McIntosh is launching the new MCD1100 disc player that supports CD, CD-R, CD-RW, SACD, Hybrid SACD, MP3 and WMA stereo music discs. It is equipped with the ESS’s Sabre32 Reference Audio D/A Converter (ES9018), which can also be found in OPPO’s BDP-95 Universal 3D Blu-ray player. The player is built on a rigid aluminum die-cast mechanism base with aluminum die-cast tray and a 3D front panel.

Samsung announced it new lines of external hard drives utilizing the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface for data transfer rates of up to 5 gigabits per second. Two portable hard drives and a desktop drive will be released.

Both portable hard drives offer up to 1TB capacity. One of them has curved sides for a comfortable grip and sleek, Scandinavia-inspired styling and wave-like matte finish. It comes in Brown black, Noble beige, Clay orange and Mist gray colors.

Hitach Global Storage has announced two new hard drive families, the 3.5-inch CinemaStar 5K2000 series and the 2.5-inch CinemaStar C5K750 series, …

NEC going to release the MultiSync EA232WMi Full HD IPS LCD display in the US market, which is designed for corporate, financial, healthcare, …

As CES 2011 is coming, Samsung has just made a pre-CES announcement about its new HMX-Q10 affordable Full HD digital camcorder. The camcorder includes Samsung’s newly developed Switch Grip technology, which ensures that when filming, the LCD screen adapts to how the camcorder body is being held allowing users to maintain perfect control over their video, whether they are left- or right-handed.

Lexar announced its 4GB Class 10 SDXC card and the industry first 128GB Class 10 SDXC high speed, high capacity memory card for …

Swann Security introduces its new SportsCam waterproof mini video camera, which is going to be showcased at the CES 2011. The SportsCam is basically a mini camcorder housed in a rugged, shockproof, waterprooof case. It is waterproof up to 65 feet.

Pioneer is launching in Japan a not-so-ordinary DECT cordless landline phone, the TF-FN2000. Looks more like a portable speaker, the TF-FN2000 features built-in answering mahcine and a LCD display. It comes in red, white and black.

OPPO is launching a new flagship universal audiophile 3D Blu-ray player featuring ESS Technology’s Sabre32 Reference 8-channel Audio DAC (ES9018). The Sabre32 Reference “is the world’s best performing 32-bit audio DAC solution targeted for high-end consumer applications and professional studio equipment,” and supports supports either 8-channel or stereo conversion from a digital audio input (up to 500kHz sampling rate) in PCM, DSD or SPDIF formats, features click-free soft mute, volume control, de-emphasis, programmable zero detect, per-channel customizable roll-off filter characteristics and consumes less than 100mW.

Plantronics’ Voyager PRO+ is the improved version of the original Voyager PRO. The new Bluetooth headset deliver premium sound quality and comfort with its behind-the-ear wearing design. It adds the Plantronics Vocalyst voice and text services for users to manage email, check weather, and listen to news.