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Speck Enters Charging, Organization Categories By Lisa Johnston - 05/20/2009 Palo Alto, Calif. — Speck, a manufacturer of protective cases and bags, announced it has entered the portable charging and organizational accessories categories with a line of several products.More
iSkin Introduces Solo FX SE For iPhone 11/09/2009
TORONTO— iSkin debuted last week its Solo FX Special Edition (SE) iPhone 3G/3G S case. The case features what the company described as a “luxurious outer surface treatment,” which reportedly combines a matte finish with an embossed designer pattern. Three color options are offered: Onyx (black), Cosmo (pink) and Ice (white).
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Dane-Elec Readies USB 3.0 Drives By John Laposky - 11/09/2009
IRVINE, CALIF.— Dane-Elec introduced its So SuperSpeed line of USB 3.0 external hard drives in advance of a wave of hardware products featuring the new high-speed transfer standard. The line includes what the company is calling “the world’s first USB 3.0 solid-state drive (SSD) capable of true data transfer speeds of 250MB per second.
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Scosche Ships PowerFuze Charging System 11/09/2009
OXNARD, CALIF.— Scosche Industries recently announced the availability of the PowerFuze, a home and car USB charging system. The PowerFuze is both Made for iPod and Works with iPhone certified; it’s designed to let users carry just one charger for all their USB-based devices when traveling.
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Sanyo Will Spin Off Some Of Its Battery Operations By John Laposky - 11/09/2009
OSAKA, JAPAN— Sanyo Electric said it will sell part of its nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery business to FDK for 6.4 billion yen ($70 million). Sanyo expects to sell its Sanyo Energy Twicell unit, which produces NiMH batteries under the Eneloop brand, as well as Sanyo Energy Tottori, the company’s coin cell and cylindrical lithium battery unit, to FDK, an electronics parts manufac...
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e.Digital Names 19 In Lawsuit 11/09/2009
SAN DIEGO— e.Digital, a manufacturer of portable in-flight entertainment systems and patented flash-memory-related technology, announced it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against 19 companies. The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, said that products made by the listed companies infringe the company’s U.
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Dane-Elec Readies Drives For Nov. USB 3.0 Launch By John Laposky - 10/26/2009
Irvine, Calif.— Dane-Elec introduced its So SuperSpeed line of USB 3.0 external hard drives last week, in advance of the new high-speed transfer standard's November launch. The line includes what the company is calling “the world's first USB 3.0 solid-state drive (SSD) capable of true data transfer speeds of 250MB per second.
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Philips Ships Wireless HDMI HDTV System By Greg Tarr - 10/26/2009
Stamford, Conn.— Philips Electronics said last week it is now shipping its Wireless HDTV Link, which wirelessly connects high-definition components to an HDTV display. The Wireless HDTV Link SWW1800/27 will send a wireless signal in up to 1080p high-definition resolution wirelessly to a TV display from a source device as far as 75 feet away.
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Reporters Notebook Lisa Johnston, Associate Editor, TWICE June 15, 2009 Flash Bytes
Here’s a roundup of some recent announcements in the world of flash memory:
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Reporters Notebook John Laposky, Managing Editor, September 10, 2008 Mounting Problems?
Playing the role of the canary in the coal mine at this year’s CEDIA Expo: flat... More
Viewpoint Steve Smith, Editor-in-Chief, January 22, 2007 CE's Changes Seen At CES
International CES celebrated its 40th anniversary in Las Vegas earlier this month wit... More
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Majap Shipments Improving: AHAM
Washington — Factory shipments of major appliances continued their sequential improvement in September, suggesting that...