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Free DVD Software from WinX

Posted by Nerd in DVD, Free, Software on October 20, 2009

Limited time only – so grab them while you can!  WinX is giving away two of their software titles right now!  DVD Author, and DVD Ripper.

WinX DVD Author is powerful DVD movie creator and DVD burning software to make DVD from various video formats, like AVI, MOV, MPEG, WMV, FLV, etc. With this DVD authoring software, it is easy and fast to create your stylish DVD by making DVD menu, clipping video segment, adding subtitles. Download WinX DVD Author for free and convert your favorite videos to DVD.

WinX DVD Ripper Platinum is a professional DVD ripping software tool which could backup your DVD video to your personal PC or put into your portable devices. It offers fast ripping speed, stable ripping process and best video/audio quality. Integrated all DVD ripping functions together, WinX DVD Ripper Platinum should be a great choice for you to backup DVDs.

Together, they will run you about $55.00 to purchase, so even if you don’t plan on installing right away, go ahead and download them.  No registration key will be required to install either title, and can be installed on as many computers as you like.

[ WinX DVD Author ]

[ WinX DVD Ripper ]

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Dobo: Awesome storage device

Posted by Nerd in Hardware on January 14, 2008

I have been looking at the Drobo from Data Robotoics Inc. for almost a year now, waiting for it to hit the market, and for some improvements.  Well, the improvements are here! 

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Some of the features are:

  • Up to 4 SATA I or II drives (can mix or match)
  • USB connectivity
  • Constant Data protection
  • Simple LED management

Plus, add on the DroboShare, to turn it into a NAS (Network Attached Storage)

  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • Automounting SMB shared via Drobo Dashboard
  • Dual USB 2.0 ports for two Drobo’s per Droboshare
  • EXT3 file system support
  • Email alerts (in case drive fails etc)

All in all, this product looks great.  The Drobo runs at $499 and the DroboShare is $199.

[Drobo]

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DirecTV PC – Coming soon!

Posted by Nerd in Hardware, TV on January 11, 2008

Holy Moly, I can’t believe it!  I’ve been wishing for DirecTV to make a tuner PC for a while, and now it is real!

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Engadget confirmed that the HDPC-20 has a dual HD tuner device, USB port for connecting to your computer, a NIC, and supports Windows Media Center .

No word on release or price yet.

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Alienware Curved Monitor

Posted by Nerd in Hardware on January 10, 2008

Gizmodo was at CES 2008, and saw this awesome monitor that should be hitting the market soon.  It is lit by LED, and boasts 2880×900 resolution.  Can’t wait for mine! :)

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More pictures and video on Gizmodo.

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832GB Solid State Drive (SSD) !!!!!!

Posted by Nerd in SSD on January 4, 2008

Source: [Engadget]

The folks at BiTMICRO are about to blow some doors off of the SSD truck with a new product they’ll be showing at CES this year. According to a press release, the company is introducing a new, 2.5-inch solid-state drive with a whoppping 832GB of NAND flash goodness. The 3Gb SATA drive is a new addition to the company’s E-Disk Altima line, and utilizes a technology the company calls multi-level cell (or MLC) memory, which apparently doubles the number of bits stored per memory cell when compared with single-level cell (SLC) NAND. The drives are expected to ship Q3 2008 in capacities ranging from 32GB to 832GB — and you can be sure we’ll be staring intently at them (and asking for demo units) as soon as CES rolls around.

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