Earlier this week OCZ announced that they would be releasing a new addition to their line of SSDs, the Agility EX. The Agility EX is built on SLC technology, which has benefits in terms of lifespan and performance. …Continue reading … »

Earlier this week OCZ released information on its upcoming PCI-Express based SSD, the Z-Drive.

“It is our goal to deliver tailored SSD solutions for the complete spectrum of high performance applications,” said Eugene Chang, Vice President of Product Management at the OCZ Technology Group. “Designed for ultra high performance consumers, the Z-Drive takes the SATA bottleneck out of the equation by employing the ultra fast PCI-Express architecture with a RAID controller and four Vertex controllers configured in four-way RAID 0 within an all-in-one product, making this solution ideal for applications that put a premium on both storage performance and maximum capacity.”

Utilizing a combined 256MB of local cache and an onboard RAID controller the Z-Drive is capable of speeds up to 510MB/s read and 480MB/s write. The drive also features ultra-fast data access, lower power consumption,  and superior durability in comparison to traditional disk-based hard drives.

The Z-Drives will come in  of 250GB, 500GB and 1 TB sizes. No prices were announced, but looking at the performance specs alone these appear to be the Lamborghini of hard drives so expect them to be priced accordingly.

source: Hothardware

This is a very creative commercial for Samsung’s ssd drives. In this commercial they build a pc that features 24 of Samsung 256GB ssds. Each individual ssd has an access speed of 220MB/s. The 24 ssd drives are installed in a raid setup and achieve an access speed of 2 GB/s (2000MB/s). …Continue reading … »

Microsoft was not prepared for the onslaught that its servers would receive when it made Windows 7 beta available on January 9, 2008. Because of this many people experienced great difficulty downloading it. …Continue reading … »

Toshiba has created the industry’s first 2.5-inch 512GB SSD. It has maximum read/write times of 240MB per second and 200MB per second respectively. The 512GB SSD is part of family of SSDs based on 43 nanometer (nm) Multi-Level Cell NAND. …Continue reading … »

Have you ever thought about how many germs accumulate on your computer mouse? You use it day in and day out for several hours a day there could be millions of bacteria making a home on there.

And who knows what lab results would reveal? …Continue reading … »

Later this month in Japan LG electronics will be releasing their new lcd computer monitor, the W2284F-PF.

It features a 22-inch screen, 30000:1 contrast ratio, WSXGA+ (1680X1050) resolution, a brightness of 300 cd/m² and a 2 millisecond response time.

It also comes equipped with with “f-Engine” chip which supposedly improves picture quality.

The W2284F-PF will be released to the Japanese market on August 29, 2008. LG has not released any information on pricing nor its availability in the US.

[source: Aving.net]

Belkin has created a mini surge protector that contains 3 AC outlets and 2 USB ports which can only be used for charging devices.

A small portable surge protector with USB ports is a simple but great idea, and I’m sure this product will be used by many people, including frequent travelers, and students. I’m surprised no one else has brought a product like this to the market already.

Belkin’s Mini Surge protector is available now and is priced at $24.99.

[source: Crunchgear]

I have been hesitant to upgrade the crt monitor on my desktop computer to a LCD monitor. While I admire the LCD’s thin profile and know that it would allow me to have more space on my desk, the picture quality of many LCDs I have used have not been good.

The reason for this is the fact most LCD monitors have poor contrast ratios. With contrast ratios generally topping off at 500:1, 700:1 and 800:1, I know that when I watch video clips, dvds and view pictures on the screen the black reproduction will not be very good and therefore the picture quality as a whole will not be very good.

However, with news of Samsung’s new multipurpose LCD monitors I maybe reconsidering my position. Samsung’s new SyncMaster LCDs, the 2493HM and 2693HM, both feature 16:10 aspect ratios, 1920 x 1200 resolution, a static contrast ratio of 1000:1, DVI and HDMI inputs, D-sub, built-in speakers, a 5ms response time and a 3-year warranty.

In addition to those features the 2493HM has a 24-inch screen and a dynamic contrast ratio of 10000:1, while the 2693HM has a 25.5-inch screen and a dynamic contrast ratio of 3000:1. The 2493HM is priced at $599 and the 2693HM is priced at $699, both monitors are available now.

[source: Slashgear]

This new portable hard disk drive, I-O Data’s HDMC has really got my attention. It can hold alot of data because it has a capacity of 16GB, its small and it seems to be very capable of surviving any abuse that normal life can through at it - and then some. …Continue reading … »