Sony today announced two new PS3 models – a 160GB PS3 system, which will be available as a standalone for $299 and a 320GB version, which will be included in the PS3 Sports Champions Move bundle.

Previously only announced for Japan, the 160GB version is available now in US  and will coming to Europe in October, for 299 Euros.

The 320GB PS3 system will hit store shelves on September 19, in conjunction with the launch of PlayStation Move and will includes one PlayStation Move motion controller, PlayStation Eye camera, a copy of Sports Champions on Blu-ray disc, and bonus Blu-ray game demo disc– all in one complete package for $399.99 (MSRP) for US and 349 euros for Europa.

Source: Playstation Blog

The Gainward announced today a new own designed GeForce GTX 460 graphics card, that wears the badge “Golden Sample”, which is factory-overclocked and boasts a “Frankensteined” implantation of 2GB of GDDR5 memory.

The Golden one uses a GF104 architecture with factory over-clocked GPU at 700MHz and 1,800MHz for 2 GB GDDR5 with 256 bit memory interface and according Gainward, this is more than 33% boost from standard 192 bit GTX 460. The video card comes with Gainward Grand Prix (GP) Heatpipes Cooler, a 6 mm copper-water heat-pipes on a copper base, ventilated by 80mm double-ball-bearings fan, HDMI, Dual DVI,VGA ports and Fail-Safe Gainward “Expertool” over-clocking utility, to fry it.

Gainward claims that GTX 460 2GB “Golden Sample” outperforms 18% than HD5850, and 32% than HD5830 in DirectX11.

The price of the new graphics card is still unknown.

The second largest vendor in the PC market, Acer, announced today its new gaming desktop personal computer, the Acer Aspire “Predator”. It is equipped with the finest processor, graphics and memory technologies to assure it is ready for intensive games at the very beginning.

The Aspire Predator by Acer is a monster machine, equipped with the Intel Core i7 quad core processor, nVidia GeForce GTX470 Graphics Card with a three-way SLI support, and the amazing 9 gigabytes of DDR3 memory. The RAM memory can also be expanded to 12GB for maximum performance.

“Designed to conquer and destroy, the Aspire Predator boasts a rugged, intimidating chassis as well as super power and speed,” said Susan Hu, retail desktop product management for Acer Canada. “It’s a smoking hot gaming rig delivering eye-popping graphics and dynamic audio for a jaw dropping experience that will fire up even hard core gamers. Plus, plenty of room for future upgrades will assist gamers in their quest to reign supreme in the new world order.”

The Acer Aspire “Predator” Gaming Desktop PC is expected to be priced at $1.799 in Canada.

MSI today also presents all-new 15.6-inch FX600 and FR600 notebook s, featuring 3D totem seal coating – scratch and fingerprint resistant, Intel’s Core i5 processor with MSI’s  Turbo Drive Engine technology and THX surround sound.

The new laptops comes with Intel Core i5 processors and Intel HM55 chipset, Intel HD graphics (FR600) and nVIDIA GeForce GT 325M with 1GB VRAM(FX600), up to 4GB of DDRIII 1066 MHz RAM, a 2.5-inch 250/320/500GB hard drive, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth V2.1+EDR, 4 in 1 card reader, HD webcam,  four internal speakers six cell battery and runs Windows 7 Home Premium. Furthermore they have chiclet keyboard, raised multi-point touchpad and brush finish metal hotkey. There are as well and MSI’s GPU Boost technology, ECO Engine Power Management System,  and Cinema Pro technology. But no word on pricing.

A Personal Photo Scanner and Converter that is able to scan print photos up to 8 1/5 x 11 inches large was announced today by Pandigital.

The Pandigital Personal Photo Scanner and Converter weighs at less than a pound and can convert print photos into digital images without the requirement of a personal computer, by simply saving the scanned photos on the included SD flash card, or other accepted memory cards like MS, MS Pro, MMSD and XD. Consumers just have to plug it in, and press a button after providing their photo. The SD Card can be used in the Pandigital Digital Photo Frame for immediate use.

“Consumers everywhere have photos that they want to preserve for future generations,” said Dean Finnegan, CEO and founder, Pandigital. “The new Pandigital Personal Photo Scanner/Converter lets families easily archive precious moments and milestones such as weddings, yearly school photos, and sporting events are often captured as large 8 x 10-inch prints.”

The Pandigital Personal Photo Scanner and Converter does not require any special software because it employs a new twin-roller feeding system that will ensure the photos are scanned perfectly even each time. It can be connected to either a MAC or a PC through its mini-USB ports.

Photos in the Pandigital Personal Photo Scanner and Converter are also scanned at up to six hundred optical dpi for crisp digital scans with a clear resolution of 3800 x 7200 at a 24 bit color depth.

The Pandigital Personal Photo Scanner and Converter is now available for the price of $149.99.

Source: PANDIGITAL through Engadget

The global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, Samsung Electronics, announced the release of its Q-Series Notebooks, which are the Q530, the Q430 and the Q330.

“We’ve designed the Q Series to offer the most exciting, powerful and stylish mobile computing experience on the market. Each model in the range will maximize mobile productivity through a combination of state-of-the-art features and ergonomic design,” said Yonghwan Park, senior vice president, IT Solutions Business, Samsung Electronics. “The Q series line-up realizes the perfect IT experience, delivering both portability and performance without compromise.”

Samsung’s Q-Series Notebooks combine mobility, style and power to provide and meet the needs of high level productivity demanding consumers. They will be available around the world from July, 2010.

The Q530 is designed to provide heavy mobility for business travelers and other consumers who rely on high PC performance while on the go. The Q530 comes with a 15.6 inch High-Definition LED Display with a 16:9 aspect ratio.

The Q430 comes with all the Q530 features, but with a 14 inch High-Definition LED Display with a 16:9 aspect ratio at the incredible weight of 2.09 kg.

The Q330 provides mobility and power combined with value and convenience. It comes with a 13.3 inch High-Definition LED Display at the featherweight of 1.97 kg. The Q330 can alternate graphic modes between Intel HD Graphics Card and the nVidia GeForce 310M. It also provides up to seven hours of battery life.

All the Notebooks in the Q-Series come with the Intel Core i3 or Intel Core i5 processors.

The Eagle-Eye Converter by Penguin United which was presented at E3 is now widely praised by gamers and journalists for the accuracy and lag-free response it provides.

The lack of speed and accuracy is the biggest drawbacks while playing first-person shooter on a console controller, but the Eagle-Eye offers a PC FPS experience by bypassing the controller and transferring the button features directly to a computer keyboard and mouse.

President of Penguin United, Richard Huang, stated that they were very excited by the response the Eagle-Eye received from gamers, journalists and retailers at E3. He also said that the most consistent feedback they got from people was about the lack of lag time using the mouse, and that everyone who tested it was amazed by how accurate and smooth the mouse works on games like Kill Zone 2 and Modern Warfare 2.

Product Highlights:

* Converts any standard USB HID Keyboard and Mouse into a PS3 Controller
* Adjust Mouse sensitivity through the game’s option menu.
* 1 to 1 translation from the PS3 right analog stick to the mouse movement for an ultra accurate aim in FPS.
* Maps out all PS3 buttons and left analog stick via included software to customize your control. Right analog stick defaults to mouse movement.
* Compatible with all PS3 games.
* USB 2.0 Keyboard and Mouse inputs.
* 2 ft. USB cable connects to PS3.
* Turbo option for X, triangle, square, circle, L1, L2, R1, R2 buttons
* Programmable Macro Functions to turn any single key into a combination of moves.
* Compatible with all PS3 console versions, future proof with firmware updates.
* Quick, easy set up in less than 1 minute with included software
* SRP: $59.99

The global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, Samsung Electronics, announced the sleek and Ultra Light N230, which is the latest addition to its N-Series netbook lineup. The N230 Netbook Weights less than one kilogram and is just 23.2mm thick. It also comes with an ergonomic island keyboard.

The Samsung Fast Start which is featured by the N230 netbook delivers convenience and the ability to start working within seconds of powering up the mobile computer. The ultra light N230 by Samsung comes with a LED Display, delivering incredible energy efficiency and battery life in up to seven hours. The battery life can also be extended in up to 13.8 hours.

The N230 is also built with advanced communication technologies including the Bluetooth 3.0 High Speed, 802.11bgn Wireless LAN and a 3G Modem Factory Option, providing high-speed data transfer and access to the Internet, at anytime, and anywhere. It is also perfect for multimedia, with its large 10.1 inch anti-reflective LED display, which delivers rich and clear images.

The N230 is now available globally.

The leading provider of high-performance solid state drives for computing devices and systems, OCZ Technology Group, announced the release of the innovative storage solution that focuses on performance and value, the RevoDrive PCI-Express Solid State Drive.

The OCZ RevoDrive comes with the PCI-Express interface in order to deliver extreme speeds such as 500 megabytes per second, and random small file writes up to 80,000 IOPS, which is twice the speed of the normal consumer Solid-State Drives. The RevoDrive promotes a faster PC Experience compared to normal SSDs and Hard-Drives.

CEO of the OCZ Technology Group, Ryan Petersen, said that the RevoDrive is the first PCI Express Solid-State Drive that delivers both performance and affordability and radically alters the SSD landscape. He also said that up to this point PCI Express Solid-State Drives have been reserved for enterprise application and priced out of the range of many consumers, and that the bootable RevoDrive SSD changes the game by delivering a PCI Express based solution that costs as low as three dollars per gigabyte, exceptional small file write IOPS of over 80.000, which is the most available in any low-cost solution.

The OCZ Technology RevoDrive will be available in 120GB and 240GB capacities at the price of $389 and $699.

The prominent gaming PC maker Maingear has launched the new gaming notebook eX-L 17 as the follow -up of its 15-inch eX-L 15 and 18-inch eX-L 18, and eX-L 17 sits between them.

The 17-inch high performance gaming notebook eX-L 17 is armed with Intel Core i5/i7 processor, up-to Core i7 820QM, notebook comes with premium DDR-3 memory up-to 8GB  and choices of NVIDIA GeForce GTX480M, NVIDIA Quadro FX2800M, ATI Mobility Radeon HD5870 graphics for making the gamers ascend to the next level of gaming.

The newly arrived eX-L 17 packs up-to 750GB hard drive or 512GB SSD and a 2X Blu-ray/DVD burner combo drive as well as a 7-in-1 card reader. It does support WiFi 802.11b/g/n connectivity. The screen size is 17.3-inch displaying 1920×1080p and is with Full HD LED-backlit display and HDMI and DVI-I output.

The starting price of this gaming notebook eX-L17 from Maingear is $1899.