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WD TV Live Plus HD Media Player Brings Netflix to Yet Another Box

Netflix is just about everywhere you'd want it to be at this point. Even the mobile scene. So don't consider us all that surprised that it's just shown up on yet another box, with access to your full Netflix library. Western Digital has officially announced the availability of their TV Live Plus HD Media Player (which is much like their previous TV Live HD, but with a plus sign), and if you're interested in all sorts of cool features, then take a look after the break for what it's bringing to the table, plus that release date and pricing we know you care so much about. Read The Full Story

WD TV Live HD Media Player is the First Network Media Player Compatible with Windows 7

Western Digital managed to wrangle up an update that they could release, officially, today, and it's designed for their WD TV Live HD. Is there anything all that great about this update? There sure is. In fact, this update should make Western Digital pretty happy, considering they can place themselves in the "one and only" category for the time being. Read The Full Story

WD VelociRaptor [WD6000HLHX] Review

When it comes to fast storage, Western Digital aren’t willing to accept that the only way forward is a solid state drive. Instead, they’re pushing forward with the VelociRaptor series, a range of traditional platter-based hard-drives spinning at high speed and promising SSD-style transfer rates but HDD-style prices per gigabyte. Is the latest Western Digital VelociRaptor WD6000HLHX top of the food chain or overdue for extinction? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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WD My Passport Essential and My Passport for Mac Gets Smaller, Smarter, and More Secure

, Sep 10th 2009 Discuss [0]

External hard drives are almost a necessity at this point, even as the hard drives in our laptops and our desktops get bigger. Securing those hard drives is a big deal, and it's good to see companies like WD taking a big step forward in keeping their products secure with features like encryption, and WD's SmartWare software. And today marks the introduction of WD's new, safer, sleeker, and smaller My Passport lines for PC and Mac. Read The Full Story

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