Clickfree have announced a new drive in their automated backup range, the Clickfree Traveler, which is around the size of a credit card and weighs about the same as a pen. As well as up to 64GB of storage, it includes the latest version of Clickfree’s automatic backup software. There’s also news of the Clickfree DVD Transformer, a simple dongle that makes backing up to DVD or CD straightforward.
Don’t let the hard-drive and DVD burner fool you: this isn’t an ultraportable laptop, but a netbook cooler with extra talents. Century’s Netbook Stand aims to address two of the more common complaints about budget ultraportables, low storage capacity and no optical drive, by squeezing both things into a compact slice.
TriGem USA have announced a new 12.1-inch notebook, the Averatec N2700, which the company is calling a “back-to-the-basics” machine due to the absence of any preloaded “bloatware”. Aside from a hassle-free initial startup, the N2700 offers an Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 2.0GHz processor, 4GB of DDR2 memory and an 250GB hard-drive.
RealNetworks are developing a rival to the expensive Kaleidescape DVD jukebox, based on their own DVD encryption-bypassing Facet application, which would retail for under $300. A prototype of the Facet DVD server can store around seventy movies, and is based on Linux; however the movie studios are hoping to cut Real off before a release, in a lawsuit that will reach the bench today.
ASUS’ Eee PC 1004DN is one of the first generally available netbooks to include an integrated optical drive, something which has split opinions among aficionados of the segment. HKEPC have been playing with the Intel Atom N280/GN40 netbook and, while on paper it’s an impressive prospect, the reality is that hardware and software just don’t tally up quite yet.
MCE has really outdone themselves this time. Their latest offering is the Mac Pro Blu-ray Burner, but it’s not the same as their first internal Blu-ray burner for the Mac Pro. This time around, it has even faster read/write speeds.
RealNetworks is gearing up to go to court on April 24 in order to defend themselves and their DVD ripping software called RealDVD. Even though the software launched back in September, sales were soon thereafter banned by a federal judge.
Kaleidescape have announced their Mini System in the UK, a multizone media server that occupies roughly the same space as a DVD player but promises storage of up to 225 DVD or 2500 CDs. Capable of outputting 1080p upscaled video via HDMI, the Kaleidescape Mini can also be linked to up to fifteen more players for multi-room entertainment.
MSI’s Wind Top AE1900 touchscreen all-in-one had its official launch yesterday, and already we’re seeing the first hands-on reports. Section Addiction caught up with the 18.5-inch nettop, going so far as to check out its power demands, fan noise, and the possibility of 1080p on the Atom-based PC.
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