TechFresh Daily: Canon PIXMA iP4950 High-performance Photo Printer and 10 more...

TechFresh Daily: Canon PIXMA iP4950 High-performance Photo Printer and 10 more...

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Canon PIXMA iP4950 High-performance Photo Printer

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 12:10 AM PDT

Canon PIXMA iP4950 High-performance Photo Printer

Canon today introduced the PIXMA iP4950 high-performance photo printer, which is ideal for professionals and families looking to create fantastic quality documents and photos at impressive speeds. As a successor to the PIXMA iP4850, the new printer incorporates leading printing technology and innovative features, including Full HD Movie Print and Easy-PhotoPrint EX. The PIXMA iP4950 also features the company’s advanced FINE print technology, which is capable of producing professional quality prints and sharp and vivid text based documents. The Canon iP4950 will be launched in October 2011 for £79($128). [Canon]

StarTech Standalone Portable Hard Drive Duplicator

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:51 PM PDT

StarTech Standalone Portable Hard Drive Duplicator

The StarTech standalone portable HDD duplicator offers an easy, hardware solution for duplicating/cloning a SATA hard drive. The device can also be connected to a desktop or a laptop computer for use as an external hard drive dock. As a standalone hard drive duplicator, the gadget allows you to create an exact 1-to-1 sector clone from one hard drive to another, including partition and boot sector information and all data, at a rate of up to 72MBps. As an external hard drive dock, it supports plug-and-play installation and can be connected to a host computer through either USB 2.0 or eSATA, providing data transfer speeds of up to 480Mbps or 3Gbps, respectively. This HDD duplicator is small enough to fit into the palm of your hand, which means you will be able to bring it with you everywhere you go. The StarTech standalone portable HDD duplicator is currently available for $77.99 each. [Product Page]

Pioneer X-SMC2 And X-SMC5 Compact Network Hi-Fi

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:25 PM PDT

Pioneer X-SMC2 And X-SMC5 Compact Network Hi-Fi

Pioneer Japan today introduced the X-SMC2 and X-SMC5 compact network Hi-Fi with iPhone and iPod support. Both models comes with DLNA support via WiFi or Ethernet, allowing you to access internet radio via vTuner or any audio file stored on your network. The Pioneer X-SMC2 and X-SMC5 also provide a DVD player with a video out, iPhone/iPod dock, and DivX playback support. The X-SMC2 offers a total output of 25 Watts, while the X-SMC5 has an output of 27 Watts.

Pioneer X-SMC2 And X-SMC5 Compact Network Hi-Fi

[Akihabara]

Toshiba Smarbo VC-RB100 Vacuum Cleaner

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:02 PM PDT

Toshiba Smarbo VC-RB100 Vacuum Cleaner

Toshiba has unveiled a new robot vacuum cleaner, the Smarbo VC-RB100. It is capable of cleaning an area of 100 square meters in around 90 minutes. The autonomous vacuum cleaner features a couple of unidentified CPUs, a camera, and a set of 38 sensors including gyro, acceleration, and range detection. Just like the Roomba, the Smarbo circumvents objects in its vicinity and returns to its charging station automatically after it’s done. Toshiba will release the Smarbo VC-RB100 vacuum cleaner in the Japanese market on October 1st, 2011 for around $1,175 (after conversion). [TechCrunch]

Samsung SyncMaster S27A850, S24A650 And S24A350T Monitors

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 08:32 PM PDT

Samsung SyncMaster S27A850, S24A650 And S24A350T Monitors

Samsung has launched three new SyncMaster monitors namely the S27A850, S24A650, and S24A350T. These monitors feature a 178/178 degree viewing angle, a 3000:1 contrast ratio, and Samsung’s Eco Saving feature that reduces power consumption by up to 50%. The SyncMaster S27A850 adopts the LED PLS (Plane to Line Switching) display technology that offers an ultra-high resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. The SyncMaster S24A650 and S24A350T provide a 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. The new Samsung SyncMaster S27A850, S24A650, S24A350T are priced at $1105, $545 and $275, respectively. [PCLaunches]

Rii Mini i6 Wireless Mini Keyboard With IR Remote

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 08:09 PM PDT

Rii Mini i6 Wireless Mini Keyboard With IR Remote

Online store Brando has started selling the Rii Mini i6 wireless mini QWERTY keyboard. It is not an ordinary wireless mini keyboard because it comes equipped with a touchpad and an infrared remote controller. What makes the Rii Mini i6 special is that it has a powerful ability to identify about 99.9% TV infrared remote control on the market. Measuring 151mm x 59mm x 12mm and weighing 95 grams, the Rii Mini i6 wireless mini QWERTY keyboard retails for $59 a pop. [Brando]

Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 Vapor-X Edition Graphics Card

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 07:08 PM PDT

Sapphire-Radeon-HD-6850-Vapor-X-Edition-Graphics-Card

Sapphire has added another factory-overclocked graphics card to its range with the introduction of the Radeon HD 6850 Vapor-X Edition. Featuring a 10-phase power design, this Barts-based graphics card is equipped with 960 Stream Processors, a 256-bit memory interface, a GPU clock of 800MHz, a 1GB of GDDR5 VRAM set @ 4400MHz and has a dual-slot, single fan cooling system. In terms of connectivity ports, it offers 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a and 2x mini DisplayPort 1.2. Pricing and release date are still unknown at the moment. [Softpedia]

X10 AirPad Low-cost Android Tablet

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 07:05 PM PDT

X10 AirPad Low-cost Android Tablet

If you are searching for a new affordable Android tablet, then check out the X10 AirPad. Powered by the Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system, the gadget features a 1.2GHz Rockchip 2918 Cortex A8 processor with a 512MB of RAM, a 7-inch (800×480) display, a 4GB of internal storage, and a microSD card slot(up to 32GB). The X10 AirPad also supports a 2MP camera at the back, an HDMI port, WiFi, and a USB port. If you are interested, you can purchase the X10 AirPad for only $199.99 each. [Product Page]

ViewSonic V3D231 23-inch 3D Monitor

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 06:50 PM PDT

ViewSonic V3D231 23-inch 3D Monitor

The ViewSonic V3D231 23-inch 3D LED display features a fast 2ms response time, a 20,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, a 250 cd/m2 brightness level, a 170/160 degree viewing angle, and a 1920×1080 resolution. The display supports the stereo 3D technology, so you can enjoy stunning stereoscopic visuals using passive polarized glasses. Additional specs include dual 2W stereo speakers with SRS Premium Sound, D-sub, DVI and HDMI 1.4. Unfortunately, there is no info on pricing at this moment. [ViewSonic]

Pioneer Computers DreamVision Radium Mini-ITX Gaming PC

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 06:47 PM PDT

Pioneer-Computers-DreamVision-Radium-Mini-ITX-Gaming-PC

Check out the newest Mini-ITX gaming PC from Pioneer Computers Australia, the DreamVision Radium. Specs-wise, the system is packed with an AMD Phenom II or X6 6-Core processor, an AMD 880G + SB710 Chipset, an AMD Radeon HD6950 1GB graphics card, up to 8GB DDR3 RAM, one 2.5-inch or one 3.5-inch hard drive (up to 2TB hard drive or 256GB SSD), a Blu-ray or DVD drive and two USB 3.0 ports. The DreamVision Radium sells for $1,699. [Pioneer Computers]

Ployer MOMO8 Android Tablet

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 06:29 PM PDT

Ployer-MOMO8-Android-Tablet

Powered by a 1.0GHz RK2918 ARM Cortex-A8 processor, the MOMO8 is the latest Android tablet from Ployer that sports an 8.0-inch 1024 x 768 capacitive touchscreen display, a GC800 graphics processor, a 512MB DDR3 RAM, an 8GB of storage, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera, a 2.0-megapixel rear-facing camera, 1080p Full HD video playback support, Flash 10.1 support, 3G, WiFi, an HDMI port and runs on Android 2.3 OS. The Ployer MOMO8 retails for 1,299 Yuan (about $200). [Product Page]

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