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review

Lightning Review: Datto Network Storage With Offsite Backup

The Gadget: Datto's Backup NAS, a 100/500GB network storage device that automatically uploads whatever is on it to Datto's servers, giving you an off-site copy of your important information in case of a catastrophic loss. More »

5:00 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Jason Chen
5,018 views, 42 comments

Latest by null: Too expensive. I use a direct attached Western Digital MyBook drive (e-sata, usb, firewire 800 and 400) that has two 1TB drives with a RAID controller that I've configured for RAID-1. It cost less than $500 with the drives. And more »

cellphones

Phone Charger Doubles as Data Backup Unit, Triples as an SD Card Reader

There are other methods of backing up your cellphone contacts, but integrating that capability into a cellphone charger makes a lot of sense from a convenience standpoint. Plus, throwing in the ability read your SD/MMC cards doesn't hurt either. It can even act as a portable battery backup in a pinch. The cleverly titled "Data-backup mobile phone charger" (also referred to as the VT-100 elsewhere) works with most major phone brands and can be used for PMPs, digital cameras and other gadgets strictly as a portable power supply. The device is available for around $30 US. [Longshow via Gizmag and Alibaba]

3:30 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Sean Fallon
1,954 views, 14 comments

Latest by OtioseScandal: @scarbrtj Hm... I prefer Hextuples. ...though Sextuple sounds like a fun night involving 3 or more women that look the same. more »

gadgets

Datto Backup NAS Automatically Mirrors Data Onto Remote Servers

Although this 500GB Datto NAS backup seems to be targeted towards small businesses, most of us on Giz have enough data lying around our computers for it to be worthwhile to us as well. The Datto comes in two models, 100 and 500GB, and both automatically back up whatever data's on it to the Datto servers in case your house gets destroyed by Godzilla and the Cloverfield monster playing footsies. More »

6:50 PM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Jason Chen
4,036 views, 15 comments

apple

Apple Time Capsule Confirmed Shipping Now

Apple's confirmed with us that Time Capsules are indeed shipping, meaning that you'll be backing your Macs up wirelessly with Time Machine soon. And by soon, that probably means next week, since they're only heading out of China this week. [Apple]

5:00 AM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Jason Chen
2,788 views, 9 comments

apple

Time Capsule Shipping, Barely Makes Deadline

It looks like Apple will keep their Time Capsule "February" shipping estimate with only a day or two to spare. Pre-order customers just received word their shipments are being prepared. [AppleInsider]

7:42 PM on Wed Feb 27 2008
By Eric Sheline
6,338 views, 51 comments

time capsule

Time Capsule Hands-on

Apple's Time Capsule backup server is a great idea, and looks great as well. It's the same size as the Airport Extreme, but seems heavier. It has the exact same ports as the Airport Extreme (four Gigabit Ethernet ports, normal power ports) and has 802.11n. The top is different and has a chrome reflective Apple logo. There's not much else to say until we get our hands on it at home and test it ourselves, so check out the gallery to see how it looks. Bad news: The hard drive isn't user replaceable. A guy said he didn't think you could use it for NAS, but it connects to Finder like a normal NAS, so it probably can be used that way.

2:22 PM on Tue Jan 15 2008
By Jason Chen
34,803 views, 46 comments

Latest by uomolinux: I just bought one (299$), It's a great box, and the price is quite competitive if you know that this is the first box of it's kind on the market. Go Apple ! (Windows compatible :-) more »

peripherals

SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Plus Backs Up Its Contents Online

The SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Plus is more than just an ordinary USB drive—it forces you to be responsible by backing up everything you place on it in a secure location far away from that maelstrom you call everyday life. So stick 4GB on board this $60 pocket-sized lifeboat, and as soon as it's able, it automatically sends all that data up to the mother ship, an online backup service that's free for the first six months. After that, you'll have to pay $29.99 per year. SanDisk needs to know one thing, though: Titanium is not a golden color as you see here, guys. Anyway, backing up is a great new year's resolution, so don't wait for this trinket to ship in March to get started. [SanDisk]

10:20 AM on Wed Jan 2 2008
By Charlie White
2,354 views, 12 comments

Latest by nicksears: ummm...no joke im prety sure i have a patent on this idea...might want to get on that more »

gadgets

One-Step DVD/CD Duplicator Rips Without a PC

TEAC's One-Step DVD/CD Duplicator will rip your CDs, or DVDs, without the need for a connection to a PC. That is enough information for us to decide we like it; it is simple and it can copyright infringe in around 6 minutes flat, thanks to the 48x CD drive read speed / 16x DVD read speed. Nice—but don't use it to copyright infringe, or you shall be hunted down like a dog and be made to pay like a millionaire pooch. More »

7:45 PM on Sun Nov 18 2007
By Haroon Malik
10,009 views, 34 comments

Latest by hughjass: @Haroon "The 8MB internal buffer might mean you have a few error reads" As dragonphyre stated, that is a completely bogus statement. What's worse, this device does not "rip" media. It's just a disc duplicator, which have been around for ages. It also more »

back the fone up

Think Geek's SIM Card Backup Gadget Saves Your Contacts

If you've ever had the nightmarish experience of trying to retrieve all your peeps' phone numbers after you lost your phone, you may want Think Geek's SIM card backup gadget. The device has 16KB memory, which is enough to stow away up to 500 numbers. The shiny $15 backerupper can be password protected for added security, and can receive and transfer contact info from multiple SIMs. It may just be the thing to save your sanity—along with that hot chick from the bar's digits. [Tech Digest]

2:30 PM on Fri Nov 16 2007
By hook
2,131 views, 7 comments

Latest by BensAngel: Who stores their numbers on their SIM any more? And carriers give these things away where I live. more »

now youre playing with power

Duracell PowerSource: Impressive Portable Power For All Your Gadgets

Duracell's new PowerSource Mobile 100 could be the new best friend of anyone who tends to carry a lot of gadgets around. It can extend the runtime of just about any portable devic—and even provide up to two hours of additional juice for your laptop. If that wasn't enough, it also has one AC outlet and two USB charge ports so you can charge multiple devices simultaneously. I would completely fall in love with it if not for the $140 price tag. Unfortunately, convenience never comes cheap. [Product Page via Ubergizmo]

8:55 PM on Thu Nov 15 2007
By Sean Fallon
5,323 views, 19 comments

Latest by 2smart2bconned: Hey guys, this is good news. In fact i have bn 3yin 2 get a portable ups for my laptop which has a bad battery charging unit so i can use the battery that ships with it. A lot of more »

software

Time Machine Flux Capacitor Patch Lets You Back Up to Any Drive in Leopard

Apple's limitation on what kind of drives (directly attached drives) can be used as a Leopard Time Machine backup disk can be overcome with a small command line utility. More »

5:25 PM on Thu Nov 8 2007
By Jason Chen
10,283 views, 12 comments

we need backup

Sputtering Network Card Strands 17,000 People at LAX

Just to remind you how thin the thread is upon which we hang every day, consider that one faulty network interface card stranded 17,000 people for nine hours last weekend at Los Angeles International Airport. According to government officials in charge of the infrastructure at the airport, a network card inside one computer experienced "a partial failure that started at about 12:50 p.m. Saturday," and then the house of cards that is the LAX Airport computer network came crashing down, stranding a gigantic crowd of people for the better part of a day. More »

1:00 PM on Wed Aug 15 2007
By Charlie White
31,414 views, 31 comments

Latest by gundamsdontkillpeople: They should have used a Mac! more »

for the clumsy

AT&T Mobile Backup Secures Your Contacts

It's kind of a pain to back up the numbers in your phone even for people who know how, so imagine how your mother feels. Now you can skip the Google search to see if your phone's compatible with your computer by just using AT&T's Mobile Backup. More »

8:20 PM on Thu May 17 2007
By Jason Chen
8,003 views, 12 comments

peripherals

SimpleTech Revs Up New Ferrari-Designed External Hard Drives

Fabrik Inc's dropping the latest line of Pininfarina-designed (as in Ferrari) SimpleTech-branded external hard drives. The new desktop SimpleDrives come in five colors and six sizes: fire red (160GB), pearl white (250GB), sapphire (320GB), onyx (500) and charcoal gray (750GB and 1TB), with the 160GB model starting at $100. All have a nifty blue circle of light on top showing you how much space you have left. More »

9:00 AM on Mon Apr 9 2007
By Matt Buchanan
2,746 views, 11 comments

peripherals

Polaroid ClickFree Lets Moms Back Up Photos

Polaroid's ClickFree backup drive is supposed to let regular people back up the data on their hard drives just by plugging it into the USB port and hitting go. They plan on releasing two versions, one standard (which backs up all data on your drive) and one photo oriented (which searches and only grabs the photos). More »

8:30 PM on Thu Apr 5 2007
By Jason Chen
2,539 views, 7 comments

home entertainment

Blu-ray Now Cracked, and That Makes Two

Movie studios, start your attorneys, because muslix64, the guy who cracked HD DVD with his BackupHDDVD utility has done it again. His next Pandora's box is called BackupBluray. It's not perfect yet, because the first iteration can only crack backup Blu-ray discs whose CPS unit key is known, but sources say full decryption will be added soon. More »

1:00 PM on Tue Jan 23 2007
By Charlie White
1,572 views, 17 comments

gadgets

Belkin Battery Backup Brings Bonus Bulb

Not only does this Belkin Battery Backup give you six outlets, four of which are battery supported—it also has a built-in flashlight as well. This means that when your power is out, the light powers on automatically, letting you know exactly where your UPS is so you can reach under your desk and remove the flashlight. More »

7:45 PM on Wed Jan 17 2007
By Jason Chen
508 views, 6 comments

gadgets

Seagate's High-Fashion External Hard Drives

Ever-growing Seagate has become the emperor of the hard drive world, and now its external drives sport some fancy new clothes. The company that got rich building unglamorous SCSI drives for server farms has gone high-fashion with Its FreeAgent line of drives sporting "cocoa-black" casings and "molten-amber" lights. The series packs some serious capacity and a few very handy features. The Pro models range from 320 to 750 gigabytes ($230 to $450) and include the option of an external SATA connector that makes the drive as fast as an internal model. All the Pros also come with a six-month, 500-megabyte subscription to Seagate Internet Drive - an online storage service to provide a second backup for critical files.
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8:15 PM on Sun Jan 7 2007
By www.gizmodo.com
1,695 views, 3 comments

Latest by sleeepy: looks cool more »