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Samsung Introduces New GDDR4

Ewdison Then, Feb 27th 2007 Discuss [0]

Samsung has announced new GDDR4 memory that is able to handle up to 4GB/s at 2.0Ghz making it the fastest GDDR4 memory to date. Samsung’s latest GDDR4 memory increases performance over 66 percent compared to GDDR3. Read The Full Story

DNA Data could last a century

Chris Davies, Feb 26th 2007 Discuss [0]

When did you last wash your hands? Funnily enough, at some point in the future you might just have rinsed away your family photos. Researchers in Japan have figured out a way to slot specially-constructed DNA into the genome DNA of a bacterium; while each individual cell is relatively short-lived, the genome is passed down from generation to generation and thus the information encoded is preserved as long as the bacteria colony is. In fact, the researchers are claiming that longevity measured in terms of hundreds or thousands of years could be expected. Institute of Advanced Biosciences, Keio University [via Pclaunches]

Save that rare sober Britney mp3 from nuclear blast

Chris Davies, Feb 17th 2007 Discuss [0]

There's a certain type of man who thinks it's cool to go round dressed up in combat camouflage gear. They're usually the same people who subscribe to "What Semi-Automatic Machine-Rifle Magazine" and say "ten-four" when they mean "okay." Well, just in case you're one such man, let me present to you your latest wet-dream in tech form: the IronDrive. Yes, it might look like a particularly bulky cigarette lighter, but in fact it's flash memory that can survive the perils of moisture, vibration, shock, caustic agents, EMI, and "nuclear effects." That's right, "nuclear effects"; I'm not sure exactly what that means, but I'm guessing your up-to-4GB of data would be pretty damn safe. Read The Full Story

Custom USB memory can survive rough & tumble

Chris Davies, Feb 11th 2007 Discuss [0]

The same crafty guy who fashioned the custom wireless mice last year, Slava Tyukalov, has turned his hand to USB flash drives. Not just a classy casing and box, however, but something that's waterproof, anti-shock, anti-vibration and anti-static. As with the mice before it, it's beautifully constructed from graphite/aluminium composite metal matrix and then coated with titanium for that extra bit of protection. Available in 1GB and 2GB capacities, there'll only be 100 made. Check out videos of static and crush testing after the cut... Read The Full Story

The key to safer data storage?

Chris Scott Barr, Jan 29th 2007 Discuss [0]

These days we seem to carry just about everything on our USB drives, from family photos to important client documents. While most of us wouldn't be too upset if the pictures of our recent family trip to see grandma got into the wrong hands, we might not be quite as apathetic about our client documents. There are a number of different methods of encrypting such files, but most require us to add yet another password to our daily lives. A new product from Kanguru Solutions aims to make carrying around sensitive date a little easier. The Bio Slider is a USB drive that has a built in biometric scanner, so with one swipe of your finger, all of your data is unlocked. The Bio Slider starts at $100 for a 512MB and is offered in sizes up to 2GB. Now you'll never have to worry about those embarrasing pictures of your uncle Bruce being unleashed into the wild. How to lock down your USB drive [via Crave]

VAFOR CUF271: Flashing Santa for Christmas

Karn Suriyasasin, Dec 9th 2006 Discuss [0]

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Christmas is coming! If you haven’t finished shopping, it might be a good idea to get your head up. This time, Santa goes digital!! VAFOR Tech came up with a cute USB flash drive, the CUF271. It is a tiny cute Santa that delivers data to your computer. The CUF271 is a USB flash drive that works with both MACs and PCs. It operates with Windows98/Me/200/XP, Linux 2.4.x, and Mac OS 9.1/Mac OS X. An LED indicator flashes like Rudolph at a Christmas party while the drive reading and writing data. Read The Full Story

Corsair Releases 2GB FB-DIMM DDR2 RAM

Staff Editor, Dec 5th 2006 Discuss [0]

Xeon Woodcrest users that are hungry for more RAM should stand up and rejoice as Corsair, one of the major RAM vendors, has announced it’s new 2GB FB-DIMM RAM. Packed with high density SDRAM chips with 512Mbit capacity clocked at 667Mhz, it sports ECC and CRC error detection, an Advanced memory Buffer, and is only 1.2” in height allowing you to use this RAM set on low profile cases such as 1U server case. No pricing info on this memory yet, but it's sure to burn your wallet. Press Release [via corsair]