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Western Digital's Media Center external hard drive
Western Digital's Media Center external hard drive01/07/2004 07:12 PM New external 250GB hard drive from Western Digital that comes with a
built-in Flash memory. The confusingly named Media Center has slots
CompactFlash, Memory Stick,...
Console Drive makes hard drive removable or external
Console Drive makes hard drive removable or external06/04/2004 03:52 PM Addonics Technologies announced on Friday the release of its
Console Drive, which turns a standard 3.5-inch hard drive into
either aremovable internal hard drive cartridge or an external hard
drive thatconnects to your Mac via USB 2.0 or 1.1, FireWire, SCSI or a
PCMCIA slot,depending on the model you choose. Internally, the Console
Drive can connectto a Power Mac's Serial ATA slot. In addition, the
Console Drive acceptsAddonics' series of Pocket CD, DVD, CD-RW and
DVD+/-R/RW drives, all ofwhich are Mac compatible.
Wireless Connection To An External Hard Drive06/14/2004 10:47 PM I have a fairly convoluted set of alternate backup systems that seems
to get more complex every time I have yet another catastrophic hard
drive failure (such as the latest, which occurred two weeks ago).
Right now I have two external USB hard drives, one Mirra backup
server, and an offsite service that scoops up data off of my computer
every few hours and stores it in some hidden location. The second USB
hard drive is because the latest hard drive failure (only a week after
I had been told the machine had been "fixed") happened while I was
away and didn't have access to the other USB hard drive that remained
at home, or the Mirra server which only accepts backups on the local
network. The offsite remote backup worked, but was slow and had
limited space. So, I ended up with another external hard drive to
save whatever data I could get off the old hard drive before it kicked
it for good. When I got back home and went back to my old crappy
desktop (which is here for just these circumstances) I discovered that
the USB connections on this machine no longer work - so I can't
actually access the data saved on the hard drive (though, I can access
older data on the Mirra device). Unfortunately, I can't seem to get
data from the hard drive to the Mirra device, so I'm basically stuck
until I get my laptop back and it has a working USB system. With that
backdrop in mind, it's great that Maxtor and Linksys are teaming up to offer a
wireless way to connect to an external hard drive. Basically,
they've created a bridge that lets an external hard drive connect
directly to a wireless router (which, in some ways, just mimics what
the Mirra backup server is supposed to do, though with fewer
features). Either way, it looks like backup systems are getting
easier and easier, meaning no one has any excuse not to have something
set up these days. Of course, the next time my hard drive fails, I'm
sure I'll need to pick up one of these new systems.
Freecom FHD-XS External Hard Drive With Built-In USB Cable
Freecom FHD-XS External Hard Drive With Built-In USB Cable04/09/2004 03:55 PM JOEL JOHNSON -- Freecom Technologies has announced four external USB
drives, including the good looking FHD-XS, a bus-powered 40GB 1.8-inch
hard drive with an integreated USB cable. If 2003 was the year of Yet
Another Flash Drive, I welcome 2004 as the year of Yet Another USB
Hard Drive. Read...
Maxtor To Ship External Hard Drive For PVRs
Maxtor To Ship External Hard Drive For PVRs04/27/2004 04:12 PM Maxtor Corp. said Tuesday that it will ship an external hard drive
specifically designed to connect to personal video recorders.
TikiMac intros Kuna external hard drive
TikiMac intros Kuna external hard drive07/06/2004 10:14 AM TikiMac on Tuesday announced Kuna, a
new aluminum-clad external hard disk drive in capacities from 120GB to
400GB. The drive features two FireWire 400 ports and a USB 2.0 port,
and features an interlocking design that permits users to stack
multiple Kuna drives horizontally to save space. TikiMac uses 7200RPM
hard drive mechanisms with 8MB caches. Prices range from US$169.99 to
$499.99 depending on capacity.
Maxtor, Linksys to debut wireless external hard drive
Western Digital Introduces Revolutionary Drive01/08/2004 08:22 PM Western Digital has introduced plug-in hard drive that reads eight
memory card types. It will be available in Hard-Drive sizes...
Kodak expands digital camera line
Kodak expands digital camera line02/12/2004 11:19 AM Eastman Kodak Company has introduced several new digital cameras and a
new professional printer...
Thanko introduces a new version of their DivX/other
media playing external hard drive case with the "NOAX SSV HDD PLAYER."
This version retains the same DivX/VCD/MPEG-1/2 playback glory of
previous models, but adds a much-needed 5.1ch coaxial digital output
for those of you with systems that support such a thing.
Oops, I almost forgot about these new cameras
announced from JVC - the ones they've been hyping up to no end as
their big "mystery product." Basically, they're camcorders with hard
drives in them - a 4GB microdrive, to be exact. They look pretty cool
and everything, but they're really most interesting because they are
the first consumer camcorder with a built-in hard drive, not because
they do anything particularly unique. That being said, I fully support
this idea, and think most consumer recording technology should move to
hard drives as soon as possible (I'll be waiting until you can get
something with a bigger hard drive than 4GB for less than $1,500,
though).
Both models (the GZ-MC100 and the GZ-MC200) can record up to 9Mbps
in MPEG2, though, which is DVD quality.
The Vosonic X'S-Drive Pro VP 300 is 40GB external
hard drive that is clunky, cheap-looking, has a crappy text-only
integrated screen, plays MP3s, but not WMA, AAC, or OGG Vorbis, and
can only read from one card from its card reader at a time. So why
would any photographer want it? Because it's cheap, it does the
primary job it was designed to do (act as remote backup for memory
cards), and can accept as many additional 2.5-inch laptop hard drives
as you want to swap into it, meaning that all other things aside, you
can purchase this single $335 drive and continue to upgrade it for
only the price of additional hard drives. Read -
Hard disk: X'S-Drive Pro VP 300 [BIOS]
Coming soon: External SATA hard drives
Coming soon: External SATA hard drives01/10/2004 12:27 AM External hard drives offer easy and practical storage, but they aren't
as speedy as the internal models - yet. Vendors working on a new
technical specification say that the first fast, new models of
external drives could ship by midyear.
Iomega intros new external hard drives
Iomega intros new external hard drives03/17/2005 04:02 AM Iomega Corp. on Wednesday added two new series of hard drives to its
line-up: a new Iomega Portable Hard Drive in capacities as high as
100GB and the External Hard Drive Silver Series, with as much as 250GB
of storage. The diminutive Iomega Portable Hard Drive draws power over
a USB 2.0 port and uses a 2.5-inch disk that spins at 4200rpm. It
comes with Iomega Automatic Backup and MusicMatch Jukebox software and
is compatible with all versions of Mac OS X. 40GB (US$119.95), 60GB
($149.95) and 80GB ($199.95) capacities are available now while the
100GB ($299.95) version will ship during the second quarter.
Linksys and Maxtor have teamed up to offer a wireless device that
will allow you to hook up a hard-drive to it. I am going to get one of
these as soon as they are available as I have some spare drives laying
around that could go to good use. [Cnet]
10.3: Use an external DVD drive with DVD Player 4.0
10.3: Use an external DVD drive with DVD Player 4.011/02/2003 07:37 PM DVD Player 4.0 now supports playback from external DVD drives without
requiring a patch (as it did in Jaguar). However, the Panther
installer will not install DVD Player by default if you don't have an
internal drive, so you ...
SimpleTech offers 160, 250GB external hard drives
SimpleTech offers 160, 250GB external hard drives02/10/2004 10:41 AM SimpleTech Inc. is better
known for their flash memory and RAM products, but the company also
offers conventional external hard disks for Mac and PC users looking
for more storage capacity. The company has announced its 160GB and
250GB SimpleDrive External Hard Drives, to be unveiled at the Photo
Marketing Association (PMA) trade show that kicks off later this week.
Iomega REV 35/90GB External Drive
Iomega REV 35/90GB External Drive05/13/2004 11:05 AM Review: Iomega's replacement for their ZIP and JAZ drives is here,
with greatly increased capacity and performance. Is it a better
solution than optical media, external hard drives, or tape backup
systems?
Digistor offers 4x external DVD-R drive
Digistor offers 4x external DVD-R drive06/04/2004 10:56 AM San Jose, Calif.-based peripheral maker Digistor has released its 4x Ultra Slim External DVD Super Multi Drive. The compact,
DVD-R-capable slot-loading drive sports USB 2.0 and FireWire
interfaces, and cost US$245. It can write DVD-Rs at up to 4x speed,
DVD-RWs at 2x, DVD-RAM at 2X, CD-Rs at 16x and CD-RWs at 8x. It
measures 6.5 x 5.5 x 1 inch, weighs 1.05 pounds and can be powered
from a 6-pin FireWire interface. The 4x Ultra Slim External DVD Super
Multi Drive does not come with Mac-compatible DVD burning software,
but Digistor makes Roxio Toast 6 Lite available for $15 when purchased
with the drive.
OWC adds 250GB external FireWire drive03/14/2003 02:10 PM Other World Computing (OWC) today announced the addition of a 250GB
drive to its popular line of Mercury Elite Pro external FireWire
storage solutions...
USB 2.0 External Drive with Fingerprint-Based Security
Thanko Limited today announced a new 2.5-inch hard drive
case dubbed the "Victoria 120," which uses a combination of
fingerprint recognition and hardware level encryption in an attempt to
secure your precious data from third parties. The model including a
20GB hard drive costs about $260 USD, so all I can say is "use
sparingly."
Thankfully, Thanko has applied a bit of forward thinking to the
product; it uses hardware level encryption, including the boot sector,
so if someone were to bust out your hard drive from its fingerprint
prison, they still wouldn't be able to access your junk too
easily. As always, trust no one, especially us.
New: MacWay AluICE 400GB external drive06/04/2004 10:56 AM MacWay expanded its external drive offerings with the AluICE 400GB, a
single-drive FireWire device that uses the Hitachi/IBM Deskstar 7k400
400GB/7200 RPM drive.
Maxtor announces OneTouch II external drive
Maxtor announces OneTouch II external drive09/20/2004 08:33 AM Maxtor has announced the OneTouch II external drive, offering an
exclusive version of Dantz Retrospect backup software, a Maxtor
DriveLock security feature for added data protection and more powerful
restore capabilities, including historical backup recovery...
FireWire Hard Drives: Portable, Desktop External Storage Devices Compared
Apple To Address Panther, External FireWire Drive Issues
Apple To Address Panther, External FireWire Drive Issues10/30/2003 08:16 PM "Apple has identified an issue with external FireWire hard drives
using the Oxford 922 bridge chip-set with firmware version 1.02 that
can result in the loss of data stored on the disk drive." By Jim
Darlymple (MacCentral via MyAppleMenu)
Apple to address Panther, external FireWire drive issues
Apple to address Panther, external FireWire drive issues10/30/2003 09:21 PM Apple Computer Inc. has responded to concerns from its users that Mac
OS X Panther disables or corrupts files on external FireWire 800 hard
disks. Users began reporting the issues to Apple shortly after the
release of the operating system on October 24, 2003.
Tools Of The Trade: Maxtor's external hard drives for storing data from overloaded computers
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Elpac Launches New Line of Medical Power Supplies - 28 New Open Frame and External Models Available
Elpac Launches New Line of Medical Power Supplies - 28 New Open Frame and External Models Available03/19/2005 03:13 AM Elpac Electronics, Inc., a worldwide leader in accelerating the design
and manufacture of superior-quality power supplies and custom docking
stations, today announced that the firm is expanding its power supply
offering for the medical device market by introducing 28 new open
frame and external models. [PRWEB Mar 19, 2005]
Western Digital sues Cornice06/30/2004 09:52 AM The Register Jun 30 2004 1:35PM GMT Grok Description matches for Western Digital expands external hard drive line GrokA matches for Western Digital expands external hard drive line
I found out about Quicksilver via Ted Leung a couple of days ago, and it's already
become an indispensable part of my OS X desktop. On the surface,
Quicksilver is very similar to LaunchBar which I'd
tried and liked but not enough to justify the price tag. LaunchBar
lets you launch any application on your system by hitting CMD+space
and typing enough of the name to highlight the application you want.
Quicksilver takes the same idea but expands it to cover address book
entries, iTunes playlists, documents, bookmarks and more. It's
incredibly slick, highly configurable and doesn't cost a penny.
Beta: QuickSilver 1.0b2204/14/2004 10:28 AM Recent changes in the file launcher include iTunes support,
preliminary bookmark support for various browsers, preliminary Email
Item support, and more.
Beta: QuickSilver 1.0b25r2
Beta: QuickSilver 1.0b25r208/16/2004 10:09 AM The keyboard file launcher adds architecture changes, Sherlock
support, OmniWeb and Internet Explorer history support, an improved
command-line tool, and improved AppleScript and shell script actions.
10.4: Launch Dashboard Widgets using QuickSilver
10.4: Launch Dashboard Widgets using QuickSilver06/24/2005 09:44 PM This is pretty basic, but it's a much nicer way of launching Widgets
than the somewhat clunky interface that Apple currently provides.
Just add the /Library/Widgets and your user's Library/Widgets folders
to Quicksilver's ca...
BEA's Quicksilver expected in 2005
BEA's Quicksilver expected in 200505/25/2004 07:27 PM SAN FRANCISCO - BEA Systems Inc. will distribute an early test version
of Quicksilver, a messaging product designed to help customers deploy
a services oriented architecture (SOA), with the next major release of
its WebLogic server software, company officials said Tuesday.
Kanguru redesigns QuickSilver hard drive
Kanguru redesigns QuickSilver hard drive02/05/2005 09:19 PM Kanguru Solutions on Thursday announced a redesigned QuickSilver
External Hard Drive. Available with USB 2.0-only and Firewire 400/USB
2.0 combination interfaces, the QuickSilver now sports a new alloy
casing that better dissipates heat during prolonged use, and can be
stacked horizontally or stood vertically. An LED glows blue when the
drive is operating. Kanguru's QuickSilver line features 7200RPM drives
and is available in capacities ranging from 80GB to 400GB.
QuickSilver Controls, Inc. Adds Modbus® to their Integrated Servomotors
QuickSilver Controls, Inc. Adds Modbus® to their Integrated Servomotors05/31/2004 02:13 PM QuickSilver Controls has now added the popular Modbus® protocol to its
SilverMax® line of integrated servomotors. This allows the motors to
communicate with the host using an industry standardized protocol.
[PRWEB Dec 19, 2003]
Display real-time radio station info using Quicksilver
Display real-time radio station info using Quicksilver04/05/2005 11:49 AM I routinely listen to KEXP while studying, and listening to hear the
name of a song I like is a pain. Luckily, KEXP puts up real-time song
info for every track played. Going to the site, or even keeping it
open, is too much w...
Maxtor has a new version of their external hard disk and
backup solution, the OneTouch II. Available in 250GB or 300GB versions
(7200RPM, 16MB cache, FireWire, USB 2.0), the new drives will come
bundled with Dantz Retrospect backup software that should allow you to
retain a series of incremental backups with history, so that if you'd
like to retrieve an older version of a document - like say from a
couple weeks back - you can pull up the older version even if you've
made multiple changes. As the drive fills up, it will start axing
older versions to free up space.
There's also a DriveLock feature which password protects the
contents of the drive if it is powered down, but it's not clear if
this could just be defeated by removing the drive itself from the
chassis or if all the data is saved in an encrypted form at all times
(I suspect the former).
Maxtor Muffled01/22/2004 12:46 PM Down on Seagate's warning, Maxtor issues a disappointing forecast of
its own.
Maxtor drives in reverse
Maxtor drives in reverse07/21/2004 07:45 PM Following a quarterly loss at rival Seagate, disk-drive maker Maxtor
announces red ink for the June quarter.
I had a bad file on my Maxtor OneTouch drive so I ran XP's error
correction tool on
the drive. But since then the laptop to which I usually
connect the drive slowed
down drastically to a point where the laptop was rendered useless
and a source of
noise as well (it's two fans were on all the time).
Typical solutions on XP slowdown didn't fix the problem but, when
pulled the drive
as well as the USB adapter (the laptop came with only USB 1.0
support) and rebooted,
the problem disappeared. Reconnecting the drive made the
problem appear again.
Since there wasn't any process that was causing the CPU load, I
think it was something
related to the drive at the driver level.
Now the drive is connected to my desktop and seems to be working
just fine.
I'll just have to remember not do check the drive for errors.
Backup storage
you can't check for errors makes no sense but 250G is 250G.
Maxtor Shared Storage and OS X (10.3.8)04/11/2005 02:58 PM The Maxtor Shared Storage unit is available as a 200 or 300 GB NAS,
with two additional USB 2.0 ports for attaching additional storage
drives (4GB FAT32 maximum, so I have read, but I have personally not
attempted to access a...
Maxtor Reports Increased Revenues01/22/2004 11:37 AM Although Maxtor Corp. reported both increased sales and revenue
compared with a year ago, company executives said channel resellers
apparently held onto inventory to negotiate better deals.
Maxtor Cuts 400 Jobs To Cut Costs
Maxtor Cuts 400 Jobs To Cut Costs07/02/2004 07:43 PM Disk-drive maker Maxtor Corp. said Thursday evening that the company
would trim up to 500 positions worldwide in a bid to cut costs, part
of a lowered earnings forecast.
Linksys, Maxtor Team Up For NAS Device
Linksys, Maxtor Team Up For NAS Device06/15/2004 01:11 PM Linksys Corp. has developed an intermediary device designed to tie
into routers and turn hard drives into network-attached-storage
arrays.
Maxtor intros OneTouch II FW/USB 2 drive09/20/2004 03:00 PM Maxtor introduced on Monday the OneTouch II external drive, which
features one button that activates Dantz Retrospect Express and
performs a data back-up based on the user's pre-selected preferences.
The OneTouch II features FireWire and USB 2.0 interfaces, 7200 rpm
with a 16MB cache, 250GB (US$329.95) or 300GB ($379.95) capacities,
DriveLock for password-protecting its contents, the ability to use it
as a boot drive and more. Maxtor noted that additional drive
capacities will be rolled out later in the year. System requirements
call for Mac OS X v10.1.2, v10.2.4 or v10.3 or higher with 128MB
RAM.
Western Digital expands external hard drive line
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