Technabob » syncing http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:42:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Dualink iPod and iPhone Cable Should be Bundled With Macbooks http://technabob.com/blog/2010/03/03/dualink-ipod-and-iphone-cable/ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/03/03/dualink-ipod-and-iphone-cable/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:16 +0000 Lambert Varias http://technabob.com/blog/?p=29157 Isn’t it funny how businesses seem to love and hate their customers at once? Take Apple. Their OS is extremely easy to use and is in my experience just a tad more dependable than Windows. Yet all that user-friendliness goes out the window when it comes to hardware, what with the limited (or missing) ports. CableJive tries to make the Apple user experience a bit better with their new product, the duaLink Sync Splitter Cable.

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As you may have guessed, the duaLink’s purpose is simple but much-needed by Macbook and Macbook Air owners. It allows you to charge and sync an iPod and iPhone at the same time using only one USB port. CableJive guarantees that iTunes will recognize both devices at once.

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You can get the duaLink Sync Splitter Cable at CableJive’s online store for $26 (USD). It’s compatible with all iPhone and iPod models except for the Shuffle. I’m not sure though if you can use the duaLink to plug in two iPhones or two iPods at once, but I don’t see why you couldn’t.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2010/03/03/dualink-ipod-and-iphone-cable/feed/ 0 Pqi Cool Drive U360: Data Theft – I Mean Transfer – Made Easy http://technabob.com/blog/2009/07/08/pqi-cool-drive-u360-data-transfer/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/07/08/pqi-cool-drive-u360-data-transfer/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:34:04 +0000 Lambert Varias http://technabob.com/blog/?p=16378 I don’t know about you, but I’ve certainly done my fair share of plugging in a flash drive to and fro between computers to copy files, which is why I can’t believe I haven’t heard of PQI’s Cool Drive U360. It’s a flash drive that can also act as a bridge between two computers via USB, allowing for 2-way data transfer, eliminating the need to setup or join a full-fledged LAN. The Cool Drive U360′s transfers data at up to 21 MB/s.

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However, the file transfer is mediated by a program called Ur-Transfer, so there’s a chance that the device is for computers running Windows only. Sad face for me and my Mac. The software can also synchronize Outlook data, or you can tell it which folders you want to be synced. Sweet. PQI’s press release also says that the software’s icon will reflect the remaining capacity on the Cool Drive U360′s flash memory.

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The Cool Drive U360 will be available in varying capacities, from 4GB to 16 GB. Price and date of availability are still unknown; better bookmark PQI’s website for future updates on this very practical device.

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