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by Eric Hanson on March 16, 2007
Yet another indication the Hi-Def format wars aren't over, despite what Neilsen might say: Toshiba just put out an external HD DVD drive that connects to your computer via USB 2.0, writes CDs at u...
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by Eric Hanson on March 15, 2007
Hackers: is there anything they can do? One particular hacker, named Dan, took the USB-powered Humping Dog, whose only function in life was to push its haunches suggestively against a USB port and tri...
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by tiago on March 15, 2007
SanDisk and their love to everything related to storage stuff have made another product available for the general public, the 32GB SSD in a 2.5-inch format.
This small sized storage device can boot u...
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by Eric Hanson on March 14, 2007
You see this thing? Do you know what it is? A bad idea, that's what. A company called Hopestar Electronics Limited built these two mice, which have retractable cables and built-in usb drives (of a...
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by Eric Hanson on March 13, 2007
That image you see there is a picture of the new 4 GB Kingston DataTraveler Reader, unleashed on the world along with its 1 GB and 2 GB siblings on March 8 (although the 4 GB version won't hit the...
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by Eric Hanson on March 13, 2007
I see from Verbatim's product page for the Store 'n' Go that the march towards flash-based hard drives has now reached 12 GB, albeit in a unit that's about three times the size of a th...
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by Eric Hanson on March 9, 2007
An interesting idea from AMBER Alert, which is the community watch equivalent for abducted children: a USB drive, made by Kingston, where you can store a whole mess of information about your child (bi...
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by Eric Hanson on March 5, 2007
Perhaps you've heard of VMWare: they make virtual OS software that allows you to run multiple OSes in Windows from one host OS. I used to use it when I worked doing quality assurance for a softwar...
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by Eric Hanson on February 24, 2007
Here's a new variation on the multitude of USB drives out there: this flashy example from Debreu that comes in 128 MB to 1 GB capacities and burns scented oils, to change your office smell from na...
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by tiago on February 22, 2007
In case you enjoyed the latest news (like one month ago) about Verbatim and their 12GB Flash Drive, you might also be interested to know that the storage device is now available for purchase. As said ...
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by Eric Hanson on February 21, 2007
We live in a world where people feel they need to drive small tanks to feel safe, so why not own a USB drive that could survive a nuclear explosion? Yup: the Iron Drive, a USB drive made by R & D ...
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by Mark Rollins on February 14, 2007
After seeing this product, I felt it necessary to revise a scene from one of the greatest films of our time, Napoleon dynamite.
Napoleon: Can you come and get me?
Kip: No, Napoleon.
Napoleon: Can you...
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by Eric Hanson on February 9, 2007
Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman became the first representative of the Big 4 to publicly respond to Apple CEO Steve Jobs's open letter earlier this week calling for an end to Digital Rights Manage...
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by Eric Hanson on February 6, 2007
Proporta is rapidly becoming one of my favorite gadget-related companies of the new year - they seem to have an innovative bag or case for every gadget you'd encounter on a day-to-day basis. This ...
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by Eric Hanson on February 3, 2007
Transcend announced on the 31st that they're going to release a new line of super-slim USB drives called the JetFlash 2K2. Coming in 1, 2 and 4 GB capacities, the JetFlash 2K2 also features an opt...
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by tiago on January 31, 2007
Yesterday Scoble talked about a new "little" gadget that Seagate would launch, and today we got to know that he was talking about DAVE - Digital Audio Video Experience. Basically it is a s...
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by Mark Rollins on January 30, 2007
The thing about the refrigerator is it's big and bulky, taking up more space than I'd like. Apparently Electrolux global design lab has come up with a way to decrease the energy and the space,...
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by tiago on January 25, 2007
How many times have you gone out with your digital camera to take some photos, and during the middle of the photo-shoot the memory cards got all filled up? Afterwards you get mad because you couldn&...
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by Eric Hanson on January 17, 2007
Back at the end of July, corsair introduced their line of Flash Readout drives, which featured readouts of the amount of free space and an eleven digit user-customizable label to help you remember wha...
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by Eric Hanson on January 17, 2007
Here's a concept: take a USB flash drive, add a female connector to the back end, make the part between the two connectors bendy and color the whole thing a bright, eye attracting hue. Designer Vi...
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by Eric Hanson on January 11, 2007
Another pieces of cool news out of CES: Gefen announced on the 8th that they're going to be releasing two new personal video recorders (PVR) - one hi-def enabled, one not - that work like your sta...
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by Eric Hanson on January 11, 2007
Memorex announced at CES on January 7 that they will be adding to their line of portable storage devices, releasing three larger-capacity (80 GB, 120 GB and 160 GB) USB hard drives meant to serve as b...
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by Eric Hanson on January 9, 2007
Verbatim announced today at CES that they've pushed the flash memory barrier to the next level with a 12 GB drive, available later this month for $179. Verbatim also announced updates to other mem...
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by Eric Hanson on December 27, 2006
Its application is limited to those of you toting around sd card devices (my camera, for example, would be a good candidate for this chip), but instead of plugging in your digital camera or smart phon...
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by Eric Hanson on December 26, 2006
2006 may have been the year of the odd USB gadgets from Japan, but this piece of technology might actually make up for a year of face and foot and glove warmers: the Tanita Inner Scan BC-500, which st...
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by Eric Hanson on December 19, 2006
If you do a lot of live recording, you're probably looking for a way to eliminate the amount of time spent transferring music from your recording devices to your editing devices and more time well...
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by Eric Hanson on December 14, 2006
Man, I love USB drives - they're really becoming the versatile device that can julienne fries and dice carrots. Or store lots of information and run programs. Whatever floats your boat, really. Ho...
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by Eric Hanson on December 10, 2006
According to this article on Tech On!, Sony is planning on using their newest flash drive, the Pocket Bit Mini (pictured) as a "packaged media" device, similar to the role played by CDs or D...
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by Eric Hanson on December 6, 2006
About a month ago, I blogged about a new Ultra Wide Band (UWB) wireless USB hub from Y-E Data, available in Japan. Well, as of the middle of this month, American consumers will be able to get in on th...
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by Eric Hanson on December 5, 2006
I find this USB/FireWire hub intriguing because it has to be the oddest design for a hub I've ever seen - but it looks like it really works. Four USB 2.0 ports, two FireWire 400 ports - so it'...
