http://www.ecoustics.com/latest/news Latest news, updated every five minutes http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-17939_109-10062376-2.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The price of cloud computing just got a little less expensive. Baseline monthly fee for storage remains, but high-volume users will be able to take advantage of a tiered pricing model. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:54:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/18101 Motorola has quietly unveiled the specs for its forthcoming Moto Q 11 palmtop/smartphone…although the company still hasn't revealed any pricing information or carrier deals.The Q11 will feature quad-band GPRS/EDGE connectivity, integrated Wi-Fi, a 3 megapixel camera with LED flash, integrated GPS, and a 2.4-inch 320 by 240-pixel display—along with the Q line's signature full QWERTY keyboard for fast messaging. The Q11 also offers Bluetooth wireless connectivity, 64 MB of RAM, a microSD slot for removable storage, and (of course) the full suite of Windows Mobile 6 capabilities, including full HTML Web browsing vie Pocket IERead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/18090 Peripheral and accessories maker LaCie has rolled out its 5Big Network storage device, which features support for 5 hot-swappable hard disks, along with gigabit Ethernet and support for seven RAID modes. All told the device can offer up to 7.5 terabytes of network-accessible storage—which might be enough to get production studios and some small businesses drooling—although LaCie is also offering the 5big Network in 2.5 and 5 TB configurations."The LaCie 5big Network delivers the best storage RAID value for workgroups and medium-sized offices," said LaCie's product manager for SOHO NAS solutions Edin del MRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:00:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-1009_3-10060789-83.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Symantec said it will use the acquisition to push its existing backup, storage and online remote access into the MessageLabs customer base. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:45:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/18074 Toshiba's Digital Products Division has taken the wraps off its TLP-X150U mobile projector, which offers 2,600 ANSI lumens of brightness, 3LCD technology for accurate color, and support for close captioning in video presentations. But for folks who take their slide shows and presentations on the road, the TLP-X150U offers one killer feature: you don't need a PC. Instead, the projector sports a USB port: just pop your presentation on a USB thumb drive or other external storage device in JPEG format, and you can dispense with PowerPoint (or KeyNote) entirely."With the addition of the TLP-X150U to Toshiba's lineup of moRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/18058 Complementing AT&T’s own addition to its budget line of phones, Verizon on Monday announced the Samsung Sway, a budget-oriented slider with a slim profile and well-rounded feature set.The 101-gram handset includes a 2.2-inch display, stereo Bluetooth support, and a microSD slot for expanding storage capacity up to 8GB. Samsung also claims its built-in 2.0-megapixelRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:05:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/18047 Giving home Wi-Fi users one less reason to buy expensive Wi-Fi-ready gadgets like printers and storage drives, D-Link rolled out its SharePort technology this week, which makes it possible to share ordinary USB accessories on a home network by simply plugging them into a router. A free firmware upgrade will enable the functionality in all of D-Link’s existing 802.11n routers, plus its new DIR-825 Xtreme N router.Using new USB over TCP/IP technology, a single USB port on the back of the router can be accessed from any computer on the network, making it possible to share devRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:50:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/18030 Sometimes the rumor-mill is almost dead-on: Nintendo has unveiled the latest device of its handheld gaming juggernaut, the Nintendo DSi (Japanese), adding music and camera capabilities to the dual-screened gaming device, and potentially helping the vastly popular platform keep its edge over increased competition from the likes of Sony, Apple, and mobile phones.The Nintendo DSi is slimmer than its predecessors, and offers two 3.25-inch 256 by 192 pixel internal displays. The unit will also feature an SD slot for storage (Nintendo hasn'tRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:15:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-1001_3-10055428-92.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The tech titan is acquiring LeftHand for $360 million to help round out its storage and virtualization portfolio, and target midsize companies and corporate branch offices. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:06:00 -0400 http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/518540.html Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:12:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/18008 Western Digital has taken the wraps off its first storage solution aimed explicitly at the small office market—although we're sure a few folks with home networks might be interested too. The new WD ShareSpace systems are a four-bay solution offering capacities of up to 4 TB, along with gigabit Ethernet and ease of use designed to make the systems an easy transition for folks already using the company's external drives."With the WD ShareSpace storage system, small offices and home network users cRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:25:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17977 Truly, the digital storage game is one of near-constant one-ups-manship, with vendors continually announcing new products offering greater amounts of storage at ever-lower per unit costs. Sometimes, the companies just keep rolling out announcements one after the other, without any regard for trying to coordinate them in-house, let along in response to the rest of the industry.For instance, yesterday Toshiba announced a new 1.8-inch hard drive for media players and ultra-portable PCs that offers capacities up to 250 GB; today the same company announced it is sampling 250 GB flash-based solid-state drives, alonRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:40:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17962 Toshiba has announced a significant expansion to its 1.8-inch hard drive line, adding the MKxx29GSG series of SATA drives, with the top model coming in with a whopping 250 GB of storage. The 1.8-inch HDD form factor is most-frequently seen in portable media players, camcorders, and ultra-portable computers, and significantly raises the bar for storage available to those devices."Portable PCs continue to make the transition to the SATA interface. IDC estimates that 84 percent of mobile HDD shipments in the second quarter of 2008 were SATA," said IDC research director JohRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:15:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-1001_3-10050379-92.html?part=ecoustics-cnet At OpenWorld, CEO Larry Ellison unveils the company's first ever hardware product--a storage server to ride shotgun with database intelligence. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:13:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17953 Kodak has debuted its EasyShare Z1485 IS Zoom digital camera, aiming to put high resolution and optical image stabilization into a consumer-friendly offering—although it remains to be seen if color options will make the comparatively boxy unit appeal to fashion-conscious photographers.The EasyShare Z1485 IS Zoom boasts a 14.2 megapixel resolution, a 2.5-inch LCD viewfinder display, 32 MB of internal memory (with SD/SDHC card support for storage), and a Smart Capture feature that automatically adjusts the camera's settings for good shots in a variety of environments with intelligent scene sRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:10:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17941 If there's one thing digital photographers and videographers know well, it's the agony of running out of storage. To that end, Taiwain's Pretec has introduced 64 and 100 GB 233x Compact Flash cards with access speeds up to 35 MB/s. Pretec is no stranger to the high-performance CF market: its 48 MB card was the previous "world record holder," and its 33X 32 GB and 50 GB cards can handle up to 50 MB/s.If 100 GB of storage isn't enough for a single CF card, Pretec has a solution for that too: configure four 64 GB CD cards to create a 2.5-inch, 256 GB SATARead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:15:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17938 Sony has unveiled its Vaio TT ultra-portable notebook computer, making a play for consumers who want their computers to be small and light—but still pack entertainment power. The Vaio TT measures less than an inch thick and weights just 2.87 pounds, but selected models also pack a Blu-ray drive and can push 1080p high-definition video out an HDMI port to an HDTV.The Vaio TT features an 11.1-inch widescreen LCD display with LED backlighting, an Intel Centrino 2 processor, two RAID-capable 128 GB solid-state drives for a total of 250 GB of storage, support for EV-DO Rev A wiRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:30:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17885 Super-thin notebook computers like the MacBook Air might be all the rage with travelers and other folks who scrutinize every ounce of gear they have to carry…but storage vendor Iomega doesn't think that means they haev to go without portable hard drives for storage. The company has just announced its new eGo Helium portable hard drive, which packs 320 GB into a case measuring just 0.63 inches in height and weighing just seven ounces . And it runs off bus power and is conveniently styled to closely match the look of the MacBook Air. CoRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17883 South Korea's Samsung has been courting flash storage maker (and media player manufacturer!) SanDisk for some time, but apparently ran out of patience and placed an offer of $26 per share—some $5.8 billion— in cash on the table. In its letter to SanDisk's board, Samsung CEO Yoon-Woo Lee claimed that after four months of talks, SanDisk continued to "cling to unrealistic expectations" about its market value.SanDisk, in turn,Read | Permalink | Linking Blogs Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:30:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17876 Folks who are in media production—or folks who are seriously into media consumption—know you can never have enough storage, whether it be for video editing and production, music and audio work, print production, or simply keeping track of your enormous catalog of media. Style-conscious storage and peripheral vendor LaCie is looking to solve those problems with its new 4big Quadra RAID storage device: it's not slim and sleek, but it does offer up to 6 TB of storage in seven RAID modes (including RAID 0 and RAID 5). And if that's not enough…you can rig four of them together for 24 TB of storage, although youRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:40:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-10787_3-10041998-60.html?part=ecoustics-cnet For IT, question boils down to cost and management. IBM says Virtual Storage Optimizer will reduce physical storage requirements associated with storing virtual images. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17865 Storage vendor Seagate has announced a new lineup of FreeAgent external hard drives for Macs and Windows PCs, including the new FreeAgent Go, which the company claims is the slimmest external hard drive on the market today at just 12.5mm thick. The FreeAgent Go also offers capacities up to 500 GB and a docking option so users don't have to deal with cables."The first FreeAgent storage solution offering introduced in 2007 unquestionably made a mark for Seagate in the consumer space, demonstrating that hard drives can be designed to provide a stylish complement to a computing environment," said Seagate senior VP for consumer solutions Pat KingRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:45:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13845_3-10041400-58.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Hey, is that 8GB of dirt-cheap storage in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:34:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17850 The SD Card Association has announced (PDF) it will enter the embedded storage market this November with an Embedded SD standard. The idea behind using SD for embedded storage is to simplify the design of things like mobile phones and portable media players by enabling manufacturers to use a single interface for both embedded and removable storage. The Embedded SD standard separated flash memory management from the host, establishes a mechanical and electrical framework for embedded storage (it'll support both 3.3 and 1.8 Volt power supplies), offer power management and a sleep mode, plus enable devices to boot from embedded SD stoRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:45:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-1009_3-10039581-83.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Forensics expert says iPhone caches screenshots of everything -- Web page, e-mail, text message -- on iPhones that is deleted but can be retrieved like any deleted data on a storage device can be. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:38:00 -0400