The Toshiba Dynadock wireless U, universal wireless USB docking station, allows you to connect wirelessly from your laptop to your docking station. Finally you can link to all your desktop accessories, printer, router, sound system and even an external monitor without needing to run any cords to your laptop computer.
Samsung’s new SE-208BW optical drive with Wi-Fi interface is among the strangest we’ve ever seen and Samsung calls it the Smart Media Hub rather than an optical drive, as beyond being able to connect to a PC over Wi-Fi, it also works with tablets and smartphones. The USB-powered SE-506AB is available now for $140 and it supports a variety of speeds across different media types. Specific speeds include: 6X BD-ROM, 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-RW reading and 6X BD-R, 6X BD-R Dual layer, 4X BD-R Quad layer, 8X DVD±R, 5X DVD-RAM, 6X DVD+R Dual layer, 6X DVD-R Dual layer, 8X DVD+RW, 6X DVD-RW recording……………..
Here’s an original idea from Mobee called the Magic Numpad, a simple accessory that turns your Magic Trackpad into a full-blown numpad by applying a thin plastic film that has a numpad printed on it and it closely resembling the numeric keypad found on the wired Apple Keyboard. The $29.90 kit begins shipping in October and comes with the software, a special pen and also three Magic Films required to turn your trackpad into the coolest numeric keypad in town……………..
The world of portable gaming has a new reigning king. The G74 is a performance notebook that imposes its will with the combined power of a second generation Intel Core i7-2630QM CPU and NVIDIA GTX 560M GPU with 3GB of GDDR5 VRAM. A score of P2008 in 3DMark11 and P9180 in 3DMark Vantage takes over the reins as the fastest notebook in the land. Support for DirectX11 ensures that you’ll not only have the fastest rig in town, but also the ability to play games as they were meant to be seen for a long time.
Makayama Movie Mount is essentially a case for your iPad 2 that allows you to radically improve video capture by attaching a number of professional photography related peripherals and you have to simply clip the iPad 2 into the case and attach your third-party accessories to one of the two standard hot shoes or screw fittings. Granted you can always hold the iPad 2 to film your movies but the mount will add stability and the Movie Mount will also feature a pair of hot shoes that will let you hook up lights and microphones, and there’s even a mount for lenses. Movie Mount is available to pre-order now for $69.95 with the first deliveries expected to ship in October……………..
OCZ has launched the RevoDrive Hybrid, a PCI Express-based storage solution combining SDD and HDD drives on one PCIe card and by ypassing the SATA bottleneck, OCZ’s RevoDrive Hybrid promises transfer speeds up to 910 MB/s and up to 120,000 IOPS (4K random write). The SSD aspect reportedly uses a SandForce SF-2281 controller and the hard drive platters spin at 5,400rpm, which makes good use of the company’s proprietary Virtualized Controller Architecture. It will take some real-world benchmarking to determine whether the promised speed gain is worth our wages and comes with a fairly hefty price tag of $499…………….
Parallels Desktop has always been a great way to switch seamlessly between operating systems without the need to reboot your Mac and this new version, regardless of which system you’re running at the time, when you open a file type that’s for another operating system, Parallels Desktop automatically recognizes the file type and launches it in its native OS for you. You Will enjoy knowing that it resumes Windows 60 percent faster than Parallels 6 and gamers will notice a 40 percent bump in 3D graphics rendering and video-chatters will find that Windows can now access your Mac while it’s being dictated by OS X. Low end users who don’t have Windows 7. Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac will be available as an upgrade for current Parallels Desktop version 5 and 6 users for $49.99. Full price will be $79.99 with student version at $39.99. Parallels 7 will be available for download and retail starting on September 6th……………
Sony announces market launch of Sony Tablet, two optimally designed android devices deliver portability, easy handling and an immersive entertainment experience. Available in mid to late September, the wedge-shaped Tablet S combines a 9.4-inch display with a Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and its design makes the Tablet S a bit bulky on its top end, the tablet’s odd shape also makes it easier to hold for long periods of time, as its weight is centered closer to the wrist. Sony is selling the 16GB version of the device for a solid $499 and the 32GB version for $599 and the Tablet P akes the cake as far as unique design goes…………….