GEEKotomy » Peripherals

Sylvania Blu-ray player at $59.99

Tony — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:37:48 +0000

The Sony PS3 is not the most affordable Blu-ray player of the market – if you go to Amazon, the Sylvania Blu-ray player beats all previous records with its price of $59.99. Considering the opinions of the users are good enough, you must be crazy not to jump at the chance – unless you also want a game console, so there is the Sony PS3.

VGA to HDMI video converter by Thanko

Tony — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:01:52 +0000

Because it can always be useful, Thanko offers a VGA to HDMI video converter, which as its name suggests is responsible for converting audio and video from your PC connected to VGA to HDMI, to have a display on HDTV. Useful if your computer does not have an HDMI output. Price: about $110.

New external DVD burner from I-O Data

Tony — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:10:38 +0000

The manufacturer I-O Data has introduced its latest external DVD burner, the DVRP-U8E, with a thickness of 20mm only, with a USB 2.0 interface and displaying writing speeds of 8x for DVD+/-R, 6x for DVD+/-RW, 5x for DVD-RAM and finally 24x for CD-R/RW. The DVD burner also comes with Nero Express Essentials and is available in 2 colors: black or white. Price: about $90.

PowerColor Radeon HD 5770 Eyefinity 5 graphics card unveiled

Tony — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:32:02 +0000

The Radeon HD 5770 Eyefinity 5 graphics card from PowerColor is finally unveiled, and it lacks a mini-DisplayPort, although it offers all the processing power expected of a standard Radeon 5770. You have five independent display controllers with this video card, giving you the opportunity to develop a super multi-screen installation: the dream of many geeks.

Asus Rampage III Extreme motherboard

Tony — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:31:25 +0000

Asus has officially unveiled images of its motherboard Asus Rampage III Extreme, which is based on the Intel X58 chipset. Details such as pricing and launch date are still not known, but thanks to photos, we can glean a lot of technical information on this LGA 1366 motherboard. The specifications currently available for the Asus Rampage III Extreme include:

Support for Intel LGA 1366 CPU
Support for triple-channel DDR3
Four PCI-E x16 ports with Nvidia NF200 bridge chip
Support for SATA 6.0Gbps
USB 3.0
Gigabit LAN
Audio 7.1
eSATA
Firewire

New wireless mouse by Buffalo

Tony — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:03:46 +0000

Here’s the latest wireless mouse made by the manufacturer Buffalo for the Japanese market, the BSMLW09S, powered by 2 AA batteries, with 3 buttons and displaying 800dpi/1600dpi resolutions. Compatible with Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000 and Mac OS 10.5, it comes in different colors: red, silver, white, black, blue and brown. Price: ¥4000 or €32.

Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710

Tony — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:42:36 +0000

The Wireless Desktop MK710 (keyboard and mouse) from Logitech is an evolution of the MK700. Integrating technology to reduce battery consumption, only the mouse is different! The price remains too high: €99.9.

Koss CC_01 headphones

Tony — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:13:49 +0000

The Koss CC_01 in-ear headphones have a unique system that allows adaptation to the size of your ears. Only problem: its high price (about 150 euros), which includes an unlimited guarantee, however. Price: €150.

Trust launches its USB 3.0 adapters for laptops and desktops

Tony — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:11:23 +0000

Here’s a PCI card to connect to one of the internal connectors on a desktop PC. Its two USB 3.0 ports is ten times the transfer speed compared to USB 2.0. Price: €39.

Asus unveils its Cine5 speaker

Tony — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:50:23 +0000

Asus has just announced the launch of the Asus Cine5 PC speaker, which gives a 5-channel surround sound thanks to new EmbracingSound Theatre HD technology. It has an power of 15W RMS, an input and an output jack 3.5 mm, all in sizes of 373 x 100 x 100mm for a price of 150 euros.