USB Mass Storage Device Support on Xbox 360 coming soon
March 18, 2010
At towering last, it looks as though USB Mass Storage Device Support for the Xbox 360 will be a reality according to a document that was authored by a senior software development engineer at Microsoft. that document mentioned that due to "increased market penetration of high-capacity, high throughput USB mass storage devices, a 2010 Xbox 360 system update" is imminent, enabling consumers to save and load game details from USB devices in a jiffy. We will keep a keen eye out for that one as spring rolls around.
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Belkin SuperSpeed USB 3.0 range unveiled
February 24, 2010
Belkin has a bunch of SuperSpeed USB 3.0 devices made available to the masses from April onwards (May whether you're living in Canada), where among them include a PCIe Add-In Card, ExpressCard and Premium A-B and Micro-B Cables. The SuperSpeed USB 3.0 PCIe Add-In Card is going for $79.99 and can hook up to 127 USB devices, while the equally-priced SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ExpressCard additionally does the same, supporting plug and play and hot-swap functionality as well. As for the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Premium A-B Cable, that 4 foot distant cable is going for $39.99 - double the length and you will need to top up only another $10. Same pricing details are applied to the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Premium Micro-B Cable which comes in 4-feet and 8-feet varieties. [Press Release]
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Hook Your Motorola Droid To USB Printers In The Future?
February 10, 2010
How would you like to be able to hook up a USB printer, or USB flash drive to your Motorola Droid? That’s not possible just yet, but thanks to a couple of folks who were fiddling with the Motorola Droid, it might be possible in the future. With Android being able to offer USB Host mode, a Motorola Droid was modified (with a bit of engineering and technical magic) to be able to hook up to various USB devices. Unfortunately Android currently doesn’t offer drivers for USB peripherals, so you wouldn’t be able to get even a USB flash drive to work just yet, but it’s a start. whether that development goes well, possibly we’ll be able to plug your flash drives directly to our phones in the future, or print directly via cable from our phone to the USB printer. whether you want the nitty gritty and some pictures on that mod, check it out.
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Thanko 80-port USB charger
January 29, 2010
Thanko goes overboard with their 80-port USB charger - that's right, you can juice up to 80 USB-compatible devices simultaneously without lost a beat, although you'll be hard pressed to find that many gadgets in a individual average household to accommodate such expansive lodgings USB-wise. No notion on who would pick that up, but right now we've shortlisted either nerds or professionals to lust after the 80-port USB charger. Bear in mind that just charges and is not capable of making copies or transferring info.
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Belkin Home Base offers wireless USB sharing
January 26, 2010
You can't say that you have gone truly wireless unless you have the Belkin Home Base in your abode - it merges both wireless networking as well as USB connectivity in a individual device, offering users a simple and easy method of sharing up to a quartet of USB-enabled devices from a central location. The Home Base can plus turn one of your external hard drives into a media server whether you do have a DLNA set up at home, playing nice with compatible devices such as the Xbox 360 or Sony PS3. Interestingly ample, the Belkin Home Base retails for $66 by at Amazon while their own online store has stated a $129.99 price tag.
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Silex Technology SX-3000GB USB-to-Gigabit device server
January 22, 2010
The first gigabit USB device server from Silex Technology would be the SX-3000GB, where it enables one to share up to 15 other USB devices by a TCP/IP network through an ordinary Gigabit Ethernet interface. Sounds like a pretty nifty tool whether you're running a SoHo setup in your pad, as you can soon after share printers, scanners, storage devices and other compatible devices by a network without much fuss. The SX-3000GB USB-to-Gigabit device server can be hooked to either a wired or wireless router, and a couple of accompanying USB 2.0 ports further enhance its connectivity. Interested? The SX-3000GB USB-to-Gigabit device server will retail for $99.
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USB Webmail Notifier and 4-Port Hub Cable
January 19, 2010
Most of us use devices that offer push e mail support, and we get notified via a silent buzz or some other careful tone of your choice. whether you have yet to fall under that category of being constantly connected to your inbox through your smartphone, next perhaps the USB Webmail Notifier and 4-Port Hub Cable might produce your cubicle life a little bit more up-to-date. With that peripheral, it will let you know any date there is an incoming mail through Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live and other POP3 accounts. Working quietly in the background, it will plus inform you of the size of those unread emails so that you will be able to quickly filter out those NSFW copies before someone catches you viewing them discreetly. It doesn't hurt that you can connect another four USB devices to it either, all for a mere $19.
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