Koingo has announce the immediate availability of the Librarian Pro Handheld USB Barcode Scanner! Easily scan in barcodes to Librarian Pro with the press of a button, and have items automatically added and details filled in from Amazon, or automatically mark as returned. It takes the painstaking process out of typing in barcodes, or performing manual queries for each item in your collection.
Librarian Pro is our award winning home inventory system for movies, books, music, hardware, and more. Organize items into smart collections, add them to the in-program Amazon shopping cart, mark them as lent out to friends, and even export for the web or your iPod!
The black Librarian Pro Handheld USB Scanner is available for $79.95 (plus shipping and handling), or bundled with a Single User license of Librarian Pro for a combined price of only $99.95. Additionally, there are no drivers to install and the scanner works instantly with both Mac OS X and Windows XP.
For additional details, visit Koingo’s web site and click the Barcode Scanner link on the right hand side.
The Mobile Survival Kit Micro packs an impressive 1700mAh of power so you can charge it from any convenient USB port and in turn power your device up to 2.5 times longer. Measuring in at a mere 88 x 50 x 14.5mm, the Mobile Survival Kit Micro comes complete with a USB to Mini USB cable as well as a retractable cable with adaptors enabling you to charge and recharge your Nokia, Micro USB, PSP, Samsung, iPod or Sony Ericsson device anywhere. And because the Mobile Survival Kit Micro outputs to a standard USB port, it will charge anything that can be charged from USB (you can use your normal cable).
For the travellers among us, Proporta also include their Car Power Supply with USB Socket and AC Travel Charger (with USB Socket) for use in Europe, USA, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and elsewhere, as well as a handy little drawstring bag to keep it all in.
Proporta appreciate how frustrating it is to be caught short without power. Whether you’re stuck in traffic and your GPS gives out, half way through a gym session and find yourself iPod-less or there are leaves on the line and you’re about to miss a dinner reservation – Proporta have the ideal solution to suit your everyday power requirements.
To see what other accessories and solutions Proporta can offer you and your device, visit www.proporta.com/power
P.S. The Freedom Keychain GPS 2000 Receiver works with all the popular mapping software currently available and is capable of connecting simultaneously to up to 51 satellite channels. Ideal for anyone on the road.
Newer Technology, Inc. (NewerTech®) http://www.newertech.com, the leading developer of PC, Macintosh® and iPod® performance upgrades and accessories, today announced new lower pricing on its award-winning Guardian MAXimus™, the first low-cost FireWire® and USB2 External RAID 1 storage solution for consumers and professional users alike.
Guardian MAXimus received a Five Star Rating in the December 2007 issue of Photoshop User magazine. “Easy to use, incredibly fast, and offers a lot of space for the price…the perfect space-to-speed ratio that’s so important to graphics professionals, digital photographers, and designers,” said PhotoShop User magazine. Introduced May 2007, Guardian MAXimus has also earned accolades from The Mac Observer, MyMac.com, and American Photo.
NewerTech Guardian MAXimus is available in seven configurations:
250GB Mirror (250 + 250) 7200RPM w/32MB total buffer was $329.99, now $319.99
320GB Mirror (320 + 320) 7200RPM w/32MB total buffer was $339.99, now $329.99
400GB Mirror (400 + 400) 7200RPM w/32MB total buffer was $369.99, now $349.99
500GB Mirror (500 + 500) 7200RPM w/32MB total buffer was $419.99, now $399.99
750GB Mirror (750 + 750) 7200RPM w/32MB total buffer was $649.99, now $599.00
1.0TB Mirror (1.0TB + 1.0TB) 7200RPM w/64MB total buffer was $1,099.99, now $879.99
150GB “Power User” Mirror (150 + 150) 10,000RPM w/32MB total buffer was $689.99, now $599.99
Guardian MAXimus RAID-1 mirror storage solution is a Plug ‘N Play “Live Activity” backup solution for creative professionals. Always guarding against data loss and costly system downtime, Guardian MAXimus writes the same information in real-time to two separate drives for a “mirrored” copy. With up to 1.0TB dual SATA drives, data transfer rates up to 100MB/s, OS X “Leopard” Time Machine readiness, and FireWire 800/400 and USB 2.0 ports, Guardian MAXimus offers performance, flexibility, and reliability for critical data backup.
Guardian MAXimus Features:
Corsair today launched the “Flash Padlock” family of affordable USB 2.0 drives, the safest way to secure your data while on the go. Priced starting at only $29.99 USD MSRP, the Flash Padlock line of affordable USB 2.0 flash drives address the need for secure data storage through hardware technology, rather than software. Flash Padlock features “Auto-Locking,” so the user doesn’t need to remember to enable the protective feature — It will automatically lock and protect itself after removal from the computer.
With its simple touch-pad security PIN entry system, Flash Padlock can be unlocked quickly and confidentially for use as a standard USB flash data drive. Flash Padlock is impervious to “brute force” hacks or keystroke loggers that would defeat a software secured USB flash drive.
Flash Padlock is immediately available in two capacities:
- Flash Padlock 1GB ~ $29.99 USD MSRP
- Flash Padlock 2GB ~ $39.99 USD MSRP
Flash Padlock Security Features Include: Read the rest of this entry »
Tekkeon announces myCharger™, a portable USB power adapter with retractable prongs and several adapters, for charging iPhone, iPod and many popular mobile phones at home or while traveling.
myCharger can be used with the USB power cord from any small mobile device, or with any of the included adapter tips that enable connection to most models of:
- iPhone (uses iPhone/iPod USB cable)
- iPod (uses iPhone/iPod USB cable)
- Blackberry
- LG mobile phones
- Motorola mobile phones
- Nokia mobile phones
- Samsung mobile phones
- Sony Ericsson mobile phones
Optional adapter tips are available for other 5V devices including Bluetooth headsets, digital cameras, other mobile phones, MP3 players, PDAs, portable games, and portable media players. An optional travel pack includes interchangeable international plugs for use abroad. Tekkeon provides a list of compatible devices on its web site at www.tekkeon.com.
All this talk about Wireless USB in the last six months and yet, still, no Wireless USB to be found. Sure, CES had its share of demos and talk, but the word was we’d be seeing some of this cool technology soon after the Vegas show. Well, like most things Vegas, it’s all glitter and lights with little substance behind it.
Once again, another demo to be shown to the world how this USB technology intends to cut the cords. This time it’ll be at the Windows main even, WinHEC. Microsoft’s hardware conference will be held in beautifully brown-filled air Los Angeles where even angels gag from the smog. But once inside the Convention Center, it ain’t half bad.
Alereon will highlight three different Wireless USB devices for the crowds to see. It’ll show off a Samsung digital camera swapping images with an Wireless USB equipped laptop. Also on tap will be some syncing duties for one Windows Mobile 5 cell phone and a laptop. Lastly, Alereon will presents its Wireless USB hub reference design so all us kiddies can hook-up wired USB devices to instantly make them all wirelessly accessible.
Don’t get too excited, though, ’cause you know, this may only be a vaporware presentation of product that may never hit the shelves of Best Buy. I really hope it’s not so, ’cause I really want a WUSB mouse!
Hey, if you’ve been looking for a rightful companion to your Panasonic Toughbook, then are you in luck today! Corsair has today unveiled its, “extremely rugged,” line of USB thumb drives called the Flash Survivor. Stop with the “Eye of the Tiger” singing! This Survivor will let you bring either the 8 GB or 4 GB flash drive into 200 meters (650 feet) of water on your next deep sea dive. No need to yank it off your key ring (though your cars key fob may no longer function after your dip.) The Flash Survivor is encased in CNC (Computer Numerical Control) milled aluminum which keeps this puppy safe from massive shocks. The drive also has geek protection with 256bit AES encryption for all files stored on the UFD. The GT models are, “5 Times faster than other drives,” to top it all off.
The Flash Survivor GT 8GB sales at $129.99 USD MSRP while the Flash Survivor 4GB will front a $59.99 USD MSRP price tag. More info at the jump.
Other World Computing (OWC) http://www.macsales.com, a leading Mac and PC technology company, announced today the new OWC Mercury On-The-Go USB2+eSATA Portable Drive Solution. Universally accessible on any computer with a USB Port, the new OWC 2.5” portable hard drive provides exceptional performance via USB and USB 2.0 bus interfaces. Even greater levels of performance are available via the solution’s external SATA (eSATA) port connection, providing transfer rates well beyond what USB and USB 2.0 Bus interfaces are able to support.
Stylishly designed in a sleek, impact-resistant acrylic enclosure, the OWC Mercury On-The-Go USB2+eSATA Portable Drive Solution incorporates shock-isolation technology to give maximum protection for your precious data. Weighing less than 11 ounces, the portable drive is a must-have for users requiring reliable high-performance compact storage small enough to fit in a shirt pocket.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Portable Drives can be used between any computer with an available USB or eSATA port. The solutions are portable and low-cost, utilizing the latest SATA 2.5” hard drives for maximum performance and reliability. Via USB, the drives power via the bus through the USB interface cable, so no A/C adapter is needed. However, since eSATA does not provide bus power, the included A/C Adapter must be used for powering the drive when connecting to eSATA.
The OWC Mercury On-The-Go USB2+eSATA Portable Drive Solution includes the cables for USB2 and eSATA and full retail licensed versions of the award-winning data backup software utilities, Prosoft DataBackup III for Apple OSX and NovaStor NovaBackup for Windows (a $59 and $49.95 retail value). The OWC Mercury On-The-Go USB2+eSATA Portable Drive Solutions are available immediately priced starting at $117.99, with capacities of 80GB to 200GB. A USB 2.0-only version is also available, priced starting at $99.97. It uses the same drives as the OWC Mercury On-The-Go USB2+eSATA Portable Drive Solutions and is fully USB bus-powered, but does not offer eSATA port support. For more information, see http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/on-the-go.
If you’ve got a device like a Motorola RAZR with it’s funny looking USB connector, then you have a USB On-the-Go (OTG) device. Those little connectors have made things handy for sure (well, except Motorola’s use of it since it won’t charge the RAZR with any OTG cable since it’s an “unauthorized” charger) and now the USB Implementers Forum has decided, like SD cards, to make things smaller. Today it has announced at the Intel Developer Forum Spring 2007 that the micro-cable is coming!
“The USB-IF continues to optimize its suite of specifications to meet the evolving requirements of the industry,” said Jeff Ravencraft, USB-IF President. “Our move from the Mini-series cable connectors to the Micro-series reflects our support of the industry’s need for smaller form factor devices.”
So prepare for getting even more cables and connectors to keep your newest electronics connected and charged. Mmm, more stuff for the junk drawer!
Is SD (Secure Digital) just too large for you? Do those micro SD cards poke you in the leg when in your pants pockets? Looking for something smaller…yet faster in speed for data transfer rates? Whelp, we’ve got it for you. May we introduce to you the SQ flash card. It’s an itsy bitsy tiny weaney card that measures in a perfect square at 2.0×2.0×2.0mm. Your eyes read correct. That makes it smaller than an SD or micro SD card.
While small, this card ain’t no square when it comes to moving data. It’ll read at speeds of 32.4MB and writes at 21.5MB for the 2GB version. The fastest Smokey caught this on radar was a scorching 60MB’s.
The cool thing about the SQ card is that it’s based on the USB 2.0/OTB standard. That means you should be able to see transfer speeds at 480 MB's. Ala, when future SQ cards reach higher speeds, you won’t have to purchase new hardware. Further, the USB spec allows manufacturers to utilized the 127 USB device per host limit to its advantage. Multiple SQ card sockets into a CE product. Piece of cake. Read: add more than one SQ flash card at a time to help feed the hunger of certain memory aggressive applications.
Now if you’re wondering about the four sides all having contacts on them, well that’s been done on purpose with a purpose, and the purpose being (I swear I’ll stop with purpose) it increases the life of the card by 400%. Nice.
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