Archive for March, 2010

The DVSM-PS58U2/S-BK is a new and lightweight DVD burner from Buffalo that weights at just 340grams. Measuring 14.2cm x 13.7cm x 2cm, this 8x DVD burner uses a slot-loading mechanism instead of the ejectable tray. Available only in black, the Buffalo DVSM-PS58U2/S-BK will be released in the Japanese market in May 2010.

GlacialTech is back with their newest CPU cooler namely the IGLOO 5760. Measuring 96mm x 128mm x 90mm and weighing 350 grams, the Igloo 5760 comes equipped with an aluminum heatsink with three copper heatpipes, a 92mm fan that works at 800RPM to 2000RPM and is compatible with both Intel (LGA775, LGA1156, LGA1366) and AMD (939, 940, 754, AM2, AM2+, AM3) sockets. The IGLOO 5760 should become available [...]

Amazon UK has started selling the Eminent EM7080 hdMEDIA RT media player that will turn your living room into a movie theater. The device is capable of playing Full HD video content from its hard drive or streamed via wired LAN. The Eminent EM7080 hdMEDIA RT high definition media player is extremely easy to use. You just need to connect the HDMI cable to your TV or Digital Receiver, and enjoy [...]

BenQ today introduced their latest digital camera in the form of the BenQ E1260. This compact camera boasts the HDR (High Dynamic Range) image enhancement technology that is designed to make taking great shots easy in the toughest lighting conditions and allows subtle details in the darkest and brightest parts of an image to stand out like never before. The BenQ E1260 features a 12 Megapixels [...]

First announced back in January, the DataTraveler 5000 USB Flash Drive from Kingston is finally available for purchase in Europe. In case you didn’t remember, this particular drive is FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certified with Level 3 pending, and features a built-in 256-bit AES hardware encryption for an extra level of security. What’s more, it also uses both XTS cipher mode and elliptic curve cryptography [...]

The TAP3 from Dadahack is a unique combination of conventional design and modern technology to boost your acoustic experience. You can use this fancy gadget as a personal music player (by plugging in your headphones to the device) or as a cassette when played in a standard tape deck. The gadget can be connected to your computer and loaded with more songs via mini-USB. The TAP3 comes equipped with [...]

Facebook, Google- European privacy battle looms: European regulators are investigating whether the practice of posting photos, videos and other information about people on sites such as Facebook without their consent is a breach of privacy laws. The Swiss and German probes go to the heart of a debate that has gained momentum in Europe amid high-profile privacy cases: To what extent are social networking [...]

Sceptre 46-Inch HDTV on sale for $598 (with free shipping to a local store). Newegg has the same model marked down to the same price, $598, plus $50 shipping. Either way, that’s a substantial discount from the current regular price of about $730. The 46-inch LCD HDTV has a 1080p resolution, a 60Hz refresh rate, and a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. Sceptre 46-Inch HDTV

The security researchers developed an undisclosed attack on the iPhone’s mobile Safari browser to get access to a phone and then run a program that sent the phone’s SMS messages to a Web server. It is the first fully functioning attack on an iPhone since Apple released version 2 of the device in 2008, said Charlie Miller, the hacker who is set to follow the iPhone attack with an exploit [...]

The Zipcharge Quick Charger is another device that allows you to charge up your mobile phone, PDA or MP3 player while on the move. The device is available over at Firebox where they claim the charger can charge a phone up to four times quicker than a regular lithium-ion charger. Just 15 minutes of charging time is capable of giving your iPod another 20 hours of music playback and a standard mobile [...]

Mobile phone cameras, no matter how many megapixels they have still tend not to be as good as a regular digital camera. I’ve actually only seen one camera phone that actually takes quite nice shots (the 8 megapixel LG Renoir). Others just make do although some are obviously better than others. The InVisage Technologies QuantumFilm chipset aims to sort that problem out by using quantum dots that can [...]