USB

The USB Hourglass combines a sand timer with a rotating mechanism and an optical beam through the center of the timer to observe the falling sand. The amount of light reaching a detector is digitized at frequent intervals and processed by a microcontroller to determine when to rotate the hourglass.Read More

London-based Moixa Energy has just announced the USBCELL rechargeable batteries that plug into the computer’s USB port after opening the cap and recharge fully in about five hours.Read More

If you’re looking for a cheap gift for that geek in your life, you don’t need to look any further. Available from ThinkGeek for just $9.99, every USB Pet Rock is unique in terms of shape and color, and you never have to install any special software or drivers to use itRead More

Credit-card-sized device allows you to play back photos and video clips from USB flash drives or SD memory cards

Easily view digital photos and movies on your TV without installing complicated equipment. The TV Card Player reads from SD, MMC or MS memory card or from a USB memory device. Supported formats are MP3, WMA, JPG photos or DivX movie.Read More

Logitec develops USB device that turns your computer into an AM/FM radio

This USB radio tuner can work with both Windows and Mac systems, allowing you to listen to your favorite radio AM/FM programs either on your PC or Mac or record your favorite music.Read More

The Wireless USB Digital Microscope has adjustable magnification from 20x to 200x.

The Wireless USB Digital Microscope lets you explore and capture digital images without any interference from wires hanging from the top of the microscope. Simple USB connection (for base wireless receiver) and rechargeable batteries make this microscope easy to use.Read More

i-Passion 18K Gold USB Flash Drive by Axxen.

Elegant design and compact, lightweight and keyring (included), 2GB storage capacity and fast data transfer (Read 22MB/Sec, Write 12 MB/Sec).Read More

First USB 3.0 and SATA 6.0 Expansion Card Will Sell For $30

For $30, the U3S6 card gives you two USB 3.0 ports and two SATA 6.0 ports in a PCI-E card. The card has three primary components: an NEC D720200F1 USB 3.0 controller, a Marvell 88SE9123 SATA 6.0 controller, and a PLX PEX8613. The PLX part is the same chip the company uses on its SATA6 boards to helps ameliorate a problem with the P55 chipset.

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The real power behind this ultra advanced device isn't its 4GB internal memory, rechargeable Li-Ion battery, or even its pin-hole VGA quality camera; it’s in its simple, unassuming look of an every day soda can. You can leave this device right out in the open. Place it on a table or your desk and record everything without the slightest notice from anyone around.Read More

New motherboards can transfer four movies in 15 seconds.

If you’ve been waiting for USB 3.0, Asus has announced a new range of motherboards that offer up true USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s data performance. Transferring a 20GB HD movie now takes less than 70 seconds, while a 4MB song requires less than 0.01sec.Read More