Multifunction printers are popular, no doubt - the times when you had to assemble the desk with printer, scanner and fax machine are thankfully long gone. The only photo-lovers had to engage yet in addition to dedicated photo printer. That should change with the Epson Stylus Photo PX660.

The printer has six ink tanks, the contents brought up to 5,760 x 1,440 dpi on the paper. As usual, the print speed varies depending on the resolution, in each case the fastest mode to the Stylus PX660 37 pages in black and white colored text and spit out 38 pages per minute. For a photo in 10 x 15 inches, according to manufacturer 12 seconds are needed.

Claria ink allegedly survived up to 200 years
Scanning is done with up to 1200 x 2400 DPI and the connection to the PC via USB. If you want to use the printer without a PC, for example, to copy or for direct photo printing from memory card (SD or CF), this is a 6.3 inch wide color touch pad available. In addition to photo paper printed the PX660 also suitable CDs and DVDs. The “Claria” ink referred to according to Epson not only particularly brilliant, but also resistant to: images remain according to the manufacturer in a photo frame receiving up to 98 years in a photo album for up to 200 years.

The Epson Stylus Photo PX660 is available now at a suggested retail price of 130 €.

In the U.S. today the sale of Microsoft’s Kinect has begun. The new motion controller for the Xbox 360 costs around $ 150 and is supplied with the game Kinect Adventures.

The first tests do not sound absolutely thrilled: They complained that, among other things, the ill-conceived menu navigation, imprecise control, excessive demands of the system to a tidy environment and space requirements. For single player called Microsoft about 3 meters from the player Kinect sensor, who can play second, which requires even more free space.

Microsoft is hopeful despite the criticism: Later this year, the Group intends to sell five million motion sensors. By comparison, Sony has its Move controller to date one million copies sold, Nintendo Wii Remote so far 65 million times. But the advertising campaign for Kinect can Microsoft $ 500 million dollar cost.

The Samsung Company presented the Pico Projector SP-H03, an LED projector in very compact size of 70 x 27.5 x 70 millimeters and a weight of 140 g. The light output is 30 lumens.

The screen size is approximately two meters. The WVGA resolution (854 x 480 pixels) shows images while in 16:9 format on the screen. For the preparation of documents, films or photos needed for the projector SP-H03 no extra setter: Thanks to built-in viewer, Office & Multimedia presentations are from the internal data projected on the wall. Besides Office (97-2007) are also formats such as PDF, text, audio, image and message film without the aid of a PC and played back. The internal memory is a gigabyte, but can be extended through microSD memory card to 16 GB.

The Samsung SP-H03 pico-projector will be available in August for around 300 euros in stores.

The U.S. hardware manufacturer 3M has launched the Multi-Touch Monitor 3M M2256PW in the U.S. market.

The monitor detects up to 20 finger taps and is therefore suitable for more complex tasks, 3D applications and also for games. It is a TFT flat panel monitor with a screen size of 22 inches. equipped Without LED Backlight he brings it to a maximum resolution of 1680 x 1050 pixels.

The screen is HDCP compliant (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) and has a TN panel (Twisted Nematic). The response times are around 6 milliseconds. The monitor will cost about $ 1,500. When it is to have the world, the information was not found. M2256PW was the first time in January at the CES 2010 consumer show in the U.S..

Verbatim makes the Portable USB 3.0 Store ‘n’ Go and HDD Desktop HDD before up to 2 TB of large external hard drives with USB 3.0.

The convenient external 2.5-inch hard drive with the somewhat cumbersome name Portable USB 3.0 Store ‘n’ Go HDD is available in silver and black with 500 GB 1 TB. As dimensions are 127 x 82 x Verbatim to 20 millimeters and 165 grams.

The 3.5-inch USB 3.0 version of Desktop HDD takes 1 or 2 TB, however, and with 202 x 114 x 40 millimeters, much larger and with a weight of about one kilogram even more difficult. In a bundled version, Verbatim offers the 2-TB HDD also with a USB 3.0 PCI card. Price: from 200 €.

In all featured USB 3.0 hard drives include Nero BackItUp Essentials & Burn and the GREEN BUTTON software (power tool) included. In addition, Verbatim is 24 months warranty.

The Portable USB 3.0 Store ‘n’ Go HDD is about 90 € to buy, the USB 3.0 Desktop HDD from € 180.

Useful accessories for owners of Wii games console: The manufacturer has designed a Konnet recharging dock for up to four Wii remote controls.

This clutter is excluded, because the Quad PowerV works with induction. The loading process works even if a silicone case or a Motion Plus add-on is installed on the controller.

The delivery also includes two rechargeable battery-Packs. The price of the Quad PowerV is below 40 Euro.

TomTom shall, after just over two-year break, a new navigation system for motorcycles. End of May, the producer of the “Urban Rider CE” for around 250 € including Central Card (covers 19 countries from). For the version “Urban Rider Europe (map of 45 countries) 350 € will be estimated.

The small 3.5-inch display is to be operable as in the recent Rider models remain comfortable with gloves. It is found in the Urban Rider a new software in the main menu is reduced to two basic functions: to plan route ‘and’ roll map ‘. In addition, the new product was added to a lane assistant and motorway signs to the real runs - and intersections.

On Route tours, depending on time of day and day of week (IQ Routes) is understood by the Urban Rider “as well. Card error, the user can use Map Share means of providing fixed and home management software on the PC, the TomTom community. For use as a handsfree in conjunction with a compatible mobile phone supporting the bike-Navi Bluetooth. The delivery package, the user is next to the motorcycle mount in addition a suitable bracket for your car, in the navigation menu puts the appropriate route option.

Conclusion :
TomTom has slimmed down its new riders properly priced and is certainly a consideration for goal-seeking motorcyclist worth. By comparison, the current, Rider 2nd Edition Europe ‘costs at least € 450. Alternatively, his latest Garmin zumo 220 in Navi Moto-slim housing. And, the pilot is well stocked with European map is already starting to have nearly 380 €.