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Palm Pre coming to US on June 6

Palm Pre has finally got an official release date. It’s now confirmed that it’ll be released by Sprint in the United States on June 6.

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19-inch Envision LCD monitor gets steampunk makeover

Here comes an 19-inch Envision LCD monitor that has been given steampunk makeover. It’s a fully functional LCD monitor that features a 1/8-inch thick solid brass frame, as well as solid brass corners and frame detail.

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World’s first USB 3.0 controller by NEC

NEC has announced that they’re ahead of others to have produced the world’s first hardware controller that supports the USB 3.0 standard. The little controller chipset is called µPD720200, lets computers and other devices communicate with USB 3.0 peripherals and allows the theoretical maximum data transfer speed of 5Gbps – about 10 times faster than USB 2.0.

The USB 3.0 chipset is also backward compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices although USB 3.0 ports won’t support USB 1.x. This chipset will be very much useful for external storage drives such as external USB hard drive or solid state drive. With the tremendously high speed of data transfer, launching applications or copying data from the drives will be very much faster than what USB 2.0 can handle.

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CompuLab’s Fit-PC2 – world’s smallest PC

Fit-PC2 is the second generation of CompuLab’s world’s smallest PC – the Fit-PC. The second generation of this palm-sized computer is now powered by the Intel Atom processor.

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iUnika Solar-powered netbook

I definitely love the idea of having a netbook that absorbs solar energy for its power. As you wouldn’t have to worry about the battery will go flat during day time when sunlight is available. Some more, you don’t have to look for power outlet in order to keep yourself to continue working on the netbook.

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Sofa functions as USB hub

This is a new idea, by making a sofa to also function as a USB hub. So users sit on the sofa can hook up to several USB devices to it and also share data among them.

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PMP with impressively long Battery Life – The Sonix7 Media Pro

Here comes the Sonix7 Media Pro, a PMP that has impressively long battery life that can last up to 20 hours. The Sonix7 Media pro comes equipped with 3.2-inch touchscreen display and a single charge allows its battery to last for up to 20 hours of playback of audio and video.

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Bejeweled mobile phones: Athem’s Diamond BlackBerry Bold and Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte

Athem has rolled out two new bejeweled mobile phones, this time they are the BlackBerry Bold and Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte that have got diamond-encrusted. The two phones have been given names called BlackBeauty (for the BlackBerry Bold) and SnowWhite (for the Nokia 8800).

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Extech portable microscope

Extech has unveiled a new digital microscope which is different in shape from the usual microscopes seen in science labs. It’s compact in size, portable and is shaped more or less like a digital camera.

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GefenTV Wireless HDMI extender sends 1080p HD video up to 100 feet away

GefenTV wireless HDMI extender is able to send HD video from the player to an HD display that is up to 100 feet away. The HD video delivered over the air is able to maintain the quality of 1080/30p with Dolby 5.1 surround sound within the 100-feet distance.

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