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Recently, Buffalo has introduced its latest technology in Japanese market, the new BR-H1216FBS-BK Blu-ray writer. Based on LG-Hitachi burner this latest technology features a 4MB buffer memory, a SATA interface, and boast with writing speed of 12x for BD-R, 2x for BD-RE, 12x for DVD-RAM , 16x for DVD-R/+R, 8x for DVD-R/+R DL and DVD+RW, 6x for DVD-RW, 48x for CD-R and 40x for CD-RW. This latest technology is also compatible with compatible with BD-Live and supports AVCHD/AVCREC video playback. In addition, the BR-H1216FBS-BK also features a bundle of CyberLink’s Blu-ray Disc Suite. This new technology will become available in Japan this March for a suggested price of 28,500 Yen ($317).

Silicon Power, one of the leading memory manufacturer and storage suppliers from Taiwan, has announced its latest technology, the new Touch 830 USB 2.0 Flash Drive. This new technology features a stainless steel casing for durability and it’s also waterproof, dustproof and vibration-proof to keep your data safe and secure. It’s available in 2, 4, 8 and 16GB capacities, and it’s backward compatible with USB 2.0/1.1 interface and uses the COB (Chip-on-Board) technology. This latest USB 2.0 is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Mac and Linux operating systems. Silicon Power Touch 830 measures 35.0 x 12.3 x 3.5 mm, and weigh 4 grams. The Touch 830 will start shipping by the end of this month and still pricing is unknown.

For all music lovers out there here’s a brand new technology that will suit your cravings for music. Introducing, the new X-Mini MAX II Capsule. This latest technology is designed with ground-breaking accordion-like bass expansion system that perfectly imitates the features of a sub-woofer. In addition, around the bottom of each speaker you’ll find a power switch, an aux-in jack, a Mini-USB port, and an LED indicator light that tells when it is charging. The light glows red during charging and blue when the modules are powered on. This new technology is very portable in the sense that you can always bring it almost everywhere. X-Mini MAX II is ideal for school dance rehearsals, sound tripping at the parties, office use or even enjoying high quality sound for your gaming console. Like most of mp3 players today that became smaller and smaller, it is reasonable to expect in having portable speakers like this new technology.

Today, a group of individuals has announced the upcoming arrival of the latest Bluetooth technology, the Bluetooth 4.0. This Interest Group has said that the new version, Bluetooth 4.0, will be coming in the 4th quarter of this year with the latest devices such as headsets, mobile phones and computers and other kinds of technology. It was also stated that with this latest technology, it will allows devices with smaller batteries to use the Bluetooth 4.0. Where in the previous versions of Bluetooth requires a device to have at lease a triple A-batteries or larger capacity battery to function. The Bluetooth 4.0 is also dubbed to consume lesser power than the old version, and has a higher transfer rate of data, in which it will carry the high-speed Wi-Fi feature introduced with Bluetooth 3.0. That allows devices to jump onto Wi-Fi 802.11 networks, where it can transfer data at up to 25Mbits per second. By the way the version 3.0 was launched last year although it does not become popular enough due to the power requirements needed. That’s why version 4.0 was created to solve this problem.

For those people who always love to play music, Polk Audio has released its latest technology known as Hit Master. Polk Audio has come up with this brand new speaker to bring your gaming experience to a new level of depth and detail. In order to celebrate the availability of HitMaster, Polk is feeling extra generous by giving away one free music game every single day until April 15. You don’t even need to buy anything at all beforehand. The Polk Audio HitMaster debuted at CES 2010 a couple of months ago, paving the way for a new category of gaming stage monitors which was specially designed for use with the latest music-based games. Polk Audio believes that once you have tried out their HitMaster, you won’t ever go back to regular TV speakers again, especially if you play lots of Guitar Hero and Rock Band. HitMaster can be purchased from Polk Audio dealers as well as online with a retail price of  $99, where it comes with a single-point stereo design that comprises of a couple of 2.5″ x 5.5″ horns with two 1″ neodymium tweeters surrounding a 6.5″ woofer.

Good news for all iPhone lovers who are really concern on the safety of your devices, because here’s a latest technology that you can use on your iPhones. The new Stainless Steel iPhone case. This latest invention is made up of stainless steel which is designed to give your iPhone a bit of a different look and for safety purpose. The Stainless Steel iPhone case features an internal silicone pads to make sure your iPhone is protected all the time and it has a flip up lid that will give you full access to your iPhone’s touchscreen. The Stainless Steel iPhone Case is now available in the market for a retail price of $95.

Western Digital has just released its latest technology, the new E-Ink Passport Studio HDD. This new product from WD features customizable E-Ink displays, a FireWire 800 interface, USB 2.0 port, Apple TimeMachine support; WD SmartWare software makes it easy for users to protect their valuable content with automatic and continuous backup and encryption.

Transcend has launched its latest technology, the new RDP7 multi-card reader. This latest device is integrated with USB hub and equipped with 3-slot card reader function that can easily hold up to three USB peripherals like USB mouse, USB webcam, and USB flash drive.  In addition, it also supports almost all of the trendy formats like SDHC, SD, microSDHC, microSD, Transflash, MMC and many more. Furthermore, it does not require power electricity to run, thus, you can save energy. Lastly, it has also a photo recovery toll software that features a quick and easy access to user interface that shows all of the thumbnail previews of the images that can be recover. It measures 88 X 54 X 10.6 mm in size and weighing about 40 grams.

This amazing handheld electric bug zapper is the latest technology to kill insects. This latest device electrifies all flying insects like mosquitoes, flies, etc that are in contact. It has safety switch operation and 2 insulation outer layers for your protection and it runs with the use of 2 “AA” batteries. This can be use simply by turning it on and waving it at the target insect. It is use as an alternative to insect spray that’s why it is environmental friendly.

Lava International has released its new handset, the LAVA A9 mobile. This latest device is loaded with advanced multimedia features and latest technologies. The said device is designed for style conscious consumers who are active on social networks. LAVA has entered the mobile phones industries with handsets which has the ability to stand out of the crowd. LAVA A9 is a small mobile computer with silver cues featuring a 2.4 inches TFT display. This device gives the user a truly personal internet experience in a compact handset. There are lots of different applications and services available in LAVA A9 like high speed web access facility, media player, games. This latest device will create a buzz in the market with its astonishing features that will take the company to newer heights.