September 27, 2006
Kingston Technology Company announced it will begin producing the new Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) Class 2 card and enhance the function of its existing 15-in-1 Reader to support the growing storage demands of high performance digital still cameras, digital video cameras and other high resolution image recording devices. The new SDHC memory cards are available now in 4GB capacities with a retail price of $199.00 USD through Kingston’s global network of resellers.
September 25, 2006
Prestigio has a new offering for its technologically advanced customers – its 15.4-inch widescreen Nobile 1522W notebook based on the latest breakthrough Intel® Core™2 Duo technology. This cutting-edge mobile technology provides twice the multitasking performance while using 28 percent less power so you get the benefit of a powerful dual-core notebook plus all the benefits of mobility.
September 20, 2006
Promise Technology announced its new Ultra 320 SCSI to Serial ATA (SATA) RAID 6 storage systems for Small to Medium Business (SMB) deploying direct attached storage for various high capacity applications. Available immediately through the company’s distribution network, the Promise VTrak™ M210p and M310p U320 SCSI to SATA RAID 6 2U 8 and 12 bay rackmount storage systems deliver resilient and advanced data protection features that proactively monitor drive status and reduce RAID rebuild time.
September 18, 2006
Hitachi GST announced an areal density achievement of 345 gigabits per square inch (Gbits/sq. in.) using perpendicular magnetic recording technology. This areal density represents an increase of more than two-and-a-half times the areal density of today's highest-capacity products. By 2009, Hitachi predicts that 345 Gbits/sq. in. would result in a two-terabyte (TB) 3.5-inch desktop drive, a 400-gigabyte (GB) 2.5-inch notebook drive or a 200-GB 1.8-inch drive.
September 07, 2006
Transcend Information, Inc. announced the release of the world’s highest performance 512M/1GB DDR2 1066 MHz Non-ECC Unbuffered DIMM memory modules. With only 1.18” in height, this module can easily fit in any desktop and computer system. This super memory is specially designed for computer gamers and high-end users, and it supports Intel and AMD platforms that use DDR2-1066 modules.
August 31, 2006
Prestigio Technologies unveiled today a new product line targeted at mainstream consumer and corporate markets – Network Storage products. Prestigio line of Network Storage will focus on Network Attached Storage (NAS) solutions which will combine products that provide multi-user data access via local networks. NAS enables users to share large amounts of various data between different devices in Digital Home or Office environments.
August 29, 2006
Prestigio Technologies announced the release of a unique digital entertainment product for mobile users - Prestigio Portable Multimedia Recorder PMR-701. The new device enables users to watch videos and listen to entire music albums no matter where they go. With the PMR, you can watch movies or view photos «on the go», record video or static frames from external A/V sources such as TV, VCR, or camcorder, and much more.
August 28, 2006
Kingmax announced the release of a new mobile phone miniSD memory card with 2GB of storage. According to the press release, “With this amount of memory a mobile phone can store more than 500 MP3 files, equal to about 50 compact discs. Listen to your favorite songs whenever and wherever you want. The Kingmax miniSD memory card with 2GB of storage can satisfy your appetite for digital A/V.”
August 22, 2006
Promise Technology, Inc. announced SuperTrak EX4350 and EX12350, the newest native PCIe additions to the SuperTrak EX series SATA controllers. SuperTrak EX4350 and EX12350, 4 and 12 port respectively, are RAID 6 controllers supporting SATA 3Gb/s data transfer rate, and complete the Promise SuperTrak SATA RAID controller portfolio with 4, 8, 12 and 16 ports.
August 15, 2006
Intel informed its channel partners that it plans to stop manufacturing four desktop-use Pentium D processors (model numbers 830, 840, 930 and 940) by the end of 2006. The latest date to accept orders for these four Pentium D CPUs is set on December 15, 2006. Taking out the four Pentium D CPUs from the market, Intel will facilitate the migration to Core 2 Duo processors.