Looking for a peppy SSD to turbo charge your workflow and don’t need a whole lot of storage capacity? Back in June, Other World Computing introduced its speedy SandForce-endowed Mercury Electra 6G SSDs with a base model priced at 0 for 120GB. Now the company’s added a cheaper option to keep things fast and your wallet happy. Those wanting a taste of its 556MB/s read and 523MB/s write speeds can now opt for a 60GB variation, priced at just 0. Sure, it may not be ideal for saving your entire Queen back catalog, but it could be a nifty route for faster boot-up and load times, right? It’s available now from OWC. Zip past the break for the full PR.

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Philips DCP951 portable DVD player with a nifty little inbuilt iPod dock…. but is the natty case a case of style over substance?

 

Oh the wonders of technology.

 

There have been quite some people who have been amazed with technology. Though there are some who are not usually gadgeteers, they still do get amazed when they get to witness some of the coolest gadgets there is in the market. Well, you do know that the market is full of these — from the most useful to the craziest ones.

 

Let’s now take a look at the gadgets that you could use with your PC. See, there are gadgets also known as USB gadgets. USB, as we all know, is a port in your computer. This actually stands for universal serial bus. This port in your computer allows you to connect to gadgets and other devices so that they could play right in your computer. Sometimes, there are gadgets which need power. Now, the USB port actually has some power which could give life to these gadgets.

 

In Gadget Epoint’s collection of USB gadgets, you would find the USB turntable. Yes. There is such a thing. Now, this is a real good one to have around. See, if your dad has quite a collection of old records, there is no need for you to throw them all out. If you have the USB turntable with you, all you need is connect this gadget to your computer. When you have done so, you could put in any of the records you have around. The gadget would convert any songs recorded in that vinyl and they would become an MP3 which you could now save in your computer. Nifty, right? You would not have to say goodbye to the old songs that generations before you have enjoyed.

 

USB gadgets are some of the most interesting ones that you could probably see in the market. Check out what Gadget Epoint has to offer.

I was able to avoid most of the iPad hype this weekend by first sitting through the Henry Rollins Frequent Flyer tour, and then going to my in-laws for the Christian celebration of Easter. Along the way, I got a number of emails about apps that were updated for, or simply compatible with, the iPad. Most of these app updates were underwhelming. The only one that really caught my attention, though, was Evernote. I’ve been using Evernote on my iPhone for quite some time, and it’s quickly become an indispensable addition to my life. The new iPad version — still free — offers at least one nifty new iPad-specific feature.

Create text, camera roll, and voice notes. You can even type while recording audio

That’s cool! Whether your sitting through a college lecture, or a design meeting, or whatever, you can record the audio and type a few notes to go along with it. That kind of functionality is extremely helpful to people, like me, with failing memories. I am eager to see other apps start rolling out iPad-specific features that take advantage of the new capabilities offered by the platform.

This rather nifty electronics sculpture was created by Artist Steve D’Angelo, as a homage to the classic arcade. This is what I think all synthesizers should look like.

[Make: Online]

USB 3.0 hard drives are little on the expensive side right now. But there’s a new option in town that will let you give the faster interface a-go with a spare hard drive.

The external enclosure has USB 3.0 interface and a screw-less design. Simply insert a drive you have laying around, snap together the case, and enjoy the future. Nifty, eh? Now all you need is a computer with USB 3.0. [Geek STuff 4 U via technabob]