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Archive for the ‘Storage’ Category

May 13th, 2008

Storybook HDD Enclosure From Sarotech, Hard Drive In A “Book”

The Wizplat (W-31UA) from Sarotech (Korea) is a storybook-shaped, 3.5-inch external hard drive casing that can be plugged into your friendly USB port. SATA I/II HDD are supported. I’m not sure why this HDD enclosure is designed as a not-so-appealing storybook. Maybe it is to remind you that your computers : books ratio is not […]

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April 26th, 2008

Buy MicroSD, Play Space Invaders 3 Times

Now when you buy a 1GB or 2GB microSD card from Hagiwara (Japan), you got to play Space Invaders 3 times. Yes, that’s 3. The packaging of the card embeds a QR code to allow cell phone to zap it and play the retro game on its tiny screen for 3 times. 3 times I […]

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January 28th, 2008

Star Wars mimobot Series Designer USB Flash Drives, May The Storage Be With You!

The second series of mimobot Star Wars USB flash drives or thumb drives are out with Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Boba Fett joining Darth Vader, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and Stormtrooper of series one. Preloaded with Star Wars icons, avatars, wallpapers and screensavers, series 2 Star Wars USB drives are definitely tastier. Available in […]

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December 15th, 2007

USB + SD = USD, USD Card Debuts In Korea

Want to have the best of both (memory) worlds? Enters the USD card by MPIO Korea, this USD card combines both SD card and an USB memory stick into one nifty storage gadget. It means you can transfer data and files easily from one device to another easily without using cables or readers. You can […]

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December 12th, 2007

Festive Mood: Merry Xmas Cakes, USB Hub With Delectable USB Sticks

This cake-shaped USB hub by Solidalliance can house four USB 1GB sticks (those redy, pluckable strawberries). Other food such as tempura (fried prawn) are there for your taking, in case you don’t like fruits. Currently available in Japan for 50000 yen ($500). Yummy.
I’ll giving Strawberry Shortcake this Xmas via AVING

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October 20th, 2007

SATA HDD Stage Rack, Pop In 2.5″/3.5″ Hard Drive And Just Read From It

This SATA HDD Stage Rack let you pop in your 2.5″ or 3.5″ SATA hard drives easily. Just plug the Rack into any USB port of your PC or Mac and Viola! You are able to read info from your real hard drives without even opening your computer casing. The only downside is the added […]

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September 21st, 2007

No New Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive Next Year, Maybe Other Stuff In 2008?

Microsoft has confirmed that will be no new and better Xbox 360 HD DVD drive to debut next year. But we look forward to other 360 peripherals.
Halo 360 via Gizmodo

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September 16th, 2007

Budget Your Gaming Machine For $500, Intel Or AMD?

You can build your own $500 (give and take) gaming PC by choosing the right-priced processor, motherboard, RAM, graphics card, hard drive, power supply, case and DVD drive. This Tom’s Hardware article allows you to instantly see what PC components you need to concoct a decent gaming machine. Both AMD and Intel-powered gaming rigs were […]

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August 4th, 2007

DIY PS3 Hard Drive Installation Guide, Is A Piece Of Cake To Upgrade Your PS3

Using a Husky Precision Screwdriver, an external hard drive or USB thumb drive to copy files and a 160GB 2.5″ SATA notebook drive, you can just upgrade your Sony PS3 hard drive rather effortlessly. The best of all, you get to save some money for more PlayStation 3 games. Wanna DIY? GamePro shows you the […]

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July 28th, 2007

HD32F Hard Disk Drive Comes With PCMCIA Support, Throws Away The USB Cable

ASKA-CORP (Asuka) of Japan cooks up a 20GB and 40GB hard disk drives (HDD) that don’t spot the usual USB cable. Instead, the hard drive comes with a mini-USB and PCMCIA card. This allows you to plug into any laptop to transfer 1056Mbps of data (via PCMCIA) without the help of any cable. You can […]

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