Thursday, February 26, 2009

SanDisk ships first ever multicard readers with style

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/25/sandisk-ships-first-ever-multicard-readers-with-style/


Okay, so maybe you've seen a multicard reader or two in your day that wasn't unsightly to the nth degree, but it's a rarity, let us tell you. Furthermore, SanDisk's latest bunch are amongst the first we've seen that we'd actually feel somewhat proud to have sitting on our desks, and considering that there's only so much added functionality you can give these things, aiming for high fashion was probably a good move. The new line of ImageMate readers are currently shipping out to retailers in North America, with the All-In-One reader listing at $29.99 and the Multi-Card reader selling for $10 less.

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SanDisk ships first ever multicard readers with style originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 10:38 AM

Buffalo intros SHD-NSUM series SSDs with USB and SATA-II interfaces

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/25/buffalo-intros-shd-nsum-series-ssds-with-usb-and-sata-ii-interfa/


Internal SSD drives generally aren't the most exciting devices out there, apart from the fact they're SSDs, but Buffalo's new SHD-NSUM series of drives look to bit a bit of an exception, with each packing a microUSB port for some data transfers in a pinch in addition to the standard SATA-II interface. Otherwise, the drives are expectedly pretty standard fare, with Buffalo promising that they're 30% faster than a standard hard drive, and offering them in the usual 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB capacities. No word on a 'release round here just yet, but those in Japan should be able to pick 'em up in March for between $120 and $390.

[Via SlashGear]

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Buffalo intros SHD-NSUM series SSDs with USB and SATA-II interfaces originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 10:38 AM

Gigabyte's M1022, S1024, T1028 netbooks show themselves at CeBIT

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/25/gigabytes-m1022-s1024-t1028-netbooks-show-themselves-at-cebit/


Gigabyte said it'd be showing off a trio of new netbooks at CeBIT this week and, lo and behold, all three have now emerged from their less than secretive whereabouts and made their public debut, and the good folks from Engadget Chinese were on hand for an up close look. While all three pack more or less the same standard netbook specs, they do manage to differentiate themselves quite a bit from each other around the edges, with the M1022 "Booktop" in particular coming paired with a rather unique dock that holds the system vertically and lets you hook up a monitor and your choice of peripherals. The T1028 also takes things one step further by opting for a tablet form, as you can see above, while the ThinNote S1024 keeps things a bit more simple with a thin, more business-like design. Be sure to hit up the link below for plenty more pics, and the complete specs for each.

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Gigabyte's M1022, S1024, T1028 netbooks show themselves at CeBIT originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 10:36 AM

Nokia working on laptops, ARM-powered MID?

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/25/nokia-working-on-laptops-arm-powered-mid/


If you were looking for proof that the line between smartphones and laptops is rapidly starting to blur, look no further -- Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasuvo told Reuters today that the Finnish company is "looking very actively" at making a laptop, since "what we we know as a cellphone and what we know as a PC are in many ways converging." Sounds about right to us -- but even more interestingly, we're also getting word from the generally-reliable Mobile-Review that Espoo's working on a MID powered by the new multicore ARM Cortex A9 Sparrow chip. If M-R is to be believed, the new device will only somewhat resemble the current N-series Internet Tablets, instead featuring a slide-out keyboard with diamond-shaped keys and a new widget-based interface. That's a mockup from Unwired View above, and we think it looks pretty nice -- although we're hoping Nokia's moved well beyond this hybrid N97 / Internet Tablet design language by the time this thing launches in 2011. This sort of convergence is definitely the next big trend, so we've got to ask: smartphone, MID, netbook or laptop -- what's in your (potentially giant) pocket?

[Via Electronic Pulp]

Read - Unwired View on ARM-powered MID
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Nokia working on laptops, ARM-powered MID? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:56:00 EST. Please see our! terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 10:36 AM

New slimline Acer Aspire One slimline pics, alleged specs leak

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/25/new-slimline-acer-aspire-one-slimline-pics-alleged-specs-leak/


After seeing the tiniest bit of evidence this morning of a slimmer Acer Aspire One, an anonymous reader has bragged to netbooknews.de that he's gotten some hands-on time with the laptop, and brought along some purported pics of it as evidence. Dimension-wise, we're looking at 0.95 inches thick, 10 inches wide, 7.28 inches deep. As for specs, it's pretty much what you'd expect from a netbook: 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 with 945GME graphics, 1024 x 600 resolution, 1GB RAM, 802.11 a/b/g, a 3-cell battery that's said to last a discouraging 3 hours or less, and "apparently" integrated UMTS -- no word on whether or not this thing's packing SSD. Overall, the mysterious individual with an enigmatic hat gave it positive impressions, with special props given to the keyboard and touchpad. Hit up the read link for more pics, and Acer? Give us some official glamor shots soon, please.

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New slimline Acer Aspire One slimline pics, alleged specs leak originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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