24-port usb hub sure to connect every gadget in the neighborhood and then some

Got a few too many USB gadgets on your desktop? Sick of your computer’s lowly 4 USB ports? Well sure, you can go buy another 4 or 8 port hub, but that would be for sissies. You need a real USB hub – say one with 24 ports.

This hockey puck shaped USB hub manages to cram in 24 ports by arranging most of its ports in a circle, then stacking ports one on top of the other. And if the 22 ports around the perimeter aren’t enough for you, there are 2 ports on the top for flash drives.

The hub can be connected to a computer – if you’ve got a crap-load of peripherals to connect – or it can be used in standalone mode to charge your gadgets, thanks to an included AC adapter
. Each port is over-current protected as well, ensuring each one of your gadgets stays safe and sound, despite being jacked-in along with 23 of its friends.

The 24-port USB hub is available over at ThinkGeek for $49.99 (USD). That’s just over $2 a port! Such a deal.

Via : technabob

Trendnet announces new USB 3.0 4-port hub

If you are lucky, your computer may have one or two USB 3.0 ports. My desktop only has a single USB 3.0 port and then has a few USB 2.0 ports as well. It’s still common for notebooks and netbooks to only offer a single USB 3.0 port and this can be a big issue for you if you have an external HDD that uses USB 3.0 and a flash drive that supports the faster interface as well.

Trendnet has unveiled a new USB 3.0 hub that adds additional ports to any computer. The hub has four ports on it and needs one of your ports for connectivity to your computer. That means you get a net extra of three USB 3.0 ports. That should be enough to allow you to connect more USB 3.0 devices to your computer, assuming those devices aren’t so fat that they block the port beside whatever you are plugging in.

The four port hub is called the TU3-H4 and the thing will work when plugged into USB 2.0 ports as well. I am used to seeing low prices on USB hubs, so this USB 3.0 hub looks very expensive to me at $79.99. The hub will ship "shortly" with nothing specific on the date. Trendnet also has add in cards for notebooks and desktops that will put a couple USB 3.0 ports in your computer if you don’t have any USB 3.0 love by default.

Via : tweaktown

New Logitech Wireless Mouse M510 Puts Comfort in Your Hands

Today, Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) introduced the Logitech® Wireless Mouse M510 for users looking for a high level of comfort, control and convenience. The ergonomically designed shape has deep contours, soft rubber grips, gently curved sides and a broad palm area so your hand can relax in comfort even over hours of daily use.

Equipped with back/forward buttons, side-to-side scrolling and zoom[1] you can easily click scroll and zoom any content from budget spreadsheets to photo albums to maps to Facebook feeds, while laser tracking will keep you in cursor control on almost all surfaces. With up to two years battery life you can nearly do away with batteries. The on/off switch helps conserve power and the smart sleep mode extends battery life with an indicator light eliminating power-out surprises.

The M510 also features the Logitech® Unifying receiver; a convenient and clutter-free way for you to connect wireless keyboards and mice to your laptop. So small that it can stay in a laptop when you’re moving around, a single Logitech Unifying receiver can control up to six compatible Logitech products – freeing up valuable USB ports and making it easy to mix, match and add to your existing setup, no matter where you are. So you can have a set up for home, another for the office and never have to unplug anything.

Pricing and Availability

The Logitech Wireless Mouse M510 will be available in Australia through logitechshop.com.au, Officeworks and via Dell from late November 2010 for a recommended retail price of $89.95.

The M510 increases Logitech’s range of wireless mice, of which over 100 million have been sold. For further information on all Logitech mice visit http://www.logitech.com/en-au/mice-pointers/mice.

Via : tweaktown

A second Windows Phone 7 handset gets an early debut: The Samsung Omnia 7

Uh oh — if these things don’t stop slippin’ out early, Microsoft’s not going to have much to announce at their event later today.

The second handset to make an earlier-than-intended debut: The Omnia 7, by Samsung.

Coming by way of Samsung Russia, word of the Omnia 7 lacks things like carrier availability and pricing, instead focusing on good ol’ specs. Speaking of which..

The Specs:

* 4.0 Super AMOLED WVGA (800×480) display
* 1 Ghz CPU
* 5 Megapixel camera (w/ 720p video recording)
* 802.11b/g/n
* 8GB internal memory

So far, that’s two handsets that have been announced, and we’re stil hours before Microsoft’s event even starts. Any bets on how many handsets will be announced today?

Via : mobilecrunch

Windows Phone 7 + Flash = iPhone killer. Wait, what?

The internet is a bit like a slightly eccentric relative. It makes a lot of noise and always seems to be around, whether you want it to or not. The latest mad tattle spewed out on the web is an alleged meeting between the CEOs of Adobe and Microsoft and the speculation that this forms part of merger negotiations between the two software giants in an effort to combat Apple in the smartphone market.

Unlike a mad relative and their crazy ideas about tin foil hats and aliens, this rumour deserves to be taken a little more seriously. Microsoft’s software products cover almost every category imaginable – operating systems, servers, office suites, web browsers, databases and games. One of the most noticeable omissions is creative design software – Adobe’s territory.

For a company that depends almost exclusively on Office and Windows for profits, buying Adobe and its extensive range of lucrative creative software to add some diversity and conquer yet another market must be very attractive. Given Microsoft’s size and greater finances it would almost certainly be a purchase of Adobe by Microsoft and not a merger of equals.

However, if Microsoft does buy Adobe, Ballmer and his crew will need to do a better job of integrating and exploiting it than they have compared to other, recent acquisitions. Bungie, despite bringing the lucrative Halo video game franchise to the Xbox 360, has been spun off which potentially allows Bungie’s talent to be exploited by rival console makers once their post-spin off exclusivity agreement ends. The acquisition of smartphone maker Danger has so far brought little benefit to Microsoft, despite the burgeoning smartphone market, apart from an embarrassing loss of customer data and the Kin smartphone which was canned after mere weeks on the American market.

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nsignia intros second portable HD Radio: NS-HD02 with 'live pause' and bookmarks

Believe it or not, HD Radio's still kickin'. It'll never be the runaway hit that MP3 was, but considering what satellite radio has been through over the past couple of years... well, maybe things aren't so gloomy after all. Best Buy's house label has just introduced a followup to last year's NS-HD01 portable HD Radio -- a unit we were able to toy with for a tick -- with the predictably named NS-HD02 boasting a far nicer display and a trio of newfangled features. Best Buy's trumpeting Artist Experience (on-screen program related images, including targeted ads), Live Pause (enables users to pause playback for up to 15 minutes) and Bookmark (self explanatory), but it ought to be focusing on the 2.5- x 3-inch capacitive touchpanel that looks to be leaps and bounds better than the LCD we kvetched about last year. It'll also boast a 3.5mm headphone jack and ship with a pair of sure-to-be-lackluster earbuds, and it'll land in Best Buy stores on October 24th for $69 (a $20 premium over the HD01).

Via : engadget