I mentioned back in September 2007 that cell phone manufacturers were looking to replace their varied connectors with Micro USB meaning most cell phones would use the same chargers and accessories. MacRumors points to a Reuters report that Apple has also agreed to go Micro USB in Europe, which presumably means the US as [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Hardware’
Apple //c Unboxing
Here’s a photo set of someone unboxing an Apple //c. No that’s not from the 1980’s, it’s from 2008. Found it on eBay, bought it, and finally opened it up. Very cool.
Cheap Tiny PC’s
Paul Stamatiou has a great blog post on the DIY $200 PC. Premise is that for $200 (or possibly less depend on your requirements) you could put together a little PC for some purpose. The core of this being affordable is the new-ish Intel D201GLY2 Motherboard/Processor combo.
The only problem I see with it [...]
Micro USB For Cell Phones
Replacing a cell phone is one of the most insane upgrades ever. Not only do you replace the device (often with a new service plan for 2 years), but you’ve got to replace accessories in most cases, especially if you change manufacturers. Sometimes even the same manufacturer can have different connectors for the [...]
Drobo for network storage?
Drobo initially didn’t impress me to much, but after watching a demo I’m somewhat impressed. The positives:
The hotswapping, RAID-like (but not RAID) redundancy is awesome. That’s perfect for backup/bulk storage purposes.
Transfer isn’t bad (Up to read 22MB/s write 20MB/s)
Power consumption idles at about 12 watts which isn’t bad.
Adding storage capacity is really easy.
There [...]
AirPort Extreme’s Shortcomings
Apple is now shipping the AirPort Extreme. I personally think it’s a pretty nice wireless access point, but it has a few shortcomings which would make me a little hesitant. I’m hoping on the 2nd gen they fix it up a little. To be fair, I haven’t found the perfect Wireless device [...]
Apple 802.11n Upgrade Fee
According to CNet and Engadget, the upgrade for 802.11n support on Intel Macs will be $1.99 ($2 in my book). Not much, but rather sad considering you already purchased the hardware, this is merely a regulatory deal. I presume we’ll also see sales tax.
Now will Apple break the mold and deliver 802.11n upgrades [...]
MacMarionette
This is one of the cooler hardware hacks I’ve run across in the past few weeks: Turning a PowerBook into a Marionette. Unfortunately it’s motion detector specific, so no real chance of that being ported to other devices.
I’m still waiting for someone to take one of those new Lenovo X60 Tablets and [...]
USB Keychain Madness Results
A few weeks ago I noted that I’m looking for a USB Flash Drive that’s good enough to sit on even a keychain if I desired. I looked at about 100 models available and compared/contrasted them all quite a bit. In the end the Sandisk Cruzer Titanium 2GB won. It came yesterday [...]
USB Keychain Madness
USB Flash drives stink. They are either really poorly designed (causing them to break quickly) or to expensive to be practical in to carry on you.
I want the following:
USB 2.0 with actual fast transfer (not all are fast)
Between 2GB – 4GB capacity
Rugged – this means a cap that doesn’t fall off and get lost [...]
