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Your pen on the go

Ever missed an important concept that your teacher discussed in class? Failed to jot down the important instruction that your boss told you in a meeting? Or overheard that one crucial detail that was announced during a press conference?

Now fret no more.

From now on, Livescribe Pulse Smartpen can take down all your notes and share it conveniently. Loaded with a small computer around it, the Pulse Smartpen can surely capture every stroke and notation that you are making.

Also with a built-in recorder, the pen can simultaneously capture every sound and notation while simultaneously recording every sound.

You can also share your notes by transferring them to your PC.

The captured material is timeline based, so by pointing back to any page in your notes and tapping the pen on a word will automatically restart your audio at the exact time you wrote that word!

Seem like those features are already too much to handle? Wait til you receive the entire package.

Coming with a college-ruled notebook of microdot paper, the Pulse Smartpen includes a sheet of interactive controls that you can affix to any surface.

Among them are a calculator, menu navigation arrows, bookmarks, and paper replay, playback speed, and volume controls.

There’s also a USB-based magnetic docking cradle and faux-leather sleeve for the pen.

Sold for only $149 for the 1GB version and $199 for the 2GB, this new gadget promise you that you would never miss a word, ever.

Samsung introduces card-like USB

Things are really changing.

A few days back, we were introduced to the possibility that our train tickets would become like that of a USB flash disk and now we are offered by a card-like USB.

Samsung pioneered the release of this 120GB USB HDD in China.

It is far more portable with the vital stats of 1.8″ 4,200-rpm USB drive compared to the most popular drives use the 2.5″ size format.

This could actually pass as a credit card. In fact, you can actually carry this inside your wallet, and mistakenly give it out when you’re shopping.

Moreover, it is also energy saving since it only consumes 300mA from a 500mA USB port and uses just 1.4W to run.

Some tech experts see that the conventional USB drives are likely to get obsolete once this handy memory card (quite, literally) penetrate our market.

Expect the Samsung 1.8″ 40GB version to be priced for approx 1099 RMB ($161); 60GB for 1299 RMB ($191); and 80GB for 1599 RMB ($235). The 120GB will obviously be priced at the higher price bracket of 1999 RMB ($293).

USB train tickets

Ever felt the rush?

You know, when you’re adrenaline is already pumping, people are blocking your way and a long queue both in the ticket booth is nothing but an eye-sore.

Fret no more.

Surely, technology have always been trying to synchronize our needs to our essential belongings. Move over tickets or even SMS service for ticket buying that also requires you to fall in line with everyone and waste minutes of your precious time.

Introducing the USB tickets. This system uses a Weneo ID Smart or a USB card that allows passenger to pay for the ticket online and use it via the RFID reader.

This undertaking by the SNCF plans to expand contactless payment system to provide ease and comfort of course.

All a user needs to do is plug in the USB card onto their computer, and he or she can pay for their tickets in advance online, withdrawing funds from their own bank account.

This project however is only a test-run as SCNF is trying it out in more than a thousand passengers at this time.

If this turns out successful, I could just imagine how the world of ticket could change in a snap.

Aleratec USB Copy Cruiser Plus

Imagine you are already standing in the place you dreamt to visit long since you were a child. You take out your digital camera; click the shutters to capture your most-awaited moment, and suddenly, the camera’s memory goes full. Like heaven fell on earth, you did not bring along your laptop to transfer your files and the photos in your camera are all equally as important. You cannot delete them. What will you do?

This is where the Aleratec USB Copy Cruiser comes in like a miracle. Now, you can move your camera files to a USB device in just a plug away. You do not even need a computer to operate the stuff. As simple as connecting your digital camera to a triple A battery-powered gadget, you can have the feeling that you have gained virtually unlimited capacity – and unlimited convenience.
Anywhere you are, even if there is no laptop around, you can share music files with your friends. You can even transfer folders between two USB devices without the hassle of using a computer. Just plug the devices on both ends of the gadget, and you will be surprised how fast the copy cruiser works.
But, the amazing gadget does not stop to impress just yet. When connected to a computer, the USB Copy Cruiser Plus transforms into an external USB 2.0 8-in-1 card reader handy for any type of memory cards you have. It is safe, secure, fit for your budget, easy to use, and amazingly convenient.

The Swiss Army Drive!

swiss army drive

Is it an army knife? Is it a USB drive? No it’s Swiss Army Drive :)

Officially called by Victorinox as SwissMemory, a cool combination I haven’t thought of myself. It is for the Mac Gyver’s and tech-guys out there.

In its very compact design, you will have 1 GB memory stick, knife blade, nail file with screwdriver, scissors, key ring, LED mini-light, and retractable ballpoint pen.

I haven’t tried this device personally yet but the reviews I am seeing are great. This is indeed a potentially cool christmas gift.

see it at Amazon.com
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