Monday, May 25, 2009
Microsoft comes back to the computer accessories market by releasing the Wireless Mobile Mouse 5000 and Wireless Mouse 6000. The former is ambidextrous, providing full-sized comfort in either hand. Meanwhile, the latter comes with Microsoft’s nano transceiver that will take up just 0.8cm of space when plugged into your USB port, so you to leave it inside wherever you go without fear of having the receiver break off during your travels. You can now buy the Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 5000 and 6000 for $40 and $50, respectively.
LG has finally released the world’s first DivX HD 1080p certified player, the BD390, which was debuted at CES this year. The player features an 802.11n Wi-Fi module and support for DivX streaming from a DLNA server. Priced at $399.95, the LG BD390 also features BD-Live support, a 7.1-channel audio output, a 1GB of built-in memory, and a USB 2.0 socket.
Sharp’s Solar 936SH and 934SH phones will be available in Japan via SoftBank. The 934SH (pictured left) features a 3-inch external display that can display time, date, weather, news, and other information. The phone also has an 8MP camera, a waterproof shell, and a UV sensor. Meanwhile, the Solar Hybrid 936SH (pictured right) supports IPX7 water resistance, an 8MP camera, and a full wide VGA display. What makes the Sharp 936SH cool is that it has a big solar panel in the front that will provide you one minute of call time or two hours of standby per 10 minutes of charging. The Sharp Solar 936SH and 934SH will be released in June and August, respectively.
If you’re one of those transformers fans, then you would love this Ravage Transformers USB Flash Drive. It comes with a 2GB of storage, and whenever you’re done using it, you can simply transform it into a savage cat. The drive is compatible with Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista as well as Mac. The Ravage Transformers USB Flash Drive is available to pre-order for $42.99.
It seems that more HD PMPs will be released in the near future. One of the latest HD PMP comes from RAmos in the form of the RAmos T11. The gadget has a 800 x 480 pixels high resolution LCD display and a touchscreen user interface. Other features include MKV support, 720p TV out and a DaVinci chipset to help keep you entertained wherever you go. Sadly, there is no info on pricing so far.
Here’s a good news for all netbook lovers out there, cause real soon Acer will be launching their first netbook ‘Aspire One 571′ that features a mini Blu-ray drive. Some of the specs you’ll find within this new system include an Intel Atom N280 processor, Quartics Q1721 Multimedia Coprocessor for encoding and decoding of H.264 content and the all new Vmedia’s optical drive for reading tiny Blu-ray discs with a diameter of only 32mm and a capacity of 1GB. Sadly, no other information is given at the moment including pricing and availability. Stay tuned for more updates.
Nokia has confirmed that the N97 NAM will be released in North America on June 2nd, 2009. You can expect many of the U.S. retailers to sell the Nokia N97 NAM for around $600 even if the suggested price is $699. FYI, the cell phone features a 5MP camera, a touchscreen display, a QWERTY keyboard, a GPS, and a long battery life.
This is the Kindle 2 competitor that will fit in your pocket and has a built in PDF support. Weighing at just 5.3-ounces, the Cybook Opus from Bookeen provides a highest resolution of 200dpi with a 6-inch display, and a 1GB of flash memory to store Adobe ePub, PDF, HTML and text documents. You will also have access to a catalog of 150,000 books.
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