I-O Data HDH-USR2 External Hard Drive Stops Its Rockin' When You Come A-Knockin'

Previously seen mainly in laptop technology, shock sensing is making its way to external drives. I-O Data's new drive (with 3.5" disk) is available in sizes up to 1TB, and its G-Sensor stops any read-write activity when the drive is jostled. The thing is, it's not bus-powered, so it's not something you'd lug around with your laptop, presumably. Maybe it's designed more for earthquakes than for manquakes. [Akihabara News]

USB-RGB Dongle Adds More Screens to Your Laptop, No Video Output Required

If you're somehow stuck with a notebook that doesn't sport a video or a D-Sub output but are feeling that multiple-monitor itch (for "productivity," right?) as long as you've got a USB port, you're in luck. The USB-RGB is a dongle that lets you add an extra monitor to your system via USB. The $87 price tag strikes me as a bit high, but I'm kind of a cheapskate—I'm good with one monitor per computer. – Matt Buchanan More »

IO-Data USB2-W31RW Card Reader is Monochrome, but Well-Read

This card reader from IO-Data, the USB2-W31RW, comes in black and white, and can read 31 different types of cards—SDHC memory cards, micro SDs, memory sticks, MicroProles, SecuriMinge, SDHoHos, STDs, BumperMong Sticks, Multi-Media Splanges, High-Speed Jezebel Sticks, KrispyKremeKards, MemoryCleet, Fangs4DMemory and HDSpazzTwigs, for starters. What it won't read: credit cards, birthday cards, business cards, bus passes and kidney donor cards. It weighs 120 grams and is now Vista-friendly. – Ad Dugdale More »

I-O Data Joins Blu-Ray Burner Party, Only $712

I know I can't be the only one looking to blow a handsome sum of money ($712) on something as useful as a Blu-ray burner. Good thing I-O Data will have just what I need once February rolls around. Granted, its burner doesn't do anything that other such burners don't already do (its 2X BD-R/BD-RE read/write speed is in line with other manufacturers' efforts), but it is slightly less expensive than the big guys' offerings. And as soon as you can effectively backup PS3 games (and I can afford a PS3), Blu-ray burners will look all the more attractive. – Nicholas Deleon More »

I-O Data to Release HDMC-U Water, Shock Resistant HDD

I-O Data is set to release a rubber-coated USB hard drive called the HDMC-U. This is being touted as a water and shock resistant hard drive. The last time I check some flash drives were already liquid resistant. Oh well. The 12GB beast will be available in the middle of this month, just in time for the extreme holiday adventures that could put your 12GB porn collection at risk. More »

I-OData USB2-C9RWG SDHC 16-In-1 Card Reader

If you didn't pick up the SanDisk 4GB SDHC card with card reader, I-O Data has another way for you to get your SDHC goodness onto your computer. Their USB2-C9RWG sixteen-in-one card reader is SDHC compatible, as well as fitting memory stocks, compact flash and SD cards. A couple other shapes are there on the unit but it's hard to tell just by the pictures. More »

I O Data External HDD: Able to Withstand Nuclear Attack, Hulk Smash

The is latest line of external hard drives from I O Data. These drives are built for durability. They even comply with Department of Defense standards. The drives can resist up to 220 pounds of pressure. Sure, they may prevent Hulk from smashing your drive—rendering your hentai collection useless—but who is to say he won't just delete all of the files? I guess the DoD doesn't have any kind of file security standards, just durability standards. More »

I-O Data USB Key With Free Software

Remember how TaxCut was shipped on a Kingston 256MB Flash drive? This is kind of like that, except the drives come with free software like OpenOffice, Migo, Pass2Go and ACDSee—though the last three are demos. The USB drives come in 512MB, 1GB and 2GB sizes. An interesting idea for people who don't have broadband to download OpenOffice or demos. – Jason Chen More »

IOData LCD-TV241XBR 24-Inch LCD TV

We've never known IOData for making TVs—mostly peripherals such as the USB USB and the EasyDisk. But the their new LCD-TV241XBR has full HD resolution at 1920x1200, so who are we to say what they can't do? More »

I-O Data HTH-USR for Nervous Nellies

If you get all butterfinger-y when you're holding a running hard disk, the I-O Data HTH-USR might just save your ass. It has a 3D G-sensor that can tell if the drive is about to experience a sudden impact, parking the read/write heads and preventing any data damage. More »

I-O Data 2TB External Hard Disk

Mmmmm, digital storage. Made up of four 7200rpm, 500GB hard disks, this two TB external drive can store all those movies you took of booth babes at E3. In fact, it can probably store this year, last year, and all the years back to when E3 first opened. Of course back then, John Carmack and John Romero making out in a back hall was the only thing worth saving on video. More »

GLAN Tank Media Server

Challenger, the PC power-user brand of Iodata Japan, announced its latest media server product, GLAN Tank, for January 2006. The case packs two 3.5-inch HDDs, each with 250 GB. Compared to former models it also features Gigabit Ethernet, XScale 416 MHz CPU, 128 MB memory, and four USB ports. The OS is Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 and Linux kernel 2.6.8. The server functionality allows usage of iTunes and other network player software, fileserver WebDAV, Telnet, Multicast DNS, FTP and Web publishing. The price will be around $215. More »

Worm Sneaks Onto Hard Drives

Big oops from IO Data. Looks like the Japanese company has shipped a batch of external hard drives that come with a big surprise—a Windows worm. The Tompai-A worm was found in the hard drives, which actually turns the host PC into a malware factory. But because it's not some crazy, brand-new strand of infection, any anti-malware program should guard against it. And hey, it's not here in the US, is it? Finally, the Japanese get something we actually don't want. More »