Patriot Memory today introduced the Convoy XL dual 3.5-inch HDD/SSD enclosures. It is a complete RAID solution with USB and eSATA connectivity. Its dual 2.5-inch drive bays can hold either two SSDs and/or HDDs mounted in one 3.5-inch form factor bay. The built-in RAID controller can be configured for performance (RAID 0), redundant for backup (RAID 1), or two drives combined to be one large drive (JBOD). No word on pricing so far. [Digitimes]
Friday, June 26, 2009
Patriot Convoy XL 3.5-inch HDD/SSD Storage Enclosures
Patriot Memory today introduced the Convoy XL dual 3.5-inch HDD/SSD enclosures. It is a complete RAID solution with USB and eSATA connectivity. Its dual 2.5-inch drive bays can hold either two SSDs and/or HDDs mounted in one 3.5-inch form factor bay. The built-in RAID controller can be configured for performance (RAID 0), redundant for backup (RAID 1), or two drives combined to be one large drive (JBOD). No word on pricing so far. [Digitimes]
LG Launches Two 55-inch Wireless LCD HDTVs
LG has released two new wireless 55-inch LCD HDTVs in the form of 55LH95 and 55LH93. Both LCDs feature the company’s latest ultrathin LED-backlit sets and packs a total of 3,360 LEDs, which is around seven times that used in most edge-lit LED TVs. Other features include a 5,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, a 240Hz refresh rate, and a wireless feature which allows various devices such as DVD players and game consoles connected to the local network to transmit information wirelessly without the need for an HDMI cable. The LG 55LH95 and 55LH93 are priced at around $5,500 and $5,900, respectively. [Press Release]
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Lenovo Releases ThinkPad T400s Slim Laptop
Lenovo has introduced the successor to its ThinkPad T400 notebook series in the form of the ThinkPad T400s. This new business laptop measures only 0.83-inches thick and features a 14.1-inch WXGA LED LCD, a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SP9400 processor, an Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics card, a 2GB RAM, a 120GB Low Halogen HDD, a 2MP webcam, a multi-touch pad, an optional DVD burner or Blu-ray player, an ExpressCard slot, Windows Vista Business OS and a 6-cell battery. Now here’s the good news, the ThinkPad T400s is now available for purchase at LogicBUY for as low as $1,359.15 shipped (original price $1870). [PCLaunches]
Lanhui Launches LH-650 Portable Media Player
The Chinese manufacturer Lanhui has announced a new PMP which is dubbed as the LH-650. The gadget comes jam packed with a 3.5-inch LCD, and a 2GB or a 4GB of storage space which is expandable via memory cards up to 8GB. The player supports MP3, WMA, WAV, FLAC, AAC and APE audio files and RM/RMVB (720×576), AVI (800×480) and FLV video files. If you are living in China, you can purchase the Lanhui LH-650 PMP for 399 Yuan ($58). [Akihabara]
Pioneer’s Latest Portable Slim DVD Recorder
The DVR-XD09J is Pioneer’s latest portable DVD and CD burner. Measures 133mm x 133mm x 14.8mm and weights 240grams, the burner is able to burn DVD±R at 8x and DVD±R DL at 6x. The DVR-XD09J connects to your laptop via USB port. No info on pricing so far. [TechConnect]
16GB Buffalo Thumbkey Flash Drives

The super small 5mm Buffalo Thumbkey flash drive is now available in 16GB of storage space. It should be the perfect companion for a netbook, UMPC, or a standard laptop. The device will be released later this month for $136 each. [GeekStuff4U]
Another LED Backlight TV by JVC
JVC today showed off the new 32-inch LT-32WX50 LED backlight TV at the CEDIA expo, It has a contrast ratio of 4,000:1 and 90% Adobe RGB color space. Measuring at only 7mm thin, this 32-inch also comes with two HDMI inputs, a PC input, an USB port and an SD memory card slot. The JVC 32-inch LT-32WX50 LED backlight TV retails for £1,900 ($3,124) when it is released in the UK sometime this October/November 2009. [Engadget]
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