Kodak. A name synonymous with “camera.” A legend and an icon in the industry. And yet, even it can’t resist technological changes forever. As the world continues to go digital and the idea of shooting on “film” becomes more far-fetched with each passing day, Kodak has been forced to slam the axe on its KODACHROME Color Film. In a tear-jerking announcement made today by the company, it will “retire” said film later this year, which means you should probably stock up now before leftover units start going for 4x
QNAP Intros the First 2.5-inch SATA, 8-bay, Intel Atom-based SS-839 Pro Turbo NAS
QNAP Systems, Inc. today introduces the SS-839 Pro Turbo NAS, the world's smallest 8-bay, Intel Atom network attached storage solution supporting eight 2.5-inch hard drives or solid state disks (SSD). Targeted at business users who require a storage solution of high performance, stability, scalability, low noise and low power consumption, the SS-839 Pro adopts low power Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz CPU, disk on module (DOM) architecture, and 2GB DDRII memory. The total storage capacity of the NAS is up to 4TB.

“The SS-839 Pro is the 8-bay variation of QNAP's previously announced SS-439 Pro Turbo NAS. It is also the smallest 8-bay NAS in the current market with up to 4TB storage capacity. The NAS features low operation noise and low power consumption. When running 8 hard drives, the SS-839 Pro consumes almost 60% less electricity than a general 8-bay, 3.5-inch SATA NAS. It is definitely an ideal storage solution that largely reduces the electricity expenses of the business users”, says Celia Lee, Product Manager from QNAP.
New Star Trek Game Comes to Windows Mobile
EA Mobile has released Star Trek for Windows Mobile , a shoot ‘em up space combat game based on the new Trek movie.
Game description:
YOU are the captain of the USS Enterprise in this action-packed shoot-em up based on the blockbuster movie. Soar through galaxies as you race to complete your campaigns. Pick up new weapons and fight valiantly alongside and against famous ships and races from the Star Trek Universe. Collect power-ups to increase the abilities of your ship including speed, energy and firepower. Explore the depth of the score system and get higher ratings on the high-score ladder. Get beamed up!
June 22 News from Around the Web
Antec Easy Swap Hard Drive Caddy Enclosure Review @ Hi Tech Legion and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!
“The Easy SATA Hot Swap Hard Drive Caddy by Antec is what we have today. Antecs Easy SATA Hot Swap Hard Drive Caddy is a hard drive enclosure for SATA drives. The convenience of this product is aimed for anyone that has extra internal SATA hard drives. The enclosure is designed to slip into an available 5.25″ drive bay on your computer case, and you plug in the SATA cable to your system, and just slide in a hard drive to the available slot. Pretty straightforward, and convenient.”
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 CPU Review
It was not too long ago that the web was buzzing with dual-core versus quad-core debates. Sides were taken and lines were drawn. At that time, one of the main arguments against quad-core processors was their high asking price. But as time passed and manufacturing refinements were made, costs steadily decreased and quad-cores found their way into the more mainstream market segments. And before you knew it, a price war was imminent.Intel and AMD have been going at one another for years. With AMD unable to compete
T-Mobile Intros myTouch 3G Android Smartphone
Wow, talk about a sudden influx of new phone choices. Within the span of just a few weeks, American mobile users have been introduced to Palm’s Pre on Sprint, Apple’s iPhone 3GS on AT&T and now T-Mobile’s myTouch 3G on (you guessed it) T-Mobile USA. Officially, this phone is the followup to the T-Mobile G1, the planet’s first-ever Android-based cellular phone.The myTouch 3G boasts an updated look and feel, with cleaner lines, more curves and support for T-Mobile’s growing 3G network. Of course, the overall
Acer Debuts Aspire AS5536 And AS7735Z Notebooks
Had enough of Acer’s Aspire netbooks? Good, because the company has just revealed two new machines that are about as far as one can get from small, light and underpowered. The newest Aspire notebooks fall in the multimedia/gaming-centric Gemstone line, both incorporating 16:9 widescreen displays, Dolby surround sound and–gasp!–full size keyboards.The 15.6″ Acer Aspire AS5536 and 17.3″ Aspire AS7735Z both feature LED backlit displays, NVIDIA graphics, a multi-gesture touchpad, Acer Backup Manager and a PowerSave
Seagate Adds 3 BlackArmor External Storage Units
Back in March of this year, Seagate added a pair of new BlackArmor NAS devices to its growing portfolio, and now the company is issuing three more in the direction of small business owners. The firm’s BlackArmor series is known for being all-business, and these two are no exception to that rule.The newcomers include the BlackArmor NAS 220 storage server, the BlackArmor WS 110 external drive workstation and the BlackArmor PS 110 portable drive. The trio of units all sport automated full-system backup and SafetyDrill+
ASRock M3A780GXH/128M Motherboard Review
ASRock has released a series of boards based on AMD's AM3 socket and here today is one of their first AM3 motherboards, the M3A780GXH/128M. Coupling AMD's 780G chipset with integrated ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics and the SB710 southbridge, this $89.99 motherboard strives to cover lots of ground with its IGP configuration and three PCIe slots supporting CrossFireX.
Blu-ray Adoption Still Sluggish, HDTV Sales Up
It’s a tough time for Blu-ray to be really hitting its stride. Many consumers are still wary due to the battle with HD-DVD, and frankly, many are still content with DVD. In too many cases, upscaled DVD looks “good enough” for consumers, and only those with oodles of disposable income are willing to fork out for Blu-ray. Blu-ray player prices are still relatively high, and the actual movies are way expensive compared to the same titles on DVD. Plus, the install base of DVD is so high, it’s tough for many to start
