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EagleTec USB Nano Flash Drive
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Misc. Tech, Storage, USB,
EagleTec’s USB Nano Flash Drive has to be the smallest on the planet, at least this week. At a size of 19 x 15 x 6mm and a weight of only 3g, it can connect to a USB 1.1 or 2.0 port for automatic detection and configuring. The drive supports Windows and Mac and has a write speed of 15Mb/s. Choose between the 4GB model for $22.00 or 8GB for $33.00 and be grateful it comes with a keychain hook.
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Fujitsu Secure Memory Device
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, USB, Corporate News, Storage,
Companies as well as individuals know that security is not always possible with portable drives if lost or stolen. So Fujitsu is developing 2 new technologies to help prevent data disclosure from USB memory devices. One of them is to automatically erase data stored after a fixed period of time. A second ensures that data would only be stored on a specified server. While there is no timetable as to it becoming a viable technology, at least the company is making a concentrated effort to handle the problem.
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DroboPro: 8 drives of networked goodness
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: PC / Laptop, Storage,
You guys probably know that we are big fans of Drobo here at Gear Live, which is why we are happy to bring news of the DroboPro. When the last Drobo refresh happened a few months ago, the DroboPro is what we were hoping we would see. A smart, sexy, almost-foolproof NAS box that can currently hold up to 16 TB of storage in its 8 hard drive bays. So, what else is different about the DroboPro, aside from the 4 extra drive slots? How about that fact that there is no need to purchase a DroboShare to get this thing on your network? It has an integrated gigabit Ethernet port, in addition to it’s dual FireWire 800 ports and USB 2.0 connection. The gigabit Ethernet uses iSCSI, which allows for speedy file transfer of about 100 MB per second. Not bad, at all.
The DroboPro is also rack-mountable, thanks to the wider form factor. Drobo is definitely coming out big with this one. We desperately want to get our hands on one (along with either 2 TB hard drives.) Oh wait, did you feel that? That was the shudder of realizing that this might be a tad on the expensive side. You see, ordering a DroboPro with no hard drives will run you $1300. Of course, for businesses and the like, not a big deal—but for us home folk, it’s spendy in this rough economic climate. Still, price notwithstanding, the DroboPro is slick. Hit the jump for a shot of the back of the unit.
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Mini Cell Phone USB Memory Stick
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, USB, Storage, Wireless / WiFi,
This 2GB USB Memory Stick is cleverly disguised as a mini-cell phone. Keep all your documents, music, photos and other media safe on the 2.0/1.1 USB storage unit that is compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Vista. At a size of 60 x 24 x 10 mm and a weight of a mere 80g, the plug and play stick needs no driver and the package includes a metal gift box at a price of $9.99.
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USB Rechargeable Batteries
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, USB, Storage,
How literally and figuratively green is this? The device is both a re-chargeable battery and USB charger. The single pack comes with one battery and charger for £17.95 (~$ 25.00.) The double pack includes a double charger and two batteries for £24.95 (~$35.00) and will fit into one USB port. The description doesn’t say how long a charge takes or how long the batteries will last, but hey, you always have an extra port, don’t you?
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NetWrix USB Lockdown
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, USB, Hot Deals, Internet, PC / Laptop, Software,
Worried that someone will steal data from your SD card, memory stick, MP3 player or flash drive that you uploaded to your PC? Or worse, that someone will expose it to a viral attack? NetWrix is freeware that can lockdown your USB port. If you have GPMC (Microsoft Group Policy Management) on your computer, then you can protect your data locally or remotely with the tool. The blocker is simple to use and technical support is also provided with no charge.
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2-in-1 SD(HC) Card Reader Cable
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, USB, Storage,
This 2-in-1 Card Reader Cable is an SD (HC) reader and a mini-USB (2.0) cable combined. Plug into a USB device to charge and at the same time transfer data to your PC. At a length of about 90cm, it is compatible with SDHC / SD / MMC II / RS MMC / Ultra II SD / Extreme SD / Extreme III SD / MiniSD / T-Flash / MicroSD / MicroSDHC, although when the reader is working, the transfer function will be disabled. The cord is compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Mac OS 9.0 or higher at a price of a mere $12.00.
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Giveaway Results: His and Her Seagate FreeAgent Go drives
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Announcements, Features, PC / Laptop, Storage,
A few days ago we announced our His and Her Seagate FreeAgent Go Valentine’s Day giveaway, where we asked you guys to leave a comment answer the question: What’s one thing on your computer that you love so much, you never want to lose it? As it turned out, almost every response had to do with images, which we kind of figured, although we expected more people to be concerned about their music collection.
In any event, we’ve chosen our random winner. Gear Live reader netgeek won, leaving this comment:
Without a doubt it would have to be pictures of my wife and kids. My wife would hate to lose those pictures and her MP3 collection. Excellent giveaway, btw!
Congrats! And for everyone else, stay tuned, we’ve got another contest starting shortly.
Giveaway: His and Her Seagate FreeAgent Go drives
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Announcements, Features, PC / Laptop, Storage,
Okay, we know we are already giving away five $70 ProFlowers gift certificates for Valentine’s Day, but hey, this is a tech site, and we had to keep it real, right? That’s why we are happy to announce that, in addition to the flowers (which you know will score you some points with the lady,) we are also giving away three pairs of Seagate FreeAgent Go hard drives. What’s so special about that, and what does that have to do with Valentine’s Day, you ask? Well, in case you missed the image up there, these drives go together like a couple of passionate lovers. We’ve got a red one for the guys, and a pink one for the ladies (but you two can swap, if that’s your thing, we won’t judge.) Each drive can hold 320 GB of information, so you know, these are solid.
How do you win? We are keeping it simple. All you need to do is the following:
- Log in to the site with your Gear Live account. Don’t have one? Register here.
- Leave a comment on this post answering this question:
What’s one thing on your computer that you love so much, you never want to lose it?
That’s it! The contest ends at 11:59 PM on February 9th, go ahead and leave your comments until then!
Our friends at Notebooks.com and GottaBeMobile are helping to give away these drives, so you actually get three seperate chances to win. Head on over to those two respective sites for details on how to increase your chances to win - that is three pairs of his and her drives.
We’ll pick a winner on Tuesday Feb. 10th, and try our best to get you and your sweetheart/mom the drives by Valentine’s Day. A big “thank you” to Seagate for providing the drives for this giveaway. As is usual for these kinds of things, US and Canadian residents only, and the contest is void where prohibited by local laws and regulations. You may enter once on Notebooks.com, GottaBeMobile and Gear Live. Duplicate entries will be discarded. All decisions by the respective sites are final. Please be sure to enter your email in the email field, and not in the comment itself, so that it’s protected.
Super Talent Godfather USB Flash Drive
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, USB, Movies, Storage,
This is a USB flash drive that’s hard to refuse. The Super Talent swiveling hologram or 2-piece rubber Godfather not only holds up to 16GB of data, music and pictures, it comes with images and quotes from the classic film. It is compatible with both USB 2.0 and 1.1 and because of its solid-state storage, promises 10 years of data retention. Choose from a 1GB drive for $14.99, 4GB for $19.99 and the 16GB for a mere $24.99. Each comes with keychain and/or mini-lanyard and can be found on Amazon.
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