Today Sunland International introduced their self powered Blu-ray DVD writer.  The unit doesn’t need an AC connection to burn a disc, but it does need a PC connection for the software to control it.  You can think of this as a USB connected Blu-ray burner, but it’s ultra portable because it doesn’t require AC power or laptop power to burn a disc.  Rather, the self-powered DIG-78102 [nice name guys] uses an Li-Poly battery to get it’s daily dose.

The self-powered Blu-ray burner uses a “smart charge” approach via USB to power the device.  With an intelligent power manager to auto trickle charge the internal Li-Poly battery you can get up to 3 hours of use without a charge.

All this for an on-line price of just $599 [ouch].

Self powered USB Blu-ray burner product page.

USBFever rolled out a Gothic looking Skull shaped USB hub.  Almost good enough to be a prop for CSI, the skull hub includes a tray for collecting your cr&p.

Nothing too extraordinary except the shape…you have 4 high speed USB ports, two on each side making it easy to connect your cables, USB sticks and other gadgets.

The Skull USB hub retails for $35.  Shipping is just $3 from Hong Kong.  GetUSB.info has received plenty of items from USBFever and you get the shipment within 5 business days of placing the order.  Not bad for $3 shipping cost.

Pure Digital announced the second gen Flip camcorder.  The Flip Ultra is now available in HD.  It now includes a transflective display so it’s easier to see playback in the bright light.  The FlipHD still has the embedded FlipShare software to quickly and easily share files and of course includes support for both Mac and PC.

Here is a quick run-down of the FlipHD:

Available in black or white.  Cost is just around $200.  8GB of flash memory.  2 hours of record time.  TV output with widescreen support and 2X digital zoom lens.  HDMI output as well.  2AA recharable batteries included.

The new USB video borescope from USBFever gives you the chance to check things out that you’ve never wanted to see.  Ok maybe that’s a bit odious [and suggestive], but the option is available considering the water resistant camera head and tube.

The USB borescope has a 300k digital camera on the front end, plus a nice accessory magnetic kit for the tip.  Now it’s easier than ever to find your keys lost behind the couch.

Two white LED lights are positioned at the apex to illuminate those dark holes or areas.

What is especially cool about the USB borescope is the ability for taking pictures or live video.  With the video option you can take those YouTube clips to the next level.

The USB snake scope retails for $64 + a couple bucks shipping.

Product Page here.

Here is a tricked out USB stick that does the downloading work while your PC is in standby mode.  The sleeptalking USB stick is aptly named, Somniloquy [medical term for talking in your sleep] and provides a great service when you take a closer look.

A team effort between University of California and Microsoft Research came up with the Somniloquy concept to reduce a computers carbin footprint into todays “going green” world.  Many users keep their PCs on for late night syncs, virus software updates, computer hard drive backups, or large data downloads.  The sleeptalking USB stick is designed to allow all of these things to happen while the computer remains in standby mode…meaning reduced power consumption for those critical updates or juice torrent downloads.

The Somniloquy is a prototype device that packs an entire low-power PC and embedded operating system onto the USB thumb drive.  It needs only 1/10 the power of a typical PC or laptop.

Somniloquy essentially takes over as the computer’s presence on the network while the actual PC is

The second half of this year will be exciting for GetUSB.info as USB 3.0 products and devices make it’s way into the retail space.  Today we are going to start off with one of the first products, the USB 3.0 Cable.

USBFever released their 6 foot USB 3.0 cable for $10.  The cable is USB A male to A male connector.  The cable looks the same as a USB 2.0 cable, so what’s the difference in a USB 3.0 cable?  Read on:

USB 3.0 is also called USB SuperSpeed.  When data is being transmitted under the SuperSpeed dual simplex signaling occurs, meaning…it’s possible two sets of data

Sugar Labs coined the phrase, “One Laptop per Child” and today they are getting us one step closer with Sugar On a Stick.

Sugar On a Stick is the Linux operating system fit to run off any USB drive.  Fit to run on any computer setup.  The Sugar Stick is based off the Fedora LiveUSB package and boots into Linux.  The package will keep all data usage on the drive so the host computer stays clean.

The Sugar Stick is intended to run on any legacy hardware configuration, so if you’ve got a moment, download the package, put it on a stick and give it a try.

Check out the full website:  SugarLabs.org

Source:  Betanews.