OCZ intros the $99 32GB Onyx solid state drive
Taking on Kingston's 30GB SSDNow (which is actually an Intel SSD), OCZ has developed and now announced the Onyx series 32GB solid state drive equipped with the Indilinx Amigos controller. This new and affordable 2.5-inch SSD features MLC (multi-level cell) NAND Flash memory chips, a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface, 64MB of cache, TRIM support, a MTBF of 1.5 million hours and maximum read and write speeds of 125 MB/s and 70 MB/s, respectively.
"As new technologies become available, OCZ continues to expand both our enterprise and consumer SSD lines, and one of our goals is to make SSDs more affordable to end-users. Our new Onyx series SSD does exactly that and is a perfect solution for netbooks, laptops, or home desktop PCs," commented Ryan Petersen, CEO of the OCZ Technology Group. "Designed to offer the best of both worlds, the new OCZ Onyx SSD delivers the speed and reliability of solid state storage to mainstream consumers at an aggressive price point that makes the technology more accessible to customers who want to take advantage of all the benefits of the SSDs without incurring the high cost normally associated with the solution."
The 32GB Onyx drive is expected to become available in the coming weeks with a price tag of just $99 (three-year warranty included).
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A-Data's CH94 portable HDDs go on sale in Europe
Announced in January, the colorful CH94 portable hard drives from A-Data have begun to start shipping in Europe and are thus available for those who need more storage on the move. The new HDDs come in black, white, pink and aqua blue, they measure 130.6 (L) x 86.8 (W) x 14.5 (H) mm and weight 172 grams, have USB 2.0/1.1 connectivity, 8MB of cache, a working speed of 5400 RPM, and are bundled with colored adhesive letters and stickers for personalization and easy labeling.
The 250, 320, 500 and 640GB CH94 portable hard drives are backed by a three-year warranty and have recommended price tags of 49, 54,90, 74,90 and 94,90 Euro, respectively.
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Yahoo! Mail menus get tweaked
This week Yahoo(!) has started to roll out an update to its well-known email service that includes a few changes to the menu system. The biggest changes include the movement of certain items under the Actions menu, and the addition of a 'Show' drop-down menu.
Under Actions, Yahoo! Mail users can now find the 'Select' and 'Sort by' choices as well as the 'Print Email' (previously 'Print Message'), 'Filter Emails Like This...' and 'View Full Header' items, while via the Show button, they can choose to only view emails only from Contacts or Connections.
In additions to those above, Yahoo has also made the following changes to the Options menu (top right corner):
- Added a menu item labeled 'Show' - here you can show or hide the preview pane, as well as some of the attribute columns of your email list (attachments, size and flag columns).
- 'Mail Options' turned into 'More Options…' - this is where you can enable/disable the Connection related features, set up filters, turn on your Vacation response and more.
- 'Add Application' turned to 'Add Application…'
- 'Mail Plus' renamed to 'Mail Plus…'
- 'Switch to Yahoo! Mail Classic' is now just 'Mail Classic…'
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Buffalo readies new portable hard drive family
Buffalo has today revealed its new HD-PVRU2 series of portable hard drives which includes 320GB and 500GB models set for a release later this month. The upcoming drives measure 81 (W) x 16 (H) x 130 (D) mm and weight 190 grams, have a USB 2.0 interface, the Turbo USB technology to boost transfer speed, and the eco Manager software which enables them to spin down their platters when idle in order to save power.
The 320GB and 500GB HD-PVRU2 HDDs will be available in Japan late this month @ $100 and $150, respectively.
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Pentax 645D 40MP DSLR camera goes official
Pentax has today finally made an official announcement regarding its more or less long-awaited 645D medium-format DSLR camera. This still upcoming model measures 156 x 117 x 119 mm, weights 1.4kg without the D-LI90 rechargeable battery, has a magnesium-steel alloy chassis, and packs a 40 megapixel CCD sensor made by Kodak, a PRIME (PENTAX Real Image Engine) II image processor, a 14-bit A/D converter, a DR (Dust Removal) II mechanism to keep the lenses clean, a 11-point wide-frame AF sensor, and two SD/SDHC memory card slot.
The 645D also features a 3-inch (921,000 dots) LCD screen, a HDR (high dynamic range) function, a glass prism viewfinder, the SDM (Supersonic Direct-drive Motor) autofocus mechanism, plus USB, HDMI and Video out ports.
Pentax's camera is expected to reach Japan this May with a price tag of around $9,400.
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ArcSoft Sim3D adds 3D to you movies and photos
ArcSoft will be taking the spotlight at CP+ 2010 in Japan (March 11-14) to showcase its latest creation, the Sim3D patent-pending technology which enables users to take 2D movies and photos and simulate them in 3D. Sim3D, which will come as a plug-in for the TotalMedia Theatre 3 software, has support for stereoscopic 3D as well as for Page flip, Line Interleave, Checker Board, Anaglyph 3D formats, utilizes Nvidia CUDA or ATI Stream (when available) for GPU processing and provides easy 2D/3D mode runtime switching.
"While getting yourself ready for Blu-ray 3D, why not also enjoy your large DVD movie collection in 3D?" asked George Tang, ArcSoft Vice President and General Manager of Video and Home Entertainment Group. Our answer is that we can't do that with Sim3D as the plug-in is not yet available. The Sim3D-enhanced TotalMedia Theatre 3 will be offered for OEM licensing in the second quarter.
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OWC expands its Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini external drive line
Apple-friendly firm Other World Computing has just updated the Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini family of quad-interface external drives with some higher-capacity HDDs and SandForce-based SSDs. Listed below, the Mercury series HDDs/SSDs come in a shock resistant 2.5-inch brushed aluminum enclosure, are backed by a three-year warranty and provide four connectivity options - USB 2.0, FireWire 400/800 and eSATA.
The Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini drives are listed here and cost:
- $119.99 - 250GB hard drive (5400 RPM, 8MB cache)
- $129.99 - 320GB hard drive (5400 RPM, 8MB cache)
- $154.99 - 500GB hard drive (5400 RPM, 8MB cache)
- $189.00 - 640GB hard drive (5400 RPM, 8MB cache)
- $299.99 - 1.0TB hard drive (5400 RPM, 8MB cache)
- $144.99 - 320GB hard drive (7200 RPM, 16MB cache)
- $189.99 - 500GB hard drive (7200 RPM, 16MB cache)
- $299.99 - 50GB solid state drive (OWC Extreme)
- $469.99 - 100GB solid state drive (OWC Extreme)
- $849.99 - 200GB solid state drive (OWC Extreme)
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Asus presents the Cine5 5-channel soundbar
Asus has this week revealed the Cine5, a 5-channel soundbar which aims to bring surround sound to users with limited space (for speakers). The new peripheral measures 373 x 100 x 80 mm, has a total power of 15W RMS, a black glossy finish, and makes use of the 'EmbracingSound Theatre HD' technology which is claimed to deliver high-fidelity, multi-channel sound, for both gaming or movie sessions.
The Cine5 also boasts a specially-designed bass reflex port which enables it to provide 15dB more bass than speakers of similar size, so there will be shaking on your desk. Asus has yet to say when the Cine5 will be released or how much it will cost so we'll keep an eye out for it.
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Red Flag Linux-loaded EeeBox nettop available in the US
Asus seems to be enjoying its Eee experiments since it is currently shipping in the US an EeeBox nettop that runs Red Flag Linux, the Windows-resembling Linux distribution developed by Red Flag Software mostly for the Chinese market. The machine using this special flavor of Linux is dubbed EeeBox EBXB202-BLK-E0037 and it features a 1.6 GHz Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, GMA 950 integrated graphics, a 160GB hard drive, Gigabit Ethernet, and WiFi.
Those interested can find the EeeBox for as low as $190 (with a mail-in rebate) which seems as a pretty good (read cheap) deal.
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Creative releases the Aurvana In-Ear2 earphones
Hearing the calls for more sound (BEd: that makes sense) Creative has now introduced some sweet new Aurvana series earphones that promise to deliver a top-notch listening experience. The Aurvana In-Ear2 phones have a metal body with a dark chrome finish for good looks, they make use of Precise Balanced Armature drivers for smooth sound and punchy bass, and feature the AuraSeal noise-isolation technology that ensures up to 95% noise isolation.
The earphones boast a frequency response of 15Hz ~ 16kHz, an impedance of 42 Ohms, a 110dB/mW sensitivity, a 1.2m oxygen-free copper wire, a gold-plated 3.5mm jack, and are bundled with two sets of S,M,L size eartips, an airplane adapter, a travel case with cable management, plus a cleaning tool.
The Aurvana In-Ear2 earphones are backed by a one-year warranty and cost 100 Euro.
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