Easy & Convenient To Use
Using Voyager is so simple: just insert any standard 2.5″ or 3.5″ SATA I/II hard drive (up to 2.0TB) into Voyager’s compact docking base and select the fastest of the four interfaces supported by your computer for read/write data speeds of up to 3.0Gb/s. There’s nothing else to install or configure. Voyager saves users the time and inconvenience of installing a hard drive into a computer or using an external hard drive enclosure with limited interfaces and slower speeds.
Plug and Play Hot-Swap Ready
With the most interfaces available on the market, Voyager provides Plug and Play ease of use for a fast external hard drive solution that works with both Macs and PCs. In fact, Voyager is so easy to use, that combined with today’s low cost of hard drive storage, users can think of a bare SATA I/II drive as being as convenient to use as a flash memory card, with the same instant access benefits and the addition of huge storage capacity gains. In addition, Voyager is completely hot-swappable for consumers wanting to move multiple drives at will while their computer is on and running. Its unique design and drive eject button makes inserting, using, and removing SATA I/II hard drives a safe and effortless procedure.
Ideal Solution for Storage Archives
The ideal solution for storage archives, professional photographers, videographers, and other hard drive storage archivers will no longer need multiple drive enclosures and power supplies for every archived hard drive. “Whether consumers want to re-task an older swapped-out hard drive, need to access multiple drives, or want to add big capacity, low cost external storage capacity to their desktop, Voyager is able to travel any computer user’s data universe needs with ease,” said Grant Dahlke, NewerTech’s Product Manager. “Its design and ‘Quad Interface’ functionality offer high speed ‘slide and swap’ hard drive read/write performance and convenience never before available.”
NewerTech Voyager Features:
• Supports all 2.5″ and 3.5″ SATA I/II hard drives up to 2.0TB
• “Quad Interface” for maximum system compatibility and data transfer rates
• Data transfer rates up to 3.0Gb/s (300MB/s)
• Push button drive eject for safe hard drive removal
• Hot-Swap functionality for fast access of multiple hard drives
• Weighted base and non skid rubber feet for stable operation
• 2-Color Status LED: left side blue for power on, right side flashing red for disk activity
• Compact design: measures 5.28″ x 3.70″ x 2.68″ inches and weighs 1.35lbs without drive
• Whisper Quiet operation – no cooling fan needed
• Plug and Play with Macs and PCs
• All interface connection cables included
• RoHS Compliant
• One year warranty
NewerTech Voyager is priced at $99.95 MSRP and is available immediately from NewerTech’s exclusive distributor, Other World Computing (OWC®), at www.macsales.com, as well as through the retail channel. Voyager includes all its supported interface connector cables and an auto-switching power supply for worldwide compatibility. For more information, visit: http://www.newertech.com/products/voyager.php Additionally, OWC has created five Voyager/Hard Drive Bundles priced starting at $157.99 to offer consumers the ultimate in convenience and economy. For details, visit http://eshop.macsales.com/search/Voyager
III, a wireless Router for Macintosh computers. This Router establishes a
mobile internet connection through a mobile network operator and uses WLAN
and Ethernet to distribute this connection to the network.
Within mobile networks GlobeSurfer III supports download speeds with up to
7.2 Mbit/s and upload speeds with up to 5.7 Mbit/s. It can be used worlwide.
“The Router uses a webinterface for configuration and offers a setup wizard
for an easy start.”, states Jan Fuellemann, PR spokesperson at nova media.
“GlobeSurfer III supports all relevant encryptions and features a
preconfigured firewall. An expert mode allows a user-defined configuration.”
The built-in USB 2.0 port supports external drives and printers to be
connected to the router and accessed by all computers in the local network.
In addition, a standard telephone can be hooked up to the router to make and
receive calls using the mobile network. To boost the signal strenght in
areas with difficult reception, an external antenna can be attached.
Within a local network GlobeSurfer III supports WLAN connections with up to
54 Mbit/s and Ethernet connections with up to 1000 Mbit/s.
GlobeSurfer III is available today from nova media for Euro 285.00 plus VAT
if applicable and shipping costs. It requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher.
Delkin Devices, Inc. has just announced the release of the company’s latest device – a 4x external disc drive capable of reading and writing to Blu-ray media. Right on the heels of the company’s release of its Archival Gold® Blu-ray discs, this new drive will make it much easier for photographers to make the transition to Blu-ray technology. Though Delkin’s new drive is backward compatible with all CD and DVD recordable media, using the drive with Archival Gold BD-R discs lets photographers quickly and easily preserve large quantities of data for over 200 years.
“Though we were first to market with truly archival grade BD-R discs, we noticed that there was a lack of drives available, especially drives capable of writing BD-Rs at 4x,” said Kathleen Finlayson, Delkin’s New Product Specialist. “With our new drive and our Archival Gold® BD-R media, photographers will finally be able to take advantage of Blu-ray technology in archiving their images.”
Delkin’s new external drive, which is compatible with the latest BD-R technology, matches the company’s Archival Gold® BD-R 4x write speed providing users with the fastest method of archiving their images. The drive easily attaches to desktop or laptop computers through Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and comes with recording software, a free Archival Gold® BD-R disc and a padded carrying case. Mac users with OS 10.5.4+ do not need any software to read or write BD-R media.
“As a professional photographer, archiving your images is key,” said Martin Wood, Delkin’s CEO. “With our Archival Gold® BD-R discs, we provide photographers with a means of storing data safely for over 200 years. Now, with our new external drive, photographers can easily take advantage of the archival lifespan and large storage capacity of our media.”
Delkin Archival Gold® Blu-ray discs feature an unprecedented 200 year longevity rating, as well as a market-leading 4x write speed. Proprietary ScratchArmor™ scratch-proof coating protects the discs over fifty times better than typical coatings found on other optical discs, making Delkin Blu-ray the most durable on the market.
Go to http://www.delkin.com for more information or to purchase Delkin’s 4x Blu-ray drive or Archival Gold® BD-R media. Delkin’s 4x Blu-ray drive is also available at most camera stores worldwide. MSRP for the drive is $549.99. For MSRP on Archival Gold® Media, visit http://www.delkin.com/products/
archivalgold/archival-blue-ray-delkin.html.
If you’re like me, you have most likely noticed that new sweet 3G iPhone drains a lot faster than the life changing 1st Generation iPhone did. Now I find myself plugging in my 3G into the car charger anytime I’m in my truck. I feel like I’m reverting to my Windows Mobile days.
Thankfully, Mophie, makers of external batteries for iPods and the 1st generation iPhone have updated its Juice Pack to work with the “twice as fast and half the price” iPhone! Giving your demanding 3G iPhone 350 hours of standby time, 6 hours of 3G talk time (12 for 2G), 6 hours of 3G Internet use, and 7 hours for Wi-Fi. The Juice Pack will give you much needed juice. Your iPod audio will now play for more than a day at 28 hours and you’ll get 8 hours of video play. Splendid, no doubt?
Ross Howe, Sales and Product Development Director for mStation/mophie says in its press release that, “Since its debut, power users of the iPhone 3G have demanded a product that will boost battery life for extended on-the-go use” . Howe continues, “juice pack 3G delivers this exceptional battery enhancement while keeping the unique style and feel of the iPhone intact.”
You can pre-order your Juice Pack for $99.95 at Mophie’s web site now.
Utilizing the latest technology advances in energy efficiency, the Guardian MAXimus eMAX is RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) certified to deliver maximum data protection and backup performance while using less energy. Compared to other low-powered 1TB external storage solutions, Guardian MAXimus eMAX provides a 15 percent power savings and up to a 50 percent power reduction versus traditionally powered 1TB drives. The Guardian MAXimus eMAX also provides the utmost in low noise operation, data storage stability, and per disk capacity for 1TB drives.
“The addition of the new Guardian MAXimus eMAX continues the product development mission of the Guardian MAXimus line,” said Grant Dahlke, Marketing Manager, NewerTech. “When only maximum performance, quality, ease of use, and now energy efficiency savings will suffice for data protection/backup needs, Mac and PC users alike will find their needs exceeded by a Guardian MAXimus model.”
The new Guardian MAXimus eMAX compliments the broad Guardian MAXimus lineup that has earned widespread praise and awards. “Easy to use, incredibly fast, and offers a lot of space for the price…the perfect space-to-speed ratio that’s so important to graphics professionals, digital photographers, and designers,” said PhotoShop User magazine about Guardian MAXimus in its Five Star rated review. “The fastest drive with the biggest oomph in the smallest form we’ve seen,” said Macsimum News in awarding Guardian MAXimus the Macsimum Macworld 2008 Award.
Guardian MAXimus eMAX is a 1.0TB Mirror (1.0TB + 1.0TB) 5400RPM w/64MB total buffer drive priced at $549.99.
Guardian MAXimus line pricing:
Looking to talk a little longer, surf a bit further, watch a few movies, or listen endlessly to your tunes on your iPhone? Not looking to be strapped by a cable to make it all happen? No worries mate, give the Mybat External Battery for iPhone and iPod a look and you may be surprised to find that, ah, you can do all these things with it!
SvenOnTech put this external battery through some heavy testing and we were pleasantly surprised to find out that, well, read the review and see what surprised us and why we were pleasant. 
Hey, are you peeved at Apple for yanking that external drive thingy from your iPhone that you came to love on your iPod? Wishing you could just some way — an easy way — gain access to your 4, 8, or 16 GB of storage on your device? Whelp, we took a look at a software application that does that just that and we think you’re going to like it.
Ecamm’s iPhoneDrive lets you grab files of any sort on and off your iPhone and iPod touch with drag and drop ease. It also throws in some nice extras like being able to play music right off the device on your Mac. Makes nice for playing music at work if your IT dude doesn’t want you putting iTunes on your Mac, huh?
iPhoneDrive doesn’t just stop there, either, you can now backup your SMS and Phone Log and even edit your notes with a stinking real keyboard for once! If you’re sensing we liked this, then have sense enough to read the full review and see why we did.
Other World Computing (OWC) announced today that it has lowered the price of its new award-winning OWC Mercury Blu-ray Internal and External Drive Solutions, priced now starting at $499.99 for internal and $599.99 for external drives. Winner of the American Photo 2007 Editor’s Choice Award for Best Storage Products, the OWC Mercury Blu-ray Drive is a FireWire/USB2 Plug & Play Blu-Ray Burner + DVDRW/CDRW that is 100% compatible with any Windows or Mac system with an available IDE/ATAPI bay port (for internal drives), or any FireWire or USB 2.0 system port (for external drives).
The OWC Blu-ray Drive Solutions feature:
- Burn up to 50GB of data or high-definition video per Blu-ray disc or up to 8.5GB using standard DVDs.
- True Plug & Play, it’s never been easier to get started creating your own DVDs.
- Supports FireWire and USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 backwards compatible) ports!
- Includes two 25GB Blu-ray media discs.
- Available bundled with full retail version of Toast 8 DVD/CD Authoring software.
Priced at $499.99 for OWC Mercury Blu-ray Internal Drives (with standard IDE/ATAPI interface) and $599.99 for External Drives, these solutions are available with the full retail version of Toast 8 DVD/CD Authoring software (with Blu-Ray Support), two 25GB Blu-ray media discs, and are covered under a 1 year warranty. All External drive solutions also include all required connecting cables. The OWC Blu-ray drive solutions are available immediately from OWC.
Other World Computing (OWC) has just announced the NASPerform fast 10/100BT Ethernet/USB 2.0 Network Attached Storage Solution for home or business networks. With a data storage capacity of up to 750GB, NASPerform effortlessly connects to wired or wireless networks for easy file storage and sharing among multiple network users.
Available for Mac® and Windows®, NASPerform stores and shares photos, music, movies, and other data with up to 20 other network users. NASPerform works just like an internal hard drive. Users just simply point and click, and drag and drop files they wish to access. With its built-in USB 2.0 port, NASPerform can also be used as a portable external hard drive for personal file storage.
Plug N’Play Easy Installation
NASPerform connects directly to any wired or wireless Ethernet network switch or router and comes complete with Ethernet and USB 2.0 connecting cables for Plug N’ Play easy installation. It eliminates the need for complicated TCP/IP settings or a costly server. In addition, NASPeform provides the ability to assign read/write privileges to each network user to prevent unwanted deletion or modification of valuable data. NASPerform’s innovative technology also protects data from external Internet security intrusions.
NASPerform is ideal for:
Multimedia storage (MP3s, digital photos, digital video).
Home networking storage (storing and sharing files, backing up, and archiving).
Network storage for small business.
Data archives, disclosed data, backups, and data conservation storage for public institutions/facilities.
Multi-platform network storage (simultaneous Macintosh and Windows use).
NASPerform Technical Highlights:
• Up to 750GB of bootable disk capacity
• 16MB of data cache
• Ximeta NDAS 2011 chipset
• One RJ-45 100Base-TX Auto MDI/MDI-X port
• One USB 2.0/1.1 5-pin port
• Up to 20 simultaneous connections
• Front panel LED status light: blue when powered on, red & flashing with read/write activity
• Dimensions of 5.2” x 8.7” x 1.8”, 3 lb weight
• External auto-switching 100-240V 50-60Hz 3 amp UL listed power supply included
• 36” double shielded USB 2.0/1.1 and 36” Ethernet RJ-45 connecting cables included
• $200 retail value utility software bundle of ProSoft Engineering® Data Backup 3, NovaStor NovaBACKUP®, and Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™ included with pre-configured solutions
• 1 year OWC warranty
Priced Starting At $127.99
NASPerform is available in five pre-configured 7200RPM solutions, from 250GB to 750GB, priced starting at $127.99 MSRP. A 0GB “add your own drive” enclosure is also available priced at $59.99 MSRP.
Available immediately from Other World Computing at www.macsales.com
For more information on NASPerform, see
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/Network-Attached-Storage/NDAS/
Santa Rosa electric car pioneer Zap has come to the iPhones rescue, of sorts. While it already has excellent battery life for a smartphone, some are finding a need to get more from it and Zap brings three times that need with the iZap.
“The iZAP battery was a life-saver during my business trip to China last week,” said iPhone owner Steve Schneider, Chief Executive Officer for ZAP. “Frankly, if an iPod runs out of power, losing your music and video is not as critical to your business trip as the iPhone. You lose your cell phone access, text messages, Internet and email access, time zone clock, business notes, scheduling software, driving maps, calculator and all the other news and information for which the iPhone was designed.”
I guess if you’re the CEO, you can find this nifty new battery; however, if you search Zap’s site, good luck finding this new beast. There is an iZAP for the iPod, though, this is probably not what you want to zap your iPhone with.