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IDAPT Universal Multichargers at The Gadget Show

The need to charge today's mobile gadgets on an almost daily basis is one of the downsides of faster processors and bigger screens. Although companies like Palm have tried to introduce inductive charging, most gadgets need to be simply plugged in. This leads to the proliferation of wall chargers and a mess of cables. IDAPT's solutions bring order to the

Buffalo AirStation N450 USB Adapter

The Buffalo AirStation N450 USB adapter (aka WLI-UC-G450) is a 2.4 GHz 11n wireless adapter capable of a theoretical 450 Mb/s using a 3x3 antenna array. Sweet. If you are used to small wireless adaptors and tiny memory sticks, then the N450 will be a bit of surprise. It's a pretty chunky number at a little under 9.5 cm long,

Stanton SCS.4DJ Digital DJ Mixstation

If you're a DJ, you probably know the name Stanton, purveyors of DJ hardware. If you're not a DJ, you probably still know the parent company, Gibson, of the guitar fame. Either way, we're in good company here. Todd and Steve mix it up with Darrin "B-Side" Young from Stanton. On show is Stanton's SCS.4DJ Digital DJ Mixstation, a self-contained

What’s New in USB

Jeff Ravencraft, President and CEO of the USB Implementers Forum, was recently at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to talk a little about what is going on with USB these days.  For a bit of background, the USB Implementers Forum sets the standards for what products can use the official USB logo on their gear and also trains

iTwin Creates a Personal Cloud

iTwin is billed as an "infinite capacity thumb drive" but this sells the device short - it's much more than this. Andy finds out what its capable of from Akash at CES Showstoppers. The basic premise of iTwin is a pair of USB devices, one of which goes in your work desktop, the other in your home (or laptop) computer.

The iTwin Infinite Capacity Thumb Drive

iTwin is solving more than just the capacity problem with thumb drives, they are also tackling remote access at the same time.  It all begins with a very small device that looks like a pair of USB thumb drives fastened together back-to-back.  It's a bit more than something that simple though.  Each time this device is plugged into a computer

AViiQ For Gadgets On The Go

AViiQ is a product innovation company that specializes is in cool travel gadgets. Andy and Courtney see the latest toys with Alan Yeung of AViiQ. First on show is a portable laptop stand that unfolds from a flat strip that's about 13" long, 2.75" wide and only 0.25" thick. Made from a material called Hylite, it's a composite of aluminum