The new Sony VAIO JS1 is a 25in panel PC with the computer grubbiness hidden behind the X-Black display. Until now, its VAIO desktop PCs have been hulking great entertainment-centric units that resembled high-end home stereo components. The JS1 Series, by contrast, takes up less room on a desk than a laptop PC - the screen is raised up on legs, leaving plenty of workspace free underneath. Inside the slinky frame, you get a massive 500GB hard drive, 3GB...
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Western Digital announced the second-generation of its highly popular and environmentally friendly WD Caviar Green desktop hard drives, which feature the company's GreenPower technology to significantly reduce power consumption, compared with standard hard drives. The new platform is based on WD's 333 GB/platter technology with 32 MB cache, producing capacities ranging from 500 GB to 1 TB1. WD's latest WD Caviar Green hard drives consume up to 20 percent less power and offer a 10 percent increase in performance...
Pimping up your Apple Airport Express courtesy the Griffin's AirBase Desktop Stand is worth the sleek apparition. Apparently the AirBase also increases the effective range and signal efficiency for your network and AirTunes. The stand raises the base station up into the room, and the in-satnd light indicates the network status. The built-in cable management and a weighted chrome metal base complete the look and offer complete convenience. Source...
Microsoft thinks that best way to sell more devices is to make more devices that do the same thing. According to a new patent application by the company called "Mobile Device Collaboration" it describes how multiple mobile devices could be placed next to each other to share pixels, using proximity sensors to correctly orient one image across a plethora of screens. MS also wants phones to combine antennas to boost signal strength, CPUs to handle intensive tasks, and even...
Aimed primarily at small business users and "multimedia" junkies, the 4-bay NAS comes with gigabit Ethernet, support for multiple RAID configurations, and even the ability to act as an iTunes music server. NAS server has four hard-drive bays: each can accommodate a 3.5-inch SATA internal hard drive up to 1TB in capacity, making the server's total storage space up to 4TB. The NAS server features Gigabit Ethernet for network connectivity and three USB 2.0 ports for additional external storage...
Sprint Nextel is asserting that, by managing traffic of heavy users, it helps the carrier provide better overall service for all its users. The new wireless Internet service's terms give Sprint the option to slow down your Internet connection based on which software you are using. It theoretically violates the idea of "net neutrality," meaning Internet traffic cannot be treated differently on based on its source or content. Earlier it was the FCC who stopped Comcast from doing just...
New-age bosses are known for firing unproductive employees at the spur of the moment. Today's 20 something employees are those who party late into the night and come to work early only to catch up on that crucial sleep at work. This means that the company could miss out on important deadlines, that's where the VisioMate comes into play, the device connects via USB and will detect when your posture is bad at your desk by keeping an eye...
In Soviet Russia, The Digital Future Starts Here. [Crunchgear]...
The traditional VOIP solutions are facing some serious competition from the new 'do everything' mobile phones. In order to bring back some of the VOIP over landlines thunder, Open Peak has launched a new platform called the Open Frame. It enables IP devices running on it to be connected to the home network via a built-in Wi-Fi/Ethernet link, enables consumers to use a single device to access applications such as their family calendar, e-mail, text messaging, synched address book...
Gresso announces some exquisite jewelry that has assumed the form of a USB pendant. The Gresso Enigma is the first USB Flash Drive with 192GB memory. The star-status accommodates 3 flash cards, each of 64 GB. The lineup includes two different styles - the star shaped "Constellation" and triangular "Labyrinth". The collection is fashioned from 200-year-old African Blackwood and plenty of fancy diamonds embraced in 18K yellow or white gold....
Citizens of the Russian town Chelyabinsk calculated when the satellite QuickBird would cross above their city. QuickBird takes images for Google Earth and Google Maps. There was a rock concert in town, everyone get yellow cape and created a giant smiley face. They wanted to make their town face and it worked as the image is now on Google maps. Google sure gave Chelyabinsk its fifteen minutes of fame. [Source via Slashdot]...
Sony has launched their third generation Blu-Ray drive BWU-300S. At peak speed, the drive can burn a 25GB disc in around 15 minutes. A dual layer 50GB disc can be written in a half hour. The drive is also capable of writing DVDs at up to 16X, CDs up to 48X. However, the burning speeds for DB-RE media is at 2X. Thirty minutes for a Blu-Ray DVD sounds like the good old days of CD writing. Adobe's Encore CS3...
After seven months of public awareness, the product page for the Porient H12 still shows the H12 as having just four features: 4.8-inch TFT touchscreen, GPS, "soft office," and a web browser. We have managed to dig out more info of this next generation UMPC, coming right after the mildly successful H9. The H12 would run Linux. In addition, it comes with a 520MHz Intel XScale PXA270 processor, 4.8 inch TFT touch screen, 800 x 480 resolution, SD/MMC memory...
Dell's new Studio line of slim desktop PCs is finally here. Priced at around $549 each PC packs in a 2.53 Ghz Core 2 Duo processor with 2 Gigs of RAM, Integrated graphics chipset, HDMI out and an optional Blu-Ray drive and TV tuner which are a part of the home theater upgrades. [Dell via Techfresh]...
