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Sony OLED TVs Available in Japan
2007-11-22 17:10:00
With the holiday shopping season firmly upon us one of the most wanted gifts for Christmas is a HDTV set. While we have many brands and makes to choose from here in America, the only commercially available OLED television is a Japan -only item this year.Sony first announced its XEL-1 3mm thin waif of an HDTV in October with the caveat that the set would only be available in Japan. With the impact the thin OLED set had on gadget and home theater buffs, the Sony XEL-1 led other HDTV makers to promise OLED sets as well. Toshiba was the first to make the announcement of bringing OLED TVs to market after Sony was Toshiba. Toshiba claims it will have a 30-inch OLED TV on the global market by 2009.Not to be outdone, Samsung announced its OLED roadmap in late October, stating the company would have OLED HDTVs in large 40-inch and 42-inch screen sizes on the market by 2010. DailyTech reported in early November that Sony Electronics President Stan Glasgow said the XEL-1 could make it to Americ...
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Technohouse Transparent 360° display for Star Wars styled advertisements
2007-11-22 16:38:00
At the Inter BEE 2007 taking place in Japan TechnoHouse showcased the 'Lifefast' a transparent 360° LED display unit. Manufactured by Kinoton GMBH Germany it is a cylindrical transparent display unit for displaying products. In the product, four vertical bars, each fitted with 600 three-color LEDs, are arranged at 90 degree intervals. The bars make 12 or 13 revolutions per second, thereby displaying images. The product can display three images of 600 (vertical) x 800 (horizontal) dots each, two images of 600 (vertical) x 1,200 (horizontal) dots each or one image with 600 (vertical) x 2,400 (horizontal) dots. It supports VGA, DVI and video signals. Sizes vary from 75cms to 150 cms. The Technohouse Transparent 360° 75 cm display unit is available for 700,000 Yen in Japan. (pictured above) Source
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Dell Launches XPS ONE All-in-One PC
2007-11-19 17:32:00
All-in-one computers have been quite popular with Mac users since the introduction of the original iMac back in 1998. Apple continues to sell its iMac computers which now feature Core 2 Duo processor and 20? or 24? LCD screens. On the PC side of things, however, all-in-one designs haven't fared so well.That hasn't stopped companies such as Sony with its VAIO LT and Gateway with its "One" from trying to test the waters Intel Core 2 Duo based machines -- with 22" and 19" LCD displays respectively.Dell too is looking to throw its support behind all-in-one PC designs with the XPS ONE. The machine features a 20" WSXGA display and Intel Core 2 Duo power -- base machines come with an E4500 processor while higher-end units get the E6550.Standard features across the board include 2GB of DDR2 memory, a slot-loading 16X dual-layer DVD burner, hybrid analog/digital TV tuner with remote, 8-in-1 media reader and Windows Vista Premium. Base systems come with integrated Intel graphics and a 250GB...
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ATI Launches FireStream 9170 GPGPU Technology
2007-11-11 16:36:00
AMD and NVIDIA both are looking to expand the GPU into uses other than gaming. When ATI announced Folding@home would run on its GPUs end-users began to see the potential in GPUs for things other than video games.NVIDIA first announced its Tesla line of general purpose graphics processing units or GPGPU in June of 2007 with the launch of the Tesla C870, S870 and D870 products. At the core, most of the products were NVIDIA 8-series graphics cards minus the DVI outputs for sending graphics to the display of the PC.The Tesla C870 is a high-end, quad-GPU external system. These Tesla products are used for purposes like medical imaging and render farming because GPUs are more efficient with parallel processing requirements.AMD has now announced a competing GPGPU, FireStream 9170, which is it billing as the industry?s first GPU with double-precision floating point. The FireStream 9170 is powered by an ATI GPU that is capable of parallel processing with 320 stream cores and 2GB of GDDR3 RAM....
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Sony Announces USB Cellular Broadband Modem
2007-11-11 16:30:00
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, maker of cellular phones and wireless broaband cards, recently announced a new wireless broadband deviced with a USB interface.The Sony Ericsson MD300 is the joint venture's newest wireless broadband device which is capable of supporting multiple types of wireless networks within a module the size of a USB "thumb" drive. The USB interface makes it easy for users with laptops and other mobile devices to access the internet wherever they go.The MD300 features a USB 2.0 interface with an integrated antenna. The MD300 supports triple-band HSDPA/UMTS networks (850/1900/2100MHz) and quad-band EDGE/GPRS networks (850/900/1800/1900MHz). Data downoad speeds of up to 3.6Mbps can be achieved while on the HSDPA network. Other features of the MD300 include 128MB of addressable memory that includes drivers and software for Microsoft Windows which should make installation quick and simple. The specifications also lists a multi-color LED similar to a network or...
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Samsung Speedy SATA II SSDs
2007-11-09 16:40:00
Solid-state disks (SSDs) are seen as the next plateau for mobile computing. Companies like Alienware and Dell offer the high-performance drives in their notebook computers and end-users can add SSDs to their own notebooks thanks to online retailers like Newegg.Samsung first starting making waves in the SSD arena with its 32GB drive in March 2006 and followed up with a faster 64GB unit in June of 2007. Today, Samsung is once again stepping up its efforts in the SSD arena.The company has announced a new generation of 64GB SSDs which use 8Gb, 50nm single-level-cell (SLC) flash memory chips. The drives, which will be available in 1.8" and 2.5" form-factors, also feature a new SATA II interface for faster performance.The faster chips and SATA II interface gives the new SSDs sequential write speeds of 100MB/sec and sequential reads of 120MB/sec. These numbers completely obliterate the previous Samsung 64GB offering which is rated at 45MB/sec write and 65MB/sec read. Samsung's first-gener...
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Gigabyte and ASUS RD790 Boards
2007-11-02 17:13:00
ASUS and Gigabyte both announced boards based on AMD's 790FX chipset. The AMD 790FX is the successor to AMD's dated 580X chipset and serves as AMD's new primary single and dual-processor platform. The new boards come with support for AMD's latest features, including compatability with AMD's upcoming Quad-Core desktop Phenom processors.ASUS officially launched its M3A-MVP Deluxe WiFi, which comes with the latest bells and whistles. Highlights of the board include support for HyperTransport 3.0, 8-channel HD Audio, and Crossfire-support.The most unique feature of the board, though, is its cooling system. Avid overclockers will be please to know that the board's memory slots come fitted with heatsinks that are connected to the central cooling system. The board's entire cooling system is passive, translating to less overall system noise, and is made of copper.In addition to ASUS, Gigabyte is also releasing its first RD790 board, the Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6 Ultra Durable motherboa...
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32GB SanDisk Sansa View
2007-11-02 17:11:00
SanDisk shocked more than a few people when it announced its 16GB Sansa View MP3 player in early September. SanDisk aggressively priced the player at $199.99, while its 8GB sibling was priced at $149.99.To put those prices in perspective, Apple charges $199 for its 8GB iPod nano while the 8GB iPod touch and 16GB iPod touch go for $299 and $399 respectively.Despite the relatively low price tags, neither SanDisk player is currently available for purchase -- this more than a month after the first announcement. A quick jog over to PriceGrabber shows that no store currently has the players in stock.It looks as though SanDisk has another model to add to the non-existent Sansa View family. dapreview.net stumbled across the product page for the Sansa View on SanDisk's Sansa Store and noted a small reference to a new 32GB model.Under the specifications link for the Sansa View, there are listings for an 8GB, 16GB and 32GB model. The price range listed for the players shows $150 to $330 so th...
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My DVR Expander Western Digital
2007-11-02 16:57:00
Digital video recorders are quickly becoming as common in a home theater as a DVD player. With the proliferation of HD programming on DVR systems, more storage space is needed. Currently when your TiVo fills up your option is to delete content.Western Digital announced a new product today called the My DVR Expander that adds another, much better option to the list. The My DVR Expander looks just like the Western Digital My Book external hard drives, which is what the My DVR Expander is in the grand scheme of things.The 500GB external hard drive connects to all TiVo HD and Series3 DVRs via the eSATA port and is recognized automatically by the DVR. The additional 500GB of storage space allows for up to 300 additional hours of standard definition video and up to 60 additional hours of high definition video.The drive uses passive cooling for silent operation and a low intensity LED light to minimize distractions while using your home theater. Western Digital also says that the My DVR Ex...
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Hitachi Introduces World's Most Energy-efficient Desktop HDDs
2007-10-23 18:34:00
Hitachi goes very green by implementing features to greatly reduce hard disk drive power consumption in the latest Deskstar lineIt's rare to find hard disk drive manufacturers focusing on anything other than increasing the speed and capacity of its products because those are the two features consumers look for in hard disk drive products. Hitachi has taken another approach to improving its hard drives by developing drives with reduced power consumption; specifically up to a 40 percent decrease in consumption.Hitachi introduced the Deskstar P7K500 line of desktop hard disk drives today which contain a number of technologies to reduce power consumption. The first technology Hitachi has implemented in the P7K500 line is the HiVERT technology for a more efficient conversion of voltage. This technology has been borrowed from the Travelstar line of laptop drives along with the more power-efficient profile which allows the drive to handle power saving features better than traditional desk...
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SanDisk Introduces Sansa TakeTV Player, Fanfare Digital Media Distribution
2007-10-23 18:32:00
SanDisk introduces affordable, light-weight media center-like technology to the living roomMany of us jumped on the media center PC bandwagon a long time ago, either by purchasing a complete media center computer or by building our own media centers based on proprietary or open-source operating systems. Not everyone had the resources to purchase such hardware or the hardware to build such computers but lately it is becoming simpler and more affordable to put such capabilities in the living room.Today, SanDisk, manufacturer of flash storage media-based products, has introduced a USB flash drive-based set-top media player and a dynamic video distribution platform called Fanfare to compliment the device at a lower price than traditional media center hardware.The Sansa TakeTV platform utilizes a flash-based USB thumb drive to transfer videos from the PC to the TV in a few steps. A user would first copy videos they would like to view on their television to the thumb drive by connecting i...
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Samsung Announces 40-inch full HD LCD only 11mm Thick
2007-10-23 18:29:00
Samsung to show off thinnest full HD 40-inch LCD TV around in Yokohama this weekThin is certainly in when it comes to HDTV sets and computer displays. What is typically considered thin for a LCD or plasma HDTV is somewhere in the area of 5-inches to 6-inches thick currently. Some HDTVs are even thicker than that.Samsung announced that it will have a new thin-film-transistor (TFT), LCD on display at FPD International 2007 in Yokohama, Japan this week. The new LCD panel has the thinnest profile ever for a full-size HDTV. The 40-inch diagonal Full HD LCD TV panel is a mere 10mm thick.That is about the thickness of a typical 10-inch to 20-inch computer LCD display, which is significantly thinner than normal HDTV sets. The bezel of the panel has also been reduced from 30mm to 14.6mm. The screen is backlit using LEDs and can reproduce 92% of the NTSC standard for color saturation. Power consumption is reported to be 90 watts or less.With a profile of only 10mm, Samsung can give the svelte...
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Nokia's N810 Internet Tablet Breaks Cover
2007-10-23 18:22:00
Nokia's N810 improves on the outgoing N800Nokia's N810 Internet tablet has finally been announced. Details on the device were first leaked by the FCC in late September, but official images and specifications for the N800 successor are finally available.The N810 now features WiFi, Bluetooth connectivity and integrated GPS functionality. The biggest addition is the new slide-out, backlit QWERTY keyboard which takes the place of the on-screen keyboard on the N800. A navigation pad resides to the left of the keyboard.The display is still measures 4.13" with an 800x480 resolution, however, the Texas Instruments OMAP processor has been bumped up to an even 400MHz.As with the N800, the N810 uses the Linux-based OS2008 operating system. A Mozilla based browser is included which supports Ajax and Adobe Flash 9."The Nokia N810 packs the power of a traditional computer into a pocket-sized format. Its open standard technology accelerates the convergence of multiple functionalities and service...
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Samsung SPH-P9200 UMPC Details Surface
2007-10-23 18:18:00
Samsung SPH-P9200 details surface boasting great connectivity optionsInformation on Samsung?s latest Ultra Mobile PC is surfacing today: the SPH-P9200. This device uses a folding keyboard that gives the device what appears to be a nearly full-size QWERTY keyboard.Specifications for the SPH-P9200 reported by SlashGear show that it will feature a VIA C7-M processor, 512MB of RAM and a 30GB hard drive. The operating system is Windows XP Home, the standard battery is a 20Whr battery good for up to 2.5 hours of runtime and the extended battery will provide up to 5 hours of work time. A 1.3-megapixel camera is built-in as well.Perhaps the best feature of the device is the multiple connectivity options that include WiFi, WiBro and HSDPA. Samsung also included a SIM card slot, a 15-pin accessory port assumed by SlashGear to be for accessories like headsets or dongles and a port replicator.The screen is a 5-inch 800x480 display that reportedly can do higher resolutions via interpolation. Sam...
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Dell Latitude XT Tablet Specs
2007-10-23 18:14:00
LesDeLLiens.com unloads Latitude XT detailsIn late May, Dell announced to the world that it would bring a Tablet PC device to the market this fall. Dell showed a grainy video of its new Latitude XT in action, but failed to give any concrete details on the device. Some features were simply inferred from the video like the 12.1" display, built-in fingerprint reader and Windows Vista operating system.Thankfully for us, LesDeLLiens.com has unloaded a wealth of information on the Latitude XT in addition to some high resolution imagery.Consumers will be greeted with an ATI RS600ME northbridge and an SB600 southbridge. The GPU to be used will be an ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 with 256MB of HyperMemory which can be paired with either a traditional CCFL or LED-backlit 12.1" WXGA display.LesDeLLiens.com says that the Latitude XT will come with an Ultra Low Voltage Core 2 Duo U7600 (1.2GHz) processor although other processor options are likely to be available. Up to 3GB of memory will be supported ...
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ATI Launches New USB, PCI and PCI Express TV Tuners
2007-10-23 18:10:00
ATI launches TV wonder 650 Combo USB, 600 PCI and 600 PCI Express TV tunersATI announced three new TV tuners today that enable HDTV on the PC. The tuners are called the ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo USB, TV wonder 600 PCI Express and the TV Wonder 600 PCI.The TV wonder 650 Combo USB carries an MSRP of $149 and has two TV tuners inside allowing for users to watch one channel of over-the-air TV/HDTV and record another. This is the USB version of the PCI Express tuner launched in July. The USB tuner is also capable of recording unencrypted digital TV (ClearQAM).The TV Wonder 600 and TV Wonder 600 PCI Express are the same card utilizing different PCI interfaces, both of which will retail for $99 and offer ClearQAM recording. The tuners use Catalyst Media Center software that offers features like place shifting to view TV programs in different environments.The software enables unrestricted programming to be converted with one click for use on most portable video players. The TV Wonder 650 Comb...
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Ridata Launches New 32GB SATA SSD
2007-10-23 18:07:00
News on the solid state disk (SSD) front has been rather quiet in the past few weeks, but Ridata is making news today with the announcement of its new 32GB 2.5" SATA SSD.The new 32GB SSD is aimed at the mobile sector -- as its 2.5" form factor suggests -- and has a MTBF of four million hours. Read speeds for the new drive are listed at 60MB/sec while the write speeds are pegged at a meager 48MB/sec.The performance fares favorably with Samsung's mainstream 64GB SSD which offers read/write speeds of 65MB/sec and 45MB/sec respectively. Mtron?s outrageously priced SSDs, on the other hand, put both to shame with read speeds of 120MB/sec and write speeds of 90MB/sec."Our new Ridata SSD offers exceptionally consistent high performance in all environments," said Advanced Media President Harvey Liu. "Compared to a traditional HDD the Ridata SSD is smaller; uses half as much power; is ultra lightweight; offers incredibly fast boot and access times; and operates at a low temperature with no m...
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MSI Announces First AMD RD790 Board
2007-10-23 18:04:00
MSI announces its first RD790-based boardMSI today announced its K9A2 Platinum Motherboard based on AMD?s RD790 chipset, officially dubbed the 790FX. The 790FX serves as AMD?s primary single and dual-processor platform and replaces AMD?s antiquated 580X chipset. The new MSI board comes with support for a host of new features, including support for AMD quad-core processors and Crossfire X.The K9A2 Platinum supports all AM2+ processors, which means it will work with AMD?s upcoming Phenom quad-core, tri-core and dual-core desktop processors. Existing AM2 processors are also supported by the newest board BIOS.The 790FX also brings 41 PCIe 2.0 lanes to AMD?s AM2+ platform, allowing manufacturers flexibility in the number of PCIe slots integrated on the board. The K9A2 comes with four PCIe 2.0 x16 slots and supports AMD?s Triple-Play Technology. In addition, MSI goes a step further by offering Quad Crossfire capability on the mainboard. As of right now, AMD has not officially launched Tri...
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640GB PCI Express Flash Drive
2007-10-23 18:01:00
ioDATA drive promises vastly superior enterprise level read and write performance at a hefty priceMost computer users want faster hard drives to aide in faster boot times and application loading. Solid state drives (SSDs) promised to improve our load times and they did to some degree.If a measly 64GB solid state drive just doesn?t cut it for your needs, Fusion-io has a new 640GB flash based hard drive that slips into a PCI-Express x4 slot. Fusion-io promises some very swift speeds from the drive in the neighborhood of 600 Mbytes/sec sustained write speed (4000Mbytes/sec random) and 800 Mbytes/sec sustained read (8,000 Mbytes/sec random).The ioDrive has no moving parts to increase the lifespan and reduce the risk of failure. If more capacity is needed scaling is possible by adding more ioDrive cards to the system. The sustained data transfer rates that Fusion-io promises (PDF) are vastly superior to other enterprise level storage devices on the market such as Ultra SCSI and SAS stora...
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Sun Microsystems Unveils Niagara 2 Servers
2007-10-23 17:51:00
Sun Microsystems announced several new server products that offer better virtualization and energy efficiency capabilities, hoping the number of servers in data centers can be reduced. The Sun SPARC Enterprise T5120 and T5220 servers, announced today, are the first Sun products to utilize the UltraSPARC T2 processor and offer "record-breaking performance with the highest levels of space and energy efficiency." Though both products support up to 64GB of memory, the T5120 is a 1U product that can equip 64GB of memory; the T5220 is a 2U server designed for eight hard drives.The T5120 and T5220 carry price tags of $13,995 and $14,995 respectively, with international availability now.All three products ship with either 1.2GHz or 1.4GHz processors, though the 1.4GHz ships with eight cores while 1.2GHz comes with four or six cores, depending on consumer demands.Sun recently announced the Sun Fire X4450 and X4150 servers, which use Intel Xeon quad-core processing technology. Both new pro...
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Logitech's AudioHub for Notebooks
2007-09-16 09:06:00
One of the pitfalls to using a notebook exclusively is that it tends to have speakers that are not that great for those wanting to listen to music and watch movies. One of the other problems is that notebooks tend to lack the USB ports important to users with lots of gadgets and peripherals.Logi tech has a new item called the AudioHub that aims to remedy both of these common notebook shortcomings. The AudioHub is a 2.1 speaker system designed to sit behind your notebook. The two satellite speakers are width adjustable allowing you to position them to the sides of your notebook rather than having them behind the computer where some of the sound is blocked.In addition to having movable satellite speakers, a built-in subwoofer offers improved levels of bass and the speakers use a three-chamber design. A three port Hi-speed USB hub is built into the AudioHub as well to provide more connectivity options for USB devices. One single USB connection from the AudioHub to your PC powers the spe...
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Logitech Announces Bluetooth Cordless MediaBoard Pro
2007-09-16 09:04:00
Logitech announced an updated version of their Cordless MediaBoard for PS3 called the Cordless MediaBoard Pro today. The original MediaBoard used a matte silver finish, which did nothing to go along with the looks of the PS3.With the updated Cordless MediaBoard Pro, Logitech uses a glossy black chassis for the keyboard that looks like it came with the PS3. The main difference between the new MediaBoard Pro and the old MediaBoard is in the connection of the keyboard to the PS3. The original MediaBoard uses a USB transceiver plugged into one of the PS3?s front USB ports.The new Cordless MediaBoard Pro uses Bluetooth connectivity just like the Sony Sixaxis controllers so no USB adapter is required. If you are using your PS3 for media playback, you will be glad to hear that the MediaBoard Pro has a 10-meter wireless range. An integrated touchpad eliminates the need for a mouse.Logitech also included an assortment of media keys to make accessing the web browser and movie menus easier. Po...
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SuperTalent Brings "Sexy" To DDR3
2007-09-14 15:46:00
SuperTalent today announced its new Project X DDR3 memory kits, which it deems the most advanced DDR3 memory kits available. The new Project X DDR3 modules feature a large passive cooling solution that provides more surface area and aluminum mass. The Project X cooler somewhat resembles Corsair?s DOMINATOR cooler, found on DDR2 memory modules."These kits support obscene clock speeds, carefully tuned latencies, and incorporate an advanced thermal dissipater that makes them as sexy as they are fast," Super Talent Marketing Director Joe James said.SuperTalent offers two Project X kits, which the company hand tests with ASUS P5K3 Deluxe motherboards, in dual channel configurations. The available Project X modules come in 2x1GB kits with speeds of DDR3-1800 and DDR3-1600. Timings for the DDR3-1800 kit is 7-7-7-21 and requires 2.0-volts, while the lower speed rated DDR3-1600 kit has 7-6-6-18 timings and requires 1.8-volts.Expect to pay $599 for the DDR3-1800 and $549 for the DDR3-1600 ?se...
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BiTMICRO Announces 416GB SSD
2007-09-14 15:34:00
When it comes to solid state disks (SSDs), pricing concerns have ensured that consumers only see relatively small storage capacities. While traditional mobile 2.5" HDDs can be had in capacities of up to 300GB, typical consumer SSDs are only available in sizes of 32GB or 64GB. Despite those meager capacities, pricing hovers around $450 and $1,000 respectively for both.Some manufacturers have bucked the trend by offering larger capacity SSDs aimed at industrial and military markets. Mtron, Adtron and PQI offer SSDs in capacities of up to 128GB, 160GB and 256GB respectively.Thanks to the latest bit of news to come through the DailyTech inbox, we can report that BiTMICRO is surpassing all rivals with a 416GB 2.5" ATA-133 SSD. The E-Disk Altima family of SSDs (4GB to 416GB) uses single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash memory and offer 133MB/sec burst speeds. BiTMICRO also claims that the drive has sustained read/write speeds of 100MB/sec and can crank out 20,000 Random IOPS."The launch of the...
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Seagate 1TB HDD With Native Encryption
2007-09-08 17:25:00
Seagate this week announced two new hard drives for desktops and notebook computers. The new desktop hard drive is a 1TB 3.5-inch internal drive with integrated government-grade encryption technology to keep data safe from unauthorized users. The drive is called the Barracuda FDE for full disk encryption and is the world?s first 3.5-inch desktop hard drive with native encryption and uses the same technology as the Momentus FDE notebook hard drives.Seagate employs AES, which is the strongest level of commercially available encryption protocols. The Barracuda FDE encrypts the entire drive?s contents for full protection when the system is off. Booting a computer with a Baraccuda FDE drive requires the user to enter a pre-boot password. The Barracuda FDE desktop drive is available in capacities up to 1TB and has a 7200-rpm spindle speed.Additionally, Seagate also introduced a new notebook drive -- the Momentus 5400.4. The new Momentus notebook drive uses a standard 2.5-inch form factor ...
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Two New Blu-ray Disc Players from Sony
2007-09-07 15:44:00
Sony announced that it will be adding two new Blu-ray Disc players to its roster of high-definition movie players. Joining the $499 entry-level BDP-S300 sometime this fall will be two higher-end machines.The BDP-S500, set to retail for about $700, features full 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema output, 7.1 channel linear PCM and Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, as well as DTS-HD High Resolution Audio bitstream output via HDMI version 1.3.The new players also support AVCHD discs encoded with x.v.Color (xvYCC) technology, an international standard for wide color space. The standard expands the current data range of video by about 1.8 times, allowing the players to output more natural and vivid colors.At the very top end of Sony?s offerings is the BDP-S2000ES ? the first Blu-ray Disc player in the company?s "Elevated Standard" (ES) line. Interestingly enough, this $1,300 player shares the exact same feature set as the cheaper BDP-S500, but does boast several differences in construction tha...
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Toshiba 160GB 1.8-inch Hard Disk Drives
2007-09-07 15:41:00
Storage capacity never ceases to increase, while form factor appears to move in the inverse direction. Toshiba Storage Device Division announced its 160GB 1.8-inch hard disk drive. The new drive uses the CE-ATA interface ? designed for optimal performance and power utilization in small devices ? and marks the first drive from Toshiba with the technology.In addition to the two-platter 160GB drive, Toshiba will also offer a single-platter 80GB model. Both drives achieve an areal density of 353 megabits per square millimetre (228 gigabits per square inch). In addition to increased capacity, Toshiba has reduced the power consumption of the 160GB HDD to 0.002W/GB, which is 33 percent less than the previous 1.8-inch 100GB model, said the company."Toshiba's new 1.8-inch HDDs build on our long-time leadership in this key product segment and gives CE manufacturers the tools to create smaller, lighter and more compelling handheld devices," said Scott Maccabe, vice president and general manag...
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Shuttle's New SP35P2 Pro SFF Rig Supports 1333 FSB
2007-09-07 15:37:00
Shuttle today introduced a new small form factor computer aimed at gamers: the SP35P2 Pro. This barebone system is designed to work with the latest Intel dual core and quad core parts and future 45 nm CPUs all with a 1333 MHz front side bus.For security both in the home and on the go Shuttle integrated a finger print reader into the computer. Speed-Link is a function integrated into the system that allows PC-to-PC communications across a USB cable at high speed.The case used in the SP35P2 Pro is made form aluminum and has a brushed black finish. Inside the case the mainboard has one PCI Express X16 slot that is suitable for dual slot graphics cards. External drive bays include one 5.25-inch drive bay and one 3.5-inch drive bay with an additional pair of internal 3.5-inch drive bays.The chipset used in the system is the Intel P35 Express with the ICH9R controller hub. A 400 Watt ATX mini power supply is included that is certified for 80% or greater energy efficiency. Four memory slot...
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LG Second-Gen Dual-Format HD DVD/Blu-ray Player
2007-09-07 15:35:00
At the Consumer Electronics Show 2007, LG launched the industry?s first dual-format high-definition player that was capable of playing both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD media. While LG?s $1,200 player ? model designation BH100 ? did play both formats, its support for special interactive features such as picture-in-picture were completely lacking.LG is now looking to right the wrongs of its first attempt at a dual-format player with the announcement of a second-generation player dubbed the BH200. The new model is due in mid-October and will sell for around $1,000.Like the earlier model, the BH200 will play both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc movies ? but added in the new model is support for interactive features on both formats. LG says that BH200 will support both HDi for HD DVD and BD-Java ? adhering to the new features mandated by the Blu-ray Disc Association earlier this year.Source from DailyTechAlthough LG was the first arrival to the dual-format game, it isn?t the only one playing for bot...
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HP Unveils First Collaboration with Voodoo PC
2007-09-07 15:31:00
HP and Voodoo PC are set to unveil the fruition of their efforts after the acquisition of Voodoo PC in the form of a new enthusiast oriented gaming machine next week ? the HP Blackbird 002. The new HP Blackbird 002 sports a completely new chassis design, built from the ground up for looks, performance and versatility.The new Blackbird 002 chassis features a completely aluminum chassis sporting a wedge-shaped design. HP?s Blackbird 002 features a hover design, where the chassis sits on a cast aluminum stand for a hovering look. The cast aluminum stand raises the chassis off the ground to provide airflow to the system?s 1100 Watt power supply mounted at the bottom of the chassis. The stand can also support up to 600 pounds, allowing users to stand on the system or set a couple concrete blocks on it.HP touts the Blackbird 002?s superior thermal capabilities. The Blackbird 002 features a sealed, maintenance free water-cooling system. The water-cooling system cools the processor and gra...
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