To some, the society moves according to the flow of the majority. Others believe that great nations move according to the people, and their development. Easterners however, believe that the impact of society comes from the small and unnoticed changes of each individual, thus leading to a modest culture that’s more passive. This society is described by Seo Jeonghwa and Hanna Chung, the designers of this ‘ripple effect’ tea table. Read more…

Here comes a contender to Logitech’s K340 wireless keyboard. KeySonic has announced their latest super-mini wireless multimedia keyboard for the mass market. Measuring 226.18mm x 24.23mm x 127.1mm and weighing only 202 grams, the KSK-3201 will fix nicely in your laptop backpack.

The KSK-3201 utilizes a 2.4GHz radio frequency which will work up to 10 meters. It comes with 12 multimedia keys, a built-in 7mm optical trackball and two mouse buttons. Absolutely suitable for HTPC systems. The body comes in brushed metal finish. The KeySonic KSK-3201 RF is currently available in Europe for a retail price of 37 Euro (about $47).

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Intel has announced their new Atom processor, the dual-core Atom N550 which features 1.5GHz, with 1MB of cache and support for DDR3 memory, besides decent battery life that is similar to the Atom N450. Intel dubs the N550 as a ‘more responsive choice as compared to the N450’.

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The SandForce NAND chips are considered fast chips, and usually only found on high performance SSDs. But now, OWC has thrown in an affordable SandForce-powered SSD. The Mercury Extreme Pro from Other World Computing (OWC) is priced at merely $99.99 (normal price $139.99).

This 2.5-inch SSD is equipped with the latest SandForce SF-1200 controller, a SATA 3Gbps interface, TRIM support and capable of delivering read and write speeds of up to 285MB/s and 275MB/s respectively. Sadly no SATA 6Gbps here, but this is still considered a good steal. So go grab yours now and experience the amazing boast in performance.

SOURCE via OWC

In conjunction to the launch date of ‘holidays this year’, Microsoft is letting the dev tools go gold in September 16, just a little under a month from today, while the Marketplace will start accepting apps sometime in early October, which is about a month’s time for developers to throw in some funky apps ready for the phone’s launch date. So, are we looking at a ‘end of October’ or ‘early November’ launch date for the Windows Phone 7?

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Acer has released their latest 3D-ready DLP projector ‘P1203′ in Australia. Designed for SMB’s and classrooms, this ‘value’ class new projector is able to provide a decent 1024 x 768 XGA resolution, 2600 ANSI lumens brightness, 4000:1 contrast ratio and 120Hz refresh rate. Read more…

Manufacturers of USB drive used to place security programs in their drives to provide some sort of security for consumers. Somehow, all that was missing these past few years when the market was flooded with zillions of USB drives from all sorts of manufacturers. Now Verbatim is back to the ‘secured drive’ business, with their latest Secure ‘n’ Go USB drive.

The drive comes with a 256bit-AES hardware-encryption and password protection. The drive is also enhanced and compatible for Windows ReadyBoost feature, which improves your system’s performance by allowing your PC to sue the memory capacity on your flash drive to speed up system performance.

The Verbatim Secure ‘n’ Go Secure Data drive is now available in 4GB ($37), 8GB ($74), and 16GB ($125).

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Velocity Micro has made available their latest Android-based Cruz Reader and Cruz Tablet for pre-order. The Android Cruz Reader and Cruz Tablet are priced at $199 and $299 respectively. Head over to your nearest Borders bookstore if you’re interested. Read more…

Rachel Ilan Simpson has designed the Transparent Universal Translator concept that allows users to have a better understanding of the world around them, which is essentially very convenient for travellers. Read more…

Gaming gears have been introduced to gamers to ease up your controls and focus on your fragging skills, and manufacturers have been trying hard to implement more features like ‘Turbo Button’ and macros and sensitivity-adjustments to further improve the product and for optimum customization. Who knows, your frags might just increase by one or two all thanks to these features.

Razer Onza is among the wonderful creation from the people of Carlsbad for the console. But now, the MLG (Major League Gaming) officials have banned the Razer Onza from their league. Read more…