



BIZ Technology Corp. announced that the long awaited Virtual Laser Keyboard is now in stock and ready to ship. The Virtual Keyboard provides a full-size QWERTY keyboard including Function keys and is also smaller and more convenient to use than the folding keyboards. It will work on most devices that run Windows, Pocket PC, Palm OS, even a Treo 600! At $99, it's priced to sell quick... the looks on people's face when they see you typing on a piece of paper is well worth the cost.

Any day now, stores will be stocking Sony’s 5th generation dual format DVD burner, the DRU-700A (internal) and DRX-700UL (external). These new drives can record on the new DVD+R DL (Double Layer) disc, bringing the total burning capacity to 8.5GB vs. the current 4.7GB. Don't expect 8x DL burning speeds yet, these drives can burn DL at 2.4x, 8x for DVD+R/-R, 4x for DVD+RW/-RW, and 40x CD-R/24x CD-RW. The internal model will cost about $200 and the external about $290 (street prices).


This is pretty cool gadget, I don't know if I'd use it daily, but it would be fun to have one to mess with. Image taking your Sony DVD or DV camera with you on a trip or hike, but also attaching the VMS-X and a GPS receiver... get the point? The VMS-X is a spatial video collection solution that integrates a GPS receiver (1) with Sony digital video cameras (2) equipped with an intelligent accessory shoe. The VMS-X (3) attaches to the top of the camera and enables the recording of video, audio, and location data to tape or DVD. After data collection, you can process the data for rapid playback in Red Hen's multimedia mapping application, MediaMapper, or ESRI's ArcGIS environment. Now, you'll know exactly where you were when you shot that great video of the ground.