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New Intel SSD 520 SATA III SSDs Available Shortly In The Store

Ken Xu posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 9:21 pm
Can’t have enough speed on the Intel SSD 510 series? Well, here come a new improved series of Intel SSD – the 520 Series. This intel Solid state drive is using SATA III 6.0Gbps interface, 25nm MLC NAND Flash memory chips, SandForce controller to boost its overall performance, and a built-in 256-...
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Canon Selphy CP810 Compact Photo Printer Released

Ken Xu posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 9:03 pm
Canon is preparing to release their new Selphy series of photo printer around the May 2012. This new photo printer is dubbed as Selphy CP810, a new compact size printer that has a built-in tilting 2.7-inch colour LCD display, improved Auto Image Optimizer function, and the capability to print on pos...
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Transcend Outs SSD720 SATA III Solid State Drives

Ken Xu posted an article on - Feb 6, 2012, 4:20 am
More SSDs popping out, this time Transcend is taking the lead. The latest Transcend SSD is called SSD720, a SATA 6Gbps Solid state drive that uses several technologies like SandForce SF-281 controller, DuraClass and DuraWrite to boost its overall performance (both write and read speed). According t...
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Sony Ericsson Xperia NX Smartphone Available For Pre-Order This Week In Japan

Ken Xu posted an article on - Feb 6, 2012, 3:07 am
Japan is going to be the first to get the pre-order treatment for the new Erisson Xperia NX from Sony. It was known as Xperia S during the last CES 2012 expo, but now it’s going to be called as Xperia NX and will hit Japan in this February 10th, and going through NTT DoCoMo on February 24th. UK m...
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Amazon Kindle Touch WiFi Edition Goes International

Ken Xu posted an article on - Feb 6, 2012, 1:00 am
Amazon begins shipping out their Kindle Touch edition internationally starting this February. As you may have known from the start, Kindle Touch is the only and cheapest ebook reader offered by Amazon at the $99, and it’s coming with a 6-inch multi-touch screen for navigation instead of hard butto...
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RCSuperHero – The Flying Human RC Airplanes

Ken Xu posted an article on - Feb 3, 2012, 6:45 am
If someone without the proper knowledge who happened to be the biggest fans of “Heroes“, this poor guy is going to think that the genetic alteration is a real stuff after seeing these guys flying around. Well, it’s actually not a real human. They are alike, but it’s actually a plain RC airp...
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Folding Bike Helmet – Now You Can Fit It Into Your Bag Easily

Ken Xu posted an article on - Feb 3, 2012, 5:23 am
Getting tired of your usual stiff bike helmet or design? Well, soon you will be able to get this new bike helmet that could be folded to compress the size smaller that you can easily store it on your bag. They called it Overrade a folding bike helmet designed by French Studio Agency 360 (Patrick Jou...
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BenQ Releases Short-Throw Education Projectors: LX 60ST and LW61ST

Ken Xu posted an article on - Feb 3, 2012, 3:57 am
BenQ releasing two new short-throw projectors that looks quite cool and it’s aiming for the education marketplace. Known as the LX 60ST and LW61ST, these short-throw projectors has used the company’s special light engine called the BlueCore light Engine that offering mercury-free and amazing ene...
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iPhone Lens Wallet by PhotoJojo

Ken Xu posted an article on - Feb 2, 2012, 3:57 am
If you are trying to have fun with your iPhone’s camera, I guess that interesting holga lens kit is enough. But if you want something more professional looking, you might want to check out this news iPhone Lens wallet from PhotoJojo. This iPHone Lens Wallet is coming with one iPhone case, several...
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Targus Dual Port HD USB 3.0 External Graphic Card Expands Your Laptop Capability Enormously

Ken Xu posted an article on - Feb 2, 2012, 2:25 am
If you are the lucky one to stuck with a USB 3.0 enabled laptop, you’ll get the chance the expand the video capability with Targus latest gadget. The Dual Port HD USB 3.0 external graphic card will allow you to play with three external HD monitors by adding two more video ports (one DVI and one HD...
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Qualcomm Intros Kobee Jin Yong e-Book Reader

Ken Xu posted an article on - Feb 1, 2012, 3:05 am
Over at Taipei International Book Fair, Qualcomm has rolled out a new ebook reader called Kobee Jin Yong that has a 5.7-inch Mirasol display. You know, Mirasol is the next gen of e-ink display that is capable of showing up color in the usual black ‘n white display, without sucking up extra battery...
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Leaf Wireless Kinetic Mouse Is A Self-Powered PC Mouse

Ken Xu posted an article on - Feb 1, 2012, 2:40 am
This type of concept is a long waited one for guys like me. I have no idea how many battery I’ve replaced for my wireless mouse as I’ve used it quite a lot for work and play. It’s both expensive if you think it carefully when comparing to a casual wired mouse, and not really-earth friendly as ...
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ISI Desk Clamp Cable Clip

Ken Xu posted an article on - Feb 1, 2012, 2:18 am
Devraj Bhadra has come up with a nice idea of cable organizer called “ISI Desk Clamp” which is simple yet effective in organizing plugs and cable. Probably inspired by the binder clip cable organizer, ISI Desk clamp is shaping like a binder clip without the steel handle. It has several notches ...
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Octa WhaleTail and Vacuum Dock Tablet Stand

Ken Xu posted an article on - Jan 31, 2012, 5:46 am
Check out this interesting tablet stand called Octa WhaleTail + Vacuum Dock. It’s a two-part tablet stand – the cute WhaleTail and a Vacuum Dock. I’ve no idea why it has to be a tail of whale, but the design is pretty interesting when you put it on your desk. The Octa WhaleTail will docked in...
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Focus Designs' SBU – The Self Balancing Unicycle Version 2.0 Released

Ken Xu posted an article on - Jan 31, 2012, 3:15 am
Who said that riding an unicycle has a hard learning curve? No, it won’t be the same anymore as Focus Designs has come up with a better design of their SBU. That term is not Small Butt Unicycle. There is no discrimination here. It’s stand for Self-Balancing Unicycle – and it’s already on its...
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Google Android Modify Watch

Ken Xu posted an article on - Jan 30, 2012, 2:59 am
Google is teaming up with Modify watches to offers a new watches with Android mascot dressing. It doesn’t mean that Google as the giant company couldn’t have fun with their work and product, in fact, they’re having a lot of fun on each Android version released (reflected by the big mascots on ...
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Microsoft Kinect Technology Coming To Laptop

Ken Xu posted an article on - Jan 30, 2012, 2:43 am
Kinect is really wonderful for Xbox 360 where we can play games with our body movement and extract some sweats for a healthier gaming experience. This device has really chance the way we interact with games or applications, and perhaps it will be the key to decrease the obesity rate in the States. W...
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uPixie USB Pulse Massager

Ken Xu posted an article on - Jan 30, 2012, 2:02 am
Working all day long in front of a computer is pretty tiring, especially where you don’t have a proper ‘ergonomic’ workspace to support your body. Body tend to feel the stiffness, aches or even pains in the thighs or shoulders. If you are the frequent “victim” of those troublesome experien...
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Western Digital Rolling Out My Book Thunderbolt DUO Drive

Ken Xu posted an article on - Jan 28, 2012, 2:00 am
My Book series from Western Digital (WDC) is getting a new product line called Thunderbolt DUO. This new storage solution is the first series to support Intel’s Thunderbolt technology that could run at a blazing speed. The Thunderbolt DUO is coming with two 3.5-inch hard drive in RAID 0 stripped ...
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Finally Released – Lenovo ThinkPad X130e Student-Friendly Laptop For $429

Ken Xu posted an article on - Jan 27, 2012, 11:30 pm
After announcement made on December last year, Lenovo has finally released their ThinkPad X130e. This laptop has been nominated and designed exclusively for students in grades K-12 as it’s been accompanied with handful of supportive features for students. Student will also get the options to choo...
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Jaja Pressure Stylus Pen For iPad

Ken Xu posted an article on - Jan 20, 2012, 8:44 pm
Over at Kickstarter, an interesting capacitive pen has been created again. After LunaTik Stylus Touch Pen, here come the Jaja Stylus Pen for iPad that user can actually put pressure on their drawing! Jaja Pressure Stylus pen is invented by a smart Australian John Atherton. His Jaja stylus pen is re...
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Recorder Pen Concept – A High-end Pen For Future Students

Ken Xu posted an article on - Jan 20, 2012, 8:39 pm
There is a new concept from YankoDesign that looks pretty cool. It’s a pen technology, where make turning your scribes into digital version as easy as possible. The pen concept is called “Recorder Pen“, according to the designer, the pen will have a handful of interesting features. What the de...
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Nostalgia Electrics Retro Series Breakfast Station

Ken Xu posted an article on - Jan 20, 2012, 10:50 am
Anything that could make my morning life easier would be welcomed. I don’t eat bread, egg, sausage and a cup of coffee every morning, but with this new but retro BreakfastStation, I would have them anyway. The reason is simply I can cook them at the same time, along with brewing my morning coffee...
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NANOLET: Minimalist Nano Wristband For iPod Nano 6G/7G

Ken Xu posted an article on - Jan 19, 2012, 8:26 pm
There are a lot of wristband accessory made for iPod Nano 6G or 7G, but I haven’t found one that is so minimalist like this one from Curve Creative. This is the NANOLET, the minimalist Nano Wristband for iPod Nano 6G/7G. It’s a 3D printed Nano Bracelet that if you have your own 3D printer, you ...
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HzO to Provides Waterproof Functionality For Every Mobile Devices In The Future

Ken Xu posted an article on - Jan 19, 2012, 7:19 pm
Water is always the best enemy to any electronic device ever created. Even the most popular gadget such as iPhone or iPad is their best food to crunch. However, the situation will be switching 180-degree in few years later as HzO is going to released their new thin film nano-coating system called Wa...
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Skybar Wine Chill Drops, Because Chilling Wine With Ice Cube Is So Old School

Ken Xu posted an article on - Jan 19, 2012, 4:32 am
Do you still use ice cube to chill your drink/wine? If so, you should try this cool and fast chiller from William Sonama – the Skybar Wine Chill Drops. This is practically the same thing as Whiskey Stones from Thinkgeek, but this one is a bit better and stylish. It’s shaping like a smoking pipe...
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SpareOne: Emergency Phone With 15 Years Battery Life On A Single AA Battery

Ken Xu posted an article on - Jan 18, 2012, 4:22 am
Emergency Phone with a long battery life is very important. Not only it could last long where you can rely on it on special condition, it can also save your money on replacing the battery. SpareOne is a new cell phone, or to be exact, an emergency phone that serves one purpose only – to make cal...
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Retrode 2: The Ultimate Retro Gaming Adapter

Ken Xu posted an article on - Jan 18, 2012, 3:11 am
Still fancy for a retro games or you’ve got a lot of retro game that you want to play but the console has already broken? Or perhaps you want to play them on your laptop/desktop? Retrode will be the answer to those requests. Retrode is a new small adapter that capable of letting you to play your ...
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Polaroid SC1630 Smart Camera With Android OS

Ken Xu posted an article on - Jan 18, 2012, 2:46 am
This is a phone, er… well, kind of like phone but it’s not one. You may pretty familiar with the name “polaroid” here as they are the only popular company that product camera with instant snapshot result. They’ve announced an interesting camera recently that pretty much like the Sony Eri...
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Hisense Gesture-Controlled Android Smart TV

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 31, 2011, 11:50 pm
Together with eyeSight Mobile Technologies, Hisense has rolled out their first gesture-controlled Android-based smart TV that has come with 2D camera that will detect user’s movement. The system will detect how the hand gesture is, and you can hand-controlled various functions like switching chan...
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AZiO Levetron Mech4 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 31, 2011, 11:45 pm
Fans of mechanical gaming keyboard? If you think that Razer Black Widow is not for you, you can take a look at this new one from AZiO called Levetron Mech4. AZiO is a California-based company who’ve been quite awhile in the PC market. Although we can’t guarantee how good their product is, but t...
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Shuttle XPC H7 5820S Matrox Mini PC Support Up To 8 Monitors

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 31, 2011, 11:41 pm
Being the king in mini PC, Shuttle has once again made a big announcement of their new super barebone hardware called XPC H7 5820S Matrox Mini PC. Don’t underestimate its look, there is a beast inside this small chassis. Measuring at just 7.5-inch in height, this space saving barebone is coming ...
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Microsoft Visions Of The Future With Bunch Of Dazzling Technologies

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 31, 2011, 11:23 pm
Dreaming about the future is always an interesting thing to do. I’ve envision how human can fly around with using anti-gravity jacket, running leopard-fast by wearing suit with robotic frame, and so on. However, that’s not what in Microsoft’s mind. Microsoft has published an interesting imagi...
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Blackberry P9981 Porsche Design Is $2000 A Pop

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 31, 2011, 10:53 pm
I used my Blackbbery for their chatting functionality only, so I’m not kind of interested with their specs as long as I can chat with my friends. Beside that, my BB is actually quite “useless” apart from its chatting function. However, if you are those who care about the performance and look ...
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Lifeproof iPhone 4S Case For Waterproof, Dustproof and Shockproof Protection

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 28, 2011, 3:08 am
Lifeproof is a new company who has released a new iPhone 4 / iPhone 4S case that is waterproof, dustproof, snowproof and shock proof. They even goes further into the details about the four protections and what this case could sustain: Waterproof is covering swimming, surfing, rain, or drink splash,...
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Using 3,750 Apple Tiles To Form Steve Jobs' Face

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 28, 2011, 1:30 am
In the memorial of Steve Jobs, Olivier Lefebvre have bought boxes of apples (green apple and red apple), used someone’s garden to create the face of Steve Jobs out of 3,750 apples (combining both red and green apples). Steve Jobs’ death has really left a big impact to the world. It’s another ...
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UFO Ice Cubes For The Alien-Lovers

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 28, 2011, 1:07 am
If you are the big fans of UFO and Aliens, you might interested in getting this UFO Ice cube tray. It’s a cool Sci-fi UFO and Asteroid shaped ice cube tray, where you’ll get the ice cube molded in both UFO and asteroid. The tray itself is made with food-grade silicone mold. This ice cube tray i...
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Save $81.89 on Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 Rice Cooker With Warmer

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 28, 2011, 12:21 am
Amazon has discounted the Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 5 1/2 Cup Rice Cooker and warmer from the listed price of $233 to $151.11 with $81.89 saving. This rice cooker is one of the most high rated products at Amazon with over hundreds of 5 stars review rating given on this Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 rice cooker. Her...
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Vibroy Vibration Portable Speaker

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 28, 2011, 12:00 am
... , 40ohm impedance and 78dB noise. It’s powered by 2 AAA batteries, or can be powered by USB connection as well. Here is ... can use Vibroy with it! Output: 1W Power supply voltage: 3V (batteries) -5V (USB) Frequency response scope: 300Hz – 10000Hz Impedance: 40hm Noise: 78dB Batteries: 2...
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Save $120.04 On ContourHD 1080p Sport Camera

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 26, 2011, 3:25 am
Amazon is discounting the cool sport camcorder – ContourHD that could record fast pace action in 1080p full HD format. This camera has 5-megapixel sensor, internal microphone, aluminum fiberglass water-resistant body and a removable lithium ion battery that could provide the ContourHD camera about...
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Adonit Jot Capacitive Touch Stylus For Precision Sketches

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 26, 2011, 2:50 am
Would you like to draw on your iPad (or other touchscreen tablets) with precision, like drawing on a canvas or drawing paper? Using fingers might be practical, but you won’t be able to draw precisely like you would when using pen. That’s why people are coming up with a solution that would make ...
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Samsung Galaxy Note Commercial Video

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 26, 2011, 1:46 am
Samsung is going to release their new type of smartphone called Galaxy Note on November next month in various markets including US, UK and Europe. This Amazing smartphone is an Android Gingerbread 2.3 phone that is kind of the hybrid tablet phone that blurred the line between the two device. It has ...
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Android Users Can't Have Siri? SpeakToIt Come To The Rescue

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 26, 2011, 12:26 am
iPhone 4S users have been spoiled by the new assistant that is super cool and have its own characteristic, leaving Android phone users in the dark side of the fun. However, if you are Android users, be cherished now as a group of developers have come out with a Siri-alternative for Android users. T...
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Tokyoflash Unveiling Kisai Seven LED Watch

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 25, 2011, 11:53 pm
Another watch concept has been transformed into a reality by Tokyoflash – the company that is popular of their weird alien-tech watches. This time, it’s the concept design of Scott Galloway from the UK which looks much like a TRON inspired LED watch design. Known as Kisai Seven, it has a two cir...
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Solar Powered Candle

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 25, 2011, 11:26 pm
Love to have an everlasting candle to lit up your room? Sure, you can now get such kind of long life candle as it’s been enhanced into a lamp! However, unlike any ordinary lamp, this candle can self powered as it’s been equipped with solar panel at the rear side of the candle. The candle itself...
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IIDA Jupitris Phone Charger – From Concept To Reality

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 24, 2011, 9:49 pm
Jupitris was first concepted by Jin Juramoto for iida. Never thought it could make into the production, but after three years since it was first concepted, Jupitris has finally able to hit the production stage. iida Jupitris is a cute rounded AC charger with built-in retractable cord. It’s end up ...
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Londge Unveiling MD808 8-inch Android Tablet

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 24, 2011, 9:08 pm
In the common practice, most manufacturer will go for a 7-inch tablet or larger at 9-inch or 10-inch when trying to push their product to the market. I’ve only seen the Galaxy Tab that come with 8.9-inch with an unique size. However, Samsung is not alone. A company called Londge has introduced th...
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Changers Solar Starter Kit For Portable Gadgets

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 24, 2011, 8:48 pm
Harvesting natural energy is like a dream in the past, however, we are at it now. With the speed of development in solar panel technology, many of the manufacturers have produces a consumer-level type of solar panel or kit that would make charging gadget easier with the help of the mighty sun. The l...
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Verizon Announcing Samsung Galaxy Nexus For US Market

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 24, 2011, 8:34 pm
Last week we have heard that Samsung Galaxy Nexus is going to come to the US market with the latest OS installed (the Ice Cream Sandwich), and it’s going to be the exclusive item for Verizon. Today, Verizon has come up to the stage to confirm this rumor. Verizon is going to be the first to sell th...
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Gummy Tongues For Halloween Freak Out

Ken Xu posted an article on - Oct 19, 2011, 11:49 pm
Want to turn yourself into a long tongue ghost or monster in this year’s Halloween? Candy.com has the stuff you are looking for. It’s a long colored candy with tongue shape. There are even tongues that looks like a viper tongue with split tips. This tongue has been nominated as the World’s la...
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