Flash card memory: 144-petabyte CompactFlash
26 Feb 2010 - By Omar Mariño

The membership organization CompactFlash Association, which is in charge of managing the standardized enclosure of the CompactFlash (CF) mass storage devices, has made public an update with the 5.0 specification for this type of products with a clear improvement: A greater storage capacity that now could reach (in theory) up to 144 petabytes. Although it will be very complicated we see CF cards with this capacity, the new range of 48-bit addresses will allow to overcome the limitations of the previous specifications.

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USB external hard drive: USB 3.0 SSD Aviator -2
22 Feb 2010 - By Omar Mariño

Approximately one year ago, the first SSD drives were introduced: They constitute a new storage system that leaves some magnetic and mechanical parts behind in order to adopt an innovative, faster, silent and efficient way of storing information; however, this technology is still an expensive option with (relatively) low storage capacities and, for that reason, it has not been adopted massively in the market yet. Anyway, this is a great technology with many advantages. For example, the installation of the external SSD drives is a really easy process and they can be connected to any PC or laptop in seconds.

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New in technology – Splinternet: Gadgets will modify the Internet in a radical way (or maybe not)
15 Feb 2010 - By Omar Mariño

For many years, the Internet was simple: All of us were browsing the same global system of interconnected computer networks.

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New tablet PC: Notion Ink Adam has been announced
14 Feb 2010 - By Omar Mariño

Hardly three weeks have passed since the iPad was launched, and now some other companies have decided to get down to business in the realm of tablet computers in order to try to win share in this market and compete with the new and interesting Apple gadget. Recently, Dell announced its new Mini 5 (an Android-powered Snapdragon slate), which was unveiled during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. On the other hand, according to some recent reports, Micro-Star International (MSI) will also launch a new tablet.

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Media gadgets for home: Children spend 8 hours with them
13 Feb 2010 - By Omar Mariño

In the 1990s, many parents were concerned about how much time their children could spend watching TV. In recent years, parents are also being concerned about the time they could spend  browsing the web. And now, in 2010, these two tendencies have been combined and, besides that, a new variety of electronic gadgets has been added, including mobile phones, video game consoles, digital cameras, and netbooks. Those gadgets catch the children’s attention often for several hours a day. Specifically, a study has established that, on an average, children use these gadgets for 8 hours every day.

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Green product: Greener Gadgets shows trends in eco-friendly devices
12 Feb 2010 - By Omar Mariño

On February 25,  the Greener Gadgets conference will take place in New York. Each year, this conference encourages the debate about the “green” gadgets industry by means of several presentations and a contest of ideas for new eco-friendly products.

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Traveling? Don’t forget these hi tech gadgets
7 Feb 2010 - By Omar Mariño

* USB Cell Phone/PDA Charger Kit

This kit provides electrical connectivity for cell phones, PDAs and cameras.  It includes an electric adaptor with 4 different international plugs that can be used in 150 countries; so, this adaptor can be easily transformed into a charger for small gadgets with USB ports.

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Touch phone: Technical data of the HTC Trophy
2 Feb 2010 - By Omar Mariño

Recently, a picture of the HTC Trophy was leaked. The picture was also accompanied by a list of technical aspects of this mobile device. They were published on HTCPedia.com, a website for HTC users with news and information about the company HTC, including its smartphones and accessories.

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Tablet computers: Apple iPad is perfect, isn’t it?
1 Feb 2010 - By Omar Mariño

Apple iPad has really attracted a lot of attention during these last days, as usual with any Apple launch. But some critics think the iPad is not so great and cool… among others, they argue these issues:

* Apple iPad doesn’t support multitasking. You only can run one application at a time.

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