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.

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A Swiss Army is not something sharp filled with bunch of knives anymore. Since 2010, Swiss Army has been modernize by including an USB flash drive in the the tool set. Now, the more “techie” Swiss army tool has released and it’s all containing USB flash drive that has been properly encrypted to protect the data inside.

This flash drive was first announced in the CES 2011, and now they’ve started the shipping. Victorinox Swiss Army flash drive is featuring waterproof and shockproof resistant, available in single of duo model, and it’s available in the size of 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB and 128GB. The price is ranging between $39.99 to $349.99 and you can actually find it at Amazon.

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Kingston is rolling out new series of flash drive into their popular DataTraveler series. Dubbed as DataTraveler 108, this flash drive is featuring capless design, but it has a rotating cover to protect the USB 2.0 connector. Kingston DataTraveler 108 flash drive also has a key loop in case you want strap it together with keys.

As far as the performance, Kingston haven’t state a word yet. However, if you are interested, you can get them now in Europe market in three different sizes of 4GB (blue), 8GB (Red) and 16GB (grey). They are going to cost 6.42 Euro (about $9), 10.06 Euro (about $14) and 20.27 Euro (about $29), respectively.

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Love glowing stuffs? Then we are in the same group here. There is a new shiny stuff that you might want to check out. Enermax, the company that focus on manufacturing quality power supplies and cooling fans for PC has introduced a new toy from their factory. Known as USB Rubber Vegas (U. R. Vegas) cooling fan, unlike other cooling fan for PC, it’s extremely shinning in red color (also available in blue). It have 18 diodes of LED lights and 7 switchable modes to change the light show.

What’s great about this USB Rubber Vegas cooling fan is the ability to stick to your steel computer case like a cicada using its built-in magnets in the four corner. That’s mean you can easily detach and attach it anywhere, and it’s not limited to cooling a PC only. The summer is hot, you can actually use it for yourself if you want to save electricity on large fan or air conditioner. Plug it into your laptop and you’ll feel the breeze in your hot room. it’s nice for outdoor, too!

Enermax USB Rubber Vegas cooling fan is available for $20 and will hit the store in July 2011.

[via TechFresh]

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Elecom has released a nice little USB LED light called “Elecom ELESHINING” with up to 400Lux brightness level, which is identical to the light of sunrise or sunset on a bright day. If you are a night worker that love minimum lighting on your desk when working, Elecom ELESHINING USB LED light lamp is a great “reading lamp” to let you see your keyboard laptop clearly to assist typing in the dark.

Elecom ELESHINING 400Lux USB LED light is just 57 grams in weight, with up to 40,000 hours of life span. Amazing really, to think a lamp could last for 4-5 years if you use it 24-hours non-stop.

Even better, this kind of lighting is very cheap. It’s just 1,890 Yen, or $23 USD a pop. If you are interested, you should wait, or ask GeekStuff4U to see if they’ll import it for you or not.

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No need to be hasty to find place to recharge your iPad anymore if you are on-the-go. As long as your car has the usual cigarette lighter port, then you can convert it into a handy on-the-go charger for all of your USB gadgets. For iPad, Griffin Powerjolt Micro will be one of the best answer to rejuice the iPad’s battery.

This Griffin Powerjolt Micro will be one of the most functional addon for your car since it can convert the cigarette lighter into a functional USB port when you can charge your gadgets, including PMPs, PSP, handheld console, Mobile phones, tablets, iPod, iPhone, even iPad. It also comes with one USB to Apple universal connector cable where you can use it to recharge your iPad.

[...] smokers are fast becoming an endangered species, cigarette lighters in cars are going largely unused. Which is a shame, because we’ve got bootloads of gadgets that could use the extra juice from that neglected socket.

The Griffin Powerjolt Micro for iPad converts your car’s cigarette lighter into a handy USB port, capable of charging your iPad, iPod or iPhone. Oh, and any other USB-compatible device as well. [...]

Griffin Power Micro Features:

• Charge your iPod, iPad or iPhone from your car’s cigarette lighter
• Compatible with iPad 1 and iPad 2
• Delivers 10 watts of fast charging
• Super compact form factor
• SmartFuse circuit breaker means no fuses to replace

Griffing Power Micro Specifications:

• Input: 12 V DC
• Output: 5 VDC at 2.1 amps
• Output power: 10 watts

Despite of its premium look, this Griffin Powerjolt Micro for iPad is not an expensive converter. You can actually buy it for just £17.99 (about $29) at Firebox. If you are interested, you can check it out there.

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This Samson Meteor Mic is an interesting microphone for the retro podcasters. It looks like the stuff in the 80′s, but it has been modernized with a nice tripod stand and large diaphragm for rich audio recording. What’s great is that Samson Meteor mic is available in limited edition only, with two models to be sold via BestBuy. The gold edition with 22k gold plated is going to cost $149.99, while the silver edition is cheaper at $99.99 only.

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Nexcopy has announced a new USB drive duplicator called SSUSB160PC that works on both USB drive and external hard drive. The selling point of Nexcopy SSUSB160PC is the security features. The USB duplicator can duplicate one device to 16 duplicates all at once to save lots of your time comparing to manual copy one by one.

However, you might want to have a deep pocket if you want to own Nexcopy to duplicate your flash drive. Nexcopy SSUSB160PC flash drive duplicator is set on $1499 where it’s rather hard to get one. It’s definitely an enterprise price tag for company who need to duplicate their USB drives for promotion (by sending to bloggers or reporters).

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NZXT has released their USB Bunker, which is a new USB expansion slot that could be fit in into any 5.25-inch drive bay while it’s capable of protecting the USB gadgets from theft. It will be great item to pair up with NZXT PC case, and you can actually find it useful to protect your USB gadgets from the naughty players when you are in a LAN party.

NZXT, a company built on realizing the dreams of gamers worldwide, is proud to announce Bunker, an advanced USB locking device designed for USB expansion and protection of gaming accessories. Plug in gaming mice, keyboards, and headphones and lock it with a sophisticated 20 key lock system and durable door to prevent theft at LAN parties and schools. Bunker installs easily into any open 5.25” drive bay and provides 4 additional USB ports for expanded connectivity.

“We place a great deal of importance on portability and security,” said Johnny Hou, Founder and Chief Designer at NZXT. “Whether you’re transporting your rig to a LAN party or would like more peace of mind in the dorm, Bunker will ensure that your peripherals and media remain secure.”

NZXT USB Bunker will be available starting this March 2011 for $25.

[via UberReview]

NZXT USB Bunker: USB Expansion With Protection From Theft
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Do you remember that super cool and epic 16-port USB Hub that we have featured back in March? Now this item is on sale at Thinkgeek for $60 lower than what we have expected to pay in the first place. It was $159.99, but now you can get it for $99.99 only (for a limited time only).

Product Specifications:

• USB 2.0 hub with a whopping 16 ports
• Connect up your printer, digicam, card reader, mp3 player, Snowbot, Missile Launcher, etc.
• Up to 2 PCs can connect to the hub and share the sources (but not at the same time)
• Built-in 22.5W power supply; an extra AC adapter is not needed
• Voltage: 100V-240V
• Dimension: 116 x 67 x 63mm (approx.)
• Weight: 0.8 lbs (approx.)
• Package Contents:
  • USB Super 16-Port Hub
  • USB Cable
  • Power Cord

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Careful with this gadget. It will fool you if there is no explanation from the seller. Although it looks like an expensive DSLR camera, actually it’s a speaker system! It’s way off from the theme, but this is where the fun begins. This USB Speaker can be hooked up with any device with 3.5mm audio port and it also has a music playback functionality built-in. You can plug USB or SD/MMC cards and this DSLR Camera USB speaker will play it back instantly.

Wearing on your neck with an official DSLR straps and stand amongst the crowd of photographers. Look for surprises around when you tune the music on.

All for $82.99. Via Chipchick and GadgetsIn]

Fake DSLR Camera As Your Portable Speaker System
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Fans of Retro robot that looks so old school? Then you should check out these nice little buddies that available in various color series.

It’s a retro robot that retro geeks should love to get one. It’s a USB 2.0 flash drive, enclosed with durable solid rubber casing, and compatible on both PC and Mac.

This USB Robot Flash drive is yours for only $19 at USBGeek.

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Retro Colorful USB Robot Flash Drives
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Love that rounded M&M chocolate buddy? Here is a fun USB webcam for the M&M chocolate lovers!

Taking the shape of the Red M&M’s, it’s created in the way that the chocolate is holding a retro video recorder and acting itself as the producer of the film. It looks quite novelty and cute. This M&M’s USB webcam is compatible for laptop or desktop and require one USB port to properly power up.

The M&M USB Webcam is yours for $18.99 only. You can find it Amazon right now if you wish to have one.

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M&M USB Webcam For Chocolate Lover
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If you are agree dogs as human’s best friends, you might want to let your “best friends” to have their own twitter accounts too. Twitter is very popular right now, and creating accounts for your dogs have nothing to lose except for your time. However, once it’s set up this Canine Twitterer to your dog, your dogs can also join the world and speak out their minds!

Well, I doubt they’ll ever understand how twitter works, just consider it as a fun gadget for dressing your dog and another way to spam twitter with 500 pre-defined tweets in the machine!

A motion sensor and microphone in the tag interprets your pet’s activity (or lack thereof) and selects an appropriate canine-centric message from one of 500 pre-loaded tweets.

Tweets are sent from the tag to a USB receiver plugged into your computer up to 100′ away that automatically posts them to the Twitter account you’ve set up for your dog. Messages such as “It might look like I’m just sleeping, but I’m also working on my tan” or “Having my daily workout. Already did 15 leg lifts!” entertain dog lovers while lifting the veil on how a dog passes its time.

Oh, isn’t that adorable?! This Canine Twitterer USB Twitter gadget for dog is available for $29.95 at Hammacher. Get one if you wish your dogs to tweets like the blue birds, or at least dress them with a nice looking dog tag.

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Canine Twitterer USB Twitter Gadget for Dogs – Now Your Best Friend Can Tweets
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Though there is nothing new with 7-port USB Hub, but the shape looks pretty interesting and fully inspired by a wheel or gear with rotatable USB ports.

The Cyclone 7 has 7-port USB 2.0 ports that could face both to the top or to the sideways depending on what type of USB gadget that you want to plug in.

The Cyclone 7 USB hub is fully compatible with both PC and Mac, and it would be selling for the equivalent price of $36 at GeekStuff4U.

Cyclone 7: The 7-Port USB Hub
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Do you remember that 24-port USB hub that looks like a wheel? It’s now available at Thinkgeek for a better deal. Back in January, the device was priced at $69.99. For now, it’s $49.99, practically $20 cheaper from the USBFever’s version.

Wheel of Fortunate Availability

We have this problem with hubs, a circle of fail type of problem. We notice we require a hub. We count the amount of things we want to plug into said hub, and then we buy a hub of approximately that size. Then two months later, we realize we’ve acquired a bunch more things we’d like to plug in, but we don’t have the available ports. D’oh. So we get a slightly larger hub. Which is great! For a couple months…

So we’ve decided it’s best if we just get the largest, most monstrous hub on the market, because having more ports than we need is a much nicer problem than having to acquire a new hub every few months. This puppy has 24 ports. (And you thought our 16 port hub was crazy!) Connect up to 24 USB devices with lightning fast 480Mbps transfer speeds. You can power this hub either directly from your computer or from an AC outlet. This means you can recharge your digital camera, flipcam, mp3 player, cell phone, everything you want, anywhere there’s a wall socket. This top grade hub features automatic over-current protection for each port, hot swapping plug-and-play connection, and the ability to daisy chain up to 127 USB devices if you’re really crazy.

Product Specifications

• Monster 24 port USB hub! 24 ports! 24!
• Organize your desktop with one central hub to power everything
• Daisy chain up to 127 USB devices if you’re crazy
• Automatic over-current protection for each port
• Hot swapping plug and play connection
• Can power USB devices without using a computer
• Includes power sources: USB cable and AC/DC wall adapter 100-240v
• Plug and play for all operating systems. No software or drivers necessary
• Dimensions: 150mm Radius x 28mm

If you are interested, head on over to Thinkgeek for more details.

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I’m sure non-war-freak personal won’t interested to get this Battle Ship USB hub that certainly looks like a war machine on the sea. It’s designed for the geek who stay longer than anyone in front of the computer and have the hobby to collect anything related to war stuffs.

This USB Battle Ship is an unique USB Hub, featuring five USB 2.0 ports, and the connector will be plugged on a standing position. At a glance, it looks like a chimneys that continuously omit the white and dark smokes.

The USB Battle Ship USB Hub is available soon for $16.95. Over at HeliotropeHome has listed out the items, and it will also go on sale soon at Kikkerland Shop.

[via TechChee]

USB Battle Ship For The War-Freak Geeks
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Over at Korea, Altec Lansing has rolled out new portable speaker for the market. The speaker is pretty unique. It requires no external power source, it only needs one USB port to both power up the speaker and browse audio data to let the speaker sounds properly.

Codenamed as IML 227, this Altec Lansing USB PC speaker is plug-and-play without any software driver needed. The speaker also featured 360 degrees sounding system, where the sounds will be emitted to all direction and different angles.

Altec Lansing IML 227 USB portable PC speaker is going to cost $38 (equivalent) a pop.

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Since the glory of the Flip HD Camcorders, many users have seen the usefulness of the built-in USB connector that allows quick connection to the PC without the hassle to find USB cable to hook them up. However, most camera nowadays still has no such built-in USB connector to share, that’s why Samsung took the initiative to fill this demand.

They’ve just rolled out the PL90, point-and-shoot digital camera with built-in USB connector similar to the Flip’s family. This is an extremely useful feature that only those Camcorders has until now. But now, DC owner will be able to enjoy this feature as well. I believe most camera that will roll out in the future will get this feature too if Samsung can drive more sales with the Built-in USB connector.

Another great feature the Samsung PL90 has is the built-in Smart Album function. The system will let users search for images in a simpler manner. User can sort the images store in the SD card by the date, time or even by color! Pretty smart.

Talking about the camera, The Samsung PL90 Camera itself has 12.2MP sensor, 4x zoom and 2.7-inch LCD display. Quite good for a $149.99 camera where most consumers can get it without a problem.

Further Reading:
• LetsGoDigital
• CultofMac
• DeviceMag
• ChipChick
• GeekSugar
• Coated
• Pocketlint
• GadgetLite

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Just like the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen, Wang XueLei introduce the U Drive Memory Pen that can remember any sketches/words written on any surface by turning them into a data that could be edited on PC.

However, U Drive Memory Pen require no external battery for its operation. All you to do is to plug it into your PC frequently to rejuice the pen, and then it can record your writing again like brand new.

According to Wang XueLei, the tip of this ink-less pen holds sensors that could read any movement and convert it into a editable data. Imagine you don’t have to use wacom as your drawing pad anymore! This is a great solution the product can be produced for the poor artists around the world.

[via YankoDesign]

U Drive Memory Pen Can Remember Your Sketches
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