Year: 2009

Quirky (http://quirky.com/products) has released Scratch-n-Scroll, an
US$9.49 mousepad with an added writing surface. This mousepad is for
all those times you are working at your desk and can’t find a pen to
jot down that phone number or list item you know you will forget
later on.

You can write notes to yourself on your mouse pad using just the
pressure from your finger or the built in plastic stylus as a “pen.”
And you can erase the notes at any time simply by flipping up the
semi-transparent top sheet.

Tropical Software (http://www.tropic4.com) has updated TopXNotes, the
note organizer for Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”), to version 1.4.1. The
upgrade

TopXNotes (pronounced “Top Ten Notes”) allows people to create,
collect, store, and retrieve bits and pieces of information. Its
interface allows notes to be both categorized and grouped, and allows
the user complete control over the appearance of a note’s content.

Notes can also be synchronized with Classic iPods for handy retrieval
while away from the computer.

Raidon (http://www.Raidon.com) has announced GearRAID Quad-bay RAID 5
Data Storage Subsystems with high level data protection and 6TB large
capacity. They’re equipped with RAID chip to support high level RAID
5 protection,

GearRAID Quad-bay data storage Solutions enable to backup data
instantly and automatically.

QuickerTek has updated its USB Transceiver
(http://www.quickertek.com/products/1watt_usb_transceiver.php), an
USB device that plugs into the USB port of any Mac desktop or laptop
and delivers 10 times the signal range of the internal AirPort card.
QuickerTek and its dealers are now offering the 1 Watt USB
Transceiver for $299.95.

Regardless of the setting, the 1 Watt Transceiver reaches out to
distant Base Stations or other wireless access points, according to
the folks at QuickerTek. The antenna is a 5dBi dipole model that’s
external to the computer case.

Epson (http://www.epson.com) has announced four new 3LCD 1080p
high-definition home theater projectors — the PowerLite Home Cinema
8100 and 8500 UB, and Pro Cinema 9100 and 9500 UB.
The Home Cinema 8100 is designed for home entertainment and AV
enthusiasts with a budget in mind. With contrast ratio of up to
36,000:1 and brightness of 1,800 lumens, this projector costs
US$1,599.