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External storage devices are all well and good, but for those who have regular SATA drives lying about, Japanese company Marshal has created a pair of enclosures and a docking station. The three devices that Marshal has created are called MAL-3235SBK, MAL-3335SBKU and MAL-3635SBK. The first two are external drive ... |
15 March 2012
16:51 GMT |
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Since it already has a bunch of tablets on sale, for good or ill, Gigabyte decided to offer an accessory for them. Enter the D1080, a docking station which, in addition to an optical disk drive, includes an audio system and a whole bunch of connectors: D-sub, USB 2.0 x3, HDMI, RJ45, Earphone-out, Mic-in, DC-in Jack... |
24 February 2012
09:20 GMT |
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Word on the web is that Apple is preparing to make the iPhone 5’s dock connector smaller so that the handset has room for LTE radios and a bigger battery inside.
While the dock connector is hardly a part that takes up a lot of room inside Apple’s handsets, anything that can be shrunk leads to a bigger so... |
24 February 2012
07:41 GMT |
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Showing clearly just how far storage technology has advanced, RaidSonic has made it possible for people to access information stored on HDDs without needing a PC.
This is one of those things that will enable storage products to emancipate themselves.
HDDs and SSDs can't usually grant users access to the files ... |
4 January 2012
10:01 GMT |
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Looks like Barnes and Noble is getting some docks of its own, or one of them, ready to act as the seat of power for the Nook e-reader and tablet.It wasn't B&N itself that designed the Docking Station for the 7-inch devices.Instead, ReaderDock made it and expects to start shipping it before the month is out (Janu... |
3 January 2012
11:13 GMT |
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Looks like it took a 12 year-old to come out and invent something that should have been created a long time ago.Dino Zaharakis, who already has a Global Student Entrepreneur Award for High School and a “Most Innovative Product” award, designed the Dzdock.Dino looked at phones, tablets, e-readers and other... |
28 December 2011
05:14 GMT |
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The WiGig technology of the Wireless Gigabit Alliance is what Intel wants to use for its next ultrabook-related project, but there might be a few issues.
Simply put, Intel wants to create a dock that can wirelessly communicate with ultrabooks at 60GHz.
The WiGig Alliance already has the technology, the Ultra Wide... |
1 December 2011
04:27 GMT |
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Intel hasn't, so far, managed to promote Thunderbolt much, but it might have just what it needs to get it all over the world as soon as the next batch of ultrabooks is ready, or so it thinks.
VR-Zone just reported that Intel intends to make sure that all ultrabooks starting 2012 onwards will support docking st... |
23 November 2011
10:34 GMT |
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BestBuy has set up one of those short-lived offers that are meant to, and will most likely succeed in, boosting sales of a particular device.
In this case, the product is the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet and the bonus offer is a Keyboard Dock.
Said dock not only lets one type as though they were using a lap... |
19 November 2011
05:31 GMT |
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It was high time someone started making some docking stations for Android devices and, sure enough, Philips decided to be the first to manufacture something of the sort.
Apparently, the company built three Android tablet and smartphone-compatible speaker docks called Fidelio AS851, Fidelio AS351 and Fidelio AS111.
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15 November 2011
14:31 GMT |
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For those who want a means of using their SATA drives externally, Sharkoon built a new drive docking station called SATA QuickDeck Pro.
Essentially, this is an easy way to link a drive to a PC and even have it work at high speeds, via the USB 3.0 connection.
The weight of the QuickDeck pro is 240 grams and its size... |
4 November 2011
05:06 GMT |
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Speaker system might not exactly be the right name for what Harman Kardon built recently, since that name is often used for everyday speaker sets and such and that is definitely not what the MS150 is. Audio products come in many forms nowadays, some of which go beyond the regular blueprint when it comes to their fu... |
30 September 2011
08:03 GMT |
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It seems that, nowadays, there is a tendency to merge together certain device types, but few can really be said to have developed something truly unusual, although StarTech does claim something of the sort.Hybrid devices are definitely not news on the consumer and enterprise market, with HDDs (hybrid hard drives) be... |
1 April 2011
04:37 GMT |
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The market for HDD docks is not exactly a large one, but it can easily be said to be a persistent one, as there are quite a few hardware makers that supply it on a regular basis, one of them, Sharkoon, having made its most recent move just a short time ago.The one big problem with buying a new storage unit is that o... |
23 March 2011
04:34 GMT |
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With Apple’s OS X Lion preview long over, new findings are making their way onto tech-blogs and forums as your usual tidbits which, put together, paint a better picture of what the operating system will be all about.As originally rumored, Mac OS X Lion will, indeed, sport a few UI enhancements borrowed from iOS... |
25 October 2010
04:40 GMT |
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Sharkoon has already revealed a number of HDD docking stations as part of its QuickPort series, but it has just done something quite unusual and, instead of offering such a PC accessory, built it directly into its latest PC ATX chassis, the Bandit.HDD docking stations are meant to allow end-users to use their spare ... |
2 September 2010
08:46 GMT |
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After more than one year as an Awn (Avant Window Navigator) user, I still strongly believe that this amazing dock is very stable and can be included in today's popular Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva or openSUSE. It is my pleasure to announce today the stable release of Avant Window Navigat... |
12 April 2010
05:30 GMT |
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Dock Spaces, one of Softpedia’s favorite Mac apps, has received a maintenance update, bringing the software version to 3.15. Dock Spaces allows users to have up to ten different docks and swap among them from the menu-bar. Developed by Patrick Chamelo of NS Coding, a small software development group headquarter... |
5 March 2010
06:57 GMT |
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With the advent of the USB 3.0 interface, end-users have been looking for ways to employ the new standard in order to provide their systems with extra storage. Sharkoon has already launched a number of devices meant to either provide this functionality or directly connect USB 3.0 devices to a home or small office net... |
20 February 2010
05:30 GMT |
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Apple may be gearing up for the release of a dock that universally fits any (Apple) device, reports say. A patent application filed by the Mac maker has caught the eye of those tracking Apple’s moves. These people are now speculating that a dock conforming to the shape and size of any device is being designed i... |
11 December 2009
08:33 GMT |
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Developed by Patrick Chamelo of NS Coding, Dock Spaces is a unique piece of Mac software that allows users to have up to ten different docks and swap among them from the menu-bar. NS Coding is a small software development group headquartered in both England and (occasionally) in Greece. The company creates what it ca... |
23 November 2009
05:12 GMT |
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Dock Spaces is a small Mac app that allows you to have up to ten different docks and swap anytime you want from the menu bar. By providing options to select whether or not icons bounce in one Dock, or by setting another to automatically hide itself while the rest are in Tiger-style 2D, with different alignment and po... |
30 October 2009
11:48 GMT |
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A Snow Leopard Build 10A402 was reportedly handed to developers last week, with various sources now pointing out to the many changes this seed brings. Among the major changes, MacRumors lists contextual Dock menus in List View, a tweaked-up Exposé, functional, third-party pref. panes, a smaller footprint on Ma... |
13 July 2009
03:02 GMT |
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Apple has reportedly handed developers a new Snow Leopard seed this week. Labeled 10A402, the fresh 10.6 build weighs in at over a gigabyte and, just like the seed before it, comes via the operating system’s built-in Software Update mechanism. A post over at World of Apple stands to confirm that, “Apple ... |
10 July 2009
10:27 GMT |
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Developer Patrick Chamelo has updated Dock Spaces, his Mac OS X utility that de-clutters your view by allowing you to swap through ten different Docks, across different spaces. The new version adds new toolbar icons, and a new toolbar button for easy access to the main functions of the app. With the release of Dock... |
18 June 2009
09:02 GMT |
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Dock Spaces de-clutters your view by allowing you to swap through ten different Docks, in even more spaces. With the release of Dock Spaces 2.40, developer Patrick Chamelo has added the ability to integrate up to 6 more spaces than previously supported (10). Other enhancements have also been included. According to t... |
4 June 2009
06:41 GMT |
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Bevy has been specifically designed for those who like to use the mouse, according to developer bergdesign. You may wonder why an app like Bevy is even necessary – after all, you have the Dock as your perfect application launcher, right? Wrong. While the Dock indeed does the job of launching your apps, it prov... |
31 May 2009
07:19 GMT |
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If you thought Leopard's Spaces feature was cool, wait until you get a load of Dock Spaces from developer Patrick Chamelo. This truly useful app can equip you with as many as ten different Docks, each customizable to your liking. Whether you want 3D or 2D Docks, one with 20 icons, with another holding just a web... |
29 April 2009
09:31 GMT |
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By default, Mac OS X has an interface that will always offer its users very high degrees of usability and eye candy. Although it is already a standard that users of other OSes still dream of, Mac users will always try to give it a little more bang. If you do not think that the OS X GUI is one of the best-looking OS... |
3 April 2009
12:01 GMT |
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Soon after seeing its 1.2 release, adding fresh color themes, resizable icons, a quick folder view and more, Orbiter has received an update, this time addressing stability issues, fixing a few persistent bugs as well. New features have also been incorporated in this release, such as a fresh Auto-Resize Window feature... |
17 March 2009
05:12 GMT |
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The folks at Orbiter Apps have released a fresh version of their useful Dock sidekick, Orbiter. The new version adds new features, as well as an updated interface. Orbiter, a Softpedia Freeware Pick, acts as a quick launcher for your most used apps, or places that you visit on your hard drive on a regular basis.Since... |
11 March 2009
04:59 GMT |
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Speaking of out-of-the-ordinary keyboards, Cosmo Scharf has a design of himself, but it's not a tangible one. Still, it looks interesting and useful enough to share with the likes of you. “I've been planning this for a while now, and I've finally finished,” Scharf says. “My Apple key... |
19 January 2009
07:05 GMT |
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There are many ways to launch your shortcuts, access your files and folders or open your webpages. However, if you find a convenient way to do that and if it also involves an application that offers an impressive graphical User Interface, you might want to keep it. Such is the case with the software that we’re ... |
10 January 2009
06:41 GMT |
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Altomac, a well established developer of Mac OS X software, has announced version 2009 of its application launching utility, Running Applications. The new release comes packed full of features, including the ability to create and use as many Application Sets as you wish. Running Applications is a Leopard-only app. It... |
9 December 2008
10:01 GMT |
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The guys at Throwboy have designed a set of small pillows that complement the Mac OS X Dock. Pillows are based on application icons such as the Finder, iTunes, iChat, iPhoto, the Dashboard, and more. “We know your computer is more than a tool,” Throwboy says on its website. “It's a constant co... |
28 November 2008
03:36 GMT |
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Ever found that applications bouncing on your dock become annoying at a point? There are times when you need this kind of notification from Mac OS X, but more often are the times when you don't need the distraction.An application like Dock Detox can eliminate this hassle for good. Dock Detox is a “haxie&rd... |
16 October 2008
15:02 GMT |
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In 1999, Apple filed a patent application for what was a “user interface for providing consolidation and access,” in short, the OS X Dock. Only two days ago did the US Patent Office approve it, sources are reporting.The Dock is a key feature of the graphical user interface (GUI) of Apple OS. The dock is a... |
9 October 2008
07:00 GMT |
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SuperDocker, a nice little piece of free Mac software that allows you to customize "parts of your Mac OS X Leopard," has recently gotten a few new additions. Some bugs have also been fixed in the latest release, so it's high time we let you know of the changes.Basically, SuperDocker is an extremely useful (and f... |
20 August 2008
03:46 GMT |
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Are you already tired of the Leopard look and feel? There are many software solutions available that allow you to change the dock style and theme, but the main disadvantage they present is that you usually have to pay in order to use them. SuperDocker, developed by Michael Aubigny, is a very useful software applicati... |
31 July 2008
12:34 GMT |
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We can all agree Leopard's dock is already a cool feature of the OS we've all grown to love so much. But why not make it a bit more personal?For this we're going to need an application like Michael Aubigny's SuperDocker (BlockSoft has a similar app up for grabs, simply called Docker).As soon as yo... |
26 June 2008
17:10 GMT |
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The following article will provide its readers with the necessary software to enhance and secure their operating system. We'll take a look at some of your choices for improving the look and feel of your operating system, but also keeping it up-to-date with the latest hotfixes released by the Redmond company.For ... |
8 June 2008
13:56 GMT |
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Some people say that Windows XP doesn't look too great and use all kinds of applications to change the way it does, customizing the window interface, the interface, the start menu or any other element of the operating system. In an article published a few weeks ago, Marius Nestor, our Linux Editor, made Ubuntu l... |
28 May 2008
10:56 GMT |
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AppMenuBoy by David Phillip Oster of the Google Mac Team restores the Tiger behavior of folders in the Dock, showing only applications, following aliases and so on. More than that, if a folder contains only an application, AppMenuBoy silently "hoists" that application in the menu so you don't have hierarchical m... |
30 April 2008
06:13 GMT |
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The iStuff Domino Speaker is the next generation item for your iPod. There are several reasons for that, such as its sexy design style and its great sound performances. Apparently, there is even more as this milky white baby features a 2.1 speaker system, a built-in amp and a power supply. Not to mention there is als... |
9 October 2007
08:11 GMT |
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Well, a hot as hell piece of news at the end of my work day: the world's first mobile phone docking station, made by a legendary manufacturer for a legendary phone manufacturer: the JBL On Call 5310, made for the Nokia 5310 Express Music edition. Now, streaming music content from your mobile phone to some speak... |
3 September 2007
11:57 GMT |
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There are maybe two kinds of people in the world, those who simply love laptops, notebooks and all the avatars of mobile computing and those who consider that the real computer must reside on a desk and come with a fully functional keyboard and mouse and not only a smaller version of them.For the second kind of users... |
22 August 2007
09:08 GMT |
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Some of you believe that Windows Vista was somehow inspired by Apple's Mac OS X because the Redmond-based company intended to develop a similar operating system with all the tools bundled into it. Windows Vista was released but, as some of you had the chance to notice, it is more than different from Mac OS X or ... |
26 May 2007
16:56 GMT |
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You probably heard of all kinds of weird iPod sound systems. There is a fireplace with built-in iPod speakers and built-in iPod, a grill-dock combo and also a Bonsai docking solution. Well, I'm not sure about the last, but the first two really do exist. Here's another interesting approach: Geneva Sound Syst... |
14 April 2007
06:06 GMT |
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