Category archives for: Mac Hardware

HGST Announces New G-Technology G-RAID Enclosures

HGST announced two new G-Technology products at the BVE Expo in the UK. The Expo focuses on broadcast and production technology, making it an ideal forum to release two new products geared for audio/video and photography production. The G-RAID is a removable RAID enclosure with dual 7200 rpm enterprise-class hard drives. The all-aluminum enclosure features […]

VisionTek Announces Wallet Drive – USB Wallet Drive Enclosure

  VisionTek today announced the new VisionTek Wallet Drive leather external drive enclosure Designed for ultra-portable convenience, the Wallet Drive’s leather cover with magnetic flap closure conceals a hot-swappable, screw-less drive tray with an integrated 7″ long USB 3.0/2.0 connecting cable. Any SATA hard drive or solid state drive can simply be slid into the […]

Acer’s XG270HU Display Will Support FreeSync Along with G-Sync

A few days prior to CES, Acer announced a 27-inch monitor with a 2560 x 1440 resolution that had a refresh rate of 144 Hz, a super-thin bezel, and support for Nvidia G-Sync. Today Acer revealed that the XG270HU will support FreeSync. as well! the display has a fast response time of 1 ms, and […]

Satechi Ships iMac-Matching USB 3.0 Clip-On USB 3.0 Hub

Satechi has announced the immediate availability of its Aluminum Clamp Hub. The USB 3.0 four-port hub matches the styling of Apple hardware, and attaches to the underside of 2012 and newer iMac models. The Aluminum Clamp Hub is now for $28.

VESA Publishes Embedded DisplayPort Standard 1.4a – Features Adaptive Sync

To maintain pace with ever-increasing resolutions, color bit-depth and refresh rates, the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has announced the latest version of the Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) specification – 1.4a. This supersedes version 1.4, which was first introduced in February of 2013. The principal upgrades include a new Display Stream Compression (DSC) standard (1.1) and […]

Seagate to Move Thunderbolt Drives to LaCie – Dropping USM Connector Too

Drive manufacturer Seagate has confirmed that it will stop offering Thunderbolt storage and adapters under its own brand name, and will instead leave Thunderbolt drives and storage options to the separate LaCie division, which it acquired in 2012. Seagate’s retiring of the USM connectors also likely signals the end of any drive compatibility with FireWire […]

NewerTech Release Batteries for Older Unibody MacBooks

Add-on outfit NewerTech has added some additional NuPower batteries for some of Apple’s older unibody MacBook models. These include 13-inch basic MacBooks from 2009 and 2010, and the 2011 edition of the 17-inch MacBook Pro. NuPower batteries are claimed to last up to 50 percent longer than Apple’s pre-installed hardware. A battery for the 13-inch […]

Logitech Announces ConferenceCam Connect! Portable Video Conferencing Solution

Logitech has announced the ConferenceCam Connect! it is a portable all-in-one videoconference solution designed for small and medium sized rooms. It works with any computing device with a USB connection such as PC, MAC, even a Chromebook! The New Logitech Device Works with Microsoft Lync, Skype, Cisco Jabber, WebEx, Citrix GoToMeeting, Blue Jeans, Google Hangouts, […]

Samsung Is Now Making 8Gb GDDR5 Memory Chips

Samsung is making it easier for graphics card makers load up on memory. The firm has kicked off mass production of GDDR5 RAM with a whopping 8Gb (1GB) per die. The chips are designed for high-end PC graphics and supercomputers, two product categories with increasingly close ties. Unsurprisingly, the press release notes that only eight […]

OWC Announces Viper Pro Thunderbolt 2 SSD External Drive

Other World Computing at CES announced the Viper Pro SSD external drive with Thunderbolt 2 technology. OWC Viper Pro Thunderbolt SSD features dual Thunderbolt 2 ports, offering extreme performance with phenomenal sustained speeds up to 1400MB/s, ideal for bandwidth-intensive workflows like professional content creation. The Viper Pro Thunderbolt SSD will be offered in two models, […]

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