Kicking around in technology since 2002. I like to write about technology products and ideas, but at the consumer level understanding. Some tech, but not too techie.
D-Link introduced a sweet little 7 inch LCD display powered by USB. The SideStage, which I think is a great name, is a 800×400 resolution monitor which extends your primary screen. It’s great to stream stock quotes, or run IM applications or other small utilities you don’t want to use on the main monitor. Yet not the first one we’ve seen.
The SideStage would also be ideal for Photoshop users and such who want to move the toolbar out of the main screen.
The SideStage from D-Link is expected to sell for about $100, although no price point has yet been announced. The other piece of info we didn’t get is launch date. Set to be summer time, which isn’t soon enough.
According to D-Link’s representative Les Goldberg, the SideStage is compatible with virtually all CRT and flat-panel monitors, has standard and wide-screen aspect ratios, 32-bit True Color depth for high-quality images, and ultra-low power consumption, which is consistent with the D-Link Green initiative.
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USB sticks come in many different sizes, shapes and colors, but today is the first time we’ve seen a custom USB drive with the look and feel of RAM memory. The Segon Turbo drive is another release from Brando on unique USB shapes.
Brando claims it’s ingenious and exquisite, which I think is a bit too much on credit, but definitely a different look. Too bad you can’t use the PCI looking slot to boost your real RAM needs.
The Segon Turbo drive includes a push-pull design for the USB connector making it a good portable product with protection to the connector.
Some notable software functionality comes preloaded on the IC controller chip, such as:
Security Manager
Boot Manager
Flash Mail Manager
PC Lock Manager
Bookmark Manager
Security Folder
Available in a 2 and 4GB sizes, starting at just $12.
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USB Fever is looking for some fun with their new USB photo frame shaped like a person and a bobble head type photo frame.
The cute little frame will spin 360 degrees and rotate forward and backward by 60 degrees.
Yes, it’s cute, but also useful. The USB photo frame also doubles as a 4 port USB hub…so you’re not just taking up valuable desk space, but making it a bit useful too. After all, with everything USB, a couple extra ports wouldn’t hurt.
What else doesn’t hurt is the price tag – just $12.99 plus some change for shipping.
Source: USB Fever.
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Sirtified is a web company that sells all things cool for guys. Their most recent release are three models of hand symbols with a USB stick embedded inside.
The Hand USB stick is a 2GB flash drive for $35 and carries the ultimate gesture in the form of USB geekness.
Source:Â Engadget via Sirtified.
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Backing up your data is probably the #1 item most computer users neglect, ignore or simply don’t pay attention to. Most times it’s because the software is too difficult or you don’t have the right storage device to back up your data [sat DVD, DLT tape etc]. Well, this article should change your mind.
ClickFree has a very unique and convenient solution for data backup. Using their USB cable and embedded backup software [embedded on the cable] you can backup any computer to your USB hard drive, USB stick or anything else USB.
No software to install or setup. Works right out-of-the-box. Just plug the Clickfree Transformer into the computer, then plug any external USB hard drive into the other end of the Transformer and it converts the external hard drive into a Clickfree backup drive. Automatically starts, finds, organizes and backs up all of your data onto the external hard drive.
The ClickFree software is robust enough to support over 400 file types. Here is the category breakdown for you:
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What is more simple than connecting via USB? Especially for projectors. Sure the VGA isn’t hard, but who wants to screw in the anchors. That’ why the BenQ projector is so appealing.
Once more, BenQ turns the USB connection into an easy way to upload images, video and slide shows to the portable projector. So not only is the USB an easy way to connect a laptop, it’s also an easy way to data load for a standalone projector.
The GP1 USB projector from BenQ offers a throw of 100 lumens, which is nearly twice of some other brands of the same size. It’s 1.4 pound unit with a distance of 80-inch diagonal for imaging.
The GP1 from BenQ is offered at the MSRP of $599.
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Who’s up for a little bit of fun. Who’s up for driving your co-worker totally crazy. We are. Here is a great USB joke device that when connected to your PC will randomly lock your CAPS button, make keystrokes or jiggle your mouse around on the screen.
What is particularly nice about this useless USB gadget is the ability to select one, two or all three options and control the speed in which the phantom activities take place. It’s also a complete and finished product…much better then our USB hack we mentioned for creating a
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There are a large number of computer users out there which need to eliminate the function of their computer going into sleep mode. I was talking to a friend of mine last night who had this exact problem.
The problem was at the corporate level the IT guys started a function that once your computer went idle for 30 minutes the screen saver would pop up requiring a password login. The reason behind such a decision was unclear, but it’s probably related to measuring productivity.
Well, as any good employee would do, you search Google for a work around. Today we found one. The USB shake stick, which doesn’t actually shake, but is a device that keeps your mouse moving in the screen so that sleep mode never turns on.
You can avoid sleep mode through this USB stick by simply connecting it to your computer and setting up the preferences [shake speed of mouse icon].
Although the above example is a great way to circumvent a corporate policy, there are a couple legitimate reasons. For example,
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Logitech is probably the first name most people think of for input devices like keyboards, mice and hubs…and why not, they’ve been around since 1985…pretty much from the start for mainstream computers.
Logitech posted some interesting information about selling their one billionth mouse after being in the market for 20+ years. The first mouse from the Switzerland-based Logitech was the P4 (pictured above), which began mass production in 1985 at the company’s birthplace. Logitech reached the 100 millionth mouse mark in 1996, and subsequently, topped 500 millionth 7 years later. The company is now selling at a rate of 376,000 mice per day and 7.8 million every month.
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Incredible price. Dane Memory 8GB flash drive for only $11.99. There is no rebate, no multi unit purchase, just a rock bottom deal. This offer includes free ground shipping.
The suggested MSRP is $99. This deal is only good while supplies last so if your thinking about it, you might already be too late.
Dane Memory company line:Â Universal Serial Bus (USB) drives bring the durability and compact form factor of flash memory to all your portable data storage and transfer needs. The USB flash drive enables anyone who works on multiple computers to readily carry their most important and useful files anywhere. Ideal for students of all ages, traveling professionals and everyone who has a need to share a file or a photo with a friend. You will find hundreds of applications for yours. Compliant with both 1.1 and 2.0-standard USB ports and virtually all Operating Systems since 2000. Dane Elec Flash Drives come with a 5-year warranty.
Get the USBDealz Now!
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I found a great deal today on the Western Digital Passport USB hard drive. It’s an ideal Holiday gift for that teen you hate buying for or the geek Dad you just don’t know what to get. Either way, just about anyone these days can use a portable hard drive since almost all pictures off your digital camera are being stored on HDD space.
The deal is getting a 250GB portable USB hard drive for $79 with free shipping. That is a $20 savings off the typcial WD Passport price of $99.
Click the image for the GetUSB Dealz.
Do you know what Femtocells are? I didn’t know until just the other day when I read an article about AT&T testing Femtocells to boost iPhone reception inside your home. To restate: a femtocell is a device to boost your mobile phone signal. You can say phone booster. Apparently Sprint has been selling this technology for a while and now AT&T is on board to improve their popular selling iPhone.
The goal is to improve your G3 service inside the home via your high speed internet connection. Think of a femtocell as turning your house into a cell phone tower.
Testing is currently taking place through AT&T with expected products to ship the first half of next year. So for those of you in the void, yet addicted to your iPhone, there is hope. And it’s on the way.
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D-Link introduced a sweet little 7 inch LCD display powered by USB. The SideStage, which I think is a great name, is a 800×400 resolution monitor which extends your primary screen. It’s great to stream stock quotes, or run IM applications or other small utilities you don’t want to use on the main monitor. Yet not the first one we’ve seen.
The SideStage would also be ideal for Photoshop users and such who want to move the toolbar out of the main screen.
The SideStage from D-Link is expected to sell for about $100, although no price point has yet been announced. The other piece of info we didn’t get is launch date. Set to be summer time, which isn’t soon enough.
According to D-Link’s representative Les Goldberg, the SideStage is compatible with virtually all CRT and flat-panel monitors, has standard and wide-screen aspect ratios, 32-bit True Color depth for high-quality images, and ultra-low power consumption, which is consistent with the D-Link Green initiative.
Continue Reading
There are a large number of computer users out there which need to eliminate the function of their computer going into sleep mode. I was talking to a friend of mine last night who had this exact problem.
The problem was at the corporate level the IT guys started a function that once your computer went idle for 30 minutes the screen saver would pop up requiring a password login. The reason behind such a decision was unclear, but it’s probably related to measuring productivity.
Well, as any good employee would do, you search Google for a work around. Today we found one. The USB shake stick, which doesn’t actually shake, but is a device that keeps your mouse moving in the screen so that 
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