New LaCie Starck Designer Hard Drives Launched

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Today LaCie, in collaboration with world-famous designer Philippe Starck, announced the LaCie Starck Desktop Hard Drive and the LaCie Starck Mobile Hard Drive.
The new LaCie drives combine the known clean design with a dramatic sculptural magma touch.

Complementing Starck's design philosophy is an intelligent surface that responds to your touch. Exclusively featured on the LaCie Starck Desktop Hard Drive, you can customize the touch-sensitive surface to open an application of your choosing with the touch of a finger. It's an easy, efficient way to streamline your digital life. Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:33:17 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Super Talent Offers New Toshiba Branded UltraDrive SSD

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Super Talent has announced that it is now offering branded Toshiba SSDs in a line known as the UltraDrive DX. The new line of SSDs offers two levels of security to prevent unauthorized data theft or loss. The drives will be sold via Super Talent starting this week.

The first level of security that the SSDs offer is password protection with an encrypted password. The password keeps hackers from accessing the data on the drive. The second level of protection is a new hardware randomizing technology. Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

LG N2B1D NAS With 2TB And Blu-ray Drive Unveiled

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

LG unveils what the company calls the world's first NAS with a Blu-ray drive.
The LG N2B1D features 2TB of hard-drive disk space and a Blu-ray drive to backup data on Blu-ray discs.
The new LG NAS is geared towards consumers for home use and promises easy handling. Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2009 04:30:27 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Active Media Products Introduces Aviator 312 External USB 3.0 SSD

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

A company called Active Media Products has unveiled a new SSD that uses the USB 3.0 interface called the Aviator 312. The SSD is an external storage solution designed to operate at 4.8Gbits/sec making it about ten times faster than USB 2.0. The drive is very small measuring about 3" long x 0.2" thick.

The company says with the massive speed of USB 3.0 a full 25GB HD film can be saved in about two minutes. The drive comes with a carry pouch and a USB 3.0 micro-B cable for connectivity to any port. The drive will work with any USB 2.0 or 1.1 port as well, just at lower speeds. Read more

Posted on Mon, 5 Oct 2009 05:32:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

NEC whips out three energy sipping LCDs

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Energy efficiency is a big deal in large enterprises where saving a bit of power across hundreds of computers in the company can mean big savings on utility bills. Not only can you save money with energy efficient computers, but you can help the environment too.

NEC has announced three new LCDs that are EPEAT Silver rated, and have Energy Star 5.0 and TCO 5.0 compliance. The LCDs are the 19-inch AS191, 19-inch widescreen AS191WM and 22-inch widescreen AS221WM. Read more

Posted on Fri, 2 Oct 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Pioneer BDR-205 Blu-ray Drive for PCs Unveiled

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

The first Blu-ray burner for desktop computers that I got my hands on a few years back was well over $1000. Today you can buy a computer with a Blu-ray player for about the same amount. Pioneer has unveiled a new Blu-ray burner for desktop computers called the BDR-205.

The drive is a 5.25-inch desktop drive made to go inside a computer. The cool part about the new drive is that it is the first Blu-ray writer to hit 12x speeds. If you have ever burned a full Blu-ray disc of data, you know how long it takes to write 50Gb of data. Read more

Posted on Thu, 1 Oct 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

UBoard USB Multi-board for Keyboard And Monitor

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Sunnone announces the UBoard, a USB Multi-Board for your Keyboard.
If you have too little desk space a keyboard stand can be the solution. The UBoard has a clean and light look through the use of tempered glass.

Additional benefit are the three integrated USB ports and the "totally must have" Cup & Memo Holder. Read more

Posted on Thu, 1 Oct 2009 03:53:04 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

DoubleSight Unveils Smart USB Monitors

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

DoubleSight Displays has announced a new line of USB displays for notebook and desktop users looking to easily add additional screens to their systems. The new line of monitors are compact in size and aimed at the notebook and netbook markets.

The displays need only a single USB connection to the host computer and have built-in support for multiple monitors. The screens can be positioned in landscape and portrait mode. The USB port also powers the monitor as well as connecting the display for video. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Hercules Debuts New Line of XPS Ultra Slim Speakers

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

Hercules has unveiled a new line of speakers called the XPS Ultra Slim Speaker Line that has two different products. The products use the same satellites, but one adds a subwoofer to the mix. The speaker systems are called the XPS 2.0 40 Slim and the XPS 2.1 40 Slim.

Hercules says that the satellites of the systems use the thinnest style that is available and feature a black lacquer finish. The XPS 40 2.1 Slim system features a pair of satellites with a subwoofer. The satellites are 9.5-inches tall and have a total of 5 watts RMS and 10 watts of power peak. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Belkin Unveils surge Protector to Save Energy Costs for Businesses

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

For many homes and businesses, the cost of electricity is one of the largest expenses that they have. Belkin has announced a new surge protector aimed at business users that will turn off outlets and reduce standby power consumption. The product is the Conserve Surge with Timer.

According to Belkin, over half of all IT energy costs originate with desktop hardware. The Conserve Surge with Time can reduce that power consumption by providing two always on outlets and six auto off outlets. The six auto off outlets can be turned off with the press of a button. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:55:18 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

LaCie Sound2 Speakers Tuned By Cabasse

Topic: Hardware & Peripherals

LaCie announced high-end speakers, modeled after Cabasse's renowned loudspeaker technology – the LaCie Sound2 Speakers, design by Neil Poulton. LaCie has partnered with acoustic engineering company Cabasse to bring high-quality sound to any computer system or A/V device.
Coupled with Cabasse's loudspeaker driver support, the LaCie Sound2 Speakers provide premium sound quality to computers. Additionally, users can use the line-in connection to experience the same high-quality sound from audio/video devices like iPods and portable multimedia players. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:39:30 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr