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Environmental Tech, R & D, Storage
Korean Engineers Improve Lithium Batteries Efficiency By 90%
11.12.08 | Permalink | 14 Comments

Its easy to go through life using your shiny new power hungry gadgets without ever giving a thought to the advances in battery technology that make it all possible. There has been growing concern over the years about batteries abilities to keep up with portable electronics demands. Lucky for us there are men like South [...]
Storage
Samsung SpinPoint N2 1.8″ 120GB Hard Drive
08.28.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Samsung Electronics has announced the release of the worlds smallest hard drive. The new SpinPoint N2 comes in at 1.8” HD (about the size of a credit card). The SpinPoint N2 can store more than 40,000 MP3 files or 100 HD quality movies. It spins at 4200rpm with read and write [...]
Storage
LG N4B1 To Offer NAS With Blu-ray burning
08.26.08 | Permalink | Comment?

LG has unveiled its new N4B1 network attached storage (NAS) device with a built-in Blu-ray drive. The device offers advanced data management features and is suitable for home and small business users who need to manage large amounts of data. The NAS can store up to 4TB of data. Special features include three USB 2.0 [...]
Laptop, Storage
Dell offers SSD Option for XPS M1330 and M1530
08.12.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Last year Dell launched its uber thin/light weight XPS M1330 and M1530 laptop computers which moved a large number of units. Now Dell has added an SSD option for two of their XPS notebooks.
A128GB Samsung SSD will run you $450 extra, the average consumer will likely not be interested. For the more adventourous out there [...]
Peripheral, Storage
Human C&C Cellink USB Micro SD Reader
03.25.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Human C&C has released a neat little product that acts as a go between for you cell phone and computer. The device acts as a USB thumb drive that can pivot to connect your phone to your computer. The Cellink allows you to charge your phone, transfer files, and allows you to read and write [...]
Audio/Video, HDTV, Storage
Samsung Cancels Their BD-UP5500 Blu-Ray HD DVD Combo Player
03.06.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Samsung has canceled all plans to manufacture their recently announced Blu-Ray - HD DVD combo player. The player was on display at this years CES and was seen as a replacement for the previously released Samsung BD-UP5o00 combo player that had been plagued by problems.
The floor is open to speculation on the reason behind [...]
Storage
Worlds First: Samsung 32GB NAND Flash Memory
11.16.06 | Permalink | Comment?

Samsung showcased their brand new 32GB NAND flash-based solid state disk (SSD) in a thick pained glass showcase at this years KES.
So what is flash memory and why should you care? For starters the flash memory has no moving parts unlike a traditional hard drive saving on space and power consumption while boosting the read [...]