Akitio announcing the availability of their new Super-S3 desktop hard drive enclosure. This HDD enclosure is coming with three most wanted fast connection ports, including the eSATA, FireWire 800 and the best of the best SuperSpeed USB 3.0.
Akitio Super S3 (also known as SK-3501) desktop hard drive enclosure is made for 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA HDD, stackable, and constructed with sturdy aluminum material. There is no fan included in this enclosure as Akitio Super S3 is using some type of passive cooling with internal heat sink to dissipate the heat.
This HDD enclosure is available right now at Akitio.com for $149.99 MSRP. It would soon hit various Akitio retailers and distributors around the world.
A smartphone with foldable flexible screen is sound too good to be true, right? Well, I will say the same statement if I haven’t read this news about the Samsung Galaxy Skin.
At first, Samsung Galaxy Skin with flexible AMOLED display is just a conceptual design back in June 2011. However, it seems the concept is really going to be a “dream come true” as the rumor of its launch date on 2012 has been confirmed by the authority source!
If Samsung Galaxy Skin ever made to the surface, I’m sure it’s the best smartphone out there that will make all phones in the market looks like the device from the stone-age.
Galaxy Skin is using a material called “graphene” for the flexible display. This material has been nominated as a miracle material that will pioneering all flexible display in the future.
According to the report, the flexible display can be folded, bent, and rolled without damaging the image quality and still hard enough to withstand strong impact/knock/bump.
If 2012 is the year of such technology to appear, It won’t be solely the year of predicted Doom by the Mayan tribe, but it also the year of hope for the better technology and future (if nothing happen).
We don’t want to say the specs though. I believe it would subject to a massive change on the launch. But we’ll include it just in case:
Samsung Galaxy Skin specification (unofficial)
4-inch (800 x 480) Flexible AMOLED display
8-megapixel camera + front-facing VGA camera
1.2GHz mobile processor
1GB RAM
1500mAh rechargeable battery
Available in 16GB and 32GB model
Dimension: 221mm x 67mm x 8mm
We’ll reported back once we have heard the official details.
You know, the latest smartphones have all come with a brilliant digital camera lens sensor that could take detailed photo with amazing resolutions. Though many people know this, most of them haven’t got a clue that they can actually turn it into a portable scanner. Recently, designer from Seattle called TEAM SCANDY and submitted a nice product design called SCANDY to kickstarter.com to raise fund for their project.
SCANDY will turn any smartphone with quality camera into a instant portable scanner without much hassle and it won’t eat much space when comparing to the conventional scanner. Talking about the shape, SCANDY looks pretty similar with a mini telescope with retractable neck. There is a clip on the base where you can clip it to your desk, and the retractable neck could be used/adjusted to scan different kind of document sizes (from A6 to A4).
Unlike using hands that is shaky when trying to take a photo of a document on a correct distance, SCANDY will ‘seal’ the phone on the top of it, never wobble from its position and you can easily adjust the distance for the best result.
If you are interested to turn your phone into scanner (so you don’t have to buy scanner again!), you can pledge on their project. Depending on the amount of your pledge, you’ll get different type of treatment and other supplementary accessories.
No doubt, When comparing to the most popular tablets in the world, Amazon Kindle Fire is really the best in term of pricing. The following is the recent tablets comparison table made by Reuters to show how the Kindle Fire looks like in front of the big players. The specification is a little bit lower, but the killer price tactic has covered all the weakness and banished all complains that is ever made.
See? Even the specs is lower, I would always happy to see that $199 at the end of the table. It’s $300 cheaper than all of them with just a few of the feature dropped. I wouldn’t really care that my tablet couldn’t take photo as I already own a smartphone and digital camera for this purpose. Also, I don’t think that the storage size of the tablet really matter because Amazon has provide me with and Unlimited cloud storage.
Amazon Kindle Fire is really “sufficient” for core reading activities and since it’s powered by Android OS, I would never feel boring because I have the wealthy apps market to explore.
Picture worth thousand words, video worth thousands videos. Yesterday we have seen how the Amazon Kindle Fire looks like, however, the curiosity is still high because we haven’t seen how it works in a live show. Fred not, we have got the video show (Thanks to GottaBeMobile) that demonstrating this new cool baby – the Amazon Kindle Fire that show us how it works, how cool it is, and why it’s a better solution to any (WiFi-Only) tablets available in the market.
Here you go:
I do hope Amazon will release the International series as well like their previous generation of Kindle ebook reader. This $199.99 ebook reader tablet is just too tempting for me to not spending my hard earned money. But I’m not in the US anyway so I can save it for later use.
Anyway, if you are curious about it and love to get one, you should pre-order it now at Amazon for $199.99. It will be shipped on October 15th, 2011. First come first serve, so act fast if you want it.
When 256-bit AES hardware encryption is not secure enough for you, you’ll definitely want to fine a better solution to store your extremely sensitive data. If you are in this situation, I believe you will love to add this new Kingston DataTraveler D6000 flash drive into your shopping list.
Kingston recently has updated their DataTraveler series of flash drive with this D6000. It is the stuff that when a single layer of AES 256-bit hardware encryption is too fragile. Aside the 256-bit protection, Kingston DataTraveler D6000 has more security feature to make sure you are peaceful with it. Or at least, even it’s stolen, the theft will never get a single data from the storage without a correct password.
The 256-bit AES hardware encryption is using XTS block cipher mode to make this even more difficult to crack, military-grade elliptic curve cryptography (EEC) and Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 level 3 validation also included into the system.
According to Kingston, the DataTraveler will automatically self-destroy when 10 intrusion attempted. Here is the full specification list if you want to know what it has got for you:
Features/Benefits:
FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Validated
U.S. Department of Defense Data At Rest Tiger Team (DARTT) & USCYBERCOM approved
Ultra-Strong Security Architecture – Drive locks down after 10 intrusion attempts and encryption key is destroyed – No passwords stored on device or host – Hardware designed and assembled in the U.S. – United States National Security Agency Suite B set of cryptographic on Board™ – Elliptic curve cryptography – Secure channel communication – Digitally signed firmware updates using Suite B SHA-384 and ECDSA P-384 – DT6000 can operate with AutoRun disabled – Enforces tamper-free AutoRun files – Cryptography made in the U.S.
Enforced Complex Password – Password is user-set with a minimum of three of the four characteristics (lowercase, uppercase, characters and numbers) required to prevent unauthorized access
Full Privacy – 100 percent of stored data is protected by 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) hardwarebased encryption — master key recreated at logon
Customizable – preload content, full security policy customization, casing options
Tamper-Proof Physical Security Barrier
Waterproof – protected against water damage
Guaranteed – five-year warranty with 24/7 customer support
Remember the PogoPlug CloudEngine that could turn any external USB drives into a network attached storage? Now you’ve got more choice because LaCie, the popular storage maker Portland and Paris has launched their LaPlug low cost NAS converter to turn any of your flash drive or portable hard drive into a NAS!
Designed by the same guy (Neil Poulton) who’ve been working with LaCie for a long time, this LaCie LaPlug also coming with the same glossy black box design with blue illumination. Through the outer look, you can find one USB 2.0 port at the front view, and a bunch of ports (three USB 2.0 ports and one Gigabit Ethernet LAN port) with ON/OFF power button at the rear side.
The file on the connected devices (flash drive, HDD, etc.) could be accessed wirelessly in your home as long as your devices (laptop, desktop, smartphones or home entertainment system) has UPnP or DLNA certified.
LaCie LaPlug also TimeMachine compatible. Means it can backup the entire data in the network in to a central location connected to the LaPlug. You don’t have to hook your PC up with the LaPlug as it has a WIFI connection for the wireless convenient!
On the price matter, LaCie LaPlug has been priced for $74.99. If you are interested, more details on this NAS converter is available at LaCie Official website.
This new series of all-in-one desktop PC is beautiful. Sony released this series in Japan as one of the most expensive All-in-One PC in the market. Costing at the equivalent price of $2354, Sony VAIO J VPCJ229FJ/W has been empowered with Intel Core i7-2640M 2.80GHz, 21.5-inch Full HD display, Intel HM65 Express chipset, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, 2TB of HDD, has blu-ray drive, TV tuner and card reader.
This All in One desktop PC is for desktop replacement. It also come with a dedicated remote control for the TV Tuner, media playback and more. Other specification found in this system includes WiFi connectivity, USB 2.0 ports, bluetooth, webcam, and more.
It’s powered by Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with service pack 1, but I have no idea why it is so expensive. Also, no idea whether Sony will ship it to the States.
Wacom has revealed three new Bamboo tablet for the hobbyists, enthusiasts and noob artists. No, don’t afraid of the word “tablet” when you are hearing it from Wacom. It is not yet another tablet PC released into the fierce battlefield. It’s a drawing tablet for designer or hobbyist who love to pour their arts and skills into a digital version instead of on a sketchbook.
The three Wacom Bamboo tablets are known as: Bamboo Connect, Bamboo Capture and Bamboo Create.
The Wacom Bamboo Connect is the cheapest of all. this drawing tablet is considered as the entry-level tablet that cost at $80 only. It’s very good for budget-limited hobbyist or even for enthusiasts to do their business illustration. Wacom Bamboo Connect features 5.8-inch x 3.6-inch work area with 1024 levels of pressure detection using the special wacom signature pens with programmable side-buttons.
This entry level version is coming with USB connectivity (wired), can work with Autodesk’s Sketchbook Express or any other illustration software.
The next one is Wacom Bamboo Capture. It is the mid-level drawing tablet that cost $100 a pop. It has all of the Bamboo Connect feature. But users will be able to use multi-touch interaction on this tablet. The multi-touch gestures operation can detect up to 16 touch points at the same time.
Also, you can free the drawing tablet from cable intrusion because you can add $39 to get the wireless adapter. It will comes with Adobe Photoshop Elements (full version) in addition to the Sketchbook Express App.
Last one is the high end Wacom Bamboo Create. Beside it has a larger work space of 8.5-inch x 5.4-inch, it has all of the features found on Bamboo Connect and Bamboo Capture. In additional to the pressure-sensitive pen and multitouch workspace, Bamboo Create has a pressure-sensitive eraser at the end of the stylus pen.
Similar to Bamboo Capture, you can make it wireless by adding a wireless adapter that you can purchase separately from the Wacom shop. This version of Bamboo Create gets the complete software, including Sketchbook Express, Photoshop Elements and a Corel Painter Essentials. This version, however, is the most expensive of all. To get Bamboo Create, you have to spend $200, add $39 on the top of it if you want the wireless connectivity. But it’s still pretty cheap when comparing to their Cintiq series.
