Recently released USB 3.0 technology will increase the speed tenfold!

Majority of modern gadgets connect to the computer via USB cable. For nearly 13 years this port has been standard for all external devices. When USB was introduced in 1995, it became clear that this port would replace all those big and bulky connectors that were used in the past. Data exchange speed was growing with every generation: from 12 Mbps in USB 1.1 to 480 Mbps in USB 2.0. Nevertheless, as time goes by, bigger and bigger speeds are needed. Therefore, after 8 years of reigning, USB 2.0 must be replaced with something more modern and powerful, and this new successor will be USB 3.0, which is already developed and soon will be widely supported by hardware developers. What advantages it brings? Let us see.

USB 2.0 was named Hi-Speed, and it surely is quite fast. USB 3.0, however, truly deserves its title Superspeed, because it strongly overlaps the speed of its predecessor! New USB 3.0 devices will exchange data with speed up to 4.8 Gbps, which is ten times bigger than USB 2.0. Another big advantage of new USB port is its ability to receive and send data simultaneously, which is a no-go for previous USB generations. New USB 3.0 will keep the downward compatibility with all previous USB versions, so do not worry if your device will not support USB 3.0 - it will work with it anyways, at supported speed.

New generation of USB connectors opens a wide field of possible adaptation. Speed up to 4.8 Gbps will be enough for HD video and audio signal broadcast, with such speed there will be no more "bottleneck" effect, when USB 2.0 speed is limiting the performance of external devices, such as portable HDDs or external optical drives. The cable will be a bit thicker though, but this cannot be really considered as disadvantage. In any case, small increase in thickness is reasonable for such big increase of speed. There are images of new USB 3.0 connectors, including redesigned miniUSB and USB 3.0 type B. (click to enlarge)

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Electronic Car Keys Finder

The daily haste forces us to lose time, but not only on important problems, but also on searching of the necessary things. For example, car keys or cell phones and remote controls are the things that we tend to lose all the time. New unusual gadget will remind you that your keys are not with you. The mini electronic gadget will allow you to define the location of your keys.

The electronic tracking device allows you to find the lost things from fairly far away, issuing a sound signal. So-called tags or metal tips are used for determining where the device is. With its help it is possible to find many useful things, which are lost or dropped in an unknown places. This gadget can be placed in a purse, occupies not much space.

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Bracelet media player made of e-paper

Jewelry is created notonly to emphasize individuality of a person, but also was worn to be useful to him. Now we simply get lost among a huge variety of rings, beads, bracelets. The company Chocolate Agency has offered the optimum decision with its unusual jewelry. Their multimedia gadget is an unusual bracelet. This gadget in my opinion does not compete with earrings with camera built in but it still a very cool device.

This gadget does not have an ordinary display. Isn’t it perfect? It completely consists of e-paper. Due to its properties the display is thin enough and is also flexible. You can watch favorite movies or the video clips, the only thing you need to do is to unroll the bracelet.

One of the advantages of the submitted gadget is that it will be charged from kinetic energy of the man who carries it. Not sure where those kinetic elements are placed but the idea is pretty cool.

So, the bracelet is compact, interesting with its exceptional characteristics and much more – it looks wonderful as jewelry.

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Sony Digital Voice Recorder

Digital voice recorder with comprehensive recording capabilities in any situation
-PC-compatible via USB connectivity; 256 MB capacity holds up to 130 hours of recording
-Large LCD display for maximum visibility; intuitive button scheme
-Date and time stamp on each recording for easy organization
-Editor 3.0 software
The ICD-P520 digital voice recorder is compact and easily connects to a PC. Featuring up to 256 MB of flash memory it offers up to 130 hours of recording time in the LP mode. For easy file transfer to a PC, this model includes Sony's Digital Voice Editor version 3.0 software, which adds pod cast-creation capability.

Customer Reviews
Sony Digital Recorder
By Fred Mealio (Perrin, Texas United States)
For a small recorder, this does a good job, I think that this is a good deal. The price was good and the quality of the unit is better than I was expecting.
I use the recorder to record an open meeting and the pickup is great, I can record someone from across the room as well as someone close by. The software is easy to use and this permits burning to a CD a snap

Great for lessons
We are very pleased with our Sony Digital Voice Recorders. The one we purchased from you is our third, and we received the best price from Amazon. We use them to take to record music lessons. It is very helpful to hear the lesson again "from the outside" so to speak. My son uses his with his French horn and flute lessons, and I with my voice lessons. The sound quality is very good when not using the internal speaker. It is easy to plug into the computer or into my i-Pod speaker system. I have edited and downloaded some lessons onto my i-Pod itself. My husband uses his for dictation and uses it with "Dragon-speak" to transcribe into his Word program.

great product
it's so light and easy to use. i use it to record short interviews. i give the person a set of questions and they record it themselves. no one has had any problems with it and the playback sounds great.

Good Microphone
The microphone works great. I left it on during a meeting in my shirt pocket, was wearing a jacket, and it still picked up the conversation well. The speaker may not be great, but it works just fine for voice recordings.
I gave it four out of five because of the speaker and the styling could be better

Really great recorder
By J.W.
This recorder is really small and easy to use. I love that there aren't any tapes to buy, which is more garbage for the environment. I also highly suggest using RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES, it's good for the environment, and this thing can eat up batteries if you use it often enough.
I haven't tried putting the recordings into my computer since I still have about 20 hours of recording time left (in High Quality mode). This is good for recording lectures. I really like this product so far. I'm not sure if there's a mode where you can hear all your recordings continously because I haven't really read the manual.

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