Today for review Seagate has sent me over one of their FreeAgent Go drives, specifically the 500gb version. I’ve taken a look at quite a few Seagate products in the past and I’ve always liked them, the same goes for the one I have today. The FreeAgent Go is small and portable and relatively fast, …
Apricorn has just launched a portable and handy USB DVD writer called the EZ Writer II. IT can record dual layer DVDs so you can burn quite a bit of data if you need to on the go. As a back-to-school special Apricorn is offering a $25 rebate on it bringing the cost down to …
It’s about time prices have dropped on USB 3.0 hardware surely. The new eGO portable hard drives feature hardware encryption and are built tough to withstand abuse like drops and anything else your average day can throw at them. USB 3.0 Transition Timeline for Iomega Portable Hard Drives Iomega plans to move …
So this is interesting, a portable DVD player with built-in Flo Tv. The DVD player is from Audiovox, model DFL 710, and it’s 7” in size with a 16:9 screen that allows you to watch DVDs and live TV via the Flo Tv service. I have to ask though what’s …
Seagate recently released the FreeAgent GoFlex series of products that put a unique spin on portable hard drives and how we can use them. The GoFlex series is meant to be, as the name suggests, flexible and they are in that the drive itself can be used with many types of interfaces by just …
Just like the title up there says, Seagate is now offering the FreeAgent Go portable hard drive with movies already on it. You can get the new Star trek for free, and there will be up to 20 more movies on the drive that users can purchase an unlock key for. Prices …
Arctic Cooling seems to be getting into much more than just cooling. They just launched a mobile USB charger with solar panel that will work with most any mobile type of device like cell phones, mp3 players and portable gaming systems. It comes with tips for Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Nokia and Motorola …
Interesting name, wonder what it means? Anyway, Toshiba just announced these portable drives with the odd names in several sizes for 500gb up to 1TB with prices ranging from $120 to $200. They’re made to be a backup solution for your computers and they come with NTI BackupNow EZ software that is …
Now this is a secure hard drive.. Combination keypad built right in and 256bit AES hardware based encryption as well. I guess if you have use for something like this then this is the one you would choose huh? It’s 2.5” for factor and you can get regular mechanical HDD or SSDs …
I love my many monitors, I run four right now.. but this one here is one that I can certainly add to my wish list of things that I want or need… It’s a 13” monitor from a company called MEDL Tech, and it’s battery powered with a supposed life of 5 …
Is it me or is everything becoming specialized? Even hard drives now are being made for certain purposes, I mean it’s a hard drive, you put stuff on it right?! What makes it so different form any other one?! Apparently the folks over at Western Digital think a hard drive isn’t just …
Mac owners rejoice! You now get your very own passport! Yes the new WD Passport Studio is formatted for Macs. It comes in 320gb, 500gb and 640gb capacities and features hardware based 356bit encryption to keep your data nice and safe. Price ranges from $150 to $200 depending on capacity of course. …
Back in October of 2008 I took a look at the ScanSnap S300 Mobile Scanner and I found it to be a great little scanner that I still use on occasion, today though they’ve announced a new model to the ScanSnap line up, the S1300 which works on both Macs and PCs. …
I don’t know about you but I’m getting tired of the Michael Jackson themed products out there now. Yes I know he was a great artist and all but I think they might be going a bit overboard with it all.. Anyway, if you’re into MJ and you happen to need a new portable hard …
Last week I took a look at the Verbatim Clon Portable Hard drive, this week I’ve got another Verbatim portable HDD called the InSight. It’s a 500gb capacity drive that’s 2.5” in size, but what makes it special is the LCD display that shows the remaining capacity even when the InSight is powered off. …
Ah, the NAS box! I’ve got a thing for NAS boxes, that doesn’t sound right does it? Anyway, I like NAS boxes, I like them much more than external hard drives, they’re just so much more useful than an external hard drive really, everyone can access them and you can access them from anywhere in …
Today I’ve got a brief review for you of another product from Speck, it’s called the TwoZip and it’s made to be a case for carrying you 2.5” hard drive around, but it can be used for anything really. The TwoZip gets it’s name because it has two zippers on it for the two …
Today for review I’ve got the Vantec NexStar Universal Storage Adapter, it’s a long name but it can do quite a bit. This product will allow you to access both SATA and IDE 2.5” and 3.5” drives along with 5.25” SATA and IDE Optical drives and even 66 types of memory cards, so it does live up to it’s name or being a universal adapter.
It’s my opinion that you can never have enough desktop space, and by that I mean monitors. Using one monitor just doesn’t cut it for me, I’ve got way too much going on at any one time. I went from one LCD up to two LCDs, then three LCDs and now I have four …
Yesterday I posted a review of a 2.5” hard drive enclosure, today I figured I would follow it with a 2.5” external hard drive review. Today I have the Cirago 250GB Portable USB Hard Drive for review. The CST5250 is one of the smallest 2.5” external hard drives I’ve come across, making it very …
Back in early August I took a look at the Envizen Duo Box 7” portable DVD player and TV, and I found it wasn’t a bad product, but I didn’t really care for the external battery pack. They’re recently released a second generation of the Duo Box and asked me to take a look …
Netbooks are amazing things that have changed the way we look at laptops and our mobile world. They’ve become very popular, not only for their low cost but for their portability. The portability, and small size of a netbook comes at a cost though, the majority …
Our portable audio devices have become almost essential to out daily lives, we take them with us most places we go because we like to take our music with us. When I take my mp3 player with me, it’s usually to help block …
I may have to get one of these! Previously the portable DVD player did nothing more than read DVDs and CDs. But now, a revolutionary new line of portable DVD players can save data from disks to SD cards as well almost eliminating the gap between portable DVD and netbook. …
About one week ago I took a look at the Thermaltake Max 4 USB and eSATA external hard drive, and I found it was a decent product. Today for review I’ve got another Thermaltake External Hard Drive Enclosure called the Vi-on. This one is very different from the …
This looks interesting, but is it really needed? I mean how hard is it to right-click –> properties to find how much space you have left? On in Vista it just shows you under My Computer how much capacity you have.. It’s a neat idea to have the display there, but is it needed? …
We live in a mobile society obviously, everywhere you’ll see people with their mobile devices, be them phones, MP3 players or laptops, we’re connected no matter where we are. One problem with these portable devices is power, batteries are lasting longer and longer …
Back in June I took a look at the Axion Portable Handheld LCD TV, and a little bit after that I was contacted to review a similar product in that it’s a 7” TV as well, but that’s pretty much where the comparison …
Two Portable Drives and a Network Storage Adapter from Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Gives Users Simple Ways to Share, Protect and Access Their Digital Content As one of the world’s most recognized and trusted brands, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) today unveiled three new consumer products following the acquisition of SimpleTech by …
This looks rather interesting… With two prestigious innovation awards at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show and two years of product testing and development, IDC Design Corporation (www.idcpgs.com) today announced that its Patented ECCO™ Personal Pocket GPS Locator is now available for purchase on Amazon.com (www.amazon.com). “We are pleased that Amazon.com and IDC Design …
About a week ago Seagate announced their new BlackArmor series of External Hard Drives, and they sent me two of them for review, the PS 110 and the WS 110. I posted a brief look at them HERE when they arrived. The BlackArmor series of drives are aimed at professionals and business users, but …
Sounds like a good idea, but I wonder what the battery life is like though? Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) today announced the European launch of an innovative digital picture frame that provides new ways to enjoy and share digital images. The new KODAK EASYSHARE S730 Digital Picture Frame features a built-in rechargeable battery that …
Nothing much to say about this release.. the title says it all… Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is pleased to announce that one of the highest-rated handheld games of all time, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, will be making its way to the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld …
We live in a society orientated around entertaining ourselves, we seem to always have to have a way to keep ourselves occupied during times we’re not busy. TV and vides is probably one of the biggest ways to pass the time across the world, there’s no …
DivX and Blu-Ray and portability, what more could you ask for? Panasonic DMP-B15 allows consumers to enjoy high quality DivX(R) video anywhere SAN DIEGO and TOKYO, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ: DIVX) , a digital media company, and Panasonic Corporation today announced the launch of the …
We live in a very plugged in society, whether it’s our phones, computers or audio players, we’re always jacked into something. For our phones and mp3 players we’ve always got one sort of headphone or earbud in our heads, but there comes a time when we don’t want to use …
I used to always listen the radio when I was younger, but after a while I just got sick of commercials, and now I rarely listen to it, usually it’s when I’ve forgotten to charge my Zune while driving in the car. At one time all I listened to was …
If you haven’t noticed, I haven’t been around for a bit, Tom did a good job filling in for me though. The reason I was MIA is that my Mother died last Monday and it was a bit rough on everyone, still is and will be for some time to come, but life has to …
USB Thumbdrives are nice, but there are times when they just aren’t big enough. Yes they are getting bigger, but not like hard drives, if you need to transport or store large amounts of data a hard drive is the way to go. Today …
We live in a very mobile world, cellphones and MP3 players are a common accessory for most people, but with that comes the responsibility to keep that device charged all of the time. If you’re like me you’ve forgotten more than once to charge your phone or Mp3 player, and …