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Transcend Jet Flash USB Keys Are Indeed Flashy

Ali Heriyanto — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:44:31 +0000

Transcend has a released a selection of chic looking USB Flash Drives with the JetFlash 168 series – each comes with a different floral design that they are describing as a “taste of the orient”. The capacities consist of 1GB, 2GB, and 16GB. They certainly will mix and match nicely with any outfit, however the price for the 16GB version is a bit ridiculous at $188. I mean we are all a slave to fashionable things but who would pay that much for 16GB? I think I’ll pass.

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Playboy Cell Phone is Unlocked and Ready to Swing it With Any Carrier

Chip Chick — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:57:29 +0000

If Hello Kitty can have like 10 cell phones, really, why can’t Playboy? The Playboy camera phone is a slim unlocked GSM phone with a relatively standard feature set. What stands out for the device is its metal finishing which is available in metallic pink, gold, or platinum with an etched-in Playboy design. Inside the box you also get a stereo headset with remote control, a Playboy bunny charm, and a leather pouch. You get all this for $299. Is this another Valentine’s Day present? We suppose it depends on a girls personality, but either way we’d suggest playing it safe – use the same money to get her a 16gb iPhone.

CES 2009: Lexar Memory Lineup Gives HD Video a Helping Hand

Chip Chick — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:19:04 +0000

At CES, Lexar Crucial had a special contraption on display that shows off why solid state drives are so tough. They strapped one of their SSD drives in to a device that simulates a small earthquake with different levels on the Richter scale. The SSD drive is connected to a laptop which at the same time is playing video. Despite how much the SSD drive was rocked around in the device, the video kept playing on the laptop without a stutter. That definitely gets the point across about why SSD drives have so much hype surrounding them.

Also in time for CES, Lexar has released a selection of memory cards and sticks that will especially help benefit those who are recording in HD.

Lexar SDHC™ Full-HD Video Memory Card
The Lexar SDHC Full-HD Video memory card is the perfect card for recording 1080 HD video with an SDHC-compatible digital camcorder or digital camera. Its high capacity and high-speed performance means you can quickly remove and share videos without any hassle. The Lexar SDHC Full-HD Video Memory Card will be available in 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB.

Lexar Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Full-HD Video Memory Card
Made specifically with the Sony HD Handycam in mind, this high-speed, high-capacity Lexar Memory Stick PRO Duo again lets you capture gorgeous 1080 HD Video on either the Sony Handycam or any other digital camera device that utilizes the memort stick.
This too is available in 4GB and 8GB capacities.

Lexar JumpDrive® Retrax
I can’t even count at this point how many jumpdrives I have from this year at CES. So Lexar is making me want to add another to my collection. The JumpDrive Retrax is a high-capacity 16 GB USB flash drive that features a stylish, retractable case without a cap. Operate it like switch blade if you will. Choose up to 16GB in capacity as well as a range of colors.

Lexar JumpDrive® TwistTurn
Another jumpdrive but this time is a bit more pocket friendly. The Twist Turn rotating design is also cap-less and features a large capacity of 16GB of space. Also available in a different stylish color and includes trial software.

Crucial Ballistix™ Tracer
If you plan on building your own computer and looking to add a splash of color, than these new Crucial Ballistix Tracer’s might tickle your fancy. The DDR3 memory is now available in three new colors: green, blue, and red. “These modules feature matching printed circuit boards (PCB), heat-spreaders, and activity-indicating LEDs. Additionally, these products utilize the latest Intel® Extreme Memory Profiles (XMP) and support Intel’s latest chipset running the Core™ i7 Processor.” It is currently available in 3GB and 6GB three channel kits.

CES 2009: Super Talent’s Godfather USB Flash Drive is a Hit

Tiffani — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:02:08 +0000

Leave the Gun. Take the USB Flash Drive. Make ‘em and offer they can’t refuse. Yeah you saw it coming, but how could we resist? This 1-16GB capacity flash drive is fully compatible with USB 2.0 and 1.1, has durable solid-state storage of 10 years data retention, hot plug & play enables you to whack, I mean install and uninstall drive anytime, and the real clencher- The Godfather still images and quotes. Available on Super Talent Technology.

CES 2009: Sandisk’s New Releases Include Rock Band 2 Gaming Cards & Ultra Back–Up USB

Tiffani — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:34:22 +0000

Rock Band 2 SD Card- Download and store over 75 songs on this SD card for Rock Band 2. With 2 GB of space, this Wii compatible card is a great way to store music game content so you can master all those great solos in the history of Rock. Watch our Mr. Van Halen.

Ultra Back-Up USB Flash Drive- Back up at the touch of a button with no software installation needed, it lives up to the name of a “flash” drive. Security is a foremost highlight with the ability to protect your data to limit unwanted access with password protection and strong AES hardware encryption. Available in 3 capacities from 8GB, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB.

Both products will be available soon online at Sandisk.

CES 2009: Samsung P3 Challenges the iPod Touch with Haptic Feedback

Chip Chick — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:39:03 +0000

We knew the successor to the popular P2 was coming, so it wasn’t much of a surprise today that Samsung announced the P3. At just .39 inches, the P3 sports a 3-inch WQVGA TFT-LCD touch screen which will let you enjoy widescreen videos at a 16:9 aspect ratio without letterboxing. It also feature Samsung’s upgraded with EmoTure touch interface with true haptic feedback. That incldues the ability to make cool gestures like “wiping a finger across the screen, to switching audio tracks, to holding down a digital button for fast-forwarding video.” The P3 also features DNS3 3.0 sound enhancement tech, an FM radio, voice recorder, photo album, as well as the ability to pair with a bluetooth phone and answer calls directly through the player. The P3 will be available in in the first half of 2009 in 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32 GB storage capacities.

CES 2009: Sandisk SlotRadio Player Packs Tons of Tunes on the Cheap, 16GB Mobile Ultra Card Unleashed

Tiffani — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:27:17 +0000

slotRadio -After college all that free time to gather great music and shape it into playlists, pretty much goes out the window. SlotRadio is a new player that comes with a card that is preloaded with 1000 songs handpicked from Billboard charts and organized with various genre playlists. So goodbye to the software installations, music selection, file by file downloads, and synchronization that requires the level of commitment matched by some relationships. The immediacy of this product is appealing. Navigation is easy though the 1.5” OLED screen where you can view artist and song information. The device also has FM radio and a belt clip. Including the 1000 song card, it is priced at $99.99. Additional 1000 song, genre specific themed cards are sold separately for $39.99. You will see these hitting Radio Shacks across the country soon. Also available online at Sansa.

Mobile Ultra 16GB MicroSHC, Memory Stick, and Mobile Mate Micro Reader -“Memory Full” is an oh so common message to encounter on mobile phones. As much as we use them, they really seem to be up to date in the memory storage department. To help with that is Sandisk Mobile Ultra microSDHC and Memory Stick Micro. They are the newly released world’s largest removable storage capacity for mobile phones. With this in tow, you can take more advantage of the storage intensive features in portable handsets like, photo and video camera functions, music playback, and gaming and GPS applications. Available in 3 capacities- 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB. Accelerated transfer rates and the bundled in Mobile Mate Micro Reade that plugs into a USB 2.0 port enables quick transport and management.

SanDisk 16GB microSDHC Card Giveaway Winners

Chip Chick — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:22:59 +0000

Congratulations to our winners of the 16GB microSDHC Giveaway. Contestants had to shoot us an email explaining what they would do with 16GB. In the end, the winner’s entry pulled on our heartstrings, while the runner up’s entry pulled on our funny bone. Here are the winning entries.

Winning Entry:

“I would like to record video of my husband playing guitar and singing, so that my son can have it to learn from. My husband is dying of heart and liver disease at age 54, and he has been an extremely talented professional musician and audio engineer his entire life in Austin, TX, working with many famous people, and he wants to pass this legacy on.”

Marilyn W.
OKC, Oklahoma

Runner up entry:

“…well, I’m part of a swinger’s group and my sidekick LX gets passed around quite a bit at parties and get togethers; 16GB would hold quite a few videos and pics that people tend to take while that phone’s being passed around.
Hey, you asked… ;-P”

Kristian M.
Virginia Beach, VA

SanDisk 16GB microSDHC Card Giveaway – Last Day to Enter is Sunday

Chip Chick — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:06:11 +0000

Don’t let its minuscule size fool you, the new SanDisk 16GB microSDHC is the biggest capacity microSDHC card ever. It’s hard to believe that something so, so, small can pack in so much. Perfect for the new T-mobile G1, a compatible MP3 player, a mobile phone, and other mobile devices, with its 16GB you are sure never to run out of space on your favorite gadget. We’re giving away a SanDisk 16GB microSDHC flash memory card. To enter, email us a line or two about what you would do with a 16GB microSDHC card. We even have a prize for a runner up – a 2GB microSD card.

The last day to enter is Sunday, November 23rd.

Regulations: SanDisk & ChipChick.com are not responsible for any lost packages or incorrect shipping addresses. The prize is not redeemable in cash and must be accepted as awarded. Approximate value of prizes may vary. By claiming the prize, the winner authorizes the use, without additional compensation of his or her name and/or likeness and/or voice/photograph and municipality of residence for promotion and/or advertising purposes in any manner and in any medium (including without limitation over the internet and picture data storage).

SanDisk 16GB microSDHC Card Giveaway

Chip Chick — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:00:27 +0000

Swiss Army 16GB SwissFlash Flight Is Not Your Grandpa’s Pocket-Knife

Ali Heriyanto — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:12 +0000

Have you ever been out in the woods and you think to yourself wow I could really use a 16GB SwissFlash Flight right about now? Well you’re in luck because it seems Swiss Army really doesn’t care if they include a knife these days into their famous line of Pocket Tools, as long as there is a a Flash Drive included. Because you know that is really the new way to protect yourself in the woods or cut something open. Not only does this new tool come with a 16GB Flash drive it also includes a pen and LED mini white light. So the next time you whip out your blade you can tell your victim not to worry its only a USB Drive. The SwissFlash Flight 16 GB retails for $212.00

JayBird JB-200 Bluetooth Stereo Headset Review

Kevin Geter — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:58:31 +0000

Ironically, Bluetooth has been around for nearly 15 years; However, for most of this time, this technology was dormant. Thus, leading some experts in the technology field wondering whether Bluetooth would become what BETA players and its technology had become with the advent of VHS technology during the 1980′s —- Extinct (VHS had won out over BETA).

However, with-in the last few years, technology and electronic manufacturers have found resounding uses for Bluetooth. Almost everyone is using a Bluetooth headphone these days with a Bluetooth enabled cellphone, computer, and most recently mp3 players. We have seen Bluetooth spawn from version 1.0 to it’s current inception (version 2.0). Thus, what this has meant to consumers has been a robust version of gadgets! No where is this more notable than with Bluetooth headsets.

We’ve seen varying degrees of shapes and sizes of Bluetooth headsets, but none has been as bold as JayBird’s two-piece Stereo Headset ($120). Dubbed the The JayBird Bluetooth Stereo Headset (JB200), these stereo headphones also work with Bluetooth enabled cellphones, the iPod as well as other mp3 players. Our JB200 unit included a USB cable and AC power adapter, a Bluetooth adpater for the iPod (nice touch!!), a carrying case with extra earbuds and an optional plug-in Bluetooth adapter for non-iPod players as well as a very user friendly JB 200 user manual (it would have been nice to throw in an electronic version of the user manual). For this review, I used my iPod Touch and my Blackberry 8300 Edge.

The JB200 weighs slightly less than two ounces, has Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP Hands free & Headset), has a wireless range of 10 meters (33 feet) with a frequency band of 2.4Ghz, can be charged via PC USB or AC Adapter, has an estimated battery life of 6.5 hours of Talk-time, 110 hours of Standby time, and 5.5 hours of music playing time. Additionally, the earphones have an audio quality of 16-bit stereo (CD quality) with a headphone output of 15mW RIMS as well as integrated controls for call management, answer call and volume controls as well as an integrated AVRCP music controls: Play, pause and previous track.

Weighing less than one ounce, the base of the JB 200 is constructed from sturdy plastic and the stem leading up to the ear-buds are made of flexible rubber. A slightly thin but tangle free wire runs from one end of the base of the JB200 ear piece to the other ear piece. Putting on the JB 200 was straight forward (although, I would strongly suggest you have a gander at the pictorial example in the users manual to gain a working visual on how to orient the headsets on your head).

Fully charging the unit took about two hours, and I was impressed that the JB200 had 3 operation buttons that are located on the right ear piece and are situated on top of the ear-piece (from top to bottom: the Volume Up\Next Track, Volume Down\Previous Track and the Power\Talk\Play\Pause buttons as well as the Bluetooth & Battery Status Indicator button are cleverly placed. However, if one has large fingers the operation of the buttons may present some challenges as it did for me.

Powering on the device was quick and efficient, and two beeps indicated that the unit was on and ready for use, and one long beep indicates that the unit has been shut off. A nice feature is the power-on/off light indicator that glows a quick blue when it’s on, and then a solid red when it’s being powered off. Kudos for JayBird for taking the guess work out of such a mundane operation which has been convoluted by other Bluetooth Headsets!Additionally, The folks at JayBird have clearly marketed this device for the everyday person as well as for the work out enthusiast. As a matter of fact, JayBird guarantees this unit for life “Against Sweat”.

I was impressed with the JB200 right out of the box; I liked that it was very light-weight and came with an iPod Bluetooth adapter that works with the 1st generation iPod Nano (1GB, 2GB, 4GB), 2nd (aluminum) and 3 generation iPod Nano, iPod Classic, 5th Generation iPod 60GB and 80GB, and the iPod touch (8GB, and 16GB). There’s an optional non-iPod mp3 Bluetooth adapter that goes for $30.

Pairing up the JB200 with my Blackberry Edge was a very quick and easy process that required me to enter the four digit pass code (I’ll give you a hint: It’s usually the default pass code used for most Bluetooth devices). However, when all else fails, refer to the owners manual for the code. The quality of incoming and out-going calls are pretty good, and if your cellphone is equipped with an mp3 player and you happen to be listening to music when a call comes through, then your music is paused while you’re on a call, then goes back to playing your music once you have ended your call. I chose to answer my calls using the power/talk button located on the JB200, and each call was crisp and I could hear clearly and the microphone on the JB200 responded with nary an echo.

Equally pleasing was the Bluetooth iPod adapter; Simply plug in the adapter, turn on the JB200 and let the fun begin! The Bluetooth adapter gets its power from the iPod. Hence, there’s no additional drain on the iPod battery other than the normal battery drain that is associated with playing various media on the iPod or an mp3 player. Operating the functionality buttons on the JB200 were fairly easy.

However, even after I became familiar with the buttons, my fingers missed and slid clumsily across the buttons, and I found myself using one hand to hold the unit onto my ear, while I operated the unit with my other hand.

Suffice it to say, if one has fairly large digits, then operating the buttons on this unit will present some slight difficulties. Nonetheless, the head phones provided a rather robust and environmentally sounding experience. Turning up the JB200 to full volume resulted in a distortion free event; It appears that the folks at JayBird have limited the device to go full blast without one encountering a massive ear bleed! I could still hear most back ground noise (and when you’re out and about, that’s what you really want). The ear buds were light and wispy on my ears, and after five hours of listening to music, I didn’t even notice that I was wearing them! Kudos again for JayBird for a job well done!

Ultimately, if you’re looking for a Bluetooth headset that provides stellar performance and quality at a rather affordable price-point, then the JayBird JB200 would make a nice replacement to your current Bluetooth headsets or even a gift! I can see JayBird expanding their customer and fan base with the JB200. Also, I think the sky is the limit if JayBird offers the JB200 in more trend setting colors. Aqua Blue, anyone?

Conclusion:

The Good:
iPod adapter included, light weight, dead on playback, standby, music, talk and charge times.
Affordable, great stereo sound, comes with different sizes of ear buds, great design (although,
the functionality buttons could be a bit sturdier, but this is not a deal breaker), full fledge owners
manual, and is easy to use.

The Bad:
Make available in more vibrant and funky colors and include an electronic version of owners
manual.

CES 2007: OCZ Mega-Kart 16GB USB Flash Credit Card

Chip Chick — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 22:48:42 +0000

OCZ’s new 16GB USB device has the same width and height dimensions of a credit card but with a little bit more girth. It’s also available in an 8GB capacity. If only it was pink! We’d love to have one of these in our wallets.