Western Digital MyBook Thunderbolt Duo Dual-Drive Storage System Review

Western Digital announces that it's now shipping its first Thunderbolt storage device, the My Book Thunderbolt dual-drive storage system, available in 4TB and 6TB for $600 and $700, like other Thunderbolt desktop drives, the My Book Thunderbolt Duo comes with two Thunderbolt ports on the back so you can daisy chain them together. There are dual Thunderbolt ports on the drive so you can daisy-chain multiple My Book Thunderbolt Duo devices or other peripherals and the My Book Thunderbolt Duo is a two-drive external array capable of 250MBps (actual) transfer rates using the Thunderbolt interface built into newer Macintosh desktops and laptops.



Western Digital,the world's leader in external storage solutions is now shipping its first external hard drive with Thunderbolt technology, the My Book Thunderbolt Duo dual-drive storage system. The new My Book Thunderbolt Duo provides professionals and Mac rates for greater work efficiency; a 4 TB/6 TB large-capacity; customized dual-drive storage system with RAID 0, 1 and JBOD options; customer serviceable drives; and dual Thunderbolt ports for daisy-chaining multiple My Book Thunderbolt Duo devices or other peripherals. Thunderbolt technology brings a new way to connect high-speed storage devices to any desktop or notebook computer with a Thunderbolt port while delivering unmatched speed for multitasking activities such as, editing video/music, 3D rendering, and completing other high definition graphics-intensive projects. "Offering lightning-fast throughput in both directions, the new WD Thunderbolt Duo storage systems are just what I need for organizing, editing, and archiving complex High Definition video projects," said Bruce Dorn, DGA (Director's Guild of America). "Configurable as either RAID 0 or RAID 1 and offered in both 4 TB and 6 TB capacities - these new WD Thunderbolt Duo systems are the perfect solution for video filmmakers who are desperate for an uber-fast time sensitive project management solution."



"The My Book Thunderbolt Duo offers large storage capacities for creative professionals and enthusiasts who produce, edit, or need quick access to large files, including HD video," said Jody Bradshaw, general manager of WD consumer storage solutions. "Its dual Thunderbolt ports provide amazing creative flexibility while allowing daisy-chaining of up to six My Book Thunderbolt Duo drives or other high performance peripherals for fast and efficient workflow. The combination of storage, backup, security, flexibility and speed makes the My Book Thunderbolt Duo the ideal choice for creative professionals who need to write, store, protect and edit high-definition and graphic intensive projects." My Book Thunderbolt Duo is an ideal, all-in-one external drive for creative professionals, enthusiasts, and consumers who own vast amounts of digital content including videos, music, and photos. The drive serves as a safe and reliable way to backup content stored on your computer while providing the fastest way to get information to and from the WD drive. In addition, its RAID 1 support allows users to create a second copy of their digital content on the drive for double-safe protection, and peace of mind. The drive also supports a JBOD mode (allocate each disk individually to a specific task) excellent option for users running Windows OS on a Mac. Additional features found on the My Book Thunderbolt Duo include out-of-the-box compatibility with Mac OS Time Machine and formatting for HFS + Journaled for Mac; capability for multi-stream workflows; and a 3-year limited warranty. The My Book Thunderbolt Duo is available now at select U.S. retailers and online at www.wdstore.com starting at $599.99 USD MSRP (4 TB) and $699.99 (6 TB).

Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol F1 Controller With Traktor 2.5 And Remix Decks Review

Native Instruments released details of its forthcoming Traktor Kontrol F1 DJ controller and version 2.5 of Traktor Pro, designed to entice those of you who might otherwise be lured away by Ableton Live and it does this by giving you the ability to fire off tracks, loops or one-shot samples from the hardware's sixteen touch-sensitive, multi-colored trigger pads. New Remix Decks in the accompanying Traktor 2.5 software cater to a more granular perspective on mixing and the F1 is the tool that brings the new layers to your fingertips and also the Remix Set includes beat grids, BPM, and key information for each. Look for the hardware on May 30th for an MSRP $279 and owners of Traktor Pro, Traktor Sratch Pro, Traktor Kontrol S2 and Traktor Kontrol S4 will be able to receive the Traktor Pro 2.5 update for free at that time as well.



Native Instruments announced TRAKTOR KONTROL F1, a pad-based, USB-powered hardware controller built to control the advanced Remix Decks in the included TRAKTOR PRO 2.5 software. TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 provides 16 multi-colored, touch-sensitive LED pads, an advanced global control section as well as an ergonomic mixer section including four volume faders and dedicated filter knobs. Designed specifically for DJing, the KONTROL F1 offers a DJ-centric workflow for launching clips in an intuitive way, allowing users to switch between up to 64 tracks, loops and one-shot samples on each deck. TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 includes the full version of the TRAKTOR PRO 2.5 software, also available as a free update to all users of the TRAKTOR 2 generation. Version 2.5 introduces the innovative Remix Decks, giving access to a powerful loop suite made up of 64 slots, each able to hold loops, one-shot samples or even tracks. DJs can control up to four Remix Decks at once and save their work as an entire Remix Set with its respective beat grids, BPM and key information in a new file format that can be comfortably imported into a track deck via TRAKTOR's browser. TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 was designed specifically to control the Remix Decks and provides full and tactile control over the new feature, benefiting from seamless bi-directional software-hardware integration and offering full visual feedback through the multi-colored LED pads.



Advanced parameters such as Punch mode and FX assignment can also be comfortably changed from the KONTROL F1 and four smaller pads at the bottom of the matrix stop or mute a group of samples. Controlling Sync, Quantize, Sample Size, Reverse and other functionality, the comprehensive global section also features a push encoder to switch through the four pages of the 16 pads and offers a 'Capture' button, which allows DJs to grab samples from running tracks of each track deck within the TRAKTOR software, both before and during the actual DJ performance. Each regular track deck within TRAKTOR PRO 2.5 can be switched to a Remix Deck, thus offering dedicated transport, sync and tempo master controls. This allows DJs to control an entire Remix Deck via Native Scratch timecode control with vinyl or CDs, or using the jog wheels of the KONTROL S4 and KONTROL S2 hardware. TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 was designed to integrate perfectly into any TRAKTOR DJ setup. With the same form-factor as TRAKTOR KONTROL X1, KONTROL F1 fits neatly alongside standard DJ mixers and the all-in-one DJ systems TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 and S2. The TRAKTOR Bag provides reliable protection for the KONTROL F1 during transport, and also doubles as a solid stand, elevating the KONTROL F1 to standard mixer and turntable height. TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 will be available on May 30th for a suggested retail price of $279 / 249 EUR at authorized retailers and at the NI Online Shop It will ship with a full version of TRAKTOR PRO 2.5. All owners of TRAKTOR PRO 2, TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO, TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 and TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 will receive TRAKTOR PRO 2.5 as a free update from May 30th.

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Sony Experia Sola With Floating Touch and SmartTags Features Launched

Recently issued the latest smartphones like Xpria Ion, Xperia U, Xperia P and Xperia S, Sony Mobile has just introduced, another new smartphone 2012. It's Sony Xperia Sola called. Sony Mobile Communications today announced Xperia™ sola as the latest addition to its portfolio of Android powered Xperia smartphones.

Complete with Sony technology, premium entertainment and innovative floating touchTM navigation, the NFC enabled Xperia sola comes equipped with Xperia SmartTags, allowing consumers to change their smartphone’s settings and applications to fit their lifestyle in an instant. Xperia sola will be available to consumers globally in black, white and red in the second quarter.

With Sony Experia Sola, Sony provides the latest features such as :

• Introducing “floating touch” navigation for magic web browsing without touching the screen
• Easily open apps and launch actions in an instant with NFC and Xperia SmartTags
• Reality Display with Mobile Bravia engine and fast capture camera boosted by a powerful dual-core processor

Sony Experia Sola Specs

If you want to know more about this phone, here are the specifications of this smartphone according to Sony's official site.

Colours

• Black
• White
• Red

Facts

• Size: 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
• Weight: 107 grams
• 1 GHz STE U8500 dual-core processor
• Google Android™ 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradeable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Camera

• 2D and 3D Sweep Panorama™
• 5 megapixel camera
• 16x digital zoom
• Auto focus
• Face detection
• Flash/Photo flash
• Geotagging
• HD video recording (720p)
• Red-eye reduction
• Self-timer
• Send to web
• Smile detection
• Video light
• Video recording

Music

• 3D surround sound
• Album art
• Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
• Clear bass
• Clear stereo
• Music Player
• PlayNow™ service
• SensMe™
• TrackID™ music recognition
• xLoud™ Experience

Internet

• Google play™
• Bookmarks
• floating touch™
• Google™ search
• Google Voice™ Search
• Google Maps™ for Mobile with
• Street view and Latitude™
• NeoReader™ barcode scanner
• Pan & zoom
• Web browser (WebKit™)

Communication

• 2 speakerphones
• Call list
• Conference calls
• Facebook™ application
• Facebook inside Xperia™
• Google Talk™ application
• Noise suppression
• Twitter™ (with Timescape™ integration)
• Xperia™ Timescape™

Messaging

• Conversations
• Email
• Google Mail™
• Instant messaging
• Multimedia messaging (MMS)
• Predictive text input
• Sound recorder
• Text messaging (SMS)

Design

• Auto rotation
• Gesture input
• Keyboard (on-screen, QWERTY)
• Live Wallpaper
• Picture wallpaper
• Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
• Screenshot capturing
• Touch screen

Entertainment

• 3D Album
• Accelerated Adobe Flash Video
• Media browser
• Motion gaming
• Radio (FM radio with RDS)
• Sony Entertainment Network
• Video streaming
• YouTube™

Organiser

• Airplane mode
• Alarm clock
• Calculator
• Calendar
• Contacts
• Document readers
• Notes
• Setup guide
• Stopwatch
• Tasks
• Timer

Connectivity

• 3.5 mm audio jack (CTIA)
• aGPS
• Bluetooth™ wireless technology
• DLNA Certified®
• Micro USB support
• Media Go™
• Media Transfer Protocol support
• Modem
• Native USB tethering
• NFC
• PC Companion
• Synchronisation via Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
• USB High speed 2.0 support
• USB Host
• Wi-Fi®
• Wi-Fi® Hotspot functionality
• Wisepilot™ turn-by-turn navigation

All services mentioned in this leaflet may not be available in every market.
Display

• 3.7” Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
• 854 x 480 pixels
• 16,000,000 colour TFT
• Scratch-resistant glass

Memory

• 8 GB internal storage (up to 5 GB user-accessible memory)
• microSD™ memory card slot (supporting up to 32GB)

Networks

• Quad EDGE/GSM/GPRS 850, 900, 1800
• W-CDMA Band I, II, V and VIII

Battery life

• Talk time GSM: Up to 6 hrs*
• Standby time GSM: Up to 470 hrs*

• Talk time UMTS: Up to 5 hrs*
• Standby time UMTS: Up to 475 hrs*

• Music listening time: Up to 40 hrs
• Video playback time: Up to 6 hrs

• Battery: 1320 mAh (built-in) typical, 1265 mAh minimum

Sony Experia Sola Price

Xperia Sola is just unveiled by sony. It's not yet available pricing information for today. But I think,after seeing the existing specifications, estimated price is about $400. For official price please wait announcement by Sony mobile. We will update this post.

Sony Experia Sola Video Reviews

Source : Sony Mobile

C Spire Wireless 4G LTE Review

C Spire restarts LTE rollout, aims for September launch in Mississippi and this particular flavor of 4G is more akin to the brisk, though not blistering performance achieved by HSPA+, given average downlink speeds should range between 4Mbps to 12Mbps and uplink at 1Mbps to 5Mbps. The network will cover 2,700 square miles, 1.2 million people, and more than 360 cell sites and the new service is said to provide 4 out of every 10 consumers and businesses in the Mississippi market with wireless data speeds 10 times faster than 3G.



C Spire Wireless, the only U.S. provider that offers a suite of personalized wireless services released details on its plans to introduce 4G LTE (Fourth Generation Long Term Evolution) high-speed mobile broadband services this fall. The company plans to invest $60 million to begin the roll out 4G LTE mobile broadband services in September in 20 Mississippi markets covering 2,700 square miles, a population of 1.2 million and more than 360 cell sites. The new service will provide 4 out of every 10 consumers and businesses in Mississippi with wireless data speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G, allowing C Spire to be the first provider to make these services widely available in the state. "Wireless networks are all about coverage, quality and speed, and the C Spire Wireless personalized network cannot be beat," said Hu Meena, president and CEO for C Spire Wireless. "We will continue to lead the way with our aggressive 4G LTE network upgrades so that our customers have the wireless services that allow them to do what they want to do when they need to do it in more places that matter to them." Today's announcement only involves the first phase of our 4G LTE deployment. More phases and more coverage will soon follow." Meena said the company plans to begin the roll out of its 4G LTE mobile broadband services in September in the following markets, most of which will be the first time consumers have access to the high-speed technology:

• Jackson metropolitan area
• Mississippi Gulf Coast
• In South Mississippi: the cities of Brookhaven, Columbia, Natchez, Petal, Hattiesburg, McComb and Lucedale;
• In North Mississippi: the cities of Oxford, Tupelo, Corinth, New Albany, Pontotoc, Booneville, Starkville, Columbus and West Point;
• In the Mississippi Delta, the cities of Yazoo City, Cleveland, Greenville, Greenwood and Clarksdale
• In East Mississippi: the city of Meridian and parts of Lauderdale County

Mississippi business and government leaders praised C Spire for its technology investment in Mississippi. "Private sector investments like these by C Spire Wireless will help in our continued efforts to attract high-technology industries and jobs to the Magnolia state," said Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant. "Expanding wireless broadband access through the latest and fastest technologies is critical to our state's economic development, education, small business and health care sectors." Tony Jeff, president and CEO of the Mississippi Technology Alliance, said the deployment of 4G LTE services in the state will help both consumers and small businesses. "A more robust mobile broadband experience drives economic growth, stimulates jobs and equips Mississippi consumers and businesses with the latest and fastest technologies to meet their growing wireless voice and data communications needs," Jeff said. "C Spire Wireless has significantly ramped up its wireless investments to enable an experience that offers Mississippi consumers and businesses better speed, better reliability and better availability of high-speed data communications." C Spire is the first provider to make the next generation of high-speed mobile broadband data services widely available to Mississippians. "We're moving aggressively to offer 4G LTE services to customers who want to experience the freedom and benefits this dramatic increase in data speeds provides," Meena said. "Also, we'll be the first provider to make the next generation of high-speed mobile broadband data services widely available in many parts of our service area. For consumers, this paves the way for a future of tightly integrated voice and data services." Customers can expect to experience average data speeds from 4 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) when downloading content and speeds from 1 to 5 Mbps when uploading content on the company's 4G LTE network, according to David Smith, vice president of Network Engineering for C Spire Wireless. "Our network teams and technicians are working hard to prepare for the rollout of our 4G LTE network later this year," Smith said. "We've been aggressively deploying fiber optic cable, installing enhanced backhaul connections and microwave rings and adding network capacity to hundreds of cell sites in anticipation of the launch."

Angry Birds Space Review

Rovio disclosed more details about its upcoming expansion, "Angry Birds: Space", which provided a surprisingly fascinating look at players should expect when playing the game, due out on the PC, Mac, iOS, and Android on March 22 and Samsung has announced that the game will be available for Galaxy Note users only. It will include Danger Zone, which will be a pack of 30 levels, users can have hours of fun and entertainment in overcoming the 30 challenging levels of Angry Birds Space.The users can grab the game from Android Market or Samsung Apps and Samsung has introduced a new bird called Lazer Bird which resembles the character of Galaxy Note, is equipped with the special powers that allow it to fight against the green pigs.



Samsung and Rovio will showcase Angry Birds Space for the first time on Samsung GALAXY Note at Samsung Blogger Lounge on the South by Southwest (SXSW) Conferences & Festivals (Austin Convention Center, Room 19AB at 4:15 pm). As an official launch partner, Samsung will provide the first ever hands-on Angry Birds Space game play opportunities on the GALAXY Note before the official game launch. Angry Birds Space will be showcased on the Samsung GALAXY Note, which provides the ultimate on-the-go entertainment experiences. Samsung GALAXY Note is a perfect gaming device as it comes with a vivid and expansive 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED screen and a dual-core processor, which ensures incredibly fast and smooth game play. In celebration of the successful worldwide launch of Samsung GALAXY Note, a new category of mobile device all Samsung GALAXY device users will receive Samsung special offers in the new game. For all Samsung GALAXY users, an exclusive Samsung GALAXY Note level will be provided in the Angry Birds Space game. In addition, Danger Zone, a special package of 30 challenging levels normally available as an in-app purchase, will be made available for free to all Samsung GALAXY users from Samsung Apps and the Android Market (level pack compatible above Android 2.1) for 3 months. This exclusive offer will be available from March 22nd with the launch of Angry Birds Space. Also, all game players will find extra fun playing the game with new Angry Birds Space characters. One of these special birds – the Lazer Bird – is introduced by Samsung, and reflects the personality of Samsung GALAXY Note. The bird's lazer vision resembles the best viewing experience on the crisp and expansive screen and its lazer strike super power the high performance. New characters, including the Lazer Bird in Angry Birds Space have unique superhero powers to help in their fight against the space pigs and bring their eggs safely back home.

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Neato Robotics XV-21 Autonomous Vacuum Cleaning Robot Review

Neato Robotics introducing the retro-futuristic XV-21 Pet and Allergy Vacuum for those of us wanting rid our domains of sniffle-inducing dust particles and the latest Neato XV-21 automatic vacuum cleaner features improved ability to pick up pet hair and dirt and reduce allergens on all floor types for cleaner, healthier homes. It is touted to work on all floor types and has a special bristled brush to improve the pick-up of pet hair, dander and fibers, and runs quieter than previous models – especially on hardwood floors, it also packs a new filter, which is cleanable and designed for long-term use and gives the Neato XV-21 increased airflow and suction power to pick up and retain more than three times the fine dust particles of the company’s standard filter.This device will be available for purchase for $429 MSRP at the end of April and you'll be able to pick up the new pet and allergy filter for $29.99 MSRP and the Pet and Allergy Upgrade Kit with new bristled brush for $59.99.



Neato Robotics, a Silicon Valley company that pioneers new technologies and products to free people from household chores announced a new automatic vacuum cleaner that's designed especially for pet owners and allergy sufferers. The Neato XV-21, which works on all floor types, includes a new bristled brush to improve the pick-up of pet hair, dander and fibers and allows the vacuum cleaner to run more quietly than previous models, especially on hardwood floors. A new filter, which is cleanable and designed for long-term use, provides increased airflow and suction power that allows the Neato XV-21 to pick up and retain more than three times the fine dust particles of the company's standard filter. The new brush and filter will work with all other existing Neato Robotics models on the market today, making it easy for current owners to upgrade their automatic vacuum cleaners. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America recommends vacuuming frequently and reducing the amount of pet dander, fur and feathers in the home as two simple steps to help prevent allergy outbreaks. A 2011 study by Quest Diagnostics found that allergies are on the rise in the mites, pet dander, ragweed and other allergens now account for more than 17 million visits to the doctor per year, according to the report. With the Neato XV-21's ability to automatically clean homes on its own with no human assistance, allergy sufferers can avoid allergens in the air caused by cleaning that can sometimes trigger reactions.



Customers clean every day, keeping homes neat and healthy and carpets well-groomed. It vacuums close to walls and corners, avoids bumping into furniture and returns automatically to its base to re-charge itself. "Our customers have increasingly asked us for a better way to pick up even more pet hair, dander and fine dust in their homes," says Warren Flick, CEO of Neato Robotics, Inc. "The Neato XV-21 delivers on that market need with a combination of increased suction power and airflow and more than three times the fine dust pick-up of our standard filters. We continue to focus on delivering new, innovative products that save customers time and keep homes neat, clean and healthy." The Neato XV-21 is available in Misty White with purple highlights and is designed to automatically and intelligently clean homes on a daily basis, ensuring clean floors and more free time for its owners. Using smart path planning and a methodical back-and-forth cleaning pattern, it thoroughly cleans all types of floors and creates that neat, just cleaned look on carpets. The Neato XV-21 will be available for purchase for $429 M.S.R.P. at the end of April through the Neato Robotics website and an expanding list of retail partners. The new pet and allergy filter ($29.99M.S.R.P.) and Pet and Allergy Upgrade Kit that includes the new bristled brush ($59.99 M.S.R.P.) will work with all other existing. Neato Robotics automatic vacuum cleaners and simply requires customers to download a free version of the 2.6 firmware upgrade using the USB port on the back of unit.

Toshiba Satellite P8 Series Specs and Price

It seems Toshiba want to dominate the world laptops market in all classes and lines. Starting from a cheap laptop price to high price with modest specs to the most advanced specifications.

After released Toshiba Qosmio X870 notebook, and now Tosiba has revealed a little more about the rest of the P8-series : Satellite P850 and the Satellite P855. Both of these gadget has unveiled by Toshiba UK today.

Toshiba UK unveils the launch of the new Satellite P series – a premium collection of multimedia laptops built to provide raw power and lightning-fast performance. Comprising four models, the new P series features the latest generation of processors, dedicated graphics and optional glasses-free 3D support – all packed into a sleek, stylish design.

Toshiba Satellite P8 Specs

Toshiba Satellite P8 features have the latest Intel® processors, dedicated NVIDIA® graphics and incredible memory capacity combine to provide a truly state-of-the-art computing experience. Turbo-charged rocessing power and next-gen graphics, High definition, glasses-free 3D screeni and integrated Blu-rayTM drive, Harman KardonTM speakers and SRS Premium Sound 3D provide supreme audio, For those looking for next generation multimedia performance, selected Satellite P855 models are available with glasses-free 3D playback  allowing users to enjoy the latest 3D films with no barriers as well as viewing 2D and 3D content simultaneously

Here is Satellite P series specs details

• Latest Intel® processors
• Next generation NVIDIA® GPUs
• Glasses-free 3D screen (selected Satellite P855 models only)
• Up to 1TB hard drive or 750GB/8GB hybrid drive
• DVD SuperMulti, Blu-rayTM ROM drives
• 4x USB 3.0 including 2x Sleep-and-Charge USB
• HDMI®, RGB
• Gigabit Ethernet LAN
• Intel® Wireless Display
• Dedicated headphone port & microphone port with Sleep-and-Music
• Full HD web camera with Face Recognition
• Backlit tiled keyboard
• Harman Kardon® speakers with Slip Stream technology, SRS Premium Sound 3D Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity

Price and Availability

The Satellite P series will be available release date from Q2 2012. No official word on pricing yet, but we've already reported that the range will likely start at £599 ($940)