The iron.lady Siberia headset is not limited to the gaming application, but can be used with your favorite MP3-player, handheld gaming device or practically any other kind of portable digital device. The pink headset is designed to appeal to the growing numbers of female gamers.

Women currently make up 40 percent of the gaming population and will appreciate the fact that the iron.lady Siberia headset was developed in cooperation with professional gamers.

The specialized headset also comes in SteelSeries signature black and white.  Availability should be during the last quarter of this year at a suggested retail price of $79.99. 

The iron.lady Siberia headsets will be used by the women’s team previously known as Les Seules, now a part of the leading E-Sports organization, Meet Your Makers.

Fast forward to 2008; Pentax brings the Optio E60 to market providing consumers with a 10.1 megapixel camera in a compact case.  It would be fair to ask; where are things going from here?  Point and shoot cameras with 10.1 megapixels and a 32mm to 96mm (35mm equivalent) lens were unheard of just a few years ago. In terms of the digital sensors , they are encroaching on what was once the territory of pro cameras only. 

The PENTAX Optio E60 offers the user a number of shooting modes including Face Recognition, Auto Picture, Digital Shake Reduction and Green Mode.  The Green Mode sets sensitivity, exposure and other parameters. The Optio E60 offers an Image Recovery function to retrieve accidentally-erased images. It also allows for time and date imprinting on images based on world time; all of this in a compact package.

Toss a couple of AA-rechargeable batteries in for money-saving convenience.  The Optio E60 will hit the market this October.

Pentax Optio E60 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

To start with, you can watch select streaming Internet video on the Bravia. Gives the average tech aficionado a hint of things to come. The 19-inch KDL-19M4000 unit features a 1440 x 900 progressive screen resolution. That’s a lot of pixels. Besides the 19″ ‘M-series’. there are three other models that also offer high-definition picture quality at an attractive price.

Watch a Blu-Ray disc, check out the video you shot on your SONY digital video cam or listen to surround sound audio via an AV receiver. A touch of a button on your remote activates all of these external components. The 19″ model also includes an HDMI, component and PC input.  Who said that 19″ TV’s were passe’?  This one provides a multitude of uses for every home.

The other available sizes in the ‘M-series’ are 26, 32, and 37 inch models.  They have features like BRAVIA Internet Video Link, Digital Media Port, DLNA compatibility and USB input.  Owners can purchase additional external modules which expand functionality even more. One of the first modules available is the BRAVIA Internet Video Link module.  This will allow for viewing of select streaming Internet video, including high-definition content.  All models are available now.

The new HP Pavilion notebook consumer-focused notebooks have the innovative HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection feature which detects when the notebook has been dropped, and during the fall, automatically stops the hard drive from spinning, helping to prevent the loss of files and data.

Buyers of the consumer series also have the option of a high-speed eSATA interface for backing up data to external storage drives. Accessories for the new notebooks include the HP xb4 Notebook Media Docking Station and HP Bluetooth(R) Stereo Headphones with active noise cancellation.

For the working professional on the go, the new Elitebook series notebooks include a protective coating of anodized aluminum on the palm-rest surface that is six times more scratch-resistant than that used in previous notebooks. EliteBook also includes HP QuickLook 2 software. HP has set a goal to remove any mercury from their notebook screens in the next two years.  Mercury is commonly found in notebook screens and florescent style light bulbs.

When an iPhone user unlocks their iPhone, the default earth view image is replaced with a view of their RemindYou schedule. The application syncs with iCal, Outlook, or Entourage so that the user gets a lock screen schedule, that is up to date, every time they use their iPhone. Time management just got easier.

In my last posting, I talked about the iPhone’s new GPS capabilities. Now you can keep track of your schedule and location all at once. This is the perfect tool for the salesperson or executive on the go.

The RemindYou application can show over a dozen appointments up to six weeks away.  It can be set up in a 24 hour format and uses little battery power. Make Your Day Media offers a free 14 day trial of the RemindYou app. 

Make Your Day Media foresees additional software development for the iPhone that will enhance the iPhone’s utilitarian capabilities.

The smart phone concept has come a long way and the 2nd generation iPhone aims to please. Speculation is that the new version will have a top connection speed of 7.2 MB/s.  Window’s Media content is rumored to be supported in this version also. Some anticipate longer battery life. Just think how long you could surf the Internet.

Some have speculated that the new iPhone will be slightly thicker than the original. My experience with 2nd gen products is that the opposite is true.  We will see.

The regular great features are there, like touching a name or number in your address book or call log to dail,  Choose to listen to voicemails just as you do your e-mails, in no particular order. Synch your address book/phone book from your PC or Mac with your iPhone. No prob.

Check movie schedules or train schedules. Choose from 600 web apps. You can use your iPhone with most e-mail standards and take it with you around the world.

Skyworks is believed to be the manufacturer of three new chipsets for the new iPhone.                                                                                 1st generation iPhone

There are also rumors with this next iPhone that pricing may be even more attractive with AT&T offering to offset the cost with commitment to a longer service plan. Just another day and we will know speculation from reality.

The DiskGo Guardian exceeds government standards for encryption by utilizing mandatory 256-bit AES hardware encryption. The flash drive comes encased in a very tough anodized-aluminum housing.  It can stand up to the wear and tear of the elements according to it’s manufacturer.

The Guardian requires the use of a complex password and will erase data after eight failed password attempts.  It includes an unencrypted area for storing contact information in case it is lost.  The Guardian features very fast read/write speeds.

One interesting fact about the manufacturer is that the founder, Jeff Thompson, started the company when he was only 14 with money saved from his paper-route.  That was twenty-two years ago.  Now that’s what I call an American success story.

The Society for Information Display holds an annual event that draws thousands.  Six thousand display professionals will be among those in attendance at the SID Symposium, Seminar, and Exposition May 18-23 in Los Angeles. According to a SID press release, some of this years exhibitors will include:

Samsung Electronics , who will display an 82″ TV panel, which is the largest commercial LCD TV in the world, ultra-slim 40″ and 52″ panels less than 10mm thick and a white e-board (electronic blackboard for corporate and institutional applications), which will feature ultra-high resolution (4K*2K) and a 120Hz driver and embedded touch sensors.

Epson is debuting its new OLED display systems capable of producing the “Ultimate Black”.  It is black that holds the key to overall image quality.  Epson has succeeded in lengthening the life of the display system to more than 50,000 hours through the creation of their own original element structure.

Microvision will display their new pocket-sized laser projector which is enabled by their novel PicoP™ display  module.  The new miniature projectors make use of Microvision’s MEMS single scanning mirror technology which does not require a lens, so it is focus-free.  The tiny mirror will steer a beam of light precisely to project an image for use with automotive heads-up displays, cell phones and lap tops.

LG Display will show their 15″ TFT-LCD made by an All Layer Roll Printing Process and a 6″ oval TFT-LCD, and a 1.4″ round TFT-LCD for small and medium displays. Displays come in many shapes these days apparently.

Display technology has to keep up with the increasing demand for miniature displays and large displays in any number of devices. The technology continues to advance with new applications and structures unveiled at shows like the SID Symposium and many more in the pipeline.