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Today at the Intel Developer Forum, the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) announced nearly 120 products have passed SuperSpeed USB certification testing. Certified products include motherboards, notebooks, external storage devices, storage controllers, hard disk drives, PCI Express and ExpressCard add-in cards and device-enabling silicon, and new device classes continue to emerge.
“Since the first certified SuperSpeed USB product was announced last year at IDF 2009, we have witnessed exponential growth in the ecosystem,” said Jeff Ravencraft, president and chairman, USB-IF. “Strong support from consumers and manufacturers alike and momentum behind the technology continue to drive the industry forward as new SuperSpeed USB products are developed, tested and certified.”
“In-Stat forecasts that SuperSpeed USB, with its high throughput and low power consumption, will gain substantial market penetration in industries requiring transfer of increasingly larger amounts of data," said Brian O’Rourke, Principal Analyst, In-Stat. “Cost is also a key factor in new technology integration, and the aggressive volume pricing for USB 3.0 host controller will help spur adoption.”
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Fujitsu Semiconductor America, Inc. (FSA), a leading innovator of USB 3.0-compliant technology, has expanded its lineup of USB 3.0-SATA bridge controllers, introducing the new MB86E50 series for external USB 3.0 RAID storage devices.
The Fujitsu MB86E50 is specifically designed for external USB 3.0 dual-port RAID and non-RAID configurations. It supports RAID 0 (striping) and RAID 1 (mirroring) as well as JBOD ("just a bunch of disks") and Dual LUN configurations. An available integrated high-speed encryption hardware engine makes the controller an ideal design choice for demanding RAID storage applications using external hard disks or solid state drives.
In addition to RAID, the MB86E50 features transfer speeds up to 5Gbps, hot plugging of devices, and support for the USB attached SCSI (UAS) and Bulk-only Transport (BOT) protocols. The controller incorporates a high-performance 32-bit RISC MPU and an embedded SSCG to optimize SuperSpeed performance while reducing EMI. The MB86E50 includes full legacy support for high-speed USB (480Mbps) and full-speed USB (12Mbps) devices, and supports SATA Gen2i (3Gbps) and Gen1i (1.5Gbps), ATA, and ATAPI drives.
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Samsung Electronics today introduced its latest wireless universal serial bus (USB) solution, developed using Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology. Offered in a two-chip set, Samsung’s newest S3C2680/ S5M8311 WUSB solution enables high definition content to be wirelessly transmitted from a mobile host device to a tethered device for viewing. Initial applications are high-resolution cameras, camcorders, TVs and PCs with prospects for adoption in other applications including tablet PCs, printers, beam projectors, portable HDDs, Blu-ray players, and mobile handsets.
“The ability to handle wireless high-speed data transmission while consuming less power is a key requirement for many consumer electronic devices,” said Yiwan Wong, vice president, System LSI marketing, Samsung Electronics. “Due to power/performance issues, previous generations of WUSB products were unable to meet the consumers’ expectations. Samsung’s new WUSB chipset delivers up to 480Mbps (Megabit per second) data transmission rate, at an average power consumption of less than 300mW. This level of power efficiency greatly increases the attractiveness of WUSB connectivity in consumer electronic and mobile applications.”
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Netflix, Inc. today announced the availability of its free Netflix App for iPhone and iPod touch, allowing Netflix members on plans starting at just $8.99 a month to instantly watch a vast selection of TV episodes and movies streamed to their iPhone or iPod touch at no additional cost. The Netflix App is available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.
"Apple has changed the game for mobile devices," said Reed Hastings, Netflix co-founder and chief executive officer. "We're excited that our members can now carry Netflix around in their pockets and instantly watch movies and TV shows streamed from Netflix right to their iPhone or iPod touch."
The Netflix App delivers a high-quality viewing experience, a broad array of movie and TV choices and a clean, intuitive interface. It is available via both Wi-Fi and 3G networks. TV episodes and movies are conveniently organized into a variety of categories based on members' personal preferences, popular genres, new arrivals and members' individual instant Queues. Members can choose a movie or TV episode from any of the lists and just tap the innovative Multi-Touch user interface to watch instantly or to save the title for viewing later.
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WD, the world's leader in external storage solutions, today introduced its new WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit, a HomePlug® AV compatible solution that enables consumers to use their existing electrical outlets to extend secure and reliable high-speed Internet connections throughout the home. Complementing the WD TV® line of media players, the WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit enables consumers to easily and affordably deliver HD video streams to the home theater, transfer large files or play multi-player online games, all without running network cables around the home. With four ports on each of two adapters included in the kit, the WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit offers users the ability to connect their router and up to seven additional devices to their high-speed network.
Featuring HomePlug AV technology, the WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit provides users with data transfer speeds up to 200 megabits per second (Mbps), enabling glitch-free playback of Full-HD 1080p video streams on up to seven connected devices. Setup is as easy as plugging in a lamp. Consumers do not need to undertake home improvement projects to route new wiring between rooms. They simply plug one of the two adapters in the kit into their router and an electrical outlet then plug the other adapter into another outlet where they need access to wired network connections. Users can stream video to four connected devices in the home theater and also gain an additional three network ports by their router.
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Sans Digital, a leading provider of high performance storage subsystems, is proud to announce new additions to the TowerRAID Plus series: SAS and SATA RAID towers (TR8X-BP for black tower / TR8XP for silver tower). Based on the award-winning TowerRAID SAS and SATA series, the TowerRAID TR8X-BP/TR8XP supports 6G SAS and 6G SATA hard drives along with RAID 5 data redundancy protection.
SAS hard drives provide enterprise-level performance and features suitable for mission critical applications while SATA hard drives allow high capacity for nearline storage with affordable pricing. Either SAS or SATA hard drives, the Sans Digital TR8X-BP and TX8XP are ready for your application or storage needs in one single tower configuration. The bundled SAS and SATA RR2722 6G PCIe 2.0 x8 RAID controller is powered by a dedicated RAID processor, providing performance in excess of 650MB/s* with hot-spare functionality to immediately re-build data on the lost hard disk automatically.
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Sans Digital, a leading provider of high performance storage subsystems, is the first brand to incorporate SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology into its hardware RAID storage units. The new TowerRAID TR4UTP / TR4UT-BP (4-bay) and TR5UTP / TR5UT-BP (5-bay) are the world’s first SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and eSATA multi-bay hardware RAID 5 enclosures, expanding the award winning TowerRAID product line by offering enterprise-class features with affordable pricing. The units are also bundled with free 2-port eSATA 6 Gbps PCIe 2.0 x1 host bus adapters for computers without eSATA ports.
The latest SuperSpeed USB 3.0 provides 10x more bandwidth in comparison to the existing HighSpeed USB 2.0. By incorporating this brand new technology, the TR4UT(-B)P and TR5UT(-B)P are capable of reaching performance speeds 5x faster than the previous models. For computers not equipped with USB 3.0, the units’ backward compatibility with USB 2.0 allows flexible deployment. USB 3.0 PCIe host bus adapters (HA-SAN-2U3PCIE) are also available for easy USB 3.0 interface integration.
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AMD ATI RADEON HD 5670 1GB GDDR5 Video Card @ Madshrimps
ASUS EAH5670 HD 5670 1GB Graphics Card @ Tweaknews
ASUS GeForce GTX 460 SLI Performance @ Benchmark Reviews
ASUS Z8NA-D6C (Intel 5500) Motherboard @ TweakTown
Choiix Boomboom Slim Travel Speaker @ BURNED iN and ASE Labs
Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB 6Gbps Solid State Drive @ Bigbruin.com
MSI GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768 OC @ TweakPC.de
OCZ 60GB Agility 2 SATA II Solid State Drive @ OCIA.net and ThinkComputers.org
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 3TB External Hard Drive @ Bigbruin.com
SIIG 4-port SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Hub @ Everything USB
Verbatim Nano Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse @ ASE Labs
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Transcend Information, Inc. today launched a two-port USB 3.0 ExpressCard Adapter, an easy-to-install add-in card that allows users to enhance their notebook with blazing fast USB 3.0 technology.
For laptop users desiring to join the USB 3.0 revolution without replacing their existing computer, Transcend’s USB 3.0 ExpressCard Adapter is a highly cost-effective solution for connecting to and taking advantage of USB 3.0-compatible peripherals. The card’s ExpressCard/34 interface is compatible with virtually all current notebook computers, and offers unrestricted two-way communication between notebook PCs and the latest generation of USB devices.
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Infinitec has opened its website to pre-orders for the world's first Infinite USB Memory Drive (IUM). The product that was first seen at CES in January 2010 has since been highly anticipated by electronics and media enthusiasts. Although the company has been hit by some industry delays, customers can now finally place their pre-orders by going to the company's website. Infinitec is giving customers who pre-order free delivery worldwide and promises to start shipping units on August 31st 2010.
Ahmad Zahran, Chief Executive Officer at Infinitec, enthusiastically explained, "We've been waiting for this day for a long time and preparing very hard for it. We're extremely excited to finally be offering such a revolutionary product to the market and we hope that customers will get a sense on how much hard work has been put into it, especially into making something this complex and innovative as simple and easy to use as an MP3 player."
