Plug the VX Nano into your notebook’s USB port just once, then forget about it. The ultra-slim VX Nano houses a wealth of other advanced features, including a hyper-fast scroll wheel, laser tracking and 2.4 GHz cordless technology. This deal ends Friday at 12:00pm ET.

According to a new report TmoNews, the T-Mobile Shadow II Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard Smartphone will launch on October 15, 2008, with a price of $149 after a two-year service agreement and rebate.

Details are still slim on the Shadow II, but the handset will support T-Mobile’s HotSpot@Home which allows users to use an Internet connection to make calls when within rage of a special wireless router.

Dell today officially unveiled the Inspiron Mini 9. This small, easy-to-carry device stands ready to connect teens, tweens, travelers and Tweeters to their online world be it surfing the Web, chatting with friends, blogging, streaming content, uploading photos or enjoying favorite online videos, music and games. The Dell Inspiron Mini with Windows XP Home is available immediately starting at $399.

With a starting weight of 2.28 lbs., digital nomads will value the Inspiron Minis durable design, with sealed keyboard and reliable solid state drive (SSD) memory storage. A bright 8.9inch glossy LED display (1024×600) presents most web pages with no left-right scrolling, and the keypads are large and easy to navigate. Standard built-in Wi-Fi means quick and easy wireless internet access to hotspots in the home, on campus, in a local coffee shop, in the office or at a conference

Kingston Technology recently announced it is the first to release high performance, ultra low-latency 800MHz notebook memory. Shipping immediately
in 4GB memory kits, the HyperX PC2-6400 CL4 SO-DIMMs offer the additional benefit of Serial Presence Detect (SPD) capabilities to provide performance benefits to a wider array of notebooks. When it comes to pricing the MSRP on the 800MHz and 667MHz 4GB kits will be $257.00.

The new HyperX mobile memory is a perfect fit for notebook users who want to boost system performance by replacing standard notebook memory with high
performance modules that boot to the highest speed possible — without adjusting system BIOS settings. Targeting new P45/Centrino 2 laptops the 800MHz CL4 modules have two pre-programmed ultra low-latency profiles: DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-12 @1.8V and DDR2-667 CL3-4-4-10 @1.8V.

The Linksys SD2008 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit switch has been around since 2004 and is one of the most popular and widely available switches on the market. Many owners have noticed that the Linksys SD2008 version 2.x switches have been failing after several months of use. Our Linksys SD2008 switch also started having issues recently and we replaced it with a version 3.0 switch and the problems were solved.

When it rains it pours.  On the heels of the AT&T Tilt and Verizon XV6800 getting their long-awaited Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional upgrades, the Samsung SGH-i617 BlackJack II is getting its first taste of Windows Mobile 6.1.

You can grab the Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard upgrade for the Samsung BlackJack II at the Samsung web site; installers are available for Windows XP and Windows Vista.

UPDATE: The landing pages for the WM6.1 updates are back up and working.

Netgear’s 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter enables 54 Mbps wireless Internet access to either your desktop or notebook PC. New antenna technology delivers greater range so you can move extended distances without losing your connection. Setup is now made quick and easy with a new Smart Wizard™ Install Assistant. High-level WEP encryption shields your network from wireless eavesdroppers without sacrificing performance. This deal ends Thursday at 12:00pm ET.

The Prolynkz Zynkz 4GB MP3 Player lets you fit up to 4 gigabytes of music right in your pocket. It can also double as a handy USB flash drive or a digital voice recorder, in case you’ve got to record a brilliant idea for posterity. It runs for up to 10 hours of play on a single AAA battery and takes both MP3 and WMA files. This deal ends Wednesday at 12:00pm ET.

Looking for a stylish way to add more storage to your Mac, PC or Linux machine? iStarUSA has you covered with it's new 3.5″/2.5″ USB HDD docking station for SATA drives. The SATA to USB 2.0 interface provides up to 480Mbps data transfer rate for quick and easy data backup. Take a look at the article and see what our impressions are.

As we’ve recently told you, SSDs will be the storage technology of the future.  In addition, we’re also quickly coming to a close on the launch of our first comprehensive SSD round-up here at HotHardware, that will give you a good sense of where SSD technology stands today in the mainstream and where it’s going in the future.  Gazing into the crystal ball for a minute or two, typically, if you track “big iron” storage companies, eventually what is adopted there often times trickles down to the end