Dell have managed to create a Google Chrome OS image for booting a Dell Mini 10 from USB in to the new operating system. Before reading on for the details, note that this was just created recently, hasn’t had much testing and is unsupported by Dell.
The new operating system hasn’t been officially launched yet, but already has a number of people going through the source code to create versions that run virtualised on VMWare and other software along with a USB install over at Engadget just last week.
The version from Dell can be downloaded (8GB memory stick needed) and does function with Wi-Fi or wired connections. A couple of problems with this version is that wireless takes from 5 – 10 minutes to actually start working, although it does work. [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.
Leyio is a secure portable hard drive which has a 16GB capacity and allows you to wirelessly share files without Leyio users in a secure way.
Erase-o-Matic is a device which quickly wipes your magnetic media be it a floopy disk, hard disk, zip disk, VHS or USB flash drive. It requires no power and simply requires that you slide the media through the device a couple of times.
sWaP (Smart Watch and Phone) had their watch on display at Gadget Show Live and we had the chance to have a quick look at it. 
The Multifunctional AV media player is a device that allows you to play audio and video through it. The AV player has an SD card reader that is compatible with SDHC and MMC cards also. Also a USB host is available to connect up USB flash drives and external harddrives. 
Transfer Express is a USB flashdrive duplicator which can make copies of one flashdrive on to 15 flashdrives all at the same time. It works at USB 2.0 speeds which makes duplication quite a quick process. 
If you fear that encryption is not a good enough way to keep your files safe then a USB Lock could be just for you. 
