This Kickstarter project has been kicking around the Internet a bit but it’s pretty cool. [......]
Why lug around a USB 2.0 flash drive when you could slip a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 stick onto your keychain? Oh, your PC isn't equipped with a USB 3.0 port[......]
This $5 fake USB cable connects to almost anything (bananas included) and lets you pretend you have some of the coolest gadgets in the office. Want to make a Bananaputer? [......]
If ordering a new mouse off Amazon - because it looked cool and you have prime - only to find that it clicks like a 1980s keyboard frustrates you, then check out the Nexus 7000 quiet mouse . It has a great shape and look, comes in white or black, has one of those really tiny USB receiver dongles, and costs only $28. [via The Awesomer ] [......]
Everyone should have layered protection when it comes to malware. Unfortunately, different antivirus and antispyware programs aren't designed to sit side-by-side and play nice with each other due to the always-on nature of their protection, but that doesn't mean you can't beef up your security with the help of some free scan-and-remove tools. The only downside with this approach is that it helps to have these installed before you become infected[......]
Intel's hoping Thunderbolt, the spec formerly known as Light Peak, will change the world. So is Apple, which introduced Thunderbolt with its recently retooled MacBook Pro computers. That's fine and dandy, but AMD doesn't get what all the hoopla is about. [......]
We still have a ways to go until AMD and Intel implement native USB 3.0 support on their motherboards, but in the meantime, third-party chip makers have picked up the slack. NEC is one of them, and so is VIA, the latter of which has begun sampling new USB 3.0 controllers for external hard drives, DigiTimes reports . The new solution, dubbed VL701, received certification from the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) and will come in either a 64-pin LQFP (Quad Flat Pacakge with leads extending from all four sides) or 48-pin QFN (quad flat packages with no leads) form[......]
You can't claim you're living in a high tech abode if your power outlets don't boast USB ports. And even if they do, will they support SuperSpeed USB 3.0 devices? TruePower's U-Sockets do. [......]
AMD's bread and butter has almost always been aggressively attacking the price-to-performance sector, and the chip maker's Brazos platform won't be an exception (for a refresher on Brazos/Fusion, see here ). According to Fudzilla , AMD hopes to see Brazos-based platforms selling for $99. In order to do that, AMD partners will have to pluck technologies off of their boards, things like USB 3.0 and higher end audio solutions, for example. [......]
On the software front, SanDisk used CES to announce it's now offering encryption and online backup features across its entire retail USB portfolio. This includes the company's SecureAccess software, which creates a password-protected folder or "vault" on the USB drive, and up to 2GB of storage in the cloud offered by Dmailer[......]
It's officially 2011 and native USB 3.0 support still isn't all that close to fruition. Blame both Intel and AMD for dragging their feet, and credit NEC and other USB 3.0 chip makers for filling in the gap. [......]
Aluratek invites you to "Bump into the New Year" with its new line of wireless and MP3 speakers. There are four new products in all, including the AMS01F portable boombox, APS01F portable mini speaker with built-in Lithium-ion battery, AWS01F boombox with remote wireless speaker, and AUWS01F wireless speaker with USB transmitter[......]
By Tim Conneally , Betanews DisplayLink, maker of graphics-over-USB solutions, has partnered with Canadian company Userful to turn Displaylink-powered docking stations into Linux-driven CPU-less client PCs. Userful makes a virtual PC solution for classrooms called Userful Multiseat Linux 2011. With this, a single PC can drive ten independent client machines running Edubuntu [......]
Super Talent is serving up a free speed boost to RAIDDrive owners via a new firmware update that makes the already fast drive even faster. Can you guess the caveat? According to Super Talent, the new firmware unlocks additional performance potential that allows the drive to hit up to 370MB/s, but it has to be connected to a second generation USB 3.0 host controller, like Fresco Logic's FL1009 chip. [......]
We've been intrigued by Dell's Inspiron Duo convertible laptop ever since we first spied it several weeks back, and now it's here. Dell announced the funky notebook yesterday, which sports a flip-hinge design so you can use it as a traditional netbook or as a tablet. "Dell is changing the shape of computing, with products that usher in new experiences and allow people to stay connected to each other and the content they love from almost anywhere," said Sam Burd, vice president, Dell Consumer, Small and Medium Business Product Group[......]
