Macworld 2008: Apple launches Time Capsule wireless backup system

apple_time_capsule.jpgSteve Jobs today announced a new hardware and software combo designed to make backing up multiple Macs over a wireless network as painless as possible.

The Time Capsule hardware is a revamped 802.11n Wi-Fi base station (Airport Extreme) with a built in server grade hard drive with either 500GB or 1TB capacity.

Introduced by Jobs as a much more convenient way of backing up notebook Macs (no-one wants the hassle of connecting cables to an external hard drive, he said) but usable by any OS X Leopard-equipped Macs.

Software-wise, it utilises the Time Machine functionality introduced in Leopard.

CES 2008: Toshiba's arty 'world's highest capacity 2.5" external hard drive', the 320GB-er

toshiba-320gb.jpgToshiba’s been kicking around the mobile storage industry for a good few years now, so it’s refreshing to see them update their line with something visually appealing, and also with a worthy claim. Yep, it’s another ‘World’s most…’ product.

Take a deep breath – these 320GB HDDs are the world’s highest-capacity 2.5″ storage device. Not as impressive…