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Dec 9, 2008

Acer and DisplayLink unleases a new 22-inch USB Monitor

Acer, and DisplayLink, announced the availability of a new USB computer LCD monitor which still supports Windows Vista’s Aero Glass interface as well as other 3D functions. 

The B223 USB LCD Monitor comes with the following features:

22″ LCD display, 1,680 x 1,050 resolution, DisplayLink DL-160 network display chip, USB 2.0 connectivity, 5ms response time, 32-bit, true-color graphics. 

The B223’s height, rotation and swivel angles can be adjusted for your optimal viewing comfort. It’s already available in Europe. Priced around $430.

DisplayLink plug-and-play technology helps you to quickly connect the screen without having to install any drivers in Windows; DisplayLink offers separate Mac drivers for USB monitors but hasn’t said whether the B223 is supported.

PC and USB based Relay and Control Products

http://www.j-works.com/ is manufacturer of PC and USB based  Relay.  DPDT,  SPDT, Temperature, Thermocouple, I/O, Digital, FPGA, Counter, WDT, Encoder, USB Switch, Analog, Opto IO, Monitor, USB IO, USB DIO, USB ADC, USB DAC, USB Measurement and Control Products.

They have whole portfolio of USB Opto I/O Modules, USB WatchDog Timers Modules, USB Relay modules, USB Digital I/O (DIO) modules, USB Analog Measurement modules, USB AC Monitor Modules, USB Counter  Modules, and USBTemperature modules.

They recently released their J-Works JSB291-03 USB controlled SPDT 20 Amp relay module now and it is in full production.

Wow, this is one company that is fully into control systems and USB.

Amazing Tiny 8GB Pico USB drive

This Tiny USB Drive has 8GB capacity. This family of USB drives are available in the range of 1 GB to 8GB.

Visit http://www.supertalent.com/ and here to get more details on this device.

It is USB 2.0 compliant and the gold plated one is around $39.95.

LaCie USB Speakers

Look at their ergonomics. These USB speakers look different.



And here is a good review on these speakers.