Belkin announced two new accessories designed for Apple’s new Lightning connector, including a hardwired car charger (model F8J075) and the Charge+Sync Dock (model F8J057). They are the first third-party accessories in the market to use the new Lightning connector. The Car Charger for Lightning has ultra compact form factor and a 4 feet long cable with Lightning connector. It plugs directly into any car power outlet and provides 2.1 Amp/10 Watts output to recharge your iPod nano 7th gen, iPod touch 5th gen, iPhone 5, iPad mini, or iPad 4 quickly. The Charge+Sync dock, as its

Syabas Technology launches its newest Popcorn Hour media player, the A-400. Utilizing Sigma Design’s SMP8911 dual-core 800Mhz processor, the player is able to deliver smooth playback of Full HD video and Blu-ray 3D content. It also includes VXP video processing to offer a range of studio-level features such as adaptive deinterlacing, adaptive debanding, and adaptive contrast enhancement. Popcorn Hour’s new player has room for an internal 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hard drive for storing media files and use as a network strorage device. The A-400 connects to the Internet via

Alongside the prosumer P7700 and Android-powered S800c, Nikon also brings the CoolPix S01 ultra-compact digital camera. With a super mini camera form factor measuring 3.1×2.1×0.7 in, the S01 is small enough to fit into a user’s pocket, making it easy to carry. It boasts a 10.1 Megapixel sensor, a 3x optical zoom NIKKOR lens and EXPEED C2 image processing engine for smooth operation.  Electronic VR is included for blur-free images. The palm-sized CoolPix comes with a 2.5-inch touchscreen and features an easy to use touch user interface for intuitive and streamlined

Vodafone Germany announced that it is going to release an LTE version of the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 tablet. Intended to work on Vodafone Germany’s LTE 4G network, the tablet is known as Transformer Pad Infinity TF700KL. Except for the addition of LTE 4G support, it is identical to the original WiFi version. In fact, this is not Asus’ first LTE-capable Transformer, the company is also launching in Germany the Transformer Pad TF300TL. The Transformer Pad TF700KL runs Android 4.0. It features a 10.1-inch 1920×1080 IPS touchscreen display protected by Gorilla

Apricorn launches its new Velocity Solo X2 SSD/SATA III desktop upgrade kit, which is a PCIe 2.0 x2 lane card that allows you to enhance the performance of your computer by adding up to two 2.5-inch SSDs. The card has space for one 2.5-inch SSD, and provides a SATA III connector for adding another SATA III drive. It uses Marvell 9182 chipset and fits into a PCIe 2.0 x2 slot or larger. The Velocity Solo X2 allows users to upgrade their system with high-speed SSD and SATA III connection, delivering faster system boot time and application launch time and improved gaming

AT&T releases the Samsung Galaxy Rugby Pro rugged smartphone. Built to meet the Mil-STD 810F standard and rubber skin, the phone is shock and water resistant and dustproof. It is powered by a Qualcomm MSM8960 1.5GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM and comes shipped with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. The new rugged Galaxy sports a 4-inch 480×800 Super AMOLED touchscreen display and its 5 Megapixel auto focus camera is capable of Full HD 1080p video recording. There is also a 1.3 Megapixel front-facing camera for video chat. The Rugby Pro supports not

Panasonic updates its Toughbook line the new SX2 portable business-rugged notebook PC for today’s road warriors. With a magnesium alloy case, the 3.1 lbs lightweight SX2 is built to withstand highly mobile work environment. It can handle a 30-inch drop to base while on/off and a 12-inch drop on all other faces when off; and its lid and base are designed to withstand more than 220 lbs (100 kgf) of pressure. Panasonic said that the new SX2 is 33% slimmer than previous business-rugged model. The Touchbook SX2 is powered by Intel’s Ivy Bridge Core i5-3320M Turbo Boost

A company called Visible Energy introduces the Monostrip WiFi-enabled Smart Outle adapter designed to help users manage the energy use of home and office appliances. The Monostrip can keep track of energy use of the device plugged into the outlet and allows users to remote control the sockets for simple home automation. The WiFi-enabled Monostrip offers two power outlets and connects to home network and Internet wirelessly. Using the Energy UFO iPhone app or the Web Portal, you can monitor electricity consumption and its cost, remote control the sockets and even program

Following the S1 and S2, Sony is back to the tablet market using the Xperia brand, introducing the Xperia Tablet S. Measuring 9.2mm slim, the tablet has a slim and light alumimum body. Like the S1, has a off-center of gravity design for stability and ease of grip. The new Xperia tablet keeps the IR sensor and doubles as a univeral remote control, allowing users to turn on/off and control their home media devices including HDTV, Blu-ray player and audio system. It comes with a splash proof design and an IPX4 splashproof rating to withstand splashing water at all angles. The

Scosche introduces four new REALM on-ear reference-grade headphones, including the RH656md (black) and RH656m (white) with in-line remote control, and the RH600bk (black) and RH600w (white). All of them sport 40mm sound drivers featuring copper voice coils and rare earth neodymium magnets to deliver accurate music reproduction. There is ported sound chamber to provide air space needed for optimal component performance. Scosche‘s new REALM headphones features adjustable headband and 2 axis gimbal system to a comfortable fit. They also get viscoelastic memory foam that softens