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After Panasonic and Sony, it’s now Pioneer’s turn to announced their new Elite BDP-09FD Blu-ray player. And like the other new Blu-ray players, Pioneer would not just let the competitors outwit them in features and functionality. As such, Pioneer’s new Blu-ray player boast of advanced features as well that include 16-bit video engine, I/P conversion, video scaling, video adjustments of HD and SD content and QDEO processor and Renesas Technology’s video decoder. The result of all these technology? - a full 1080p video viewing pleasure with smoother picture free of artificial noise.

Other features of the BDP-09FD Blu ray player include Pioneer’s Adaptive Bit Length Expansion technology which enables the player to represent the purest color of the movies, BD movie restoration, 8-bit color production, dual HDMI 1.3a outputs and BD-Live support. 

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At first glance, you wouldn’t think that HP’s new Elite Autofocus Webcam is actually a webcam. It looks more like desk lamp minus the fluorescent lighting. But yes, the product spec sheet does say that the odd-looking device is really a webcam, and a powerful one at that.

In fact, the HP Autofocus Webcam touts of a 12-megapixel still image capturing feature using software interpolation. It’s got a 3-megapixel sensor with autofocus and will let users get high-definition video quality which are sharp and focused.

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Western Digital has announced My Passport Elite, a new portable hard drive which is available in a 250BG and 350GB storage capacity. WD is touting this new portable hard drive as easy to grip, comfortable to hold and a beautiful device to show off to your friends. But the best part perhaps of this new portable hard drive is its size which is small enough to fit in one’s pocket.

Could you imagine yourself having 320GB of photos, audio and video files inside your pocket? Even more absurd and yet useful is the fact that you can carry it anywhere you go and plug it into any compatible PC and laptop anytime, anywhere? That’s definitely putting a lot of value to the price you have to pay for a nifty little device such as the WD Passport Elite. That price is actually $169.99 for the 250GB and $199.99 for the 350GB. If you have the budget, you can get both and have a massive 600GB of storage capacity.

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Magellan looks to be rolling out their new Maestro GPS very soon, and it seems to come with a bunch of notable features.

The main screen interface is a little different type of an interface than you may be used to in the Magellan GPS units as it is now the OneTouch user interface. Screen size is 4.3-inches, Titan GPS chipset, a 2200mAh Li-Ion battery that can last up to 4 hours, SD expansion, Bluetooth, and a built-in FM Tuner. Additionally, it comes with Live Traffic info, historic traffic data for about 750,000 of roads in the 48 continental states, and gives information on the average speed per every hour of the day and of the week. Lastly, it comes with voice prompts and controls, 3D landmarks, and comes with integrated AAA information.

No word on exact availability, but expect pricing to be around $500.

Via [NaviGadget]

The ultraportable Toughbook eLite W5 is now available for purchase ($2,339) in seven color options: Steel Gray, Merlot, Galaxy Black, Glacier White, Blueprint, Rosehip and the new “Crown Blue.” The eLite W5 has a 12.1inch anti-glare display, an integrated multi-drive, an 8-hour battery life, and weighs just 2.7 pounds.

The thin-and-light Toughbook eLite Y5 will be available next month for $2,569 in six colors, including Steel Gray, Galaxy Black, Skylight Blue, Firehouse Red, Deepsea, and the new “Bronze Brown.” The Y5 has a larger display at 14.1 inches, weighs only 3.4 pounds and offers up to 6-hours of battery life, depending on use conditions.

In addition to their lightweight design, both computers offer durability with magnesium alloy cases and shock mounted hard drives. The Y5 also includes a water resistant, “spill through” keyboard.The eLite W5 and Y5 are factory-tested to withstand a drop of 1’ and the shock-mounted hard drives are tested to withstand a drop of 2.5 feet. In addition, both models are tested to withstand more than 220 pounds of compression on the lid and base.

Read [Panasonic]