At Computex Hitachi-LG officially unveiled the world’s first hybrid SSD / ODD drive for use in small form factor netbooks, set-top boxes and even tablets. . The device is the first product of its type and will ship in August. The first generation of HyDrives will be available with 32GB or 64GB of storage. Next year a version of the HyDrive with 256GB of SSD storage inside will be unveiled.

The HyDrive essentially enables a total storage solution on the PC using the advantages of three storage devices types – conventional hard drives, solid-state disks and optical drives – without the need for system manufacturers to modify package constraints in order to accommodate all three storage components into a single mobile design.
The SSD component has a peak read speed of 175MB per second and writes at a maximum 60MB per second; Hitachi-LG claims it can be 30 to 60 percent faster than a rotating hard drive for booting up and loading apps

Canon have just released their Mac specific scanner named the P-150M. The P-150 scanner, also know as Scan-tini, was designed for professionals to improve their personal efficiency and individual productivity in offices and in transit. The Scanner comes in a sleek and compact size of 11×3.7×1.6-inch.
This tiny scanner utilizes the same technology as the original P-150 scanner, and it has been designed as a light-weight, compact and portable personal scanner that equips with the latest mobile image capture solutions to Mac-based environments
This portable scanner is able to scan letter-sized documents at a rate of 15 pages-per-minute or 30 images-per-minute with duplex scanning. The duplex feature on the P-150m allows it to scan both sides of the document in a single pass and is able to remove blank pages as it scans if required. It is currently available through all Canon resellers for $295 each

Gainward, Well-known add-in board maker, released a new custom-design GeForce GTX 470 graphics card, which is based on the Gainward GTX 470 GOOD Edition. As with the GOOD Edition design, it features a tweaked design, a custom cooling solutions and has factory-overclocked components to provide higher gaming performance. The other major enhancement is the presence of low-ESR solid-state OS-CON capacitors. It is these capacitors that provide additional stability when experimenting with frequencies.

Gainward GeForce GTX 470 GS specifications:
*DirectX 11-supporting
*GPU clock of 650 MHz (607 MHz stock)
*448 CUDA cores @ 1301 MHz (1215 MHz),
*320-bit memory interface
*1280 MB of GDDR5 VRAM @ 3400 MHz (3348 MHz)
*low-ESR solid-state OS-CON capacitors to improve overclockability
*dual DVI, HDMI 1.3a and DisplayPort
*dual-slot ‘hybrid’ cooler boasting 6mm copper heatpipes
*two 80mm double-ball-bearings Twin Fans

Pricing and release date are still unknown at the moment.

Swedish company Mionix has just announced the latest addition to their peripheral offerings, the Naos 3200 wired gaming mouse. The Naos 3200 wired gaming mouse  has the same ergonomic design as the higher-end Naos 5000 model. It weights 99 grams, has a gold-plated USB connector at the end of its 2 meter braided cable, and boasts seven programmable buttons, and  a rubber coating for better grip.
When you need high accuracy positioning the cursor, the Naos 3200 is great tool for you. Its high accuracy of positioning the cursor up to 3200 dots per inch will open for you new peaks sniper fire. Also useful in the work, if you are involved in the industry of computer design, where accuracy is often important drawing layouts.

FEATURES
• Plug n Play
Completely Plug n Play, software needed only for configuration
• 3200 dpi LED-optical sensor
Reliable and accurate LED-optical sensor technology
• Built-in memory
Bring your settings and recorded macros with you
• Customizable LED light system
Personalize your mouse with your favourite color
• 3 steps customizable dpi in-game adjustment
Set 3 dpi values and switch easily between them in-game
• 7 programmable buttons
The buttons can be assigned to any key, mouse command or macro
• Adjustable polling rate
Tune it all the way up to 1000Hz through the software

The Naos 3200 is paired up with a two-year warranty and should become available in July priced at €55.

Team Group Incorporation has announced its brand new USB 3.0 thumbdrive, the X101. The X101 measures 90 x 23 x 13 mm and weights 18 grams, has a sleek outer shell colored in black or white. The X101 has a no-cap-loss design that users can fix the cap at the end of the disk to prevent losing it accidentally. The Team X101 usb 3.0 flash drive comes in 32GB, 64Gb and 128GB capacities.

With a bandwidth up to 5Gbps, the USB3.0 interface is 10 times faster than the previous generation USB2.0 at 480Mbps. Therefore, whether HD movies, photos, or a large amount of music using lossless data compression, users can transfer them to the X101 in an instant
More important, the X101 supports multiple operating systems and is guaranteed by Team’s lifelong warranty. If you want to know more about the X101, please visit Team’s official website at www.teamgroup.com.tw.

Buffalo recently rolled out a new portable external hard drive — MiniStation HD-PXT. The new external drive will be come in 1TB of capacity at later this month. Buffalo MiniStation HD-PXT is packs a shock-resistant shell with piano black color. This drive has dimensions of 134×90×20 mm and weighs about 240g.

The Buffalo MiniStation HD-PXT Portable Hard Drive is support 256-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) hardware encryption. It is utilized USB 2.0 connectivity and TurboPC/TurboCopy, which is delivers double speed than other USB 2.0 external hard drives, as well as backup and recovery software.Coming in piano-black finish, the Buffalo MiniStation HD-PXT also is comes in 320GB and 500GB of capacities
The MiniStation HD-PXT1TU2 will ship in Europe at the end of this month and cost just about €135.

Component manufacturer Corsair announced three additions to its high-speed Force Series SSDs this week
The new drives come in three sizes 60GB, 120GB and 240GB and are named F60, F120 and F240 to suit

In keeping with existing F100 and F200 drives, Corsair’s new additions will continue to make use of a SandForce SF-1200 controller, providing read and write speeds of up to 285MB/s and 275MB/s, respectively. The company says it “worked closely with Sandforce to implement and qualify firmware which guarantees the unusually fast 4K random write performance of 180 MB/s.”
New Corsair F60, F120 and F240 SSD are support Windows 7 TRIM features, which allow optimize performance and extend lifetime of SSD. The Force Series F60, F120, and F240 SSDs are expected to be available in June of this year from the manufacturer’s worldwide network of authorized distributors and resellers.

LaCie has released its new NAS device, called the LaCie Network Space MAX.LaCie features two hard disk drives that can be configured in RAID 0 (combined capacity) or RAID 1 (mirrored to protect against drive failure) configurations.
Coming in 2TB and 4TB flavors, the new hybrid drive measures 117 x 193 x 77 mm and weights 1.8kg, has a glossy black coating, boasts two HDDs that can be configured in RAID 0 or 1, provides Gigabit Ethernet and USB 2.0 connectivity and can backup data, handle torrent downloads, and stream media to PCs and/or consoles.
The drive can be used as a file server, and it also features Time Machine compatibility, an iTunes server for playing music stored on the Network Space Max, and off-site accessibility. The drive can also be used for media playback with any UPnPTM or DLNA device, such as a PlayStation 3.
Cost of 2TB LaCie Network Space MAX is $280, while 4TB is $480.

Patriot Memory has announced its high-performance drive in the solid state drive (SSD) called Patriot Memory Inferno SF-1200. The Patriot Inferno SF-1200 memory is suitable for desktop, workstations, and notebooks. It uses Serial ATA II interface, 2.5-inch form factor and a MTBF of 1500000 hours.

New Patriot Inferno SF-1200 High-Performance SSD are based on the MLC NAND flash memory and delivers sequential read speed of up to 285 MB/s and write speed of up to 275MB/s.
Patriot Memory Inferno SF-1200 DSS TRIM support in Windows 7 OS, which would extend their shelf life and optimizing performance.
The Inferno is available in both 100GB and 200GB sizes. The SF-1200 DSS Inferno are implemented SandForce DuraClas that building stable performance and increase reliability. Sadly,  there’s no info on pricing yet

Mini Bluetooth Keyboard – the perfect companion for your smartphone that makes typing, chatting, and gaming easier than ever. The mini Bluetooth keyboard for Smartphones just out from Chinavasion measures 115mm by 60mm by 6mm. This Mini Bluetooth Keyboard is tiny, about the same size as an iPhone and packs 49 qwerty keys.

Amazingly, it works with Macs, PCs, PS3s, Symbian 60, Windows Mobile 6.0, Android devices and even Apple’s iPad.Setup is quick and easy and in mere seconds your smartphone will be equipped with the ideal tool for texting, writing emails, chatting, web browsing, and even gaming. With its Bluetooth 2.0 compatibility, this Mini Bluetooth Keyboard works with most smartphone operating systems, including Nokia Symbian (S60+), Android, and Windows Mobile (5.0+)

You should be able to get it for about $23.