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SanDisk Announces Two New Solid State Drives

SanDisk Shows Off The Extreme SSD & The X100, Two Different Drives For Two Very Different Users
By on Wednesday, 15. February 2012

The folks out at SanDisk are taking advantage of the hard drive shortages to come at us with a whole new alternative, specifically, the solid state drive. And they’re showing off a couple of very different items for those of you who want to try a little something different in [...]

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Apple Time Capsules In Increasingly Short Supply

Recent Discoveries Show That Delivery Times On Apple Time Capsules Are Growing Longer, Much Like With Apple TV Units
By on Wednesday, 15. February 2012

Considering that it was only a couple days ago we brought word that the Apple TV set top boxes were becoming something of a vanishing breed, it’s a pretty big surprise to discover that, once again, another item is proving to be a tough find. This time it’s the Time [...]

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Intel Shows Off SSD 550 Solid State Drives

Intel's New Solid State Drive Systems Geared Toward Gamers & Similar Power Users, Pulling Plenty Of Speed & Storage In Their Spec Loadout
By on Monday, 6. February 2012

The solid state drive has long been a popular tool for computer users, especially those who like their storage media free of moving parts for added safety and speed. And to that end, the folks at Intel have wheeled out a whole new version of their solid state drive–the SSD [...]

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Brookstone Wi-Fi Cufflinks Let You Wear Your Connection On Your Sleeve

Brookstone's Wi-Fi Cufflinks Offer USB Storage & The Ability To Act As A Wi-Fi Hotspot In A Very Small Package
By on Friday, 20. January 2012

I’ve always, always, been fond of devices that serve more than one purpose. And while I’m not exactly fond of long sleeve shirts, or shirts that require cufflinks, even I have to take notice of Brookstone’s newest offering, the Wi-Fi Cufflinks.

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CES 2012: ioSafe Thunderbolt Drive Shrugs Off Damage From Its Namesake

ioSafe Thunderbolt Drive Endures Million-Volt Barrage From A Tesla Coil In Demonstration Of Its Durability
By on Friday, 13. January 2012

You’ve got to hand it to the crew at ioSafe for knowing how to put on a show. That and showing off just how durable their external drives are; last year, they sent a swarm of tech journalists armed with shotguns and assault rifles into the ring with their Rugged [...]

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Cotton Candy Device Puts Small Android-Powered Computer In A Thumb Drive

Ultra-Small Cotton Candy Computer Plugs Into Large Screens With An HDMI Port, Offers A Computer Most Anywhere
By on Friday, 18. November 2011

The rush to make computers smaller and smaller has been going on for some time now, but we may have a winner–at least for now–in terms of the small computer race. It’s called the Cotton Candy from FXI Tech, and though it just looks like your standard USB thumb drive, [...]

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Plextor M3S Solid State Drive Breaks Cover

The Plextor M3S Solid State Drive Offers Better Capacity, Lower Prices & A Couple Nice Surprises To Boot
By on Friday, 18. November 2011

I’ve always said that the two big things keeping solid state drives from really catching on: their comparative lack of storage against hard drives, and their comparatively high pricing. But the new model out from Plextor, the M3S, is going to go a long way toward getting my interest, and [...]

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Hard Drive Shortages & Price Increases Expected After Thailand Flooding

Expect Hard Drives to be More Expensive or Difficult to Acquire Due to Supply Shortages Due to Flooding in Thailand
By on Saturday, 22. October 2011

If you’re planning to buy a computer or computer peripherals soon, you might have to pay a bit more. Massive flooding in Thailand has stalled production of hard drives and components, and might drive up prices and limit supply.

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Seagate GoFlex Cinema Puts Big Storage In Your Home Theater

Seagate GoFlex Cinema Geared Toward Home Theater Storage, Swamps Most Typical DVR Systems With Massive Storage
By on Wednesday, 12. October 2011

If you find yourself wishing you could watch a lot more television than you actually get time to watch, or wanting to stop buying television series on DVD or Blu-ray because you miss episodes, then the folks at Seagate have something you’re definitely going to want to hear about. They’ve [...]

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Plextor M2P Drives Add Two More To The Solid State Line

Plextor Offers Two New M2P Solid State Drives In 128 Gig & 256 Gig Sizes
By on Thursday, 6. October 2011

The folks out at Plextor have pulled the curtain back and showed off a couple new solid state drives waiting for us in their M2P line. And for those of you who like the idea of solid state drives, well, you’re about to get a couple more reasons to be [...]

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