Laptop Accessories

Without a doubt, power adapters are a key element in the correct functioning of just about any notebook out there, and in order to come to the aid of notebook owners looking for such a device, Thermaltake has just unveiled two brand-new products of this type. So, what we’re talking about here are the company’s new Toughpower 90 W & 120 W Universal AC Power Adapters, two devices that will provide users with quite an impressive level of versatility in terms of supported hardware. Plus, as you’ll be able to see from the following... 

Ever since Apple introduced their touch-enabled Magic Mouse, it became an instant model for other PC accessories’ manufacturers, and now, it’s time for Logitech to present such a product, namely their Touch Mouse M600. As you can see for yourselves from the photo, the Logitech Touch Mouse M600 has quite an attractive and ergonomic design, the touch-enabled surface being located, naturally, on top of the peripheral, which offers plenty of space for gesture control. The Logitech Touch Mouse M600 is accompanied by the Logitech Flow Scroll... 

Most 3D-capable notebooks available on the market are also pretty expensive, but it seems that a company called Spatial View has developed a solution that will enable owners of normal, 2D notebooks to enjoy 3D content without even wearing any glasses. The 3DeeScreen, as their solution is called, is actually a lens that gets attached to a laptop’s display in a very fast and easy manner. After that, one will simply have to install a software application and a proprietary viewer, and voila! 3D on the cheap. Plus, with the help of the built-in... 

While most modern notebooks do come equipped with USB 3.0 ports, the number of video outputs is typically restricted to just one (a HDMI port, with DisplayPort also popping up on occasions), and for this reason, Targus has decided to do something about it and released their USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Dual Video Adapter. As usual, Targus has been pretty explicit when naming their new product, as it provides a pretty clear indication of what its main functionality is. Hence, what we’re talking about here is a device that enables users to get two additional... 

It’s quite common knowledge that just about every notebook out there requires an external cooler in order to work at its optimum capacity and beyond, and Cooler Master really has us covered from this point of view, the company recently releasing yet another addition to its lineup, the NotePal D-Lite. The new Cooler Master NotePal D-Lite has been specifically designed in order to work with notebooks with a maximum size of 15 inches, and comes equipped with a large-size, 140-mm fan rotating at 1400 RPM, in order to ensure a very good airflow,... 

Since many of the latest-generation portable computing systems to arrive on the market are not exactly well-equipped for gaming, at least GPU-wise, MSI has decided to do something about it and presented at CES 2012 the MSI GUS II, a device that will provide more graphics computing power to notebooks featuring a Thunderbolt interface. Basically, what we’re talking about here is an external enclosure, meant to house a powerful desktop-grade graphics card, either from NVIDIA or AMD (but restricted to a maximum TDP of 150W), which it would use... 

Following its already well-established tradition, Japanese company Toshiba brought quite a few interesting novelties at CES 2012, including a couple of cool laptop accessories, namely the dynadock U3.0 and USB 3.0 Mobile Monitor.  The first product we’ll talk about, namely the dynadock U3.0, is designed to offer notebook and laptop users an enhanced degree of connectivity, as it comes equipped with a total of six USB ports, namely two USB 2.0 ports and four USB 3.0 ports, as well as a Gigabit Ethernet connection. Plus, Toshiba’s... 

Amped Wireless has solved the most important problem of them all: wireless signal strength and we’re not talking about the cellar or that last room in the house. Without any other details the Amped Wireles SR600EX Pro Smart Repeater (very long name) will amplify your wireless signal by 1.5 miles. That’s enough to transform your house into a neighbourhood hotspot and get everybody to hang around your house. Of course the 1.5 miles bit sounds very nice but somebody will eventually test it and see whether Amped Wireless tells the truth... 

The moment we’ve been waiting has arrived: the first 1TB SSD has been released and HDDs all over the world tremble. Don’t think it comes cheap though. OCZ has released the new Octane 2.5″ solid state drives in various sizes and has priced them with very various price tags. However the speeds OCZ promise are very good: read speeds of up to 560MB/s and write speeds of 400MB/s. This will most likely bring some speed to your old laptop or make your new one even speedier. The OCZ Octane come with 2.0 and 3.0 SATA technology and it... 

Sluggish laptop? The processor may be fine but the old (now noisy) hard drive is barely spinning and needs to be replaced. Plextor is the latest manufacturer that has announced a new line of solid state drives. It’s called the M2P Series and it comes in two sizes. Let’s say you’re in need of a 128GB or 256GB solid state drive for your laptop. You could take a look at the Plextor M2P Series which comes in the exact same sizes. The controller chip used is the Marvell 88SS9174 and the SSD supports SATA III 6Gb/s interfaces. Besides...