Verbatim is well-known for its 5.25 inch Teflon-coated floppy disks in the 80s. And today the company has released a Speaker Keyboard, a keyboard with built-in speakers. As the keyboard connected via USB, it powers up the speakers and backlight as well. When the keyboard is connected, the integrated USB audio chipset will override the system sound. If you want to save some space on your desk, this should be in your shopping list. Read more…

Gigabyte has launched its GV-R487D5-1GG in Japan, it is the latest Radeon HD 4870 which boasts both 1GB 256bit GDDR5 or VRAM, tuned Zalman Heat sink and Fan as well as both DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort. This PCI Express 16x card supports ATI CrossFireX and also feature UVD 2 (Unified Video Decoder 2) with ATI Avivo HD Video, PIP, Blu-Ray with Dual-Stream. It will be available in Japan in a week time for ¥35600 that’s less than 300€.

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Goody for gamer, Logitech has unveiled its G13 gameboard, aiming on both hard-core gamers and World of Warcraft addicts. It features a customizable backlit keys and a 160 x 43 pixel GamePanel LCD that shows live game stats, system info and even messages from other players. This keyboard has the onboard memory to store up to five ready-to-play profiles and takes them with you to your next LAN. The Logitech G13 gaming keyboard is expected to hit the U.S. and Europe this December with a suggested price of $80. More pictures after the break. Read more…

LG Electronics in Korea has launched a 3.5-inch external hard disk drive called the XD4. It features the ‘One-touch Backup’ button, a high-gloss black aluminum finish, enhanced durability and protection against heat. The LG XD4 is available in 500GB, 750GB and 1TB. Read more…

Atek has released its OnBoard Travel Keyboard, a portable 99 keys complete with numeric functionality and a protective sliding cover keyboard. The protective sliding cover is to prevent dust and any other dirt to get in when traveling. It weighs 1.4 pounds and measures 14.75″ in length which will fit into most laptop cases. Here some of the keys missing ~ the Print Print Screen, Scroll Lock, Pause Break, and right side Ctrl and Windows keys. It will cost you $30 to get one.

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The GeCube’s HD 4870 X2 is the combination of two ATI Radeon HD 4870 GPUs, getting you excellent operation performance and video visual effects. It supports HDCP, HDMI, 7.1 surround sound and the AMD’s latest Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD 2) which provides you the best video decoding performance and speed with support for Blu-ray and HD DVD.

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Iomega eGo Helium external HDD comes in a taper anodized aluminum body. It measures 0.63 inch thin and weighs 7 ounces. This USB powered drive is currently available only in 320GB, priced at $150. Hmmm… looks a bit like the MacBook Air.

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The USB 3.0 Specification has been officially announced. It has the rate of 4.8 Gbit/s (600 MB/s), and will dump a 25GB HD file in about 70 seconds. Unfortunately, your old USB cables will not works on this, you will need to buy the USB 3.0 cable which have extra pins. You will see this around sometime in 2010. That’s about a year plus to go.

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OTAS a Japanese company, has announced the lightest and smallest mouse in Japan which measures 38 x 68 x 28 mm and weighs 35grams, it is the e-blue PEQUENO 2.4GHz. This wireless mouse also comes with a tiny USB dongle (19 x 14 x 6mm for 1.8g). This mouse is not just normal mouse as it can be set with 3 different resolutions with 400, 800 and 1600 dpi. It is also equipped with the wireless 2.4GHz technology and has a 21h battery lifespan and compatible with both PCs (from Me to Vista) and Mac (OS X 10.2 minimum). One more picture after the break. Read more…

Wow! The NVIDIA FX 5800 is the world’s first 4GB graphics card, this is definitely one of favorites for geophysicists, designers, scientists, engineers, gamers and other supercomputer users. According to the company, the latest Quadro card is orders of magnitude higher than typical solutions, allowing for interactive 4D modeling.

“The size and complexity of data is growing at an exponential rate. The challenge for today’s professional is to make sense of the mountain of data by distilling it into a form they can comprehend, analyze and use to make impactful decisions,” said Jeff Brown, general manager, Professional Solutions, NVIDIA.

The NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 graphics will be priced at $3,499 via the company’s channel partners, which will include PNY Technologies, Elsa and Leadtek. Read more…