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Sony releases “Nasne” where torne meet NAS

Torne, Sony’s digital TV tuner is now becoming a fully capable, but limited to Sony’s will, NAS thanks to the addition of a 500GB HDD. Thanks to Nasne, you will now be able to record TV shows directly into your torne or Nasne instead o[...]
Sony releases “Nasne” where torne meet NAS
Sony releases “Nasne” where torne meet NASSony releases “Nasne” where torne meet NASSony releases “Nasne” where torne meet NASSony releases “Nasne” where torne meet NASSony releases “Nasne” where torne meet NAS

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TVPlug, your all in one WiFi Media Solution

I’ve been looking for something similar for quite sometime now behold the TVPlug an all in one WiFi Router Media Center! Behind this stylish WiFi MIMO router, hides a fully capable media center solution. Indeed not only the TVPlug will[...]
TVPlug, your all in one WiFi Media Solution
TVPlug, your all in one WiFi Media SolutionTVPlug, your all in one WiFi Media SolutionTVPlug, your all in one WiFi Media SolutionTVPlug, your all in one WiFi Media SolutionTVPlug, your all in one WiFi Media Solution

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[CEBIT 2012] Synology rolls out the 2012 plan, improving everything

Here at AkibaNews, we’re big fans of Synology products. They are reliable, easy configurable, very affordable, ECO friendly,…  and the list goes on. So we had to visit they booth at least 2 days in a row just to be sure we [...]
[CEBIT 2012] Synology rolls out the 2012 plan, improving everything
[CEBIT 2012] Synology rolls out the 2012 plan, improving everything[CEBIT 2012] Synology rolls out the 2012 plan, improving everything[CEBIT 2012] Synology rolls out the 2012 plan, improving everything[CEBIT 2012] Synology rolls out the 2012 plan, improving everything[CEBIT 2012] Synology rolls out the 2012 plan, improving everything

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[REVIEW] Synology DiskStation DS712+, DX510 and security special

Synology recently launced a new model in their business class network attached storage division, namely the 2-bay DS712+. Over the last week we took the time to play around a bit with this particular model and let you know how it handl[...]
[REVIEW] Synology DiskStation DS712+, DX510 and security special
[REVIEW] Synology DiskStation DS712+, DX510 and security special[REVIEW] Synology DiskStation DS712+, DX510 and security special[REVIEW] Synology DiskStation DS712+, DX510 and security special[REVIEW] Synology DiskStation DS712+, DX510 and security special[REVIEW] Synology DiskStation DS712+, DX510 and security special

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QNAP announces a new Firmware upgrade with LION support for its NAS

QNAP announced yesterday the availability of its latest v3.5 firmware for its Turbo NAS series… Among the noteworthy upgrade we have Mac OS X Lion, Antivirus, Windows Live Messenger Notifications and enhanced MyCloudNAS Service. New &a[...]
QNAP announces a new Firmware upgrade with LION support for its NAS

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Sony’s ESSP-2000 will last you a decade while saving you ass during the next series of blackout

Sony has introduced today the ESSP-2000, a new business grade Lithium-Ion storage battery or UPS designed for small data center, or server farm. The ESSP-2000 is design to give you at least ten years of optimal performances while being[...]
Sony’s ESSP-2000 will last you a decade while saving you ass during the next series of blackout
Sony’s ESSP-2000 will last you a decade while saving you ass during the next series of blackoutSony’s ESSP-2000 will last you a decade while saving you ass during the next series of blackoutSony’s ESSP-2000 will last you a decade while saving you ass during the next series of blackout

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Buffalo add new 24TB NAS to its Japanese Line-up

With an availability schedule as early at July, the TS-8VH24TL/R6 is Buffalo latest super expensive 24TB NAS! Announced at around 500,000 Yen, this Professional Grade 24TB NAS comes with support of RAID 6 and 8x3TB drives. The TS-8VH24[...]
Buffalo add new 24TB NAS to its Japanese Line-up
Buffalo add new 24TB NAS to its Japanese Line-upBuffalo add new 24TB NAS to its Japanese Line-upBuffalo add new 24TB NAS to its Japanese Line-upBuffalo add new 24TB NAS to its Japanese Line-upBuffalo add new 24TB NAS to its Japanese Line-up

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LG launches the NC2 NAS with Cloud services in Korea

LG’s new 2TB NAS, the N2C, comes with many little improvement over the previous models. Featuring the actual Design from LG’s NAS Line-up the N2C comes with the support of external ODD (Optical Disc Drive) and let you access your CD/DV[...]
LG launches the NC2 NAS with Cloud services in Korea
LG launches the NC2 NAS with Cloud services in KoreaLG launches the NC2 NAS with Cloud services in KoreaLG launches the NC2 NAS with Cloud services in KoreaLG launches the NC2 NAS with Cloud services in KoreaLG launches the NC2 NAS with Cloud services in Korea

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[Review] QNAP TurboNAS TS-439 Pro II+

Lately we received 3 NAS units from QNAP for review, these being the TS-119P+, TS-219P+ and the more advanced TS-439 Pro II+ model. In this review we will go more in depth on the TS-439 Pro II+. This model is a class on its own and foc[...]
[Review] QNAP TurboNAS  TS-439 Pro II+
[Review] QNAP TurboNAS  TS-439 Pro II+[Review] QNAP TurboNAS  TS-439 Pro II+[Review] QNAP TurboNAS  TS-439 Pro II+[Review] QNAP TurboNAS  TS-439 Pro II+[Review] QNAP TurboNAS  TS-439 Pro II+

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Planex bring the MZK-MP01HD Media Box in Japan

The MZK-MP01HD is Planex’s new connected Media or DivX box. Supporting pretty much everything with : MPEG-1(DAT/MPG/MPEG), MPEG-2(ISO/IFO/VOB/MPG/MPEG/TS/TP), DivX 3/4/5/6/7, MPEG-4, Real Video 8/9/10(RM/RMVB), H.264/MPEG4-AVC(AVI/M2TS[...]
Planex bring the MZK-MP01HD Media Box in Japan
Planex bring the MZK-MP01HD Media Box in JapanPlanex bring the MZK-MP01HD Media Box in JapanPlanex bring the MZK-MP01HD Media Box in Japan

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Buffalo new WZR-HP-G450H wireless router promise 450Mbps maximum speed

Buffalo has introduced in Japan another wireless NGB router offering a maximum data speed of 450Mbps! This new router comes as other Buffalo models with the usual VPN direct access a via USB key, as well as being able to function as a [...]
Buffalo new WZR-HP-G450H wireless router promise 450Mbps maximum speed
Buffalo new WZR-HP-G450H wireless router promise 450Mbps maximum speedBuffalo new WZR-HP-G450H wireless router promise 450Mbps maximum speedBuffalo new WZR-HP-G450H wireless router promise 450Mbps maximum speedBuffalo new WZR-HP-G450H wireless router promise 450Mbps maximum speedBuffalo new WZR-HP-G450H wireless router promise 450Mbps maximum speed

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Buffalo finally ships its Pogoplug based remote Sharing drive in the USA

Pogoplug is one of the most convenient and easy to set-up cloud solution design for the rest of us, and yesterday Buffalo America announced that it has finally released a Pogoplug Friendly NAS with its latest CloudStor. Available in 1 [...]
Buffalo finally ships its Pogoplug based remote Sharing drive in the USA
Buffalo finally ships its Pogoplug based remote Sharing drive in the USABuffalo finally ships its Pogoplug based remote Sharing drive in the USABuffalo finally ships its Pogoplug based remote Sharing drive in the USABuffalo finally ships its Pogoplug based remote Sharing drive in the USA

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QNAP Expands Exclusive QPKG Application Offerings

QNAP Taiwan just announced a range of new features for their TurboNAS customers through QPKG’s. The term QPKG is short for “QNAP Package” files, essentially a plugin you can download for your NAS device. They are preb[...]
QNAP Expands Exclusive QPKG Application Offerings

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Sarotech new D7 PVR let you record HD Shows as well as being super user friendly

The Korea Company Sarotech will put on the market tomorrow a new PVR (Personal Video Recorder) the aBigs D7, that combine the flexibility of an HD DivX Box as well as the comfort of a regular HD DVR. Sold at 360,000 Won with a 1TB HDD [...]
Sarotech new D7 PVR let you record HD Shows as well as being super user friendly
Sarotech new D7 PVR let you record HD Shows as well as being super user friendly

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[CEBIT 2011] Qnap unveils new TurboNAS Business Series with serious improvements

Today at CEBIT 2011 we came across the Qnap booth and saw they had some new fancy devices on display. Being greeted instantly by the Taiwanese/Geman team members we arranged for our AkihabaraNews readers an exclusive look at the new Qn[...]
[CEBIT 2011] Qnap unveils new TurboNAS Business Series with serious improvements
[CEBIT 2011] Qnap unveils new TurboNAS Business Series with serious improvements[CEBIT 2011] Qnap unveils new TurboNAS Business Series with serious improvements[CEBIT 2011] Qnap unveils new TurboNAS Business Series with serious improvements[CEBIT 2011] Qnap unveils new TurboNAS Business Series with serious improvements[CEBIT 2011] Qnap unveils new TurboNAS Business Series with serious improvements

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[CEBIT 2011] SSI, A Taiwanese company with potential arises

SSI Computer Corp. is the company that profiles itself as the company that makes trayless docking hdd readers. SSI with over 20 years of experience in designing and manufacturing industrial system components showed us their newest prod[...]
[CEBIT 2011] SSI, A Taiwanese company with potential arises
[CEBIT 2011] SSI, A Taiwanese company with potential arises[CEBIT 2011] SSI, A Taiwanese company with potential arises[CEBIT 2011] SSI, A Taiwanese company with potential arises[CEBIT 2011] SSI, A Taiwanese company with potential arises[CEBIT 2011] SSI, A Taiwanese company with potential arises

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QNAP releases a new Firmware for its Turbo NAS Series and add ten new features to its NAS

Lucky owners of a QNAP Turbo NAS you will be glad to learn that QNAP has released a new Firmware upgrade of its Turbo NAS series with the V3.4. Among the usual bug fixing and improvements, QNAP also took the liberty to 10 new features [...]
QNAP releases a new Firmware for its Turbo NAS Series and add ten new features to its NAS

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SV-MV100, Panasonic’s new Android 2.1 Digital Media Player to hit Japan next month

Panasonic has just announced a new Android 2.1 DAP (Digitial Media Player) the SV-MV100, schedule to hit Japan later this march. The SV-MV100 comes with a 3.5” screen with an 845×480 resolution, 16GB of internal memory, support of[...]
SV-MV100, Panasonic’s new Android 2.1 Digital Media Player to hit Japan next month
SV-MV100, Panasonic’s new Android 2.1 Digital Media Player to hit Japan next month

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Buffalo upgrade its NAS Line-up with a new 16TB and USB 3.0 NAS

Buffalo Japan introduced this morning is revised line-up of TeraStation with nonetheless than five new models including the impressive TS-8VH16TL/R6 and its 16GB of total disc space (8 x2TB). Announced at around 360,000 Yen and schedul[...]
Buffalo upgrade its NAS Line-up with a new 16TB and USB 3.0 NAS
Buffalo upgrade its NAS Line-up with a new 16TB and USB 3.0 NASBuffalo upgrade its NAS Line-up with a new 16TB and USB 3.0 NASBuffalo upgrade its NAS Line-up with a new 16TB and USB 3.0 NASBuffalo upgrade its NAS Line-up with a new 16TB and USB 3.0 NASBuffalo upgrade its NAS Line-up with a new 16TB and USB 3.0 NAS

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Princeton introduces 2TB NAS with “My Ditto” easy remote access USB Key

The Japanese Manufacturer Princeton has released today a new NAS, the DE-MD2H2T, a 2TB NAS (Raid 0 / 1 / JBOD) with DLNA and iTunes server, featuring ”My Ditto” an USB key that once plug to a PC outside your home network will give you [...]
Princeton introduces 2TB NAS with “My Ditto” easy remote access USB Key
Princeton introduces 2TB NAS with “My Ditto” easy remote access USB KeyPrinceton introduces 2TB NAS with “My Ditto” easy remote access USB Key

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DC-MCNP2, Digital Cowboy’s new 7.1Ch Full HD DivX Box

It seems that Korea and Japan may be one of the last place on earth where “DivX Box” still grab the attention of the geeks in us. Also today, Digital Cowboy announced its latest model, the DC-MCNP2 also Known as Movie Cowboy Xtreamer f[...]
DC-MCNP2, Digital Cowboy’s new 7.1Ch Full HD DivX Box
DC-MCNP2, Digital Cowboy’s new 7.1Ch Full HD DivX BoxDC-MCNP2, Digital Cowboy’s new 7.1Ch Full HD DivX BoxDC-MCNP2, Digital Cowboy’s new 7.1Ch Full HD DivX BoxDC-MCNP2, Digital Cowboy’s new 7.1Ch Full HD DivX Box

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HDC2-US, I-O Data’s new compact 4TB NAS

Looking for a nice and compact 4TB NAS? Well check this new little baby from I-O Data, the HDC2-US. In just 82.2×111.2×181.6mm, this NAS only support RAID 0 or RAID 1 setting, as well as the featuring the usual DLNA and iTune[...]
HDC2-US, I-O Data’s new compact 4TB NAS
HDC2-US, I-O Data’s new compact 4TB NAS

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