Solid Alliance’s $10,000 Mnemosyne USB drive is built for style, not convenience

The Greek goddess of memory, Mnemosyne, would surely be proud of this product bearing her name. For starters, it comes at a price few mere mortals can afford and is couched within an extravagant all-aluminum body. The puzzle cube certainly provides a ceremonial feel to accessing the data within, and makers Solid Alliance are pitching [...]

Solid Alliance’s $10,000 Mnemosyne USB drive is built for style, not convenience

Video: Dorel Air Protect keeps your blow-up children safe

It might look like your run-of-the-mill car seat, but Dorel’s Air Protect comes with an extra dose of parental paranoia, or as they call it, side impact protection. Sure, you could protect your child by not driving like a reckless maniac, but where’s the techno-loving fun in that? You’re far better off strapping junior into [...]

Video: Dorel Air Protect keeps your blow-up children safe

Pirate Bay acquired by Global Gaming Factory, going legit like Napster

var digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/movies/The_Pirate_Bay_R_I_P’; It’s true, The Pirate Bay has agreed to being purchased by Global Gaming Factory (owner of a network of Internet cafes and gaming centers) for 60 million Swedish Krona or roughly $7.8 million. According to a press release, “GGF intends to launch new business models that allow [...]

Pirate Bay acquired by Global Gaming Factory, going legit like Napster

Intel launching cheaper SSDs with up to 320GB capacity in two weeks?

Rumor has it that Intel is prepped to launch its new SSDs in the next two weeks. According to sources speaking to the The Inquirer, the new solid state disks will feature that smaller 34nm NAND Flash developed by Intel and Micron. As usual, the smaller manufacturing processes should allow for higher density SSDs (as [...]

Intel launching cheaper SSDs with up to 320GB capacity in two weeks?

The Greek goddess of memory, Mnemosyne, would surely be proud of this product bearing her name. For starters, it comes at a price few mere mortals can afford and is couched within an extravagant all-aluminum body. The puzzle cube certainly provides a ceremonial feel to accessing the data within, and makers Solid Alliance are pitching it as a luxurious receptacle for your most treasured memories. Yes, under all the sheen, you are still looking at 16GB of standard issue flash memory, but can we really put a price on mythology-infused style?Filed under: StorageSolid Alliance’s $10,000 Mnemosyne USB drive is built for style, not convenience originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Solid Alliance’s $10,000 Mnemosyne USB drive is built for style, not convenience

02 July 2009

The Greek goddess of memory, Mnemosyne, would surely be proud of this product bearing her name. For starters, it comes at a price few mere mortals can afford and is couched within an extravagant all-aluminum body. The puzzle cube certainly provides a ceremonial feel to accessing the data within, and makers Solid Alliance are pitching [...]

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Video: Dorel Air Protect keeps your blow-up children safe

01 July 2009

It might look like your run-of-the-mill car seat, but Dorel’s Air Protect comes with an extra dose of parental paranoia, or as they call it, side impact protection. Sure, you could protect your child by not driving like a reckless maniac, but where’s the techno-loving fun in that? You’re far better off strapping junior into [...]

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Pirate Bay acquired by Global Gaming Factory, going legit like Napster

30 June 2009

var digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/movies/The_Pirate_Bay_R_I_P’; It’s true, The Pirate Bay has agreed to being purchased by Global Gaming Factory (owner of a network of Internet cafes and gaming centers) for 60 million Swedish Krona or roughly $7.8 million. According to a press release, “GGF intends to launch new business models that allow [...]

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Intel launching cheaper SSDs with up to 320GB capacity in two weeks?

29 June 2009

Rumor has it that Intel is prepped to launch its new SSDs in the next two weeks. According to sources speaking to the The Inquirer, the new solid state disks will feature that smaller 34nm NAND Flash developed by Intel and Micron. As usual, the smaller manufacturing processes should allow for higher density SSDs (as [...]

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Sony investigating PSP phone?

28 June 2009

As recently as May Sony has itself stated that a PSP phone “could happen,” and now a report from Nikkei business daily states that Sony is planning on putting together a team as early as next month to build product that would act as a combination of a PSP and a Sony Ericsson handset. It [...]

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Waterproof lithium metal-air batteries could revolutionize portable power

27 June 2009

We’ve already seen some zinc-air batteries hit the market, and now it sounds like lithium-based cells will be the next type to use air as a cathode. The only problem? Those of you who were awake in 10th grade chemistry might remember that exposing lithium metal to water causes it to explode — which is [...]

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