Latest Gadgets and Technology for 2012

PFU Fujitsu has announced their latest technology called ScanSnap N1800 network document scanner. This scanner is a must for small or big companies dealing with a lot of documents to serve their clients, etc. The scanner has 8.4-inch XGA touchscreen display to help users operate the scanner easily and comfortably via network. The Fujitsu ScanSnap N1800 document scanner retails at 178,000 Yen ($2,163) and it will be launched by end of this month.

PhotoFast Co., Ltd. a Japanese company has launched its latest technology for this year 2011 called iPADock. This docking station can support multiple gadgets like two iPads at once, four iPhones at once, or two different gadgets at the same time e.g., 2 iPhones and 1 iPad. The iPADock main features is to charge your iPad and iPhone and other gadgets including iPod Touch, iPod Nano and iPod Classic. Extra features included are 7x USB ports, camera kit connector, and memory card that supports most of the memory card that is use by mobile devices. The iPADock has a dimension of 2.7” x 5.5” x 7.5” and will costs £74.99 ($116).

Looking for a portable wireless router? Then check this latest technology called Zyxel MWR211 Pocket 3G Router. This 11n compliant portable router has the capability to give its user access to internet when they are away from home or office and there is no cap for the maximum number of users which is really good. This Pocket 3G router has also Ethernet port for wired connection and has the feature to send bandwidth alerts of its own to warn users when they get close to a carrier’s cap. The Zyxel MWR211 comes with a rechargeable battery that provides up to 4-hour of standby time or up to 2-hour of operation time. The MWR211 router is already available with a official price of $115, although it has already been spotted for $85 street price.

AT&T has just announced its upcoming HTC Inspire 4G, the first smartphone to use the new version of HTC’s Sense and first AT&T Android phone with Mobile Hotspot support. The HTC Inspire 4G runs Android 2.2 Froyo and has a 4.3-inch LCD display (480×800 resolution), 8 megapixel rear camera with recording capabilities of HD video in 720p, and a front-facing camera for video chatting. The HTC Inspire is also equipped with 1 GHz Snapdragon CPU, 4 GB of storage, and a microSD card slot that can handle up to 32 GB. The HTC Inspire 4G will be available this 13^th of Februaury 2011 from AT&T and it’ll cost $99 with a two year contract.

Elecom Japan has announced its latest pair of keyboard powered by Bluetooth 3.0 technology namely the TK-FBM023E and TK-FBM023. These keyboards are proven to allow data to transfer with a faster rate than the older Bluetooth connections. Elecom Bluetooth 3.0 keyboards are compatible with devices that have Bluetooth including Apple’s iPad, iPhone, cell phones, Sony PlayStation 3, and Android tablets. The Elecom TK-FBM023E and TK-FBM023 will be available in black and white and they also included a universal stand on its package.

T-Mobile is set to launch Dell’s latest Android Tablet called Streak 7, which is expected to be released this Februaury 2^nd in the USA. This latest technology is the first T-Mobile tablet with 4G network support. The Streak 7 features a 7-inch 800 x 480 Gorilla glass capacitive touchscreen display, a 1.3 megapixel front camera, a 5.0 megapixel rear camera with flash, an NVIDIA Tegra 2 1000 MHz processor and runs on Android 2.2 OS. Other specifications included are 16 GB or 32 GB of built-in memory, a microSD/SDHC card slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS connectivity. Dell Streak 7 costs $199.99 with a 2-year T-Mobile contract.

FCC has finally approved the Cydle M7 MultiPAD. This latest android 2.1 tablet has a 7-inch display (800 x 480 pixels), 8 GB storage, 256 MB of RAM, 800 MHz ARM11 processor, g-sensor, HDMI port, built-in speaker, microphone, headphone input and 1080p HD video output. The Cydle M7 MultiPAD comes with a detachable stand where in you can use when watching videos or surfing the net. The FCC had also published the user manual, some test results, and other information related to the tablet. There are some confusion on its battery because on the product page it says that the table has a 4000mAh battery, but on the manual it uses a 4500mAh battery. As of now there are no valuable information regarding its release date and pricing.

HP has introduced its latest HP Digital Learning Suite which is intended for Teachers and Students out there. These latest interactive tools helps the schools look for easiest way or solutions on how make students achieve success in their education. These latest technology also aims to improve the education system by encouraging the students to  interact, cooperate, collaborate, and boost their capabilities inside the four corners of the classroom.

Gigabyte has announced their latest graphics card powered by nVidia GT 440 GPU dubbed as the Gigabyte GVN440TC-1GI. This video card uses the 40nm technology and it features 512MB of GDDR5 with a 1GB of TurboCache memory, 830MHz core clock, 1660MHz shader clock and a 3200MHz memory clock. The Gigabyte GVN440TC-1GI requires at least a 400W PSU and supports PhysX, CUDA, DirectX 11, and has several connectivity options including D-Sub, DVI, and HDMI outputs. This new graphics card fits into a PCI-E 2.0 slot and has a 128-bit memory interface. As of now there are no information regarding its release date and pricing.

Sony has announced its latest technology which is said to be the PSP’s successor called Sony NGP which stands for Next Generation Portable, though it’s not the gaming console’s final name. As you can see this gaming gadget has a large display to be specific, a 5-inch OLED screen. It has also two micro-analog sticks,  front and rear camera, and a touchpad on the rear as well. Hideo Kojima claimed that you can “enjoy the same quality as PlayStation 3″ while playing your favorite games with this handheld. He also cited an example where in you can continue a game played on your PS3 at home in this gadget if you need to go somewhere and then play it again at the PS3 when you got home. There’s still no information regarding the NGP’s price but it is expected to hit the market at the end of 2011. Here are the detailed specs of NGP, straight from Sony’s website.