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The DriveWire is a box that converts any bare hard drive (SATA, PATA) to a USB drive. It’s quick: you just need to plug your drive in the connector and voila.
It ships with “EZ Gig II”, a (HDD) backup software that can clone a drive (practical for an upgrade) or clone only a partition. If you are using an exotic operating system, you can also boot from a CD and clone your drive from there. I have not tested it, but I assume that it is possible to restore a drive on a larger (and newer) HDD. There are alternatives out there, like the excellent Acronis True Image. Product page, $51 on Amazon
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December 28th, 2007
The Intel Classmate PC found its way to the stores in Vietnam. It will ship with Hacao Linux 2.16. At $340 a pop for people like you and me, I would rather get an Asus Eee. Wouldn’t you?
Specifications7” 800×480 displayIntel Celeron 900Mhz processor256MB of RAM1GB of flash storageWiFi-G2.9LbsMore details and analysis at LinuxDevices
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December 28th, 2007
Netflix has decided to offer unlimited online viewing to “select, existing customers”. I don’t know if you have, but I did try the feature a couple of months ago, and it was working quite decently. The video quality is sub-DVD, but above standard TV (SDTV). The streaming worked well, and there was no waiting time to watch the movie.
Now it is all good, but the weak point is the streaming movie library. The videos available for streaming are mostly old movies/TV shows. The screenshot on the right was taken today in the “Watch Instantly=>Recent Addition” section. You can see Columbo and Knight Rider… Yay!
Many users would rather save a buck by opting out, but that’s not an option for now.
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December 28th, 2007
A good ratio between performance and price is the name of the game when it comes to laptops. Those who want a portable computer with a large display should be aware that a new Dell Inspiron 1525 has popped on Dell’s Australian website and should ship on 1/9/2008. The computer will cost around $1200 (USD). Keep an eye on Dell USA.
SpecificationsIntel Core 2, 2.0GhzWindows Vista Home Premium2GB RAM (4GB max)160GB HDD15” display (1280×800 or 1440×900) Intel X3100 integrated (low-end) graphicsDual-Layer DVD burnerWiFi G (upgradeable to N)
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December 28th, 2007
This ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) by Korean company Raon has a WiBro wireless internet module. It runs on an AMD LX900 processor and has 60GB of storage (hard disk). It costs around $850 in Korea, but we don’t know if/when it will be exported and at what price.
If you don’t know what WiBro is, it stands for Wireless Broadband: think of it as WiFi on steroids with a range of one mile. More on WiBro.
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December 28th, 2007
During the San Francisco CTIA, I took a close look at Becker’s GPS devices and I like how they were built with small details that made life a little better. I hope that this 7827 is built with the same principles. The picture above is not a photo, but the Becker 7827 will be shown at CES 2008.
Maps of the U.S and Canada on a 2GB SD CardPoints of interest4.3” displayPseudo 3D viewMedia Player functions250 Euros in European countries
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December 28th, 2007
These days, people tend to prefer getting a laptop rather than a mini-PC because the laptop is clean looking, small, mostly cable-free and most importantly, good enough. This LLuon computer makes me at least want to look at one of these again, and I could use it as a Media Center PC… if it had a TV tuner. In the end, good design works.
Some people that I know would say: “if you can’t make it good, make it shiny”.
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December 28th, 2007
If you didn’t know Gaming (or “Enthusiast”) computers is where all the margins are in the PC industry. Even though Intel has a dominant position on the industry in general, the company thinks that it needs to work on its “Enthusiast” image.
Skulltrail is Intel’s platform for demanding entertainment. Users can put up to two quad-core processors, to get a total of 8 processing cores working in parallel. Whatever these eight cores compute must be displayed at some point, and Intel has made it possible to build a quad-gpu system. My favorite part is all the heat sinks
Keep in mind that applications do not scale linearly with the number of cores. Check Hothardware for a closer look.
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December 28th, 2007
PQI has released a new line a USB flash drives known as the Traveling Disk i201, coming in a range of colors and drive capacities. You can choose from strawberry pink, banana yellow and blueberry blue, with sizes that vary from 1GB up to 4GB. They’re extremely portable, measuring just 2.7mm thin while weighing 1.35 grams, making them all the more easy to misplace. Features include file security management, PC-Lock and My Favorites synchronization. Each purchase will come with a lifetime warranty, but there is no word on pricing or availability as at press time. They will be paraded at CES 2008 though, so look out for more information then.
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December 28th, 2007
Art Lebedev, widely known for their OLED keyboard (coming soon) has devised a new concept called Maximus Tactus that takes the display keyboard concept to the next level, and might (surprisingly) be easier to build, program and produce. This would initially come at a price, given that the whole keyboard is now a touch-dipslay, making it possible for developers to create any layout – from a traditional keyboard to a custom made interface, which would be great for specialized tasks. Now, even with some tactile feedback, the mechanical feel of a keyboard would be mostly gone. Would you want one? It looks so cool – I hope that it becomes a reality.
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