Though I’m no fan of SanDisk (long story) their new Cruzer Titanium Plus looks interesting. Via a service offered by SanDisk, all data which is added to the Cruzer Titanium Plus is also uploaded to be available online. This allows all of your data to remain available, even if the USB memory stick is destroyed, lost, or stolen. The 4GB device will retail for US$59.99 which includes six months of free mirroring service. After that crack-like taste, you owe them US$29.99 per year for ongoing service. Oh, and it only works with Windows 2000, XP, and Vista. Sorry, Mac users.

written by Tyler Regas \\ tags: CES, hardware, news, service

Microvision has announced that they have entered into a range of agreements with Asian concerns and Motorola to produce their new PicoP Display Engine for use in mobile applications. The laser-based technology allows very small devices such as mobile phones and PDAs project large, bright, color images through either an in-built projector or an external projector module. There are no details as of yet regarding product availability.

written by Tyler Regas \\ tags: CES, mobile, news, technology

Much in the same way the Palm Foleo would have offered extensive companion functionality to Palm and Windows Mobile Treos before it was axed, the recently announced Celio Redfly does it for just Windows Mobile. If this isn’t validation for the Foleo concept, I don’t know what (Its gonna take me a while before I get over this one, dear readers). The difference here is that the Redfly doesn’t come with an operating system. Nay. It, and I quote, “…changes the resolution of your smartphone display so that applications, web sites, email, and attachments all have more room to play!”

That cinches it, really. All this US$400 laptop-like gizmo does is act as a battery powered KVM for your mobile. Hmm. Sure, you have more screen real estate to do stuff, but you’re still stuck with the same, tired, unreliable Windows Mobile applications we’ve been saddled with since Windows CE 1.0. In summary, the Redfly will not replace your laptop. Instead, you’ll have to carry your smart phone, the Redfly, and a laptop (the Redfly weighs two pounds). Not so exciting any more, is it.

written by Tyler Regas \\ tags: CES, hardware, news, service