Filed under: Laptops, Storage

Today’s corporate laptops tend to be bristling with security measures, able to uniquely identify your fingers and faces on top of whatever authentication measures your operating system offers. But, without some kind of encryption, the drives inside are left absolutely vulnerable to anyone with a screwdriver. Seagate has been combating that with its AES-packing Momentus Full Drive Encryption disks for years, finally updating the range with a suite of bigger and faster models. The first is the Momentus 5400 FDE.3, a 5400RPM drive with 8MB of cache available in 160GB and 320GB sizes. There’s also the Momentus 7200 FDE, coming in the same two capacities but with twice the cache and, predictably, spinning at 7200RPM. Seagate’s promising 500GB flavors soon, all with onboard AES encryption that doesn’t impact boot times or overall performance. Just don’t forget that BIOS password, yeah?

Seagate announces more massive, faster AES-packing Momentus hard drives originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read

Share This

This new wireless ipod speaker setup by EOps “consists of an iPod dock / 40W subwoofer and two (upgradable to eight) 3-inch 20W satellite speakers, all in a fetching pure gloss white and aluminum casing.” Video after the break.

The whole shebang can be controlled with the included RF remote, from your iPod / iPhone or from any Personal computer or Mac sporting iTunes and the included Wireless USB dongle.

[via Engadget]

Via Techeblog

Share This

So you’ve watched The Matrix movies, but what if it was powered by Microsoft Windows? College Humor has created a parody to show us just that. Continue reading to watch.

The concept is pretty self-explanatory: the movie The Matrix if the construct was run on Windows XP.

[via GIZAU]

Via Techeblog

Share This

If Apple were to unveil a MacBook Nano, a Netbook of sorts, this is what it might look like. Unfortunately, these “come from some kind of shady outlet selling retrofitted MSI U100 laptops made to look like shiny Apple notebooks with Mac OS X installed.” Click here for first picture in gallery.

Here are its features: MSI U100 MacBook Nano; Windows XP Pro + Mac OS X 10.5.5; Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz; 2G DDRII; 10″ WSVGA LED (1024

We’ve seen the future of spatial memory games, and it’s the augmented reality-based levelHead by Julian Oliver. Continue reading to see more. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Via Techeblog

Share This

A new attraction at Crocosaurus Cove, located in Australia, lets guests swim with crocodiles “using nothing but 4cm of acrylic plastic to keep them safe.” Click here for first picture in gallery.

As the croc gnashes its teeth against the cage, you piss your pants, the wife takes some pics, and we once again reaffirm why dolphins are actually the dominant species on the planet.

[via Gizmodo - Dailymail]

Via Techeblog

Share This

Aside from the built-in flower garden, this clock’s light source is “activated as the user’s alarm turns on, and turns off manually when the user goes to bed.” Click here for first picture in gallery.

The product also helps to promote the indoor growth of plants regardless of the availability of natural sunlight. Studies show exposure to LEDs encourage photosynthesis. LEDs provide a sensible solution to energy efficient artificial lighting.

[via Yankodesign]

Via Techeblog

Share This

Sony has just released three new PlayStation 3 commercials in Japan, promoting its new 80GB model. Yes, they actually show the console this time and not just randomness thankfully. Videos after the break.

Via Techeblog

Share This

Limited to just 499-units worldwide and priced at $277,000, the new Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M “can be outfitted with an iPod touch dock right in the center of the dashboard.” Click here for first picture in gallery.

The 16GB touch will feature Ferrari themes, images and sounds, and of course, fortunate buyers can remove the PMP after having it parked in the garage.

[via Engadget - Jalopnik]

Via Techeblog

Share This

There may be a new culprit for the Nintendo DSi’s poor battery life: “the drain might be due to a beefier processor and speakers housed within.” Click here for first picture in gallery.

The beefing up arrives, apparently, because of Nintendo’s multimedia plans concerning the portable - mainly the new sound, video and pic manipulation features.

[via Gizmodo - Bunniestudios]

Via Techeblog

Share This