i TECH SOLAR VOICE 908 SOLAR POWERED BLUETOOTH EARPIECE FOR MOBILE USERS

We have been hearing solar powered mobile phone such as the SH002 released by Sharp earlier and if you wonder if there is any mobile accessories that can be paired with it for full solar energy solution, the recent Bluetooth earpiece released by i.Tech could be a good companion.
Named as SolarVoice 908, it utilizes solar energy to restore battery charges under the sun that makes the battery life even longer while moving around. Typically, the device can last five hours during normal talk time and impressively, its standby time can reach up to 140 hours after fully charged. There are two options that users can charge the earpiece, either by normal USB charging cradle or charged through solar energy. When being charged through solar energy, there will be a green light being shown on the device. As similar to its other product lines, it is featured with some noise cancellation technology for crystal clear audio quality and furthermore, it can be paired with two mobile phones simultaneously for more practical usage especially for those that have to carry two mobile phones. That is not all, it also supports Bluetooth A2DP to stream music directly for rich multimedia experience while on the move.

Retailed at around $67, the SolarVoice 908 is already available in China market and it is expected to capture some new market share due to its innovative idea of integrating solar cell for energy harnessing as an effort towards greener environment.

SPRING DESIGN ALEX ANDROID BASED E-BOOK READER WITH DUAL SCREEN

The provider of innovative e-reader solutions, Spring Design has announced the first Google Android-Based e-book reader to incorporate full Internet browser capabilities (over Wi-Fi or mobile networks) and patented dual screen interaction technology (Duet Navigator) – Spring Design Alex, which features earphones, speakers, SD memory card slot, 6-inch E-Ink EPD (electronic paper display), and 3.5-inch color touchscreen display that supplements as well as enhances original text with web-based or linked multimedia content including video, audio, photos and notes, bringing readers to a whole new level of reading experience.
This is the start of a whole new experience of reading content on e-books, potentially igniting a whole new industry in multimedia e-book publishing for secondary authors to create supplementary content that is hyper linked to the text. We are bringing life to books with audio, video, and annotations,” said Dr. Priscilla Lu, CEO at Spring Design. “This gives readers the ability to fully leverage the resources on the Web, and the tools available in search engines to augment the reading experience.”

No words on the pricing and availability date of Spring Design Alex eReader yet.

NEXT GENERATION FLIP MINO HD WITH 2' TRANSFLECTIVE LCD SCREEN AND FLIPSHARE SOFTWARE

Flip Video (recently acquired by Cisco) has debuted the 2nd generation of its popular Flip MinoHD pocket camcorder, which the company claims as the world’s sleekest HD camcorder, featuring 2″ transflective TFT LCD screen and 8GB on-board memory (double capacity than original Flip MinoHD)
Highlights Of Next Generation Flip MinoHD:

• Slim, sleek design with brushed metal finish
• 2 inch anti-glare TFT LCD screen with 960 x 240 pixels resolution
• Records 720p (1280 x 720 pixels) HD video at 30 frames per seconds
• 8GB internal memory holds up to 120 minutes of stunning HD video
• Convenient flip-out USB arm plugs directly into a PC or Mac
• Record high-quality H.264 videos that compatible with most video-playing applications, including Windows Media Player, QuickTime Player and iTunes
• Pre-loaded latest version of FlipShare software offers users direct video uploads to Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and other sharing sites
• Built-in rechargeable Lithium Ion battery supports up to 2 hours of usage time

“The original Flip MinoHD has been a hit with the social networking generation because it delivers the perfect combination of sleek design, ease of use, and great video quality,” said Jonathan Kaplan, senior vice president and general manager for Cisco’s Consumer Products. “Our second generation Flip MinoHD lets users shoot twice as much video, enjoy a bigger screen, and even share their stories directly to Facebook with the latest version of FlipShare.”

WIZPAC UNVEILS NETWORK CAPABLE TXTR E- BOOK READER FOR CONSUMER MARKET

Nowadays e-book reader is a trend with more and more readers enjoy reading materials in electronic format instead of conventional printing materials. In view of the increasing demand, Wizpac, a Germany company has just unveiled a new e-book reader device named as txtr targeted for this new market.


Typically, e-book device emphasizes much on extremely low power consumption and that is why most of the manufacturers will try to strip off as many fancy features as possible, leaving only those are indeed necessary to conserve energy. In order to achieve this, Txtr is powered by thermally efficient Freescale ARM11 processor clocking at 532MHz. Similar to Amazon famous Kindle, the device is equipped with a 6-inch e-ink screen with standard 800X600 resolutions. Besides, it has embedded wireless module that allows users to access to txtr online store for e-book download while on the move. All these contents can be either stored in its internal storage space of 648MB or optionally, users can choose to keep it at external SD card (up to 8GB) through its expansion slot. All these are well packed into a tiny form factor of 46mmX128mmX8mm weighted at 260g only.

Don’t expect it to be cheap, the device will be retailed at $476 and will be reaching US and Europe countries by mid of December this year.

WIKIREADER KEEPS WIKIPEDIA HANDY WITH OUT INTERNET CONNECTION

It’s astounding how many arguments get solved by hopping on the internet and going straight to Wikipedia. It informs you on all the random bits of knowledge you never knew you needed. Of course you can’t always just hop on the website to check on that information. Especially if you don’t have a smart phone of any kind. Well for those that want to have access to that knowledge without being connected to the internet, now you can have Wikipedia with you at all times.

Just carry around the WikiReader and it’ll let you learn all the useless knowledge you’ll never need. You don’t have to ever be connected to the internet to look up the information either. Which means you can even learn when you’re far away from the rest of civilization. To keep it updated you’ll have to pay a $29 subscription fee to Wikipedia. Then to purchase the little handheld device itself it’ll cost you $99. It only has three actual buttons and then a touchscreen to handle the rest of the typing. It requires two AAA batteries to keep up and running. The device has become officially available as of today.

FLO TV TURNS TV INTO HANDHELD WONDER

Guess the TV is going to hang around for a little while longer, albeit this time it will take a much more personal route, coming in the form of the FLO TV Personal TV which will allow TV fans to view their favorite news, live telecasts of sports, children’s programming as well as wholesome entertainment on a singular, dedicated device meant specifically for mobile TV viewing. No idea on whether such a device will beat out the iPod touch and other portable media players, since you can watch what you want to on those devices as long as you have the right file loaded on them, while subjecting yourself to the rigorous setups of TV channel programming leaves your daily schedule at the mercy of the programmers. No idea on pricing, but it ought to be out later in time for the mad holiday season rush.

INTUOS4 TABLET FROM WACOM

Wacom has made some very cool Professional Pen Tablets in the past, such as the Bamboo Series These Bamboo tablets recently got an upgrade with multitouch capacity, but even though the Intuos4 doesn’t have that feature, it still deserves a spotlight.

The Intuos4 has a similar layout as the Bamboo, except the controls are on the side rather than the top. These controls include user-defined ExpressKeys as well as a multifunction Touch Ring that makes it easy to use functions like zooming and other shortcuts.

The Intuos4 is designed for artists on the computer. Its pen feels very natural, like you were using a pen on paper. I can honesty say that I don’t have 2048 levels of pen pressure sensitivity for precise pressure control.

The Intuos4 comes in several sizes. The Small has six keys plus a 24 square inches of drawing space for $229. All other sizes have eight keys. The Medium has 48.5 square inches of drawing room, and costs $349. The Large has 102.5 square inches of drawing space and costs $469. The Intuos4XL has a whopping 218.4 square inches of drawing, for $789.

SANTA USB FLASH DRIVE - 8GB HOLIDAY ORNAMENT

Santa Claus style USB flash drive that can also be used as a holiday ornament or wearable pendant.

Want to give your relatives some digital pictures as a gift this holiday, but do not want to be passing out cold looking USB thumb drives? Then have we got something for you! A USB flash drive styled as a jolly ol' Saint Nick. What better way to surprise your guests than to ask them to take this ornament off the tree and plug it into the computer? Soon everyone can join around the computer, looking at your years worth of photos and rejoicing in the memories. This Santa style USB thumb drive also makes a great decorative necklace or can be hung comfortably on your keychain.

• 8GB USB Flash Drive for the holiday
• Fashionable accessory for most types of holiday clothing.
• rimary Function: USB flash drive in holiday design
• Secondary Function: Santa Claus ornament for hanging on tree
• Memory: 8GB
• USB: 2.0
• Materials: Metal encased in two-piece heavy rubber Santa Claus design mold
• OS Compatibility: Windows 98SE / ME/ 2000 / XP / Vista / Windows7, Mac OS 9 or later, Linux 2.4.2 or later
• Dimensions: 54mm x 50mm x 9mm (H x W x D)

USB POWERED CUTE AIR IONIZER

Apple shaped air freshener and purifier. This model helps purify the air around your desk, and can be used with your own favorite essential oil to leave the atmosphere around your desk clean and fresh smelling.

This is a simple plug and play air purifier, you just connect the CVFR-K44 to your computers USB port and it starts instantly working. Then if you choose, add a drop of scented oil onto the cotton filter to get some fresh smell at the same time your work air is being cleaned.

Through the release of negative ions, this unit reduces the growth environment necessary for bacteria and molds, thereby making the air around your desk cleaner and safer. This Apple USB air purifier combines TiO2 photocatalyst, activated carbon filter and high concentration negative ions to adsorb harmful gas, smoke, dust, particulate and volatile organic compound to filter them out from the air or drop them to the floor in an inactive and harmless state.

The Apple shaped air ionizer consists of a strong turban fan that creates a high air flow as much as 2.0 - 7.5 m3/h for excellent ventilation that ensures quality air purification, with its whistle sleep design you can actually leave the it on at night while you are sleeping.

• Healthy
• Compact size
• Looks great at your desk
• Up to 10 meters effective area.

35MM FILM SCANNER WITH LCD ND SD CARD SLOT

Film scanner for 35mm negatives, slides and roll film. Turn your old 35mm film into modern digital photos. With this new stand alone film scanner, now you do not even need a computer to convert your old 35mm pictures into digital files!

Are you an old time photo hobbyist? Or perhaps your parents or grandparents have a rich collection of old film that you would like to bring into the digital age. Well, instead of taking those old 35mm slides and negatives and paying $2 each to have them scanned by the local shop, now you can do it yourself for a fraction of the cost! With the G111 35mm Film Scanner with LCD and SD Card Slot you can digitize all those precious memories at the comfort of your desk.

Why would you want to digitize old film and slides? Lets face it, what is the point of taking beautiful photos if you cannot share them with people. Whether you need to give some archived photos to a business client or to your family members, it is very inconvenient to develop your old film rolls yourself or take them to the local photo shop every time you need some new prints. Now in less than 4 seconds per picture, you can turn any old 35mm photo into a 4.2MP rich color image. This is the quickest, cheapest and most convenient way to share old pictures!

There is an additional benefit of using the G111 to digitize those old photos - safety. If you lost those old 35mm photos due to fire, theft, or simple age decomposition, they are lost forever, which would be devastating. However, once you digitize them into JPG files they can be copied, moved, duplicated freely with a simple click of a mouse. This is really a small investment in both convenience and safety for all those irreplaceable photos.

If high quality and speedy film scanning wasn't enough, this model film scanner also has an LCD viewscreen plus TV OUT which allows you to view the film you are working on as well as photos saved on the inserted SD card. With a one button touch you can do a slideshow review of all your newly saved photos for more efficient work or entertainment.

The new G111 35mm Film Scanner with LCD and SD Card Slot simply is the best way to turn your old roll film, slides and negatives into new photos.

• Scanner for 35mm film, slides, negatives
• Stand alone unit (no computer needed)
• Saves scans as JPEG files to SD card
• Package includes everything you need to get started.

GPS CAR DVD WITH DVB - T AND BLUETOOTH

GPS Car DVD with DVB-T and Bluetooth (1-DIN). Make this 3-in -1 entertainment, navigation, and communication device your new best travel companion!

With this entertainment system installed in your car, you'll find yourself looking forward to red lights and traffic jams as great opportunities to enjoy DVB-T digital TV on the 7 inch LCD touchscreen. Your passengers will love the ability to watch their favorite DVD movies on long drives, and everyone can enjoy listening to their favorite CD's or even loading their favorite video and music files through USB or the SD/MMC card slot. You can even plug in your iPod or other MP3 player to enjoy your favorite tunes through your car's speakers!

You may have so much fun with these entertainment features that you'll forget where you're going. But don't worry, with the GPS navigation system, you'll always find your destination. This GPS unit supports tons of great GPS functions. Keep your eyes on the road while the GPS unit gives you spoken driving instructions. View your progress in real time, and switch between two-dimensional (2D) or three- dimensional (3D) mapping to find your destination more easily. When driving in the dark, switch to night mode and let your eyes focus on the screen without affecting your driving. Even if you make a wrong turn, this device will automatically re-calculate your route to get you back on track quickly.

Just because you're driving doesn't mean you can't stay in touch with your friends and colleagues. Pair your Bluetooth phone with this device and enjoy handsfree calling while you drive. The big touchscreen interface makes dialing easy. If you are watching a movie or using the GPS navigation function, the system will automatically bring up the Bluetooth screen when you receive a phone call. After you finish the call, the system goes back to the GPS screen or your movie.

All-in-one functionality and a great price make this item excellent for any 1-DIN vehicle.

• DVB-T with 3M long magnetic antenna
• GPS navigation with 3M long magnetic antenna
• Plays many disk and multimedia file formats
• Bluetooth handsfree calling
• iPod compatible
• 7 inch TFT touch screen display
• Load media files with USB or SD/MMC card
• Supports rear parking camera

INTEL ATOM BASED REBOVIE - PC HUMANOID ROBOT RUNNING ON LINUX OS

Intel Atom processor has been getting much traction and you could probably find its solution everywhere from nettop, netbook down to embedded segments such as industrial, Car infotainment, Point-of-Sale and many more. But have you ever wonder that this tiny but yet powerful has been designed to run in robot application? Just recently, Vstone has announced a humanoid robot based on Intel Atom processor running in Linux Operating System.

The robot, dubbed as Robovie-PC which measured around 390 X 225 X 115mm and weighted around 2.2kg is featured with a 1.3Megapixel camera, a two-axis gyro, a three-axis accelerometer that enable six degrees of movements with excellent stability while ‘walking’ with two legs. All these features are controlled by a centralized Intel Z5XX Atom based SBC (Single board computer) fabricated by Axiomtek some times back. If you recall, PICO820 was used to be the world’s smallest PICO-ITX board that can be fitted in space constraint form factor while offering sufficient expansion ports such as USB ports, wireless LAN and 3G module like conventional mobile PC.

As expected, Robovie-PC is quite costly as compared to conventional Atom solution and priced at $4450 (excluding gripping hands at $210 and additional elbow servos at $140), it may only affordable by research firm, enterprise users or high end hobbyists.

NEW EEBOX EB1501 DUO CORE ATOM SOLUTION PRELOADED WITH WINDOWS7 OS

Asus, the famous Taiwanese PC maker has recently added a new tiny box PC under its Eee PC product lines. Named as EeeBox EB1501, the new product will be based on Intel duo-core Atom processors pairing with Nvidia Ion chipset targeted for consumers that are looking for high end multimedia PC in digital home

EB1501 is powered by Intel duo core Atom 330 processor running at 1.6GHz. Further coupled with Nvidia famous Ion solution with GeForce 9400M graphics core, it provides necessary horse power required for full HD (High Definition) hardware video decoding that being criticized not to be able to be handled well by Intel own legacy 945GSE chipset. Other hardware specifications include a 2GB memory RAM, a 250GB SATA based hard disk drive, Gigabit Ethernet controller, eSATA port, 802.11n wireless technology as well as a slot loading DVD player for nettop market.

However, pricing wise will be a bit high compared to other Intel Atom based solution due to its relatively strong graphics solution from Nvidia with combination of duo-core Atom solution that will definitely attract some consumers especially those that are looking for significant multimedia capable machine in digital home. Retailed at around 399 Euros, EB1501 is expected to be preloaded with Windows 7 Operating System ready for European countries by end of this month.

ARIS PRAXIS SLIM AIR NETTOP BASED ON INTEL ATOM SOLUTION

Nowadays notebook design has been trending towards ultra slim design and some of the famous models include the Apple’s MacBook Air and HP Probook 5310m .In view of the market demand, Airis, a famous Spanish PC manufacturer has just unveiled a new netbook model that is claimed to be one of the slimmest and lightest machines in the world.

Named as Praxis Slim Air, it is based on thermally efficient Intel Atom processor clocking at 1.6GHz. Further coupled with GMA950 chipset that can offload graphics intensive processing from CPU, it offers a great processing power suitable for business travelers and professionals. Unlike most of the nettop model that being limited with tiny screen size, the machine has been designed with 12-inch LCD panel with resolution of 1366 X 768 pixels which is almost compatible with middle end notebook series in the market. Other hardware specifications include a 1GB DDR2 667MHz SODIMM memory, an internal 160GB hard disk drive, 802.11b/g WiFi wireless module, USB ports, a 1.3Megapixel web camera and even a HDMI port for extended video output to external LCD screen. All these are well designed into a 25mm thickness casing with a total weight of 1.2kg only. Only one drawback, the battery life time is claimed to be less than three hours due to smaller capacity battery pack to compromise for its ultra slim form factor.
As expected, the machine will be a bit high in pricing due to its slim and stylish design and at a retail price of £399, it will be preloaded with either Linux, Windows XP, Vista or 7 ready to reach consumer market by October this year.

MIMO IMO FOTO FRAME PRINTER FOR INSTANT PHOTO PRINTING

Your guests or visitors may admire the nice and appealing photos displayed on your photo frame which were taken by you during your last holiday trip. How about giving them a copy as a gift? Mimo Monitor knows your needs and offers users an instant solution by unveiling its iMo Foto Frame Printer. This interesting iMo Foto Frame Printer basically is a standalone 8″ digital photo frame-cum-printer. It displays a photo slideshow with transitional effects and variable speed via its 8″ LCD screen at 800 x 600 pixel resolution. Users who need to print out the photos can do it instantly by pressing the control button and get nice 6 x 4 glossy photo prints with 300dpi immediately.

Mimo iMo Foto Frame weighs about 4.85lbs and features an USB input slot for CF/SD/MS/MMC and xD memory cards. The printer cartridge is replaceable and contains a small compartment for printing papers. Users do not need to have separate paper insertion when they need immediate photo printing. This unique photo frame-cum-printer can be remotely controlled and supports jpeg photo format up to 16 megapixels. Forking out US$ 229.99 for this photo frame and US$14.99 for a new cartridge may perhaps sound a bit expensive for some users. But it could be useful when users need to display some nice photos and an instant printing is required. For instance, users can place it in a showroom displaying some interesting products and print out the product immediately upon request by customers.