Sep 09

LaCie embraces USB 3.0 with world’s smallest hug, ‘world’s smallest’ HDDs

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LaCie’s bringing its monkey out to play again today, announcing a USB 3.0 version of the Rikiki and a new Minimus portable hard drive. Both come in slick aluminum enclosures, with the Rikiki looking unchanged from its predecessor, but of course inside they pack the extra vroom vroom of the latest USB spec. Unlike Iomega, LaCie isn’t shy about price premiums here, as the Rikiki USB 3.0 model costs $100 for 500GB (versus $85 for the 2.0 SKU) and the Minimus offers a terabyte in exchange for $130. Both will have larger options as well, a 1TB Rikiki and a 2TB Minimus — with correspondingly elevated levies, we’re sure.

Gallery: Lacie Minimus USB 3.0 product images

Gallery: Lacie Rikiki USB 3.0 product images

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Aug 26

Engadget’s back to school guide: Fun stuff!

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Welcome to Engadget’s Back to School guide! We know that this time of year can be pretty annoying and stressful for everyone, so we’re here to help out with the heartbreaking process of gadget buying for the school-aged crowd. On the menu today are a handful of fun yet practical gadgets, but feel free to check out our Back to School hub for more recommendations in other categories.

It’s a tough road ahead for aspiring students like yourself (yes, you!), but that doesn’t mean one should abstain from any form of entertainment throughout the course. If anything, you’ll be needing a few fun gadgets from our Back to School guide to impress your schoolmates — it’s not like your Facebook page will be automagically adding friends any time soon. But as the old saying goes, “work hard, play hard,” so we’ve also thrown in a few picks that’ll aid your study. When you’re ready, click along for our latest list of awesomeness.

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Aug 25

I-O Data’s HDPN-U500/V portable hard drive pulls video from your camcorder, plays it on your TV

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Looking for a quick and easy way to bridge the gap between your camcorder and your TV? Then you might want to consider I-O Data‘s new 500GB HDPN-U500/V portable hard drive, which packs a USB port to pull video directly off a compatible Sanyo Xacti, JVC Everio, or Sony Handycam camcorder, and an HDMI port to let you play that video on your TV straight from the hard drive. Of course, it’ll also function just fine as a regular external hard drive for your computer, and it boasts a shock-resistant design that should let you toss it around a bit without too much worry. No word on a release over here just yet, but folks in Japan should be able to pick this one up next month for ¥15,330, or about $180.

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Aug 24

Iomega pushes ahead with USB 3.0 transition, promises to keep drives at USB 2.0 prices

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Iomega’s already begun its transition to SuperSpeed USB 3.0 hard drives, but it’s making a bit more news on that front today — it’s announced that it plans to keep all its USB 3.0 hard drives at USB 2.0 prices. As expected, that transition begins with its eGo line of portable hard drives, which are officially set to be available this October in 500GB and 1TB capacities, each of which will include Iomega’s Drop Guard Xtreme to guard against drops of up to seven feet. Those will be followed by Iomega’s Prestige line of portable hard drives, which will begin their transition to USB 3.0 sometime in the first quarter of 2011. We should note, however, that plenty of retailers are already selling USB 3.0 eGo drives now, but it seems that it’ll take until early October for the full line to make the jump and receive the aforementioned price-match. Head on past the break for the complete press release.

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Aug 23

Seagate’s 3TB GoFlex Desk hard drive reviewed: hot, in more ways than one

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Just under two months ago, Seagate pushed the capacity envelope once more by introducing a $250 3TB hard drive meant to be used by archivists the world over. It all sounds peachy on paper, but AnandTech managed to uncover a dirty little secret about the drive that serious power users should know about. For starters, the crew cracked open the case to find a 3.5-inch, five platter Barracuda XT — that’s a drive that Seagate doesn’t intend to sell for internal use until the end of the year, but it’s available now if you’re willing to spring for its enclosure. Reviewers actually fell for the overall design, but they noticed right away just how little ventilation options there were. Needless to say, that point came back to bite the drive once data had been transferring over for a few hours, as temperatures soared beyond the 140 degree Fahrenheit mark and transfer rates plummeted. Seagate affirmed that those high temperatures were within spec, but critics felt that running it as such for extended periods may harm the longevity; it’s obviously a gamble you’ll be taking if you need this much space within a single drive, but we’d recommend hitting that source link before making a decision that could burn you down the road.

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Aug 20

ioSafe SoloPRO takes rugged external storage to USB 3.0 heights

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We made a point to mention last November that USB 3.0 and eSATA were both sorely missing from ioSafe’s Solo hard drive, and lo and behold, the company seems to have answered our prayers directly. The SoloPRO — which purports to be just as outrageously rugged as the original — is the company’s fastest rugged external HDD, offering up USB 3.0 and eSATA / USB 2.0 connections. There’s also full support for Windows and Linux servers as well as any desktop OS, and ioSafe will be shipping these in 1TB, 1.5TB and 2TB capacities. Still concerned about toughness? Fret not — both the USB 3.0 and eSATA versions of the SoloPRO can withstand temperatures up to 1550° F for 30 minutes or being submerged to a depth of 10 feet for up to 3 days, and there’s even a heat-resistant paint option for those who prefer to run their server rooms under the Moroccan sun. As for pricing? Expect ’em to run $249.99, $319.99 and $419.99 in order of mention, buster.

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Jul 23

WD tosses out high-fashion 500GB My Passport Essential drives, props to the LBC

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Sure, 85.3 percent of your best buds are kickin’ it in Cozumel right now, but a few bright minds at California State University, Long Beach have been toiling around the clock in those dreaded summer sessions in order to help create the five-pack you see pictured here. In order to give its already colorful My Passport Essential line a long overdue refresh, Western Digital has now added a handful of limited edition 500GB models with rather stylish exteriors. Boom Box, Black Hole, Cityscape, Fuchsia Leaf and Wave are the prints to choose from, and all five can be snapped up for a window of time at Best Buy or via WD directly. As for specs? You know the drill — USB 2.0 powered, 256-bit hardware encryption and a two-year warranty. Take your pick for $119.99, dude.

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Jul 15

Aegis Bio grows to 640GB of fingerprint-protected storage

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Apricorn specializes in the fine art of making people believe their data is worth stealing and charging them for the privilege of protecting it. Its Aegis Bio range has now been expanded, both in number and in capacity, as the former ceiling of 250GB has been lifted with the introduction of 320GB, 500GB and 640GB variants. The 2.5-inch external disk validates user identity with that handy fingerprint scanner on top before allowing access to the otherwise 128-bit encrypted precious stuff within it. Prices of the new models top out at $160 for the most voluminous one, making them thrifty enough to buy even if you don’t need secret agent-level security — which, let’s face it, you don’t. Full PR after the break.

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Jul 13

Toshiba’s Canvio for Mac external HDD family makes OS X backup a cinch

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Not taking another chance on that Time Capsule, even after it’s repaired? Can’t say we blame you, and neither will Toshiba. Following up on the debut of the Canvio hard drive line in March, Tosh has just outed a Canvio for Mac family that’s aimed at making OS X backups a lesson in simplicity. Available now in 500GB, 750GB and 1TB sizes, the new trio ships with pre-loaded Mac-customized backup software, and they’ll be doused in either Radiant Silver or Infinite White. Internally, there’s a shock sensor for keeping things safe from minor bumps and bruises, and as you’d expect, USB 2.0 provides all of the power and connectivity you need. Check ’em right now for $99.99, $119.99 and $139.99 in order of mention.

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Jul 07

Hitachi unveils LifeStudio content-aware external hard drives, we go hands-on

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If we said Hitachi’s got a new line of external hard drives, you’d probably walk away — but what if they were the smartest bricks of magnetic memory you’d ever seen? That’s how Hitachi is billing the new LifeStudio array of drives, which feature not only the standard rotating disks, but also dockable USB keys, software that auto-organizes your media, and several gigabytes of cloud storage. At $80 for a basic 250GB 2.5-inch disk and $220 for the premium 2TB desktop unit, they’re not the cheapest external storage on the block, but they claim to do so much more than store that we just had to give them a try. Read our full impressions after the break.

Gallery: Hitachi LifeStudio unboxing and hands-on

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