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ASUS HS-W1 Wireless Headset

Alex — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:28:33 +0000

Asus HS-W1 is a new wireless USB headset which was just released. It’s light and it uses wireless technology at 2.4GHz to connect to your PC. This headset comes with 70mm drivers, small USB dongle, microphone with noise filters and a equalizer that is integrated. It has a battery that is rechargeable and it offers you a maximum of 8 hours of use. The price is not known right now.

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HP Compaq LE2002xm

Alex — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:29:24 +0000

A new monitor was released by HP recently and its name is Compaq LE2002xm. This 20 inch LCD is LED backlit, it has a TN panel and it’s a low cost model. Other features of the HP Compaq LE2002xm include the 1600×900 resolution, the stereo speakers which are built-in, integrated cable management, viewing angles of 170 degrees, 3,000,000 to 1 dynamic contrast ratio, 5ms response time, DVI-D and VGA and 250 nits brightness. The monitor can tilt between –5 and 25 degrees.

HP Compaq LE2002xm has TCO Display, EPEAT Silver and Energy Star certifications and a warranty of 3 years. It can be purchased from HP right now and it will make its way to retailers starting from 2012, at a price of $155. [HP]

Targus ACP70US, USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Dual Video Docking Station

Alex — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:02:34 +0000

The Targus ACP70US is a USB 3.0 Super Speed Dual Video Docking Station which was just released. Just like its rather long name suggests, this Targus device comes with USB 3.0 graphics from DisplayLink and it has two ports for video, so it can support a maximum of two monitors and the resolution can be up to 2048×1152. Other features of this device include the 2 USB 3.0 ports, the 4 USB 2.0 ports, adapter of HDMI to DVI-D, adapter for DVI-I to VGA and a USB 3.0 cable which has 2 feet. The price of the Targus ACP70US is $199. [Press release]

ViewSonic PJD6 Series DLP Projector

Alex — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:41:55 +0000

A new series of DLP projectors were introduced by ViewSonic, known as PJD6. The three models which are part of it are PJD6553w, PJD6223 and PJD6253. This series was created for both corporate and classroom environments and thanks to the ECO technology use it will save up to 70% energy, while operating silently. The life of the lamp is expected to be around 6,000 hours.

The projector has support for a management software which allows a maximum of 250 projectors to be controlled from a central location. As for the connectivity options, you can use a few video and PC inputs, plus HDMI. [Press Release]

Plantronics Marque M155 Bluetooth Headset

Alex — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:54:53 +0000

If you have a gadget with Bluetooth capabilities, like an Android phone, an iPod touch or an iPhone, you might be looking for a Bluetooth headset and the Plantronics Marque M155 is one such gadget which was recently launched. It’s app enabled, it has a weight of 7 grams and among its features you will notice the Stereo Bluetooth A2DP, which allows you to listen to GPS directions, podcasts and music.

Thanks to the Multipoint technology which is incorporated, you can use two gadgets with it at the same time. The battery is rechargeable and it allows you to talk on the gadget for 5 hours or to keep it in standby for 9 days. The price of the Marque M155 from Plantronics is $59.99. [Source]

Epson Stylus Photo R2000 Printer

Alex — Mon, 02 May 2011 14:24:48 +0000

Epson Stylus Photo R2000 is a photo printer which delivers A3+ photos with high gloss, great efficiency and thanks to the cartridges with high capacity, it’s quite versatile as well. The Epson R2000 comes with the UltraChrome Hi-Gloss 2 pigment ink, which apparently offers prints of higher quality.

Other specs for this printer include USB, Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections. The launch date for this photo printer is somewhere in May 2011 and the price for it will be $499.99. [Epson]

D-Link DIR-651 Wireless N 300 Gigabit Router

Alex — Sun, 01 May 2011 08:33:49 +0000

D-Link just made an announcement about a new wireless N300 Gigabit router called DIR-651 which comes with WiFi 802.11n support as well as Gigabit LAN. D-Link DIR-651 comes with 4 LAN ports and the speeds offered by them is 10 times better than what the regular 10/100 port will offer you.

DIR-651 comes with support for the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), WPA2 and WPA security. In order to get a better wireless signal, it comes with two antennas and it also has QoS (Intelligent Quality of Service) which should make network connections smoother by prioritizing connections. The price of the D-Link DIR-651 is $89.99 and it’s available at D-Link.

Verbatim Store n Go USB 3.0 External SSD

Alex — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:31:56 +0000

The Store n Go line of SSD’s from Verbatim just got a new product, in the form of USB 3.0 external SSD drives. This new external SSD has an aluminum case and a form that is slim, it uses a configuration with 8 channels and it comes in three sizes: 32GB, 64GB and 128GB.

The SSD with a capacity of 32GB writes at 60MB/s and reads at 150MB/s and it has a price of 99 Euro. The 64GB SSD writes at 120MB/s and reads at 160MB/s and the price for it is 159 Euro. The biggest model of the line-up, the 128GB model, writes at 175MB/s, reads at 190MB/s and costs 279 Euro. [Softpedia]

Transcend StoreJet 25H3P And 25H2P Portable HDDs

Alex — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 03:51:47 +0000

Transcend StoreJet 25H3P and StoreJet 25H2P are the latest external hard drives released by this company and they have in common the rubber enclosure with anti-slip properties, the hard casing that is reinforced and the 1TB capacity. They went through drop-tests of the US army, so if you’re looking for hard drives that are robust, these are good bets. They also have a data management software called Transcend Elite and a One Touch button for auto-backup.

The Transcend StoreJet 25H3P is a USB 3.0 device and it costs $205. The StoreJet 25H2P is USB 3.0 and the price is $185. [Transcend]

Hitachi Touro Pro External Hard Drives

Alex — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:20:53 +0000

Hitachi Touro Pro is a new family of external hard drives that was just introduced. They come in two variants, the Pro Mobile and the Pro Desktop and they offer 2 levels of protection, cloud storage and local backup, so you can access your videos and photos from anywhere. The nice part about the cloud storage is that your data is protected even in the case of fire, flood or theft. When you get a Hitachi Touro Pro drive you also get 3GB of online storage for free, but you can boost it to 250GB if you pay $49 per year. [Press release via TechFresh]