Verbatim InSight portable hard drive with always-on display

Posted by Mark Rollins Categories: Accessories, USB, Storage

Verbatim’s newest product is designed for those of us who could use a bit more at-a-glance information from the USB hard drives strewn across our desks.  The InSight portable hard drive has a display that is always on, which shows important information such as the drive name and available free space. It runs at 5400 rpm with an 8 MB cache.  You should be able to purchase one for $120 for the 320GB model, and $150 for the 500GB version. 

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FreeAgent Go External Hard Drive

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Storage, USB

The FreeAgent Go External Hard Drive presents both function and style. At a size of 0.49 x 3.15 x 5.12-inches and a weight of a mere 4.65 oz., it has a rotational speed of 5400 RPM and works with USB 2.0 at a speed of up to 480 Mb/s.Compatible with Windows XP/Vista and Mac, an optional Dock station is also available. Choose from recently reduced prices of $79.99 for 250GB, $99.99 for 320GB and $129.99 for 500 GB in your choice of 10 colors.

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Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 5

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Home Entertainment, Music, Portable Audio / Video, Software

Bang & Olufsen continue to come out with audio products for the upper 5% that can afford them. Released in North America Friday, the BeoSound 5 features a 10.4-inch touchscreen for browsing with a playlist and a 500GB hard drive to keep your tunes. It also will suggest other tracks/tunes based on your likings.You can get a base system for $5,900.00 but then again, you can put the money into a newer iPod and buy yourself a decent used car.

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Walmart Black Friday Deals

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: GPS, Home Entertainment, Hot Deals, Misc. Tech, Portable Audio / Video, Storage, Video Games

Walmart has released their Black Friday specials. We took a look at it and found all of these electronic gadgets for under $100.00.

• Flat Panel TV Console with Swivel Mount - $94.00
• Philips 7-inch Digital Photo Frame Alarm Clock - $89.00
• Pure Digital F230 30-Minute Digital Camcorder - $79.00
• Garmin nuvi 200 3.5-inch GPS Navigation System - $97.00
• Guitar Hero 2-Pack (Wii or Xbox 360) - $50.00
• Seagate FreeAgent 500GB External USB Hard Drive - $69.00
• RCA 8GB Opal MP3 Video Player - $49.00
• HP Photosmart A526 Photo Printer with 2.4-inch Color LCD - $49.00

Want more? Check out Wally World’s Pre-Holiday online specials that include the Creative Zen 4GB EF MP3 Video Player w/ Bonus Clear Keychain Case for $78.00.

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New Xbox Live Hard Drive Pack Shipping on Nov. 4th

Posted by Ponzi Pirillo Categories: Accessories, Microsoft, Storage, Video Games

A new Xbox Live pack is coming to the US next week on November 4th.  The pack is mainly for those who don’t yet have a hard drive on their Xbox 360, but is a decent upgrade if you have the original 20GB hard drive, and are in need of more space.  The $99 bundle includes a 60GB hard drive, Xbox Live headset, and 3-months of Xbox Live Gold.  The upgrade comes just weeks before the new Xbox Live Experience dashboard upgrade on November 19th.  The hard drive should allow much more storage if you plan to use the Netflix subscription service on your 360 and want to store all of your media which also debut’s on the 19th.  There is also a $30 upgrade option for the 20GB hard drive being offered due to the New Xbox Experience requirements which will not work if you lack a hard drive. 

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Imation Apollo Pro WUSB Hard Drive

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, USB, Storage, Wireless / WiFi

Imation’s Apollo Pro WX appears to be the first wireless USB hard drive. It will provide auto-backups when it is within range of your PC. The WUSB will range in capability from 250GB to 1.5TB. Note that it may turn out that users will have to put up with a slower speed with the initial drives. Check with Imation for price and other USB drives.

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Iomega Screenplay TV Link

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, USB, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Movies

Now you can play files stored on any USB drive on a stardard or HDTV with Iomega’s Screenplay TV Link. Connect via USB, then to your home theater system or television with HDMI, RCA, coaxial, or composite connection. It will also upgrade your picture from 720p to 1080p. With support for MP3, AC3, WAV, WMA, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and JPEG formats, the Link also comes with remote, power supply, and a one year warranty at a price of $99.95.

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Mvix Ultra-Portable Media Center

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Home Entertainment, Misc. Tech, Movies, Music, USB

The Mvix (MV-2500U) HDD-based, Ultra-Portable Media Center allows you to share videos, music, movies, and endless family photos on your TV. The Mvix can also be put in cars, RVs, or boats and has a built-in setup menu for simplicity with firmware upgrades to keep it timely. Connect it to your PC and it functions like an external USB 2.0 hard drive. It is a basic drag-and-drop operation and comes with a ergonomic remote. The mini-drive can handle MPEG1/2/4, DVD (VOB, IFO), DivX, XviD, BivX or VCD (DAT) as well as support for AC3, MP2, MP3, WMA, OGG and M3U music files at a price of $149.00 without the drive. That will set you back another $99.00.

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System P. EX Saves Your Hard Drive Simply

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Misc. Tech, PC / Laptop

Retrodata has been recovering damaged hard disks for years and now is releasing what they say is the first gadget that can be used by amateurs. The System P. EX (platter extraction system) utilizes laser-guided positioning to extract data from a 3.5-inch hard drive. Due to be released next month, the System P. EX is not for the casual panicked user. You had better have something really worth saving to invest £3,500 (~$6,950.00,) even with a 10 year warranty.

Read More | Techworld

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CES 2008: Samsung 500GB Spingpoint laptop drives announced

Posted by Sparky Categories: CES, CES 2008, Misc. Tech, PC / Laptop, Storage

With a standard laptop hard drive form factor and more than 500GB of storage capacity Samsung‘s new Springpoint drives are sure to make a splash. The 2.5-inch hard drive is a mere 9.5mm thick allowing for installation into most standard laptops and sub-notebooks. The new drive has three 166GB platters spinning at 5400RPM with 8MB of on-disk cache and a standard SATA3 interface.

With the drives expected to be available in March of 2008 be on the lookout for notebook manufacturers industry-wide to be releasing portables with the increased capacities in the late spring an early summer - perfect for work or play on the go with all your data, not just the measly 60-120GB you might be toting around at the moment.

Read More | Pocket-link via Engadget

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