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Razer Lachesis gaming mouse brings 4,000dpi laser, new buttons
Rich Brown, CNET Crave | Aug 27, 2007
Razer's forthcoming Lachesis gaming mouse finally addresses our chief complaint with its DeathAdder and other gaming mice: No easy-access buttons for switching dpi settings on the fly. Logitech's G5 Laser mouse has them, Microsoft's new SideWinder will have them, and now the Lachesis gets them when it hits in October.
Otherwise, the Lachesis seems to be simply a revamped DeathAdder. The only other major change is its higher-end laser sensor, which gives you a 4,000dpi ceiling, and thus a greater range of sensitivity settings. No other mouse on the market goes that high, although we'll admit we find even 2,000dpi more than fast enough. What the new Razer mouse doesn't have is a weight kit. If you have a soft enough touch to get excited about the 4,000dpi sensor, you might miss the weights. Unless the Lachesis is unusually light, we probably won't.
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Philips/Swarovski Active Crystals
Juniper Foo | Aug 27, 2007
This isn't either company's first high tech-high fashion collaboration. Loewe recently showcased its Swarovski-studded 32-inch offering in limited quantities worldwide. So fraternizing with the tech elite is by no means new to Swarosvki. Nor is going bling a surprise outing for Philips which recently went upmarket with a 42-inch flat TV encrusted with 2,250 diamonds. Yes, count that. So by the time Philips and Swarovski came around to Asia with its Active Crystals, we were more interested in just how rich the price tags would be. If there's one common denominator for high tech-high fashion gizmos, it's the sticker shock.
We were also surprised that given the whole luxury slant here, Philips could certainly have afforded more than just measly 1GB for its memory keys. After all, a 1GB thumbdrive in the market costs about S$20-S$25, while a 4GB is just a scant S$50-S$65.
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A safe for your flash drive
Mike Yamamoto, CNET.com | Aug 20, 2007
Corsair is apparently the kind of company we can relate to: A paranoid one. Although it's made a name for itself in high-speed technologies, some of its recent products seem more focused on security and survival than anything else.The company continues that theme in its latest offering, the "Flash Padlock", which expands the secure USB concept with a numeric keypad that can be programmed to your own five-digit code. It locks automatically when disconnected, according to OhGizmo, and it won't even be acknowledged by the computer's operating system without the correct sequence of digits.
At US$30 for a 1GB drive and US$40 for 2GB, it's a cheaper alternative than many of the fingerprint-locked models we've seen. The only problem is we'd have to remember the PIN because there's no more room to write down any more passwords on our palms.
Mac Mini updated to Core 2 Duo CPUs
Rich Brown, CNET News.com | Aug 08, 2007
Thanks to an uncommon Q&A session after the iMac and iLife '08 announcements, we also learned that the Mac Mini has received an update as well. The previous models came with Intel Core Duo chips. The new models get Core 2 Duos; a 1.83GHz Core 2 Duo T5600 chip in the S$1,048 (US$770.59) model and a 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo T7200 on the S$1,348 (US$991.18) unit.
In addition to the faster clock speeds, adding Core 2 Duo also means 4MB of L2 cache on the S$1,348 (US$991.18) Mac Mini, an upgrade over the 2MB on the new S$1,048 (US$770.59) system and both older Core Duo-based units. That extra cache should translate to better performance on the S$1,348 (US$991.18) model, beyond its faster CPU clock speed. Apple also added iLife '08 to both new Mac Minis as well.
While both of today's Mac Mini updates are nice, our question from earlier remains: If you purchase a new Mac today, what happens when Apple's Leopard OS X update comes out in two months? Given that the Mac Mini is ostensibly Apple's budget system, potentially tacking on S$250 (US$183.82) or so for an upgrade down the road is an even bigger concern for potential purchasers of this system who are likely more price-conscious.
PQI U510 USB Card Drives
Juniper Foo | Aug 08, 2007
Has anyone seen them in Asia? Not quite USB thumbdrives, these utilize USB connectivity but pack in a whopping 32GB of memory into a 3mm-thin wafer you can slide into your wallet just like a credit card. You can never have too much megabytes. Love the portability and storage power to go. There's just one wee catch. PQI doesn't quite state on its site if this is as yet compatible with Vista.
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Price: US$313 for 32GB
Availability: More info at the home site
Device: USB drive
Specs: Retraction connector, sleek design with aluminum alloy casing, includes portable Outlook Express and Sync Manager, 85x 54 x 3mm, 23g, carrying caddy, USB 1.1/2.0 compatible
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