If you walk into any random office in a home or business in any city, you are sure to find a few very similar items in use. You will find a notebook, keyboard, a mouse, possibly a set of speakers. You are very likely to find a desk lamp and an iPod as well. We have seen docks for different iPod models and USB lamps before, but not in one converged device.
Today we find a
Conof USB lamp in a shape cookie monster would love. The “C” shaped lamp has a bright light and can swivel 270 degrees. Details are scant, but from the image, you can see what appear to be dual USB ports fit for docking the
iPod and one other item. It appears that the bottom of the lamp slides to hide the USB ports when not needed. Power for the lamp’s light is from a single USB port on your computer.
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It would seem eSATA has found a gap hole in the flash drive market traditionally dominated by USB. This 32GB SSD – unlike USB-based Flash ExpressCard – is a unique combination of eSATA and USB that truly distinguishes from the rest by offering both performance and universal compatibility. The dual-intefarced drive can actually draw power from an eSATA port, making it works like a USB flash drive. Though, we don’t recall eSATA having the capability to supply power yet unless AO-Lab is talking about using Power Over eSATA in which case has enough juice to run a 2.5″ HDD enclosure. The company also claims the its eSATA SSD tops at 75MB/s and 25MB/s for read and write speed respectively. USB isn’t too shabby with performance rated at 24MB/s read and 16MB/s write.
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Flash drives are important to many people today for carrying data to and from home and the office. Novelty flash drives are also very popular with some geeks who collect all sorts of novelty flash drives, even some that look like you could eat them. For the college guy looking for the ideal flash drive to shout his party boy flair to all his classmates, this flash drive is for you.
CNK Promotions has a new flash drive that looks like it is filled with beer. The one in the image even has the Budweiser logo on it. Available storage capacities include 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 4GB, and 8GB of flash memory. The catch for those excited about a beer flash drive is that they are only available through a promotional item dealer. Judging by the buzz the product is created, I am betting the things turn up next to the cash register of your local beer store soon enough.
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Wired USB keyboards still have an appeal in the market of USB peripherals due to no battery dependencies, no link disruption due to other wireless devices operating in the near vicinity and better compatibility with USB hosts than wireless keyboard variants. Even though they are primarily intended for professional gaming, there is still a lot of room for improvement as our operating systems migrate from our computer room into our bed room and living room. Today we will trial Logitech’s newest keyboard entry featuring backlight key illumination and aimed at gamers and office users alike. Let’s find out if its sleek looks, thin profile and illuminated keys can steer users back to wired USB keyboards.
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The most significant change to USB itself since high-speed USB 2.0 in 2001, Certified Wireless USB takes the world’s best known interface into the wireless world. It promises plug and play simplicity without wires, but new hardware, or wireless adapters, will be required. In this FAQ, we answer the most common questions and concerns about Certified Wireless USB and highlight a few of the early products. We’ll also be adding a few more questions addressing the user experience in the future.
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Mahjong is recognized as China’s national game in the same way Mario is Japan’s. The former of course is all about gambling, and undoubtedly has better re-playability value. Otherwise, you won’t see the Chinese generations playing the same game since 500 BC. You may ask what Mahjong has to do with EverythingUSB? The answer being that a reader tipped us off to this one of a kind MahjongDisk – a prestigious handcrafted USB flash drive that is modeled on three Mahjong tiles stacked together.
When you are ready to drop $400, you can start customize the
MahjongDisk with a wood material and drive capacity (8GB or 16GB SLC) of your choice. The Lan-Xue costs $100 more than the Li-Shui, and both materials are usually found in classic Chinese furniture. The drive itself is pretty decent, rated at 18MB/s read and 15MB/s – thanks to the onboard SLC memory module. Lastly and most importantly, you can choose what to engrave on the three Mohjon tiles. There are already presets with the most popular choice being FaFaFa (“Extremely lucky!”) and ZhongZhongZhong (“Emerge successful from competitions”). Also keep in mind to keep the MahjongDisk away from water so keep it inside the leather case for protection whenever you can. This isn’t exactly your virtually
indestructible flash drive as you can imagine. More pics after the jump.
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USB distance extenders aren’t just an Icron forte no more. German-based SEH wants a piece of the pie with its new USB device server. Designated myUTN-52, the USB distance extender lets you access your USB devices via an eavesdropping-secure fiber-optic (100BaseFX) network connection. You can transparently administrate the attached USB devices just as if they were locally connected to your PC – safely and without any distance limitations.
Essentially, the
myUTN-52 – complete with web-based control panel – creates a virtual USB cable extension over fiber-optic. Your Hi-Speed USB peripherals will act like as if they are directly connected a PC. The server comes with 2 onboard USB ports, which can be expanded to five if needed. This type of niche product isn’t exactly the answer to consumer joe’s USB cable extension. Be prepared to lose $488 if you want the ultimate solution. SEH’s USB extender is on the right track as USB 3.0 will likely rely on fiber-optics for extended connectivity over long distance.
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There are plenty of options to protect data on a USB flash drive that can meet the numerous security requirements of government and corporate alike. Perhaps onboard encryption just isn’t enough when admins want to micro-manage individual flash drive content in situations physical access to the hardware is impossible. That’s where Silver Bullet comes in. The web-based subscription service that costs $24 per user annually will let admins remotely wipe out or lock the data stored on IronKey.
Basically, whenever an IronKey is inserted into a PC, it can receive commands from Bullet Bullet, which may include completion data destruction; sending back the host’s MAC and IP address to the admins; and locking the drive. IronKeys under the control of Silver Bullet could also be configured to work on specific types of computers. If that still isn’t enough, admins can also pull out a map indicating where their IronKeys are located around the globe – one of the many examples to keep a record of IP addresses.
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