The important thing when buying a laptop is that it needs to be future-proof. Technology moves fast, but a well-chosen notebook should be able to keep up with it.

Mobile everything, right?  With the iAsus Concepts Mobile Amp you might think that you have it all.  This 2x1.4" device is small enough to carry with you and hook into your iPod or MP3 of choice.  With your earbuds in place, you can have high quality sound that you simply carry with you.

Pair a good set of headphones with this lithium-polymer Mobile Amp and you will have your tunes set up so you can listen with satisfaction.  With a fixed cable, sliding power switch on the bottom and a maximum output of 70 milliwatts, you'll get to hear your music loud!

You don't need high volume to hear the quality though.  See the product here.

External storage is nice but there are far more options for you if you need to work with networked systems.  NAS is the answer to many of the issues I faced when it came to external storage options.

Western Digital has a My Book World Edition II that will allow you to store files from your networked PCs and laptops all around your house, into one location.  The terabyte of storage is split into two 500GB hard drives and it uses WD Anywhere Access which many say is "trouble-free" software, and superior to other packages.

The nice thing about NAS is that you don't have to have the one computer that has your storage device connected, powered up.  NAS allows you to be free from that and simply connects to your router so that you can use your laptop and wireless card to access your files from anywhere!

I have some good news to share with all those gadget freaks who are quite eager to buy Motorola RAZR 2 V9 and Motorola Q9 mobile phone. According to report, company can roll them out in AT&T on August 24. In my opinion, these latest offerings from Motorola are going to rule the market. Not only these phones are absolutely brilliant in terms of design but also features. Though, no detail on price as yet but expect them to be a bit expensive in nature.

There are also reports in the media that Pantech C810 will debut on September 9. On the other hand, Blackberry 8820 can hit the market on August 13 or 14. The AT&T-branded SMT5700 QWERTY smartphone, which was expected to hit the market in 2006, will at last see the light of day on either August 24 or August 28.

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Here is a new video of Motorola ROKR Z6 music phone. This black and orange version also comes with a matching Motorola S9 stereo bluetooth headset. Watch the video after the jump.

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Sony Japan has announced the USM-HX Pocket Bit Mini USB drives which will be available in black and premium white. The USB drive sports Windows Vista’s Ready boost feature and comes with encryption and compression software. It also comes with a clip and rotary cap and is compatible with both Windows and Mac operating system. Measuring 14.5mm × 32mm × 2.7mm and weighing 1.5grams, the Sony USM-HX will be available in 1GB and 2GB version for $34 and $53 respectively.

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Asus has officially announced their new 14.1-inch F8 laptop series with the revolutionary Infusion technology. The laptop is designed for business users and looks good from outside. The Infusion technology is “a cutting edge manufacturing process used to produce the unique designs laptop surfaces. Being inlaid within the chassis itself, the motifs are an integral part of the entire laptop and will not fade with time. The Infusion surface also provides a new level of resilience, resisting scratches while looking sleek.”

The Asus F8 features Santa Rosa platform, Core 2 Duo T7700/T7500/T7300/T7100 processor, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD, ATI Mobility Radeon HD2600 with VRAM 512MB or GeForce8600M GS with VRAM 256MB, 1.3MP swivel webcam, a/b/g/n wireless, fingerprint reader, Bluetooth, and Windows Vista operating system. No word on pricing and availability yet.

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In the new update Logitech reduced the number of macros to 18 achieved via six programmable keys with three shift modes each. Dropping the extra macro keys made the new G15 significantly smaller in size so it fits on more desks. The new G15 will be available in September for $99.
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Here are some pictures of the Sony Ericsson W750 concept. It is a clamshell Walkman phone that has a good size external display with dedicated player keys and a 3.2MP camera with xenon flash.

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The G9 has some serious sensitivity with an available range of 200 to 3200 dpi. Another great feature is the addition of the free wheel scroll wheel to the mouse, but you can still choose click mode for gaming. The G9 also uses a weight tuning cartridge like the old G5 does. The mouse should be available in September for $99.
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It would have been cooler if the USB ports just charged USB devices and didn?t bother with the actual USB connectivity. I say this because many new motherboards these days have PCI brackets that connect to internal USB headers or front panel USB ports from the PC case that connect internally too. Mainboards just don?t have enough USB headers typically for all these external ports wanting to connect. The PSU is a 770W unit with 980W of peak power and should be able to run higher end rigs with a single NVIDIA 8800 GTX onboard.
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