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Nextbook USA is launching the Next2, a 7-inch tablet device running Android. The device serves as a e-book reader, a media player, photo viewer and internet device. It supports WiFi 802.11b/g connectivity. The Next2 has a 800×480 touchscreen, built-in speaker, a microSD card slot and 3.5mm jack.

The Next2 comes pre-loaded with Borders eBooks Application for e-book download, and supports ePub, PDF, TXT and FB2 files. It can also handle playback of most media files including DivX, XviD, RM/RMVB, MOV, MKV. Nextbook’s tablet is available at $159.

• Kinpo 7-inch Android Thin Tablet
• 7-inch Android Tablet Found at Amazon for $123.98
• EROS 10-inch Tablet PC
• MSI Slatebook is an Atom Tablet
• Optus My Tab 7-inch Android Tablet

Data backup is one of the most important tasks in the business world. A company called Idealstor has just introduced the Bantam removable disk backup system that “is priced to fit the budget of any SMB yet is reliable enough to meet the needs of the most demanding enterprise.”

The Bamtam is a backup system based on 2.5-inch SATA hard drives. It is designed to attach directly to any server or desktop via USB 3.0 for high speed data transfer. The system includes a dock and disk cartridges based on 2.5-inch SATA hard drives with 320GB, 500GB, 750GB and 1TB capacities. Each Bantam ships with iBac Lite Data Protection Software. iBac Lite offers native format backup, file level data de-duplication, drag and drop restore.

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• LaCie Ethernet Disk 6TB Rack-Mounted NAS
• Seagate Replica Complete PC Backup System
• Axxana Phoenix System Backup Solution
• Dell PowerVault DL2100 Backup Solution
• SanDisk Ultra Backup USB Flash Drive offers Button Backup

Super Talent Pico Mini C

Super Talent introduces the Pico Mini C and Pico Mini D USD flash drives. Like the original Pico Mini, the new C and D are also tiny. Come in different style, they both comes with a clever and convenient way to protect the electrical contacts when not in use.

Super Talent Pico Mini D

The Pico Mini C has a retractable USB connector while the Pico Mini D comes with case that slides up and down to hide the USB connector. They are available in capacities ranging from 2GB to 32B.

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• Super Talent Pico Mini USB Flash Drive
• Super Talent Pico 8GB USB Drive is Smallest
• Super Talent PICO-C Gold – 24-carat gold plated USB Flash Drive
• Super Talent Pico-C 64GB 24K Gold Plated Special Edition USB Flash Drive
• Super Talent 18-Carat Solid Gold Pico-C USB Drive

Other than the internal PX-LB950SA 12x Blu-ray Writer, Plextor also releases the PX-L890SA, an internal 24x DVD SuperMulti writer. The drive uses SATA interface and has 1.5MB buffer memory. It supports LightScribe technology for burning label to disc directly. It can burn DVD+-R at up to 24x, DVD+/-R DL at 12x, DVD+RW at 8x, DVD-RW at 6x, DVD-RAM at 12x and CD-R/RW at up to 48x.

The Plextor PX-L890SA comes with NERO 9 Essentials burning software and PlexUtilities software package for inspection of user written media and quality measurement of pressed discs and disc information, drive control and fine-tuning. It is available in Europe for GBP43.

[plextor]

• Plextor PX-B940SA 12X Blu-ray Burner
• Plextor PX-LB950SA 12x Blu-ray Writer
• Plextor PX-B120U USB External Blu-ray Drive
• NU Netbook Docking with DVD SuperMulti Burner
• Buffalo BR-H1216FBS-BK 12X Blu-ray Writer

Verbatim launches the Acclaim, one of the industries smallest portable hard drive that comes in piano-black, fire-engine red and electric blue finishes. The Acclaim is available in 320GB, 500GB, 750GB and 1TB storage capacities.

Each Verbatim Acclaim hard drive comes pre-loaded with Turbo USB Software and Nero BackItUp Software. The drive works with both Windows PC and Mac. You can find the Verbatim Acclaim hard drive at Amazon.com.

[verbatim]

• Verbatim Pocket Drive 1.8-inch Portable Hard Drive
• Verbatim Combo eSATA/USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive
• Verbatim Store n Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive
• Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go 2.5-inch Portable Hard Drive
• Verbatim GT Car Racing-Inspired Portable Hard Drive

Mitsubishi launches a 638-nanometer (nm) wavelength red laser diode (LD), the ML501P73, with an output power of 1W, the world’s highest among 638 nm band LDs. The ML501P73 diode is ideal for pico projectors and other portable display systems that require a high-brightness red light source.

Features:

Highest recorded output power of 1 W at 638 nm for micro projectors

• The product offers a pulsed output power of 1W, currently the world’s highest in 638 nm band
• Luminosity as a red light source exceeds 120 lumens (lm) due to lasing at short wavelength
• The product has an industry-leading electrical conversion ratio of 35% at 1W at a temperature of 25 degrees C, enabling the reduction in power consumption

Operational at temperatures between -5 degrees C and + 40 degrees C

• The product can emit 1W in pulsed output and 0.5W in continuous waves within an operating range of -5 degrees C to + 40 degrees C. In the pulse condition, the duty ratio is less than 33% and the frequency is higher than 50Hz.

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• Sanyo Blue-Violet Laser Diode write 4-layer Blu-ray
• AAXA L1 Laser Pico Projector
• Mitsubishi LaserVue L65-A90 Laser TV Launched
• Mitsubishi LaserVue 75-LT1 3D Laser HDTV
• Mitsubishi XD500U-ST, XD530U and HC5500 LCD Projectors

Sanyo, now part of Panasonic Group, has introduces the new LP-XU4000 projector which is the industry’s first projector with include the Intelligent Light Dimming System for power saving. According to the company, the System can reduce up to 69% of power consumption of the XU4000, compare to conventional projectors.

Sanyo LP-XU4000 is based on 3LCD display engine and features 1024×768 resolution, 2000:1 contrast ratio, 4000:1 lumens brightness. It offers D-sub input as well as S-video and RCA A/V inputs. To be released on February 2011, the LP-XU4000 will be priced at 312,900 Yen.

[sanyo]

• Sanyo PLV-HF10000L 2K Projector
• Sanyo PLC-XF71 Projector with 10000 Lumens
• Sanyo PLC-XTC50L 3LCD Projector with Lamp Selection System
• Sanyo LP-XTC50 Projector with lamp selection system
• Sanyo PLV-Z60 720p LCD Projector

Remember Yision’s Apple 520 that brings phone function to iPod touch? Here in the US, Sprint has just announced the ZTE PEEL case that brings Sprint’s 3G to iPod touch, which has been leaked three months before. Basically, the ZTE PEEL is a mobile WiFi hotspot attached to iPod touch.

The PEEL connects to Sprint’s 3G network and share the connection via WiFi to up to two devices, allowing iPod touch users to stay connected. Unlike the Apple Peel from Yision, ZTE’s offering doesn’t make phone calls and text messages. The PEEL works with iPod touch 2G and 3G.

Sprint offers the ZTE PEEL at $79.99 and a $29.99 monthly service plan that allows up to 1GB of 3G data on the Sprint network.

[businesswire]

• ZTE Peel U3200 iPod touch case is a 3G Router
• Yision Apple Peel 520 turns iPod touch into iPhone (Video)
• Incase Topo Frame Case for iPod touch
• More-Thing Metallic Series Touchlite iPod Touch Case
• Belkin “for the Cure” Cases for iPod touch

Sony Professional has just introduced a new Super 35mm digital camcorder, the PMW-F3. The new camcorder sports Super 35mm CMOS imager with high sensitivity and low noise levels (ISO 800, F11; and S/N ratio of 63dB in 1920×1080/59.94i mode), as well as wide dynamic range. It uses PL mount that can accommodate both PL and zoom lenses, and will offer compatibility with a variety of cine lenses such as Cooke, Arri, Fujinon and Zeiss.

Sony PMW-F3 is based on Sony’s XDCAM EX workflow with MPEG-2 Long GOP 4:2:0 8bit, 35 Mbps codec and supports SxS ExpressCard-based recording media format. The PMW-F3 supports several recording formats including 1920×1080, 1440×1080, and 1280×720 at 23.98/25/29.97p, 50/59.94i and, in DVCAM mode, 25/29.97PsF and 50/59.94i. Filmmakers can also take advantage of ‘slow’ and ‘quick’ recording, also known as “overcranking” and “undercranking” from 1 to 30 fps at 1920×1080 (17 to 30 fps in dual-link mode) and 1 to 60 fps at 1280×720 (17 to 60 fps in dual-link mode). The camcorder also provides “S-LOG” and “Hyper Gamma” mode.

Sony PMW-F3 will be available as standalone or with PL lens kit (PMW-F3K). It will come in January 2011.

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• Sony HDR-SR5C HD Camcorder
• Sony HDR-SR8 AVCHD Camcorder
• Sanyo Xacti VPC-SH1 Camcorder with 35mm wide angle and 30x zoom
• Sony PMW-EX3 Full HD Professional Camcorder
• Sony Handycam DCR-DVD508, DCR-DVD408, DCR-DVD308 DVD Camcorder

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