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If you’re looking for a portable projector, then this little techie gadget is what you need, the 3M’s MPro 120 mini projector. This latest technology features a VGA resolution, 12 lumens, 4:3 aspect ratio and image quality suitable for presentations alone. Its battery life can last up to 4 hours and comes along with cables and adapters to make it usable as soon as the battery gets charged. This gadget weighs just 5.3 ounces, and it includes a sturdy little flexi-tripod that was extremely handy in positioning the projector. It has a little flip-down foot at the front, but that only elevates it by half an inch, so the tripod stays on for the most part. The 3M’s MPro 120 mini projector cost $319.50.

LG has unveiled its latest retro-styled TV in the form of a 14-inch Series 1 Retro Classic CRT TV. I know you’re wondering why LG has designed this kind of TV, but for me this unusual move by LG is really cool. Creating an old designed TV with the latest technology inside is really Techie IMHO. This new CRT model has a remote control, two dials for channel and volume adjustment, a built-in digital tuner, 4:3 aspect ratio, rabbit-ears antenna, detachable chrome legs, and has the option for you to choose what mode to watch whether colored or in black and white. I want to know what are your thoughts on this latest technology?

Corsair has announced their latest ultra-high performance DDR3 memory module, the CMGTX1 Dominator GTX. This latest technology from Corsair has passed the Intel’s certification process. Intel’s engineers awarded the XMP-Ready certification to 2 x 2GB Corsair CMGTX1 modules running at the frequency of 2333MHz using low timings of 9-11-9-27 at a voltage of just 1.65V.   That’s the reason why the Dominator GTX is the fastest Intel XMP-certified 2GB memory modules in the world. This newest technology is now available for purchase via Corsair’s online store for $200.

Another latest technology has been released, introducing the new Kensington Wall Ultra Compact Notebook Power Adapter. This power adapter has some neat features, one of its techie features is that it supports most types of notebooks, and it has additional adapters for mini and micro USB. Really cool isn’t? One more thing which is good with this gadget is that it is very compact in the sense that it only weighs 7.1 ounces with a dimensions of 4.5 x 2.2 x 0.8 inches.There are two models available, the $99 K38066US and the $119 K38067US, which also includes an adapter for use in suitably equipped airline seats.

Wacom has added its latest technology to it’s family of Bamboo tablets, the new Multi-Touch tablet. As the name implies this latest Multi-Touch technology device can detect more than one finger, in short it is now possible for the user to use several fingers wherein it can track all of the motions at the same time. With the help of this latest technology, simple hand gestures can now be detected and finger taps for navigation is now available, as well as browsing documents, zooming in and out of images, and many other functions.The nine gestures that prove to be useful with your tablet are click, right click, double click, forward & back, navigate, scroll, rotate, zoom, as well as select and drag.

Seagate have launched its latest technology, the new Seagate Pulsar SSD. This solid state drive is the latest 3Gb/s SATA SSD from Seagate designed to meet OEM performance, for its maximum performance for computer servers. SSD drives are faster than ordinary HDD, because each Pulsar SSD leverages non-volatile flash memory that has no moving parts. It uses Single-level cell (SLC) memory that has a faster and more robust performance than MLC based drives. Each Pulsar SSD can store up to 50GB, 100GB and 200GB memory capacities, and are now available to OEM customers for qualification. It comes in a 2.5 inch form factor measuring just 7mm in thickness. Additional feature includes power loss data protection that makes sure data isn’t lost if the power to the drive or server fails.

Here’s the latest technology news from CISCO, they already announced its new Wireless-N Modem Router, the Dual Band Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Gigabit Router (WAG320N). This latest wireless router comes with a built-in high-speed ADSL2+ Modem for a fast, “Always On” connection to the Internet.  One of the good things about Wireless-N technology is that it allows to share one broadband Internet connection.  By using this device, your wired devices Ethernet ports will surely have a high-speed connections.

Kingston has unleashed its latest technology, the SSDNow V Series 40GB Boot Drive. This latest SSD is designed for computer users who are looking to increase their current desktop performance. Because we know that platter drives have huge capacities but when it comes to starting up the system, it’s still the slowest component in today’s mainstream computers.

Corsair has recently launched its latest cooling technology, the Hydro H50 CPU Cooler. This new cooling system has a very powerful cooling technology that is believed that even such high temperature, it can dissipate heat on extreme CPU like quadcore processor. This latest CPU cooling solution was developed by Corsair with efforts also coming from ASEtek makes use of a copper CPU cooling plate and has a pump connected to a 120mm radiator and high-efficiency, low-noise fan included.

Buffalo Technology, a global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of storage and wireless networking, has recently announced the very first SuperSpeed USB 3.0 external hard disk drive to the market, which is recently showcased at the USB 3.0 Intel Developer Forum 9 (IDF) in San Francisco on 22nd September, 2009.

The DriveStation HD-HXU3, which is available in different capacities like 1.0TB, 1.5TB and 2.0TB, offers a SuperSpeed transfer speeds of up to 125MB/s. It is also backwards-compatible and will work with all USB 2.0 enabled computers and notebooks.Aside from that, the company also launched the Buffalo USB 3.0 controller, IFC-PCIE2U3, that will provide users with the ability to take advantage of this new SuperSpeed, USB 3.0 technology. Availability should start for Europe, Middle East and Africa during Q4 2009.