Portables

If you are bored with your black and white eReader, then check out the brand new Cooper B1 color eReader. It is not your ordinary e-book reader because it can also play videos and music. The Cooper B1 is powered by a Rockchip RK2729 chip, a 5-inch (480×800) color display and a 1600mAh battery. The supported e-book formats include TXT, PDF, HTM, HTML, PDB, UMD and EPUB. What’s more, the gadget also supports MP3, RM, RMVB, AVI, MOV, WMV, MKV, VOB files. The 4GB Cooper B1 color eReader retails for 599 Yuan or around $88.

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After releasing the Buffalo LinkTheater LT-V100 network HD media player in Japan, the company comes back with their latest storage device in the form of the Buffalo HDS-PXU2. Available in up to 1TB of storage capacity, this portable hard drive comes with hardware-based 256-bit AES encryption and an internal shock-absorbing sensor to protect data from bumps. Each purchase of the Buffalo HDS-PXU2 comes bundled with an Eco Manager software that reportedly reduces power consumption by 30%. The 320GB, 500GB and 1TB are priced at $166, $214, and $311, respectively. [techPowerUp!]

The highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Tab will feature two cameras, apparently, one for taking pictures and one for video conferencing. As a reminder, this Apple iPad competitor uses a 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor, Android 2.2 OS, a 4,000mAh battery and a 7-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen. The gadget also features a 16GB of internal storage, which is expandable via a microSDHC card slot (up to 32GB). The Samsung Galaxy Tab will be launched before October 2010. [SamsungHub]