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Dragon USB Mirror Card Reader

October 26, 2006 by Leave a Comment

The Dragon USB Mirror Card Reader is just another plain memory card reader. The only difference is that it’s a mirror also, I guess made for girls or something. It has 5 slots built in and can read… CF I, CF II, Microdrive, SM, SD, miniSD, MMC, RS MMC, MS, MS MagicGate, MS PRO, MS Pro MagicGate, MS Duo, MS Duo MagicGate, MS Pro Duo, MS Pro Duo MagicGate, MS Pro Ultra II, MS ROM, MS Select, and T-Flash type cards. Not a bad array of cards there! I just wish they would make 1 format of memory card and that would make life so much better 🙂

Dragon USB Mirror Card Reader

The reader costs $22.

Via: RedFerret and UberGizmo

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Buslink 64Gb USB Flash Drive

October 16, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Buslink have created a 64Gb flash drive thats not too cheap. It costs over $5000. This drive provides an easy way to transfer large amounts of files. It can read at 20Mb/s and write at 15Mb/s. The case is a ribbed metal allow and very sturdy.

This is the ultimate in portable storage. I guess the only con right now is the heafty $5k+ price tag. No doubt by next year these will be common place and a lot cheaper! I will be waiting a year or 2 before even thinking about buying one of these.

BusLink 64Gb Flash

The device can plug right in to your PC/Laptop and files can then be transferred right away. It uses the USB mass storage standard.
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Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, Laptops

USB Twister Hub

October 16, 2006 by Leave a Comment

The USB twister hub has been launched which has 4 ports and the top 2 ports can twist 180 degrees. The USB Twister Hub comes with or with out a power supply and costs $22 or $26 depending on which option you select. Full features are listed below.

USB Twister Hub

Features:
* 180 degree revolving hub
* Aluminum case body
* Red LED indicator
* Power out increases from 500mA to 2000mA
* Support high power consumption products such as printer
* Size: 106x20x20mm
* Weight: 46g

Specification:
* Transfer Speed: 480Mbps (USB 2.0/HS), 12Mbps (USB 1.1/FS), 1.5Mbps (USB 1.1/LS)
* Interface: USB 2.0 and 1.1
* Support OS: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP, Mac OS X (USB 2.0 upgrade PCI card is required)

Package Contents:
* USB Twister Hub
* USB Cable
* With or without AC adapter

Via: USB Brando

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, USB Gadgets

USB Rechargable Battery

September 20, 2006 by 1 Comment

Moxia have come up with a genius idea of making a battery that can be charged via USB. The batter is an actual AA battery with the top part which flips open to reveal the USB connector. Just plug the USBCell in to your PC/Laptop and it will charge. They cost around £12.99 for a pair which is not bad considering you do not need to carry around a battery charger.

USBCell

The down side of the batteries are that they are not as powerful as rechargeables which are already lower then regular AA batteries. Still, I think this is a good idea and very handy to have a couple of these around in emergencies.

Available in the UK for 12.95 at FireBox

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USB Roll Up Piano

September 12, 2006 by 3 Comments

Recently I have been seeing more and more USB devices such as Christmas trees, fans and now there is the USB Roll Up Piano. Who knows if this is new or not? It’s new to me, so I will report it still. The older roll up piano has been out a year or so now. The newer version is a smaller USB version which connects direct in to your PC.

The piano can be found on the Argos website and sells for £24.99.

Via: Argos

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, USB Gadgets Tagged With:

World Travel Adapter with USB

September 11, 2006 by Leave a Comment

ThinkGeek have a power converter on their site which works in more then 150 countries. It has various pin layouts for the various types of sockets you find in different countries. A cool feature of the power adapter is the USB connector which allows you to charge a number of small devices such as a mobile phone, PDA and other 5V devices.

USB Travel Adapter

It sells for $24.99 and comes very useful for the frequent traveller.

USB Travel Adapter World

Via: ThinkGeek

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

Kenwood USB Car Radio

September 7, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Kenwood have introduced several new car radio’s which were launched at IFA 2006 in Germany. These new systems each come with a USB connector which allows many different types of MP3 player to plug directly in to the car stereo. The USB connection is also compatible with not just MP3 players, but mass media and other types of USB devices also.
Kenwood USB Car Radio

If the attached device contains a recognisable format then the radio will pick that up and the option to then play the file will be available. Files can be stored in MP3, AAC or WMA.

Two versions of this radio are available. A 1-DIN and 2-DIN. The 1-DIN models (numbers KDC-W534UA, KDC-W5534U, KDC-W6534U and KDC-W7534U) have a cable on the back of the player in which the device can be plugged in. The 2-DIN models (numbers DPX501U and DPX701U) both have the USB connector on the front panel.

The inbuilt software alows easy navigation of your music and is much similar to that on your PC. As well as USB there is also an optional feature which supports an Apple iPod.

No prices have been given yet.

Via: Pocket-Lint

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, USB Gadgets

USBM8 Portable Flash Drive

July 14, 2006 by Leave a Comment

The USBM8 is not aimed at the usual business user. It has a diary, homework scheduler, dictionary, thesaurus, calculator and also an MP3 player and a diary. Not a bad little device! It comes in 3 sizes which are 256Mb, 512Mb, 1Gb. Another plus is that the device is shock and water resistent. Also a tamper-proof virtual name tak which is handy to track down if stolen.

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Via: UberGizmo

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Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

USB 360º Adapter

July 12, 2006 by Leave a Comment

The USB 360 adapter is a nice little (affordable) gadget. It can swivel 360 degrees so that if any USB device is in the way then you just swivel it around and it isnt in the way any more. It costs $4 and supports USB 1.1 and 2.0. The connection is a Type A Male to Type A Female.

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Via: Ohgizmo

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

A-Data FP1 Secure USB Drive

July 10, 2006 by Leave a Comment

This USB flash drive from A-Data has a built in bio-metric fingerprint scanner. It has it’s own inbuilt software which can scan your fingerprint and allow access to the data. Also there is a backup password protection just in case you loose… your finger 🙂

The A-Data FP1 comes in serveral flavours from 256Mb all the way up to $59.99 for the 2Gb model.

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Via: UberGizmo

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

A-Data FP1 Secure USB Drive

July 10, 2006 by Leave a Comment

This USB flash drive from A-Data has a built in bio-metric fingerprint scanner. It has it’s own inbuilt software which can scan your fingerprint and allow access to the data. Also there is a backup password protection just in case you loose… your finger 🙂

The A-Data FP1 comes in serveral flavours from 256Mb all the way up to $59.99 for the 2Gb model.

adata-fingerprint-usb_large.jpg

Via: UberGizmo

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

I-O Data BRD-UM2/U Blu-ray USB Burner

July 6, 2006 by Leave a Comment

We are slowly seeing the release of Blu-ray burners and the new device from I-O Data is another to join them. The BRD-UM2/U costs $999 and connects via USB 2.0. The device it’s self looks very nice.

The burner can write up to 2X speeds on a blu-ray disc and 8x on a DVD disc.

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Via: Ecoustics

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets