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Maxtor Central Axis: Weird Name, Copious Space

For the crazy media collectors out there who are at their last terabyte, Seagate has just announced their new flagship NAS drive featuring a 1TB 7200RPM hard drive with 32MB of cache, covered in its s...

D-Link: Wireless-N Finally Gets Sub-$100 Treatment

Recently announced D-Link DIR-628 Rangebooster N Dual Band Router has finally dropped down to, what I consider the "magical price range" for electronics - around $100. While advanced features are stri...

Blogging New York Times: Ikan Manages and Delivers Groceries to Your Door

For those of us living on the east coast, the grocery delivery service Fresh Direct has made the chore of stocking up the fridge a little less annoying. Now, a new product and service ups the ante by...

Western Digital Intros Simplified, Mirrored Hard Drives

By housing two GP (GreenPower) drives, with either 500GB or 1TB each, and using it's built-in simplified software, Western Digital's new MyBook Mirror Edition drives could possibly your "safest" inves...

iriver Goes Completely Minimal with New Flash Drives

There's nothing like impressing your friends by showing off how ultra-slim and ultra-awesome your new key chain flash drive is. With the new line of iriver Domino flash drives, they're no exception. C...

Look! Steampunk USB Drive

Steampunk couture is prime for a comeback. First there was the Steampunkified desktop computer so naturally someone's designed a Steampunk USB drive... ...

Sales Alert! Sharper Image Liquidates Stores

On June 1st, 86 Sharper Image stores began liquidating their goods. The company, who filed for bankruptcy in mid February, will be shutting down all of its stores. An era has come to a close people. ...

Go Green: Energy-Saving Hard Drives Roundup

While some may argue having a "green" computer hard drive saves only a few dollars a year and is thus neglible, we beg to differ. Not only do these "green" models save energy, but they also cut down o...

Western Digital Announces 7200RPM 2.5" Laptop HDDs

With WD's latest release of Scorpio line, we're one step closer to the laptop matching desktop race. Featuring all the popular laptop HDD sizes of 80GB, 120GB, 160GB, 250GB, and 320GB, the rare 7200RP...

S Band EJ Seismograph: Get Familiar With Your Quakes

Considering the not-so-pretty situation in China and the impending earthquake threat analysis keep throwing at Japan, a company called S Band EJ has decided to release a sleek little seismograph machi...

Iomega Flask Hard Drives Caters To Hipsters Everywhere

Why carry a hard drive that actually looks like a hard drive when you could be posing as a town-renowned drunkard instead? Iomega's new line of flask portables come leather-bound at 250GB and is now a...

Fixya.com: Help Yourself to Some Tech Support

The fact that a site like this exists shows that either there are a lot people out there that can't handle new technology or product manufacturers care more about getting their products out the door t...

NTT Firmo Enables Data Transfer Through the Skin...

Wowsers. We are not sure what the long term effects of this are, but it could end up being a major way that info travels around. The skin would be like a USB cable that moves info to/from a computin...

Apple iPhone DJ Concepts

Here's one of two virtual touch-driven DJ turntable setups (second one under the jump) that might whet your appetite for future iPhone/Touch software. But one wonders users would manipulate the itsy-b...

FLX- The Squeezable Flash Drive

For whatever reason I have yet to actually go out and buy a USB flash drive. Part of me thinks that I can get away without carrying one, which has proven untrue as I constantly find myself in situatio...

Is This the New 3G iPhone Exterior Case?

We don't normally report much on the mobile device front, since they normally fall outside of the home device category. But the Apple iPhone (and its Touch sibling) is one of those cross-over devices ...

Magnetic USB Hub

This space saving USB hub allows you to attach it to any metal surface. Available in white or black, you'll instantly have four extra ports without sacrificing desk space....

New LaCie Hard Disks By Designer Neil Poulton

This isn't the first time LaCie has allowed other designers to help them market their products, but admittedly, their products are always refreshing to look at. Their latest product is definitely no ...

Western Digital Unveils My Book Studio II

Looking for fast performance? Western Digital has you covered with their updated line of My Book Studio external harddrives. Ranging from 1TB to 2TB, these bad boys will definitely hold you over until...

Microsoft Surface Surfaces

It is actually coming, so get dressed. Microsoft has just announced that AT&T will be carrying their table monitor to help customers select phones in their stores. This is basically a soft roll-out ...

Booken's Cybook Gen3 eBook Reader

Joining the Kindle and Sony's Digital Reader, Booken's Cybook Gen3 Reader features a slew of features that's one step closer to becoming the perfect eBook reader. A few downfalls, however, keep it fro...

PANTONE Flash Drives

We think we just found the perfect gift for all of our designer and artist friends. These Pantone Flash Drives not only come in PMS designated colours familiar to anyone who knows the term "swatch boo...

BUG: Build Your Own Gadget

Tired of what's offered for gadget consumption? Why not make your own with a little help from BUG Labs?...

Apple's Digital Fitness Accessory

Looks like Apple is looking to take their Nike + iPod sport kit from the running routes and track into the gym. A recently published patent application reveals Apple is considering bringing out a weig...

Glowing Socket: Keeps You Aware of Your Electricity Use

Glowing, energy monitoring devices we have seen before with the orb being one of the more familiar ones. But while the orb indicates the current load on the grid, the glowing socket concept changes b...

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