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I-O Data is bringing you their newest line of USB 3.0 flash drives, the U3-AL. Coming in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB capacities, these capless flash drives feature an aluminum casing, a slide-out USB 3.0 connector and can deliver a data transfer speed of up to 108MB/s. Available in four different color options: light silver, dark silver, vivid pink and pink gold, the U3-AL will go on sale from late October. Prices unannounced yet. [I-O Data]

Here we have another upcoming Full HD monitor from I-O Data, the LCD-MF235XBR. This 23-inch LED-backlight monitor supports a native resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and provides 1000:1 contrast ratio, 250 cd/m2 brightness, 5ms response time (on overdrive at 2ms) and 160/170 degree viewing angles. It also comes with two built-in 1.5W stereo speakers and has D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI connectors. The I-O Data LCD-MF235XBR will go on sale from late September for 22,800 Yen (about $229). [I-O Data]

I-O Data is set to drop a new dual-band WiFi router, the WN-AC1167DGR. Corresponding to the ‘Draft 11ac’ (the new standard for Wireless LAN IEEE802.11ac), the WN-AC1167DGR is equipped with a USB port for reading external HDD, one Internet LAN port, four LAN ports, ‘WiFi setting migration’ function (can migrate the configuration of an existing router with the push of a button on the body) and supports for dual-band WiFi access point (2.4GHz – 300Mbps and 5GHz – 867Mbps). The WN-AC1167DGR will begin shipping from mid-September for 13,600 Yen (about $136). [I-O Data]

I-O Data has introduced a new 24x external DVD writer to its range. Codenamed DVR-UA24EZ, the drive features a USB 2.0 connection interface and is able to provide write speeds of up to 24x for single-layer DVD-R. In addition, the drive also comes bundled with I-O Data’s own ‘Mach USB’ utility software. The DVR-UA24EZ will start shipping from late August for 7,560 Yen (about $76). [I-O Data]

I-O Data will release a new Bluetooth 3.0 keyboard, the IS-BTKB1 / K. Powered by a built-in rechargeable Lithium-ion battery, this compact and lightweight keyboard features a 2.4GHz radio frequency (works up to 10 meters), 84 keys and is compatible with Bluetooth 3.0 enabled devices (it is most suitable for the HP ElitePad 900). The IS-BTKB1 / K will go on sale from the end of June for 6,980 Yen (about $72). [I-O Data]