CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA – Dec. 14th, 2011 – Rosewill the leading hardware solution provider bringing the best choice in value, announced its newest Laptop Accessories, Aluminum Multi-Functional Lapdesk with Dual 80mm cooling Fan, RMND-11001.

The three section leg design gives you many different possibilities for how you will be able to work with your laptop. With the Rosewill's Lapdesk you can safely set up your laptop to work from your chair or from the comfort of your bed. The dual 80mm fans will also help to insure that your laptop is receiving ample amounts of air to remain cool.

Yesterday Verbatim announced its new USB 3.0/USB 2.0 Universal Card Readers and USB 2.0 Pocket Card Reader – compatible with Windows and Mac operating systems.

 

"These Universal Card Readers are the perfect solution for the on-the-go executive or creative professional looking for a hassle-free way to transfer and share data quickly," said Ron Hanafin, Verbatim Product Manager, Accessories and Peripherals. "Because they are compatible with both Mac and Windows operating systems and they support a wide range of memory card formats, we're able to make sure all of our loyal memory card customers are covered!"

Earier this week OCZ introduced their new Petrol Series SSD's. The OCZ Petrol Series delivers bandwidth up to 400MB/s and 35,000 IOPS, and is optimized for the complete spectrum of file types and sizes.

 

"Until today, SSD adoption has been limited to high performance applications due to the high cost of SSDs in relation to slower rotating discs, and we are proud to once again close the gap in pricing without sacrificing durability," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "The new Petrol Series showcases the flexibility of the Indilinx Everest platform and NDurance™ Technology, allowing OCZ to deliver the benefits of SSDs to a wide new set of applications while retaining the superior real world performance and reduced latency that separate Everest-based SSDs from our competitors."

Antec introduced a new line of products designed specificly for cleaning your PC equipment. The line includes three different types of cleaners: 100% Natural, 3x Strength and a Deep Cleaning Gel. All products come alcohol and ammonia free, while keeping your device or accessory fingerprint resistant, bacteria free and static free. To read more about it click the link below. 

Cooler Master introduced their newest case today, the Elite 431 Plus. With A MSRP of less than $60 and features you wouldn't normally find on a budget case like a black interior and a window it looks like it could be the perfect balance between being a cheap a** and not looking like a cheap a**. 

The Elite 431 Plus is the perfect choice for DIY computer projects on a budget. It is constructed primarily of high quality steel that lends to its strength and long-term durability. It is engineered to make it possible to upgrade to high-end components at a later date. Long graphics cards such as the AMD Radeon HD 6990 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 will fit with ease. The Elite 431 Plus also supports larger CPU Coolers such as the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO. Easily configure the case as a home server or workstation with five 3.5" HDD bays. Enjoy the blazing speed of USB 3.0 included in the front I/O panel connections and a convenient 5.25" bay X-dock that allows you to dock a 3.5" HDD quickly and safely. This X-dock can be removed if all three 5.25" bays are needed for other purposes.

Western Digital, one of the world’s biggest storage companies, said today that it has resumed hard drive production in Thailand as flood waters recede in that country.

It may not be directly PC related, but I came across this and found it very interesting. Not only is it impressive that its a 100+ MPH RTR kit but the integration with iPods and iPhones is amazing. 

"The XO-1 is not a toy and is intended for use by experts only," says Traxxas, who warns that the XO-1 carries a risk of fire, injury or death! Further suggestions include operating the car only on a closed course, like a real racetrack or drag strip, where the XO-1 should be able to go 0-60 in just 2.3 seconds, on the way to its 100-mile-per-hour-plus top speed.

Other than a few exceptions laptop ram has been very boring. Noone has really attempted to push the limits in that market, normally just focusing on the desktop market instead. Today Corsair introduced their new Vengeance line of Laptop memory. Designed to be plug and play they are giving power users a new way to get the most out of their PC, even when their PC is a laptop ;). Personly I'm just excited to see a black PCB, even if I will never see it after installing it.

"As more complex applications and games are available in the market, many laptop users are looking for an easy way to improve their system performance in order to have the best experience." said Thi La, Vice President of Memory Products at Corsair. "Our new Vengeance high-performance laptop memory kits allow performance-minded customers to boost their memory performance and capacity in an instant."

Read more about it at the link below

Seagate just announced its latest generation Solid State Hybrid Drive (SSHD) – the 750GB Momentus XT – which made me pause and think about the potential implications throughout the enterprise. To be clear, the new Momentus XT is a client drive specifically designed for laptops. But with a 70% performance increase over its first generation model, and while also making a significant bump in capacity, there’s a lot of storage power that the Momentus XT can deliver.

This morning Notcua announced a new series of fans incorporating PWM functionality, something that Noctua fans have lacked in the past. When asked why Noctua, a company who's main focus is on introducing quiet cooling products, is just now getting into the PWM fan market this is what Mag. Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO had to say. 

"Our customers have been asking us for PWM versions of our fans for a long time, but the available PWM fan driver ICs simply weren't up to our quality standards", explains Mag. Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO. "With our NE-FD1, we've now got our custom-designed IC that allows us to build PWM fans that consume less power and remain quieter at low speeds."

With prices ranging from 18.90 to 24.90 USD, they won't be cheap. But I can guarentee they will be of the best quality! 

Click the link below to read the full PR.

OCZ is introducing their new SAS 6G enterprise SSD's. With capacitys up to 1Tb and MLA, eMLA, and SLC NAND configurations its hard not to get jealous!

“The Talos 2 SAS solid state drives expand on the original series by offering enterprise customers superior performance, reliability, and density all in a compact footprint,” said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ technology Group. “The Talos 2 enterprise SSDs are optimized for the most demanding storage systems and provide clients with an easy to deploy solution that vastly improves application performance over traditional SAS based HDDs.”

NZXT introduced their new HALE82 power supply line today. This series is following the previous lineup of HALE90 PSU's. The key difference between the two being their efficiency ratings. The new lineup comes in with a 80+ Bronze Certification. With prices going tome $109.99 to $139.99 (650W to 850W), I'm sure we can expect to see a few of these in budget builds this coming tax season. 

"HALE 82 is a great blend of high level efficiency, premium components, and safe, simple operation" said Johnny Hou, Founder and Product Manager at NZXT. "That coupled with NZXT's game-changing PSU service program make this a truly distinct offering for enthusiasts."

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti with 448 Cores has proven to be a very interesting graphics card from both a price and performance perspective. This card performs nearly the same as a GeForce GTX 570, but costs significantly less. In some of the games we tested the overclocked MSI N560GTX-448 Power Edition actually performed better than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 reference design card, which was impressive..

Seagate introduced their newest Hybrid hard drive this morning. Here is a list of all of the reviews published so you can get a good look at its performance. 

Seagate Momentus XT ST750LX003 Hybrid 750GB @OCC

Seagate's Momentus XT 750GB @ Techreport

Seagate Momentus XT 750GB Hybrid Drive Review @ Legit Reviews

Seagate Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid @ Benchmark Reviews

You can also read the full press release in the link below!

ROCCAT introduced a new facebook contest they are hosting that celebrated worldwide gaming while focusing on the strange, facinating, and the unexpected in the world. The contest is going until January 2012 ending in a full gaming package being given away. 

Here is how you get entered

Entry in the contest is simple: fans must submit a photo of the ROCCAT™ WTF! logo in a creative, interesting and/or mystical setting – preferably with a notable landmark in the background. Contestants can download the WTF! logo for free at www.facebook.com/ROCCAT. Each week, ROCCAT™ will pick the three best photos and post them on the ROCCAT™ Facebook page, with each photographer winning a one-of-a-kind gaming prize package.

Click the read more to find out more details on how you can win!

Verbatim announced their new Ultra Slim Bluetooth Keyboard is now shipping to retailers. You can find it for as little as $49.99 on newegg right now. 

Sleek, portable keyboard delivers style, mobility and ultimate functionality – in both white and black – for iPad, iPhone, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Motorola Xoom and more

You can read more about it in the following link.