Sanho announces new HyperDrive line-up, still enough storage for your Frank Zappa discography
January 30, 2011 No Comment
Surely you remember Sanho’s HyperDrive lineup — ya know, the only portable HDD that plays nicely with the iPad? Well, if you don’t dig the $249 entry level price, you’re in luck. The company just announced a bunch of new HDDs for you to take with you and your iPad on that road trip you’ve had planned for years. The new drives no longer sport the QVGA color display or the CF and SD card slots — instead, the black case has two mini USB ports and a power socket. The HyperDrive doesn’t come with the traditional AC adapter but instead a USB-to-DC cable and the user-replaceable battery will allow up to 40GB of transfers on a single charge. And if you’re wondering why there’s two USB ports, we really couldn’t tell you. Perhaps if you choose the right port while connected to your PC and enter the Konami code, unicorns and fairy dust will pop out of your screen — wishful thinking, we know. The HyperDrives ship in March (pre-ordering is available now) with prices starting at $99 for a bring-your-own-drive housing, 1TB for $349 and various sizes in-between. So, if your photo/video library is worth accessing at all times, well, props to you. Press release is after the break. Continue reading Sanho announces new HyperDrive line-up, still enough storage for your Frank Zappa discography Sanho announces new HyperDrive line-up, still enough storage for your Frank Zappa discography originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 30 Jan 2011 06:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Cairo appeared to be relatively calm early Sunday as residents reflected after another day and night of protest and political upheaval in the Egyptian capital. Soldiers were busy rebuilding barricades as residents scanned the morning newspapers. (Jan. 30)
Continue reading …Mark Zuckerberg meets the fake Mark Zuckerbergs on Saturday Night Live (video)
January 30, 2011 No Comment
Mark Zuckerberg , the man who invented poking and the subject of a major motion picture in 2010 just met his nemeses on the set of Saturday Night Live. No, not the Winklevoss twins, we’re talking Jesse Eisenberg, the man nominated for an Academy Award after playing Zuckerberg in The Social Network . Toss in Andy Samberg and we’ve got a comically uncomfortable situation from Web 2.0′s very personification of awkward. All hail the Zuck Bergs! Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg meets the fake Mark Zuckerbergs on Saturday Night Live (video) Mark Zuckerberg meets the fake Mark Zuckerbergs on Saturday Night Live (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 30 Jan 2011 03:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Police appear to have withdrawn from many parts of the Egyptian capital and it is the people who now own the streets. Locals armed with sticks and knives are setting up their own neighbourhood security groups to protect their homes and property. Al Jazeera’s Jacky Rowland reports from Nasr City in Cairo.
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A head-on train crash in eastern Germany killed 10 people and injured at least 33 others, some of them severely, local firefighters said Sunday. (Jan. 29)
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We had a feeling the Olympus XZ-1 would be a winner, and Digital Photography Review seems to think so, too — it called the 10 megapixel, full-manual point and shoot “the best photographers’ compact currently available” at the end of a thorough review. Most of the praise was heaped on that F1.8-2.5 Zuiko lens, providing an “unbeaten combination of range and brightness” whose potent, detailed low-light performance was practically enough to cancel out the publication’s worries about the lack of a adjustable noise reduction setting. Though the publication admitted that the camera lacked the customization of certain Micro Four Thirds cousins, it didn’t miss most of the advanced controls, preferring the streamlined menus and manual dials for easy access to common adjustments. (Battery charging over USB and a dedicated movie button were also deemed nice touches.) In fact, the only major ding DPReview had for Olympus was the complete omission of auto exposure and autofocus locks for focus-and-recompose shooting, but if you’re willing to snap shots using Olympus’s 11 AF points and aren’t looking to tote a set of expensive interchangeable lenses around, this might be the one. Dive into our source link to find out for sure. Olympus XZ-1 reviewed: $499 for sweet simplicity originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 30 Jan 2011 02:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Looters have managed to break into the Egyptian museum in Cairo during violent protests and Several priceless and ancient artefacts were damaged. Officials say nothing was stolen, but the images of empty cabinets suggest otherwise. Troops have now secured the museum and authorities at sites across the country have taken precautions to secure antiquities. Al Jazeera’s Will Jordan reports.
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Thousands of people in Egypt who flooded streets in riots calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down were joined Saturday by relatives and supporters at protests in major American cities. (Jan. 29)
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Seoul: Five suspected Somali pirates captured after a mission to rescue a hijacked ship have been brought to South Korea to face possible criminal charges, officials said on Sunday. The suspects, seized on January 21 during a South Korean navy raid on the Samho Jewelry, arrived in Seoul on a special flight before being sent to the southern port city of Busan, a Korea Coast Guard office spokesman said. “They are here, and the prosecutors’ office is reviewing the case with possible charges of maritime robbery and attempted murder as well as ship hijacking,” the spokesman said. The captain of the Samho Jewelry, the 15,500-tonne chemical freighter hijacked on January 15, is in a critical…
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Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, has for the first time during his three decades in power appointed a vice-president. The move came after days of violent protests in which tens of thousands have called for Mubarak’s resignation. But the appointment has done little to quell the unrest. The man now second-in-command is Omar Sulemein, the country’s former spy chief, who has been working closely with Mubarak during most of his reign. The 75-year-old has been mediating in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and won the respect of both Washington and Israel. Al Jazeera’s Hoda Hamid portrays the military veteran whose nomination is seen is an attempt by Mubarak to retain international support.
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