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Wi-Fi MicroSD Card Makes Eye-Fi Look Obese
Photofast CR-7200 CompactFlash Adapter Runs Four microSDs In RAID
SanDisk Claims Title of World's Fastest 32GB SDHC Card
MacBook Pro 2009 Review
New MacBook Pros Can Boot From Their Internal SD Slot
New 15-Inch MacBook Pro Features 7-Hour Battery Life and SD Card Slot
LaCie Data/Share SD Reader Callously Mocks the Sacred Taoist Concepts and Yin and Yang
Rubik's Cube Card Reader Will Only Make You Look Smarter
Wii to Support SDHC, Not a Hard Drive

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sqeakytoy of the apocalypse
08/12/09

In reply to Nintendo Opens SDHC to Bootable DLC
so what happened to the best buy post? Someone trying to make sure that it slides under radar?
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Sticks Calhoun
08/12/09

@sqeakytoy of the apocalypse: Indeed. If they did have to take it down, I would at least like an explanation. I don't like it when posts just disappear.
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sqeakytoy of the apocalypse
08/12/09

@Sticks Calhoun: I think maybe Matt, Frucci and Blam got their orders in, and are hoping to maybe stem the tide before they get shut down.
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sqeakytoy of the apocalypse
08/12/09

@sqeakytoy of the apocalypse: As a curiosity, I just tried to find the same Samsung, and the page is shut down as item unavailable... I think they got wise to use.
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strider_mt2k
08/12/09

@sqeakytoy of the apocalypse:
I've seen the entire comments section disappear from a post as well.
I'd like to think it's glitches, but there might be sinister forces at work too.

i dunno
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fuchikoma
07/23/09

In reply to Wi-Fi MicroSD Card Makes Eye-Fi Look Obese
Is a Wi-Fi card that size even large enough to have an antenna effective for the wavelength? Wolfram Alpha says the wavelength is about 12cm for 2.4GHz...
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RemembertheAmiga
07/23/09

In reply to Wi-Fi MicroSD Card Makes Eye-Fi Look Obese
If Verizon gets religion and starts including WiFi in more (all?) their data devices the I would agree that this wouldn't seem too useful in cellphones, as the writer suggests. BUT, if things don't change, then this would be very useful. Today it would be perfect for the Storm and the Tour.

Speaking of WiFi, can someone with some technical knowledge explain why data devices (iphone, BB etc.) don't have 802.11N yet. I mean, it would be a much faster experience, right ?
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John Herrman
07/23/09

@RemembertheAmiga: Power, maybe, but mostly the fact that it's unnecessary for now. Processing power is already the main bottleneck in web browsing, not 802.11g.
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PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
07/23/09

@RemembertheAmiga: Correct me if I'm wrong but I also believe that currently the Eye-Fi technology (and this new product since it's similar) does not have the ability to be a two way wifi device. I believe they are only used for uploading files. Although it would still be helpful to have this ability in Verizon data devices, it think it would be even better if there was the ability for two-way data transfer.
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Edited by PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: at 07/23/09 9:41 AM

Firebird
07/23/09

@Purple Monkey Dishwasher: They are only used to upload files with the EyeFi cards, but the device has to be capable of both sending and recieving to be able to send anything over a network. TCP will not work if you are just sending or listening. So this new card might allow us (since we know it has to be capable) to use it as a wifi connection for the phone. Perhaps through some applications?
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PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
07/23/09

@TeriyakiChicken: Yeah that's a good point, I always thought that was weird. I wonder why Eye-Fi limits it to one way communication. I would be cool to see your camera as a wireless device on your computer and be able to add/delete photos and files from your computer. They could surely make a lot of money if they added a two way functionality. Especially for things like digital photo frames and any other appliances/devices. You could literally control/monitor a lot of things in your home.
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Edited by PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: at 07/23/09 10:25 AM

PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
07/23/09

In reply to Wi-Fi MicroSD Card Makes Eye-Fi Look Obese
Although I understand that Murphy's law predicts continually increasing storage and a continual decrease in size of the storage medium, I do think they should really stop at MicroSD for removable storage mediums. I don't care how small they make non-removable drives but if the removable ones get any smaller there needs to be an addition to Murphy's law which states that the smaller these damn things get, the easier they are to lose.
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Edited by PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: at 07/23/09 9:15 AM

selfprofessedgeek
07/23/09

@Purple Monkey Dishwasher: too true, and they get easier to break
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alexvanduyn
07/23/09

@Purple Monkey Dishwasher: Sure you don't want a mini-pico sd card that holds 50TB and fits on your thumbnail, where if you sneeze at the wrong moment you could loose all your mp4 video archive to your orange shag carpet? Whats wrong with you!
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discounteggroll
06/26/09

In reply to Photofast CR-7200 CompactFlash Adapter Runs Four microSDs In RAID
CR-7100 will hold one 16GB microSD, while the

CR-7000 holds one 32GB SD. The 7200 will be available for $30 and the 7100 and 7000 for $25

is that confusing and universe-shattering to anyone else?
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nutbastard
06/24/09

In reply to SanDisk Claims Title of World's Fastest 32GB SDHC Card
what say bosskev? this bastard demands to know!
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Nick
06/24/09

In reply to SanDisk Claims Title of World's Fastest 32GB SDHC Card
what advantages does this card have over say, a locomotive, which i can also afford?
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fuchikoma
06/12/09

In reply to MacBook Pro 2009 Review
Can anyone comment on the sound quality and features?

My older 15" MBP has two big issues with headphones that drive me nuts:

- With headphones, like with most cheap laptops, I can hear R2D2-like tones in the background when the computer is actively doing something. I hate this, it's so cheap. 10 years ago I had a $20 sound card that was better than this.

- Every time I plug in my headphones, MacOS assumes I want the master volume at 50% - which means if I don't hold shift and turn down the volume, it will blow my eardrums with the next thing it plays. (If I just turn down the volume without shift, I'm treated to very loud "POP POP POP POP POP" as it steps down volume levels.)

- It's less important, but still very annoying that when powering on, even with headphones plugged in, it will play the startup chime through the speakers. I know from the glowing Apple logo that Apple likes to go "HEY EVERYONE! I'M USING A MAC!!!" but it's seriously inconvenient and obnoxious needing to mute the system before shutting it down in case I want to start it in a quiet environment with other people around.

...so does anyone know if any of this has been resolved yet?
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debbyherbenick
06/11/09

In reply to MacBook Pro 2009 Review
awesome. i love all the charts and data and as i'm now pondering a 13 vs. 15 (am going to apple this weekend to do the "lift" and "carry in my backpack" tests), these specs are much loved. thanks!
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Alisdair Archibald
06/11/09

In reply to MacBook Pro 2009 Review
I'm not sure how anyone can assert that apples prices have gone down. The top end Macbook, now a stripped down Macbook Pro is the same price it always was. Additionally the 2.66ghz Macbook Pro, where the old line up would have started has gone up by one hundred dollars. I think Apple has quite successfully pulled a fast one on you! They haven't really done anything but grey the distinction between the models.
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mind in rewind
06/11/09

@Alisdair Archibald: The 2.66 is actually $500 less now. I know, I bought one a couple of months ago. So I can assert that, yes, the prices have gone down.
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knight42xx
06/11/09

In reply to MacBook Pro 2009 Review
Simple question, does the SD card sit flush inline with the body? I would hope it does so you could carry around an SD in place all the time, but seem to think I read somewhere that it sticks out some what. Can anyone confirm this?
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Jason Chen
06/11/09

@knight42xx: How about checking the photo in the post?
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KaitouKID
06/11/09

@Jason Chen: Simple question #2, Chen are you the only one that takes your job at Giz seriously? Seriously man you are the best writer on here.

Too bad that douche Chris Hardwick took what you said about AT&T and just said it himself that punk. You need to borrow Jesus' iron bar.
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Jason Chen
06/11/09

@KaitouKID: Haha no, everyone here takes their jobs seriously, but thanks. And Hardwick is a buddy, so if he takes anything I say and repeats it then I take it as a compliment. :)
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Jason Rouse
06/11/09

In reply to MacBook Pro 2009 Review
The $1699 15 inch does not include the dedicated graphic chipset and only the 9400M chip that the 13 inch laptops have. At that price Apple should really be giving you the high-end card. I'm not normally one to jump on the "Mac are overpriced" bandwagon, but they really are milking fans here.
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Kaiser-Machead
06/11/09

@Jason Rouse: I have to agree. The lower price on the MBP's seems rather illusionary, with the disappearance of discrete graphics on a 15" "Pro" machine.
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PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
06/11/09

In reply to MacBook Pro 2009 Review
How cute, they're scissoring..
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Jason Chen
06/11/09

@Purple Monkey Dishwasher: It's a P for Pro. P FOR PRO!!
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badhatharry
06/11/09

@Purple Monkey Dishwasher: It looks like they're big fans of L7.
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diabolusunknownTheSecond
06/10/09

In reply to New MacBook Pros Can Boot From Their Internal SD Slot
Other laptop manufacturers: It can boot from the SD card, who gives a sh*t?

Apple: EXTREMELY NEAT TRICK!!!!

Why has this become an extremely neat trick when Apple does it, yet goes unnoticed with other (many other) laptop manufacturers?
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Kaiser-Machead
06/10/09

@diabolusunknownTheSecond: Can you name another brand of laptop that smells like Jobs pheromones? I dare you to try.
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KLanD
06/10/09

In reply to New MacBook Pros Can Boot From Their Internal SD Slot
Way-ta-go Apple! Welcome to the world of yesterday.. yet again.

Won't support SDXC?? So what..? Apple programmers are lazy and don't want to make a minor driver update? Oh no wait.. that's right, it'll be a "new feature" on the next MBP.

Why is Apple always years behind everyone with their computers, yet taking the lead in phones/pmps in the US market? I say US, because the Iphone is a joke compared to what is available abroad.
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imTheKing
06/10/09

@KLanD: And the phones that are abroad, are a joke here. Horrible interfaces with solid hardware. What's your point.
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Dara Moghaddam
06/10/09

@imTheKing: Um, what are you talking about? Phone companies like Nokia have come out saying their phones abroad are a lot more sophisticated than in the states, the issue of bringing them here is Americans wouldn't use half the features because they wouldn't take the time to learn how to. If you want to pass off our blatent ignorance as poor software design then do so.
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Kaiser-Machead
06/10/09

@Dara Moghaddam: Hmmm, well if Nokia & Co. say so, then it must be true ;)
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