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Buh Bye HD DVD
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Movies,
It’s official. Toshiba announced today that the end is here. In a public statement, Atsutoshi Nishida, President and CEO said, “While we are disappointed for the company and more importantly, for the consumer, the real mass market opportunity for high definition content remains untapped and Toshiba is both able and determined to use our talent, technology and intellectual property to make digital convergence a reality.”
The company will cease selling their products to retail dealers by the end of March, but promises to continue its product support to those who have already purchased HD products. They will continue to market standard DVD players and DVRs. Toshiba will now concentrate on other tech that supports hi-def, including NAND processing, next gen CPUs, small form factor hard disk drives, and those that utilize wireless and incryption technology.
Read More | Toshiba Press Release
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The Floppy Disk Pen and Pencil Holder
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Accessories,
Having been replaced by zip drives (remember those?), portable hard drives and DVDs, the passe floppy disk is nonetheless making a serious bid for a comeback. We recently told you about the Diskette Notepad, and now comes the Floppy Disk Pen and Pencil Holder, made of 4 recycled disks that offer storage in a whole new way. Geeky-yet-cool, and you’ll prevent additional pollution to the environment, according to this CNN article. Very reasonably priced at $5.50 USD, however the holder is currently sold out.
Read More | Etsy via Techie Diva
Toshiba To Produce 320GB Hard Drives for Laptops
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, PC / Laptop, Storage,
Computers just keep getting bigger spacewise, thank goodness, especially for those of us who have a tendency to keep everything video that they ever recorded, just in case it is the beginning of a YouTube masterpiece. Toshiba will begin production on a 320GB hard-disk drive for laptops before the end of this year. The 2.5-inch drive is one of a series of five that will be a part of their MKxx52SX family. The 320GB model has two platters, while the others will offer between 80 and 250GB of space. The drives will connect through a 3Gbps SATA interface. No pricing or exact release date has been made available.
Read More | Mobility Today
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