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Looked at your stash of USB 3.0 cables lately? Chances are that each and every one of ’em are three meters or shorter, and there’s good reason for that. Signal degradation over long distances is a problem that the world at large has been dealing with since the early days of human life, but somehow or another, Icron Technologies has figured out how to bend physics. The company has just announced a partnership with Intersil Corporation, and the two are linking up in order to produce a 20 meter USB 3.0 cable. Reportedly, it’ll deliver a full 5Gbps of USB 3.0 throughput over the full 20 meters, but there’s no mention of a price. Rest assured, it’ll be far more than you’re prepared to pay.

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Remember those all-night Mario Kart DS and Advance Wars marathons? Looking to recreate the magic with the 3DS? Bring a wall charger. Nintendo’s just unveiled its best-case scenario figures for the 3DS’ battery life, and compared with its predecessors, it ain’t pretty. The official numbers are three to five hours playing per game, or five to eight if playing an older DS title (and up to three hours 30 minutes to fully recharge). So… three to eight hours under the most ideal circumstances. Let’s look at the family album: the DS is 10 to 14 hours, DS Lite 15 to 19 hours, DSi 9 to 14 hours, and DSi XL 13 to 17 hours (all figures also from Nintendo). Can’t say we’re entirely surprised; Haus of Mario Chief Satoru Iwata’s own words back in October were “it is inevitable that Nintendo 3DS will be a device which requires more frequent recharging than Nintendo DS.” Think of it as an extension of the warning label. You can never be too careful, you know.

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AMD’s Fusion APU has had its coming out party here at CES, and already companies are champing at the bit to offer updated systems with the E-350 embedded within. Zotac’s offering up a revised version of its Zbox HTPC this week, with the AD03 boasting an all-too-familiar exterior, a slot-loading Blu-ray drive and the aforesaid 1.6GHz E-350 APU. There’s also an AMD Radeon HD 6310 GPU, a pair of DDR3-1066 RAM slots, room for a 2.5″ SATA 6Gbps hard drive, a USB 3.0 port, two USB 2.0 sockets, an optical audio port, HDMI / DVI outputs (a VGA adapter is included as well), Gigabit Ethernet, support for Dolby TrueHD / DTS-HD Master Audio bitstreaming, 802.11n WiFi, a 6-in-1 card reader and a bundled copy of Cyberlink’s PowerDVD software. The “Plus” version of the system actually ships with 2GB of DDR3 memory and a 250GB 5400RPM hard drive, whereas the standard version leaves it up to you to fill those voids. Mum’s the word on pricing, but we suspect it’ll be loosed on the universe soon.

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Think your kid spends too much time with computers? Meet Vinci, a touch-screen tablet for babies and infants up to age 3.

Originally posted at CES 2011

This article was written on September 23, 2006 by CyberNet.

Weekend Warrior

When you’re traveling for a vacation and you’ve brought your camera along, you may run into the problem of where to put all of your pictures. Sure you could get another memory card, or even a bigger one, but there are other solutions out there that may be worth investing in or looking into.

– Laptop –

The most obvious solution, and perhaps the cheapest solution is to bring your laptop.  This would be the cheapest option if you already have a computer for other purposes.  Purchasing a laptop just to store photos isn’t necessary.  Of course, even if you have a laptop you may not want to have to worry about carrying it, losing it, or damaging it, etc.  This is where the other alternatives come into play.

– Sony DVDirect MC1 –

Yet another solution is the Sony DVDirect MC1 (pictured).  With this device, you’re able to record digital images with the difference being that you don’t need a computer! Additionally, with the Sony DVDirect MC1, you can connect to a PC using USB 2.0. Prices are in the $200 range which may be worth it!

–Apple iPod –

It seems that everyone is getting in on the iPod craze.  If you have an Apple iPod (video version), you can purchase an iPod camera link connector that will enable you to transfer your pictures directly to your camera.  Using an iPod is a lightweight solution for storing your images.

– SmartDisk FCD20 FotoChute 20GB Portable Digital Storage Device –

This SmartDisk FotoChute is self explanatory with 20GB of room for portable digital storage.  It’s pocket sized which makes it easy and convenient to you, and with lots of storage it provides you with the perfect way to store your photos when you’re on vacation or away from your computer for extended lengths of time.  Its’ retail price is listed as over $400.00 but you can generally find them on sale (here) for $99.00.

 Whether you’re traveling for business or for fun, there are many different types of portable storage devices available to suit your needs. These devices range from your own laptop to an Apple iPod with varying prices as well.  With any of these devices, you’ll never have to worry about running out of room for all your photos again!

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