At 33mm x 16mm (about 1.3 x 0.6 inches), Buffalo’s adapter is small enough to attach to smaller devices or to remain attached to a laptop when it is stored in a notebook bag. The wireless adapter will allow users to connect to the Internet from devices such as Sony’s PSP, Nintendo’s DS and many smartphones, including the iPhone.

Thanks to Buffalo’s AirStation OneTouch Secure System (AOSS) feature, users can press a button to enable Wi-Fi Protected Setup and have the WiFi adapter automatically detect and configure compatible wireless routers with a secure connection. The company estimates transfer speeds as fast as 150Mbps.

The WLI-UC-GN will sell for the equivalent of about $24 when it launches in Japan early in February.  Buffalo sells some devices in the US but hasn’t disclosed international plans.

More information at: Buffalo

“Research shows that our customers greatly value sharing images and video clips, but they often forget or don’t have enough time if they wait to get home to upload images,” said Phil Lubell, director of digital camera marketing at Sony Electronics. “Our new Cyber-shot DSC-G3 camera provides the simplicity and convenience of sharing in the moment, while the impulse is still fresh in people’s minds.”

Impressive highlights of Sony Cyber-shot G3:

• World’s first Wi-Fi enabled camera with built-in web browser
• Powerful 10.1 megapixel 1/2.3? Super HAD CCD image sensor
• Ultra-bright, high resolution 3.5-inch Xtra Fine LCD touch-screen display with wide viewing angle
• Newly-developed Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 4x optical zoom lens
• BIONZ Imaging Processor delivering the high resolution and fast performance
• Face Detection technology detects up to 8 individual faces (can even distinguish between children and adults) and controls flash, focus, exposure, and white balance to deliver accurate, natural skin tones with reduced red-eye for beautiful images
• Popular Smile Shutter technology automatically detects and captures smiling faces
• Double Anti-blur Solution combines Optical SteadyShot image stabilization and High ISO sensitivity 3200 aiming to minimize blur
• Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode automatically detects 8 different types of scenes
• Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO) Standard and Plus using a sophisticated algorithm to determine the best exposure and contrast settings for almost any shooting environment
• New Anti-blink function works to help counter blinking and squinting
• MPEG Movie VX Fine Mode capturing VGA (640 x 480 pixel resolution) audio/video clips at a high frame rate – up to 30 frames per second
• Semi-manual focus lets users specify the camera’s approximate focus distance
• 4GB internal memory storing up to an astounding 40,000 VGA-sized images or up to 950 high resolution images, along with Memory Stick Duo slot for extended storage

The new DLNA-certified Sony Cyber-shot G3 comes with complimentary AT&T Wi-Fi access to Sony’s Easy Upload Home Page until Jan. 31, 2012, accessing thousands of AT&T hotspots across the country, including participating coffee shops, selected book stores and major quick-serve restaurant locations as well as hundreds of upscale hotels and airports.

“By collaborating with Sony to launch the first digital still camera with a built in Web browser and embedded access across the entire AT&T Wi-Fi service network, we’re enabling consumers to gain quick and convenient access to Sony’s Easy Upload Homepage through thousands of AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots across the country,” said Glenn Lurie, president of AT&T’s emerging device organization. “The wireless capabilities and cutting-edge features of the G3 camera with the reliable coverage of AT&T’s Wi-Fi network offers a unique consumer experience.”

The new Sony CyberShot G3 digital camera, available in black, is only 16.4mm thick and is available from sonystyle.com, Sony Style retail stores, Amazon.com and authorized dealers for about $500.

Toshiba late Wednesday said it has set a record for flash storage with the first-ever 2.5-inch 512GB solid-state drive. It makes use of the company’s newest 43 nanometer assembly process and particularly dense multi-level cell storage to double the 256GB record only just set earlier this year. The capacity boost also comes alongside faster performance; Toshiba sees peak read speeds of 240MB per second and write speeds of 200MB per second. Longevity is also a focus with a mean time between failures of one million hours (114 years), though the cells themselves will typically wear out sooner.

AES encryption is also an option to lock down the drive, which plugs into a typical SATA notebook drive bay.

The range-topping drive also comes alongside physically smaller 1.8-inch drives that take advantage of the new memory inside ultraportable notebooks and include 64GB, 128GB and 256GB versions. All of the drives will be ready to test for PC makers sometime during winter 2009 and should be mass-produced for shipping systems during the spring.

The touchscreen smartphone, which has a 3.5 inch screen and both a touchscreen and a glide-out Qwerty keyboard, is the latest handset in Nokia’s N series. It follows the blockbuster N95, the handset which has so far sold 15 million, and the N96, which was released earlier this year.

The N97 is the latest handset to join an increasingly crowded smartphone market that includes the G1, which runs Google’s Android software, the BlackBerry Storm, which went on sale last month, and Sony Ericsson’s X1.

Nokia claims the N97, which is due to be released by the middle of next year, is “the world’s most advanced mobile computer” and will boast new services that will transform the way people connect to the internet.

The phone comes with 32 GB of memory – more than twice the capacity of the most powerful iPhone on the market – with the option to expand this to 48 GB with a 16 GB memory card. This means it can store thousands more songs, or hours more video, than its rivals (up to 37 hours of music and 4.5 hours of video playback to be precise).

In a gentle dig at Apple, Anssi Vanjoki, Nokia’s executive vice president of markets, who unveiled the phone, made the point that the N97 can access “the entire internet, not just piece of it” as, unlike the iPhone, it will be able to play the Flash videos used on many websites.

In another move that makes the N97 more like a mini-computer than a phone, the screen tilts to a 35 degree angle when the keyboard glides out, making it easier to see the screen while typing. It is a nice touch. I tried it out: your forefingers fit snuggly behind the screen making it more stable to hold and therefore easier to type. Unlike other slide-out Qwerty keyboards, as seen on handsets such as the G1 or the HTC Touch Pro, which feel quite clunky as they move into place, the N97 really does glide, or almost pivot, out. It is a very satisfying movement.

Like most of its rivals the N97 will run over HSDPA, the fastest type of mobile broadband, with speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps, and, although this is a feature surprisingly absent in the Storm, the N97 is wifi enabled.

While the hardware is impressive, it is the software that Nokia executives are most excited about and which they say will let users personalize the internet.

The N97 will sport internet widgets that can be moved around with your finger to personalize your home screen and a Nokia Messaging button – a single application that will enable you to access any webmail, e-mail and Instant Messenger accounts you might have.

The N97 also introduces so-called “SoLo”, or social location, making it easier to update social networks automatically with real-time information. The phone’s integrated A-GPS sensors and an electronic compass means it knows exactly where it is, and, if your friends allow it to, will know where they are too, opening up new possibilities for gaming and applications.

More Information: Nokia

Das Keyboard sports best-in-class German-engineered gold-plated mechanical key switches that provide tactile and audio feedback making typing a pure joy. Once you start typing, the tactile and audio clicks create positive reinforcing feedback. It makes typing fun and addictive.

Newly added blue LEDs provide a slick look and the new USB hub allows you to charge and sync your iPod or iPhone. Fast typists and gamers will be glad to hear Das Keyboard has an n-key rollover function allowing up to 12 keys to be pressed simultaneously. Finally, the new Das Keyboard has an extra long USB cable that fits through your desk grommet and keeps your workspace neat and tidy.

Available from: daskeyboard.com

As part of the scheme, Fujitsu will give LifeBook customers a new laptop of the same value as the one they originally bought plus 10% to cover inflation. More importantly, the new laptop will be equipped with updated hardware and software.

To qualify, customers must register their new laptop within 21 days of purchase. Then, customers are part of the program for life, but they cannot pass on the deal in a will. Fujitsu is also limiting purchases to 10 laptops per person or business.

Although it seems like the company is giving away laptops, Fujitsu says that it will make money by selling other goods, services, and accessories to its lifetime customers. For instance, customers may want to invest in a Fujitsu insurance pack to protect their laptop against theft and accidental damage.

Fujitsu says that the Laptop4Life program underscores its high level of confidence in its technology.

More information: Fujitsu Siemens

Within the HP TouchSmart IQ810 lies an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GBs of RAM, 500GBs of storage and an NVIDIA 9600M graphics card. It has a resolution of 1920×1200 pixels. There is also a Blu-ray drive for entertainment and those time when you just don’t want to work. The IQ810 comes equipped with Media Center allowing you to record and play your favorite shows if you so desire.

The IQ810 is wall-mountable and it comes with audio outputs in case you want to add some larger home speakers to the system. It’s an all-in-one PC so there is no tower to lug around, the entire system is built into the display housing.

All in all the IQ810 PC doesn’t leave much to complain about.

The system connects to your network via USB 2.0 or Firewire 400, making it compatible with Vista or Mac OSX.  You can directly attach other storage to the box and with one push of a button instantly copy all the data from the attached drive into the shared network storage.  The ShareSpace also have built in FTP support, can act as an iTunes server, and will send e-mails to a user-designated account should any problems be detected. Even better, the ShareSpace is 33% more energy efficient than other comparable models, making it one of the quietest and greenest networked storage solutions available.

Be sure to check out the full list of features on the ShareSpace product page.

The DataTraveler 150 now has a storage capacity of 64GB, adding a boost to all previous portable pocket drives. Now, it might be a bit unnecessary if you tote around an external hard drive, too. But if you rely on a flash drive for your portable back up, then this may very well be the storage solution for you.

It’s not going to be cheap to back up your data on this DataTraveler 150, however. Expect to pay $177 for this gadget. The smaller 32GB thumb drive costs $116. They make great stocking stuffers, that’s for sure.