Software Hardware Archive

  • Review: Western Digital My Book Essential with SmartWare backup software

    Review: Western Digital My Book Essential with SmartWare backup software

    wd-my-book-essentialShort version: Western Digital's refreshed My Book Essential external hard drive provides a simple, unobtrusive, and relatively inexpensive home backup solution. With an enormous 2TB capacity, built-in WD SmartWare software, 256-bit built-in encryption with password protection, an "illuminated capacity gauge," and a MSRP of $249.99, there is very little not to like here.

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  • TomTom iPhone GPS kit delayed

    TomTom iPhone GPS kit delayed

    So we knew it was coming; the TomTom GPS car kit was going through the FCC, the software was released on the App store. It was just a question of when. The bad news is, the when has changed.

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  • Review: Viliv X70 UMPC

    Review: Viliv X70 UMPC

    The Viliv X70 isn’t the first UMPC, nor is it the most feature-filled. It’s isn’t the most expensive or cheapest. But I’m willing to bet that it’s one of the most important devices in its class. The X70, and it’s little brother the S5, offer a lot of mobile goodness for a relatively low [...]

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