Super Talent Pico Gold 8GB USB Drive is Tiny

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Super Talent has announced a tiny flash drive that has 8GB of storage space called the Pico-C Gold. The little drive measures 31.3mm x 12.4mm x 3.4mm and is water resistant. The drive is also resistant to shock and supports 30Mb/s transfer speeds.

The gold color of the drive comes from actual 24-carat gold plating and the drive weighs about 4.7 grams. The tiny drive has an exposed USB connector and comes with a sturdy gold chain. Despite the small size and 8GB of storage the drive will retail for about $40. Read more

Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Tiny Foxconn Pico Projector at Computex 2008

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Foxconn is exhibiting a tiny Pico Projector at the Computex 2008.

The tiny DLP projector from Foxconn measures 55x46x26mm and weighs only 65g.
The .3 inch TI DLP inside the Foxconn Pico projector creates a WVGA (854x480px) resolution image. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Jun 2008 14:21:50 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nvidia rolls out Tegra Chips aimed at tiny PCs

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By Duncan Martell

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp on Sunday announced a processor line-up it believes will power a new class of fast, small devices with long battery life that can surf the full Internet, play high-end games and display high-definition video.
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Posted on Sun, 1 Jun 2008 23:29:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Tiny Earth Trek Projector

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Korean Earth Trek offers a tiny projector the company claims is the world's smallest projector.

The Earth Trek 90-805R Micro Projector measures 105x58x25mm, and weighs 160g. Read more

Posted on Mon, 26 May 2008 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Trimble Announces Tiny Copernicus II Surface Mount GPS Receiver

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Trimble is famous for its GPS systems and it has announced a new very small surface mount GPS receiver. The Copernicus II GPs receiver is a thumb nail size surface mount module with high sensitivity.

Trimble says it has significant feature enhancements form its predecessor including improved signal tracking for poor signal environments and a high-sensitivity stationary timing mode. The GPS module is complete and can provide position, velocity and time data. Read more

Posted on Wed, 14 May 2008 10:04:28 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Tiny USB Bluetooth Dongle

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Gadget4All offers a tiny USB Bluetooth Dongle for $12.

The tiny USB Bluetooth Dongle measures 23x18x7mm and weighs 1g.
This Bluetooth stick include Bluetooth 2.0 compliant and works with Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP and Vista. Read more

Posted on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony unveils tiny high-definition Video Camera

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp unveiled on Thursday a video camera as small as a juice box, saying it was the world's smallest and lightest high-definition camcorder.
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Posted on Thu, 3 Apr 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Panasonic SDR-S7 tiny Camcorder

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Panasonic announces the Panasonic SDR-S7 digital camcorder. The tiny camcorder only weighs 160g.

Features of the Panasonic SDR-S7 include DVD (MPEG2) video recording, 0.6s Quick Start, 2.7 inch display, 10x optical zoom, SD card support up to 16GB, and world time. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Apr 2008 07:10:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony HDR-TG1 tiny full HD Camcorder revealed

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Sony introduces the world's smallest full HD camcorder dubbed Sony HDR-TG1.

Update:
Sony HDR-TG1 available to order

The tiny new Sony full HD camcorder weighs only ten ounces and measures just 1.3 inches wide by 4.7 inches tall by 2.5 inches deep.
The Sony HDR-TG1 records 1920 x 1080px HD video and 4MP digital photos directly to Sony Memory Stick PRO Duo or PRO Duo Mark2 media cards. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Apr 2008 03:24:01 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Iljin tiny Mobile Phone LCD Projector

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Korean Iljin DSP (a subsidiary of Iljin Display_ has had a tiny pocket projector in the works for a couple of years. Now a recent prototype of their mobile phone sized projector appears in an article on the NY Times.

In 2007 Iljin DSP announced deals with France Telecom and Korean carrier SK Telecom to bring their tiny pocket projector to the market this year. Read more

Posted on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Tiny iWave Cube Microwave Now Available

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The smallest microwave ever built called the iWave Cube is being introduced this week. The tiny one cubic foot microwave is sized to heat your coffee or other small item. The inventor came up with the idea when looking for a way to get a hot towel for his shave.

The microwave measures in at 10” x 10.5” x 12”, weighs only 12 pounds and has 600W of power. According to the manufacturer it can be used for heating towels, coffee, tea, gel packs, wax or anything else you can fit into the tiny device. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:54:29 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Digix IXING M1-TM tiny MP3 Player

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Digix introduces a tiny MP3 player in Korea dubbed IXING M1-TM.

The IXING M1-TM comes in 1, 2 and 4GB configurations and weighs only 20g. The new player is 5.6mm thin and features a display good enough to be used to watch videos.
Other features of the M1-TM include FM tuner, voice recorder and text viewer. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:43:37 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Tiny Sanyo LP-XW60 LCD Projector

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Sanyo announces the LP-XW60 Projector, which they claim to be the smallest and lightest LCD projector.

Measurements of the Sanyo LP-XW60 are 264x188x55mm.
This is pretty small indeed. There are other projector technologies that enable smaller projectors and we've already been promised projectors in our mobile phones any time soon. Read more

Posted on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:32:29 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Researchers make tiny Radio from Nanotubes

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By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Transistor radios tinier than a grain of sand, made using nanotechnology, can not only tune in to the traffic report, but may end up outperforming current silicon-based electronics, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Read more

Posted on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:22:25 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Okulon Hikari Pro920 tiny Pocket Projector

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Taiwanese Oculon surprises with a very small portable projector dubbed Hikari Pro920.

You can project a 12-inch diagonal screen with just over a foot of projection distance, and a 24-inch image from 1m distance. There will be a VGA and SVGA model of the Hikari Pro920. Read more

Posted on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Tiny Toyota iQ unveiled at IAA 2007

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Toyota unveiled the iQ concept car for urban use. The iQ is even a bit shorter than the Volkswagen Up! which was also unveiled today.

The iQ carries 3-4 people and measures a very short 2.98m. The width of the small car is 1,68m. Read more

Posted on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Tiny Volkswagen Up! at IAA 2007

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Volkswagen unveiled the Up! city car at the IAA 2007. The tiny car has the motor at rear again, like the classic Volkswagen Beatle.

The Volkswagen Up! is 3,45m long and 1,63m wide and has space for four.
The 3-cylinder engine is supposed to only need 3,5l/100km (67mpg). Read more

Posted on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

IFA 2007: Tiny Samsung VP-HMX10A Camcorder

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Samsung will introduce the new Samsung VP-HMX10A digital camcorder at the IFA 2007 in Berlin.

The Samsung VP-HMX10A is not a full HD camcorder (e.g.: New Panasonic HDC-SD5 and HDC-SX5) it supports a resolution of 1920x720pixels (Hi-Vision).
Features of the Samsung VP-HMX10A include 8GB internal memory, SDHC slot, records in MP4 format and features a 10x zoom. Read more

Posted on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Hynix makes tiny 1Gb DRAM for Mobile Devices

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Korean chip maker Hynix announces what the call the world's smallest 1Gb DRAM chip for mobile devices.

The new 1Gb chip is based on 66nm technology and supports 200Mhz clock speeds. Hynix specifies the data throughput with 1.6GB/s. Read more

Posted on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Tiny Micro SD USB Card Reader

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This tiny Micro SD and T-Flash card reader is not much bigger than a USB plug.

Measurements are 25.5x12x4.5mm. You can always carry this card reader on your keychain to have it available when you need to transfer data from your micro SD card onto a PC. Read more

Posted on Thu, 2 Aug 2007 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Logitech Announces VX Nano Notebook Mouse with Tiny USB receiver

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Logitech has announced a new notebook mouse using the same scroll wheel technology from the original VX Revolution notebook mouse called the Logitech VX Nano. The most notable difference in the two mice is the new wireless receiver the Nano uses.

Typical USB receivers are large and sized like many flash drives. The new Nano uses a very small wireless receiver that doesn’t stick out from your notebook much, allowing you to leave it plugged in at all times. Protruding only 8mm from the side of your notebook there is no worry of breaking the receiver by leaving it plugged in at all times. Read more

Posted on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun