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Esbjorn Larsen and Jeffrey Powers interviewed Robert Haefling President & CEO of Icron of USB extensions. He talked about how normal USB 2 cable can only run up to 5 with the use of Icon technology they can be extended up to 500 meters over Cat5 and 10 kilometers over fiber. He also spoke about their partnership with Intersil a
Andy McCaskey spoke with Bill of Newnex. The Newnex company creates quality USB, Ethernet, FireWire and Optical Audio cables. They make both USB 2.0 and now USB 3.0. USB 3.0 is the technology of the future and it is beginning to appear in various devices. USB 3.0 is 10x faster than USB 2.0. USB 3.0 has eight wires running through it
Andy speaks to Philip of LaCie on the latest USB 3.0 devices from LaCie, including the new highspeed FastKey USB3 SSD memory stick which comes in 30GB, 60GB and 120GB sizes - yes, that's 120GB in a memory stick, so don't lose it! Also on show were USB3 upgrades across the range, including ruggedised external drives and designer models. Interview by Andy
Displaylink allows you to connect another monitor from your computer via USB. The cool thing about Displaylink with USB 3.0 is that you can drive a bus powered monitor with no power cord. So essentially you have a bus powered monitor, that is connected only by a USB 3.0 cable to a computer that has a USB 3.0 bus and
Kingston has announced the first portable USB 3.0 SSD (solid state drive). The news actually came from Engadget Spain, but it appears to be official. I have not seen the press release, but have contacted Kingston for more information. I have not yet received a response, but will update this if/when I do. In the meantime, here is what is,
Having won the format wars, Blu-ray is the hi-def standard; USB3 ports are appearing more regularly on motherboards and 3D is definitely flavour of the month. So it's not entirely unsurprising that Buffalo has brought out an external drive that brings all three together. The BR3D-12U3 Blu-ray drive was released back in September and brings together all the latest technologies
Big apologies for not making my normal schedule, all is explained in the show. We are extending the Ring Central giveaway submit why you want the prize!, You have a chance to win a Roku in tonight's show. Important I will be including a link to download and vote on the Geek News Central iPhone application in the show notes