Microsoft wanted the world to show its newly (ergonomically?) designed Arc mouse. But thanks to Maximum PC, the mouse got leaked which was still under embargo. Unfortunately, they have pulled down the story but the whole world knows about it by now. It looks like crescent moon when fully open and can reduce to half its size when retracted. The mouse will be available in red or black for a list price of $60.

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Asus’s Most Intelligent Graphics Card has finally made its way to Indian shores. Despite its absurdly long name, ROG (Republic of Gamers) EN9600GT MATRIX/HTDI/512M does more than its competitors can do. The card is equipped three unique features with the first in the line is ASUS Super Hybrid Engine which helps for automatic detection and adjustments of voltage, clock setting and fan speeds to achieve the ultimate in performance or maximum energy saving. Next is Hybrid Cooler technology which offers extreme or silent cooling according to gamer needs and iTracker provides 5 scenario GUI modes for easy user selection for their preferred usage. Retail price is fixed at Rs. 11,700 ($272).

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The absence of a numeric keypad on a laptop is sometimes irritating. But thanks to Canon’s new mouse it solves my problem and can also juggle with two other functions. The LT-100TKM has a clamshell like form factor, which when closed acts as a normal optical mouse at 1000dpi and makes numeric keypad and calculator function work after opening. It is selling in Japan for $32.

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If LG monitor’s power saving capability were to be added in Asus’s latest offering, it would make a killer combination. But if style matters more for you then LS221H LCD monitor is the thing to look for. It is the slimmest 22-inch LCD which measures just 248mm and comes with aesthetically clean lines, diamond-cut corners, piano-painted glossy black chassis and genuine leather on the lower half of the panel. Aspect Control is also present to view 4:3 content perfectly. Hit the read more link for a full run down of the specifications.

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Keeping your monitors on unnecessarily will burn your pocket. But thankfully LG Electronics has come up with a new LCD monitor dubbed as the Flatron W2252TE which is the most power efficient display. It is a 22-incher LCD which consumes 45 percent less power at just 22W compared to other monitors of the same size which sucks 40W. This LCD is not only able to keep the costs down but it features a unique displaying technology making the 4:3 aspect ratio content fit perfectly to the width which other widescreen monitors are not able to do.

The monitor is expected to sell from August and supports 1680×1050resolution, 170-degree viewing angle with a contrast ratio of 10000:1 and brightness of 250cdm².

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Alongside Envy 133, Voodoo also unveiled a high end desktop Omen to please the hardcore gamers. Braced in all aluminum casing, this PC stands 22-inches tall and makes all the necessary arrangements to keep the machine cool with its copper liquid cooling mechanism. On the outside, it places a 7-inch display which doubles up as a secondary one. While the inside features a couple of Core 2 Extreme QX9770 processors, 8GB DDR3 RAM and option of GeForce 8800 Ultra or ATI Radeon HD2870. The PC is make to order which is exclusive to invite only basis. Pricing starts from $7000 and goes up to $20000.

Taiwanese PC maker, ACME Portable has got a different type of portable PC up for selling. It is a rugged PC which sits inside a specialized suitcase and boasts three large 17-inch LCD screens when in use. The full specifications of GTS370 is not revealed but it does carry a standard ATX mobo, three 3.5” hot swappable HDD and 1X DVD-ROM drive. One thing that makes me think about how heavy it would be when you carry it? You can’t take it for live blogging, of course.

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With so many netbooks on the rise, Sandisk sees an opportunity to suffice the market with better storage solutions. And here they are at the Computex, unveiling a new type of SSD ie. Parallel ATA Solid State Drive (pSSD). The disk will work on both Windows and Linux and it has a read-write speed of 39-17 MB/s respectively. The pSSD’s seem to be future of the netbooks and will come in storage sizes of 4GB, 8GB and 16GB.

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Pictured above is a SATA HDD Dock from SSI computer corp. This too won an award at the Computex for design and it supports 3.5″ and 2.5″ SATA HDDs. Just put the drive in the cradle and make it work as a portable disk. More Computex coverage.

Asus has decided to expand the Eee’s success onto desktops. It is being reported that they will be unveiling a new desktop line called as EBOX at the upcoming Computex. The Wii-esque Ebox will have 2gigs of RAM, 160GB HDD space and will run Xandros flavor of Linux. Other details are still a mystery which will be unraveled on June 3.

[Via RegHardware]