QNAP has introduced a new 2-bay NAS server to its line-up, the TS-269L. Designed for SMB / SOHO users, this 2-bay NAS server is equipped with a 1.86GHz Intel Atom dual-core processor, a 1GB RAM (expandable up to 3GB), two 3.5-inch SATA HDD bays, 2x Gigabit Ethernet, 2x USB 3.0 ports, 3x USB 2.0 ports, 1x eSATA port, a 70mm quiet cooling fan and supports for multiple RAID setups (0,1) as well as JBOD. Pricing info is still unknown at the moment. [Product Page]
Here comes a new line of professional CF cards from Silicon Power, the Superior CF 1000X. Available in two different storage capacities: 64GB and 128GB, these high performance CF cards support VPG-20 (Video Performance Guarantee) specification, have a built-in ECC function and can deliver read and write speeds of up to 150MB/s and 80MB/s, respectively. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing yet. [Silicon Power]
SD cards and their many variants may be the memory card format of choice in most cameras these days, but there’s still plenty of instances where nothing but a larger CompactFlash card will suffice. Now the organization behind the format has announced its latest revision, the CFast2.0 specification, which it hopes will find its way into future digital cameras and other professional video devices. The big news with it is a promised “theoretical” performance of up to 600MB/sec, which is about four times faster than today’s CompactFlash cards, as well as a new sleep mode that promises to help conserve battery life when the card is not in use. What’s more, while the cards themselves are still a ways off, SanDisk has announced today that it has begun development of them, and medium format camera manufacturer Phase One has also confirmed that it intends to support the new specification.
Here we have a new line of USB flash drives from PNY, the Opener Attache. Available in capacities ranging from 4GB to 64GB, these plug and play flash drives feature a durable stainless steel case, a USB 2.0 connection interface and a built-in handy bottle opener for opening your favorite beverage. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing yet. [PNY]
Lexar has just added a new storage capacity ’256GB’ to its Professional 400x SDXC UHS-I memory card line-up. This high speed memory card comes with Class 10 specification and promises to deliver a minimum guaranteed sustained read transfer speed of 60MB/s. The 256GB Professional 400x will start shipping from October for $899.99 MSRP. [Lexar]
Using network-attached storage is a good way to make sure that your important data is safe from things like hard drive crashes and security breaches, but what happens when natural disasters hit? Most NAS systems don’t protect against water and fire damage, but ioSafe has a new NAS that protects against both of those. The company has introduced the ioSafe N2, which is a fireproof and waterproof NAS, but in order for this product to see the light of day, it needs your help.
That’s why ioSafe has launched a new Indiegogo campaign to raise funding for the N2. Before we jump into the campaign however, let’s cover some of the basics of the N2. The ioSafe N2 is a dual redundant disk system supporting up to 8TB (2 x 4TB) of storage and RAID 0/1. It comes packed with a 2GHz Marvel CPU and 512MB of RAM, with the motherboard and the CPU taking advantage of Synology DSM. The N2 also comes with a Kensington Lock Slot to keep it safe, and starting in Q1 2013, ioSafe will be offering a floor mount and padlock kit to go along with the N2.
The N2 can withstand temperatures up to 1550°F for 30 minutes, keeping your data safe the whole time. It can also be submerged in up to 10 feet of fresh or salt water for 72 hours with no data loss, which is pretty impressive. Naturally, once the N2 has been connected to your network, you’ll be able to store and retrieve data locally or remotely, and through using the Cloud Station app, you can easily sync files between multiple computers and devices. Speaking of apps, the N2 comes packed with a number of them, letting you easily share or stream pictures, music, documents, video, and other data with other devices and those who have been given access to your N2.
The N2 also comes with a 1-year warranty and 1 year of ioSafe’s Data Protection Service, provided your N2 uses hard drives that were supplied by ioSafe. Extensions on the warranty and DPS will be handed out to ioSafe’s Indiegogo sponsors as more funding is raised, as will increases in storage space. At the time of this writing, ioSafe has raised $5,751 of the $150,000 needed to make the N2 a reality, with 30 days left to go in the campaign. Should the campaign turn out to be a success, ioSafe founder Robb Moore says that the N2 should release in January 2013.
ioSafe makes hard-drives so sturdy that it can reduce fire, electricity and Terrence O’Brien to tears at the mere thought of them. Now, it’s producing a new disaster-proof NAS, but as a small business, needs a cash injection from consumers to make it happen. As such, it’s taking to Indiegogo to raise funds for the ioSafe N2, a private cloud Synology-powered NAS that’ll keep up to 8TB of data protected from the elements. On the outside, a steel body that’ll take a building collapsing onto it protects a chemically bound fireproof insulation and water / heat barrier will stop your discs flooding or melting, depending on the catastrophe. The company’s planning to have the units shipping by January next year, when the 23lb box will set you back $600 without discs — and if you’re hard enough, you can find PR after the break.
Samsung has begun mass producing the industry’s first two gigabyte (GB), low power double-data-rate 3 (LPDDR3) memory, using 30 nanometer (nm) class technology, for next-generation mobile devices. Samsung started mass production of the industry’s most advanced mobile DRAM (dynamic random access memory) chip, only ten months after it began producing the industry’s first 30nm-class based 2GB LPDDR2 memory in October, 2011. The new LPDDR3, which marks the first time a 2GB LPDDR3 density is …
Brits who’ve been straining for a reason to care about Amazon’s budding Cloud Player service can probably relax. It’s live in the UK as of now, offering 5GB of online storage and the ability to stream 250 of your tracks (or 256Kbps matched versions) to a rangeofdevices free of charge. Adding extra storage will cost from £6 per year for 20GB, rising to £320 p/a for a full terabyte. If you’re a heavy user, though, you may also need to fork out £22 p/a for the right to stream up to 250,000 of your tracks. Paying to play music you already purchased? Indeed, further exertion may be necessary to figure out if it’s all worth it, along with a glance at the detailed press release after the break.
While the scales may be steadily tipping towards mobile in the world of DRAM production, there’s still plenty of room for technological enhancements. To prove the point, Samsung has just started mass production of what it claims to be the first 2GB LPDDR3 DRAM chip for mobile, which can shuffle information in and out 1,600 Mbps (compared to its 1,066 Mbps LPDDR2 predecessor), with up to 12.8 GB/s of bandwidth. In addition, the manufacturer has also started mass production of a place to hold all of that lovely data, in the form of a 128GB mobile flash storage chip. When will you be able to buy a superphone sporting 2GB of RAM and 128GB of storage? We don’t know for sure, but even in the face of adversity all of the components seem to be falling into place.
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