• Personalized & Optimized sound solution to protect your ears from hearing loss
• The best answer for hearing protection, WiseAudio will be at CES 2008

2008 International CES

Booth number: Sands Expo #73765-6

SEOUL, Korea–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KLISTEN, Inc. will participate in CES 2008 on January 7-10, 2008 to show its personalized sound enhancement solution, “WiseAudio.”

Have you heard of “iPod Ears” or Acoustic Trauma? Or even noise-induced hearing loss?

Hearing protection is becoming an issue because of the ‘potentially irreversible hearing damage’ caused by portable multimedia player and this trauma is known as ‘iPod Ears’. Also frequent lawsuits from the MP3 users against manufacturers and the HAC regulation are making hearing loss as a big issue.

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LAS VEGAS, USA (AVING Special Report on ‘2008 CES’) — <Visual News> Asus expects to launch its new GPS smart phone ‘P527′ in the USA market in the first half of this year. Noticeable features include ‘Travelog’ and ‘Location Courier’; the Travelog enables users to record their travel itinerary and export the information to Google Earth while the Location Courier can let other people know where the owner is in an emergency by sending SMS to five pre-set mobile phone numbers with a touch of a button.

[via Aving]

Cobalt Technology launched its ultra-small USB-type DMB receiver ‘K3′ in Korea market. Despite its compact size and a short built-in antenna, it boasts outstanding reception rate while external antenna is also provided that you can use in a place where reception is poor. It supports real-time TV recording, radio capture, and still image capture. Suggested price is 55,000(KRW).

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — <Visual News> (Picture: external antenna is also provided that you can use in a place where reception is poor)

[via Aving] More pictures HERE 

This morning we’re ringing in the new year with a special treat.   We’ve taken Dell’s brand new UltraSharp 3008WFP for a spin around the block and we think you’ll be interested in seeing how she handled.

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It’s easy to see where Dell was going with the introduction of their new UltraSharp 3008 WFP 30″ LCD display.  Calling upon the input received from previous 30″ panel incarnations and marrying these feature requests in with new technologies like a wider color gamut and the bleeding-edge of display interface technologies.  As the first DisplayPort-enabled LCD available from Dell, the 3008 WFP is claiming that sexy is back.  No Justin, not you — she’s getting a Dell?

Direct Link:

http://www.hothardware.com/articles/Dell_UltraSharp_3008WFP_30inch_LCD_With_DisplayPort/

2008 International CES

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gefen, a leader in innovative audio/video solutions and Pulse~LINK, the UWB semiconductor performance leader, today introduced the world’s first consumer electronics product that incorporates Pulse~LINK’s CWave® UWB HDMI-Over-Coax technology. For the first time, consumers will be able to extend the reach of HDMI from room to room over their existing in-home coax cabling. Gefen and Pulse~LINK will demonstrate the HDMI-Over-Coax technology at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at the Las Vegas Convention Center, January 7-10. Demonstrations will take place at the Gefen booth (South Hall 1, #20344) and the Pulse~LINK booth (South Hall 2, #25559).

“With the Gefen HDMI Over Coax Extender, which implements Pulse~LINK’s HDMI-Over-Coax technology, consumers can extend the reach of HDMI audio and video out of their family room or media room into any other room in their house,” explained Hagai Gefen, president and CEO, Gefen Inc. “They can enjoy true HD entertainment that is visually lossless, regardless of where their content source is located. We are pleased to partner with Pulse~LINK on the first commercial implementation of HDMI-Over-Coax in order to offer our customers the very best in whole-home HD entertainment networking.”

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Yeah these are just what we all need eh?!?! You have to wonder who actually buys this stuff and who dreamed them up?!

ASI Show

Booth # 3242

ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LSX Enterprises, LLC today announced its patent-pending Lapstix^TM personal privacy screens – a unique new promotional advertising vehicle. Lapstix clip easily onto the side of notebook computers and portable DVD players creating a “fanned” billboard for imprinting colorful promotional messages or logos. Lapstix serve as personal privacy screens for users, providing privacy in crowds and shade in sunlight.

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SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider, announced today that it has entered into a multi-year licensing agreement with MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), whereby Mad Catz has secured the North American and other worldwide territory rights to produce and distribute game peripherals and other products for the critically acclaimed Rock Band™ game.

Published by MTV Games and developed by MTV Network’s Harmonix Music Systems, Rock Band is a new platform for music fans and gamers to interact with music, challenging users to master the lead/bass guitar, drums and vocals as solo artists or cooperatively as part of their own band. Built on deals with the world’s biggest record labels and music publishers, the music featured in Rock Band spans all genres of rock and includes many master recordings from the greatest songs and artists of all time. Rock Band is currently available on the Xbox 360™, PlayStation® 3 and PlayStation® 2 consoles in North America.

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Our own Fujitsu has been spending some quality time with the new SteelSeries SP “macroscopic textured” gaming surface.  This is a pretty sweet mousepad that seems to work 100% on optical and laser mice.  If you’re looking for a new pad to gain the edge on all of your online enemies, take a look at our review of the SP and see how it performs with several mice.

Title: SteelSeries SP Gaming Surface
URL: http://www.bcchardware.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=5077&Itemid=40


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When reviewing a gaming surface (mousepad) it’s tough to say “This is the best mousepad ever!”, because the truth is that every gamer/user is completely different. What I can say though is that if you’re looking for a nice hard-surfaced medium-sized mousepad, you can’t go wrong with the SteelSeries SP Gaming Surface, it’s a great high-quality product, and works excellent, all while looking pretty spiffy on your desk. . .

Miniature Projection Technology Available Now

2008 International CES

ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–3M is now providing consumer electronics manufacturers with a revolutionary advancement in the emerging field of miniature projection technology. 3M scientists developed a breakthrough ultra-compact, LED-illuminated projection engine designed for integration into virtually any personal electronic device. Roughly the size of a wireless earpiece and less than half an inch thick, the 3M mobile projection engine delivers brilliant VGA resolution images and is available today.

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Super-Compact 5x Zoom Digital Camera Combines Cutting Edge Technology With High-Fashion Design

VALHALLA, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FUJIFILM U.S.A, Inc. today announced the launch of the latest in its ultra-compact, trendsetting Z-series – the FinePix Z100fd. Continuing on from where the popular FinePix Z5fd left off, the FinePix Z100fd comes in four stunning color combinations and is sure to be a hit with those who care as much about their own image as they do about the images they shoot.

Feature Packed

Despite being only 19.8mm thick, the 8-MegaPixel FinePix Z100fd is packed with state-of-the-art technologies and features. These include a mid-range Fujinon 5x optical zoom lens, the equivalent of a 36mm-180mm camera, a high-resolution 2.7”, 230k pixel LCD with a reinforced glass coating for scratch-free durability and sensitivity settings of up to ISO 1600 that allow natural images that retain the atmosphere of evening events taken without the use of a flash. The FinePix Z100fd is also the first Z-series model to feature Fujifilm’s Dual Image Stabilization, which marries a mechanically stabilized CCD with high ISO sensitivities for total anti-blur protection.

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Winner of a 2007 Popular Science ‘Best of What’s New Award,’ FinePix F50fd to Remain in Fujifilm Digital Camera Line Up

VALHALLA, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc. is pleased to announce the continued availability of its 2007 Popular Science ‘Best of What’s New’ award-winning compact digital camera – the FinePix F50fd.

Singled out in the ‘Gadget’ category as “the first camera that can detect faces — to optimize focus, exposure and color — even if people are turned to the side or looking up or down,” the FinePix F50fd was the first in Fujifilm’s digital camera stable to debut the company’s proprietary Face Detection 2.0. This includes a new Automatic Red-Eye Removal feature that automatically corrects red-eye directly after the shot is taken and then saves both the original and the corrected image file. The FinePix F50fd combines these features, along with Dual Image Stabilization and ISO settings of up to 6400, to form a camera that makes “spontaneous shots look picture-perfect,” according to Popular Science.

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- Review title: Nox Pulsar 750 W Power Supply

- Review URL : http://www.hard-h2o.com/review/fuentes/nox-pulsar-750.html

- Quote: Nox makes continuous efforts to provide premium-class computers with as much power as possible with high standards of quality and affordable prices.

Their new power supply, Pulsar 750 W, is intended to give plenty of power. Its great stability and an effective cooling system are their main strongholds.

Given the current lineup of power supply products, users are forced to make some compromises. Right now, units either feature a modular design or have rock-solid performance, but the hardcore modder or gamer wants (nay, NEEDS) both. Some of the most rock-solid power supplies right now are the OCZ ProXstream 1000W (reviewed here), or PC Power & Cooling, but both of these units are not modular, meaning that your case will be clogged with alot of unused cables.

Thermaltake answers the call with their new and improved Toughpower 850W power supply, which now features a highly modular cable design in addition to re-engineered and highly efficient innards. Can it be true? Is there really a power supply that lets us have our cake and eat it, too?

Review URL ::
http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=1038

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Title: AMD Releases Additional R600 GPU Programming Documentation @ Phoronix
Direct Link: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=11655
Summary: “In the second NDA-free documentation dump, AMD has just
released programming data on the M76 and RS690 graphics processors.
While the RadeonHD developers have already had these documents, this
information will help the free software community in understanding the
internal workings of AMD’s graphics processors. In this article, we have
information on this just-released data as well as what else the
community can expect in the way of documentation in the near future.”

Championship Gaming Series and Creative Announce Partnership

-Deal will Create Elite Line of Gaming Accessories

-Creative Sound Blaster Now the Official Sound Card of CGS

Los Angeles, CA – January 4, 2007 – Championship Gaming Series^TM (CGS), the only worldwide professional video gaming league, and Creative, a worldwide leader in digital entertainment, today announced a global strategic partnership.  As the new official supplier of sound cards, sound processors and headsets to CGS, Creative will work with the League to develop an elite line of CGS-approved gaming accessories which have been battle-tested by CGS pro gamers under extreme conditions and approved by CGS for the highest level of professional gaming competition. The products will include equipment from the Sound Blaster^® X-Fi^® Xtreme Audio family, Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer family, Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty family and Fatal1ty Gaming Headset family.

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Today we’ve got another CPU cooler up on the review block, been doing a lot of those lately, and I just got another one in for review yesterday… Anyway, the cooler I have for review today is one that many people have been talking about all over the internet, it’s one that those same people and others have been waiting for its’ arrival with baited breath and sweet anticipation, it’s the Scythe Ninja Copper Anniversary Model CPU Cooler, and yeah… it’s all that! So, I don’t think anymore introduction is needed…. hit it.

Review link HERE 

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