MultiBay Trayless HSB-V RAID Cluster Storage Subsystem with Blu-ray
FirewireDirect, a leading supplier and manufacturer of FireWire 800, eSATA (Serial-ATA) storage cluster hardware and RAID subsystems announces the new HSB-V. Touted as the most configurable 4-Bay storage solution on the market and also offers the best value available.The HSB-V 4-Bay is configurable with five different types of host interfaces: 4x eSATA, 1x Multilane Infiniband, 1x Port Multiplier (PM), 1x PM w/RAID or as paired FireWire800/USBv2.0 Combo ports. When utilized with available PCIe 8x RAID controller the HSB-V can easily be configured as a RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 or as a JBOD.
The PCIe hardware RAID controller also offers features like Variable Sector Size (VSS) breaking the 2TB limitation and making it possible to have logical disk sizes of up to 40TB. The HSB-V is also available with an integrated 50GB Blu-Ray HD Burner or Reader, which is supported, natively with MacOSX 10.5. If selected for Windows, a software download link is bundled.
The HSB-V 4-Bay is available as an enclosure kit for as low as $269 or in a 4TB/4000GB configuration for $1600, completely built (configured, tested and verified) and utilizing high performance SATA II drives. The Trayless HSB-V 2-Bay and 8-Bay solutions will be available soon.
The HSB-V is designed to support a full range of users, professional content creation applications, digital video, digital audio, data centers and both departmental and DVR server users who need a flexible, universal storage system. The HSB-V creates a common and easy storage building block for current and future data storage needs.
MacBook Air Unboxing Photos & Videos
A few users on YouTube have posted their videos of the MacBook Air in both retail stores and after receiving their own orders this morning. User desenso has posted a full unboxing video from start to finish and user MusikInk has posted a video of the MacBook Air in action at the Fifth Ave. Apple Store.
UNEASYsilence posted unboxing photos earlier today.
MacBook Air - World’s Thinnest Notebook
Apple has released a new thin notebook, the MacBook Air. At 0.16 inches at its thinnest point it’s the world’s thinnest notebook. The new MacBook uses an aluminum case with a a 13.3 inch LED screen with a full-size backlit keyboard and Apple’s iSight camera.
The MacBook Air also features a multi-touch trackpad. This allows users to rotate their fingers to rotate a picture, or swipe to move to the next picture.
The MacBook Air includes a 1.6 GHz or 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 2 GB of memory. It offers an 80 GB hard drive (or an optional 64 GB solid state flash drive). One USB 2.0 port, a headphone jack and a micro-DVI port are hidden in a flip-down hatch. 802.11n and Bluetooth are also built in. No optical drive is included, but there is an optional external SuperDrive for $99. However the Air includes software allowing it to “borrow” an optical drive from another computer.
Apple has a guided tour and ad showing off their new product. The MacBook Air starts at $1799. If you want the SSD drive, prepare to spend over $3000.
Apple TV: No Computer Needed
Apple as announced a new software update for Apple TV and a price cut. A computer is no longer needed to get your content on to the Apple TV. The new update allows you to rent movies, buy TV shows, download podcasts and view photos right from the device.
Movie rentals are $2.99 for old movies and $3.99 for new releases.Some movies will also be available in HD with 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound for an extra dollar. Movies can start in as little as 30 seconds with a modern connection. Customers will have 30 days to start watching it, and 24 hours to finish it (or re-watch it). All content purchased on your Apple TV will sync back to your computer. Apple TV also can grab photos from Flickr or .Mac.
New Apple TV’s start at $229 for 40GB and $329 for 160GB. Apple has posted a guided tour of the new features. Expect the software update and the cheaper models in two weeks.
Apple Announces Time Capsule
Apple has announced Time Capsule, a combination of the AirPort Extreme and a server grade harddisk. Time Capsule allows all Macs to backup over its wireless 802.11n connection using Time Machine.
“Bring Time Capsule home, plug it in, click a few buttons on your Macs and voila—all the Macs in your house are being backed up automatically, every hour of every day,� said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “With Time Capsule and Time Machine, all your irreplaceable photos, movies and documents are automatically protected and incredibly easy to retrieve if they are ever lost.�
Time Capsule will come in a 500GB and 1TB model that go for $299 and $499 respectively. It also offers three Gigabit LAN ports, and one USB 2.0 port. Look for it in February.
Keyspan’s New TuneView Update Supports iPod Video Out Functions
Keyspan announced today the release of a firmware update (version 1.34) that enables “TuneView for iPod” to support video out functionality with video-enabled iPods including iPod classic and the iPod nano (3rd generation).
TuneView is a powerful remote control with color LCD screen and 2-way RF connectivity that allows you to browse and manage an iPod throughout your house or office. Unlike other iPod remotes, TuneView can be updated by connecting it to the USB port on a PC or Mac(R) and loading new firmware onto the remote.
When Apple released its current generation of iPods - including the iPod nano, iPod classic, and iPod touch - only docks and peripherals with an Apple authentication coprocessor were able to support video out functions in these new iPods. Keyspan’s TuneView dock is one of the few “Made for iPod” licensed docks that contains the necessary authentication coprocessor.
When used in conjunction with recently released firmware updates from Apple, the new firmware update from Keyspan enables full use of the video out functionality. The firmware is available for free download from the Keyspan web site.
“We’re pleased to be able to deliver full iPod audio and video management capabilities with TuneView,” said Mike Ridenhour, president at Keyspan.
“TuneView for iPod” has an MSRP of $179 and is available to consumers at Amazon.com, American TV, Buy.com, CircuitCity.com, Frys, J&R, MacConnection, OfficeDepot.com, and other leading iPod accessory resellers.
Apple updates Mac Pro and Xserve with Penryn CPUs
Apple today updated both the Mac Pro and Xserve using the new Intel 45nm-based processors announced yesterday at CES. The new models are available immediately online at the Apple Store. The standard 8-core Mac Pro configuration starts at just $2,799.
“The new Mac Pro is the fastest Mac we’ve ever made,� said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With 3.2 GHz 8-core Xeon processing, a 1600 MHz front side bus and 800 MHz memory, the new Mac Pro uses the fastest Intel Xeon architecture on the market.�
Apple’s 1U server, Xserve, was also updated using the new processors.
Starting at just $2,999, the new Xserve has up to two Quad-Core 3.0 GHz Intel Xeon processors for 8-core performance, a new server architecture, faster front side buses, faster memory, up to 3TB of internal storage and two PCI Express 2.0 expansion slots for greater performance and flexibility.
This comes just a week before Macworld, so there definitely is a secret in store - Apple also introduced new Xserves a week before Macworld in 2005 where they introduced the Mac mini.
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