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Lite-On launches 20x DVD burner

Lite-On has officially launched 20x DVD burners as per their earlier plans. The two new drives are the LH-20A1P and the LH-20A1H the only difference being that the LH-20A1H has got Lightscribe support. These drives currently are the fastest DVD burner that money can buy whereas competition currently offers only 18x burning support.
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A Power Cord that is Power Aware

Static has developed power strip that is capable of displaying the amount of power consumed by the appliance that is connected to it by means of glowing. The more power a device or appliance consumes the brighter the power strip glows.
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Driverless USB Webcam from Creative

Creative Live! Cam Optia is the latest offering from Creative, which sports VGA resolution, tilt and swivel head, 30fps framerate, USB connectivity, privacy control and USB Video class.

What makes this cam standout from the crowd is the fact that it does not require any driver software installation assuming that you are running Windows XP with [...]

Intel Core 2 Quad QX6700 (Kentsfield) Quad Core Officially Released

The much awaited quad core offering from Intel called as the Core 2 Quad (Kentsfield core) is officially released by Intel. Core 2 Quad QX6700 is now Intel’s new flagship model which would set you back by USD $9,99 (INR 45,000). The Core 2 Quad clocks at 2.67 GHz with a 1066 MHz front-side bus [...]

AMD Planning Combined Processor Graphics Chip (Code Name Fusion)

AMD is working on a new processor core called Fusion which will have CPU and GPU integrated at silicon level. This integration could mean that the future processors will deliver more performance per watt, by this move AMD will also gain an edge in the future as Intel roadmaps as of now don’t have similar [...]

NVIDIA to Enter x86 CPU Market

Nvidia is planning to enter x86 CPU market by 2008, Nvidia is builiding an integerated CPU+GPU x86 CPU which is expected to compete with mighty Intel and AMD. Nvidia is developing this CPU with ex-Intel engineers from Stexar (a company founded by ex-Intel Engineers). The CPU’s from Nvidia are expected to be built using 45nm [...]

Fingerprint Activated Hard Drive Encryption in Lenovo Notebooks

Lenovo has introduced fingerprint activated hard drive encryption into their Thinkpad notebooks, using this facility the user of a Thinkpad notebook can encrypt their hard drives with a touch of their finger. These notebooks will be mostly preferred by corporate users as they don’t want their confidential information to fall into the wrong hands incase [...]

Sanyo Ultra Small Microphone for Mobile Headsets

Sanyo Corporation of Japan is expected to launch an ultra small microphone that could benefit James Bond. This new microphone which fits inside the ear could make mobile phone and media player headsets almost invisible in future. This microphone is powered by Sanyo’s LC70700W chip which uses sophisticated signal processing technology.
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