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microsoft
Microsoft Silverlight Now Supports GPU Video Acceleration
Download links are live for the latest version of Microsoft's softly maligned not-Flash plugin, and they come bearing gifts. Ars breaks the new features down: More » -
luxury
$10,000 USB Drive Makes Life More Difficult, Destitute
Mnemosyne's $10,000, 16GB USB drive is housed inside a puzzle that must be solved to physically get to the memory within. Apparently simple encryption is just too middle-class for anybody rich enough to afford this thing.
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hulu
PS3 No Longer Supporting Hulu?
As of last weekend, Hulu no longer plays in the PS3's Flash-supported browser. More » -
flash
Naildrive Hits 16GB
Madness. 16GB in this Buffalo RUF2 flash naildrive just 5mm long. Translated to the Imperial system, that's 16GB in one tiny-itty-bitty-thingamajig. Or something like that. [Geekstuff] -
flash
Flash For Android, WebOS Landing In October
Adobe President and CEO Shantanu Naraye has pegged October 4–7 as the release Windows for a Flash 10 beta, which will bring official, optimized support to Android, WebOS, Windows Mobile, and Symbian. Notice anything missing there? More » -
usb
Elephant Flash Drive's Junk Is Bigger Than His Trunk
If you think that trunk is impressive, wait until you see this Elephant's giant dongle. The 4GB USB flash drive whips out from the beast's underbelly when you're ready for it to mount your computer. [XTremeGeek via GeekyGadgets via CraziestGadgets] -
ssd
Western Digital's SiliconDrive III Lineup Are Their First SSD Offerings
Western Digital just made their first move into the SSD world by announcing that their now shipping the SiliconDrive III lineup (presumably to OEMs), promising storage capacities up to 120 GB and read/write speeds of 100 and 80 MB/sec, respectively. More » -
flash
Adobe Promises Flash Video Acceleration on Netbooks: Not For a While, And Not For Everyone
HD Flash video, which has a hearty appetite for CPU cycles, and Intel's Atom, which doesn't have huge surplus of said CPU cycles, have never made a great couple. So Adobe getting serious about Flash hardware acceleration on netbooks is great news! Well, for some. Eventually. More » -
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flash
JMicron NAND Flash Controller Could Slash SSD Prices By 50%
JMicron is preparing to debut its new NAND flash controller at Computex, and with it the company intends to boast it can slash SSD pricing by 50% in time for the holiday season. More » -
flash
Flash Storage Is About to Hit a Brick Wall
That dire warning comes from SanDisk's CEO Eli Harari. The capacity of flash chips has doubled 19 times in 14 years to 64 billion bits, currently. But Harari says they're "running out of electrons." More » -
digital photography
Lumopro Hot Shoe Lets Any Flash Do It with Any Camera
The LumoPro Hot Shoe Universal Translator is an adapter that lets you link any flash with any camera—except Sony's. And anything that makes artificially-incompatible things mix and match is a winner for us. More » -
memory
DDRdrive's X1 SSD is Superfast and Superexpensive
It may not compare to the io-Drive, but DDrdrive's X1 still packs a punch in terms of speed and price. More » -
tivo
TiVo Flash Developer Posting Hints At Intensive UI Refresh
TiVo's looking for a seasoned flash developer to help out with "embedded systems." The UI's not bad, but it's showing its age, so it makes sense that TiVo is looking for ways to refresh it. More » -
design
Adobe Creative Suite Pillows Are All About Design
The movement to turn all of our furniture into a fluffy application dock continues with this handmade Adobe Creative Suite collection. More » -
peripherals
The Barack Obama USB Drive
Are you already bored of Obama the President? Then try him out as a USB drive! More » -
flash drives
EagleTec Nano 4/8GB Flash Drive is Pri-Tay, Pri-Tay Small
I used to want a Super Talent Pico flash drive, but now I want an EagleTec Nano. Even though they take a few steps back on the metric naming scale, this thing is small. More » -
flash
Adobe Aggressively, Officially Promoting Flash For HDTVs, DVRs
To date, Adobe's efforts to push Flash to TVs have passed mostly under the radar, and haven't netted many actual products. This is about to change, according to a forthcoming announcement from the company. More » -
rumor
Unconfirmed: Apple Orders 100 Million 8GB Chips for New Handhelds
DigiTimes is reporting that Apple has placed a massive order for 100 million 8GB flash storage chips, mostly from Samsung, that will then be combined into larger capacities. What could this purchase indicate? The quantity, twice the size of last year's order, is likely to make such chips scarce in the market, which could hurt competitors like Nokia and Sony. It's a pretty plausible rumor, as far as rumors go: Apple will probably announce new flash-based handhelds, especially the iPhone and iPod touch updates, in June, which isn't far off. It's a big increase, but if Apple is introducing, say, a larger version, that'll use a lot more of the 8GB chips than smaller capacities. We're filing this one under "Probable." [DigiTimes, image courtesy of MacBlogz] -
android
Next Android Device (G2?) Gets Flash Support
BSQUARE just announced that it's going to port a version of Adobe Flash to Android for a "global Tier 1 carrier." This most likely means T-Mobile, if our guess is right. More » -
flash drives
Do You Like Old Cellphones? And Flash Drives?
This is a 2GB flash drive shaped like a tiny, ancient cellphone. Stub antenna and everything. It costs $10, and probably appeals only to collectors of things small, miniature and solid-state. [Product Page via ChipChick] -
photography
Crazy Wireless Camera Flash Setup Captures Mouse, None the Wiser, As It Meets Its Maker
Attention mice: do not invade engineer Jim Clark's home. Because not only will he build an elaborate trap to ensnare you, he will capture the whole affair with his fancy wireless camera flash strobes. More » -
storage
Fusion-io ioDrive Duo is the Worlds Fastest SSD
Fusion-io's original ioDrive was stupid fast, but the next generation makes even that look pathetic. Try 1.5GB sustained read speeds and 1.4GB sustained write speeds. Yeah, let that sink in for a minute. More » -
photography
Digi-Slave Flex-Ring 6400, Need We Say More?
Lens-mounted flash rings are a fairly common camera accessory, but the powerfully-named Digi-Slave Flex-Ring 6400 might take the premise to its ultimate conclusion. More » -
usb
Tampon Flash Drive Opens Gross Possibilities for Female Spies
Available in 1, 8, and 16GB, these flash drives look exactly like tampons. And for once, I have nothing else to say. [The Bloggess via Geekologie] -
palm pre
Confirmed: Palm Pre To Support Flash
The Palm Pre isn't pulling any punches when it comes to attacking iPhone weaknesses. It has copy and paste, data tethering and will support Adobe's Flash. -
Gadget Porn
A Glimpse at the Eye-Fi's Teeny Tiny Wi-Fi Antenna
One Flickr member ripped apart his broken Eye-Fi after being sent a replacement. No big surprises were found, but that gold bar on top? That's the integrated Wi-Fi antenna. Cool stuff, no? [Flickr via bbGadgets] -
iphone flash
Flash on iPhone IS Coming, Up To Adobe To Clear Tech Hurdles
Bloomberg's interview with Adobe's Shantanu Narayen reveals that Adobe is developing Flash for the iPhone, it's been in development since June 2008, and is a customized solution just for the iPhone.
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peripherals
The Bagel Drive Holds a Shmeer of Data
Maybe it's just because I haven't had a bagel in ages, but I'm willing to forgo my fancy flash storage solutions for this 1GB pile of carbs and cheese. More » -
politics
The 'Barack' Obaba Spycam Belt Buckle
That's not a typo. You can celebrate the inauguration the old fashioned way, with a spycam/DVR belt buckle featuring a visage that in no way resembles our future President. More » -
for those about to rock
Hand Gesture USB Sticks Salute You, Your Data
And they also flash the horns, and indicate which side of the city they're repping. Don't even think about saving your wussie indie tunes on the horns. $35 for 2GB. [Sirtified via Engadget] More » -
streaming video
Sweet, Sweet Flash Coming to Your HDTV, via Intel
When it was announced, it wasn't clear why anyone would really want the Intel Media Processor TV system. Now we know: Flash support. In other words, Hulu, NBC, YouTube and Megaporn, on your TV. More » -
flash on iphone
Flash For iPhone Comes Via Jailbroken iMobileCinema App
iMobileCinema is a currently buggy app for jailbroken iPhones that works "most of the time" on 2.x iPhone firmware, giving you flash support in sites like YouTube. It kinda works. More » -
software
Adobe CS4 Photoshop and Illustrator Review (Verdict: Kick Ass)
I've spent more than a month working with Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection. I'm impressed. It pushes the envelope again with new tools and enhancements that will save a lot of time. -
unconfirmed
Motorola 2009 Smartphones Leaked, Looking Sharp
BGR scored what appear to be renders of Motorola's 2009 product lineup. And it's looking...decent. -
storage
Fusion-io ioDrive Is The Fastest Storage Device in the World
The ioDrive is a PCI Express storage card that can write at up to 368 MB/s and read at 473 MB/s to its NAND flash memory—or, for the layman: really, really damn fast. More » -
ps3
PS3 2.53 Firmware Shows Up Fashionably Late, With Full Screen Flash
Remember how Sony told us we'd be able to lounge around all Thanksgiving weekend, watching YouTubes on our TVs in full screen? LIES! Turns out today's the real day for 2.53. [Sony—Thanks, Stephen] -
dealzmodo
Mimobot Designer Flash Drives 36 Percent Off Through Monday
We love pretty much everything about mimobots—designer USB flash drives that come in flavors from Star Wars sex to pirates—except their designer price. But through Monday, they've knocked 36 percent off everything they sell (because that's how much of its value the Dow has lost through year), officially bring them into reasonably priced geek gift territory. [mimoco] -
government
The Pentagon Bans USB Flash Drives: Will There Be a Floppy Disk Comeback?
AP reports that the Department of Defense has, at least for the time being, banned USB flash drives and is collecting all Pentagon-owned drives from the entire department. The Pentagon hasn't issued an official statement, but a spokesman did say that they are dealing with a "global virus" that affects such external storage. Apparently, Department of Defense lackeys are being told that they may not get their drives back, and no information has been given regarding the length of the ban. A list of items now banned from the Pentagon after the jump. More » -
Adobe Flash 10
Adobe, ARM Teaming Up to Optimize Flash on Mobile Devices
According to the MIT Technology Review, Adobe is working with mobile processor manufacturer ARM on optimizing Flash Player 10 and AIR for ARM processors. Why does this matter? Because ARM processors are found in 90% of mobile phones (iPhone and G1 included), not to mention set top boxes, PMPs, and gaming devices (like the Nintendo DS). And how will they do it? Adobe and ARM say they have three main areas they're working on to improve the mobile flash experience. More » -
adobe
Flash 10 on the Android G1: It's Getting There
It's no secret that Adobe is playing with Flash products on Android, but at the Adobe MAX 2008 developer conference that company showed off Flash Player 10 running on Android (and the T-Mobile G1 phone, of course). As you can see, the implementation isn't the silky smooth experience we've become so accustomed to on our full blown computers, but vector-based zooming stays intact. Now just to get a solid release date. [I4U]
































