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I-O Data TransferJet USB dongle announced in Japan
Been dying to get in on some TransferJet high-speed low-range wireless data transfer action since Sony made such a big fuss of it at CES? Well you can go the all-Sony route and pick up a VAIO F or one of Sony’s Cyber-Shot bundles with a reader, or you can head to Japan and snag this I-O Data USB2-TJC reader, when it comes out later this month for ?10,000 ($115)
Marshal’s new media drive is no laughing matter, plays Blu-ray and DVD ISOs
Yes, it’s just a hard drive that plays 1080p content, but this one can connect to your PS3 ; according to some machine translated Japanese, Marshal’s new “Media Joker” can also act as an external hard drive for your Sony game console or a Toshiba REGZA TV . While you won’t be able to install games on the up-to-2TB hard drive that you’ll provide yourself, the black box can notably play Blu-ray ISOs — though that, the company carefully cautions, will surely void your warranty. The case admirably provides most all ports you could want, including component, composite, both flavors of S/PDIF, HDMI 1.3, LAN, an SD card slot and a pair of USB sockets, and supports a host of audiovisual formats, the full list available at the more coverage link.
Sony selling AMD powered VAIOs for the first time in years
We’ve been keeping a close eye on AMD’s big laptop comeback over the last couple of months, and in addition to gaining steam with HP , Dell , Toshiba and Lenovo , it appears AMD’s also gotten Sony back into its court. Both Fry’s and Best Buy are now carrying AMD Athlon II X2-powered machines, and as you may expect, the prices are quite tempting. Conversely, the Intel-based lineup ranges from $699 to $799, but until we get our hands on one of these ourselves, there isn’t exactly a fair comparison to draw at this point
Toshiba Portégé R700 slides in with a thin design, Core power and an affordable pricetag
Toshiba ‘s announced more than enough laptops for us in the past week , but the 13.3-inch Port?g? R700 is ranking pretty high up there on our favorite list. The ultraportable has gotten a complete redesign at its core — there’s a new magnesium chassis that’s been re-engineered with an internal honeycomb metal that aims to dissipate heat, as well as a new chiclet style keyboard.
Lenovo jumps on the 3D laptop train with the IdeaPad Y560d
We’re not sure there are any PC manufacturers without a 3D laptop in store at this point, but add Lenovo to the confirmed list! The 15.6-inch IdeaPad Y560d poo poos NVIDIA’s 3D Vision , and instead utilizes TriDef’s 3D technology like Acer Aspire 5738DG .
Toshiba cooks up 128GB NAND flash for next-gen phones and PMPs
Leave it to Toshiba to make even the latest smartphones feel somewhat undernourished. Quadrupling the current high-end standard of 32GB of embedded memory, the Japanese company has announced an all-new 128GB slab of storage, built on a 32nm production process. It’s somehow managed to fit sixteen 8GB NAND chips, plus their controller, inside a 1.4mm tall structure, and samples are about to exit the factory doors this September
