Gigabyte is going to make its entry in the gamer peripheral market with a mechanical gaming keyboard. The non-click Cherry MX-linear keys will have a life cycle of 60 million keystrokes.

It does have a lot of features but to summarize some of the features – it has 10 programmable gaming hotkeys that supports up to 103 customizable profiles. These profiles are also able to be setup and changed with the included 512KB onboard memory through the GHOST Engine software suite. If that is not enough for you, the GK-K8000 even includes the C-Media 6300 single audio chip for USB stereo audio for microphone in & earphone out.

The Gigabyte GK-K8000 keyboard will be available by the end of April. Am I the only one who thinks that's a butt ugly looking device though ?

A lot of photo-camera's are baing released the past two weeks. Today the turn goed to Sony as they are bringing live-view shooting to its digital SLR camera line with today’s introduction of a 14.2-megapixel a (alpha) DSLR-A350 camera and 10.2-megapixel á (alpha) DSLR A300 model. Both cameras feature new technologies that make picture taking faster, easier, and more familiar for first-time DSLR users.
They both offer Sony’s new “Quick AF Live View” technology so you can frame photos on the camera’s LCD without sacrificing auto-focusing speed common to other live-view systems. Sony’s innovative Pentamirror Tilt mechanism directs light to a dedicated live view image sensor, enabling fast and responsive TTL phase-detection auto-focusing, even during live view.

Zalman introduced a new Gun Type Design Optimized for FPS Gaming Ergonomic Slant Grip, it's pretty much a GUN-styled mouse features trigger style buttons, which create a more immersive and virtual gaming environment.

 OCZ posted some information about the OCZ Cryo-Z. Apparently this phase change cooler will only be available through OCZ in North America OCZ stated that they will have a few units available from early next week starting 4th feb. Each unit will be hand tested by their engineers, as that takes time units will be released every week or so as they are tested.

United Keys announces a strategic partnership with Foxconn to produce a ground-breaking keyboard for PC gaming, enabling high-volume orders and world-class quality.

What is it? Keys change dynamically and contextually, greatly simplifying usability and increasing productivity.

Exciting and engaging input technology used in products like the Apple® iPhone and Nintendo® Wii are changing the face of consumer electronics. United Keys offers patented and patent-pending image-based interactive input technology, but with significant advantages in terms of usability and cost.

A fundamental difference between this approach vs. touch screen is that the tactile feedback associated with pressing a button is retained. This promotes familiarity. A second important advantage is the ease of modifying existing form factors, reducing time to market and component costs.

United Keys provides intellectual property and related industrial design and engineering expertise to help companies quickly integrate display keys into their own devices.
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Preventing the global warming, many people have the green conscious in the brain! Energy saving has been become an important environmental issue in recent years. The leading brand of SFF, Shuttle Inc. continually develops the energy-efficient product to meet ENERGY STAR specification and make efforts on providing green solutions. Shuttle SP35P2 Pro proves it the qualifications.

ENERGY STAR was established by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in1992, which is a labeling program designed to identify and promote energy-efficient computing products. US EPA recently has revised computers specification up to 4.0. The new specification requires the computers must equipped with more efficient external or internal power supply and expected to reach 65% energy efficiency than current computer.

80 PLUS certified power supply means it meets at least 80% energy-efficiency, which is over 33% efficient than standard power supply. That is the reason for Shuttle products are qualified by Energy Star 4.0 and starts the new century of eco-SFF. In the future, Shuttle will adapt all the models to ENERGY STAR 4.0 specification to keep up the trend toward environmental protection.

Creative Technology Ltd., a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products, today announced two new micro boom boxes to its award-winning MP3 player family: the Creative ZEN™ Stone and Creative ZEN Stone Plus with Built-in Speaker. The Creative ZEN Stone with Built-in Speaker will be available this month in a 2GB model priced at S$79.00 (US$49.99). The Creative ZEN Stone Plus with Built-in Speaker, which adds a vibrant screen, FM radio, voice recording, clock with stopwatch and customisable equaliser settings, will be available this month in a 2GB model for S$99.00 (US$59.99). New Creative ZEN MP3 players are on display this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in the Creative exhibit #30642 in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

The 2GB models of the Creative ZEN Stone and Creative ZEN Stone Plus with Built-in Speaker can carry up to 500 MP3 or WMA songs*, and the players also support Audible files, ideal for listening to audio books in the car or with family. The Creative ZEN Stone Plus with Built-in Speaker also supports AAC files, including unprotected iTunes. Available in elegant matte metallic black, dark blue, pink or champagne colours, the new Creative ZEN players feature a smooth, contoured design for a natural, comfortable fit in the hand. A translucent silicon skin with a clip is included in the box, and a sporty armband and ultra-portable keychain with a tiny case that carries the player are available separately.

“The ZEN Stone and ZEN Stone Plus with Built-in Speaker free you from having to wear headphones to listen to your portable music. It is a great way to be able to enjoy your music when you’re on a walk or in a group and you want to enjoy a conversation or hear what’s going on around you,” said Sim Wong Hoo, chairman and CEO of Creative. “It’s hard to believe that such incredibly small players can have a speaker that sounds so good, enabling you to listen to music together with a friend without headphones.”

It is easy to add music to your Creative ZEN Stone or Creative ZEN Stone Plus with Built-in Speaker. Just drag and drop your music files to the player and choose "Play" or "Random" and listen up to 20 hours of your favourite songs from a single charge of the built-in battery. There is no driver installation necessary to add music. You can also connect headphones to the players when you want to listen to music privately.

Pricing and Availability

The Creative ZEN Stone and Creative ZEN Stone Plus with Built-in Speaker are available in Singapore in January 2008 at retail stores including The CREATIVE Stores at Marina Square, Plaza Singapura and International Business Park, online store at sg.store.creative.com and authorised dealers at the suggested retail price of S$79.00 (US$49.99) and S$99.00 (US$59.99) respectively. For more information about Creative and its award-winning family of portable media players, please visit www.asia.creative.com.