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I-O Data had a new 3TB USB 3.0 External disk to its catalog.

Looking for both space and speed? Then checkout I-O Data new HDCA-UT3.0K external and its gigantic 3TB disk space. Under its “Cylon” look the HDCA-UT3.0K is fitted for 27,720 yen with a single 3TB HDD and both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. Obvi[...]
I-O Data had a new 3TB USB 3.0 External disk to its catalog.
I-O Data had a new 3TB USB 3.0 External disk to its catalog.

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Buffalo reveals sleek design for powerful portable DVD drive

Buffalo, the global leader in design and manufacturing of storage and wireless networking solutions, has announced the release of its new compact DVD drive. The DVD drive will allow you to watch films, burn data discs and it’s powered [...]
Buffalo reveals sleek design for powerful portable DVD drive
Buffalo reveals sleek design for powerful portable DVD driveBuffalo reveals sleek design for powerful portable DVD driveBuffalo reveals sleek design for powerful portable DVD drive

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Toshiba introduces the Write Once SD Card for government usage

Toshiba has introduces a new kind of SD Card today with the “Write Once”, a normal 1GB SD Card with a prevention system that can let you write data but never let you erase them! Made for governmental usage including judicial purpose, t[...]
Toshiba introduces the Write Once SD Card for government usage

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Hitachi GST launces USB 3.0 Portable Storage Drives with the Touro Series

Hitachi unveiled today a new series of USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 portable Storage drives combining both local and cloud backups, the Touro Series. These drives includes both a local backup software and 3Gb of cloud storage in order to backup[...]
Hitachi GST launces USB 3.0 Portable Storage Drives with the Touro Series
Hitachi GST launces USB 3.0 Portable Storage Drives with the Touro SeriesHitachi GST launces USB 3.0 Portable Storage Drives with the Touro Series

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Sony to ship 1.2kWh energy storage modules using rechargeable lithium-ion batteries made from olivine-type phosphate

Starting in the end of April 2011, Sony will begin volume shipments of energy storage modules that use rechargeable lithium-ion batteries made with olivine-type lithium-ion iron phosphate as the cathode material. These energy storage m[...]
Sony to ship 1.2kWh energy storage modules using rechargeable lithium-ion batteries made from olivine-type phosphate
Sony to ship 1.2kWh energy storage modules using rechargeable lithium-ion batteries made from olivine-type phosphateSony to ship 1.2kWh energy storage modules using rechargeable lithium-ion batteries made from olivine-type phosphate

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Century Japan new CROS4U3CP four slots SATA USB 3.0 Cloning docking Station

With Century’s new CROS4U3CP, cloning up to 3 drives at once has never been easier! This four slot SATA docking station for 3.5” HDD/SSDs offers you the possibility to either erase four disks at once, or the ability to clone a master d[...]
Century Japan new CROS4U3CP four slots SATA USB 3.0 Cloning docking Station
Century Japan new CROS4U3CP four slots SATA USB 3.0 Cloning docking Station

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Samsung Announces New External Hard Drives with SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Interface

Samsung announced today its new family of hard disk drives, including two portable drives and a desktop storage station. Supporting the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface, the new external hard drives can provide data transfer speeds of up t[...]
Samsung Announces New External Hard Drives with SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Interface
Samsung Announces New External Hard Drives with SuperSpeed USB 3.0 InterfaceSamsung Announces New External Hard Drives with SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Interface

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Hitachi introduces new G-Technology Drives amd Thunderbolt Support at NAB

NAB was quite successful this year with many nice announcements including Hitachi’s latest line-up of high-end storage devices under the G-Technology Name. This all aluminum drives comes with several disc capacity and configurations wi[...]
Hitachi introduces new G-Technology Drives amd Thunderbolt Support at NAB
Hitachi introduces new G-Technology Drives amd Thunderbolt Support at NABHitachi introduces new G-Technology Drives amd Thunderbolt Support at NABHitachi introduces new G-Technology Drives amd Thunderbolt Support at NAB

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Toshiba releases the MK6461GSYG a new 2.5” Drive with automatic data destruction

Well on this one they did it on purpose and no, Toshiba is not reselling faulty drives that will completely wipe your data away at a random! No this new MK6461GSYG Series of HDD is in fact a secure HDD with AES 256Bit encryption that w[...]
Toshiba releases the MK6461GSYG a new 2.5” Drive with automatic data destruction
Toshiba releases the MK6461GSYG a new 2.5” Drive with automatic data destruction

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Hitachi releases in Japan its new 500GB iVDRs HDD + USB Cradle

iVDR was suppose to be the answer to all our Storage needs and problems with a unique format capable to be used in everything ranging from your PC, TV, Video Recorder, Car and even Camera. But like many proprietary format, the iVDR nev[...]
Hitachi releases in Japan its new 500GB iVDRs HDD + USB Cradle
Hitachi releases in Japan its new 500GB iVDRs HDD + USB Cradle

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Samsug sold 10,000 470 series SSDs in Korea?

According to Samsung, the Korean Giant has sold since last January around 10,000 470 Series SSDs in Korea alone. Not really sure what to think about this number, is this high? Is this Low? I hare really no ideas, but hey, at least on a[...]
Samsug sold 10,000 470 series SSDs in Korea?
Samsug sold 10,000 470 series SSDs in Korea?Samsug sold 10,000 470 series SSDs in Korea?

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Panasonic’s first 100GB BD-RE XL discs available this month

Been waiting for BDXL drive and disc to become cheaper before I start removing my good old BD Burner away from my tower, and today’s announcement from Panasonic of a new 100GB rewriteable BD-RE XL is a step in the good direction for fu[...]
Panasonic’s first 100GB BD-RE XL discs available this month
Panasonic’s first 100GB BD-RE XL discs available this month

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Century Japan releases multipurpose Rack HDD and ODD

Here you are a nice little piece of tech from Century, the CMRK-S2OD. This multipurpose rack will let you create a unique combo capable to store up to two 2.5” SDD or HDD as well as an CD/DVD or Blu-Ray drive (ODD) in a single 5” Deskt[...]
Century Japan releases multipurpose Rack HDD and ODD

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Samsung Producing Industry’s Highest Density Mobile DRAM, Using 30nm-class Technology

Samsung announced that it started the industry’s first production of four gigabit, low power double-data-rate 2 (LPDDR2) DRAM using 30 nanometer (nm) class technology earlier this month. The mobile DRAM chip will help the market to del[...]
Samsung Producing Industry’s Highest Density Mobile DRAM, Using 30nm-class Technology

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I-O Data unleash two new USB 3.0 External drive and one USB Key in Japan

I-O Data announced this morning their latest USB 3.0 Line-up with three now models in total. This new devices includes tow external HDDs including the HDCA-UT Series available in 1 and 2TB, the HDPC-AU Series available in five differen[...]
I-O Data unleash two new USB 3.0 External drive and one USB Key in Japan
I-O Data unleash two new USB 3.0 External drive and one USB Key in JapanI-O Data unleash two new USB 3.0 External drive and one USB Key in JapanI-O Data unleash two new USB 3.0 External drive and one USB Key in Japan

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Japanese Buffalo USB 3.0 external HDDs coming to Europe as well

Introduced in Japan last year in its USB 2.0 Version and a month ago in a shiny new USB 3.0 Version, Buffalo latest external HDD are not set to conquer Europe as well! Sold has MiniStation in Europe, these news 2.5” USB 3.0 HDD comes i[...]
Japanese Buffalo USB 3.0 external HDDs coming to Europe as well
Japanese Buffalo USB 3.0 external HDDs coming to Europe as wellJapanese Buffalo USB 3.0 external HDDs coming to Europe as well

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Game Over, Western Digital buys Hitachi GST

When Seagate acquired Maxtor I had my doubt on the company built quality future, and my doubt has been clearly been confirmed since I am going to send my ninth Barracuda 7200.11 Drive to Seagate Support (6 Faulty drives in the past 12 [...]
Game Over, Western Digital buys Hitachi GST

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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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Buffalo Japan announces a new 2TB USB external Drive for HDTVs

Here you are another “Dumb” external 1 or 2TB USB 2.0 HDD that has been design to be plugged elegantly next to your HDTV and let your record your favorite show if of course your TV comes with a USB Recording more. Finally these drives [...]
Buffalo Japan announces a new 2TB USB external Drive for HDTVs
Buffalo Japan announces a new 2TB USB external Drive for HDTVsBuffalo Japan announces a new 2TB USB external Drive for HDTVsBuffalo Japan announces a new 2TB USB external Drive for HDTVs

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MF-ASU3 Series, Elecom new USB 3.0 Thumbdrive

Elecom announced today in Japan a new USB 3.0 Flash Drive the MF-ASU3Series . Available in 8, 16 and 32GB, this new USB 3.0 memory stick comes with the usual PASS (Password Authentication Security System) and 256bit AES encryption. Wit[...]
MF-ASU3 Series, Elecom new USB 3.0 Thumbdrive
MF-ASU3 Series, Elecom new USB 3.0 ThumbdriveMF-ASU3 Series, Elecom new USB 3.0 ThumbdriveMF-ASU3 Series, Elecom new USB 3.0 Thumbdrive

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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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Hitachi introduces its latest 3TB XL Desk in Japan

Hitachi brought this morning to the Japanese market its latest series of external HDD the XL Desk and X Mobile. Available in its XL Desk version with a capacity ranging from 1, 2 and 3TB and 750GB in its more compact X Mobile version, [...]
Hitachi introduces its latest 3TB XL Desk in Japan
Hitachi introduces its latest 3TB XL Desk in JapanHitachi introduces its latest 3TB XL Desk in Japan

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