Everybody wants the latest gizmos and gadgets in their digital arsenal which goes the same for cell phones and other electronic gadget they can stuff into their already bulging pockets. Cellphones have become so popular more of us have them than computers and they are indeed one of the most prolific pieces of technology the world over. May it be in developed countries to less developed ones, cell phones have brought communications to the masses. From the big man himself to the guy who works in the sewers of India, all are sure to have one in their pocket ready to make and receive calls anywhere anytime.
With so many choices, people get vertigo just going to the shop figuring out which model to choose which depends on your needs basically. For one, younger people tend to get the ones with the most features packed into them. From browsing the net to playing their favorite MP3’s or geo-tagging their photos with their mobiles, they can quite do almost anything.
The President’s blackberry which he battled to keep amidst many a complaint from security experts is testament to how much we love these gadgets. Choosing one that fits your lifestyle may be your best bet for a good and up to date phone that you can even get for free if you get the right package/plan. They do get old quite fast for new models come out every few months or so. You can even donate your old phone to the many charities and recycling organizations who can put themto good use.

Sony recently released its 3rd generation internal Blu-ray drive.

the BWU0-300s, which will cost $400, will be able to burn 6x Blu-ray media at 8x speeds. The drive carries the regular 5.25 form factor and will have a SATA connection. It can burn single and dual layer BD-R media. At 8x speed, a full 25 GB disc will be finished in 15 minutes and a 50 GB disc in about 30 minutes. The drive can also burn DVDs up to 16x and CDs up to 48x. It also supports DVD-RAM recording.

If not for the relatively prohibitive price, I’d grab this BD drive immediately. Hopefully, prices will also drop by next year so that regular consumers can start filing large capacity files on BDs.

For years I have never heard of any major advancements in printer technology until Silverbrook came along. The company revealed it Memjet printer technology that wowed everyone with its claims of a 60-page-per-minute printing speed. And that was just the initial announcement. The company soon announced the development of new Memjet technology that can promise a blazing 360-pages-per-minute speed.

Now, the company is about to release its technology to the public this year, with products coming out in 2009. The Memjet guys will not necessarily build the printers themselves. Instead, they will sell the tech components to OEMs and the latter can put their own brand on it.

Anyone who has suffered through the boredom of printing knows that waiting for large volume files to print can be time consuming. Such a fast printing speed can make a significant impact on efficiency in the workplace.

Iogear recently announced two new models in its successful Memory Bank line.

The two new products are the 12-in-1 Flash Card Reader/Writer and the 56-in-1 Memory Card Reader/Writer.

Both devices can read and write on the most popular memory card formats in the market today, all in a diminutive size that is just 2.5 by 1 inch. Both products can read and write on multiple cards all at once at speeds up to 480 Mbps. Both are also USB 2.0 compliant and are compatible with all major operating systems.

With memory cards getting cheaper and capacities getting larger, I am increasingly relying on these cards as a “poor man’s” external hard drive, and I think it’s a really good idea since integrity is more or less assured because there are no moving parts to worry about.

Netgear has recently announced the first native open-source consumer router.

The WGR614L’s capabilities are a bit murky at this point as Netgear representatives have not been able to give additional details except that it is now available in the US and will retail for $69.

The basis for this development though is on projects like Tomato, which has allowed a way of replacing firmware (albeit illegally) on Broadcom-based routers like Linksys WRT54G with new programming instructions that let users customize the router as well as give additional features like more robust security and more simultaneous connections.

Netgear’s router will encourage users to develop new projects. An example would be this firmware project that allows WPA2 support as well as guest SSIDs that allow guests to a network to use the internet without being allowed into the host network.

I’m inclined to get this kind of router because of my love to tinker with electronics and the special firmware would also make it harder to exploit especially with war drivers.