Unfortunately, in addition to the expense, it can't be used as a bootable drive quite yet, although Fusion-io claims that feature is coming. And we probably shouldn't gloss over the expense—yeah, it's a "consumer drive," and it's cheap compared to similar drives, but it's still $900 for 80GB. But it's a cool look at where storage could be headed, and if you've got enough money to snag one (available at Amazon), well, I hate you lots. [HotHardware via Engadget]

The $1995 Matrox M9188 comes with 2GB of video RAM, and works with Windows 7, Vista, XP, and Linux. It can be combined with a second one to form a seamless desktop across 16 monitors. Apparently, this is perfect for "energy, transportation, process control, financial trading," and making your head explode. [Matrox]

Unfortunately, the guys at Maximum PC didn't have any USB 3.0 devices to run the card through it's paces. All we know is that Windows 7 boots fine while once it's installed, and it gets similar USB 2.0 transfer rates to other controllers out there.

That said, we all know that USB 3.0 is going to be blazing. As long as the card performs anywhere near as fast as we expect from USB 3.0, the fact that it'll be out "soon" and won't cost much is good enough for me. [Maximum PC via CrunchGear]

The new ExpressCard 2.0 will work with all existing ExpressCard technology, which can be found in most laptops. The new standard will be especially helpful for the transfer of large chunks of data, such as video. In any case, expect to see some new ExpressCard accessories soon, although new Mac owners need not apply. [ExpressCard via SlashGear via Wired]

Unlike other SSDs, the X1 utilizes two types of memory—4GB DRAM and 4GB NAND aligned on a PCIe card. Because RAM can be volatile, the NAND kicks in and safely backs up the information. According to a PC Perspective review, the drive features "single sector IOPS (input/output operations per second) unmatched by any other device available" and has the benefit of a IOPS cost that is about 1/5 of the io-Drive.

So, essentially you are getting a lot of bang for your buck here—but at the end of the day you are still talking $1495 for a drive with 4GB capacity. Obviously, that means the majority of us will have to wait a while longer to experience this kind of performance. [DDRdrive and CNET and PC Perspective]

To put it into perspective, that's nearly 2x the read speed of Intel's already fast SSDs, and roughly 5x the write speed. The ioDrive uses the same NAND flash memory of an SSD, but since it plugs in to a PCI Express bus rather than SATA and only works with 64-bit systems, it can achieve speeds nothing else can touch. And yes, here we are talking megaBYTEs, not megaBITs—a lower metric often used for data transmission speeds.

For now it's for enterprise stuff exlusively—an 80GB version will set you back $3,000, on up to $14,400 for 320GB. If you are interested in this kind of thing, the boys at Tweaktown have written a ten pager on it. [Tweaktown via BBG]

Plug in a headset and you're free to make calls. The card will track up to 100 missed, dialed and received calls to help you store phonebook information. Have a SIM card handy? A simple utility will automatically detect what card it is and select the best compatible network. You can even receive, edit and send SMS messages in case you don't get enough of that on your phone. Compatibility shouldn't be a problem as the T500 comes ready to handle GPRS/EDGE along with GSM and WCDMA standards. No word yet on pricing or availability, but we'll keep you posted. [Product Page via Fareastgizmos]

Since it's based on the ATI X1300 chipset, you'll find all the features that make ATI one of the top graphics cards companies out there. Its ATI Avivo technology improves playback of H.264 video and the HighDynamicRange rendering helps in the anti-aliasing departmant. Of course, if you're in the market for a fancy, beast of a card, you should probably look elsewhere.

It'll be available by the end of July for $119. – Nicholas Deleon

Press Release [HIS Graphic Cards via The Inquirer]