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western digital 1tb usb powered external hard drive: what more could you ask for?

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Western Digital recently introduced the Essential SE edition of their popular My Passport USB-powered external hard drives. The My Passport Essential SE comes in two sizes, 750GB and 1TB, with the same slim and simple case as the other My Passport drives. And did I say they’re USB-powered?

Seriously: A terabyte’s worth of data in…

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August 9th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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usb tube delight audio: modern sound card in a retro package

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Brando’s got a portable sound card for you, and it’s packaged in a cute, totally not senseless, vacuum tube-style case. All you need to do is plug it in to your computer via it’s mini USB-to-USB adapter, plug in your headphones and/or mic, and you’re good to go. The blue light that turns on as…

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July 6th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio gadgets mobile tech retro technology

seagate replica: the most appropriately-named gadget in the world

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Seagate recently announced their take on Apple’s Time Machine + Time Capsule combo: an external hard drive that provides effortless automated backups. The backup device is called Replica, which is both what it makes and also what it is. Apple must be so proud. But does the Replica really replicate the Time Machine/Capsule experience?

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April 28th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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digital recycle bin saves deleted files

Tempo Recycling Hard Drive by Cagninadesign

Currently just a conceptual design, the TEMPO is an external storage device that’s designed to prevent you from losing files you accidentally delete. The clever thing about it is that it actually looks like a little recycling bin (although it might be mistaken for a cup of really black coffee).

Created by industrial designer Franco…

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August 23rd, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing design