Here you are another CD Mini Component from Onkyo, the X-U1X. Announced at around 35,000 Yen and schedule for a September releases comes with the obvious basic CD Player, FM Tuner, USB (for Mp3 and WMA), but also Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR and A2DP 1.2 that will enable you to stream any audio files coming from a Smartphone, Tablet or PC via Bluetooth. The X-U1X comes with S.BASS and a 15Wx2Ch amplifier.
Who says a USB hub has to have a minimal design or be highly portable? Not designer David Weeks, who created this hub for Kikkerland that’s shaped like a miniature metropolis full of not-so-towering skyscrapers. More »
TomTom is busting out a pair of new smartphone cradles to ensure your handset sits snugly on the windshield of your whip. The Hands Free Car Kit is available in both iPhone or microUSB (for all other smartphones) versions and comes with a built-in two watt speaker, extendable microphone and fast charging. Both editions are available for £80 ($125), while an iPhone-specific bundle that comes with the company’s navigation app will set you back £130 ($204).
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Own a “Dumb” HD TV? Time to make it a little bit smarter with one of these HDMI Android Sticks! And today the new kid in town is Geanee’s ADH-40.
This tiny little HDMI Stick (85x16x25mm) announced at 9,980 Yen comes with Android 4.0, a 1GHz Cortex A5 CPU 512MB of RAM, 4GB of NAND memory, WiFi BGN, USB 2.0 and USB Host and is being fully compatible with MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 SP, MPEG-4 ASP, MPEG-4 AVC(H.264), WMV, MKV, MOV video files as well as MP3, AAC, WAV and WMA!
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Looking for a compact do it all CD Micro Component for your dorm room? Well guess what, JVC Japan as actually something for you today with its latest NX-NT70! Schedule for the end of august and announced at around 40,000 Yen the NX-NT70 comes with a CD player, an iPod/iPhone Dock, DLNA 1.5, AirPlay, WiFi, USB Support, FM/AM Radio and is even compatible with both MP3 and WMA files, oh and I almost forget, you can have it either in Black or silver!
Behold the all mighty CR-N755 from Onkyo, a tiny (215x331x119mm) CD receiver schedule to hit Japanese stores later this September at around 59,850 Yen.
This new CR-N755 is a rather fully loaded little monster and comes with not only the most basic features that nowadays CD Receivers (DLNA…) but also comes with FLAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC), MP3, WMA, DSD support of files either stored on your home network or on a USB drive for a nice 22Wx2Ch output.
Buying a new PC or laptop can be exciting, but setting it up for use, and keeping it working smoothly can be quite a pain. There’s the primary concern of installing software to secure your machine and protect it against viruses and Trojans, but at the same time, the pre-loaded software that it came bundled with could end up becoming quite a hassle.
The solution? Jumpshot. It’s an all-in-one piece of software that provides fixes to specific problems you may encounter with your computer, and it does so with the introduction of a variety of lovable characters that target certain problems:
Its developers are offering up Jumpshot pre-loaded into a series of adorably designed USB drives (with pop-out spring-loaded connectors when you press their bellies!) based on these very characters.
The project is currently up on Kickstarter, and while it will run for over one more month, it has already managed to raise over $65,000 in excess of its target goal.
A minimum pledge of $35(USD) will get you one specially-designed 8GB USB flash drive that will be pre-loaded with Jumpshot.
USB 3.0, as everyone knows by now, is the superior standard when it comes to data transfer using this particular standard. Being the most recent version of the USB data/power specification, it is way faster than what USB 2.0 is able to offer. After all, USB 3.0 compatible devices are said to be able to hit speeds of up to 5Gbps, and the future might usher in an age where the power transfer rates is capable of hitting a cool 100 watts of juice. It makes perfect sense that the USB 3.0 specification is still evolving at this point of time, so the next generation version of USB 3.0 could soon make the jump to 100 watts from the current “capacity” of 4.5 Watts.
The recently announced standard is able to offer half a dozen profiles, where they deliver various different amounts of power, depending on what a device needs at this point in time. The profiles will range from as low as 5V/2A, and it will go all the way up to 100 Watts of power at 12V or 20V and 5A — which in theory, is more than enough to juice up a notebook. Could this usher in the end of the proprietary A/C adapter age?
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Asus boosts USB transfer speeds thanks to new SCSI-based protocol, Blink LED visual indicator works subtly,
Your wallet is on diet? Don’t worry Toshiba has for you’re the perfect 40” TV with the 40S5! Announced at just 85,000 Yen the 40S5 comes with a 40” LED Backlight panel offering a nice 5,100,000 dynamic contrast, REGZA Engine, USB HDD Recording, a 10Wx2ch speaker setting, a Digital TV Tuner but unfortunately no DLNA Support or 3D.
Charging via USB is something we all take increasingly for granted; hell, it’s become so ubiquitous you can have USB ports alongside your wall outlets. So it bodes well for a future ruled by USB charging that the powers-that-be have decided that the connection should be able to supply a whole 100 watts of power—enough to power a computer. More »
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