Corsair announces Voyager Port – USB Data Backup

Corsair today announced the Voyager Port, which is a portable backup solution for USB 2.0 flash drives. The Voyager Port transforms any USB flash drive into a powerful data backup solution, complete with a simple, one-button file backup feature. The Voyager Port requires no external power supply and features a USB 2.0 port for the latest, high-speed USB flash drives. No word on pricing, but it does feature a 10-year warranty.

Corsair Voyager Port

USB flash drives, such as Corsairs shock- and water-resistant Flash Voyager drives, are smaller and far more durable than portable hard disk drives, which have moving parts that are vulnerable to shock said Jim Carlton, VP of Marketing, Corsair, And with 64GB Flash Voyagers now available, USB flash drives are ideal backup solutions.

Silicon Power Announces Touch 820 Swivel-Guard USB Drives

Silicon Power today announces the new Touch 820 Swivel-Guard USB Drive. The latest incarnation of their Touch series remains focused on convenient to use and data protection with the addition of a 360 swivel-guard lid. The swivel-guard lid design protects the gold fingers of the USB connector from accidental damage and unnecessary wear and tear to further guarantee data protection. Silicon Powers Touch 820 Swivel-Guard USB Drive is available from 2 ~ 8GB in capacity and feature lifetime warranty.

Silicon Power Touch 820

The dedicated design team was able to come up with a design that is clean and simple. Utilizing Chip-On-Board (COB) advance packaging technology, it makes Touch 820 waterproof, vibration-proof and dust-proof. Integration of Wear Leveling technology improves overall data reliability and lifespan of the USB drive to offer users a peace of mind. Protection mechanisms aside, Silicon Power Touch 820s clean and simple design incorporates natural and harmonious concepts to emphasize its care-free looks and elegance. The Silicon Power Touch 820 Swivel-Guard USB Drive is a USB drive with natural styling and personality.

March 31 News from Around the Web

Thermaltake Element S Case Review @ Rbmods and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!

When I choose a computer case, I am often drawn towards a couple of things: good looks and cool features that will make building and using the computer enjoyable. Thermaltake, makers of a wide variety of computer products, sent us a sample of one of their new cases, the Thermaltake Element S Computer case, which from the package seems to combine stylish looks with a sophisticated design. Does this case have all the elements needed to be considered a case for pros? Lets find out in this case review.

Nyotron Claims: Be Paranoid of Conficker

Reportedly, April Fool’s Day will not be too amusing for millions of computer users, as the Conficker worm is anticipated to take full effect. The Conficker worm was released to the wild in October 2008. It targets Microsoft Windows machines specifically and its symptoms manifest as network congestion, account lockout policies being reset, disabled automatic updates and error reporting for Windows, slow domain controller response, and for added fun — it blocks security-related sites.The Conficker worm comes

Skype for iPhone Launches; Download Now For Free

The rumors were true! Skype for iPhone lives, and it could hardly be better. iPhone and iPhone 3G users have long struggled to get Skype capabilities on their cellphone, and while a few third-party alternatives are out there, none of them true excelled at connecting individuals via VoIP. Today, Skype has proudly announced that Skype for iPhone is available to all in the App Store, and to make things entirely better, it’s 100% free.The application not only allows free Skype-to-Skype calls from any WiFi zone on

Asus Eee PC 1004DN Comes With Optical Drive

We can’t believe we’re saying this, but we haven’t seen a new Eee PC netbook in quite some time! Nevertheless, Asus is making sure the lineup stays fresh with an all new addition: the Eee PC 1004DN. What’s so special about this one over all the rest? First off, it’s the first Eee PC netbook to feature a Super-Multi optical disc drive, meaning that owners will be able to read and burn CDs / DVDs for the first time on an Eee PC. The unit also includes an ExpressCard slot, the company’s Super Hybrid Engine (SHE)

Intel Debuts New Xeon 5500 Series Processors

Apple may have secured them first, but Intel’s 17 newest enterprise-class processors are finally available for all that care to grab them. As we saw yesterday with Lenovo’s announcement, Intel’s freshest Xeon chips (previously referred to as “Nehalem”) are now available to other OEMs and channel partners, and given the depth and breadth of this new class, it’ll probably take awhile for you to fully digest the news. Led by the Xeon 5500 Series, these new chips are hailed as the outfit’s “most revolutionary server

Encarta to Fold (Its Last Page)

A post on Microsoft’s Encarta website notes that the Encarta website, as well as the software products bearing the Encarta name, are being discontinued. The posting was first noticed by Ars Technica. Microsoft said said it will discontinue its online Encarta products by October 31, except for Encarta Japan, which will run through the end of 2009. Additionally, Microsoft will no longer sell Microsoft Student and Encarta Premium software after June of this year. Here’s what Microsoft said: Encarta has been a popular

DHS, Honeynet Proj. Develop Conficker Scanners

Both the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the non-profit Honeynet Project have developed methods for determining which PCs on a network are infected by Conficker, which makes the work of scanning a system of networked PCs a lot quicker and easier. The DHS announced that the department’s United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) created the tool, which has been available to federal and state partners via the Government Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (GFIRST) Portal, and