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ARNOVA 7 Tablet – Pay Less, Do More

Finally, there’s a gadget to disprove the general notion that tablet PCs are a bit on the expensive side of consumer electronics. The new ARNOVA 7 tablet may not be as well-known as Apples, as big as the Galaxy, iconic as Iconia, as high as the Flyer, or as smart as the Thinkpad – but it sure does know how to stand its ground. In an electronics market saturated with wave after wave of tablet PC, the ARNOVA stands out on sheer functionality, practicality, and an almost unbeatable price to value ratio. For around $99.00 Arnova 7 offers a high resolution resistive touch screen with virtual keyboard, 720p video playback, integrated speakers, multi-format audio playback, USB 2.0 ports, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, and a 4 GB flash memory expandable via micro SDHC slot. The 7-inch screen comes with 800 x 480 resolution and 16-million colors perfect for web browsing and watching videos on the go.

The new Arnova 7 merely weighs around 340 grams and just about 12 mm thick yet it comes heavy with features. For starters, it runs an Android 2.2 Froyo mobile operating system and that means unlimited access to AppLib store. With the built-in Wi-Fi, news and other digital content can be delivered directly to this device. Subscribed contents and services can also be set as home screen widgets for instant access to relevant information the minute the Arnova 7 is turned on. Furthermore, this tablet PC can be easily converted into a mobile office through its included email app and optional office document and spreadsheet editors available via AppLib store.

You can also check out Archos Arnova here.

KINGMAX 64GB Micro SD Card – The New Standard Capacity in Micro SD Storage

People often ask for more advanced technology – the bigger, the faster, the whole lot better. The latest breakthrough in storage technology may not be as profound as the discovery of magnetic discs or solid state drives but it is as exciting. No longer are portable devices limited to 32GB of additional MicroSD storage – Kingmax just released the world’s first large capacity Micro SD card to reach the 64GB barrier. Its large capacity, small size and faster transfer rate makes it an ideal storage media for smart phones, high-end digicams, recorders, and even personal computers. Even it’s just about the size of a fingernail, this 64GB microSD card is the ultimate data storage solution made to meet the demands of extreme performance and new generation gadgets.

Kingmax 64GB microSD is designed using 9 Stacked Die technology for this Class 6 micro SD card and complies with the latest SD 3.0 and Class 6 specifications. It also supports SD Card Association’s SD2.0 requirements. To use, simply plug the micro SD card into free slot and instantly reap the benefits of expanded memory for your HD videos, photos, mp3 players, mobile games, and other multimedia files. Furthermore, when used with different supported adapters, the Kingmax 64GB microSD card can also be used as an SD card or a USB thumb drive.

For added data reliability, this micro SD card comes with an Error Correction Code which auto detects sand and rebuilds data lost during transmission. Another great feature is the Wear leveling algorithm that distributes all the information into different location on the memory card to even out the average area usage and maximize product life.

View more KINGMAX Micro SD and related products here!

Seagate Savvio 10K.3, Savvio 15K.3 and Constellation ES.2 – The Ultimate Enterprise HDD Storage Solution


Seagate is leading an invasion of HDD-based enterprise storage solution and its three new next generation hard drives – the Seagate Savvio 10K.3, Savvio 15K.3 and Constellation ES.2 are leading the way. The Savvio 10K.3 is a 2.5-inch small form factor enterprise level hard disk drive that offers a high performance, solid reliability and large capacity solution for tier 1 and mission-critical server storage. It’s the first and only 2.5-inch 10,000 RPM drive that’s available in 300, 450, 600, and 900GB capacity on a single device. It comes in either 6 GB/s SAS or 4 GB Fiber Channel interfaces. The other model, the 15K.3 is a top of the line HDD optimized for tier 1 storage systems. It comes at 146 and 300 GB capacities, and it was designed to be an affordable storage option for performance systems and other wide variety of IT applications. The Savvio 10K.5 and Savvio 15K.3 additionally feature Protection Information for increased data integrity and an optional Self-Encrypting Drive for data privacy and protection. Both models also have a reliability rating of 0.44% AFR and 2 millions hours MTBF further backed by a 5-year warranty.

The Constellation ES.2 is a fifth generation 3.5-inch 3 Terabyte HDD that features one of the industry’s highest capacity and lowest operating power. It sports a third generation SAS interface and SAS-based Protection Information for end-to-end data reliability. Other HDD technology incorporated are Self-Encrypted Drive option, Rotational Vibration Feed Forward technology that maintains drive performance even when used in tight multi-drive system applications, and a PowerChoice on-demand low power option that helps keep the drive run on optimum temperature. The Constellation ES.2 can come in either 6 GB/s SATA or SAS interfaces.

You can also check out Seagate XT here.

Seagate Pulsar.2 and Pulsar XT.2 – The Ultimate Enterprise SSD Storage Solution


Seagate Technology once again proved it to be one of the world’s top storage solutions by releasing new products that meet not only the demands of the general consumer electronic market but the enterprise industry as well. Their latest lineups of enterprise storage solutions are designed for professional applications ranging from database servers and mass storage to bulk archiving and everything in between. Their latest addition to their industry award-winning storage line up includes two new enterprise and business class high performance and high endurance Solid State Drives – the Seagate Pulsar.2 and Pulsar XT.2.

The Pulsar.2 SSD is the first MLC-enabled, up to 800GB high capacity SSD that offers the best in price to performance ratio, data reliability, and endurance needed by resource intensive enterprise applications. The Pulsar.2 is specifically made for enterprise use, it has an intelligent feature that can automatically identify and correct different data errors which can happen during typical drive operations. With the MLC NAND technology, this drive opens the way for SSDs to be a viable enterprise and professional storage options. Pulsar.2 natively supports 6 GB/s SAS and SATA interfaces.

The Pulsar XT.2 on the other hand is a 2.5-inch, SLC-based, 6 GB/s SAS SSD with capacities up to 400GB. It is the fastest drive in the Seagate products with consistent random read speeds of 48k and writes at 22 IOPS. Its sequential reads has been rated at 360 MB/s and writes at 360 MB/s. This SSD storage is built for the actual, complex, and varying loads of an enterprise environment.

The two second generation SSD models are backed by years of Seagate experience and have achieved a 0.44% AFE and 2 million-hour MTBF rating for unmatched data reliability.

You can also check out Seagate XT here.

New ICD-UX200,UX300, and UX300F Flash Memory Voice Recorders From Sony

Sony-ICD-UX200-and-ICD-UX300-Digital-Voice-Recorders-pink-blackImagine going to a lecture after a good night out with your buddies. Just thinking about the headache and body pains that seem to come from nowhere makes me feel queasy already. But you don’t need to listen at the elcture actually. You just have to be physically present and get everything that your professor says with a voice recorder and these new recorders from Sony would fit the bill.

Three new voice recorders namely the ICD-UX200, ICD-UX300, and ICD-UX300F are to be released Europe bound this December. These voice recorders are lighter than your mobile phone at 48g and are compact that they can easily slip into your pocket or the smallest compartment of your bag. But don’t let the small size fool you as they are loaded with features. The UX300 has 4GB of internal memory capable of recording 1072 hours of conversation! To think that a month has about 720 hours, this has more than enough space for your daily needs. These voice recorders run on alkaline batteries that can record up to 15 hours continuously and 83 hours of playback. There are even 21 steps of playback speed that can break down supercalifragilisticexpialidocious into manageable syllables. The record format uses MP3 which means you can transfer the recording to your iPod and listen while on the go. And one more thing, these recorders work on either PC or Mac so no problems with compatibility there.

Though we cannot get these here in the US, there are a bunch of Sony ICD Voice Recorders that you can get at Amazon.