Wednesday, January 6, 2010 - Page 2
Gaming

Next-Gen Nintendo DS Will Have Some Kind Of Motion Detection

Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata was more mouthy than most presidents are about their upcoming – but unannounced – products, and said that the upcoming DS will have an accelerometer. Or, some kind of motion sensor.

OCZ’s SSD Now Comes In USB 3.0 Variety

OCZ announced their new line of SSDs for the first part of 2010, and it includes an external USB 3.0 SSD that can transfer at speeds up to 357Mb/s.

Seagate Black Armor PS110 Is A Portable USB 3.0 HDD

The obvious reason here to be excited about Seagate’s new Black Armor PS110 500GB portable HDD is because it uses a USB 3.0 connection and transfers 3x faster than current USB 2.0 drives.

Entertainment

Sling’s Trio Of New TV Placeshifting Devices

Sling just unveiled a trio of new products, which include a monitor that connects to local Slingboxes over Wi-Fi, a receiver that catches TV streams over Wi-Fi, and a Slingbox that plugs into your set-top box via USB. Swoon.

Iomega iConnect Is A Scalable NAS Solution On The Cheap

Looking for a cheap, easy NAS solution that also lets you access your data away from home? Iomega’s $US100 iConnect might be the gizmo for you.

Gadgets

Kindle DX Now In 100 Countries, Mobile Internet Everywhere

Amazon just gave their Kindle DX a worldwide launch, plus extended the mobile internet coverage across the globe for content downloads no matter where you’re at. International customers can pre-order now, and it will ship on January 19 for $US490.

Computing

HP Mini Netbooks: Pine Trail, Physical Redesign, Touchscreen Option

HP announced three new netbooks in the Mini line today: The 210 (consumer), 5102 (business) and 2102 (both?). They’re pretty standard next-gen netbooks, except for the 5102′s odd touchscreen option.

Computing

HP’s TM2 Tablet: Finally Touchable

HP’s new TM2 swivelling tablet is an evolution of its surprisingly long-running tablet series, and it’s definitely a worthy younger brother to the TouchSmart 600 all-in-one. BumpTop, the new desktop alternative, is a huge step up for the line.

Cameras

Kodak’s First Touchscreen Camera Shoots 720p, Goes By “Slice”

Kodak’s first wave of cameras basically embodied the commodity point-and-shoot: they were cheap, simple and not particularly good. The Slice, their first touchscreen point-and-shoot, is their first attempt at something better.

Cameras

Kodak Playsport Rugged Pocket Cam: 1080p Under The Sea

The Zi8 is one of the best pocket camcorders around, but maybe the biggest. The Playsport takes the Zi8′s guts – including its 1080p video, 5-megapixel still-photo sensor – and crams them into a small, waterproof shell. And? It’s cheaper.

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