Archive for November, 2007

SteelSeries, a leading manufacturer of innovative professional gaming gear, today announced the debut of the new 7G keyboard, the latest addition to the company’s growing portfolio of gaming peripherals. The SteelSeries 7G is a professional gaming keyboard aimed exclusively at professional and competitive gamers.The SteelSeries 7G sets a new industry standard for gaming keyboards by allowing users to perform a new level of detailed and advanced key combinations. By utilizing the most powerful PS/2 buffer-system ever created for a gaming keyboard, the 7G redefines “anti-ghosting” by supporting as many simultaneous key press commands as there are keys on the keyboard. The keyboard features both PS/2 and USB connectors.

The combination of the powerful PS/2 buffer-system and 18K gold-plated mechanical switches, means that the SteelSeries 7G offers more Actions-Per-Minute than any other keyboard in the world. The keyboard was built specifically to offer gaming grade response times as well as an unmatched durability with a switch lifetime of 50 million operations.

The SteelSeries 7G keyboard is equipped with audio ports for headphone-out and microphone-in and features two port USB hub. In addition, the keyboard offers essential gaming features such as the compact SteelSeries Media Controls, which allows the user quick access to volume, mute and other audio controls.

“Somewhere the industry took a wrong turn when it came to gaming peripherals. It became more important to add colorful lighting and features that have no impact on professional gaming, than to create high quality products, “ says Tino Soelberg, Head of R&D for SteelSeries. “With the 7G keyboard, SteelSeries is following our company line of no-BS / no-nonsense, and to deliver a product that does what it’s supposed to do – help players perform better and faster in-game”.

“SteelSeries 7G was designed for players competing in the traditional eSports platforms, such as Counter-Strike, Warcraft III:TFT, World of Warcraft and many others,” says Jonas “Johnny R” Bollack, SteelSeries development team. “A keyboard has to help the player communicate with his computer by being responsive, durable, reliable and comfortable to use. SteelSeries 7G does just that.”

All keys are operated at 60g, with a travel time of roughly 50% compared to standard keyboards, making the SteelSeries 7G ideal for long gaming sessions. The mechanical tactile system is ergonomically designed to ensure ease-of-use, and the no-click switches makes the SteelSeries 7G both comfortable and pleasant to use.

The new SteelSeries 7G will be released in early December at an MRSP of $149.99 USD.

Website: SteelSeries

With so many digital photos being ‘shared’ online, how can a proud grandparent, mom or friend display their photos in a living-room-friendly format? Philips Consumer Electronics has the perfect gift – the Philips Digital Photo Frame. Available in 7” and 9” sizes, Philips Digital Photo Frames give even the techchallenged people on your list the opportunity to display and share digital photographs in a high quality, elegantly designed frame.

“The world of photography has gone ‘digital’ leaving many of us
wondering how to share our favourite snapshots without turning on the computer,” says Debbie Cromb, Marketing and Communications, Philips Consumer Electronics. “This holiday season, show friends and family how easy it is to release digital photos from ‘PC prison’ and share the memories – without the need for a PC.” The Philips Digital Photo Frame stores up to 150 digital photos and provides top-quality display for print-like images. To coordinate with any décor, the frames are available in four different models, including one with interchangeable frames. They operate on AC power or cordlessly with a rechargeable battery and can easily be passed around or moved from room to room.

Philips Digital Photo Frame also helps manage photos by letting you browse single photos and thumbnails or play a slideshow. It comes with a USB connector for easy photo downloading from your PC and accommodates five different types of memory format, including: compact flash type 1, memory stick, memory stick pro, multimedia card and secure digital.

The Philips Digital Photo Frame is available at Blacks Photography, Henry’s and select major retailers across Canada for a MSRP of $249 for the 9” and $199 for the 7” size.

More here: Philips

Between November 12 and November 26, OLPC is offering a Give One Get One program in the United States and Canada. This is the first time the revolutionary XO laptop has been made available to the general public. For a donation of $399, one XO laptop will be sent to empower a child in a developing nation and one will be sent to the child in your life in recognition of your contribution. $200 of your donation is tax-deductible (your $399 donation minus the fair market value of the XO laptop you will be receiving).

For all U.S. donors who participate in the Give One Get One program, T-Mobile is offering one year of complimentary HotSpot access. Find out more.

Please be aware that they will make every effort to deliver the XO laptops by the holidays, but quantities are limited. Early purchasers have the best chance of receiving their XO laptops in time for the holidays, but they cannot guarantee timing.

Go to the site here: One Laptop Per Child