One of the market leader in audio products, Klipsch has announced its new Image S4i in-ear headset, which the company claims as the combination of the company’s acclaimed sound performance and amazing comfort value, featuring Apple’s advanced 3-button microphone (with echo cancellation; highly intelligible 360-degree design) and remote system to easily handle the voice and/or music control of iPhone 3GS, 3rd generation iPod shuffle, 2nd generation iPod touch, 4th generation iPod nano and iPod classic 120GB.

“Designed for iPhone and iPod users, the Image S4i is a breakthrough product that simplifies on-the-go lifestyles-you can take calls while commuting or exercising, as well as control your music library,” said Don Inmon, director of marketing and product development for personal audio, Klipsch.

Klipsch Image S4i headset that employ a moving coil micro-speaker with controlled damping to ensure dynamic music performance will utilize Klipsch’s exclusive oval ear tips aimed for comfortable long-term wear.

“Once you have the right fit and seal, these headsets are virtually impossible to feel,” said Mark Blanchard, senior acoustic design engineer of Klipsch. “When we began studying three-dimensional ear impressions, it was discovered that nearly everyone has an oval-shaped ear canal. We couldn’t believe that no one else had yet considered the anatomical shape of the ear canal when designing in-ear headphones.”

The new breakthrough Klipsch Image S4i that fully compatible with Apple VoiceOver feature on third generation iPod shuffle is expected to be available in a piano black finish with chrome accents starting August 2009 for MSRP of $99.99.

Kindle users who enjoy night reading can have a look at the new e-Luminator2 booklight unveiled by M-Edge Accessories. The new e-Luminator2 booklight is a chic e-Reader accessory to improve the lighting quality for reading in dark places. The booklight is designed to complement M-Edge’s existing lines of protective jackets. The device features a super bright LED light which can be adjusted to two brightness settings. The rotating steel neck enables users to direct the light from the top or the side.

The e-Luminator2 booklight is stylish and slim in design. It weighs 1.3 ounce and can be carried around easily. For $19.99 (limited period – normal price $24.99), the device is handy and chic for the Kindle reader on the go. It is also compatible with M-Edge Prodigy and M-Edge’s library of products in their new Sport line. For Kindle 1users, e-Luminator2 with a shorter neck is also available.

We have mentioned about USB 3.0 Specification earlier but so far yet to see an actual platform until the recent great news from Asus. Just recently, Asus has planned to release its premium motherboard for high end enthusiasts. The next generation platform, named as P6X58 will be designed with two USB 3.0 host ports for high bandwidth data transfer on top of other impressive feature sets suitable for various market segments.

The platform is designed with extreme high performance requirements in mind. Besides featuring with USB 3.0 ports that can achieve 4.8Gbps thanks to NEC uPD720200 USB 3.0 certified chipset, it also enhanced with SATA 3.0 interface with 6Gps transfer speed for storage drive. In order to handle such high bandwidth data transmission, the platform is powered by famous Intel Core i7 processor, with six DDR3 memory slots for easy system upgrade targeted for mainstream applications. Other interfaces include three PCI Express 2.0 slots, USB 2.0 host port and many more.

Regardless of so much great features embedded into the system, there is no actual benchmarking performance data available from developer yet and it is a bit hard to estimate its actual performance. However, don’t expect it to be cheap and it could be too early to be able to find any suitable peripherals that can fully utilize such a high data transmission speed in consumer world.

The famous thumb drive maker, Kingston Technology, has just created another new buzz in the industry by unveiling its new Data Traveler 300 which offers the world’s largest memory data storage capacity. The new Kingston Data Traveler 300 is able to deliver 256GB memory storage for high-end users who need huge mobile storage facility for particular reasons.

Measuring 70.68 x 22.37 x 16.45 mm in dimension, the typical Kingston Traveler design thumb drive features the same USB 2.0 interface that is used in most USB flash drives and computer devices. Data Traveler 300 is able to achieve transfer rates of up 20 MB/sec for reading and 10 MB/sec for writing. Besides facilitating users to carry massive data around, Kingston also includes a password traveler security software in the package. According to Kingston, up to 90% of the drive’s content can be password protected and conveniently accessed via the new Password Traveler software.

The tiny Kingston Data Traveler 300 costs around £565.67or $924 with a five year warranty from Kingston.

Instead of searching on multiple search engines, the users can add Google Unified Search plugin to their Firefox web browser to display search results from multiple search engines. The Google Unified Search has been integrated with multiple search engines in Google search results and supports Bing, Wikipedia, Wolfram Alpha, StumbleUpon and Delicious.

By default, it will display the Google and Bing search results on the same page. There will be a control in the top right corner which makes it possible to switch to another search engine. A click on any button to get the search results from the selected service and click on arrow sign to get the search results from the selected service.

Google Unified Search is available here.

Have you ever experienced the difficulty to get the right program to open the some files with unique extension? I think it is quite common for everyone and what we usually do is try to search for the right program to open it but now with this simple utility named as OpenWith.org Desktop Tool, it simplifies the searching process for the right program to open any type of files and in case there is none, the utility will further link users to download the correct one online without much hassle.

During the installation, users will be prompted to install the PC MightyMax 2009, a top rated registry cleaner that is claimed to be able to speed up your computer
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AT&T and Sony Ericsson have announced that Sony Ericsson C905a Cyber-shot slider phone and Sony Ericsson W518a Walkman flip phone will hit AT&T stores starting July 19, aiming to provide users an ultimate photography and social networking experiences.

Key features of Sony Ericsson C905a:

* 8.1 megapixel autofocus camera with xenon flash, face detection and GPS tagging
* 2.4-inch scratch-resistant mineral glass screen for crystal-clear viewing experience
* Memory Stick Micro (M2) memory card slot supports up to 16 GB
* BestPic technology captures 7 successive photos with one click
* Smart Contrast compensates for areas that are too bright or dark

“Sony Ericsson has created two signature phones that enhance the quality of photography and social networking on a phone and take advantage of exciting AT&T services like AT&T Navigator and Video Share,” commented Michael Woodward, vice president, Mobile Phone Portfolio, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. “The C905a is the best camera available in a mobile phone today and the W518a’s unique Facebook user interface and Walkman music features will elevate how our customers express themselves.”

Main features of Sony Ericsson W518a:

* 3.2-megapixel camera with digital zoom
* 2.2-inch LCD display with 240 x 320 pixels resolution
* Advanced Shake Control technology lets users shuffle, skip and control volume with a flick of the wrist
* Gesture Control technology lets users reject incoming calls or send the alarm to snooze with a wave of hand over the camera lens
* Stereo Bluetooth and A-GPS
* Download music over the air from Napster Mobile and eMusic Mobile via AT&T Music

“We have two new phones appealing to camera lovers and Facebook users, delivering unique ways for consumers to express themselves,” said Karen Morris, vice president of marketing, Sony Ericsson. “Featuring a broad range of capabilities packed into a slick, easy-to-use slider form factor, the C905a is a versatile choice, whether you’re an avid photographer and early technology adopter, or a proud parent who always wants your digital camera by your side. The W518a is a compact, stylish phone for multitasking consumers who must stay connected to their friends. The addictive Facebook application combined with great music and multimedia features place users at the forefront of social networking. We’re excited to bring these phones to the U.S. market with AT&T.”

The new Sony Ericsson C905a Cyber-shot and Sony Ericsson W518a Walkman phone will be available for $179.99 and $49.99, respetively, both after mail-in rebate and a 2-year service contract.

Sports enthusiasts particularly leisure joggers, amateur walkers and even professional runners can now take advantage of the new Nike+ Sportband to improve and work out their running programs to help them start running or do their best at a race, from running or walking around the garden to running a marathon. Due to the fantastic response from its Nike+ SportBand which was introduced a year back, the world leader in sportwear and sport equipment has made some significant improvement to the existing model and rolled out an updated Nike+ SportBand.

The new Nike+ SportBand has presented a few more two-tone color schemes (gray-pink, gray-yellow and black-red) for color fussy type users to give them better choices. The new wristbands have shown improvement in terms of visibility via its white background screen. The wristbands are now well protected with a welded seal for better water resistance. Users do not have to worry the rain water might damage the gadget and use the rain as an excuse to stop practicing.

Designed with Nike Plus sensor in the shoes, the Nike+ SportBand will feed users with some real-time information such as running distance, pace, time, and even calories burned. Users can easily plug the gadget and upload the practice data and statistics collected to their computer or to the NikePlus/Nike running site for analysis.

For a mere $59, users can get this Nike+ SportBand to help in their fitness or training program. The setback of this device is there is no entertainment feature perhaps to enlighten you during your training session.