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Sony is getting ready to drop the 2TB Memory Stick XC. Since the XC maintains the same form factor as other Memory Sticks, we are going to guess that these will end up being backwards-compatible with the rest of the XC line. Considering that SD cards are struggling to get to 64GB, this 2TB feat is pretty incredible. According to Sony, the XC range will use the exFAT file storage system, which is far and away better than the antiquated FAT12/16/32. Of course, this will all come at a price, because it is a proprietary Sony item, after all. Those details haven’t been announced yet, but let’s just say that we think it will be a while before the average photographer has one of these in their camera.
Read More 
| OSS Formats
Gallery: Sony’s Ridiculous 2TB Memory Stick XC
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Digital Cowboy Movie Cowboy DC-MCNP1 media player NAS
Posted by Mark Rollins Categories: HDTV, Peripherals, Storage,
Digital Cowboy has put out a lot of interesting media players/portable disk drives before, and their latest, the Movie Cowboy, is their latest offering. This 2.5 NAS drive can stream all types of file formats to your HDTV including MPEG2 HD(ts,tp,trp), MPEG-1/2, Xvid, DAT, ISO, VOB, IFO, MKV(x.264), H.264, WMV9, ASF, MOV, RMVB, FLV, MP4, MotionJPEG video files, alongside MP3, AAC, OGG, AC3, DTS, MPEG1/2 Layer 1/2/3(MP3), MPEG2-2BC, MPEG-2/4 ACC-LG, WMA9(Pro) and FLAC audio files. Ports include a USB 2.0, HDMI/composite video, and even has an Ethernet port. It should be available next month for $209.
Read More | PC Watch
Gallery: Digital Cowboy Movie Cowboy DC-MCNP1 media player NAS
Pioneer’s Ultraslim DVR-XD09 is world’s slimmest DVD burner
Posted by Mark Rollins Categories: Accessories, Peripherals, Storage,
Pioneer has put out a DVD burner that is so compact, it could easily be mistaken for a CD case. The company claims the DVR-XD09 is the most compact design yet, and includes all the usual features including reading, writing, dual-layer, as well as DVD plus and minus. It is powered by a USB 2.0, and has top writing speeds for 8x single-layer and 6x on double-layer media. You should be able to purchase it this month for $79.99 in August.
Read More | Pioneer Press Release via Hot Hardware
Gallery: Pioneer’s Ultraslim DVR-XD09 is world’s slimmest DVD burner
Apple Releases 2TB Time Capsule, Drops Price of 1TB
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Storage, Wireless / WiFi,
Apple has just announced that their Time Capsule network storage access points are getting storage upgrades. Formerly available in 500GB and 1TB storage capacities, the Time Capsules will now top out at 2TB, which sells for $500. The 1TB model has been dropped down to $300. Both are available now.
Read More | Time Capsule
Gallery: Apple Releases 2TB Time Capsule, Drops Price of 1TB
Split Stick two-sided flash drive
Posted by Mark Rollins Categories: Accessories, USB, Design, Storage,
I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty dependent on my USB flash drives. Except for the amount of storage they hold, most of them are pretty much the same. The Split Stick is different because it is double-sided.
So the user gets 4GB of memory, but it is divided into two 2GB partitions, if you will. That might be good if you want to differentiate your files, or if two people are sharing one stick. The Split Stick is available for $19.99 in colors of orange, blue, pink, red, black, violet, grey, or green.
Read More | Quirky
Gallery: Split Stick two-sided flash drive
Olive Opus No. 4 2TB music server
Posted by Mark Rollins Categories: Home Entertainment, Music, Storage,
According to the dictionary, and opus is considered “one in a series of musical works”. In the case of the Olive Opus No. 4 music server, this thing is capable of holding 2TB worth of musical works.
That’s room enough for 6,000 CDs, which can be accessed from the full-color display, stored in a lossless FLAC format. In the back is a WiFi adapter, a left and right analog output, optical/coaxial digital audio outputs, as well as a USB socket and Ethernet port.
Now how much would you pay? Try $1,799, buddy.
Read More | Press Release
Gallery: Olive Opus No. 4 2TB music server
Since we live in an age of personal security, it is important that the valuable information on our hard drives is locked down under lock and key. Fortunately, Freecom has released the Hard Drive Secure.
The Hard Drive Secure is a compact and portable external hard drive that can only be accessed with the use of an AES-encrypted RFID keycard. Passing the card through the reader gives the user access to their data in just seconds, while maintaining that extra level of security.
Read More | Freecom
Gallery: Freecom’s Hard Drive Secure: RFID keycard required
Kingston drops a 256GB thumb drive on us, world’s first
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Storage,
Okay, check it. We know that media consumption is growing rapidly, those torrents are flying fast and furiously, and sometimes you just want the convenience of not having to being a notebook with you. We get it. But really, there’s no excuse to drop $900 on Kingston’s DataTraveler 300 256GB thumb drive, okay? Just buy a netbook! Or four 64GB thumb drives for a fraction of the cost. These aren’t available yet in the US, so let’s hope that when they do make it over here, that price drops just a tad.
Read More | Kingston
Gallery: Kingston drops a 256GB thumb drive on us, world’s first
Data Robotics answers common iSCSI questions
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Broadband, PC / Laptop, Storage, Videos,
Data Robotics, the peeps behind the Drobo and DroboPro, have put up a video answering some common questions about the DroboPro’s iSCSI interface. If you’ve been considering a DroboPro, and were wondering about this spec (which, by all accounts, is fantastic,) check out the video above.
Gallery: Data Robotics answers common iSCSI questions
Watch out, mimobots. Funko has their own 2GB flash drives based on the Star Wars characters Darth Vader, Yoda, Stormtrooper and Boba Fett. Decapitate your fave to get to the connector. While mimico’s designs are limited edition art, come in differing storage amounts and pre-loaded with content, Funkos have a little more detail and look more like the originals. The quartet will be available this October for $24.99 each.
Read More | Entertainment Earth
Gallery: Funko Star Wars Flash Drives
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