The eXcito Bubba Mini Home Server is a Debian GNU/Linux OS-based server which has a small form factor (183 x 114 x 43 mm) and runs in near-silence (less than 20dB in active mode). For administration and file & folder management purpose, a web browser interface has been pre-loaded on the system. Uses can also use Bubba for an Apache web server, an email server, a printer server, a backup server, or any tasks, thanks to over 15,000 supported Linux packages.

Weighs at 1.7kg, the Bubba Mini Home Server is equipped with both Wireless LAN and Ethernet LAN connectivity, along with two USB 2.0 ports - one for printer / USB disk connection, the other for PC connection. It only requires less than 10W of power in active mode, and less than 2W in idle mode. Users can either pay $330 and get an 80GB 5,400rpm HDD, or spend an extra $50 ($380 total) for the 250GB 7,200rpm HDD.

Epson has just released a new member of the Endeavor series desktop PC, the Endeavor Pro4000. This is a BTO PC, which means almost all specs can be configurable, including processor, RAM, and HDD. For the processor, users can choose any of the Core 2 Duo processor family, from the E6300 (1.86GHz) to X6800 (2.93GHz). As for the graphics engine, a wide-range of video card are available, including GeForce 7300GS, GeForce 7600GT, ATI Radeon X1900XTX, ATI Radeon CrossFire, ATI FireGL® V3300, and NVIDIA Quadro® FX1500.

This blue big-headed male cat called Doraemon is probably not as famous as the white big-headed female cat named Hello Kitty. But in their home country, Japan, they are two of the most popular cartoon characters of all time. And like Hello Kitty, you can also expect a lot of form of Doraemon everywhere, including wrist watch and even fridge. Thus, seeing a Doraemon Webcam like this isn't something new in Japan.

Well, Brando, a popular gadgets store and manufacturer in Hong Kong, recently brough the cute Doraemon webcam there, so if your place is near Hong Kong, you don't have to take a flight to Japan just to get this cool PC camera. With support for various Instant Messaging applications, including Skype, MSN, and ICQ, the mini-webcam features a 350K CMOS, rotating lens, CIF 30fps and VGA 15fps video recoding, and a dimension of 3.4 x 1.4 x 2.7 cm. Weighs 130 grams, it is retailed for $32.

David Gu has designed a handy kitchenware which will eleminate the boreness of cooking. Okay, not all people dislike cooking, but I'm sure there are some outthere. So, with this innovative "Cooking Audio Player", you can now boil the water, slice the onion, cut the salmon, and stir the mix with fun as it wil entertain you with music. In the concept, this "futuristic" kitchenware connects to your home PC, media center, and other portable media players through advanced wireless transmission technology in the future. But we've seen several home theater or speaker dock with wireless connection lately, so I guess it won't take much time in the future to bring the Cooking Audio Player to the production line.

On the top, there's a flat stereo speaker which deliver the sound to the kitchen room. Users can control the music though the provided touch buttons. And apart from the entertainment purpose, the Cooking Audio Player doesn't forget its purpose as a kitchenware by offering a room for keeping daily-cooking-ingredients container for garlic, onions, lemons, gingers and etc. Maybe it's just me, but I do expect a "futuristic" cooking functionalities as well.

Casio has just announced its new wristwatch which also doubles as a portable navigation device, the GPR-100. This digital watch, claimed by the company as the world's smallest GPS wristwatch, offers the ability of measure the distance traveled, current and average speed, and of course, time. Measures 63.1 x 49.5 x 17.1 mm and weighs 64 grams, it is equipped with a 49×72 full dot LCD with EL backlight, stopwatch and timer functions, and alarm feature. Targeted at athletes and jogging enthusiasts, the wristwatch is waterproof as well, so you can still run under the rain.

Casio's GPR-100 will hit the Japanese store on September 30th with a retail price of 54,000 Yen or about $460.

As I've mentioned before, Canon Imaging recently presented two new portable photo printers under the SELPHI line-up, the CP720 and CP730 models. Simply by looking at the model number, I'm sure you might already guess that the CP730 has more advanced features. And you're right. And the most noticeable difference, apart from its 178 x 131 x 65 mm dimensions, is the 2-inch colors LCD display, compared to CP720's 1.5-inch screen. However, on the printing quality side, this photo printer offers the same resolution as its siblings, a 300 x 300 dpi (256 gradatios/color) resolution.

Weighs less than 1kg, SELPHI CP730 Portable Photo Printer comes with a variety of handy features, such as Trimming Mode, ID Phone Mode, Movie Print Mode, Print Effect Mode, Borderless Image Mode, and My Colors Mode. Like CP720, it also supports several printing sizes, including Postcard Size, Large Size, Card Size and Wide Size. Don't expect some information about the price and availability at the moment, but you can expect a bunch of accessories - Paper Cassette, Standard Sheet/Ink Cassette, Compact POWER Adapter, POWER Cord, Cleaner Stick and a CP Printer Solution Disk - bundled on the retail package when you purchased the printer later.