Toshiba [Tokyo] hit the news wire with a 100GB 1.8 inch hard drive capacity. These super slim hard drives from Toshiba are used in higher-end iPods, so a betting man would say bigger iPods are on the way. CNET notes Apple as snatching up the most recent model
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Duck posted a concept flash drive which looks much like old-school bike locks. The USB flash drive has a stainless steel chassis with combination lock and wire strap. Knowing the combination will unlock the secrets stored on the flash drive. Oh, but of course encryption software is also included for that 2nd layer of security. The dual factor authentication design reminds GetUSB.info of the IDVault and SanDisk’s TrustedSignins drive.
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You know it’s been asked: Is there a way to Zune hack any knowledge of a transferred song on the Microsoft Zune, circumventing that share-once restriction in the player’s WiFi routine?
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The Sony Playstation PS3 has created a great stir, starting from camp-outs to get the gear to some being arrested for cutting in line maybe next time Sony will figure to ship a couple more million units to statisfy the gamers, but heck when you’re Sony what’s another couple million of incremental revenue?
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Transcend released a fine looking stainless steel flash drive – the JetFlash 180, BTW can flash drives be “fine looking?” The stainless steel chassis is fingerprint resistant so the elegance wont diminish after some grimy hand handling. Available with colored bands of green, red or blue denoting sizes of 1G, 2G and 4G.
Of course Transcend is known for developing mass storage devices using SLC NAND-type flash memory so one can expect blazing fast speeds and long life. But even if she fails,
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Ifrogz is no iTank but it’ll definitely do for any child outfitted with an iPod. Perfect for all those rug-rats in the OC. The Tadpole is a rugged case which fits around an iPod. With wide grip handles, bright colors this is a great way to kid-proof an iPod. The case includes cut-outs for all the navigation
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So the Zune is Microsoft’s iPod killer? Well at least iPod lets one use the device as a mass storage device. Out of the box the Zune doesn’t mount as an external device but this Zune hack solves the problem. Lets thank the guys over at Phaleux for their Zune hack.
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Here is a useless USB novelty item that definitely has a little fun to it. The Spongebob USB Stick is part of the Dima Komissarov flashbag USB stick series. They all have one thing on common: thanks to a micro air pump, they become larger when filled with data. A big round Spongebob indicates an almost full USB drive while
Although this product was out in August the Samsung K5 MP3 player and speaker system is worth investigating. Using DNSe, Samsung’s proprietary Digital Natural Sound engine the K5 provides virtual surround sound in a hand-held device. The K5 has a back plane which slides up to allow the speakers to resonate. Although only two speakers Samsung claims an all natural sound with higher accuracy to tones and pitch.
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Mimoco creates a full breath of USB storage products and bring them to life with their artist rendition gadgets. Their latest is the Star Wars Stormtrooper Mimobot. If you’re into this kinda thing, then preorder your drive now as only 2,500 are being made. The limited edition mimobot will also carry exclusive Star Wars content.
Mimoco is 2/3rds the way down on a four character set and the Stormtropper is the third in series (USB Darth Vader, USB Chewbacca & USB Stormtrooper). Capacities range from 1GB to 4GBs and prices from $79 to $170USD respectively. So belly up with a non-refundable $10 deposit and book your 2 3/8in. Dark-Side protection. Items should ship early Jan 2007.
Icron is the industry standard for extended range USB connectivity. The ExtremeUSB technology from Icron can span 1.2 miles from host to device. Now, Icron is putting their skills to work on WUSB. As with wired USB technology there is high latency in wireless too. Restrictions of bandwidth and variable error rates of wireless media, Icron and ExtremeUSB developed technology
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Runtime Revolution published their AppSnapper U3 application this week. AppSnapper is a convenience utility to link documents which reside on your PC to auto link with U3 applications you have on flash memory. In addition AppSnapper has an on-line database to let U3 users know when new applications are U3 supported – thus always making sure you are aware of the latest applications available for linking.
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