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Thanko upgrades its ButterFly FMP3 Player

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:47:05 GMT

Thanko in Japan announced new model of its ButterFly FMP3 Player. It now comes with 2GB of built-in memory. Other specs don’t change: you’ll still have a Built-in MP3 player, as well as FM Radio. It can reproduce MP3 and WMA audio files, and comes with USB 2.0 port, 5 Equalizer presets.
Well…. Not really exciting. For those who are interested in, you can get it for 4980 yens (35€)....

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Sanyo Launches Their Eneloop Bike with 1:2 assist ratio

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:43:00 GMT

Pretty popular in Japan, electric bikes never cease to amaze, and Sanyo's latest Eneloop Bike a must!

Not only does it feature the most amazing battery technology ever, Eneloop Technology, providing a cruising range of 100km (automatic mode) with a 25.2V 5.7Ah self charging (Loop Charge Function) battery. With its two-wheel drive system (rear wheels powered by the rider, the front wheel by motorized power), the Eneloop bike provides a safe, stable ride.

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μTRON Keyboard and Its Impossible Layout

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:32:00 GMT

If typing on your QWERTY, QWERTZ, or AZERTY keyboard is too easy for you, try Personal Media Japan's μTRON. What so special about it? Take a standard QWERTY keyboard, split it in half, move the Del, Tab, Ins and Enter Key to the middle, the space bar to the left and there you are… Don't believe me? See for yourself below!

Interested? It's only 50,000 Yen (400€) for this wonder in Japan!...

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Officially Official: Nikon's New D3x DSLR

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:01:00 GMT

It’s now official, today Nikon announced their long awaited new DSLR, the D3x. This new 24.5 Megapix (CMOS Sensor) DSLR shoots images in 6048 x 4032 with the EXPEED™ Image Processing System that shoots about 5 frame per seconds, and 7 fps in DX crop mode.

Nikon announced an ISO sensitivity from 100 to 1600, expandable to 50 (Lo-1), and 6400 (Hi-2). There's also 51 AF points, 15 cross type sensors and 36 horizontal sensors, two Live View modes, 3-Inch LCD screen, and HDMI output. ...

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Three New Colorful USB and eSATA HDD Enclosures from Owltech

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:01:00 GMT

Yes! External HDD enclosures most of time are ugly and lack color. This is why today I'm delighted (yeah, really) to talk about Owltech's three new HDD enclosures, the OWL-EPS25/EU series.

Supporting both SATA and USB2.0, these enclosures don't require any screws and easily fit any 2.5” HDDs. The most interesting thing is their colorful covers. If you're fed up with ugly cases, you now have a choice between Black (Boring), a flashy Green, and Orange.

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Kouziro KZRX1102, the EEE Box Desktop Alternative?

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:29:00 GMT

Far from being as well designed as the EEE Box, the Kourziro KZRX1002 is yet another ATOM powered PC trying to walk the same path.

Under its IBM lookalike case, the KZRX1102, is also powered by an Atom CPU (1.6GHz), 1 GB of RAM, 250GB of HDD (Sata), DVD Super Multi, and a 19” LCD, with a size of 103 x 288 x 338 and a 90W power supply.

As for the price, expect something around 49,800 Yen in Japan (400€).

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Asus N10JC Available in Japan This Month

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:48:00 GMT

Asus Japan announced the availability of their N10JC Notebook in Japan. As a reminder, it features a 10.2-Inch LCD screen with a WSVGA resolution (1,024x600), an Intel Atom N270 CPU (1.6GHz), a GeForce 9300M GS, 160GB of HDD, 1GB of RAM, Wifi b/g/n, HDMI output, 1.3Mpix camera, and SD/MMC/Memory Stick/xD Picture cards slot.

It comes with Windows XP Home Edition with a price of 74,800 Yen (600€)....

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GeekStuff4U Dresses Up for X-Mas

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:52:00 GMT

Just to inform you, GeekStuff4U.com is dressed up for Christmas and changed its Website design.

No idea what present to get your friends, family, girlfriend(s), or boyfriend(s)? Take look at the Geekstuff4U team’s Best Christmas Selection right here!
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Kouziro, Japan's Latest Netbook

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:09:00 GMT

Here's 's the FRNU302/BK Kouziro, the latest Netbook from Frontier in Japan. Nothing new here, average specs with the usual suspects. Atom N270, 1GB of RAM, 120 or 160GB of HDD, a 10.1” WSVGA LCD, 945GSE Express Chipset, XP Home or Pro or Vista Home Premium, Wifi…

Prices are start from 49,800 Yen (400€)....

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Music Ear Muffs, Keep Little Ears Warm in Winter!

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:53:00 GMT

The Japanese company Landport yesterday released their new line-up of Muisc Ear Muffs, simple ear muffs with integrated speakers used with an average DAP.

They provide an output of 0.5Wx2 at 32Ω and the overall Music Ear Muff weighs between 80 to 100g.

Only available in Japan, the Music Ear Muffs can be foundhere online!...

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Ride Your Bike in Style in a Gundam Helmet!

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:53:00 GMT

Lalabit Market in Cooperation with Sotsu – Sunrise, at the end of March 2009 will release, a new helmet for all motorbike fans painted gold with the Gundam design (drawing).

This is not the first time Lalabit Market released such helmet, however, if you're interested you’d better hurry since they're being sold in a limited number of 100 units only.

Expect around 238,000 Yen (1950€).
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Princeton Japan's 5TB NAS: The DN-503AH-PDC

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:34:00 GMT

4TB not enough for you? What about 5TB? Princeton Japan just announced the launch of a new 5TB NAS, the DN-503AH-PDC, an average NAS with RAID 0/1/5 and 6 support.

With five HDDs, each 1TB , Princeton succeed building one of the largest consumer NASs yet.

It will be sold in Japan from the middle of December, no word yet on price.

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HDI-SAH7: I-O Data's New Outrageously Expensive 1.5TB HDD

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:06:00 GMT

I-O Data Japan announced a new 7200rpm SATAII 1.5TB HDD, the HDI-SAH7. Nothing special you may say, since 1.5TB HDDs are common these days. What hits me the most here is its price tag, 30,600 Yen (250 EUR), twice more expensive than the SEAGATE ST31500341AS 1.5TB SATA HDD in Akiahabra that costs only 14,800 Yen (120 EUR).

I know many brands are screwing us with expensive prices, but here… Ouch! That hurts.

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The Hottest Webcam HUB, by Earth Trek

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:41:00 GMT

Here’s excellent news for those with the new “traveling webcam Hub” designed by Earth Trek (Hong Kong). We said “excellent” but we don’t know why…. It looks like a simple desktop webcam, but the Hong Kong maker announced it as the "hottest webcam"...
According to Earth Trek it's “ Different from general webcams, this desktopversion can avoid scratches on your LCD screen”… Hummm… yep, why not, and it’s probably true since we’re talking about a web camera designed to b...

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Need a New Display Port Video Card? Why Not Get Four?

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:23:00 GMT

Here's the ELSA NVidia Quadro NVS 450, a PCI Express2.0 card with 512MB of GDDR3 VRAM. It features not one but four display ports enabling the trader inside you to use four 2560x1600 LCDs at the same time.

You may notice this card may not be perfect for FarCry2, but if you want to watch four Blu-rays at the same time and in complete piece (passive cooling), this card maybe perfect for you!

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