Smartone-Vodafone announces 14.4Mbps HSDPA USB Stick
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Hong Kong-based Smartone-Vodafone is advertising its latest deployment upgrade to 14.4Mbit/s - the theoretical maximum throughput for High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA). High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) remains the same at 2Mbps.
This speed has been achieved with Vodafone’s USB Stick, a thumbdrive-sized WAN modem which is an upgrade to the pebble-like USB Modem in [...]
TerraTec releases Cinergy T USB XXS tuner
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TerraTec has released the Cinergy T USB XXS, a DVB-T tuner which provides digital TV via a computer for just £29.99.
Users simply plug the stick into a USB port on the computer, and install the TerraTec Home Cinema software, in order to watch TV through their PC.
The tuner comes with an antenna, remote [...]
Huawei adds mobile TV tuner to USB Pebble modem
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Huawei has upgraded its USB pebble HSDPA modem with the addition of a digital TV tuner.
The company traditionally manufactures connectivity kits for European carriers, including Vodafone, and the USB combo marks a move into new categories.
The USB pebble modem, known as the E510, has a top download speed of up to 7.2Mb/s and [...]
Buffalo launches 500 GB portable USB Drive
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Buffalo Technology has launched its latest MiniStation TurboUSB in the US, a 500-GB portable storage device which connects to a computer via a USB port.
The drive is ideal for people who want to transport data-intensive media such as photos. It allows business people to take high-definition videos and presentations to meetings, wherever their location. [...]
Sierra Wireless introduces compact USB modem
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Sierra Wireless has announced the Compass 597 USB modem, the smallest of its USB modem product line. The company also claims it is the smallest USB modem stick currently available.
The modem, which will be commercially available in the second quarter of this year, combines high-speed mobile broadband access to EV-DO Revision A networks with a [...]
Huawei Technologies provides mobile TV with USB data card
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Huawei Technologies launched a portable USB data card, the E510, at the CeBIT annual trade show for information and telecommunications technology, in Germany.
The slim, high-speed uplink packet access (HSUPA) stick allows PC and laptop users to access mobile television and broadband while on the move.
According to Huawei Technologies, the device is the first [...]
Microsoft plans USB StartKey for Windows
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Microsoft is developing a new product known as ‘StartKey’. The product will work on USB sticks and flash-storage devices such as SD memory cards, allowing Windows users to carry their Windows and Windows Live settings with them.
The company is developing the devices for both developed and emerging markets, and expects to launch a beta version [...]
Giesecke & Devrient develops new USB security tokens
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Giesecke & Devrient is extending its range of USB security tokens with two new models.
The StarSign USB Token model can be personalised in large numbers and can also be configured to suit project security requirements.
Customers can choose between various proprietary or Java-based smart card operating systems from Giesecke & Devrient with differing security [...]
USB Wireless Finger Mouse from Brando
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USB gadget retailer, Brando, is selling a USB wireless finger mouse - it literally fits onto a finger, leaving your hands free for the keyboard. The button is operated with the thumb.
The innovative design saves desk space and is suitable for both home and business use. It shortens the time it takes to switch [...]
Pinnacle launches PCTV Nano stick
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Pinnacle has launched the PCTV Nano stick, a USB digital TV tuner which allows users to watch digital TV on a laptop.
The Pinnacle Nano stick has ultra-sensitive DVB-T reception technology, which can pick up digital TV, either through the included rod antenna, or an existing TV aerial.
The Nano stick also comes with a [...]
Yoggie launches Firestick Pico USB firewall
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Yoggie Security Systems has launched the Firestick Pico, a memory-stick sized USB device with a Linux-based firewall.
For £60 inc VAT, the Yoggie Firestick Pico provides a full-featured firewall. It provides stateful inspection packet filtering, DoS/DDoS attack detection and prevention, Syn Flood attack detection and prevention and Port Scan and ICMP attack detection and [...]
Sierra Wireless brings ExpressCard to Barcelona
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Sierra Wireless demonstrated its AirCard(R) 885E ExpressCard, a new HSPA mobile broadband modem, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 11 February.
The compact AirCard(R) 885E ExpressCard provides high-speed mobile broadband technology for use worldwide.
It is ideal for people who travel with a laptop with an ExpressCard slot. The modem features a durable, fixed [...]
Ovation MC950D USB HSUPA modem from Novatel Wireless
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Novatel Wireless claims that the Ovation MC950D is the smallest USB modem to be able to make both 7.2Mb/s HSDPA and HSUPA connections.
The shiny black USB dongle is slightly larger than a USB Flash drive. The cap conceals both the USB connector and a SIM slot.
The modem comes with a USB extension cable [...]
Kingston launches DataTraveler Micro Reader USB Flash drive
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Kingston launched its DataTraveler Micro Reader USB Flash drive at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
The drive features onboard Flash memory up to 2GB and an expansion slot to read microSD, microSDHC, or Memory Stick Micro cards.
The device is designed to allow mobile phone owners to easily connect their handset’s memory cards to a [...]
Sierra Wireless launches Compass 885 USB modem
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Sierra Wireless revealed its new Compass 885 USB modem at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, 11 - 14 February.
The compact modem features a microSD memory expansion slot, wireless download speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps, TRU-Install software to simplify set-up, and automatic software installation. It can roam globally on quad-band GSM/ EDGE [...]
Belkin announces first CE certified wireless USB product
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Belkin is launching its 4-port Wireless USB Hub in Europe. The hub provides wireless access to USB devices by wirelessly connecting them to a computer.
USB devices, such as a printer, hard drive, or mobile phone, are simply plugged into the hub, and the included USB adapter is attached to the computer.
The hub works [...]
DisplayLink links monitors with wireless USB
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DisplayLink is planning to release a wireless USB adapter, to connect a computer to multiple monitors, in September or October 2008. It will also release wireless USB universal docking stations and monitors at the same time.
The company demonstrated a wireless version of its display adapter at CES 2008. The technology is ideal for organizations [...]
D-Link brings new wireless USB adapter to CeBIT
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D-Link International is planning to launch a new wireless USB adapter which will allow electronic devices such as computers, printers and televisions, to be connected without the need for cables.
Wireless USB provides greater bandwidth than technologies such as Bluetooth, allowing the transfer of data-intensive applications such as high definition video.
D-Link’s new adapter will [...]
Equinox announces TubeStick USB TV receiver
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Equinox has announced its TubeStick hybrid USB TV receiver, which allows Mac users to watch, pause and record live TV on their machine in HD quality.
The device has a stylish, white casing, containing two receivers for watching digital over-the-air HDTV or digital (QAM) and analogue cable TV.
It comes with a one month trial of [...]
Extra small USB Bluetooth adapter from Brando
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Brando’s new USB Bluetooth Adapter is aptly named - the Tiny USB Bluetooth V2.0+EDR Adapter measures just 14 x 19 x 6mm and weighs 2 grams.
The adapter connects to a computer via USB, and provides a (wireless) bluetooth signal, to connect with a mobile phone, laptop, or other electronic device, for the easy transfer of [...]