with a resolution of 1024×768, a contrast ratio of 3700 to 1 and 2700 ANSI lumens. The 3D part of it can be used with the help of a 3D Vision kit from NVIDIA, which you have to buy separately. Its price is $784.

As for the Acer X1110A projector, this one has a resolution of 800×600, a contrast ratio of 4500 to 1 and 2500 ANSI lumens. The price tag on it is $674.

Acer Aspire G3100 Predator Desktop PC, AMD Powered

admin — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 04:41:21 +0000

The Aspire G3100 desktop PC from Acer is a black and orange model which comes with the AMD platform installed. The processor is a Phenom II hexa core model, it can take up to 8GB of RAM and up to 6TB of storage (with the help of 3 hard drives of 2TB each). The G3100 also offers a choice between an NVIDIA or AMD graphics card, either a Blu-ray drive or a DVD burner, a card reader, Gigabit Ethernet and also USB 3.0 as an optional feature.

One example of an Acer Aspire G3100 model, which is already out and selling for 649 Euro comes with a Phenom II X6 1035T processor at 2.6GHz, 1TB HDD at 7200 RPM, 4GB of RAM, a DVD writer and a GeForce GTX 460 graphics card with 1GB of RAM on it. [TCMagazine]