Pioneer BDR-205 is the world’s first 12x Blu-ray writer for desktop computers. The device features 12x write speeds for Blu-ray Disc media, 16x for DVD, 40x for CD media, a 4MB cache memory and a SATA connection interface. The new BDR-205 Blu-ray Disc computer writer begins shipping October 2009. The retail version of this product, the BDR-2205, will be available Q1 2010 Read the rest of this entry »

NEC released their new Netbooks, the LaVie Light BL300 and BL100. The BL100 is powered by an Intel Atom N270 CPU and a 16GB SSD, while the BL300 features an Intel Atom N280 CPU and option of 160GB HDD or a 16GB SSD. Both Netbooks have WiFi, and a 10.1″ LCD with LED backlight. At this time no price information. Read the rest of this entry »

µTorrent has released a Mac version in beta. This is good news for torrent and Mac user. The lightweight µTorrent client for Windows was first publicly released in September 2005, and was acquired by Bit Torrent in 2006, which continued development on the application and promised to release a Mac version. Just for your information, the Mac release only runs on Leopard/Intel Macs at the moment and may still contain serious bugs. Read the rest of this entry »

New UMPCs with Intel Atom CPU launched by Kohjinsha. The First is The Kohjinsha SC3. It has features a 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 CPU, 1GB of RAM, 60GB of HDD, a 7 inch wide touchscreen LCD with LED backlight, an internal GPS (optional), WiFi b/g, Bluetooth, and 1.3MP webcam. The other is the Kohjinsha SX3 UMPC. It has features with the The Kohjinsha SC3, but with a larger screen size of 8.9 Inch, and a DVD Super Multi Drive. Both UMPCs will be released in December 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

The TouchSmart TX2 is unique as it has a specially-designed hinge so a user can convert it into three modes: PC, display, and tablet. It even has a rechargeable digital ink pen that allows the user to draw on the screen. If you want to use the pen to write, it will automatically turn the handwriting into typed text.

The TouchSmart TX2 has HDTV in spades. The software allows the user to watch Internet TV or movies in high-definition, and it is programmed for multi-touch input while making it simple to search digital content. It looks like there are plans to offer channels to HP users that include MTV, COMEDY CENTRAL, Nickelodeon, and many others. Read the rest of this entry »