Western Digital launches revamped WD TV media player for TV
Storage company Western Digital has launched a new version of its WD TV media player that plays your slide shows and home videos on the television.
The WD TV Live HD Media Player is the second generation of the device that launched a year ago. It can play full high-definition videos with a resolution of 1080p. The appeal of this device is that it’s easy to use because it takes the computing and home networking out… Continue Reading
Clickfree raises $10 million for storage backup service
Clickfree has raised $10 million in a second round of funding to expand its automatic storage backup service business.
The Toronto, Canada-based software company strives to fully automate the backup process. The products are aimed at those who regularly fail to backup content on their PCs because they do not have the time, desire or skill to install, set up and use confusing or complex software and hardware products.
Coincidentally, we wrote about a competitor, Seagate’s new… Continue Reading
Roundup: Yahoo cuts data retention, Sprint pushing WiMax and more
Here’s the latest action:
Yahoo cuts data retention to 90 days — The search company’s new policy will likely push Google and Microsoft toward similar reductions in the amount of time they keep user data.
Sprint plans first WiMax device for Dec. 21 — The first device that will work both on Clearwire’s growing WiMax network and Sprint’s existing network infrastructure will go on sale in time for Christmas. Clearwire previously released cards that worked only with WiMax.
California pushes… Continue Reading
Western Digital pushes into living room with WD TV
Western Digital may have uncovered the trick to getting into your living room: simplicity. Today, the company is launching its WD TV HD Media Player, a box that makes it very easy to listen to music or watch movies, home videos, and pictures on your TV.
The box isn’t hooked up to the Internet. You simply connect one of Western Digital’s MyPassport portable backup hard drives to a computer. You transfer everything you want to watch… Continue Reading
Seagate elbowing its way further into consumer backup market
Seagate is elbowing its way further into the consumer tech market with new backup products that it will launch with a broad consumer-oriented ad campaign.
The devices, being introduced today, fall under Seagate’s FreeAgent brand. They range from portable storage drives to desktop backup drives for the PC or the Mac. They complement the more technical Maxtor brand of backup storage products and come in a variety of colors.
The marketing campaign will highlight the usefulness of… Continue Reading