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Scientists at UC Berkeley and the University of Massachusetts Amherst are working on a developing technology that can dramatically change the way that electronic media is stored.  The science behind it will involve the ability to let microscopic nanoscale elements precisely amass themselves over a large surface.  When all is… Continue Reading »

Remember when you bought that PC with the 1.6 GB hard drive and said, “I’ll never fill this up.”  Me too.  Fortunately, hard drive manufacturers are not that short sighted.  Western Digital has announced their newest and largest drive from their Caviar Green family.  And at a whopping 2 TB,… Continue Reading »

Click for a larger image. Want to save the earth and carry data with you?  Well, since almost every company out there is on this green kick, here are eco-friendly USB drives and SD cards by ATP.  ATP also showed off their System-in-Package technology for you rugged SD card carrying… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: ATP's Earthdrive, Earthcard, and SIP tech

Click for a larger image. So what did the SD people have at their CES booth?  They had plenty of signs and a display of devices that use SD cards like camcorders.  They also had lots of information on the new standard. Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: The SD Booth at CES 2009

Symwave and Seagate, two PC connectivity manufacturers have joined forces in order to create the new Symwave USB 3.0 controller device.  This device will work at speeds that no one has seen before and the manufacturers plan to demonstrate its abilities at this January’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Continue Reading »

The Eee PC has been the most popular net book since it started selling, namely because it was the first, but also because it is damn good at what it does. However a few people have some qualms with it, mainly about the fairly low storage that it offers: 12GB. … Continue Reading »

If Santa is looking for stocking stuffers, or if you are just looking for some portable storage at a good price, you may want to check out one of Newegg’s latest “Special Buys.” Right now, they are offering the Kingston DataTravelor 100 4GB flash drive for just $7.99 complete with… Continue Reading »

You remember Drobo, right?  It’s the cute, little storage robot, now with up to 4TB of storage.  Well, some interesting news surfaced that might make you take another look at this gem: Drobo Apps. Yes.  With all the ways our phones can become different and more useful devices with 3rd… Continue Reading »

Looking to get an Eee PC for less than an iPod?  Sounds like a good idea, doesn’t it?  Well, in its quarterly investors earnings call, Asustek announced a great number of things, including the fact that the baseline Eee PCs will be lowered to $200 by the end of 2009. … Continue Reading »

HP has just introduced their latest USB flash drive, and although flash drives rarely offer any unique features outside of the exterior design, the Floppy Drive Key does give you a little more.  The Floppy Key Drive is actually a two-in-one device that offers the traditional USB storage, but it… Continue Reading »