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18th September 2006 Archive

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  • Seagate HDD demo points to 275GB iPod-class drives

    Flash who?

    Seagate late last week set what it claimed is the world record for the highest recording density achieved using a hard disk platter. The magic number: 421Gb per square inch. Crucially, Seagate said, the test used perpendicular recording heads and disc media based on production technology, so products based on the technology may …

    Bits 'n' Chips 18 Sep 2006, 09:33

  • Nvidia GeForce 7950 GT graphics chip

    Review Can Nvidia's top-end single-GPU board cut it?

    Earlier this month, Nvidia announced two new mid-range to high-end GPUs, launching one with immediate availability. The GeForce 7900 GS was well received, doing a passable impression of the more expensive GeForce 7900 GT for less money and at reasonable resolutions. A sweet little product for those with about £130-150 to spend, …

    Bits 'n' Chips 18 Sep 2006, 10:48

  • TDK samples 32GB Flash disk

    HDD alternative

    TDK has followed Samsung and launched a hard drive replacement based on NAND Flash memory. The product, which is currently available in sample quantities, was announced by the company last week. The 32GB unit hooks up to the host across a standard IDE connector, but it's about 80 per cent of the size of a standard 2.5in …

    Bits 'n' Chips 18 Sep 2006, 11:06

  • SanDisk readies Rhapsody-branded music player

    Anti-iTunes, Zune manoeuvre

    SanDisk will today announce a digital music player that not only supports RealNetworks' Rhapsody song subscription service, but is branded to match the RealNetworks' offering, it has been claimed. According to an Associate Press report, the player, dubbed the Sansa Rhapsody, is a co-branded version of SanDisk's e200 player …

    Media players 18 Sep 2006, 11:36

  • Apple's second-generation iPod Nano

    More a remixed re-issue than a bold new album?

    The new Nano is a step backwards, of course. A year ago, Apple made such a big deal about the risk of setting aside the popular iPod Mini in favour of the then new slimline Nano, but now we find it going back to the Mini look, right down to the metallic shell, rounded sides, white plastic top and bottom, and the colour scheme …

    Media players 18 Sep 2006, 13:44

  • UK firm readies iPod-oriented video spectacles

    As predicted by Blake's 7...

    Some UK-based portable media player owners will next month be able to watch videos without the need to squint at a small screen, if PDT's Eye-Theatre video spectacles ship as planned. The 'video glasses' mount a pair of tiny LCDs in front of your eyes and incorporate stereo earphones into the ear-rests. We've seen this kind …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 18 Sep 2006, 14:16

  • Sierra ships Sprint's EV-DO Rev A mobile data card

    3.1Mbps AirCard 595 goes out to carrier

    Sierra Wireless has begun shipping its AirCard 595 3G mobile broadband card based on EV-DO Revision A technology, the firm announced today. Cards coming off the company's production lines are being boxed up and sent to Sprint. The 595 is a Type II PC Card that can deliver data download speeds of up to 3.1Mbps and uploads of …

    Phones 18 Sep 2006, 14:49

  • Boffins attempt to patent dual-format HD DVD, Blu-ray combo disc

    Mix'n'match optical media

    Three inventors have filed a patent application for an optical disc capable of holding not only Blu-ray Disc data but also HD DVD-formatted information. In fact, the system would allow disc makers to mix and match any two optical disc formats. The application, spotted by New Scientist magazine, was originally filed in …

    HD 18 Sep 2006, 15:41

  • Napster hoists 'For Sale or For Partner' sign

    Can we offer you a cute logo and losses?

    A brave Napster is willing to keep pounding away at the unprofitable online music market. Er, unless someone wants to buy the company. Napster today revealed that it has hired UBS Investment Bank to sort through partnership and acquisition proposals for the company. Rumors of such a play first appeared in February, at which …

    Media players 18 Sep 2006, 23:22