CDRLabs has put together a brief review of Western Digital's new WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit.  Instead of Ethernet cables or wireless signals, the kit uses your home's existing electrical wiring to create or extend a network.  The two adapters included in the kit are capable of data transfer speeds up to 200 Mbps and come equipped with four Ethernet ports so that you can connect your router and up to seven additional devices.
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CDRLabs has put together a brief review of the SanDisk Ultra Backup. This innovative USB flash drive offers simple backup at the touch of a button. Just plug it in, push the button and your files are automatically copied onto the device. The software included with the Ultra Backup now runs on both Windows and Mac OS X and supports things like software encryption and Dmaler's online backup service.   Add a comment

CDRLabs has put together a review of Kingston's DataTraveler Locker+ USB flash drive. Developed with budget-conscious companies in mind, the DataTraveler Locker+ offers hardware-based, full disk encryption at an affordable price. Data on the drive is secured using 256-bit AES encryption and can only be accessed by entering a complex password. Add a comment

Today, CDRLabs brings you an in depth look at Leadtek's MPEG-2/H.264 transcoding card, the WinFast PxVC1100. This low profile PCI Express card features Toshiba’s SpursEngine SE1000 processor which allows it to encode HD content in less than real time and improve the quality of upconverted video. The PxVC1100 also comes bundled with TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress. Using this software, the card is able to encode virtually any video file at resolutions ranging from iPod to HD and at bit rates as high as 50Mb/s.  Add a comment

CDRLabs kicks off the week with a brief review of HornetTek's new hard drive enclosure, the X2-RAID. This stylish, dual bay enclosure holds two SATA hard drives and can be connected to a Windows, Mac or Linux computer using either USB 2.0 or eSATA. The X2-RAID also features a versatile RAID system that can be configured for data protection, maximum capacity or a balance of the two.

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CDRLabs has put together a brief review of Matrox's CompressHD H.264 encoding accelerator card. This low profile, half-length PCI Express card supports Matrox MAX technology and features a dedicated hardware processor which allows it to encode H.264 video at resolutions ranging from iPod to HD in less than real time. Add a comment

CDRLabs has put together a review of SanDisk's Cruzer Enterprise USB flash drive. Designed to meet the security needs of today's IT professionals, the Cruzer Enterprise imposes mandatory access control on all files, storing them in a hardware-encrypted, password-protected partition. The Cruzer Enterprise also features ultra-fast transfer speeds and is one of the first secure USB flash drives to support both Macintosh and Windows computers. Add a comment

CDRLabs has put together a brief review of Kingston's new DataTraveler 150 USB flash drive.  Available in 32GB and 64GB capacities, the DT150 gives users the ability to transport and share entire libraries of music, photos, documents and video on a device no bigger than a pocketknife.

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