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Play SNES, Genesis Carts via USB
October 19, 2009
on Video Game Related Topics
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Kevin Parrish
Who needs console when you can pay for a $90 USB device that plays both Genesis and Super Nintendo cartridges? Read more
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NES Flash Drive Uses Konami-Level Security
October 12, 2009
on Video Game Related Topics
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Kevin Parrish
An NES controller converted into a flash drive uses Konami-level security. Read more
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TDK Sports 10-Layer, 320 GB Blu-ray Disk
October 7, 2009
on Digital Entertainment Miscellaneous
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Kevin Parrish
TDK is sporting the world's largest Blu-ray disk. Read more
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No Stand-Alone 250 GB HDD for Xbox 360
September 18, 2009
on Audio/Video Players
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Kevin Parrish
Microsoft stated that there will be no separate 250 GB drive for the Xbox 360 Read more
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JVC Reveals Blu-ray / HDD Recorder Combo
September 10, 2009
on Software Miscellaneous
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Kevin Parrish
JVC also revealed its Blu-ray / HDD combo burners today at CEDIA. Read more
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Blu-Ray Drives for PCs Bombing
August 26, 2009
on Audio/Video Players
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Kevin Parrish
iSuppli reports that DVD-RW drives will dominate PCs and laptops well into 2013. Read more
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Report: CD-Rs Are not Reliable
July 20, 2009
on Storage
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Kevin Parrish
While manufacturers tout extremely long life spans, a recent test showed CD-R failure with disks older than seven years. Read more
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New Laser Can Accelerate HDD Read, Write
June 2, 2009
on Influence of Technology on Society
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Kevin Parrish
Sunday French physicists claimed that they discovered the means to boost data access of hard drives nearly 100,000 times the normal rate. Read more
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New Memory Could Store Data for 1 Billion Years
May 26, 2009
on Storage
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Kevin Parrish
Scientists are working on a new memory material that's capable of storing data for... get this... more than one billion years! Read more
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Western Digital Does External 2 TB HDD
March 26, 2009
on Storage
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Kevin Parrish
Western Digital announced yesterday that its My Book line of external drives will be fitted with 2 TB of storage, the largest single-drive capacity so far. Read more
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375 MB/sec. SD Cards Coming Your Way
March 9, 2009
on Mobile Storage
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Devin Connors
Pretec announced at CeBIT today that it has created the worlds first SDXC card, with 32GB of capacity and a transfer rate of 50MB/sec. Read more
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Cheaper Blu-ray Coming Your Way
February 26, 2009
on Home Theater
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Marcus Yam
One of the biggest barriers for any solid technology to gain the acceptance of the mainstream consumer is price. Those who have seen Blu-ray movies on a 1080p display know what a leap they are over DVD, but until prices fall below a certain point, consumers won’t buy in. Read more
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Downadup / Conficker Just Getting Started?
January 23, 2009
on Desktop Computers
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Kevin Parrish
Currently the Downadup/Conficker virus has infected an estimated 6 percent of PCs worldwide, and researchers are waiting for its climactic "second act" of doom. Read more
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Circuit City Plans to Liquidate
January 19, 2009
on Audio/Video Players
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Ryan Lord
Retail woes continue for Circuit City, with the latest reports all but confirming that there is no light at the end of the tunnel for the retail giant. Read more
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Seagate Cutting Exec Pay, Axing 3000 Jobs
January 15, 2009
on Storage
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Gavin Steacy
Hard drive manufacturer Seagate announced on Wednesday that it will be cutting the salaries of executive staff by up to 25 percent, as well as axing 6 percent of its worldwide workforce. Read more
