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NewerTech announced today their latest docking station to add to their line up of already well-known PC, Mac and iPod accessories. The NewerTech Voyager is supposedly the first ever "Quad Interface" SATA I/II Hard Drive Docking Station, which certainly sounds impressive.

This docking station offers up support for four different interfaces including FireWire 800/400, eSATA and USB 2.0. Plus, this dock can turn any 2.5″ or 3.5″ SATA I/II HDD into a 2.0TB external drive that's fully bootable. The great thing about this is that it opens up many doors of opportunity.

With Plug and Play compatibility, the Voyager makes using your various devices a breeze. It offers the same sort of convenience of flash memory, but it allows for much greater storage capacity. You can even insert and eject drives while your computer is running. You can get the NewerTech Voyager now for $99.95. Check out the full spec list below:

 

 

• Supports all 2.5″ and 3.5″ SATA I/II hard drives up to 2.0TB
• "Quad Interface" for maximum system compatibility and data transfer rates
• Data transfer rates up to 3.0Gb/s (300MB/s)
• Push button drive eject for safe hard drive removal
• Hot-Swap functionality for fast access of multiple hard drives
• Weighted base and non skid rubber feet for stable operation
• 2-Color Status LED: left side blue for power on, right side flashing red for disk activity
• Compact design: measures 5.28″ x 3.70″ x 2.68″ inches and weighs 1.35lbs without drive
• Whisper Quiet operation - no cooling fan needed
• Plug and Play with Macs and PCs
• All interface connection cables included
• RoHS Compliant
• One year warranty

If you're big into Motorola handsets, then you might just be interested in this new concept phone from the maker. It's called the Cute Phone and though it does possess a striking similarity to a cat, it lacks that soft cuddliness normally associated with "cute."

The Cute Phone looks pretty sterile to me. It has a limited number of buttons but does feature a color screen and a camera. The hiding feature is also pretty cool. However, the phone itself is stocky and looks like it might be cumbersome in the hand, especially with all of the current flat and thin models out there.

We don't know anything about the inner workings of this one. It's just a concept, after all. But now I'm thinking I had that whole cat thing wrong. Maybe it's supposed to be a little alien?

If you find yourself on the go pretty often, then you might just find use out of the Huawei D100 Router. This device transforms the standard 3G dongle into a full-on WiFi network, without all of the hassle and fees of a traditional network.

The Huawei is really simple to use. All you do is plug in the 3G USB dongle into the router itself. This way, you bypass any landline broadband connection you might have. In doing so, the router takes the 3G signal and then shares it with whatever devices are in the area.

This makes it so you can have Internet anywhere and at anytime. The only real catch is that you have to use Huawei Mobile Broadband dongles from 3 mobile. But, you can share your connection with others. You can get the Huawei D100 Router now in the UK for £69.99 or about $140 with a 3 mobile broadband plan.

[via Gadget Review]

Any PC extremist would appreciate a great designed case with tool-less construction, good cooling capabilities while capable to operate in whisper quiet mode at load. NZXT has released the follow-up on highly appraised Zero series with such features. The new Zero 2 is a full tower PC case with extremely durable and sturdy chassis constructed from a 1mm steel. Like its presuccessor, the sequel features silent and massive cooling system that can be customized for up to total of 10 fans.

The NZXT Zero 2 measures 210.5 x 532 x 536mm and weighs 22.44 pounds. It features five 5.25″ drive bays, two 3.5″ drive bays and six HDD bays: a total of 13 bays with tool-less design for raid-fanatics. The unit ships with 3x 120mm fans and has room for optional 4×120mms and 3×80mm fans. The use of multiple oversize-fans allows the unit to circulate air flow at lower RPM; it reduces system noise yet increases air circulation. Accessible ports are made conveniently to integrate with motherboard such as top-mounted USB, audio and e-SATA ports.

Available now, NZXT Zero 2 has a retail price of $99.99. For more information on the NZXT Zero2, visit here.

Nokia's Home Control Center was among the gadgets making an appearance at the company's Barcelona expo today, and Electricpig caught a little in-person time with the setup.  Ostensibly a WiFi draft-n router, the Home Control Center box itself is actually a Z-Wave transmitter too, with 6GB of internal storage and intelligence to monitor temperature and other sensors and control heating and lighting accordingly.

Different face-plates and fabric covers are available, if the Center itself isn't to your tastes, but this is probably yet another box to be hidden away in a cupboard or tucked among computer junk.  More importantly, it offers remote control on different Nokia devices - here demonstrated with a Nokia N95 8GB, but you can bet the N97 will get a look-in too - as well as access from any browser.

The demo wasn't anything outlandish - turning on some lights, monitoring temperature and heating, and remotely controlling an alarm system - but if Nokia can bring this in at a reasonable price then they might be able to break the entry-level home automation market.  Expect it on sale in May or June 2009.

We've seen plenty of flash storage based electronics devices with waterproof feature, hardly the storage itself. The Japanese looks to break the trend with the introduction of waterproof SDHC memory cards. A SDHC card is more likely to float if it's accidentally dropped in the water but the Elecom-made SDHC is more than H20-friendly; as a IPX7 compliant device, it will withstand accidental immersion in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes.

Besides waterproof; the Elecom is Class-6 standard, meaning it offers real-time recording directly to the card with a guaranteed minimum write speed of 6MB/sec and a data transfer rate of up to 15MB/sec.

Elecom waterproof SDHC is available in 4GB and 8GB capacity. Mum's the word on pricing information but it is slated to ship in December.

Permian have been showing off their Bluetooth TV tuner, which allows digital television to be watched on a smartphone.  The MOBView is a small, relatively featureless box that supports both DAB and T-DMB broadcasts and streams the content via Bluetooth to your handset.

Check out the video demo after the cut

The MOBView is battery powered (with a removable power-pack) and aside from a power button there appear to be no controls on the tuner unit itself.  It looks to come with a separate TV app for your Windows Mobile smartphone, which allows you to search for channels.

Range and resistance to interference both seem good.  Details on the MOBView are scant, with no suggestion of when (or if) the product will reach the market, and if it does so what sort of price tag it might carry. 

Click here to view the embedded video.

[via UberPhones]