Apricorn has introduced its Aegis Padlock Secure Hard Drive that sports a keypad so that users can enter PIN numbers to access the data inside. So if you lose the drive, it can’t be accessed without the PIN number. This drive also features AES-128 or 256 bit encryption to keep things safe when connected to your machine through a USB 2.0 cable and it’s cross-platform compatible.

Another interesting aspect is an administrator feature that allows you to set up to ten user IDs and one administrator, so that others can have direct access to the information. Some other features include a 16-point omnidirectional shock mounting system and it will come in 250GB, 320GB and 500GB storage capacities.

Looks like Sony is still going full speed ahead with their Memory Stick line. They just recently announced their 32GB PRO-HG Duo HX card and a 32GB PRO Duo card, which doubles the capacity of current products. The 32GB PRO-HG Duo HX was developed for use mainly with Sony’s Handycam camcorders, Alpha DSLRs and Cyber-shot compact cameras, and features a 20MBps read speed and 15MBps.

The PRO Duo Memory Stick is for all around use. The 32GB PRO-HG Duo HX Memory Stick and 32GB PRO Duo Memory Sticks will retail for $249 and $200, when they arrive next month.

Orange UK has announced pricing for the LG GD910 touchscreen watch phone we told you about back in July. The handset for your wrist went on sale in France earlier this month. It will be priced at £500 ($826) and only available for a limited time, sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

The GD910 will be launched at Orange’s flagship London store at first, the Bond Street Station branch, at 9am on August 27th. After that, in September, a limited number of devices will be sold on the carrier’s website. So if you want one you better not mess around.

Most of the news we hear and much of the focus in the mobile phone industry is placed on the smartphone segment. Despite the focus, the vast majority of mobile phone sold in the U.S. are not smartphones.

The NPD Group has issued a report that shows a full 72% of all handsets sold in America are feature phones. Smartphones hold 28% of the mobile phone market. NPD reports that as smartphones are growing, the feature phone segment is shrinking with a decline of 5% compared to Q1.

With the economy still in the toilet, many consumers are holding off on big purchases of electronic devices like TVs. Those who are buying are shopping for lower cost products and looking for value over raw features often.

The numbers for LCD TV shipments for Q2 2009 are in and Vizio has grabbed the top spot again in U.S. LCD TV shipment. The firm is tops in the 21.5 to 24-inch, 26-inch, 32-inch, and 37-inch panel size and leads in year over year growth for 40-inch and over 1080p sets.

When graphic designers and artists who work on a computer get ready to get to work, they almost always reach for some sort of graphic tablet. The tablets allow them to draw on the computer screen and make digital art creation much easier.

Genius has announced that it has added two new graphics tablets to its line of products called the G-Pen M609X and the G-Pen M712X. the two tablets can operate in dual mode, which means they can be turned in either portrait or landscape mode.

If you are like me, you probably think of those big noise-cancelling headphones when you hear the name Bose. The company does make a lot of other products from radios to home theater speakers as well.

Bose has announced the latest addition to its line of active noise cancellation headphones called the QuietComfort 15. The new headphones feature both new active and passive noise cancellation technology.

You know that Sony loves those bundle packs. Well, it looks Gundam will be the first franchise bundle to hit the PS3 Slim. The Japanese only box will include Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki and the pack also includes product codes for FA-78-3 Full Armor Gundam and RX-81AS Assault Armor DLC packs, and an original HD animated Gundam film.

It will be available on September 3rd with the PS3 Slim, priced at 38, 359 Yen, which is 50 Yen less than the cost of the console and game separately. Yeah, if you did the math, that’s only about 53 cents. Thanks Sony.

The Palm Eos smartphone is expected to start shipping in October, according to a DigiTimes report. The GSM/HSPA device will eventually be produced at numbers between 400,000 and 500,000 per month. A CDMA EVDO version of the device is expected to ship in the first quarter of 2010. This latest bit of news supports earlier reports that AT&T will get it first in North America.

To refresh your memory, the Eos features a 2.6-inch, 320×400 multi-touch display, QWERTY keyboard and a thickness of just 0.42 inches. The device would slot in under the Palm Pre, losing Wi-Fi and including 4GB of built-in memory and a 2-megapixel camera. Access to 3G networks as well as assisted GPS and Bluetooth are retained.

Hot on the heels of their new Workforce printers, Epson has announced the upcoming release of the Artisan 710 and 810 all-in-one printers. Each feature an integrated Wi-Fi connection and Ethernet ports and both can print on both sides of a page. Compatible devices can be charged using the printers’ USB port. You can also print images wirelessly straight from your iPhone.

The Artisan 810 sports a color fax with an automatic document feeder and a 7.8-inch touch screen along with a 3.5-inch color LCD. The 710 uses a touch button control panel with a 2.5-inch LCD.

Asus recently announced their upcoming all-in-one PC, the Eee Top ET2002T, for the European market. The system gives you a 20-inch touchscreen display with 1600 x 900 resolution, an Intel Atom 330 dual core CPU, an NVIDIA ION graphics card.

Some other features include 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, a DVD burner and an HDMI input. The ET2002T will go be available in Europe in a few short weeks for €598 ($846).

Here’s a device that is very useful to world travelers. With the Oregon Scientific USB Hub and World Travel Clock, you’ll always know what time it is. You’ll also always have some spare USB ports. You can set an alarm on the inverted LCD display and get the time in 25 different cities.

The USB hub provides a series of 4 USB ports that you can use when connected to a PC or laptop. If this soothes your travel weary bones, it will cost you just $29.99.

Word on the street is that Samsung will use this year’s IFA trade show to unveil its latest range of 400Hz LCD TVs. It was only at last year’s IFA that Samsung was showing of the world’s first 200Hz LCD televisions. Then Sony came up with theirs.

It’s just a rumor for now. And if true, we don’t know if it will it be a production model or just a prototype, but according to Tweakers.net, this new technology from Samsung will “combine the current 200Hz interpolation technique to insert black frames, a technique that is called BFI/DFI [black frame, dark frame interpolation].”

When you want to input something into your cellphone, touch screens are all the rage these days, but this concept may turn that on it’s head. The Blackhole phone features a large display when you are reading a message, but it turns into a large keypad when you need to enter some text of your own. Which is convenient.

We don’t have a clue how it is supposed to do what it does,but we like it. The guess is that motion sensing technology transforms the digital display from a big screen to the key screen. Switching modes is as easy as reversing the handset.

Here’s a first. The Touch1600 DVR from Porta System is the first security system of its kind that features a 17″ touchscreen display. It comes in your choice of 500GB or 1TB storage capacities. The network-enabled system features remote access support, camera motion detection and object movement detection.

A touchscreen on this kind of device is pretty useful since you will want the freedom to playback video in a variety of ways, anytime you want. We don’t have any info on price just yet, but we have our fingers crossed that you won’t be paying a super premium for that touch screen.