Peek Tech Blog

Necklace USB Flash Drive

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:22:00 GMT

The common jade I’ve known is “Jades of Grey”, ok, maybe that was “Shades of Grey”. Anyways, with a necklace USB flash drive that made to look like a green jade, you’ll surely love to wear it under the heat of the sun.

The plastic green jade USB drive has 8GB of storage capacity and uses USB 2.0 interface. It comes with a case for sold protection.

The Green Jade flash drive weighs just 29.3 grams. It costs $24.69.

Magellan GPS Navigator

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:19:00 GMT

If Ferdinand Magellan were alive today, does his passage through the continent to the Pacific Ocean make his voyage a lot easier with this GPS navigation device?

Magellan releases the RoadMate 1700 GPS navigation device through BestBuy. The RoadMate 1700 features a 7-inch touchscreen display and a WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation Systemcomes) GPS receiver that enhances performance in heavy cloud cover, wooded areas and canyon.

The RoadMate 1700 comes pre-loaded with base maps of United States, Canada and Puerto Rico and over 6 million points of interest. It includes Highway lane assist, AAA Tourbook, Route planning and Multidestination routing.

The Magellan RoadMate 1700 comes with rechargeable lithium-ion battery and a microSD card slot for expansion. Priced at $299.99.

Dell Inspiron 13 Notebook

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:59:00 GMT

As we all know, competition between laptops comes fiercer and fiercer, and sometimes, it won’t give you the option to choose between them. Nevertheless, its doesn’t, the better ones wins, and this one - I personally like it.

Dell releases Inspiron 13 notebook with a starting price of $499 (Hmm, makes me think twice in buying this one but just like what I say - it doesn't matter). The 13.3-inch laptop can be equipped with either Intel’s Pentium Dual or Core 2 Duo processor and up to 4GB of DDR2 memory. Intel GMA X3100 integrated graphics can be expected.

The Inspiron 13 packs up to 320GB hard drive and a slot-load DVD+/-RW writer. It has a 13.30inch 1280×800 LCD display, a 2 Megapixel webcam, a 8-in-1 media card reader, an ExpressCard slot, and four USB 2.0 ports. In addition to WiFi 802.11b/g/n, buyers can also get the optional Bluetooth 2.0 module.

Protect the Life of your Family Today

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:49:00 GMT

How can you protect the life of your family today? If you look at today’s economy, does the dwindling financial crisis provide immediate funds for your family expenses? I don’t think so…

You might think, “It's too early to protect my family's financial well-being…” Well, better think again. Today, yes today, you can take care of your financial needs once you knew your term life insurance for the future.

All you need to know are the insurance rates of the top rated and best-known insurance companies. Then compare individual company’s insurance quotes and find what fits for your individual financial goals.

There you have it, as long as you knew how you could protect your family and yourself, no financial crisis will hamper your future whether on today’s good times or not.

Portable Charger for Travelers

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:29:00 GMT

Finally, a power-supply that can keep up with business traveler's like me. With this portable charger, seems like I don’t need an airport outlet that will surely took me an hour to find.

PowerTraveller launches the minigorilla portable charger for notebooks and other mobile devices such as MP3 players, cellphones, iPods. The minigorilla is equipped with the HDLP (High Density Lithium Polymer) battery technology offering up to extra six hours of power for your netbook/notebook.

The minigorilla has 5v USB output and is able to charge at 8.4v, 9.5v, 10.5v, 12v and 19v voltage settings. The portable charger kit includes 11 laptop tips that fits notebooks from most brands like Sony, Dell, Lenovo, HP, Fujitsu; and nine tips for mobile phone and portable devices including miniUSB and microUSB. It is also compatible with new range of Sony VAIO netbooks.

PowerTraveller minigorilla measures 150 x 83 x 14 mm and weighs 265g. It is priced at GBP99.95. The minigorilla can be used with solargorilla for solar charging.

i3D Video Wearable Glasses

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:34:00 GMT

If you want to look like one of the uncanny X-Men Cyclops then this glasses might be right for you – minus the lasers!

The “i-3D” Video Glasses, some called it “i-glasses 920HR”, is a wearable head mounted display that offers 920,000 resolution and produces a 4:3 80-inch image size as seen from 5 feet. As the name implies, “i-3D” can show you 3D formatted programming in true stereoscopic 3D.

“i-3D” Video Glasses offers 24-bit color and stereo audio output. It has Composite A/V input. The video eyewear weighs just 2.4oz. It is priced at $299.00.

Pocket Projector by Samsung

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:57:00 GMT

I know big things matter to some of us (big house, big lawn, big checks, etc.) but does big things gone small makes a difference? I’m talking about the usual big projectors we see all the time at stage conference or universities and eventually, gone smaller that fits right in your buggy pockets.

Samsung launches in Korea the SP-P410M LED pocket projector. The device is able to display 800×600 SVGA images, and features 1000:1 contrast ratio and 170 ANSI Lumens brightness.

The SP-P410M includes also a USB port and media playback function supporting MP3, WMA, PCM, ADPCM, OGG, AAC-LC, AMR-WB, WAV audio, MPG, XviD, DviX, MP4 video and JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, HDP images. Samsung’s P410 can play media files from attached USB storage devices.

Buffalo Ultra Tiny USB Drive

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:20:00 GMT

Now this is the smallest USB I've ever seen, and it does squeeze-in a whooping 16GB!

Buffalo adds to its RMUM ultra tiny line the new RMUM-H that combines USB flash drive and microSD/SDHC card reader. The Buffalo RMUM-H has 2GB to 16GB storage capacity and serves as a microSD/SDHC card reader.

Measures at just 5mm, the Buffalo RMUM-H is able to offers a maximum of 32GB storage capacity when a 16GB micorSDHC is inserted. It offers a transfer rate of 6MB. The 16GB model is priced at 10,900 Yen, also available in Black and White.

Black
2GB – RMUM-2GH/BK – 1,700Yen
4GB – RMUM-4GH/BK – 2,600Yen
8GB – RMUM-8GH/BK – 5,200Yen
16GB – RMUM-16GH/BK – 10,900Yen
White
2GB – RMUM-2GH/WH – 1,700Yen
4GB – RMUM-4GH/WH – 2,600Yen
8GB – RMUM-8GH/WH – 5,200Yen
16GB – RMUM-16GH/WH – 10,900Yen

Hard to find Car Parts

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:18:00 GMT

At the time when your car parts needs replacement, some of you might end up looking hard to find car parts at crappy-scrap-yards. There is nothing wrong in getting your hands dirty while salvaging those piles of scraps, but there is a simple and better way to look for car parts.

You see, my Lancer’s steering pump seems odd recently, and the culprit is the valve flow control which wasn’t rebuilding its power back. Maybe at the end of the month, when I got enough funds, I’ll replace the pump. This pump is one of those hard to find car parts. Not for long - as Car Parts Warehouse has the steering pump I need.

They have these large selections of car parts and at a very low price. Their steering pump cost less than $200! That is excessively cheap and perfect on my budget. In addition, the last time I check, their shipping is free.

I do not know if any scrap yards near you can beat Car Parts Warehouse steering pump price.

At least you know the better way if you start looking for hard to find car parts.

Philips HF3490 Light Alarm with iPod dock

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:41:00 GMT

How do you get up in the morning? Is it with the help of your puffy dog licking all over your face? Or an alarm clock goes off loud enough it could be heard down the basement?
I think putting a new alarm system that naturally wakes you up could make your day more energize.

Philips presents the HF3490 Wake-up light, designed to wake you up in a natural way by light that gradually shines brighter. The device offers a light intensity up to 300 lux for natural awakening and features the Dusk Simulation function that drifts you to sleep with gradual decreasing light and sound.

The Philips HF3490 packs also FM tuner and an iPod/iPhone dock for playing and charging iPod/iPhone. Also, a built-in wake-up sounds, which users can choose a song from their iPods or iPhones as their waking-up call.

The Wake-up light has integrated sound box and a hidden LED display. It will be released this month of August for about $199. And if you’re looking for the undock version, Philips HF3480 would be it.