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USB 3.0 is coming near but still many computer users still don’t have their USB 3.0 capable system units. But don’t worry here comes the latest technology that can get rid of that port problem known as the PCI Express USB 3.0 card. The good thing of this latest invention is that If you’re using a desktop PC, there’s no need for you to purchase a brand new motherboard with USB 3.0, all you need is to buy this card and install it on your free PCI Express slot. Transcend has already released its USB 3.0 expansion card PDU3, and you can purchase it online and see for yourself how fast USB 3.0 is.

LG has introduced its latest QWERTY Smartphone called as Ally which runs with Android 2.1 OS.  LG’s latest QWERTY smartphone will be launching on May 20, 2010 and it has been said that the Ally has been featured in an Iron Man 2-themed TV commercial.  Aside from side to side QWERTY keypad Ally also features a 3.2-inch touchscreen, WiFi, Bluetooth, Google Map Navigation applications, and microSD expansion card slot. But apparently, this is the only information I can give you. There’s no information yet about the pricing and the availability of LG Ally QWERTY Smartphone.

Hamilton, one of the world’s most popular brands when it comes to classy watches unveiled it latest technology known as Hamilton “Time Player” flat watches which displays four (4) different time zones and doubles as a pseudo-puzzle. The design of the latest Hamilton Time player is said to be flat because it was inspired by the fact that man used to believe that the earth was flat that’s why they made it a flat watch. You can compare the said flat watch to a sliding puzzle game because it replaces each puzzle and jumble everything. It can also allow you to display the time of three cities the Dubai, Tokyo and New York.

Microsoft has announced its two latest Kin Tiny Mobile Phones dubbed as Microsoft Kin One and Kin Two. The KIN ONE is the small, portrait slider while the KIN TWO is the larger landscape slider. Another difference is that the KIN ONE has a one-hand friendly keyboard with a 5MP camera and has has just 4GB of storage capacity while the KIN TWO has more conventional shape, has an 8MP camera, it can shoots High Definition video instead of SD and has a storage capacity of 8GB. But they also have their similarities like this tiny mobile phones are very much intended for social networking because it can gives you easy access to various social networking sites. They also has both windows operating system so that the users are allowed to operate almost similar to their computer system.

Samsung has unveiled its latest 3D display mobile phone known as W960 Amoled 3D. Samsung claims that this is the world’s first 3D display phone. This latest mobile phone features 2-inch Amoled capacitive touch display with WQVGA resolution, 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera, 3G support with HSPA, DMB-T TV tuner, Bluetooth, microSD card slot and it is powered by TouchWiz 2.0. The Samsung W960 Aoled 3D is a CDMA mobile phone and it doesn’t require special glasses. It also has key option to turn the 3D phone on and off. The price has not yet announced and this mobile phone is just available in South Korea but we are hoping that it will be shipping at some time next month.

LG Electronics has announced the launch of their Android-powered smartphone, dubbed as LG Optimus  LG GT540,this easy and convenient to use latest handset offers an optimal environment for first-time smartphone users. LG Optimus features 3-inch HVGA touchscreen display, 3-megapixel camera with geotagging function, boasts with A-GPS, supports quad-band GSM and dual-band UMTS (900/2100 MHz) connectivity, a 1500 mAh battery, a 3.5mm headset jack, a Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi, DivX and Xvid ready, built-in video editor with storyboard function, four customizable home screen themes together with enhanced idle lock screen notifications and can supports up to 32GB of microSD memory card.

Nokia, one of the best known mobile phones manufacturers has unveiled their latest X series mobile known as Nokia X2 in India. This latest mobile phone offers a 2.2 inch QVGA screen and its dimension is 13mm thin and it weigh 81g so you can easily slipped into your pockets. It also features dual speakers, dedicated music keys, FM stereo, has a storage capacity of 16GB via microSD memory card, 3.5mm headphone jack, Ovi store, music management with Windows Media player 11 or Ovi player PC client, 2.2 inches of QVGA screen, expandable memory up to 16 GB, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP,and USB 2.0.

Aigo, a Chinese company has just introduced its latest USB 3.0 Pen Drives dubbed as Aigo USB Plus. This newest USB drives claims that the transfer speed is 20 % faster than regular USB  and because of that the company guarantees  to give the user  a 6Gigabits/s data transfer speed compare to 4.8 Gigabits transfer speed which the standard speed transfer . There is no information yet about the size or weight of the said USB but it what is only said is that its features a cap-less design. Aigo USB Plus also features a compatibility with USB 2.0 and eSATA port which allow the compatibility among devices to draw power from USB 2.0 and to enjoy SATA speed advantage from the same jack.  But apparently, the price has not yet announced and it is not yet available for purchase. But what is sure is that this USB will be out this year 2010.

Another latest, unique and stylish mobile phone has been release this year 2010 by Alcatel Mobile in association with Ice Mobile Networks System which is dubbed as Alcatel ICE3. This latest mobile phone is designed most especially for the young ones particularly for the teenage girls out there. This clamshell style phone features a stylish QWERTY keypad, 2.4 inch TFT 65k color display, 2 mega pixel camera with Video Recorder and Image editor, MP3 Player, FM Radio RDS, Music playback, Internal memory 80MB, Micro SD Card up to 8GB, It is supported GSM/GPRS/EDGE network, WAP 2.0, Bluetooth stereo 2.0 (A2DP), USB 2.0 high speed, JAVA MIDP 2.0, External display for caller ID and time, and Video Player. Its battery also has 850 mAh Lithium Ion which provides up to nine hours of talk time and up to 450 hours in standby mode. Alcatel ICE3 is available in two colors dark chrome and pink chrome color design. And it can be purchase at a retail price of Rs. 7000 or approximately $158.

Tongfang, a Chinese-based company has been starting to ship their latest Mobile Internet Device (MID) known as the Android Q5 in China. This said MID has a dimension of 120mm x 80.7mm x 9.9mm and its weight is 209g. This newest Chinese device has the following features: a touchscreen display capacity of  4.8-inch 800 x 480, a storage capacity of 4GB, a processor of 866MHz RK2808, a memory of 128 MB, a music/video player, email support, a web browser, a 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi connectivity, a 3.55mm headset jack, a battery of a 2200mAh which can support video playback for 7 hours or internet surfing and 89 hours of standby time, is pre-load with Android OS and it comes with 720p codec support. You can now buy the Android Q5 in China via Amazon.com and it cost 1, 999 Yuan approximately $293.