By Andrew Liszewski

Sometimes passwords feel like more of a pain than a plus, so I like this 2.5-inch SATA HD enclosure that uses an RFID tag to protect your data. … Read More

It’s fine to announce USB 3.0 gear, but it’s another thing entirely to actually put it up for retail. Buffalo’s making the boast today that its HD-HU3 series of USB 3.0 hard disks will be the “world’s first!!” to ship. … Read More

Apple quietly updated their Time Capsule lineup yesterday adding a newer, more capacious 2TB version whilst removing the smaller 500GB model.

If you’re unfamiliar with Apple’s Time Capsule, it is essentially a wireless backup device and WiFi router in one. It works with both Mac and PC, but excels when used in-sync with the company’s brilliant Time Machine backup/archival software built-into Mac OS X Leopard. This combo wirelessly captures the state of your Mac (including all software, files and settings) with each backup to make recovery easy should your hard disk fail, or you misplace or delete a file, or a buggy software update cripples your computer. You can return to a previous state of your choosing, which may not necessarily be your last backup.

Time Machine works with most external storage devices out there, but you have to remember to do regular back-ups and manually connect them to each computer that needs backing up. The beauty of the Time Capsule is that when used in conjunction with Time Machine, performs scheduled backups wirelessly – on all your computers – while you work. Or play.

Both the original and updated 500GB models have been quietly dropped from the Apple Store, but can still be found (at heavily discounted prices) from resellers. If you were contemplating purchasing this drive in the past but balked at the price (like I did), now might be the time to grab one before they all disappear.

The 1TB Time Capsule meanwhile has received a large retail price cut from $499 to $299 with some stores pushing that further to $288.99. This price actually brings the Time Capsule more in line with basic 1TB external drives on the market and thus, should now sell like crazy.

The new 2TB Time Capsule now includes support for up to 50 concurrent users and offers faster WiFi – operating simultaneously on both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. A new guest networking function lets you share your Internet connection without sharing your password and is available now, retailing for $499.00 | £379.00 at the Apple Store. The 2TB model can also be purchased from both OnSale and MacMall for a reduced $479.99.

Sources:
Apple and MacMall

Apple’s 2TB Time Capsule Arrives To Back Up Even More Memories originally appeared on Mark’s Technology News

Originally by Mark from Mark’s Technology News on July 31, 2009, 10:52am

After being snubbed by Hitachi in the race to push out the industry’s first 1TB desktop hard drive, Western Digital made darn sure it was first to ship a 2TB version. Now, the company is raising its fists in celebration once more with the introduction of the sector’s first 2.5-inch 1TB mobile hard drive. … Read More

We’re not sure how this affects the zero-dollar revenue goal for 2009, but popular media player software Boxee announced it has closed a $6 million round of financing including a new partner, General Catalyst. We’ll let the money men assess value, the key point for users is how this affects the company’s plan to take the platform from underground darling to mainstream hit – embedding the software in connected TVs, Blu-ray player, game consoles and set-top boxes. … Read More