Sony have announced a new firmware release for the Sony PlayStation 3. The new firmware 3.15 offers a feature that allows you to copy content from one PS3 to another. Data such as saved games, save data, videos etc… will be transferred and deleted from the old PS3 while personal data such as photos and videos uploaded yourself will be copied rather than deleted from the original PS3.

The update is optional and need not be installed unless you need the mentioned features. A quick run down of how the system works can be found after the jump. [Read more…]

Buffalo have created a USB 3.0 ExpressCard that in theory should be capable of transferring data at up to 5GBps depending on what sort of ExpressCard it is (ie, 1.0 or 2.0). If the former older version then speed of data transfer will be restricted to 2.5GBps.

As USB 3.0 is still in it’s very early stages I’d suggest waiting for reviews of the USB 3.0 ExpressCard to be completed before jumping in and buying one. [Read more…]

Seagate have launched a new range of SSD (solid state drives) called Pulsar. The new Pulsar SSD’s are designed for server blades and enterprise configurations that require speed and performance. Each Pulsar SSD leverages non-volatile flash memory that has no moving parts unlike regular hard drives.

Each Pulsar SSD can store up to 200GB of data and comes in a 2.5 inch form factor measuring just 7mm in thickness. [Read more…]

Planex have launched a new portable wireless router that allows a 3G USB dongle to be connected up to it allowing several people to share the same connection.

The device is battery powered and can provide up to two hours of internet usage on a single charge. These types of router are not new, but it’s always good having other options on the market. [Read more…]

If you need to share your internet connection between a couple of buildings a few miles apart that have line of sight to each other then this point to point antenna might do the trick. The antenna is rated at 15 dBi and has a narrow beam width of 16 degrees horizontal/21 degrees vertical that is used to direct the wifi signal to a point up to about 3 miles away.

The antenna is built from aluminium alloy covered with a protective coat. Cabling options can be found below. [Read more…]

The Lego mouse is a great idea that brings the much loved Lego to the desktop computer. The mouse is designed to look just like a regular 2×4 Lego brick and connects up to your PC by a USB cable.

The Lego Mouse has both left and right buttons as well as a scroll wheel and although it doesn’t look like the most comfortable mouse to use, it’s still one of the best mice I have seen. [Read more…]

Apple have updated the high-end Mac Pro computer with a bigger and better processor. The new processor is a 3.33GHz quad-core Intel Xeon that ads another $1,200 to the price of the Mac.

The better processor takes the price from $2,499 up to $3,699 although if you can settle for a 2.93GHz processor then you just add another $400 to the base price of $2,499. [Read more…]

Amazon announced today that the Amazon Kindle is Novembers best selling item at their online store. They are also not just talking about best selling item in the Electronics category either… they mean it was the best selling product across all categories.

Amazon mentioned in a press release that the Kindle was the most gifted and most wished for item along side being the number 1 selling product.

For Amazon this must be fantastic news. There are no actual numbers provided in the press release, but considering it’s the best selling item for November we can assume that a good amount of units were shifted. Sales will have been helped by a number of factors including the Christmas season as well as the launch of the new Kindle that can be shipped and used internationally. [Read more…]

MacMall are an alternative place where you can pick up some decent deals on Mac products today. The sale started a few days ago and is scheduled to end midnight tonight. Included in the sale are items such as the MacBook Air that has a decent 23% off saving you $349.01 along with savings on MacBook Pro’s, Mac Mini’s, iMac’s along with Software, iPod’s, Mice, Photoframes to name a few. Over 400 products have discounts available. [Read more…]

LaCie have launched the LaCinema Classic HD Media Centre Server that allows full HD playback at 1080p. For sound, the device is capable of Dolby Digital to bring you quite an impressive media centre setup.

The LaCinema device can be connected up to your network, or direct to your PC allowing you to transfer files both ways. The system works with a drag and drop interface. By dropping your media on to the device you can then view it on a HDTV. [Read more…]

If you are looking for a good deal on Apple products then head on over to the Apple US and UK online stores who have a number of discounts available for today only as part of black Friday.

Savings include discounts of $101 on various Macbooks and iMac products as well as savings on a number of iPod’s, software, time capsule etc… [Read more…]

Buffalo have just announced that they are launching a 12x Blu-Ray burner that also has USB 3.0 connectivity. The burner is called the BR-X1216U3 and does support USB 2.0 for those who haven’t upgraded their motherboards or controllers to support USB 3.0. However, when using the slower 2.0 transfer speeds you are restricted to a 7x burn for Blu-Ray discs.

Currently the Buffalo 12x burner is only compatible with Windows based machines (XP/Vista or 7). [Read more…]