HP Slate 500 Officially Launched

Hewlett-Packard officially launched its Windows 7-based tablet PC, HP Slate 500. This tablet comes with a 8.9-inch, 1024×600 resolution screen, a 1.86GHz Intel Atom Z540 processor, a Crystal HD accelerator that should ensure smooth playback for HD (1080p) videos, two gigabytes of RAM (recent rumors predicted 1 GB), and a 64GB SSD.

It has a USB port and two cameras: a 3-megapixel one on the back, and a VGA camera on the front for making video calls. It also has Wi-Fi but, quite disappointingly, no 3G connectivity.

These specifications make the Slate one of the most powerful tablets on the market, but its $799 price tag also makes it more expensive than its chief rival, the iPad. However, HP has envisioned the Slate as a device aimed at business customers.

[Via mashable]

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EDGE Tech Serves Up USB 3.0-equipped DiskGO External HDDs

Edge Tech Corp. has finally adopted USB 3.0 and launched no less than four products that support the standard, two adapters (one PCIe, one ExpressCard) and two DiskGO hard drives - portable and external.

The portable DiskGO USB 3.0 drive measures 4.90" x 3.10" x 0.90", has a working speed of 5400 RPM, is bundled with the Dmailer Backup software and comes in 250GB ($84.95), 320GB ($89.95), 500GB ($104.95) and 750GB ($174.95) capacities.

The 500GB ($94.95), 1TB ($124.95), 1.5TB ($149.95) and 2TB ($199.95) external DiskGO SuperSpeed USB HDDs are 7.60 by 4.45 by 1.45 inches, works at 7200 RPM and also comes with the Dmailer Backup software. All DiskGO USB 3.0 drives are backed by a three-year warranty.

[Via tcmagazine]

M-Edge’s New Accessories for Kindle 3

M-Edge  offers accessories of more than 20 jackets, sleeves, stands, and lights for the new Kindle. Those include Cambridge Jacket, Classic Jacket, New Yorker Jacket, GO! Jacket, Executive Jacket, Platform Jacket, Capital Jacket, Latitude Jacket with TheaterStand, and many more.

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The Diamond-clad iPhone 4 that Costs £5 Million

The British jeweler, Stuart Hughes, known for his expensive remakes of popular gadgets is at it again, this time with a diamond-clad iPhone 4 with a price tag of £5 million.

The handmade bezel contains approximately 500 individual flawless diamonds that total more than 100 carats; there’s 53 additional diamonds in the back, and the main navigation button is made of platinum, holding a single cut 7.4 carat pink diamond. Hughes already has two customers lined up, both of whom are Australian businessmen. 

[Via tech.blorge]

Designer USB Flash Drive and Collectibe Art

Now USB Flash Drive caqn be more than just a flash drive. This USB flash drive from Mimobot double as collectible art.

The distinctive character-based Mimobot line offers from 2GB to 16GB of flash memory storage and transport for all your most precious music, docs, pics and other personal data bits and bytes. The Mimobot range is available in several crossover flavors, such as Star Wars, Hello Kitty, Halo, and Japan’s Domo and Mimobot Artist Series has functioned as a canvas for pop-artists like Gary Baseman, Jon Burgerman, and Simone Legno amongst other fresh designer toy, street art, and urban cultured talent.

[via mimobot]

SelectaDNA Anti-Intruder Spray

SelectaDNA Anti-Intruder Spray is commercial burglary deterrent to criminals, and an ideal way for retail outlets, warehouses, schools and other premises to protect their valuable stock and assets.

SelectaDNA Anti-Intruder Spray can be linked to intruder alarm systems, or installed as a stand alone system activated by a panic button. Once triggered, SelectaDNA Anti-Intruder Spray will soak intruders in a solution containing a unique DNA code and UV tracer. Once sprayed, the solution is almost impossible to remove from clothing and skin, and cannot be transferred, and is invivisble to the naked eye.

The DNA fear-factor amongst criminals is high, which increases the likelihood of sprayed intruders fleeing the crime scene before stealing any goods.

The Police routinely scan for traces of SelectaDNA, and if found criminals are irrefutably linked to a crime scene

[Source selecdna and newyorktimes ]

Vigor Evo HD - A Rugged Workstation from Next Computing

Next Computing's Vigor Evo HD is an innovative ruggedized external chassis, portable, enterprise-class performance in harsh conditions computer. Weighing in at under 35 lbs. and equipped with a durable handle and optional shoulder strap, one can carry the Vigor Evo anywhere they need it.

NextComputing's Vigor Evo HD combines the highest-performance mobile server, based on the dual-core and quad-core Intel Xeon and the Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor, with a high performance graphics workstation, ruggedized in one briefcase-like form factor.The Vigor Evo HD supports up to (2) Single-, Dual-, or Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors or up to (2) Dual- or Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processors for a total of up to 8 processor cores to handle all of your intensive processing needs.

The Vigor Evo HD also features:

• An integrated 17" LCD display w/ hard coated protective screen
• Optional fold-out HD monitors
• NextComputing's Vigor Evo HD offers a Dust Filtration System.Optional replaceable protective screen with various anti-glare and hardening/anti-scratch coatings
• Enhanced I/O functionality
• Hot-swappable "quick-time" hard drives (click here to view video)
• Internal rubber shock absorbers create a floating internal chassis for added protection
• Powerful, small form-factor processing architecture

The Vigor Evo HD is ideal for:

• Field- and ship-based 3D and 4D visualization
• Harsh environment
• In-theater command and control operations and target acquisition

[Read more > nextcomputing]

Scarab Digital Camera, Take 2 Pictures at Once

The Scarab is a new type of digital camera that addresses a number of design issues related to traditional point and shoot digital cameras which evolved from the 35mm film format.
The design features two movable lenses that can be used independently for conventional pictures or for accurate self-portrait shots. Alternatively both lenses can be used together to capture panoramic images or unique 'front and back' Duo-Shot photographs.

Seeing the pictures, it seems that this camera is made by Canon. There is no information available on Canon's website.

[Via industrialdesignserved]

RIM, Sprint Announce BlackBerry "Style" 9670 Clamshell

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) officially announced The BlackBerry "Style" 9670 clamshell, formerly codenamed BlackBerry "Oxford." Sprint is the exclusive Style 9670 wireless carrier in the United States, and the device will retail for $100 after an equally valued mail-in rebate and along with a new two-year service contract. The BlackBerry Style goes on sale on October 31.

BlackBerry Style 9670 technical specifications:

• Display: 360x400 external; 240x320 internal
• 5MP digital camera with flash and autofocus
• Size: 3.78" closed, 6.912" open (height); 2.36" (weight); 0.73 (depth)
• Weight: 4.62 oz.
• 3G CDMA device (800/1900 MHz CDMA/EVDO Rev A networks)
• Bluetooth
• GPS
• Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n)
• 512MB of internal memory, ships with 8GB microSD card and supports media cards up to 32GB
• trackpad for navigation
• tethered modem functionality

[Read more at tcmagazine]

There Won't Be Any 7-inch iPad from Apple

After some rumors about the next iPad, finally Steve Jobs said that there won't be any 7-inch iPad.

Quoting Jobs:

This size isn't sufficient to create great tablet apps, in our opinion. While one could increase the resolution of the display to make up for some of the difference, it is meaningless unless your tablet also includes sandpaper, so that the user can sand down their fingers to around one quarter of their present size."

He said that Apple thinks that the 10-inch screen of the current iPad model is the minimum. That you cannot make a great tablet with a seven-inch screen because it cannot express the software.
[Via techgeeze]

The High Contrast Keyboard

If you are bored with the ordinary-looking keyboard, now try this one. This is the easy-to-read keyboard with high-contrast keys and enlarged print. The bright yellow keys are labeled in black, san serif type, the same high-visibility color scheme used for highway warning signs. The 43-point characters (about 9/16" tall) are heat transferred to the keys, after which a UV coating is applied for lasting durability. The 103-key layout is the same as that on a standard keyboard, with 12 function keys along the top row, plus nine buttons for common multimedia and browser commands. The USB keyboard is rated for 10 million keystrokes, ensuring years of trouble-free typing. Flip-up legs angle the keyboard for comfortable typing. For Windows 7, Vista, and XP. 1" H x 17 1/2" W x 6 3/4" D. (1 1/2 lbs.) The price is $49.95, available at  Hammacher Schlemmer.