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Transcend is pleased to introduce the newest member of its JetFlash family - the JetFlash 530 retractable USB flash drive. With its bright white case, multiple color and capacity options, and a capless retractable design that protects the drive and its contents, the stylish yet tough JetFlash 530 is a durable and convenient tool for storing, transferring, and sharing multimedia and more.
Thanks to its use of ultrasonic welding technology, the sleek and stylish JetFlash 530 USB flash drive is also rugged enough to withstand a few bumps and falls. Created specifically for users with active lifestyles, the JetFlash 530 comes in five lively bright colors that match its adorable gloss-white case: orange, red, blue, green and purple. The drive also sports an LED indicator light that blinks during file transfer and features simple Plug and Play operation, allowing users to easily store and share their files. With its refined design and large storage capacity (up to 32GB), the JetFlash 530 is a USB flash drive that users will never get tired of using.
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Other World Computing (OWC) announced today it has added four new 'prosumer' desktop/notebook user class Solid State Drives to its award-winning OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD™ line. Designed and made in the U.S. from imported parts, the new models offer the largest capacity of any current OWC SSD – up to 480GB.
The new OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD models are an ideal way for typical Mac or PC desktop and/or notebook computer users to dramatically increase the performance of their machine. In a side-by-side comparison test the OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD was able to boot the OS and load six apps in just over 30 seconds while the factory standard hard drive took nearly two minutes.
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Accessory specialist Sharkoon has upgraded another product from their product line to USB 3.0: The QuickStore Portable for 2.5" SATA hard drives is also available with a SuperSpeed interface, which enables a transfer rate of up to 5 GBit/s.
The QuickStore Portable USB 3.0 is a stylish external enclosure for 2.5" SATA hard drives with a height of up to 9.5 millimeters. The frame is made from sturdy, black plastic with shapely rounded corners. Concerning the top of the case, the buyer has the option between black brushed, silver brushed, or silver aluminium mirror finish. Thanks to the slim dimensions of 135 x 85 x 14 millimeters (L x W x H), the mobile box fits into almost any pocket. The weight without the hard drive is only 55 grams.
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AMD Athlon II X3 445 AM3 Processor @ Benchmark Reviews
AMD Athlon II X4 640 Processor @ HotHardware.com
AXLE GeForce 210 Video Card @ Madshrimps
Camangi WebStation Android Tablet PC @ Bigbruin.com
Corsair Flash Voyager GTR Flash Drive @ Everything USB
G.Skill ECO 4GB DDR3-1333 Memory Kit @ Benchmark Reviews
Gateway ZX4800-06 All in One Desktop Computer @ TweakTown
Kingston HyperX LoVo: Low Voltages, High Clocks @ InsideHW
OCZ Solid 2 Series 60GB Solid State Drive @ ThinkComputers.org
QNAP TS-459 Pro 4-Bay TurboNAS @ TweakTown
Sapphire Radeon HD 5550 Ultimate @ Techgage.com
Scythe Yasya SCYS-1000 CPU Cooler @ TweakTown
Zaward Vapor 120 CPU Cooler @ Rbmods
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Mushkin Enhanced announced today the release of a new solid state drive series, Callisto™. The Callisto Series further underlines Mushkin Enhanced's commitment to the exciting and burgeoning solid state drive segment.
"The Callisto SSDs continue Mushkin Enhanced's tradition of high-performance, high-reliability flash storage products and we're very pleased with the performance and responsiveness this product provides. We're confident the Callisto will not only meet the expectations of the market, but exceed them." – Brian Flood, Mushkin Enhanced director of product development. Boasting read speeds of up to 285MB/s and write speeds of up to an impressive 275MB/s, the Callisto series is equipped with the industry-acclaimed Sandforce SF-1200 controller. The Callisto Solid State Drive is available immediately online at the Mushkin Enhanced website as well as our other online partners, and is backed by a 3-year warranty and an industry-leading support staff.
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Sony Electronics will be enhancing its lineup of Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX memory cards to increase transfer speeds. These new Memory Stick cards have a 30-megabytes-per-second transfer rate, making them Sony s fastest memory cards on the market. They are Sony s highest performance memory cards and are designed to support and enhance features of Sony hardware devices.
Consumers quickly will see the benefit of the high-speed HX series when using features like burst shooting for DSLR or shooting HD video, said Shane Higby, director of the consumer media business at Sony Electronics. It is the recommended media format for both professionals and enthusiasts, delivering high performance and a range of unique benefits . For example, using a 32GB capacity HX series Memory Stick an Alpha DSLR camera user can take approximately 260 images in one minute (JPEG mode/Large [14MB]), which is approximately 160 percent more images than PRO Duo Memory Stick . Likewise, a Handycam camcorder user can transfer approximately 175 minutes of HD video or a 30GB file (taken in 1920x1080 on HDRCX110) in 17 minutes, via the compatible high-speed adaptor, which is one-quarter of the time it takes to download from a 32GB PRO Duo Memory Stick. Results may vary depending on hardware and settings.
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Kaleidescape today announced its new M500 and M300 Players. Built on the company's proprietary M-Class architecture, this next generation of players delivers a new and improved onscreen user interface and Blu-ray support. The M500 Player copies Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, and CDs onto a server. The imported content can then be played back instantly by M500 and M300 Players, creating the world's first multi-zone movie server for Blu-ray.
To address the concerns of the studios, Kaleidescape requires the disc to be present when playing Blu-ray content from the server. Today this means the Blu-ray Disc must be in the tray of an M500 Player. To enable the full Kaleidescape experience for Blu-ray, the company is developing a disc loader which will keep a large number of discs present within the Kaleidescape system. It will also provide bulk import, and make it easy to find and retrieve a disc.
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Despite the growing popularity of digital downloads and flash-based storage, the demand for optical disc drives is on the rise. According to DigiTimes Research, Taiwanese manufacturers are expected to ship 21.9 million optical disc drives in the second quarter of 2010.
Taiwan-based makers will ship 21.9 million optical disc drives (ODDs) in the second quarter of 2010, increasing by 9% on quarter and by 29% on year, according to forecast by Digitimes Research.
Of the ODDs to be shipped in the second quarter, 54.4% will be slim-type models because of growing demand for notebooks, and DVD-RW (rewritable) models will have the largest shipment share, Digitimes Research indicated.
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Right after release the High IOPS SATAII interface solution at Cebit in March, RunCore announced that they will release the Kylin II SAS Series of Solid State Drives in May. The Kylin II SAS are designed specifically to address the demanding performance and reliability requirements of Enterprise Class storage and computing applications.
The Kylin II Solid State Drives are optimized to deliver more IOPS (Input/Output per second) resulting in superior performance and an improved total cost of ownership, smaller space,lower power consumption over traditional rotational based hard disk drives.
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Adaptec, Inc. announced today that on May 8, 2010, it signed a definitive agreement with PMC-Sierra, Inc. to sell to PMC certain assets and for PMC to assume certain liabilities connected with the Company’s data storage hardware and software business for approximately $34 million in cash. Following the sale to PMC-Sierra, the Company will retain its Aristos ASIC technology business, certain real estate assets, more than 200 patents, and approximately $400 million in cash and marketable securities.
Since 2009, the Company has set forth plans to re-deploy the substantial amount of liquid assets and unlock the tax benefits of the Company’s net operating losses to maximize value for all stockholders. Following this transaction with PMC-Sierra, the Company’s Board of Directors plans to explore all strategic alternatives to deploy the proceeds of the sale and the Company’s other assets, which may include stock buybacks, special cash dividends, future acquisitions and other actions to redeploy capital. Additionally, the Company will, as previously announced, continue to consider its options related to its Aristos ASIC technology business, remaining patents and real estate holdings.
