Archive for October 2006

Protected by Seagate

Seagate is planning to release this week a new technology to come in the aid of those who need to secure their data. The new system is called DriveTrust and will run as firmware, using it
’s own ‘invisible’ partition that cannot be accessed by the operating system or by the user.

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Four Headed Monster

Intel to release quad core processor this Wednesday.

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How To Connect a Computer To Your TV

Many people already know that you can connect a computer to a plasma TV, but it is not as well known that you can also hook up a computer to almost any TV. The process may not be as easy and the picture not as sharp as a plasma TV or other newer kind of TV, but you may be surprised at the results that can be achieved with your existing television.

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Encrypted Seagate Hard Drives Could Enable On-board DRM

Today, with the absorption of former competitor Maxtor almost complete, Seagate is moving with all speed to deploy its implementation of the Trusted Platform Module, now called DriveTrust, on upcoming Momentus hard drives, including one 2.5″ model for notebook computers, and another for DV-R devices.

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Encrypted Seagate Hard Drives Could Enable On-board DRM

Today, with the absorption of former competitor Maxtor almost complete, Seagate is moving with all speed to deploy its implementation of the Trusted Platform Module, now called DriveTrust, on upcoming Momentus hard drives, including one 2.5″ model for notebook computers, and another for DV-R devices.

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New Device Makes Your Monitors Wireless

You’ve got a wireless keyboard, wireless mouse and wireless speakers, so why are you still connecting to your monitor with a cable? This device connects the DVI port on your PC to the one on your monitor over an encrypted 802.11 a. g or b network, squishing the video data down to fit.

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Seagate 750GB Barracuda ES - Monster SATA Drive Gets Perpendicular On Your

We know about the horizontal-bop when it comes to shaggin’ storage bits on your hard drive but what about going perpendicular? Seagate was first to market with their Barracuda ES line of SATA drives that bring perpendicular recording technology to the table with insane areal density per platter. 750GB not enough? Try a pair in RAID 0 for 1.5TB.

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Affordable, High-Performance Graphics: ATI’s new Radeon X1650 XT

ATI is adding another member to the X1K family of products, the Radeon X1650 XT. While its name suggests the X1650 XT is nothing more than a higher clocked variation of the Radeon X1650 Pro, that’s not the case. The Radeon X1650 Pro is based on a new GPU, formerly code-named RV560, that is more powerful than anything else in the X16×0 family.

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Razer’s First Keyboard Reviewed

Razer’s highly awaited gaming keyboard, the Tarantula, is about to be released and the first round of reviews have started to come. Here is an in depth look at the keyboard, as well as its innovative drivers, brand new “BattleDock” system, and all the rest.

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How to prolong the life of your lithium ion based batteries

If you are using Lithium-ion based battery then this article is a must read. Most of the laptops, cellphones, digital audio players etc use Lithium-ion based batteries.

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