PURE*GOLD PC Amplifier 5.1

The Pure*Gold PC Amplifier 5.1 allows you to watch movies, enjoy high-quality music or play games. The computer uses high quality materials for its casing including the ceramic or glass. Inside the PURE*lineup you will find the Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, Kontron Motherboard, nVidia GeForce 8600GT chip with 512MB DDR RAM, 1000GB SATA II hard drive, 4GB of RAM, 7.1ch HDA / AC-97, two Gigabit LAN connections, Wi-Fi, USB and Firewire. There is no info on the pricing so far. [Product Page]

Insecta, Futuristic Car Inspired By A Grasshopper

Insecta, as the name suggests is something related to insects, exactly what the designer Shao Yung Yeh thought of while designing this new revolutionized car. Inspired by a grasshopper he designed this car with such a unique combination of colors and design. This is a battery powered personal vehicle that looks much like a grasshopper with its legs connected to the central chassis as a thorax. Just as the abdomen of the grasshopper, a battery pack is fixed at the bottom pretending it more like an insect. With zeal to create something alive, the designer has developed this product that is light weight, agile and eco friendly.[TUVIE]

TVBE Atom-powered PC

Here is a weird looking computer that comes in a cylindrical form factor. The TVBE from CLVE Computers is powered by an Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor, 1GB/2GB RAM, 320GB/500GB hard drive, Intel GMA950 chipset and six USB 2.0 ports. Priced at €299, the TVBE measures 9.6 inch tall and weights at 9.9 pounds. [Engadget]

Thanko USB Keyboard with Cooler and Heater

Check out the keyboard from Thanko that comes with a built-in heater and cooler. The keyboard has a switch at the front to switch from cooler to heater, and a wheel at the side that allows you to set the intensity of the fan to make the air hotter or colder. Measuring 51 cm x 22 cm x 3.5 cm, the Thanko USB Cooler and Heater Keyboard retails for $51. [Product Page]

Kenwood Prodino Mini Audio System

The Prodino is a small new digital amplifier from Kenwood that will be available at the beginning of November this year. The mini audio system is compatible with SD, SDHC, miniSD, microSD, microSDHC cards (up to 32GB of memory), and supports MP3, WMA, and AAC audio files. The system has a USB port, and boasts a maximum output power of 10Watts x 2. The Kenwood Prodino Mini Audio System is priced at round €360. [Kenwood]

Sanyo HNV-M70 Wi-Fi Digital Photo Frame

Sanyo will release its new HNV-M70 ALBO digital photo frame that has a 7 inch LCD display (800 x 480 resolution) with 256MB of internal memory. Available in black or green, the frame also sports Wi-Fi connectivity, IR sensor, RSS/email reader, automatic screen rotation, multi-memory card reader, and Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 operating system. The Sanyo HNV-M70 will be released in Japan next month for $423 each. [Impress]

MvixBOX Network Attached Storage

MvixBOX is the latest Network Attached Storage (NAS) from Mvix USA that feature kewl specs for all your digital living room entertainment needs. The NAS supports two drive bays, Windows file sharing support, Telnet and secure SMTP, BitTorrent client, RSS client, FTP server, Apache web server (MySQL, SQlife and PHP are pre-installed) and RapidBox functionality. Unfortunately, the pricing info is still unknown. [Mvix USA]

G.Skill Introduces New 128GB Solid State Drive

Taiwan-based G.Skill has a new solid state drives for the market. The ultra-performance SATA II 2.5 inch Solid State Drives (SSD) is based on NAND MLC flash storage medium. Available in 64GB and 128GB storage capacities, these SSDs are protected by a sturdy metal alloy housing to make the devices more durable. The company claims that these SSDs will offer a read and write speed of 155MB/sec and 90MB/sec, respectively. Unfortunately, there is no word on pricing at this time. [PCLaunches]