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Netgear’s new line-up of network attached storage (NAS) devices have capacities ranging from 1.5TB to 4TB of data, depending on the drive capacity and RAID configuration that you opt for. As their name indicates, they are accessible from an Ethernet network and can be used to share or backup data. This new series will feature a better user interface. Windows, Mac and Linux clients are supported and the devices have a 5-year warranty.

Rotary USB Card Reader

Hong Kong based Earth Tek makes this USB card reader that can rotate to provide an easy access to the user, regardless of where the reader is connected. It is most useful on laptops, where USB ports can be in a corner, facing the “wrong way”, leaving the card slots facing away from you.

The reader supports SD, MicroSD, MemoryStick and has a small power plug to charge an external device.

Feature packed G.P.S

Cowon has really been tossing out a lot of winners of late, and if this N3 is any indication, there seems to be no stopping the DAP manufacturer at this point. While the N3 doesn’t look to be headed to US shores in the immediate future - thanks to that pesky built-in DMB tuner - it does seem to have all the codec goodies and design refinement of its older siblings. The player is a follow up to the N2, with a 800 x 480 7-inch touch screen, 600MHz Alchemy AU processor, dual SDHC slots (but no built-in memory), and GPS. Software is based on Windows CE 5.0. No word on price or release date yet.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S730

Sony’s got a new basic camera in the works to flesh out its line of compacts. The Cyber-shot DSC-S730 brings 7.2 megapixels of resolution, a 2.4-inch LCD, ISO 1250 and 3x zoom. The high-ish ISO is ostensibly there to fight camera shake, but we’d rather Sony sprang for some image stabilisation. As it stands, we’ll need a bit more info before we can really differentiate this new camera from Sony’s DSC-S700 from last year, but we’ll be finding out soon enough when Sony debuts the S730. So far only a Europe launch is confirmed.

6.5 feet tall speakers

We’ve seen tall speakers, but Anthony Gallo Acoustics’ Nucleus Reference 5LS is downright towering. These floor standing loudspeakers measure in at 7-inches wide, 11-inches deep and a staggering 78-inches high, and each one manages to boast twelve aluminum, rear-firing 4-inch subwoofers, eight 4-inch carbon fibre midrange drivers and seven CDT II tweeters. Interestingly, the firm doesn’t get specific with regard to power handling and frequency response, but it seems it doesn’t need a high-powered amplifier to fill a room with sound.

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