Archive for June 12th, 2009

ExpressCard 2.0 Will Be Ten Times Faster

June 12th, 2009

ExpressCard 2.0 Will Be Ten Times Faster

No sooner did Apple drop the MacBook Pro Express Card slot Express Card as the organization announces a major upgrade to Version 2 The ExpressCard Standard 2.0 is equipped with a crucial difference: speed.

How much faster? Ten times faster, according to the specifications. Transfer tops in 5Gbps, which means that everything needed to establish a set of data will benefit, including video transmission, eSata adapter for external hard drives and everything coming with the USB 3.0 spec. In short, it is the pedestrian-slot at the side of many computers to a rapid and useful accessories.

Will we ever in a portable Mac? Given the fact that Apple seems to be playing musical chairs with data ports, FireWire break to make it again just a few months later, for example, it is quite possible that this slot will be in future revisions. Then again, this announcement from the ExpressCard humans is only the completion of the specification itself: We have a while to wait for the actual products ship. Until then we will probably buy MacBooks hewn from solid blocks of light with adamantium but.

Panasonic Let’s Note Light R8 notebook

June 12th, 2009

Panasonic Let’s Note Light R8 notebook

The Let’s Note laptop from Panasonic has a circular touchpad, which is probably one of the most important things you immediately, and then the rest falls into place. It is based on the Intel Core 2 Solo at 1.4 GHz. However, one of the most important functions is the claim that it is shockproof from Panasonic, to what extent is not yet known. You get the usual Wi-Fi connectivity, while the battery to be good for nine hours.

Features:

  • A 10.4-inch LCD display
  • 1.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 CULV processor
  • 2 GB of RAM (Max 4 GB)
  • 64 GB SSD storage
  • Windows Vista 32 bit

via pclaunches