Posts from — May 2008

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies announces the launching of its two new stars in its data storage line of products:

• The CinemaStar™ C5K320, a 2.5-inch hard drive with up to 320 GB capacity and
• The CinemaStar™ 5K500, a 3.5-inch hard drive with 500GB of storage capacity and new CoolSpin™ technology to deliver high levels of power efficiency and quiet operation for digital video applications.

CoolSpin drives, which requires less power to spin up the drive than most 3.5-inch hard drives, use a low-power motor design, The low-power profile of these new drives enables the use of more cost-effective power supplies, which lowers energy costs for consumers
Hitachi’s new CinemaStar hard disk drives are optimized for use in today’s advanced home theater systems, providing high-capacity storage for set-top boxes, digital video recorders (DVRs) and media center PCs. With customized features, capacity and cool operation, the new CinemaStar drives usher in a new generation of consumer devices that store more hours of video, run more quietly and use less power.

Imagine when you need to charge, you only need to put your gadget on a plate… Imagine charging without wires… Cool isn’t it?

If you have not heard of it, the WildCharge (great name btw but should have been wildcharger to me) is a sleek techy tray with a conductive surface that lets you charge compatible gadgets without the usual tangle of wires.

This amazing device is capable of delivering 15 watts of power and the wireless charging pad can charge four gadgets at a time. To charge a compatible device, you first need to attach an adapter to its back cover.

You then place the gadget on the tray, which transfers power to the adapter’s contact points and into your device. The charging tray costs $60. An adapter for the RAZR V3 phone is $35.

Additional adapters for other gadgets, including the BlackBerry Pearl, the Apple iPod Nano and the Apple iPhone, are in the works.

This is amazing stuff. No wires, no mess. Simply incredible.

See this and more at wildcharge.com