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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 » 
Entertainment
2:13PM Nick Broughall | Following in the footsteps of their Wi-Fi enabled Blu-ray players, LG today launched their new range of connected DVRs. But it doesn’t look like the connection works both ways… More »
LG Brings Wi-Fi To Their DVRs
2:13PM Nick Broughall | Following in the footsteps of their Wi-Fi enabled Blu-ray players, LG today launched their new range of connected DVRs. But it doesn’t look like the connection works both ways… More »
Hardware
Intel Updates SSD Line: A Little Bit Faster, A Little Bit Cheaper
3:15AM John Herrman | It’s been about a year since Intel’s quick-but-pricey Intel’s X-series SSDs started the market, so it’s about time for refresh. And hey, look: It’s a fresh pair of 34nm X25-M drives! (Spoiler: They’re almost exactly like the last ones.) More »
Hardware
Hitachi SimpleTOUGH USB Drive Shrugs Off 3 Metre Freefalls
4:47PM Brian Lam | Another rugged drive. This one good for 3 metre falls, and up to a ton of weight. And it has an integrated USB cable. Well, I’m impressed. Comes in sizes from 250-500GB for $US100-$140. [SimpleTech via GizMag] More »
Hardware
Hard Rectangular Drive Is Faster, More Efficient Than SSD
10:00AM Adrian Covert | British scientists have developed a new breed of hard drive that uses not spinning discs, but rather a rectangular platter and millions of moving data heads to read/write data. In theory, this could mean transfer speeds of 500 MB/s. More »
Hardware
12:28PM Nick Broughall | The new MyBook Studio Edition for Mac from Western Digital is pure value for money. For a grand, you get 4 terabytes of storage space in a Time Machine-friendly system. We’ll take two. More »
Storage Is Getting Mighty Cheap: WD 4TB MyBook For $1,000
12:28PM Nick Broughall | The new MyBook Studio Edition for Mac from Western Digital is pure value for money. For a grand, you get 4 terabytes of storage space in a Time Machine-friendly system. We’ll take two. More »
Gadgets
Adaptor Turns Any Hard Drive Into An HD Player For Your TV
6:00AM Sean Fallon | There are a lot of cool docks coming out for hard drives these days, and the latest from Brando is no exception. In fact, it takes things a step further by delivering 1080i video directly to your TV. More »
Games
Play Your Wii Games From An External Hard Drive With Simple Hack
6:00AM Jack Loftus | As Lifehacker points out, this impressive Wii hack isn’t as simple as plugging an external hard drive into our Wii, but it isn’t masterclass-level stuff, either. Video of the finished result and some extras is available too. When all is said and done, bye-bye to physical media! [Lifehacker] More »
Entertainment
11:46AM Nick Broughall | Seagate unveiled their FreeAgent Theatre HD product to a bunch of Aussie journos yesterday to prepare for its launch next month. And while it’s a solid looking, easy to use product, it’s not something that regular Gizmodians are going to want to add to their home theatre setup any time soon. More »
Seagate FreeAgent Theatre HD Is A HDD Dock Media Player For Non-Geeks
11:46AM Nick Broughall | Seagate unveiled their FreeAgent Theatre HD product to a bunch of Aussie journos yesterday to prepare for its launch next month. And while it’s a solid looking, easy to use product, it’s not something that regular Gizmodians are going to want to add to their home theatre setup any time soon. More »
Hardware
3:46PM Nick Broughall | It’s not a question you’d ask yourself often, but if it has crossed your mind, the answer might surprise you. More »
How Much Would You Expect To Pay For An 8TB NAS?
3:46PM Nick Broughall | It’s not a question you’d ask yourself often, but if it has crossed your mind, the answer might surprise you. More » 
