Western Digital is today launching the first model of a new line of ultra-swift hard drives, which the company says is the fastest SATA HDD available.
Via Register Hardware | Posted on 2008.04.21 at 15:03
Fujitsu today updated its 2. 5" 320GB hard disk drive with automatic hardware-based encryption to effectively secure data against theft or loss.
Via PC Launches | Posted on 2008.04.21 at 11:20
Hard drives could experience a massive increase in capacity next year now that at least one "major" HDD maker has placed an order for equipment to mass-produce 'patterned media' drives.
Via Register Hardware | Posted on 2008.04.18 at 07:11
A German company has introduced a disposable DVD that can be viewed for 48 hours, then thrown away. The DVDs will sell for just ˆ3. 99 ($6. 44 /?3.
Via Register Hardware | Posted on 2008.04.17 at 15:22
Ripping a USB cable in half is an achievement, but your friends will be even more impressed when they discover it still performs data transfers. Evil Mad Science Laboratories’ inserted a flash drive into the USB jack
The sawed-off USB key features in the Evil Mad Science Laboratories’ (EMSL) online IT destruction bible, which provides all sorts of bizarre IT-esque walkthroughs ranging from USB cables to Cyborg Jack-o-lanterns.
Via Register Hardware | Posted on 2008.04.17 at 14:03
Hitachi today announced the Ultrastar 15K450 hard drive, based on perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology to deliver 450GB of storage, currently the highest available capacity in 15,000 RPM enterprise-class hard drives.
Via PC Launches | Posted on 2008.04.16 at 10:45
In the future, your iPod Touch may be able to hold millions of tracks, thanks to a breakthrough in storage technology made by the University of Glasgow.
Via Register Hardware | Posted on 2008.04.16 at 09:14
$424 for an 8GB usb flash drive sounds too expensive, right? But the BlackBox is no ordinary drive, it's FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) 140-2 Level 2 certified and features 256-bit, hardware-based AES encryption, enforced complex password protection and device lockdown after a specified number of invalid attempts, to prevent brute force attacks.
Via PC Launches | Posted on 2008.04.15 at 10:56
Seagate has fired off its first lawsuit at a maker of solid-state drives since CEO Bill Watkins hinted last month that the company might be forced into taking such action.
Via Register Hardware | Posted on 2008.04.15 at 05:22
RED's trifecta of hot new gear announcements at NAB wrapped up with the RED RAY optical disk drive, which promises to play back 4K video from the RED ONE, 3K video from the new Scarlet and the usual assortment of HD formats from RED Disc and RED Express media, as well as native R3D RAW files from CompactFlash.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2008.04.14 at 13:37