Tag: Hard Drive
LG makes portable hard drives stylish
These are LG’s brand new XD1 portable hard drives – for the person who combines sophistication, style and portable hard disk storage all at once. They are so stylish, you might even believe a rare snake died so that LG could make it for you.
Microsoft confirms new 60GB Xbox 360 console
Microsoft has announced a new console to add to its already extensive list of Xbox 360 models. The new version, which sports a 60GB HDD, HDMI output (but no cable)and the usual array of Xbox Live accessories, takes the place of the newly discounted 20GB Xbox 360 and will set you back $349.
Hitachi working on 5TB hard drives, values human brain at 10TB capacity
Hitachi is continuing to push on the limits of hard disc drive technology, despite the continual threat from solid state memory devices, and expects to have a five terabyte HDD available by 2010.
If you care how, it’s apparently to do with “current perpendicular-to-the-plane giant magnetoresistance” (CPP-GMR), which allows data density to go above one terabyte per square inch…
For those "act of God" moments: the SentrySafe 250GB fire and flood proof HD
Ever vigilant about data protection, SentrySafe has released a hard drive that’s fire and water resistant on its own without a large, cumbersome safe. So should your building catch fire, or flood, your data will survive even if you don’t.
External hard drive planned for Nintendo Wii, or so the latest rumours go
Could Nintendo be answering many fanboys’ prayers message board tantrums, and be developing an external hard drive?
If an employment advertisement posted by Nintendo of America is anything to go by, then yes, yes they are. The job noticed called for developers to design a “test plan for Wii’s USB devices”, once again stoking the fire of external hard drive rumours.
Sadly the Nintendo of Europe head honcho, Laurent Fischer, claimed…
The disk reader to end all disk readers – SATA, USB & memory card 3-in-1
Externalising your hard drive may seem like a silly idea and in a way, it is but if instead you use this 3-in-1 disk reader as an opportunity for a second large drive, then it's a stroke of genius. This…
Sharp intros AQUOS Blu-ray DVRs with up to 1TB of storage
Sharp is to launch three new AQUOS combo units in Japan, featuring a Blu-ray player and Digital Video Recorder plus digital and analogue TV tuners.
Available with three hard drive sizes — 250GB, 500GB, or 1TB — they record to the hard drive in the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format in any of three different bitrates (4.8, 8, and 12Mbps), so users can choose what quality to record at and, consequently, how much content can be stored…
LaCie launches 500GB Rugged Hard Disk: supersize data on the go
LaCie has extended its Rugged Hard Disk range with the addition of a 500GB model. The Hitachi Travelstar 5K500 2.5-inch drive is protected by a scratch-resistant aluminum shell and a shock-resistant rubber bumper, and comes in two versions — both with USB 2.0 connector but one adding a FireWire 400/800…
Fujitsu launches 2.5-inch 320GB hard drive with AES 256-bit encryption
Following last month’s launch of the MHZ2-BJ hard drive comes the MHZ2-CJ, which along with a substantial 320GB storage capacity features automatic hardware-based encryption to secure data against loss or theft…
Fujitsu launches first 320GB 7200 RPM 2.5" SATA hard drive
Hard drives — exciting eh? Maybe not, but an increasingly vital component in many setups.
The news that Fujitsu has announced the first 320GB 7200 RPM 2.5-inch SATA hard drive may not immediately inspire you, but the development — packing a 2.5-inch drive that rivals the performance of 3.5-inch HDDs — will mean more powerful slim desktop PCs, mainstream and gaming laptops…
