Sep 26, 2012

The idea of storing data on glass-like material like quartz glass was first demonstrated by the scientists of Optoelectrics Research Centre at the Southampton University last year. They store data by shooting lasers into glass chips that is about the size of a silver dollar leaving a mark or dots on the glass that will represent the binary 1’s and 0’s as the...

Jan 11, 2012

There are so many surprises that are happening at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas. And I was really stunned with this recent announcement from Victorinox that would make you feel you’re living 10 years ahead of time. Victorinox, distinguished as the number #1 maker of Swiss Army products has launched a massive 1TB (1 Terabyte = approx. 1,000...

Jan 7, 2012

Do you want super-fast transfer time of a 25 GB worth of movies (in just 5 minutes) from your computer to your thumb drive? Try using the UX-A032GT and UX-A064GT USB 3.0 from Toshiba that can deliver up to 10 times faster compared to its predecessors. Technically speaking that is roughly 220 megabytes per second (MB/s) read speed and 94 megabytes per second...

Sep 8, 2011

Seagate wins the race in announcing its 4-terabyte external hard drive that is coupled with USB 3.0 adapter for faster data transfer. “Yet another industry first for Seagate, we have reached a new high-capacity in the 3.5-inch hard drive form factor. At Seagate, we are committed to pushing the limits for our customers and will continue to adapt and...

Sep 4, 2011

Toshiba’s slogan of “Leading Innovation” is really into something as they put some extra features on your memory cards that allow you to share files in both direction. Unlike the Eye-Fi, you can also pull files from other devices in addition to pushing files. With this functionality you can now share files with your friends without cables and a PC. But to...

Aug 24, 2011

Do you remember the 1978 Superman movie? To load up memories of his parents, he uses crystals and put it in another crystal container that can read data from it. This same technique of reading and storing data on crystal-like or glass material will soon become possible. Thanks to the scientists from Optoelectrics Research Centre at Southampton University for...