Category Archives: Storage

Any technology related to storage such as SD card, Compact Flash card, hard drives, etc..etc…

Top Five Gadgets That Are All Flash Drives

Posted on March 14, 2012 by David Allen
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The flash drive is something that we used to think of as being super hi-tech and now it is merely a tool for carrying around data, images or maybe a video. However, the flash drive is a clever piece of kit that makes life so much easier, no matter whether you a student, business person or just someone who wants to store data away from their computer. In this Top Five, we are looking at the flash drive and the ways that it is presented to us, the flash drive is once again a popular tool and long may it remain so.

Angry Birds return as flash drives

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Top Five Ideas For People Who Just Love Cameras And Camcoders

Posted on January 31, 2012 by David Allen
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Cameras have been around for a very long time and as such have changed over the years to point where the industry today is totally different from what it was a few decades ago, you only have to look at Kodak to realise that! However, despite the changes and developments this is a growth sector. In this Top Five, we are going to be looking at some of the more interesting cameras and camcorders on the market today. It is safe to say that we will be taking a further look at the industry again, some day.

The Polaroid instant camera is back

This is your chance to get your hands on

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Top Five Gadgets That Make Good Use Of The USB Port

Posted on December 19, 2011 by David Allen
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Universal Serial Bus (USB) came into being around 1994, it was a collaboration between Compaq, DEC, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NEC and Nortel to produce a universal means of connecting different machines to other devices. However, over time it was realised that the USB port was more useful than first imagined and suddenly all sorts of non computer related items began to emerge. In this Top Five, we are going to be looking at some interesting uses of the USB port and not all of them will be relevant to computers either!

Warm as toast USB powered hand warmers

There is an old saying

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Top Five Cool Portable Speakers

Posted on June 16, 2011 by David Allen
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As gadgets get smaller, sometimes the quality of certain aspects diminishes and there is no better example of this, than a speaker. Phones have become so sophisticated, but the speakers are not capable of delivering clear and crisp sound. So the solution if for the user to get themselves some portable speakers and with that in mind here is my Top Five cool and portable speakers.

Portable speakers for iPod

This is a smart looking speaker set, it is from SDI and because it has been designed for the iPod they have called it the iHome speaker system. However, what really stands ou

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Set in Stone

Posted on April 22, 2011 by David Allen
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When the term set in stone is used, I don’t suppose they actually meant something like this, but it seems like a great feature a USB flash drive set on concrete!

I love concrete it has so many uses, from buildings, paths, stairs and now it seem as part of a nice new flash drive, talk about offering solid performance!

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How To Erase a CD

Posted on April 20, 2011 by David Allen
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There are certain ways of making sure that the data on a CD is erased, but not all of them are exciting and dramatic as the high voltage method.

Check this video out to see just how cool this is, it is not something that you want to do all of the time, but never the less I like it!

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The Seagate GoFlex Slim Hard Drive

Posted on April 8, 2011 by David Allen
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This is the interesting Seagate GoFlex Slim 320 GB USB 3.0 Performance External Hard Drive; you will note that it uses the latest super fast USB connection. However, worry not, because USB 3.0 is also compatible downwards to the more usual USB 2.0, which is around four to ten times slower to use.

The Seagate GoFlex Slim Hard Drive is really portable hard drive as it measures a mere 4.91 in

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Explaining the bit, Byte, KB, GB, TB, etc.

Posted on April 7, 2011 by David Allen
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Today there are bit, Byte, KB, GB, TB and so on, but what these mean and represent? It can be embarrassing if you get it wrong and sometimes even when you are right, someone else can convince you that you are wrong. So below is the definitive info graphic that explains these units of data volume.

This is what we are talking about;

Progressive increase from the Byte with the thousand, respectively, is Kilobyte (KB), Megabyte (MB), Gigabyte (GB), Terabyte (TB), PetaByte (PB), ExaByte (EB), ZettaByte (ZB), YottaByte (YB). 1KB is 1024 bytes, or 10th power of the 2, about third pow

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Lighter with built in USB flash drive

Posted on April 5, 2011 by David Allen
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We like items with dual purposes, it’s not just because you are effectively getting two gadgets for the price of one, it is just because of the design, engineering and alright! You get two gadgets for the price of one!

This is metal lighter, but turn it over and it becomes a flash drive with a massive 8 GB of memory in there too! It is a great piece of kit and has many uses, other than the obvious lighting up a cigarette.

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The Zerg Messenger Bag

Posted on March 21, 2011 by David Allen
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Starcraft fans will love this messenger style bag, it is capable of carrying a fifteen inch laptop, and it is also water proof, which is very handy for trips out! It is also large enough to carry around all the other kit that the pro gamer needs to take on the road with them!

Here are some of the features for the brilliant Zerg Messenger Bag;

Armoured with a tear-resistant, weather-proof heavy duty 1680D ballistic

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