Even the trend of USB 2.0 is slowly phasing down, manufacturer Elecom from Japanese is still releasing new twist of USB 2.0 hub for the market. The codenamed their latest 4-port USB 2.0 hub as U2H-YS4B. Unlike ordinary USB hub, this Elecom version is pretty unique as it’s come with a dedicated switch on each port. The switch will help you turn off the USB device without unplug. Just a simple tab on the switch will disable/disconnect the USB device.

Also, Elecom U2H-YS4B USB hub has come with a built-in LED light and nameplates. The LED light will tell you which device is active while the nameplates will let you easily organize your USB devices.

Elecom U2H-YS4B 4-port USB 2.0 hub is available for $29.99 directly at AudioCubes.

Elecom U2H-YS4B 4-port USB 2.0 Hub With Switches
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The old-fashioned faucet with water streaming down to a small puddle has set some great impact on the design world as it’s very creative and nice looking (kind of like an optical illusion). Today, the design is not just another decoration anymore as the designer from Japanese studio nendo has turn this old-fashioned design into a stand for either smartphones or tablet PCs!

Nendo designed this faucet stand for Elecom, which we have known their cooperation for long. They’ve designed a lot of gadgets for elecom, including things like flash drive, wireless mouse, cute tailed mouse and many more.

Honestly, I’m kind of amazed by this design too! Even they are just plastic, there is a great art poured in this Faucet stand. The stand is made of polycarbonate plastic with ABS faucet parts. The faucet is available in various kind of color treatment, starting from the clear, blue, black and white.

Obviously, the blue color is the most beautiful color as it clearly express out the beauty of water, while both clear and white color is kind of common. However, the black model is also excellent as it’s very suitable on any smartphone or tablet with black rear plate.

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Elecom Nendo Faucet Stand
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Elecom together with Oki Sata have released the x nendo Kasane series of wireless mouse. This series is quite intriguing as it has an unique design, where it’s ‘as if’ a mess of papers on the desk.

This x nendo Kasane wireless mouse have 5 buttons, three at the front and two at the side where your thumb can easily reach it. Obviously, this Elecom x nendo Kasane Wireless mouse is designed for the righty. Lefty users should look somewhere else.

This wireless mouse is indeed unique. Love the way the designer place the palm rest. However, it might invite to keep a lot of dust and dirt. As for the compatibility, Elecom x nendo KASANE is compatible with Microsoft 7, Vista, and XP, as well as Mac OS from 10.5 to 10.6.7.

Specification wise, Elecom X nendo KASANE wireless mouse is coming with 1600 dpi resolution, using wireless 2.4GHz technology (with distance about 10 meters), powered by a set of AAA batteries that should last about 128 hours continuous operation or about 125 days of standby time.

If you are interested, you can find more details over at GeekStuff4U in the following link.

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Elecom has a new variant of USB flash drive other then their x nendo DATA clip. While it’s not entirely a paperclip now, x nendo Karabiner is also a type of clip that most rock climber will use on their adventures.

Of course, you can’t really hope that x nendo Karabiner will be your rock climbing accessory. It’s just a clone of the real carabiners, with the one of the side end up with an USB flash drive port that has fully protected with a color matching cap.

This Elecom x nendo Karabiner Type USB flash drive is currently available at the same place where you would found x nendo DATA clip. It’s available in 5 colors, including white, red, blue, green and black with each of them costing you $43.4 USD (4GB storage).

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Elecom x nendo Karabiner Type USB Flash Drive
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USB 3.0 Hub has slowly become the new trend to support the ever growing USB 3.0 gadgets like flash drive, hard drive and more. Elecom, the PC accessory maker from Japan has introduced another USB 3.0 hub for Japanese market, which has been dubbed as U3H-S410B.

This USB 3.0 Hub has 4-port in total, and it’s available in two color options Black and white. Measuring at just 86.8mm x 53mm x 20.5mm, you can definitely stuff it in your travel bag or laptop bag, and it won’t be a burden because it’s only weighing in 60g.

Elecom U3H-S410B has a retail price of 7,035 Yen (about $90) and should be available now in Japan.

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Elecom Intros U3H-S410B 4-Port USB 3.0 Hub
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GeekStuff4U has started selling geeky stuff called Elecom x nendo clip, which is a paperclip USB flash drive that looks so slim and stylish for geeks.

This Elecom x nendo DATA clip provides 4GB of storage space, for USB 2.0 interface with up to 480MBps transfer rate and it’s been properly encrypted with AES 256-bit encryption. Elecom x nendo DATA Clip is available now in green, blue, red, black and white for $43.40 at GeekStuff4U.

Elecom x nendo DATA Clip With Colorful Choices
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Check out this nice little earbuds designed by Japanese Studio Nendo. It’s a design for Elecom’s Otokurage earbuds that looks like a translucent jelly fishes. Well, it’s a Jellyfish earbuds anyway!

‘Otokurage’ means Sound of JellyFish (‘Oto’ = sound, ‘Kurage’ = jellyfish) that obviously what Elecom want to offer. It’s built with silicone based caps and it’s available in variety of colors. Judging from the image above, It should be pretty comfortable to stuffed into our ears. The silicone looks soft and flexible, should be able to fit in different size of ear hole. But the company will also bundle the Otokurage earphones with different type of smaller ear tips.

They look so nice in variety of colors! Sadly, it won’t glow in the dark like what I wish to have if I’m going to get something like this. This Otokurage earbuds is reported to be available by the end of May, but it might be available in Japan only.

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Elecom ‘OtoKurage’ The JellyFish Earbuds
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Elecom from Japan added a nice new MR-C25 card reader that has a 180-degree rotatable body so user can insert their memory card in a better position.

Elecom MR-C25 require to occupy 1 USB 2.0 port, and it’s unlikely you can have anything plugged near this MR-C25 card reader when you set it flat with your laptop. It will enclosed/blocked all ports opening near it and it’s impossible to use them. However, it can be positioned vertically standing upward so you don’t have to worry about it.

Elecom MR-C25 support SDXC card, MicroSD card and SD card. It will be released in Japan for about $25 USD (¥1,995).

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Elecom MR-C25 Series Card Reader With Rotating Body
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New computer mouse (mice) has been rolled out by Elecom and they are known as the OBSIDIAN and RECT. Each model has a handful of color choices (six of them) and both model are separated by their functionality. Start with the RECT, this mouse is a common wired optical mouse with cool design and will function as a normal mouse without any extraordinary feature. Meanwhile, the Elecom OBSIDIAN is obviously better because it’s a wireless mouse with 5-customizable buttons.

The customizable buttons will be controlled via a software that come along the package. The Elecom OBSIDIAN wireless Mouse is working on 2.4GHz frequency with range up to 10 meters (depend on the mouse pad) and you are required to hook up a tiny USB receiver to your PC/laptop before it can work properly. Elecom OBSIDIAN is also having a better sensitivity at 1200dpi (compared to 1000dpi on RECT) and the mouse is compatible on both PC and Mac.

Elecom RECT wired mouse will cost 3,100 Yen and 3,255 Yen after taxes, while Elecom OBSIDIAN will cost 5,400 Yen or 5,670 Yen after taxes.

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Elecom Outs OBSIDIAN And RECT PC Mouse
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You may have seen many USB hub models in your live, but I’m sure you haven’t seen this cool mashup between USB Hub and Power Strip. This is the new USB Hub by Elecom from Japan. Well, you guess what, they’ve just never stop in creating unique stuffs to tease the techie and geeky users!

Elecom USB hub has both 4-port and 7-port model available right now at GeekStuff4U. These USB hub design is really looking like a power strip with individual switch. It even has comes with a labeling sticker where you can stick it on the appropriate label spot on the Elecom USB hub to tell you which port is for which gadgets. Printer, Flash drive, Webcam, Mouse, keyboard, just name it!

With Elecom USB hub, the needs of removing your USB gadgets from the hub has been eliminated with the inclusion of the on/off switch. If you feel like to disconnect your device, just switch it. This both can prevent the USB port from loosening and you can save some energy too!

Right now, these Elecom USB hub Power strip design is available for 3,700 Yen (4-port) and 9,650 Yen (7-port) in whitesilver or black color at GeekStuff4U.

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Elecom USB Hub That Looks Like A Power Strip
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It’s always an annoy thing to found that the Hotel that we are staying is only have one or two power outlet available for us to recharge our gadgets. Especially irritating if we have a lot of gadgets that need to be re-juiced. We have to bring our own power strips in the bag and that’s hell one inconvenient accessory to bring around.

Elecom spotted this problem, so they’ve crafted a solution where we can easily get an additional power outlet using their newest adapter that will make a good use of your existing Laptop PSU! Look at the picture and you shall figure out what it is!

This Elecom adapter turn your laptop Power supply unit into a power strip instantly but bridging the cord with the PSU. You will get two more additional power outlets where you can charge your iPhone or other mobile gadgets. Simple yet creative. I would try to add another piece of this Elecom Adapter to the chain to see if I can get 4 working power outlet or not!

No idea how many pieces of Elecom Adapter is allow to chaining on your laptop PSU. I guess (purely guessing) adding 2 or 3 of them together shouldn’t be a problem.

Elecom Adapter is yet to be released. The pricing and availability is set to ‘coming soon’ right now. I’m sure this Elecom Adapter that turn laptop to power strips will be a handy accessory for any gadgeteers who love to travel around.

[SlashGear via Geeky Gadgets]

Elecom Adapter: Adds Power Outlet To Your Laptop PSU!
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The PlayBrick or known as LEGO stereo headphones/ehp-cin40 is designed for those who have a double personalities where loving LEGO as much as hearing to their favorite song. So, this LEGO headphone is a perfect fit for those who have this type of addictions. Well, there is nothing wrong with the LEGO, you can even flourish the shape and feel by adding something that won’t be a burden to the earbuds.

LEGO headphones has made 6 basic colors available starting from black, blue, pink, white and Red Mix. The manufacturer is pretty thoughtful by offering various kind of rubber fitting so you can adjust to your ear size.

Following is the detail specs of the Playbrick LEGO headphones:

• Equipped with a slider to prevent wobble of headphones
• Dimensions: width 13 × depth 25 × height 21mm
• sound pressure sensitivity: 100dB/1mW
• maximum input: 100mW
• Driver unit: φ9.5mm
• 1.2m cable length
• Weight: approx 3g

There is no news about the availability and pricing yet. If you want to find out more and understand Japanese, there is a Japanese Press Release available at Elecom.

PlayBrick: The LEGO Stereo Headphones for LEGO-audiophiles
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Elecom, after the cool Winding Mouse released, another new gadget has been rolled out from their sleeve. This time, it’s an accessories for your PC or laptop – an uncommon 10-port USB hub that look similar to a power outlet strip.

If you are into a cute type USB hub, this Elecom 10-port USB hub (U2H-Z10S) is probably not for you. It has a plain design, a simple block with the USB ports lining up like soldiers making line. But if you are pretty a port-junkie, this 10-port USB hub should be sufficient for most of your USB gadgets.

However, this stuff is not cheap if you want to ask the price. It’s 9,500 Yen or equal to $101 in US of A. If you want some, you can contact GeekStuff4U.

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Elecom, the company who released the cutey Egg Shape mouse has come up with another perfect mouse as your traveler companion. The Winding Mouse or coded as M-MK1UR USB wired mouse is a mouse with integrated rubber-made cable management so you can hide the cable when it is not in use.

The new Elecom’s mouse will allow you to hide its USB cable under a natural rubber. Just wind up the cable around the mouse, and Voila! Perfect when you use to bring your mouse everywhere!

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Elecom Winding mouse also offers a series of 6 color selections. Starting from Black, Pink, Silver, Blue, Red, and White, with the blue color has a cute smiley face at the palm rest:

You can get this unique Elecom winding mouse from Geekstuff4U for only ¥ 3,900 or around $42 (pre-order, will ship on late July).

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Elecom Winding Mouse with Rubber-Made Cable Management
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This is one new method in sharing your USB Gadgets via USB hub. Elecom has announced their latest invention of USB hub that capable of sharing up to 7 USB gadgets with two computer simultaneously. Pretty cool, since most of us has both desktop and laptop and plug/unplug USB hub from one to another is sometimes a pain.
With this Elecom USB hub, we will face no such a hassle anymore!

(Price: $71 | More Detail: TechChee and Engadget)

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