Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
When upgrading a hard drive on your PC you often leave files behind. I have several sat somewhere and just can’t be bothered opening up my PC to connect them up temporarily.
This is where the USB to SATA/IDE combo kit comes in to play. It allows you to dock almost any drive to it and connect it to your PC via USB so that files can be quickly transferred. [Read more…]
If the USB to SATA Drive Dock was a bit too big for your liking then another option is the USB to SATA adapter which is far smaller and does pretty much the same job.
It has it’s own inbuilt power supply which provides power to the SATA drive and all you need to do is connect up the USB port to your computer and copy all the files off your drive. [Read more…]
The external drive dock allows you to connect up your old harddrives to your computer temporarily. Once docked, the drive appears as a removable drive in Windows, Mac OS and Linux. [Read more…]
If you are looking for a media PC at a decent price then perhaps this SATA HDD HDMI TV Player might work for you. The device is small measuring just 11cm x 4.4cm x 3.4cm and weighs just 530g. It accepts any 2.5″ or 3.5″ drive connected to it and is capable of pushing out audio at 5.1 surround as well as video at up to 1080i.
The HDMI TV Player also has a USB connection available allowing it to function as a USB host for attaching to your PC to quickly transfer audio and video to it. [Read more…]
Laptop coolers are devices that sit under a laptop, have fans built in and provide cooling to the laptop. Generally there is nothing too special about them apart from this cool one. It supports a SATA HDD 2.5 inch slot on the back and a 3 port USB hub. [Read more…]
Datamore Port© (based in Korea) have created a HDD enclosure that looks quite cool. Two versions of the enclosure are available. The first is USB only while the other is both USB and eSATA. [Read more…]
After a few months of seeing pictures of the Acer Iconia, we now hear it’s actually going to be shipping in the next few weeks.
The Iconia is a dual-screen Touchbook that allows users to work with two 14 inch touchscreens. When opened like a laptop, a virtual keyboard can be set on the lower screen while a regular OS running on the top screen.
The technical specs reveal that the device runs an Intel Core i5 chip. The operating system is Windows 7 and the screens are covered in Gorilla glass to make it extra strong. [Read more…]
ioSafe has announced a new series of rugged hard drive enclosures called the ioSafe SoloPRO. When we call the ioSafe rugged, we mean that it can withstand a fire, being dunked in water as well as a fair bit of physical abuse whilst still keep the data inside it completely safe.
Our ioSafe Solo review scored the external hard drive quite well. Since our review, which was just over a year ago, a new SSD model has arrived. This even new model (the SoloPRO) improves on the past models.
The drive is available in USB 3.0 as well as eSATA/USB 2.0 formats which allows for you to get the best option for your needs. If you have a newer PC that supports USB 3.0, then take advantage of the faster interface. [Read more…]
Seagate has announced the launch of the Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid Drive. The Momentus XT combines a mixture of a regular hard drive and SSD storage to create a fast hybrid storage solution.
The system uses what Seagate call Adaptive Memory technology that allows the drive to deliver SSD performance. The SSD chips can hold 4GB of data which is filled by the more commonly used files such as operating system files, programs and data. By moving them to SSD it allows fast access. As your computer usage changes the technology adapts and moves the new files to the SSD portion of the drive.
The Momentus XT can be used in regular laptops and the drive system runs completely separate to the drivers making it far easier to integrate with a system. [Read more…]
Dell has launched a new laptop called the Dell Inspiron M501R. This laptop is powered by an AMD Phenom II X4 processor making it quite powerful in terms of processing power.
Other features include the choice between a HD 550v graphics card or a 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250. The screen measures 15.6 inches and has a HD screen with a 720p resolution.
For connectivity the Dell M501R has WiFi 802.11n as well as Bluetooth and wired LAN. Around the edges three USB 2.0 ports can be found along with eSATA/USB and a 7 in 1 media card reader. Both a VGA and HDMI output are also to be found on this laptop. [Read more…]
Dell has launched a new laptop called the Dell Latitude E4310. The laptop is designed to be semi-rugged and comes in a thin form factor.
Inside an Intel Core i5-540M CPU can be found running at 2.53GHz. This can be switched out for a 520M running at 2.4GHz if a little less power is wanted. Memory wise, it can handle up to 4GB of DDR3 memory running at 1066MHz.
The graphics are provided by an integrated chipset which doesn’t make it a good contender where graphics are concerned. The screen measures 13.3 inches and is backlit by LED with a resolution of 1366×768 pixels. [Read more…]
MAINGEAR announced today a new gaming notebook called the MAINGEAR eX-L 15.
The eX-L 15 notebook has a 15 inch screen that has a HD resolution. The graphics card is an ATI Radeon HD 5870 that can handle resolutions up to 1920 x 1080 pixels. The screen is backlit by LED.
The eX-L15 comes in a variety of options which includes quad-core processors along with Intel Core i5 and i7 CPU’s.
Outputs include DVI, HDMI as well as S/PDIF audio out. Connectivity for other devices includes eSATA, Firewire, 4x USB 2.0 ports and a webcam. [Read more…]
