Secure Digital may rule the world, but CF still has a considerable following when it comes to high-end DSLR cameras. This is particularly due to the comparatively high speeds offered by the CompactFlash cards. Ahh.. I remember the old days, when I had a 20GB harddisk, which was more than every other kid in the class. Good old days… Now, 16Gb and 32GB cards are starting to become commonplace, and frankly, I have trouble filling the 4GB card on my Cybershot. But of course, its different with DSLRs. They are usually owned by real shutterbugs and they also put out rather

Component maker VIA has just launched the worlds first USB 3.0 hub controller the VIA VL810 SuperSpeed Hub Controller. The new USB 3.0 hub supports speeds upto 5Gb/s ten times the speed of USB 2.0 ports and has one upstream and 4 downstream ports. Along with power management features that include the ability for devices to communicate latency tolerance to the host and for links to enter progressively lower power states when link partners are idle, the VIA VL810 is unique in that it is the first USB hub controller to use advanced 80nm CMOS technology, further lowering the

So I realize that CF’s days are numbered, and SD will eventually win the flash card war, but for now compact flash manages to stay just one step ahead of secure digital when it comes to storage capacity. Well maybe a few steps to be exact, given Panasonic just announced a 64GB SD card, where as Silicon-Power just revealed their new 128GB CF model. The 400X card features write speeds of up to 90MB/sec allowing it to file away your monstrous RAW shots as fast as you can snap them, though there’s no word on how quickly it will snap away your hard earned cash. [ PR -

Forget paper greeting cards. Euri, Inc. is offering up the new Digital Slide Show Card, in partnership with American Greetings. The digital greeting card line is touted as “the world’s first” and it’s basically a digital picture frame with a 2.4-inch LCD that comes to life when the card is opened. When powered up it will last for about three hours of playback and storage for fifty images, or five minutes of MP3 audio. The cards can be recharged via USB and are priced at $19.99. You can get them now at Target. [Engadget]

Monster has proudly announced two additions to its cable products at CES 2010. Dubbed as the world’s fastest and thinnest HDMI cables, the M Series M2000 Hyper-Speed Cable for HDMI provides a super fast 21GB per second data transfer rate, meanwhile the 3.5mm SuperThin Cable for Mini HDMI has been specifically designed for use with the latest HDMI enabled digital cameras and camcorders. The M2000 Hyper-Speed HDMI Cable will cost $200 (4 feet) to $1000 (50 feet) while 3.5 mm SuperThin Cable will cost anything between $89 to $170. [Gizmag]

Next door to CES is the Adult Entertainment Expo, and as a journalist, it’s my obligation to go. And I heard that the world’s first sex robot was going to be making its (her?) debut. On Friday I spent about 10 minutes interviewing the CEO of True Companion about the robot to get an overview and some background, and we’ve been promised a live demo today. We’ve got a video after the break that’s probably NSFW, since it shows a scantily clad (but not naked) android and there is some mild discussion of sex. I’d probably call it PG-13, but

The future of notebooks is somewhat bleak given the rapid development of the touch savvy tablets but Lenovo has other ideas. Lenovo has come up with a smart product that clubs the best of both worlds i.e notebooks and tablets in a unified device which has been christened IdeaPad U1 Hybrid. It is a device which has a notebook base with a detachable tablet atop. With the tablet intact, the device is a fully functional notebook and once detached it can individually function as a handy tablet to surf the web and perform some basic functions. As an individual unit, the tablet

Recently Light Blue Optics unveiled a Holographic laser equipped Light Touch projector for interactive touchscreens images. Today LG has announced the CF3D, the world’s first full HD, 3D Single Lens Type Projector. It features a stunning brightness capability of 2,500 ANSI-lumens and a high contrast ratio of 7,000:1. The LG CF3D also sports TruMotion 120Hz for smoother image projection. The images projected out of the CF3D are said to have improved color quality and a more life-like appearance. Nothing on price or availability yet. [GW]

We’ve seen our share of pocket-sized speed radar detectors, but the new Pocket Radar might be the first that could actually fit in your pocket. Or in the palm of your hand. Of course there are some trade-offs for the size. Still, the company says that it “forges a new standard in speed radar performance,” and supposedly it can track the speed of everything from a fastball to race car within one mile per hour. We can only take their word for it. No word on price, but it should be available this Spring and we are sure to see it at CES next week as

After the P1 and P2, AAXA rolls out the M1 micro projector that claims to be the world’s smallest one. The ultra compact projector features native 800×600 resolution, 66 Lumen LED light source and 1000:1 contrast ratio. It can produce images greater than 100-inch in dark areas and up to 40-inch in lighted areas. The has 1GB onboard memory and a SD card slot and supports direct playback of RMVB, MP3, AVI, JPG files. The M1 has built-in 1W speakers, 3.5mm audio jack, mini USB port and composite AV input. Two versions are available, the $369 M1 Standard and the $399 M1