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Samsung Story Station Plus 2TB External HDD – Because 1T is for Sissies

story_station_plus_hddAre you tired of the same old tales of slow transfer rates, insufficient drive space and lame design? Then here’s a new story for you – a new Samsung Story Station Plus external hard drive that is. It wasn’t too long ago when they released the 1.5 Terabyte model of Story External HDD, now they hit another breakthrough with their 2T 3.5” external hard disk model. To give you an idea of how big 2 Terabyte is, it is roughly equivalent to half a million mp3 files, 560 thousand digital images or 880 hours of High Definition movies. The question is not “Is it enough?” but rather “Can I use it all?”

The new Story Station Plus boasts not just a larger storage capacity but faster transfer rates as well, thanks to the Samsung’s use of external Serial ATA (eSATA) interface. Story Plus also offers the popular USB 2.0 interface with transfer speeds up to 480 MB/s. If your computer already has an eSATA port, then by all means go crazy with the Story‘s 3GB/s transfer rate. That is a whooping 6 times increase in speed. Basically this new external HDD is bigger, faster and a tad meaner than its predecessors.
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The Story Station Plus is encased in a durable, lightweight and thermally efficient aluminum casing that speaks for Samsung’s dedication aesthetics and solid craftsmanship. This gadget’s 0.1 watts ultra low stand by power consumption also meets the new European standard, that energy efficiency for you.

Need a 1.5TB Samsung Story Station? Buy one here.

Pump Up the Volume and More with Griffin PowerMate

Isn’t it annoying when you still have to reach on your computer mouse just to adjust the volume of your laptop or desktop computer while listening to your playlist? And that’s even more annoying if you are in the middle of listening to your favorite MP3 and then your computer mouse suddenly go bonkers while trying to pump up the volume. Okay, so do you need an ultimate solution for this? Take note: it’s not about changing your computer mouse so you can easily scroll on that volume. But it’s about having a whole new gadget that can pump up the volume and more. And that’s simply about this coolest volume knob known as Griffin PowerMate.
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The Griffin PowerMate looks like a solid volume knob that is pulled off right off your home stereo. Made of high-quality machined aluminum, the PowerMate is a USB peripheral that functions mainly as a convenient volume knob and mute button; that way it will be a lot easier for you to adjust the volume for your listening pleasure. But apart from that, it also functions as your very own jog/shuttle wheel. Now, editing movies can be done in a breeze because it can easily be spun to scroll through footage and pushed to cut out unwanted pieces and edit points. Plus, it can be programmed so you can also use it like your ordinary mouse to scroll through long MS Word files and save them.

There’s really a lot to like about the Griffin Powermate. So, if you want to pump up the volume and more, get the Griffin Technology PowerMate 1040-PMT USB Multimedia Controller and Input Device (Aluminum, PC/Mac) at Amazon.com now!

DroboElite – Your Simple and Fast Enterprise Storage Solution

DroboEliteThe best computer hardwares are not found in consumer level electronics. In Small to Medium Business applications, consumer level hardwares are nothing but fish food. Take a look at the new DroboElite Network Attached Storage and see what true business class hardware looks like. It is an external HDD built for consolidating a centralized storage across different servers. The DroboElite seamlessly merges ease of use with sophisticated technology and robust performance. First, it easily fits in onto any existing TCP/IP network using zero- click Dual High-Speed iSCSI Interfaces and iSCSI protocol to act as a central storage.

Keeping up with the increasing demand for drive capacity is also made simple, DroboElite allows up to 8 HDD on the spot expansion to 16TB and higher. To upgrade capacity, just insert a new HDD or replace the one with the lowest capacity. This would have been a daunting task for a typical RAID system, but this professional NAS uses BeyodRAID technology. BeyodRAID allows “mix and match” of different HDD while maintaining automatic, instantaneous and access to data. This self managing and automatic healing technology also provides data protection against hard disk failure while providing instant capacity expansion without downtime.

Feel twice as secured with the one click dual-drive redundancy feature that protects up to 2 HDD against critical failure. With a click, easily shift from space saving single redundancy to a more secured dual redundancy.

Those are just the tips of the iceberg. This time, click here to find out more about DroboPro and how to get one.

New ICD-UX200,UX300, and UX300F Flash Memory Voice Recorders From Sony

Sony-ICD-UX200-and-ICD-UX300-Digital-Voice-Recorders-pink-blackImagine going to a lecture after a good night out with your buddies. Just thinking about the headache and body pains that seem to come from nowhere makes me feel queasy already. But you don’t need to listen at the elcture actually. You just have to be physically present and get everything that your professor says with a voice recorder and these new recorders from Sony would fit the bill.

Three new voice recorders namely the ICD-UX200, ICD-UX300, and ICD-UX300F are to be released Europe bound this December. These voice recorders are lighter than your mobile phone at 48g and are compact that they can easily slip into your pocket or the smallest compartment of your bag. But don’t let the small size fool you as they are loaded with features. The UX300 has 4GB of internal memory capable of recording 1072 hours of conversation! To think that a month has about 720 hours, this has more than enough space for your daily needs. These voice recorders run on alkaline batteries that can record up to 15 hours continuously and 83 hours of playback. There are even 21 steps of playback speed that can break down supercalifragilisticexpialidocious into manageable syllables. The record format uses MP3 which means you can transfer the recording to your iPod and listen while on the go. And one more thing, these recorders work on either PC or Mac so no problems with compatibility there.

Though we cannot get these here in the US, there are a bunch of Sony ICD Voice Recorders that you can get at Amazon.

Sharkoon Technology QuickPort Combo – The Only All-In-One HDD Dock You’ll Need

quickport_comboHard drives just keep getting bigger and faster at an exponential rate; it’s like watching a genetically modified baby fused with alien blood feeding on nothing but pure calorie and nutrients – on steroids! Okay, it’s an exaggeration but if you keep upgrading your HDD to keep up with the trend, you’ll end with a stockpile of old hard disk gathering dust and waiting for the next garage sale. Rather than disposing your old hard disk or providing an individual enclosure for each one of them, consider getting a Skarkoon Technology’s QuickPort Combo.

The QuickPort Combo serves as all-in-one docking bay that supports both SATA HDDs and IDE devices (yes, not just hard disks but devices). Like the other QuickPort models where 2.5″ or 3.5″ SATA HDDs can be directly plugged into the docking bay of the device, QuickPort Combo shares the same convenient feature but with something extra. The bonus comes from the ingenious front panel IDE connector that supports 2.5″ and 3.5″ HDD as well as optical IDE drives. In a SATA dominated market, you can now make use of your old IDE drives and optical drives. The combo dock directly connects to any computer using Plug and Play thru USB cables and free USB 2.0 ports.
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The Sharkoon Technology QuickPort Combo’s form factor is solid, its build and smooth black finish says a lot of its premium craftsmanship. It has an accessible on/off button and sports LED light indicators for power and HDD read/write. Save space, save money and save a HDD – get a QuickPort Combo.

Click here for other SATA docks.