Posted by Andrew Tingle on May 8th 2008 | 5 Responses

Just when you think you’ve seen it all as far as external hard drive colour schemes are concerned along comes this camouflaged portable hard drive from Iomega, known as the Camo eGo, which, apart from sporting a somewhat distinctive colour scheme offers Drop Guard protection and 250MB of storage capacity.

Iomega Camo eGo 250MB Portable Hard Drive Detail

Onda have taken the wraps off their new VX777 Portable Media Player which appears to be a revision of their VX767 PMP that, whilst aesthetically indistinguishable from its stable mate – which, when a PMP looks this good, is no bad thing – is billed as offering integrated WiFi and …

Onda VX777 Portable Media Player

Having just unveiled its new range of 2008 Elite KURO Plasma HDTVs and Elite Signature Series HD monitors, Pioneer obviously decided that we could use a little more HD goodness in also announcing four new Elite A/V Receivers which, apart from complimenting the aforementioned HDTV and monitors beautifully, offer HD …

New Pioneer Elite HD AV Receivers

Pioneer have officially announced their new, second generation of KURO displays, known as the 2008 KURO range, which, apart from sporting black levels five times deeper than achieved by KURO models, also feature Optimum Mode technology serving to dynamically adjust screen brightness according to ambient lighting conditions so as to …

Pioneer 2008 Elite KURO HDTVs

TomTom has announced that five models from its new flagship Go Series x30 range of satnavs, successors to TomTom’s GO x20 range, have just been made available in the UK – namely the GO 930 Traffic, GO 730, GO 730 Traffic, GO 530 and Go 530 Traffic – boasting features …

TomTom Flagship GO x30 Series SatNavs

Whilst the price of hard disk drives, whether internal or external, is getting ever cheaper, there are those who may wish to burn data – such as presentations, for example – directly onto optical disks to allow for ease of dissemination, hence the need for highly portable optical disc burners …

IO-DATA DVRP-U8XLE External USB CD DVD Burner

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies have now begun to ship their new ‘4th Generation’ 7,200rpm TravelStar 7K320 notebook hard disk which, apart from offering up 60% higher capacity than previous models and optional Bulk Data Encryption, also uses 22% less power (thus draining your battery less) and, according to Hitachi’s press …

Hitachi TravelStar 7K320 Notebook HDD

Dell have announced that, thanks to a collaboration with Brooklyn based artist Mike Ming, their Inspiration 1525 laptops are now available with exclusive artwork adorning the laptop covers resulting in what Dell describe as ‘a fluid, graffiti-inspired tattoo effect that lets style pioneers add another level of individuality to everyday …

Dell Inspiration Mike Ming 1525 Laptops

We’ve featured a fair few gadget chargers and portable emergency power supplies here on TFTS but few have been quite as distinctive or as low tech as this wholly unpretentious (read as ‘naff’) contraption from China that, rather than harnessing the sun’s rays or wind power for a free juice …

Pedal Powered Gadget Charger LED Spotlight Combo Contraption
Posted by Andrew Tingle on May 6th 2008 | 2 Responses

HTC has at last taken the wraps of its much anticipated new flagship handset, the Touch Diamond smartphone, which, apart sporting deliciously sleek, glossy aesthetics, comes with HTC’s revised touchscreen TouchFlo 3D animated interface and which, according to Peter Chou, president and CEO of HTC, serves to ‘mark a new …

HTC Touch Diamond Smartphone Header
Posted by Andrew Tingle on May 6th 2008 | No Responses

Acer have expanded their range of LCD monitors with their new B-Series and V-Series displays aimed at business users and those looking for capable (it not especially inspiring)  budget/value displays respectively with pricing starting at a mere $205.

Acer B and V Series Displays Header