hard drives
Hardware
Intel Promises To Stop Its Firmware Bricking SSDs
11:00AM Rosa Golijan | A few weeks ago, Intel pulled a firmware update the day after it came out because many users running 64-bit Windows 7 found that it bricked their SSDs. Whoops. The good news though is that Intel has acknowledged and replicated the bug, and is working on a fix. The bad news? There’s no timeline for when the fix will come out. [Reg Hardware]
Entertainment
11:30AM Nick Broughall | If you were interested in the Seagate FreeAgent Theatre+ HD media player solution, you’ll be happy to know it’s launched in Australia. It’ll set you back $219, although that doesn’t include any hard drive capacity at all. I still think connecting my PS3 to a home network and streaming directly from a NAS or home server is a better option, but maybe that’s just me…
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Seagate’s FreeAgent Theatre+ HD Media Player Now Available
11:30AM Nick Broughall | If you were interested in the Seagate FreeAgent Theatre+ HD media player solution, you’ll be happy to know it’s launched in Australia. It’ll set you back $219, although that doesn’t include any hard drive capacity at all. I still think connecting my PS3 to a home network and streaming directly from a NAS or home server is a better option, but maybe that’s just me…
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Hardware
The World’s Wittlest 320GB Hard Dwive
12:18AM Mark Wilson | Toshiba has just squeezed 320GB of storage into their 1.8-inch 5400rpm line of SATA drives. (That’s enough to double the storage of the iPod Classic.) Available this December for an undisclosed price. [Toshiba via I4U]
Hardware
4:16PM Nick Broughall | I like the design on Toshiba’s new portable hard drives. It may not be revolutionary, but there’s something about the black and red swirl on the 640GB version that makes me think of throat lozenges. Tasty throat lozenges. More »
Toshy’s New Hard Drives Look Pretty Swish
4:16PM Nick Broughall | I like the design on Toshiba’s new portable hard drives. It may not be revolutionary, but there’s something about the black and red swirl on the 640GB version that makes me think of throat lozenges. Tasty throat lozenges. More »
Computers
Hey Dell: A “Hard Drive For Laptops” Program Doesn’t Work
7:40AM Sean Fallon | So, this guy sends his laptop to Dell for repair and Dell sends him back a hard drive…just a hard drive in a box. So what’s the problem here? More »
Hardware
2:44PM Nick Broughall | If you’ve ever wanted to set a hard drive on fire, dump it in water and then reef it out to access the data safely, you’ll be happy to know that the ioSafe hard drives are now available in Australia. More »
Fire And Flood Proof ioSafe HDDs Now Available In Australia
2:44PM Nick Broughall | If you’ve ever wanted to set a hard drive on fire, dump it in water and then reef it out to access the data safely, you’ll be happy to know that the ioSafe hard drives are now available in Australia. More »
Peripherals
1:20AM Mark Wilson | In case you’re as sick of plastic as we are, Brinell Powerstorage hard drives combine the best of Asian tech with the best of European craftsmanship. More »
Brinell Powerstorage HDD Celebrate Steel, Leather, Wood
1:20AM Mark Wilson | In case you’re as sick of plastic as we are, Brinell Powerstorage hard drives combine the best of Asian tech with the best of European craftsmanship. More »
Hardware
Origin Data Locker Backs Rugged Looks With AES Hardware Encryption
7:00AM Jack Loftus | The Origin Data Locker: For the paranoid geek who lives with his parents in their fortified underground bunker. More »
Peripherals
Are Apple Time Capsules Short Lived?
4:00AM Jesus Diaz | Apple’s Time Capsule allows you to back up all the computers in your house. But what’s the point of a network backup server that stays alive for only 17 months and 17 days? More »
Peripherals
