Archive for May, 2008
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Ladies, this one is for you. Leave the messy and usually greasy jumper cables to the guys and be always safe knowing your car will start even if your car battery is not up to it’s fullest. After all, who really changes the car battery at recommended intervals, right?
Meet the Porta-Jump, your new best friend. He might not realize how good friend it really is, but at one point you are bound to find out 
It easily fits in your car’s glove box, comes precharged and ready to use, and when you need it, it can refresh your car battery within 10 minutes. It also recharges itself while you drive as long as it is plugged in so it never has to leave a comfort of your car
Bear in mind, I never tested this so I have no idea how it performs, but at $20 USD it’s a bargain regardless!
Via: JCWHitney.com
Posted in Car accessories, Deals, Jump starter | No Comments »
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Before I sold my MacBook Pro I had one app over there which was off the hook. It’s called Desktoptopia and it does what it’s name says, it creates a Desktop Utopia for you by providing you with the best, high quality wallpapers you have ever seen.
What’s even better now, that I am back to my PCs, is that they just released a PC version too
Head over to: http://www.desktoptopia.com/ and get your new favorite app for either Mac or PC. I think you will like it!
Posted in Free, Software, Wallpapers | No Comments »
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
This is not really "latest news" right now, since the drive came out about a month ago, but it’s definitely something you Need to Know if you are going to be buying any hard drives soon.
Western Digital has finally "retired" their Raptor hard drive by introducing the new VelociRaptor, a 35% faster, 10,000 RPM SATA Hard Drive. This monster packs a 3Gb/s interface, 16MB of cache, 300GB max capacity, and a cool new look. What’s even more amazing is that it’s actually a 2.5" hard drive, but the IcePack-dubbed cooler it has around it makes it fit into a 3.5" slot
I just wish I haven’t bought the 150GB Raptor just about 2 months ago 
The drive is, as expected, freakishly fast (most likely faster than the prehistoric animal whose name it bears), with sustainable transfer speeds of about 125MB / second, acceptable operating temperature and noise levels.
If you need performance you know what to get. It can easily par with the SSD drives at a fraction of their cost. If you’re really into performance needs, get 2 while you’re at it and set them in RAID mode. I bet you will not need to get any other drive for years to come
Thanks: Engadget
Read — Tom’s Hardware
Read — MaximumPC
Read — PCPer
Read — HotHardware
Read — The Tech Report
Posted in HDD, SATA, VelociRaptor | No Comments »
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
I do not know why did I think the new StarTrek movie is coming out this year? Did they move the release date? Grrr…. I was really convinced it was this July, but as it turns out its release date is May 2009!
I guess I will just have to satisfy myself with this beautiful bottle opener, even though I really do not need one
It can be yours for about $23 bucks:
http://www.red5.co.uk/Star-Trek-Enterprise-Bottle-Opener-pr-534.html
Thanks: Gizmodo
Movie Teaser
QuickTime: Teaser, High Definition (1080p) (42.4MB)
QuickTime: Teaser, High Definition (720p) (50.3MB)
QuickTime: Teaser, High Definition (480p) (40.9MB)
Posted in Blah..., StarTrek | No Comments »
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Western Digital’s MyBook hard drives were always nice. They look simple and pretty, and I suppose they do resemble a plain old black book if you turn on your imagination.
Sarotech on the other hand went even further with their new 3.5" HDD Enclosures:
I must admit, they look hot and I rather have one of these on my desk, or bookshelf, than a WD MyBook. First, for the looks, and second, I can decide which hard drive goes in there. We all know buying an internal hard drive is a lot cheaper than getting an equivalent external drive so having a good enclosure that is fairly priced offers more bang for the buck when it comes to choosing a hard drive for it.
Furthermore they come with a software package for easy Backup, Restoration and data encryption. There is also a write-protect switch which I have no idea what it really does, and there’s a one click backup button on the back as well. One thing I really like is that this is the only external enclosure I know of which has a built-in power supply! Quite welcome change since behind my desk I have 10-too-many bulky adaptors and I really do not need one more.
The only downside of this product as I far as I can see is that it comes only with USB 2.0 port. Since some time ago I’ve installed FireWire 800 ports on my PC, and having a double speed than USB 2.0 really feels nice.
No info on pricing yet, so I hope it doesn’t end up being unreasonable. I really want a couple of these
Via: Sarotech.com
Posted in External enclosure, HDD | No Comments »
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
iTunes sync sure works well, but sometimes you might wish to simply get the files out of your phone, or maybe to play around and see what’s really there.
Meet the iPhoneBrowser:
It even has a built in Backup feature.
If you’re on a Mac and wish to copy the music from an iPhone to your computer, check out Sentui.
Via: LifeHacker
Posted in iPhone | No Comments »
Friday, May 30th, 2008
Yeah, me too! Now, though, we have another option than spending $1000 bucks for this; meet the Sans Digital’s CS1T and CR2T devices which turn CF (Compact Flash) cards, into 2.5" HDD enclosures perfect for your laptop.
CS1T is single-card enclosure, while it’s brother CR2T is a dual card enclosure that uses RAID and supports capacity of up to 64GB.
The benefits are same as having an SSD drive: less power consumption, less heat, shock prevention, and silent operation.
Supports RAID 1 (Mirroring) or Spanning, up to 2 x 32GB CF cards, and it connects via SATA.
You can buy it now for $99, no CF’s included of course. Considering CF card prices of about $160GB per 32GB card, it definitely beats the SSD price. I wish there were some benchmarks to show the true speed so we can really conclude on how it compares with true SSD drives.
Buy it @ Sans Digital Store
Thanks: Engadget
Update: Engadget has a video of a similar model from Century together with a video you might be interested in: http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/video-centurys-compact-flash-ssd-sata-adapter-reviewed/
