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Packard Bell has rolled out the Studio ST HD media player/storage drive in Europe. Available in 500GB – 2TB capacities, the device supports playback of music, video and photos, including Dolby Digital decoding and offers HDMI video output as well as component output. There is also a USB port for sharing and playing files on USB external storage devices. [Press Release]
Buffalo Technology has recently added a new color option ‘Gold’ to its MiniStation Lite portable HDD line-up. This is the 6th color available within the range, other colors including black, red, white, blue and pink. Coming in capacities ranging from 250GB to 640GB, these compact and lightweight portable HDDs are equipped with a USB 2.0/1.1 interface and come bundled with the Memeo AutoSync and SecureLockMobile software. Prices ranging from 50 Euro (about $69) to 100 Euro (about $138). [Buffalo Technology]
Western Digital has recently rolled out their latest portable media drive for the mass market called the My Passport AV. Designed specifically for video storage and playback, this plug-and-play media drive comes equipped with a 320GB of storage capacity, a USB 2.0 interface and works with any of your game consoles, Blu-ray Disc players, camcorders or media players, allowing you to play the multimedia content from the drive on an HD TV. No to mention, the drive also supports Sony’s Direct Copy feature which enables users to offload and archive HD video directly to a My Passport AV portable media drive without a computer. The 320GB My Passport AV Portable Media Drive is now available for purchase in the US for $109.99. [WD]
If you are looking for a highly-secure USB flash drive, then check out the new Kanguru Defender Elite USB flash drive that features FIPS 140-2 Level 2 Hardware Encryption. You can also managed the device using Kanguru Remote Management Console (KRMC), so you can remotely change passwords and delete important files on lost or stolen drives. Available in 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB and 128GB of storage capacities, the Kanguru Defender Elite are priced at $119.95, $159.95, $229.95, $349.95 and $599.95, respectively. [Kanguru]
Buffalo is about to release their newest portable hard drive ‘HD-PVRU2′ for the Japanese market. Adopting the Turbo USB technology, the drive features a rugged matte-finished exterior, a USB 2.0 interface and is bundled with eco Manager software for saving power. The Buffalo HD-PVRU2 will hit Japan at the end of March in two different versions 320GB ($100) and 500GB ($150). [TCM]
OCZ has recently added a new series of SSDs to its range by unveiling the Onyx. Available in 32GB capacity, this 2.5-inch drive features MLC NAND Flash memory chips, a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface, a MTBF of 1.5 million hours and provides sequential read and write speeds of up to 125MB/s and 70MB/s respectively. The OCZ Onyx will become available soon for less than $100. [Electronista]
Coming in capacities ranging from 2GB to 16GB, Silicon Power’s latest USB flash drive series ‘Touch 830′ boast a reinforced one-body stainless steel casing construction, a USB 2.0/1.1 interface and make use of COB (Chip-on-Board) technology. Not to mention, these plug-and-play drives are also waterproof, dustproof and vibration-proof, and compatible with Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Mac and Linux operating systems. The Touch 830 will start shipping by the end of this month for unannounced price yet. [Hexus]
Active Media has rolled out a new series of SSDs called the SaberTooth ZT. Coming in 32GB and 64GB storage capacities, these 1.8-inch drives are equipped with MLC NAND Flash memory chips, a PATA ZIF interface and deliver read and write speeds of up to 100MB/s and 85MB/s, respectively. The SaberTooth ZT SSDs are now available for purchase via Amazon for $169.95 (32GB) and $299.95 (64GB), respectively. [Softpedia]
Taiwan-based company Mach Xtreme Technology is set to unleash a new line of 2.5-inch SSDs called the MX DS. Powered by the new SandForce processor, these high performance SSDs feature MLC NAND Flash memory chips, a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface, a MTBF of 1.5 million hours and provide read and write speeds of up 250MB/s and 230MB/s, respectively. The MX DS drives will become available soon in capacities of 50GB, 100GB, 200GB and 400GB, however, there’s no word on pricing yet at the moment. [Softpedia]
Transcend today unveiled the spanking new external hard drive at CeBIT 2010 in Hanover, Germany. Known as the StoreJet 25D3, the storage device provides up to 640GB capacity. The 2.5-inch Transcend StoreJet 25D3 supports USB 3.0 interface with a transfer rate of up to 5Gbps. [AVING]
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