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Given just how easy it has become for manufacturers from all around the world to insert flash memory chips in just about everything they might think of (from hamburgers to pieces of wood), it's no wonder that we're faced with an avalanche of weird-looking flash drives, taking every shape and form factor ima... |
13 October 2008
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Mitsubishi's Electric division has just announced that it's now shipping its first USB PC monitor, powered by DisplayLink's innovative network display technology. The monitor has been designed with a 20.1-inch form factor, and is currently available in Japan, offering notebook users an easier way to se... |
7 October 2008
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There are innumerable silly gadgets around and among these, some of the so-called "office toys" rule supreme. Why? It's very simple: office equals work and work equals boredom, sometimes; therefore, certain devices crated especially to kill the boring moment at work have become highly popular. Now, some of them ... |
6 October 2008
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Toshiba, one of the leading manufacturers of storage and portable computer systems, has recently announced a new 400GB model added to the company's line of portable personal storage devices. Designed to meet the requirements of today's consumers who are looking for high-capacity solutions to backup their fa... |
23 September 2008
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Australia's largest mobile carrier, Telstra, has announced the availability of a new USB modem for its customers. Manufactured by the Richmond-based Canadian company Sierra Wireless, the new product comes under the official name of "Telstra Turbo 7+ USB Series Modem" and it's targeted towards mobile busines... |
12 September 2008
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When it comes to portable storage media, Lexar, a leading global provider of flash memory products, can probably offer you some of the best solutions out there. The company specializes in the manufacturing of portable storage solutions, including memory cards, USB flash drives, SSDs and related accessories. Recently,... |
26 August 2008
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Most of the peripherals currently available on the market connect to the personal computer through USB ports. Up to 14 or more types of electronic devices, each with different functions, can be bought today from just about anywhere, while a typical computer only has two to four standard USB sockets. Thus, if you want... |
16 July 2008
08:59 GMT |
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Windows Vista Service Pack 1, a USB optical disc drive and the process of resuming a computer from standby are the perfect recipe for a Stop error message, according to Microsoft. Essentially, a computer running Vista SP1, or even the plain vanilla version of the operating system that is resuming from Standby while c... |
16 July 2008
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Technology advances at a very fast pace and things tend to become better, faster and smaller. This is the case with portable storage devices based on Flash technology. USB flash drives tend to become smaller by the day, providing users with high storage capacities in a wide range of form factors. Such an example is I... |
30 June 2008
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You know iriver, right? The 1999-founded company that is mostly famous for its media and mp3 players? Apparently the Korean manufacturer is not only good at providing us with some of the best and high-quality media players on the market. It is also good at developing and even rolling out flash based storage solutions... |
18 June 2008
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The moment people will stop complaining about Nintendo's Wii lack of storage space might be closer than expected, since a job posting and some official statements from Nintendo suggest that USB devices might be on their way to the beloved casual console. And that could be the only solution for the problem since ... |
12 June 2008
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OCZ, one of the leading manufacturers of flash memories, is working on a new product that will provide users with a strong portable storage solution. And, when I say strong, I mean "Fortress" strong, as the company intends to built its product with a number of special features in mind. Even more, from what we can see... |
10 June 2008
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One of the biggest product releases that was displayed at this year's Computex show in Taipei, Taiwan, was undoubtedly ASUS' Eee PC. Even more, a number of other important manufacturers like MSI, Acer or Gigabyte have released their own version of an Eee PC-like portable computer. And these products have se... |
9 June 2008
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Let's say that you've got a lot of files to work with on a daily basis and you need a lot of extra-desktop space (actually, a secondary desktop altogether). A second monitor would be the perfect solution to your problems, but, sometimes, installing such a device can prove to be pretty tricky, especially whe... |
4 June 2008
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This second and final part of our quick tour through the world of portable applications will focus mostly on programs that are not necessarily needed by the common user, but may come in handy in certain situations or to the more experienced Windows fans.Compressing and decompressing files may be a very easy task, but... |
3 June 2008
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Mac users who think Time Machine and Time Capsule are not a good enough backup solution should take a look at Digitus' USB to Serial ATA (SATA) adapter. This small piece of hardware, developed especially for use under Mac OS X, lets users instantly back up their hard drive (or a specified portion) at the push of... |
28 May 2008
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Kensington rolled out an update to its sd200v Notebook Docking Station with Video on Tuesday. The company creating innovative products that make the connection between you and your computer more enjoyable and productive also announced this week a new beta software for MacBook owners looking to use its sd200v. You can... |
23 May 2008
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We have recently brought you news about a product that was meant to capitalize on Father's Day, namely the ESPN's Ultimate Remote. It appears that there's yet another similar product that aims at providing media enthusiasts with a new remote control experience. This time around, the manufacturer is fam... |
23 May 2008
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People who attend certain conferences around the world, especially those closely related to technology, should know that some companies choose to offer the audience a press kit or additional information about their products through USB flash drives because it's the easiest method to reach the information. Howeve... |
23 May 2008
09:36 GMT |
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Fashion is increasingly becoming part of today's computer hardware products. Currently, several manufactures release products designed and advertised as fashionable, high-performance products, that are meant to provide support for the everyday activities of the users. One such manufacturer is Iomega, which yeste... |
23 May 2008
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As you probably know quite well already, the Japanese electronics' giant, Sony, has the habit of launching products that deliver a very attractive external design, besides the high-end components from within. And this is exactly the case with the company's latest flash-based external storage solutions, the ... |
22 May 2008
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I always enjoy a good product that bundles a number of features which you can just find useful. One such product was released by IOGEAR on Monday. Dubbed IOGEAR's USB Net ShareStation, this device allows users to connect one USB device and share it across an Ethernet network. At a price tag of $80, this gadget i... |
21 May 2008
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How many of you have wanted to acquire a keyboard that you can just keep in your back pocket? I'm talking about a full-sized keyboard which you can roll up and take with you wherever you go. One such keyboard is now available for purchase at Brando and, for only $40 a pop, you too can have one. The black keyboar... |
21 May 2008
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I am a sports fan and, as most other sports fans, when it comes to one of my favorite sports events, I would rather enjoy it on a high-quality entertainment center. With this in mind, it seems that someone has thought of a way of improving the quality of sports events with the release of a new gadget. ESPN, the famou... |
21 May 2008
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We came across Spire's GigaPod VIII SP105B hard-disk enclosure during one of our raids in the supermarket. The GigaPod enclosure is a budget solution that is heavily discounted these days. We managed to snatch a unit at just $25.08, which is quite a bargain if you have a spare ATA hard-disk drive.IntroductionSpi... |
12 May 2008
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There's nothing fancier these days than virtualization and enterprise-class security, but, if you manage to stuff them both into the same product, you can lay back and cash in the millions. Sandisk thinks the same and announced that it has teamed up with security specialist Check Point to build a secure virtual ... |
25 April 2008
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SanDisk, one of the most important names when it comes to storage solutions, has published a report, underlining the risks of losing the data copied on USB flash drives. According to the study findings, no less than 77 percent of the corporate end users turn to USB sticks in order to store work-related material, no m... |
14 April 2008
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Security company ESET, the creator of the well-known NOD32 antivirus, published the "Global Threat Trend - March 2008" report, underlining, once again, that our USB sticks are in danger due to the popularity of INF/Autorun. Thus, no less than 10.3 percent of the total number of threats discovered in March 2008 was re... |
11 April 2008
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In a world where Network-Attached Storage devices easily fill up the space under your desktop, Buffalo's new offering seems too good to be true. The company has just unveiled a palm-sized network-attached storage drive that can easily fit into the palm of your hand.Called the LinkStation Mini, the device packs a... |
9 April 2008
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Working in an office can sometimes be extremely boring, especially if you have annoying people around. Rest assured, you can get what they deserve using one of these nifty and undetectable devices. Your could watch your potential targets rip their clothes off in despair, throw their computers off the window, or even ... |
8 April 2008
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Although I'm a very big fan of Jeff Dunham, this is not an article dedicated to Jose Jalapeno. Its purpose is a bit, let's say, dorkier, but very useful. Using your computer actually means using applications installed on that computer: browsers, messengers, office suites, audio/video players, graphic viewe... |
31 March 2008
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Western Digital is one of the most important and well established hardware companies that are in the business of providing reliable and top of the line data storage solutions. While other similar companies like Seagate and LaCie are already well known and appreciated for their families of portable storage hard disk d... |
31 March 2008
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If you are one of the users who rely on fingerprint security systems, you'd better keep an eye on your flash disk drive, because it can be easily cracked into. The fingerprint protection system can be circumvented using an extremely accessible piece of software, called PLscsi.According to a report issued by secu... |
18 March 2008
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Since digital photography has become so popular lately, the number of companies who keep rolling out specific products designed especially to work with this digital environment has also reached an unprecedented level. The booths here at CeBIT include a very large number of devices of this type, including several trul... |
6 March 2008
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Microsoft Research is hard at work on a new project designed to virtually redefine the concept of portability. In a variety of ways, the Windows operating system can already go virtually anywhere with its users, but this does not mean that the evolution has stopped at the laptop or Ultra Mobile PC level. According to... |
3 March 2008
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3DConnexion has introduced a new device to aid architects and modelers in working with three-dimensional environments. The SpaceExplorer 3D mouse allows the user perform operations that are out of the capabilities of a regular mouse, such as zooming, panning, and rotating 3D objects in 3D environments.In spite of th... |
3 March 2008
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Corsair's Voyager USB flash drives are quite famous for being among the toughest such portable storage solutions around, but it seems that the company's not about to settle just for a very tough exterior. Thus, Corsair has just announced that it will release at this year's CeBIT 2008 another model from... |
29 February 2008
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There are a whole lot of mice on the market, but there's no one that sucks as much as the one I will talk about in this article. If you suddenly decide that it's no avail in reading about a mouse that's so bad, rest at ease, it literally sucks - it is world's first device born from the union of a ... |
19 February 2008
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There are many backup solutions on the market, and many of them have made a true obsession of displaying the fact that they are one-click applications (although, most of the times, they're not true). That's why an application that claims there's no click attached would rank up in the top of attention.T... |
18 February 2008
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CDs and conventional music albums seem to be one step ahead their grave, as new storage media for audio files find their way on the market. The latest addition in the industry is the good-old flash disk or pen drive. Call it whatever you want, but it seems to be the future in the music industry.Instead of buying an a... |
18 February 2008
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Verbatim has just launched a whole new line of 2.5-inch portable hard-drives. The external storage media comes as a free space bonus for the notebook and ultra-mobile PC users. The devices allow the user to scale the storage space according to their needs, by adding 120, 160, 250, or 320GB hard-disk drives.The manufa... |
15 February 2008
11:14 GMT |
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The "infamous" USB port has penetrated just about every aspect of our daily lives, from the computers we use on a daily basis to the vehicles that take us to work, since even the manufacturers of various car A/V accessories have realized the importance of that little slot. And this is the reason why the Blaupunkt com... |
13 February 2008
14:41 GMT |
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The competition on the USB flash drives' market has become pretty intense lately and this is the reason why the most important names in the industry are coming out with all sorts of innovative products, designed to draw the customers' attention and to provide an enhanced level of functionality for the users... |
12 February 2008
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USB drives are all over the place nowadays, and there are extremely few devices that cannot be "convinced" to work using a USB port. USB mice, keyboards, MP3 players and USB flash storage devices are just some of the products we encounter on a daily basis.The USB port is not only a nifty solution for connecting all y... |
8 February 2008
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With all the security breaches we've seen over the past half year, the interest for ultra-secure portable data storage solutions has been rekindled, a relatively large number of manufacturers coming out with certain models that deliver both a large number of GBs but also an increased level of safety for the data... |
6 February 2008
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Non-Mac fans are probably laughing at the trouble some companies go to in order to craft-out accessories for Apple electronics. This time around, for instance, Macessity's LowKey Stand for use with iMac/Cinema Display has arrived on the scene. Although it's clearly practical, it does beg the question: is it... |
4 February 2008
09:47 GMT |
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The world we live in is full of memory-based consumer electronics: mobile phones, photo cameras, miniature flash disks, in a word, everything but the kitchen sink. Many of these can connect via USB cables to the computer, then have their SD cards displayed as removable media, but the solution is not only slow when it... |
24 January 2008
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Samsung is back-tracking from time to time - but more often lately - to the beginning of the mobile industry, just to deliver us some of the basic phones that we used to have 4-5 years ago. Samsung M610 is such a device that offers standard functionality at a very reasonable price. Bearing the same slider form signat... |
14 January 2008
08:12 GMT |
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Even if we've mostly talked about the toys the biggest names in the industry unveiled at this year's CES, there were quite a lot of other, smaller companies that have also showcased their products at this major fair. And one such company is Delphi, who has announced the development of a hub to accommodate m... |
11 January 2008
09:51 GMT |
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Although 16 GB were considered up until recently high-end as far as USB flash drives were concerned, it would seem that this value might become commonplace, since several manufacturers are beginning to roll out such products. And the latest announcement of this type comes from Transcend, who recently upgraded its V10... |
10 January 2008
10:33 GMT |
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