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What Happens When a Keypad Has Unprotected Sex with an Optical Mouse

It's late at night, after the wild Christmas party at the office. The hot, but rather tipsy keypad approaches the company's hunky optical mouse and with a soft whisper, asks: "Come on, you hunk of a peripheral, won't you push my buttons?". A steamy, Titanic-like scene follows, and 9 months later....the...

7 December 2007
12:41 GMT

Printers Go 3D, Support Various Materials!

Up until now, printing in 3 dimensions has been a dream for quite a lot of printing solutions manufacturers (not to mention users, and especially graphics artists). However, things are changing rapidly in this particular field of technology, and one of the latest and most interesting developments comes from the Isra...

30 November 2007
04:16 GMT

Sony Announces Two High-End, Extremely Expensive Large-Venue Digital Projectors

Although most people associate projectors with either home entertainment systems or business presentations nowadays, the truth of the matter is that they have a far wider range of purposes, including here large-venue projections. And that's exactly the particular market segment Sony's latest announcement re...

28 November 2007
12:46 GMT

Brother Intros The Company's First Digital Color Laser Copiers/Printers

Despite being one of the world's best-known manufacturers of various printing solutions, the Brother company has not been particularly active on the laser copying/printing solutions market. However, it seems that things are about to change, since the company has just announced the release of its first line-up of...

28 November 2007
10:16 GMT

Extreme Portability: The Matias Folding Keyboard

Portability is an extremely important concept in technological design nowadays and most peripherals' manufacturers are trying to make their devices as slim and easy to carry around as possible. And that's exactly the case with the Canadians over at Matias, who have announced an ultra-portable keyboard with ...

15 November 2007
06:06 GMT

Erase Every Byte of Information on Your HDDs Even Without a Computer

It's quite a commonly-known fact that the information stored onto any HDD is not completely lost, even if said device is software-formatted and it might be retrieved after the users dispose of the respective storage solution. However, in order to avoid this undesired situation, the people over at WiebeTech have ...

13 November 2007
11:06 GMT

Envision's New G416 24-Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor Is Vista-Friendly, Affordable

Having a widescreen monitor is quite an important issue for a relatively large number of users, especially for those who require a lot of desktop space for running various specific applications. And this is the reason why the people over at Envision launched the G416 model, a 24-inch widescreen LCD display that provi...

13 November 2007
05:06 GMT

Extreme Eco-Friendly: The Monitors That Require No Power While in Stand-By

It seems that an increasingly higher number of manufacturers are coming out with eco-friendly products nowadays, either due to the fact that they actually care about the environment (well, not very likely, is it now?) or simply because an increasingly larger number of consumers prefer this environmentally-friendly pr...

12 November 2007
07:06 GMT

The Visuals USB Gauge from Gigabyte: Monitor Your Computer's Power Source in Real Time

Although for most users the computer's power source is just another component inserted in the chassis, a lot less popular than video cards or CPUs, for example, the truth of the matter is that it represents the heart of any computing system, the device that pumps the much needed "blood" (energy) into all of the ...

12 November 2007
03:31 GMT

InFocus Unveils The Play Big IN1 Projector for the Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3

Playing the latest next-gen video games directly on the perfectly smooth, extra-large wall of one's home is the dream of quite a lot of gamers out there. And while some have managed to make that dream come true with some high-end projection system, most can't afford such a luxury and this is the reason why ...

9 November 2007
03:46 GMT

Samsung Finally Ships the SyncMaster 245T 24-inch LCD Monitor

Although Samsung is a company that generally delivers on its promises, things have been a little bit difficult with the company's 245T model, which should have hit the shelves at some point in March. However, the Korean company managed to finally deliver (after almost 9 months) and announced the commercial avail...

8 November 2007
05:26 GMT

The Optimus Maximus Keyboard Goes For Under $500, Will Be Software-Crippled

As things usually tend to happen with an over-hyped product, it seems that the truth about the famous Optimus Maximus keyboard is a bit different (and quite disappointing) from what the people over at Art Lebedev have been touting up until recently. Thus, according to a post on the company's official blog, the R...

6 November 2007
12:51 GMT

InFocus Rolls Out Three New DLP Projectors

InFocus seems to be quite keen on making a name for itself on the digital projectors' market, as it has come up with quite a large number of such products over the past few months. And the company's latest announcement refers to no less than three such devices, namely the IN35, IN35W and IN37 models, which ...

6 November 2007
07:36 GMT

One Toshiba 22-Inch Monitor = 55 Samsung 22-Inch Displays

Over time, the Japanese over at Toshiba have managed to come up with a large number of interesting computing systems and peripherals, including here several PC monitors. However, none of the company's previous offerings can even come close to their latest announcement, namely a 22-inch (56.4-cm) PC display that ...

2 November 2007
11:41 GMT

InFocus Rolls Out The Work Big IN15 Ultra-Slim Notebook Projector

The InFocus company has established itself as an important projector manufacturer over the past few years, launching some pretty interesting models targeting both business users and the SOHO segment. And the company's latest announcement, namely the Work Big IN15, is targeting mainly the first category mentioned...

2 November 2007
08:46 GMT

Samsung Intros Three New Multimedia-Enabled SyncMaster LCD Displays

Samsung's been on quite a roll lately, making all sorts of announcements regarding the future of its displays, especially those using OLED technology. However, since said technology is still rather far away, the people over at Samsung have decided to continue upgrading their SyncMaster line of desktop PC monitor...

1 November 2007
02:24 GMT

Canon Rolls Out 2 High-End, Ultra-Bright Multimedia Projectors

Over time, the people over at Canon have come up with a large number of high-end multimedia projectors, designed to meet the demands of both professionals and the SOHO segment. And this seems to be the case with the company's latest announcement as well, since the Canon LV-7585 is designed especially for the ins...

31 October 2007
11:11 GMT

Samsung Preps LCDs Made With Ordinary Glass, Could Usher In Huge Price Drops?

One of the most important reasons why LCD monitors are generally quite expensive is that they require a very special type of glass in order to provide very good-quality images, namely one with very low levels of sodium, a substance that normally blocks light and prevents making extra-thin glass. However, it would see...

26 October 2007
12:16 GMT

Gateway Launches High-End 22 and 24-Inch HD Widescreen LCD Displays

High-definition is a must-have for most display solutions nowadays, whether we're talking about high-end TV sets or PC monitors. And this is the reason why the Gateway company launched two new advanced such monitors, namely the new Gateway 24-inch High Definition Widescreen LCD (FHD2400) and the Gateway 22-inch ...

26 October 2007
08:46 GMT

Samsung Quietly Rolls Out A 19-Inch Widescreen Desktop PC Monitor

Samsung's SyncMaster series of LCD monitors is one of the most successful on the market, as it provides good image quality and advanced features at some pretty decent price tags (actually, this very article has been written using a SyncMaster). And in order to attract an even greater number of consumers, namely ...

26 October 2007
03:31 GMT

Envision's New G2016wa 20-Inch Desktop Monitor: Pro Features, Low Price Tag

Having a 2- or 3-monitor setup is quite an important issue for a large number of users, especially those whose lines of work require them to handle large amounts of documents, multiple images and software applications, etc. in the same time. And this is the reason why the people over at Envision came up with the G201...

25 October 2007
10:46 GMT

SanDisk Targets Video Content Distribution, Rolls Out The TakeTV PC-to-TV Video Player

SanDisk is one of the most important names from the A/V industry, known not only for its advanced storage solutions and portable media players, but also for a large number of other interesting products. However, the company's latest development is something really out of the ordinary, as the combo between the Ta...

22 October 2007
09:51 GMT

NEC Rolls Out Three MultiSync LCD Monitors with Multimedia Features

Since Christmas is approaching rapidly, an increasingly higher number of manufacturers announce certain products that will be out just in time for the shopping season that traditionally accompanies the respective holiday. And this is also (probably) one of the reasons why NEC, one of the world's most important m...

19 October 2007
10:16 GMT

BenQ's Got a New Short-Throw Projector Out In The Wild

It would seem that short-throw projectors are becoming increasingly popular nowadays, as they allow users to view widescreen images even within the confines of a small room. And since most projector manufacturers are coming out with such products, the people over at BenQ have also decided to tackle this market segmen...

19 October 2007
05:16 GMT

Canon Throws Two New Network Scanners on the Market

Canon is one of the undisputed leaders of the document imaging market, as it has come up over time with a huge number of scanners, printers, digital photo cameras and so forth. And the company's latest announcement refers to two new devices from the first category, namely the ScanFront 220 and 220P models, which...

16 October 2007
10:06 GMT

Wide Format Printing? No Problem, if You've Got the Money

Ricoh is one of the world's best-known manufacturers of various printing solutions, as it has come up with various such products over time, targeting both home users and the corporate environment. And the company's latest announcement is the Aficio SP W2470 wide format printer, a device that is supposed to ...

15 October 2007
03:36 GMT

How to Use Your Keyboard Even When Wearing Night Vision Goggles

Working on a computer during the nighttime or in low visibility conditions can prove to be a pretty daunting task, especially if there's absolutely no light source available. Furthermore, even lighted keyboards have their problems (especially in certain special conditions), and this is the reason why iKey, an im...

12 October 2007
09:36 GMT

Voice, The Controller of the Future

Computer controllers (and controllers in general) have evolved quite a lot over the past few years, as they've managed to keep themselves in the first line of technological development. And it would seem that voice might be the next big hit in this field, as a scientist from Washington University has come up wit...

11 October 2007
07:56 GMT

Hitachi Likes Its Projection Short Too, Rolls Out the CP-A100 3LCD

It would seem that very short-throw projectors are quite popular nowadays, considering the fact that an increasingly higher number of manufacturers come up with certain models of their own. So, after Toshiba released a short-throw projector a while back, Hitachi released a model of its own, dubbed CP-A100 3LCD and ta...

9 October 2007
07:36 GMT

Razer Rolls Out Two New HOT Gaming Peripherals

Razer is one of the world's best-known manufacturers of gaming-dedicated peripherals, the company's products enjoying quite a high level of success among most gamers out there. And in order to keep its customers happy and satisfy all their gaming needs, the company has just announced the release of two hot ...

8 October 2007
10:41 GMT

Become a FPS, MMORPG and RTS Master!

Although its fan base is slowly eroded by gaming consoles, PC gaming is still pretty popular and this is the reason why quite a large number of manufacturers keep rolling out new and improved peripherals that will allow avid gamers to take their skills to a whole new level. And that's exactly the case with Belki...

8 October 2007
07:16 GMT

Is It a Mouse? Is It a GPS Receiver? No, It's the Deluo MouseGPS

The GPS system is extremely popular nowadays, as it allows users to find out their location in seconds, as well as navigate without having to worry that they'll get lost on the way. On the other hand, mice are the most popular computer peripherals and this is probably one of the reasons why the DeluoGPS company ...

8 October 2007
03:31 GMT

Toshiba's New TLP-X3000AU Projector Delivers 3,000 ANSI Lumen, Security Feature

It would seem that not a week goes by without yet another projector-related announcement from Toshiba, the company rolling out quite an impressive line-up of such products over the past few months. And this time, the Japanese company has announced the TLP-X3000AU, a device dedicated especially to mobile presenters, e...

3 October 2007
09:21 GMT

Hitachi Takes Whiteboard Interaction to the Next Level, Adds Multi-Touch Capabilities

Although whiteboads have been one of the most useful interactivity tools ever developed, the huge technological developments achieved over the past few years made possible the appearance of the electronic whiteboard. However, as R&D work never stops, the people over at Hitachi Software Engineering America have come u...

3 October 2007
08:11 GMT

Meet Fujitsu ScanSnap S300, Probably the World's Smallest Color Scanner

Although scanners aren't as popular as they used to be, such a device can still come quite in handy, especially for those users who spend most of their working hours on the road. And this is probably exactly the target the Fujitsu company had in mind when they launched the ScanSnap S300, a peripheral they tout t...

2 October 2007
11:11 GMT

Gyration's M2000 Travel Air-Mouse Works Like the Wiimote, But "Mouse-ier"

One of the most important reasons why Nintendo's famous Wii gaming console has enjoyed such an overwhelming level of success is directly related to its very innovative controller, the Wiimote, which picks up the user's movements and translates them into on-screen commands. However, Nintendo is not the only ...

28 September 2007
13:51 GMT

JVC's Home Projectors Have the Highest Contrast Ratio Ever - 30,000:1

Projectors are becoming increasingly popular as the solutions of choice for home theater systems and this is the reason why an increasingly higher number of manufacturers come up with various such items, each providing certain features designed to differentiate them from the competition. And that's exactly the c...

27 September 2007
10:51 GMT

Toshiba Likes Its Projection Short. Extremely Short!

The people over at Toshiba have launched several interesting projectors lately in an attempt to provide at least one model for each segment of this specialized market. And it would seem that the company's list of announcements is far from over, as Toshiba just rolled out the new TDP-EW25U model, which boasts a v...

26 September 2007
07:56 GMT

"All Your Memory Cards Are Belong To Us!" Say the Japanese from Elecom

Memory cards are among the most popular flash-based storage solutions around, as they pack quite a lot of storage capacity in a very slim and portable form factor. Nevertheless, working with a large number of various formats can prove to be quite a difficult task and this is the reason why the Japanese company Elecom...

26 September 2007
03:31 GMT

Thermaltake Joins the Sopranos with Sexy Aluminum Keyboard

Keyboards are among the most useful devices ever developed, as they allow users to easily input data into their machines. And even if it's better known for its computer power sources and crazy cooling systems, the Thermaltake company has also come up over time with several rather interesting such peripherals, in...

25 September 2007
09:46 GMT

Canon's Got Two New Multimedia Projectors Out in the Wild

The Canon company is one of the most important manufacturers of various projecting solutions on the market, as it has launched, over time, quite an impressive number of such products. However, they constantly keep upgrading and updating their product line-up and their latest release is represented by two multimedia p...

20 September 2007
09:51 GMT

Toshiba Rolls Out Ultra-Portable TDP-PX10U Projector - For Under $1000

Projectors have been around for quite some time now and have become almost an indispensable tool for making various presentations in front of a large audience. And this is exactly the reason why the Toshiba company has launched the TDP-PX10U ultra-portable projector, a device that delivers some pretty impressive feat...

19 September 2007
09:31 GMT

Low-Cost 3D Printing is Almost Here

Printers have evolved a lot over the past decade, achieving nowadays a very high level of efficiency, versatility and printing quality. However, it would seem that 2D printing is yesterday's news, since a company called Desktop Factory has just announced the imminent launch of its 125ci model, a device that can ...

17 September 2007
10:16 GMT

Xynergi, By Far the World's Most Expensive Keyboard - Watch the Demo!

Keyboards are the most popular input devices around but, in general, regardless of just how many features they provide, they don't go above the 1,000 US dollars threshold. However, that's not at all the case with the device you're about to see as follows, namely the Xynergi, presented by the Australian...

13 September 2007
14:16 GMT

Microsoft Responds to the Growth of the Notebook PCs Market

The Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 and the Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 7000 are the Redmond company's response to the 30% growth during the past year of the U.S. retail dollar volume associated with the notebook PCs market. Essentially, the peripherals are Microsoft's way of getting ready for the...

13 September 2007
04:53 GMT

Microsoft Mouse Complete with 1 GB of Flash Memory

Microsoft Mobile Memory Mouse 8000 is a new peripheral from the Redmond company designed to integrate seamlessly with notebook computers. The Mobile Memory Mouse 8000 is nothing more than Microsoft's expression of its vision focused on mobile computing, and in this context, it is no wonder that the device is tai...

12 September 2007
10:21 GMT

Toshiba Rolls Out the "Extreme Short Projection" TDP-EX20U Unit

Every major manufacturer seems to have gone projector-crazy nowadays, as not a day goes by without an announcement in this specific segment of the consumer electronics market. And today it's Toshiba's turn, who has unveiled the TDP-EX20U, a projector that provides some pretty interesting features, at least ...

12 September 2007
07:46 GMT

Epson's Got Sweet Love for Photographers, Launches Two New PictureMate Compact Photo Printers

Although film photography is rapidly becoming ancient history, at least for the younger generation of amateur and semi-pro photographers, there are quite a few people out there who still like to admire a beautifully framed photo of themselves (and that huge fish they've caught last summer, perhaps?!) placed wher...

5 September 2007
03:41 GMT

Samsung Launches Super-Sexy Projector, Laser Printers

Samsung is quite well-known for launching products that, besides providing certain interesting functions, also feature extremely attractive design features. And that seems to be exactly the case with the company's latest offerings, presented for IFA 2007, namely the SP-A800B 1080p projector, ML-1630 laser monoch...

31 August 2007
07:06 GMT

Star Wars' R2-D2 Turned into a Web Camera

The Star Wars series (all six episodes of it) has been and still is one of the most popular stories around, with numerous characters that have actually transcended their on-screen status and have become a part of everyday culture and life, as well as a source of inspiration for all the technology designers out there....

30 August 2007
13:06 GMT


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