Fujitsu Launched MJA2 BH SATA Drives

New hard drives MJA2 BH and MJA2 CH by Fujitsu with capacity 500GB is promised to use 1,4 watts of power, which is 53% less than its predecessor models. The thinner drive is only 2.5 inches wide and 9.5mm in height. It implements the 5400rpm Serial ATA (SATA) technology with only using two internal 250GB storage plates compared to three platters in former hard drive models. Fujitsu MJA2 BH is a standard laptop-size hard drive whereas MJA2 CH has a feature to so data-encryption on the disk fully implementing the Advanced Encryption Standard 256-bit.

Viewsonic Digital Photo Frame DPG801BK

World famous PC monitor manufacturer Viewsonic announcing digital photo frame products DPG801BK and DPG807K. The two 8 inches in size photo frames comes with on-screen menus and touch-activated control button for easy navigation. Implementing the SwifTouch technology the frame's menus only shown on screen when you need to use it, as Jeff Volpe the vice president of Global Brand and Emerging Business of Viewsonic said.

Image file types supported are .JPEG and .BMP and they can play audio MP3 files as well. The DPG807BK can play .MPEG4 and .MPEG1 video files as well as motion JPEG. DPG801BK only can display Motion JPEG. Resolution is at satisfying rate of 800x600. Contrast ratio and aspect ratio are 500:1 and 4:3 respectively. Prices are around $129 for both digital photo frames.

Computer Mouse May Go Extinct

The computer mouse is predicted to be an endangered species in the future due to new technologies. Electronic gloves already replace the traditional mouse in higher education institutions and there is a rumor to use it in police force. Touch screen and multi-touch trackpads is already a common in telecommunication devices such as smart phones, laptops, tablet PC and PDA implements the technology.

Toshiba HDDR320E03X External Drive 320GB Portable Review

Now a best deal at Circuit City for small sized Toshiba HDDR320E03X Portable External Drive 320GB which only USD109.99 which is usually priced at USD169.99. It is a great bargain as it offers huge storage capacity. Using the standard USB2.0 for connectivity interface most of consumers rate it as a reliable external drive with rating 4.8 out of 5 based from more than 50 users. No installation needed just plug it into your USB port and it is ready to use. A simple solution for additional storage you need and backup tool for your data.

Logitech LHD-ED1000U2L External Drive 1TB

A Japanese electronics manufacturer Logitech launches the LHD-ED1000U2L at the size of 1TB (terabyte) external drive. For this huge size you now can save a planet of data into the small Logitech exteral drive which measured about 42x132x225.5m and only 1.1 kilogram in weighs. It is a great additional storage and data backup tool for your laptop and desktop. It implements USB 2.0 interface for connectivity which mena you can transfer data up to 480 megabyte per second. If you wish to buy the price is 25300yen or USD263.033.

Different between DVD Drives

There's DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, and even DVD-ROM! So what's the difference between all of these different names, aren't all DVDs the same? Well, it's not quite that simple.

Let's first start with the most obvious difference: some have R and some have RW. The "R" stands for readable, while the "W" stands for writeable.

The main difference between DVD-R and DVD-RW, or DVD+R and DVD+RW is that the R disc formats can only be written to once, and then it is only readable and can’t be erased for the rest of its digital life. While RW discs are can be written to and erased many times, they are both readable and writeable.

"R" discs are perfect if they are only needed to be written to once, such as giving some files to a friend or transferring them between PCs. "RW" discs have their strength in the ability to be used many times over, which is great for routine system backups, etc. And naturally, the RW discs are slightly more expensive than the R discs, but you'll have to decide if the trade offs are worth the money.

Now, onto the difference between DVD-R and DVD+R. As I just described above, DVD-R & DVD-RW are sister discs, the difference being one is writeable once, while the other is writeable multiple times. The same thing is true for DVD+R & DVD+RW. So the question is, what's the difference between the plus and minus?

In order to explain this we must take a trip back in time. When DVDs were first being developed, there was no industry standard. Multiple companies were competing to develop what they hoped would be the dominant form of the future.

The DVD-R DVD+R difference can easily be summarized by the following:

* The DVD-R/RW standard was developed by Pioneer, and is used primarily by Apple and Pioneer. These "minus" discs can only be written to in one layer on the discs surface. In addition, this format is supported by the DVD forum, but is in no way an industry standard. DVD-R/RW discs are cheaper than the "plus" format.
* The DVD+R/RW format is supported by Philips, Dell, Sony, HP, and Mcft. These discs can be written to in multiple layers, giving them slightly better and more disc storage than the "minus" format. Because of this additional capacity, they are slightly more expensive than "minus" discs.

A couple final things to clear up is the difference between DVD-ROM and DVD+RW, or the other DVD formats I mentioned above. The DVD-ROM drive can only read DVDs, while the other DVD drives can read and write data to DVDs.

And naturally the DVD+RW CD+RW difference can be explained by the "DVD" or "CD" prefix. DVDs, on average, can store up to 4.7 GB of data, while a CD can only store about 700 MB of data, or about 15% of a DVD's capacity. While CDs are slightly cheaper, in my opinion, the benefits of DVDs are much greater.

So now that you've learned about the difference between DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and even DVD-ROM, which one is right for you? The easiest way to determine which is more beneficial is to watch the industry trends. A few years ago all pre-built computers were shipping with DVD-ROM drives. Today, most PCs have a burnable DVD drive.

I feel that the benefits of having a burnable DVD drive far outweigh any additional costs. They store much more data, and they are ideal for storing your home movies to watch on your DVD player.

My advice is to look at DVD burners that support all of the major formats I've mentioned above, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW. While a DVD drive that supports all of these formats may be slightly more expensive, it will allow you to use any type of DVD disc to burn to, and you'll be protected from any industry shifts to one format or the other.

My Book Studio Edition 1TB External Drive for Mac

Western Digital's My Book Studio Edition 1 TB (terabyte) External Drive for Mac Apple computer is a perfect tool for big design projects, video editing and managing images. It is a great storage addition to your existing computer in home or office as well as to backup your files. My Book Studio has automatic backup function, so files / media is backup fast. It implements FireWire and eSATA connectivity. Other sizes available in the Studio series are 320 GB, 500 GB, 640 GB and 750 GB.

The external drive is so easy to use, just plug it into your USB or Firewire port. There is no need for CD to install as the the software which included in the drive will load when you use it for the first time. HFS+ Journaled formatting is already set up for Mac compatibility.



Do not worry for the f****up data loss due to heat as My Book Studio Edition for Macintosh has heat dissipating design with Morse Code that prevent heat accumulation. After 10 minutes of inactivity, the great drive will going into standby mode thus save power. It will activated automatically when you ready to use the drive. Another cool feature is Safe Shutdown which prevents My Book drive from being powered down all all your data has been transfered.

Toshiba G450 Modem Cellphone MP3 Player

The new Toshiba G450 is a 3 in device which have functions as a modem, mp3 player and mobile phone. You just have to plug this cellphone to the USB port of your computer or laptop to get access to the Internet. It also can be used as a storage device with storage capacity of 160 Megabytes. As phone and mp3 player it supports music formats including MP3 and AAC. Standard key features of this tool like alarm clock, messaging and voice calling. Toshiba G450. Available in three flavors : white, blue and red with new peculiar design will be available in European market in the future.

Verizon Wireless USB760 Micro Modem

Beginning November 14 of 2008 Verizon Wireless USB760 is on business sales channel $99.99 after $50 mail-in rebate and agreement of two years. The extremely durable modem only weighing less than an ounce and measuring only more than 2 inches long. It is developed by Novatel Wireless gives custmers a powerful wireless broadband modem that runs on high speed network provided by Verizon Wireless, which applying EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) Revision A technology. It can be used with any desktop, laptop or tablet pc that running Windows, Linux or Mac OS.

Nova Speed software enables uploads and downloads simultaneously at significantly enhanced Internet access speeds. Average download speed is 600 kilobytes per second to 1.4 megabytes per second while upload speed is 500 to 800 kilobytes per second.

The USB760 Micro Modem will be available for order in Verizon Wireless Communication Stores on Dec. 1.

Source : Verizon Wireless, Hispanic PR Wire

C-motech CBU-410S WiBro USB Modem Review

CBU-410S WiBro USB Modem form C-motech supports 2 times the speed of Internet access. It is relatively smaller than regular modem but offers double speed then the ones available in the market. This small modem is suitable for UMPC, laptop, PMP and navigation device usage. There is not much official information of CBU-410S WiBro USB Modem available at the time writing.