You might think your 1TB of storage is a ton. And it is! But it’s got nothing on what IBM is cooking up: a 120 petabyte storage setup, the largest ever.
How big is 120 petabytes? Well, its equal to 120 million gigabytes. The data drive w…
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Category Archives: Computer Peripherals
LG crams a portable scanner into an optical mouse
Posted by admin on August 24, 2011
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Computer mice come in a zillion different shapes and sizes, but it’s getting really ridiculous. First a calculator and scale get shoved into a mouse and now LG stuffs a scanner into one? How on earth does that even fit in there?
It’s mag…
Optical discs: now made out of rocks
Posted by admin on August 10, 2011
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I have no idea why all these big name companies are suddenly deciding that the future of storage lies in optical media. First it was Panasonic’s 100 gig Blu-rays, then GE’s holographic discs, and now LG has announced a new long-term optical storage med…
Finally, a computer mouse with a digital scale built in
Posted by admin on August 5, 2011
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So you need to be able to control the cursor on your computer and also weigh small items at the same time? Life must have been frustrating for you for a long time! But no longer, friend: the Brando scale mouse is here.
Perfect for drug d…
Your data is not as valuable as this gold flash drive
Posted by admin on August 5, 2011
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Let’s face it: most data isn’t all that valuable. Some of your vacation photos, some work files and a handful of MP3s may have some personal value, but they’re pretty much worthless in the marketplace. Not so when they’re stored on a thumb drive made o…
Canon releases a mouse/calculator hybrid for some reason
Posted by admin on July 26, 2011
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Two gadgets that have become less and less relevant over the past few years are the mouse and the calculator. So of course, Canon has released a gadget that combines both these things.
The X Mark I Mouse Lite is a wireless mouse that has…
GE shows holographic storage system, optical media refuses to die
Posted by admin on July 21, 2011
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Compared to other, more modern storage mediums, optical discs are terrible. They’re big, they’re fragile, and they’re hard to access. You may not agree, and neither does GE: they’ve just developed a commercial micro-holographic storage technology that …
This iPhone cable has three extra USB ports built right in
Posted by admin on July 12, 2011
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The smaller laptops get, the fewer ports they have room for. It’s a common problem, especially on the smaller Apple laptops, which only have two. That’s what makes this iPhone cable with a built-in USB hub so smart.
Want three extra USB …
