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Who needs USB 3.0 adapters when you’ve got Corsair, right? In a feat of engineering that can only be described as earth-shattering (or supercalifragilistic, if you prefer), said outfit has somehow created a USB 2.0 flash drive that not only beats the competition in head-to-head speed tests, but obliterates it. The 128GB Flash Voyager GTR utilizes a fancy quad-channel architecture in order to deliver read speeds up to 34MB/sec and write speeds up to 28MB/sec, which is around six times faster than some mysterious competitor that the company pit its drive against. There’s no mention of a price or release just yet, but at least you can put off the inevitable leap to SuperSpeed USB for a few more months, right?

Corsair’s 128GB Flash Voyager GTR thumb drive takes USB 2.0 to new heights originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s been a long time comin’, but the little startup-that-could has just gone official with its first major consumer electronics peripheral, the IUM. First introduced at CES, this ad hoc streaming stick creates a local WiFi network (802.11b/g/n; 2.4GHz to 5GHz) for all sorts of media and data to flow from your PC to, well, pretty much anything. PC to PC, PC to Blu-ray player, PC to printer and PC to console streaming is all within reach, with HD support baked in to boot. We’ve already given you low-down on functionality, but today the company is announcing a July 1st availability date for consumers across the US, Canada and Europe. We’re told to expect it for “under $129 depending on the location,” and if all goes well, it’ll ship in even more locales in due time. Hop on past the break for the full release and promo video, and be sure to give that Shufflegazine link a visit for podcasts detailing the use scenarios.

Continue reading Infinitec officially launches IUM ad hoc streaming device: ships in July for $129

Infinitec officially launches IUM ad hoc streaming device: ships in July for $129 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We can’t count the number of times that we’ve longed for our Insert, Home, Page Up, Delete, End and Page Down buttons to be replaced with an angled slab of plastic, but obviously we’re in a pretty small minority. Matias has just issued its USB 2.0 keyboard + smartphone stand, which essentially carves out a slice of keyboard real estate for your phone to sit, though no passthrough USB cable / iPhone dock connector is provided for charging. The purpose? To put all of your mobile apps right at your fingertips, because keeping said phone on your desk is just completely and utterly unacceptable. Oh, and did we mention that the layout itself is nothing special? If you see something we don’t, feel free to part with your $49.95 and smile while thinking “I told you so.”

Update: Documentation about the keyboard indicated that “custom keypad and trackpad apps” could be loaded on to “control your Mac,” which certainly makes this more appealing, but unfortunately details on that are scant.

Matias makes room for your smartphone on an otherwise vanilla keyboard originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Or tremendously dorky, either one. MvixUSA‘s newest WiFi adapter / range extender is a dramatic departure from its oh-so-minuscule Nubbin, though we’re told that the downright gaudy 5dbi antenna provides more wireless range than you ever thought possible. Put simply, this 802.11n adapter takes advantage of MIMO technology, promising throughput up to 300Mbps and forcing you to look as if you’re pinging a satellite just south of Jupiter rather than reaching for that Starbucks router eight blocks over. The good news is that it’s only $34.99, and amazingly, it might just be less heinous than the Wi-Fire. Shocking, we know.

Continue reading MvixUSA Solido USB WiFi adapter finds signals a county away, makes you look super important

MvixUSA Solido USB WiFi adapter finds signals a county away, makes you look super important originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Betcha didn’t know that USB flash drives weren’t allowed in the US military. Or maybe you did — you know, considering that one with Japan-US troop deployment maps went missing in mid-2008. Oops. At any rate, the Department of Defense has reportedly lifted said ban, but as with anything related to The Man, gobs of red tape will be involved. For starters, they won’t be reintroduced “wholesale,” instead being reserved for “mission essential applications.” We’re also told that the drives themselves must contain specific security features, and administrators will be able to track the use of ’em from the outset. For those unaware, the ban was originally put into place just over a year ago after virus-laden USB keys disrupted military networks, presumably flashing Blingee’d faces of Kim Jong-il onto CIA surveillance screens. Or not, but that’d be pretty hilarious.

DoD eases ban on thumb drive use for US military, our enemies rejoice originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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