Storage (582 articles)

Sony launches TransferJet wireless transfer tech memory cards

Sony has announced the launch of - quel suprise - a proprietary transfer tech that it calls "TransferJet", describing it as "a new Close Proximity Wireless Transfer Technology enabling the high speed transfer of large data files between electronic devices.

Boasting...

Pogoplug web sharing device to launch in the UK

Pogoplug, a "multimedia sharing device", a little like a NAS drive without the built-in storage, is set to be launched by Cloud Engines in the UK in mid-February.

Described as "a runaway success" in the US, the Ethernet-connected Pogoplug claims to give consumers...

Google Docs offers free online file storage

Over the next few weeks Google will be rolling out the ability to "upload, store and organise any type of file" via its online Google Docs service.

"With this change", Google says in a blog post, "you'll be able to upload and access your files from any computer...

VIDEO: IoSafe annihilates hard drive at CES

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, ioSafe launched its ioSafe Solo - an external storage unit that claims to be able to withstand almost anything upto a nuclear explosion. To prove the point, the company invited us along to a demonstration of a drive being...

Eye-Fi launches bigger faster, 8GB Pro X2 SD card

The world's favourite Wi-Fi SD card maker has taken another step closer to photographers' hearts at CES with the launch the 8GB Eye-Fi Pro X2.

The card sees a doubling of the previous top storage capacity plus the addition of the X2 engine, which increases read/write...

Samsung launches rugged G-series external HDDs

Samsung sees portable storage as the next big thing. Expecting teens to be carrying around buckets of HD movie files and anthologies of digital music, the company has launched a rugged series of external HDDs that the kids of today can drop and cover in fizzy pop to their...

Buffalo Dualie - the iPhone and hard drive docking station

What do you do if you want access to your portable hard drive and your iPhone when you're at your computer? Buy a Buffalo Dualie it seems.

Well that's the hope of Buffalo technology who've made a strange decision to launch the world's first combined storage solution...

Netgear unveils Stora NAS drive

Ready to get excited about storage? Damn right you are. Netgear has announced the "Stora" NAS drive at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It's an impressive-looking box of tricks, packing a whole host of features, including - most notably - DLNA. 

The...

LaCie adds to the LaCinema Mini HD to the media streamer party

LaCie has taken its home cinema range both wireless and smaller than ever with the launch of the LaCinema Mini HD.

The 12 x 12cm unit connects to your TV via HDMI and to your home network either by Ethernet or over high-speed 802.11n Wi-Fi where you can transfer...

Daily Tech Deal: Savoo.co.uk offers 10% off all hard drives at Comet

Admittedly hard drives aren't exactly "cool", but they have a purpose, perhaps best described as the unsung heroes of the gadget family - making sure all that precious data is kept safe and sound.

In view of this, if you haven't already, you might be thinking...

LaCie CooKey and WhizKey flash drives launch

LaCie has announced the launch of new key-themed flash drives into its range as the LaCie CooKey and LaCie WhizKey join the LaCie iamaKey and itsaKey offerings.

Built with metal, the gold SIP connectors on the USB keys are both water- and scratch-resistant...

Super speed WD MyBook 3.0 brings USB 3 to market

Super speed USB 3.0 has arrived in genuine, actually possible to buy and enjoy form today with the launch of the Western DigitalMyBook 3.0 now updated to be compatible with the 5Gbps standard.

These WD HDDs are available from today in the 1TB size for $179.99...

ioSafe Solo becomes first disaster-proof external SSD

An 8kg external SSD isn't everyone's idea of a good time, but what the ioSafe Solo promises to do is keep your data as protected as humanly possible. These 64, 128 and 256GB devices are normal enough on the inside - they store your files and transfer information via USB...

National Geographic gets hard drive edition

The publisher behind the National Geographic magazine is offering National Geographic fans in the US the chance to buy every single issue on a 160GB hard drive for you to peruse at your discretion.

"This definitive collection of every issue of National Geographic...

LaCie Rikiki launches

LaCie has introduced what it says is the most compact 2.5-inch hard drive on the market – the new LaCie "rikiki".

Encased in "brushed, sturdy aluminium", the rikiki (which apparently means "tiny" in French) measures in at 109.7 x 75 x 13.4 mm, but can...

Seagate launches world's thinnest HDD

Seagate has revealed a hard disk drive for laptops and netbooks that it reckons is the thinnest in the world. Called the Momentus Thin, the drive measures just 7mm in height, about 25% smaller than the porky 9.5mm of traditional 2.5-inch drives.

The skinny HDDs...

Sony launches colourful 3-in-1 digital voice recorders

Sony's latest generation of digital voice recorders is angled firmly at the consumer and student market with colourful finishes and MP3-playing abilities.

The slimline ICD-UX200, ICD-UX300 and ICD-UX300F are lightweight 3-in-1 devices that offer voice recording,...

OCZ introduces external USB 3.0 SSD

OCZ has unveiled an unnamed external SSD that it'll be showcasing at CES next year. It'll be the first to feature USB 3.0 connectivity, meaning that it should be able to theoretically reach 4.8Gb/s, though that'll sink to more like 1.6Gb/s in real-world situations.

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10 perfect Christmas presents for...laptop addicts

Welcome to the second of our Pocket-lint guides on the perfect presents to buy this year. Yesterday we started the ball rolling with our perfect presents for photographers, but today we're talking laptops. Whether the person you're looking for has a notebook or a netbook...

Sony announces new Microvault flash drives

Sony has announced the launch of a new Microvault flash drive series that will be available in capacities ranging from 4GB "all the way" to 32GB.

The new Microvaults are said to be "extremely robust" with a retractable connector - so no more lost caps. Boasting...

Google "dramatically" cuts Gmail and Picasa online storage costs

Google has "dramatically" reduced the cost of its online storage linked to its Picasa Web Albums service and Gmail accounts.

The online giant is now offering twice as much storage for a quarter of the old price of its 20GB plan, on top of the free allowances...

Star Wars USB drives let you feel the force while saving stuff

Star Wars fans will be able to get their "Force" fix while storing data thanks to a new range of USB thumb drives.

The standard USB drives are sculpted replicas of Darth Vader, Boba Fett, a Storm Trooper and Yoda, ranged in storage sizes from 4GB to 16GB and costing...

Toshiba launches 320GB 1.8-inch HDD

Toshiba has announced the launch of the highest capacity 1.8-inch hard disk drive to date, offering the 320GB dual platter MK3233GSG.

The upshot of the announcement means you'll soon see the "latest generation of high-end portable and extremely mobile personal...

Disney to offer "Keychest" cloud-based solution for content across devices

Disney is prepping an interesting solution that will redefine "ownership as access rights, not physical possession", reveals the Wall Street Journal.

The project, currently codenamed "Keychest", will offer cloud-based content that those who have paid to access...

Samsung S2 Portable HDD gets "Angels & Demons" pre-loaded

Samsung has announced the launch of the Samsung S2 Portable external hard drive that hits shop shelves today.

In an attempt to make portable storage a little more exciting, Samsung is offering the S2 complete with a "worldwide box office hit".

A...