Top ten PC product picks: CES 2007
By George Gardner
From the latest tools to the neatest toys, 2,700 exhibitors come together every year for the International CES to show off their latest gadgets; here are 10 of the best available for your PC:
1. Buslink 1GB biometric fingerprint USB Hi-speed drive – Buslink has the solution for keeping your portable data secure. By introducing biometric fingerprint identification technology on a Flash drive, you can prevent unauthorized access to all your personal data; your fingerprint is your password.
2. Dreamnovia USB Skype voip mouse phone – This creative design adds more functionability to your notebook mouse. For example, a voip phone; this nifty little mouse flips open, revealing a keypad for dialing and a 128×64 px backlit LCD screen. With compatibility on all major voip providers, you’ll be questioning the need for external headsets and USB phones.
3. Adata’s SR1 flash drive Solardisk – This brilliant flash drive is the worlds first to show its remaining capacity without the need for integrated batteries. Displayed on a 4-digit LCD panel, users can simply push one button to display their drive’s capacity, while the power needed is acquired from a solar panel located on top of the unit.
4. SlimStar 820 Solargizer – The 820 Solargizer package comes with a wireless solar keyboard, wireless mouse, and a USB cable charger (just to name a few). The solar keyboard was specifically designed to use minimal battery power by transforming the light source into power; apart from the solar energy supplied, there are additional back up sources like the USB cable charger and batteries. The wireless laser mouse has a high definition laser that allows you to adjust the dpi resolution according to your work tasks, enhancing the accuracy when moving the cursor. The mouse also has ultra power saving technology for a continuous operation for up to 15 months.
5. Extreme Performance PCS-10100 – Patriot Memory’s new DDR2 memory module for PCs comes with a world record breaking speed of 1302MHz with a transfer rate of just under 81GB per second!
6. VKB Virtual Keyboard – This virtual keyboard is a portable laser projection device, which creates a full sized keyboard on any flat surface and connects to any Bluetooth enabled device such as PDAs, cell phones, Smartphones, and of course, a laptop or PC.
7. AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core processors – The Athlon 64 Dual-Core processor for your desktop PC contains two processing cores on one chip; the result is a chip that is able to perform calculations on two streams of data simultaneously, thereby increasing the efficiency and speed while running multiple programs. AMD is well known for their low cost Vs. speed processors.
8. Wallet MP3 Player – This is the worlds slimmest MP3 player, measuring in at only .091 inches thick! This MP3 player is waterproof and temperature resistant, with a double sided USB connector for charging and audio playback.
9. Go Pro 2.4GHz Gyrotransport Air Mouse Presenter – This tool is all about your presentations; with this wireless device, you can work in the air and take your data anywhere. The Gyrotransport has 1GB of flash memory to allow storage of your presentation files, and also comes with pre-loaded GyroTools software. This device makes any other presentation medium obsolete, and features ”in-air” cursor control for easy advancement of slides.
10. Deluo Universal GPS – With this device, you can turn your laptop, PDA, or Smartphone into a GPS navigation system. While similar technologies exist, Deluo offers a low cost solution with extreme portability. The Universal GPS is water resistant (as if your laptop was), and boasts ”high sensitivity” to work with even the weakest satellite signals.
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January 4th, 2007
Item One – Fingerprint Flash Memory – Check out the new ClipBio Pro based upon the same sensor with better software and a much improved form factor at the same price. http://www.iqbio.com There is even a 2GB version that is weatherproof. The ClipBio Pro 1 & 2GB will also be on display at CES in the Symwave booth starting on Tuesday. For those of you with more data, the iQBioDrive 160GB fingerprint secure hard drive is also being announced at CES for $299.95.
January 5th, 2007
George, those USBCELL rechargeable batteries are now shipping to Australia! – Check out – http://www.usbcell.com/pr/9 . They’ve just been selected as one of the best consumer product designs of 2006 as a more usable and re-usable power source
January 14th, 2007
Why is the VKB keyboard linked to http://www.bdmetrics.com/ when it was exhibited by Golan Technology? (www.golan-tech.com)