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OWC's Triple-Interface Mercury-on-the-Go 500GB HDD
The Mercury-On-The-Go from OWC is a somewhat tempting three-way connectible 500GB portable HDD. Component-wise there are no surprises, under the hood is a 2.5" 5400 RPM Hitachi Travelstar 5K500 with an 8MB cache. With Firewire 400/800 and USB 2.0 you get three-way connectivity and bus power. More »
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This 62-in-1 USB hub can read just about any memory card you can throw at it, and maybe some that don't even exist. Seriously, I had no idea that there were even this many formats out there. It also features an internal 3.5" connect bay, USB, Firewire and SATA slots, and audio in / out. And the best part is that it only costs $39.99 —which seems a little too good to be true. [Product Page via TRFJ]
62-in-1 Card Reader / Hub: The Only Thing it Can't Do is Pleasure You (Or Can It?)
This 62-in-1 USB hub can read just about any memory card you can throw at it, and maybe some that don't even exist. Seriously, I had no idea that there were even this many formats out there. It also features an internal 3.5" connect bay, USB, Firewire and SATA slots, and audio in / out. And the best part is that it only costs $39.99 —which seems a little too good to be true. [Product Page via TRFJ]
all giz wants: one plug fits all
Come with us into the world of fantasy, where there's just one kind of plug and its associated cable that will work for every electronic device. What we would like to see is one cable that carries audio, video and power to or from whatever device you need to use. It needs to be small, it needs to have tremendous bandwidth (perhaps using fiber optics), and it needs to be smart enough not to ruin anything you plug it into. It sure would beat the alphabet soup we have to deal with now.
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All Giz Wants: One Plug For Everything
Come with us into the world of fantasy, where there's just one kind of plug and its associated cable that will work for every electronic device. What we would like to see is one cable that carries audio, video and power to or from whatever device you need to use. It needs to be small, it needs to have tremendous bandwidth (perhaps using fiber optics), and it needs to be smart enough not to ruin anything you plug it into. It sure would beat the alphabet soup we have to deal with now.
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The bad news is, we have discovered a Leopard-related issue that may very well throw a monkey wrench into your Time Machine. Anyone trying to use Time Machine with a previously PC-formatted drive could be at risk. The good news is, there is an easy—albeit none-too-obvious—fix. Here's the dilly-o:
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Leopard Disk Utility Format Issue Screws With Time Machine (But There's An Easy Fix)
The bad news is, we have discovered a Leopard-related issue that may very well throw a monkey wrench into your Time Machine. Anyone trying to use Time Machine with a previously PC-formatted drive could be at risk. The good news is, there is an easy—albeit none-too-obvious—fix. Here's the dilly-o:
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12:00 AM on Tue Oct 30 2007
By Wilson Rothman
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Iomega Beefs Up Its Jon Ive-y UltraMax Hard Drive Lineup
Mac users love giant local storage drives, and Iomega knows it, designing the UltraMax Mac Pro-inspired baby HDD towers to accompany the heaviest machinery out of Cupertino. The latest edition is the one on the far left, the single-drive UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive, with one eSATA, two FireWire 800, one FireWire 400 and one USB 2.0 port. The 750GB costs just $319.95; the 500GB costs $219.95. There's also a dual-interface 500GB UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive with just regular FireWire and USB 2.0 for $189.95. The lot will be available in October. More »
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We've posted our share of crazy awesome USB hubs, but "The Hub" from Ora-Ito actually looks great and looks like it works great. Not only does it have two Firewire cables, it's got a miniUSB, two USB extension cables, a regular USB cable, a USB light and a USB fan. But the good news is that it looks somewhat like an electronic plant, so you'll feel real great knowing you spent $90 on a USB/Firewire hub. [APlusRStore via Popgadget]
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The Definitive Firewire/USB Hub
We've posted our share of crazy awesome USB hubs, but "The Hub" from Ora-Ito actually looks great and looks like it works great. Not only does it have two Firewire cables, it's got a miniUSB, two USB extension cables, a regular USB cable, a USB light and a USB fan. But the good news is that it looks somewhat like an electronic plant, so you'll feel real great knowing you spent $90 on a USB/Firewire hub. [APlusRStore via Popgadget]
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Like we didn't see this coming, but a new report is confirming what we feared. FireWire is slowly but surely turning into a niche port. Even its strong hold in the camcorder sector is weakening, falling from an 87% in 2005 to 77% in 2006. [PC World]
peripherals
OCZ Rally 2 FireWire Flash Drives, Good When Your USB Ports Are Stuffed
We've seen flash drives from OCZ before, but these 2GB OCZ Rally 2 FireWire flash drives add an extra layer of convenience, letting you plug them into FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 ports instead of USB. Heck, even a lot of PC users have FireWire ports available. More »
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LaCie's Desktop FireWire Speakers Take a Page from Super Mario's Warp Pipe
The Skinny Whether they're hooked up to your laptop or your desktop, LaCie's new angelic-white speakers are bound to draw oohs and ahhhs from onlookers. They're tiny, so they won't take up a lot of space and though they won't rival a full-fledged 2.1 system, they do a solid job of pumping out your tunes in a small room. More »
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Ultra Products' Stackable Peripherals
Having taken the Lego philosophy of design to heart, Ultra Products is releasing a series of peripherals that stack on top of each other to form a tower of technology. Arrangeable in vertical (if you only have one) or horizontal positions, the bricks stack one on top of the other, leaving enough space so that each doesn't overheat and melt your data like day-old ice cream. More »
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Western Digital My Book Pro Edition II Balloons to 1TB
Look at how plump the Western Digital My Book Pro has gotten, now at 1TB. It's now called the My Book Pro Edition II, and still looks like a book, but now more like a fat dictionary. Best of all, it holds twice the stuff, but isn't quite twice as expensive. More »
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8PRE: Plug Eight Mics into a Computer, $550
For those of you who don't define recording as taping a ghetto-fabulous podcast in your bedroom, this box could be for you. The new 8PRE, from well-liked audio interface maker MOTU, cheaply bridges the gap between your computer and a mess of mics. There are plenty of inexpensive FireWire audio interfaces on the market, but the less-expensive models usually have only two or (at most) four mic preamps, so you'll need extra hardware for multitrack recording with mics. The 8PRE comes with eight mic preamps right out of the box, for just US$550 street. The whole thing fits into one rack space and comes with lots of extras like SMPTE sync, which could make it a good fit for indie film productions. Carry it to your next band gig, but warn your drummer that he'd better practice since you'll finally be able to individually mic the hats. More »
home entertainment
FireWave: Surround Sound Firewire
Hold the phones. This is a product by Griffin that is by no means related to the iPod. Wow. I am shocked they were capable of doing such a thing. The FireWave is essentially an external soundcard that runs through the Firewire port commonly found on Mac computers. This allows for a block rockin' up to 5.1 surround sound system to be hooked up to a Max. Good little unit to be paired up with a Apple laptop. $99 More »
peripherals
Formac External Portable Hard Disk Comes in Darth Vader Black, Luke Skywalker White
The Formac Disk Mini comes in both all-black and all-white versions, and despite its name, works on both Windows and OS X. More »
peripherals
Planex PL-35UXA 3-in-1 HDD Enclosure
This hard drive enclosure from Planex may be the ultimate do-it-all peripheral for your desk. It will replace the plethora of wires and hubs humping your already cramped work space. The PL-35UXA is initially a 3.5-inch hard drive enclosure that accepts drives up to 750GB in size, but the fun doesn't end there. This beauty also includes a two-port USB hub and a card reader. It can transfer via USB 2.0 or Firewire. Best of all, the candy-apple red finish will match your gaudy tie that you insist wearing day-in and day-out. More »
peripherals
WeibeTech ToughTech Enclosure: Speed and Toughness
WeibeTech just enhanced its ToughTech Enclosure, where the company raised the bar on performance while adding more connectivity to the equation. The company started out by goosing its Oxford 924 bridge which performs faster than its Oxford 922 predecessor when using FireWire 800 and USB 2.0. Then there's that quick-like-a-bunny eSATA port, and you can either add your own 3.5" SATA 1 or 2 drive for transfer rates of 1.5 or 3Gbps, or get an enclosure with a SATA drive included. More »
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