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OWC Announces the Envoy Pro EX Portable Solid State Drive

OWC Announces the Envoy Pro EX Portable Solid State Drive

Other World Computing has just announced the Envoy Pro EX ultra-portable solid state drive. This portable drive is small enough to fit in your pocket and is made of anodized aluminum so it goes great with both Macs and PCs. The drive uses a USB 3.0 connection for both power and data transfer. Inside you have OWC’s own SandForce Driven OWC Aura Pro 6G SSD and you can expect speeds of up to 436 MB/s.

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WD My Passport 500GB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive Review

WD My Passport 500GB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive Review

The WD My Passport drives have been around for quite sometime now.  They provide fast and easy backup and storage whether you are on the go or at your desk.  Just about two years ago we took a look at the My Passport Essential SE 1TB drive.  WD is back with a new My Passport drive that offers a new enclosure design, backup and encryption software, 5 color choices and capacities up to 2TB.  The My Passport Essential SE has been a fixture in my mobile computing setup, but will it soon be replaced by the newer My Passport?  Read on as we take a look…

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Antec AMP SP1 Portable Bluetooth Speaker Review

Antec AMP SP1 Portable Bluetooth Speaker Review

I’m sure when you hear the name Antec you think of cases and power supplies, I know I do.  Well Antec has a new division called Antec Mobile Products (A.M.P.) which creates unique products for your mobile devices.  Today we are taking a look at their flagship product the SP1 which is a Bluetooth speaker that allows you to take phone calls as well.  Antec is not new to audio products as their Soundscience Rockus speakers were a huge hit in 2011.  Can their new AMP SP1 Bluetooth speaker compete against all of the other Bluetooth speakers out there?  Read on as we take a look…

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Toshiba Introduces World’s Slimmest 500GB Portable Hard Drive

Toshiba Introduces World’s Slimmest 500GB Portable Hard Drive

Toshiba’s Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced the Canvio Slim Portable Hard Drive. With a capacity of 500 GB and measuring only nine millimeters thick, the Canvio Slim is the smallest portable hard drive available on the market.

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AviiQ Portable Charging Station Review

AviiQ Portable Charging Station Review

We travelers carry with us a growing number of devices that charge via USB: phones, tablets, cameras, and more. While devices are solid, easily stored objects, their power cords and wall adapters are nebulous masses of frustration at the bottom of a backpack! The Aviiq Portable Charging Station aims to address this problem by providing a neat carrying case with a removable, four port USB power hub. It provides spools for cables and lays them in such a way that removing them isn’t wholly necessary. ThinkComputers has the review.

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Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 14-inch Portable USB Monitor Review

Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 14-inch Portable USB Monitor Review

When you are mainly a desktop user and are used to your home setup it is very uncomfortable and hard to get adjusted to a different system or a laptop.  This happens to me all the time when I am traveling, especially because my home system is setup with dual displays.  Laptops only have 1 screen, but what if I was to tell you that Lenovo has a light in thin portable travel monitor that you can plug into a laptop or PC that has a USB connection?  The monitor I am talking about is the ThinkVision LT1421.  Read on as we check it out!

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Unboxing the Lenovo ThinkVision Portable USB Monitor

Unboxing the Lenovo ThinkVision Portable USB Monitor

If you are a desktop user and use multiple screens going back to a single screen can take some adjustment and also results in less productivity. I always have to adjust to a single screen when I am traveling or if I’m out for the day. You do not realize the importance of multiple displays until you are limited to using a single display. Lenovo knows how many people rely of multiple display setups and has a perfect little monitor that you can easily team with your laptop. It is their ThinkVision Portable USB Monitor. Read on to check out our unboxing and overview video.

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Unboxing the Zoom H1 Portable Digital Recorder

Unboxing the Zoom H1 Portable Digital Recorder

When you start getting into recording videos after time you will realize that most microphones on your digital camera or camcorder are not that great, especially if you want high quality audio. There are quite a few external microphone and digital recorders out there, but one of the most popular ones is the Zoom H1. The H1′s onboard microphones are configured in an X/Y pattern for stunning stereo imaging. Because both mics are arranged on the same axis, they are equidistant from the sound source for perfect localization and no phase shifting. The result is great stereo recordings with natural depth and accurate imaging. Read on the check out our unboxing and overview video.

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Unboxing the GeChic On-Lap 1301 Portable Monitor

Unboxing the GeChic On-Lap 1301 Portable Monitor

Today we are unboxing a pretty cool product. Have you ever been traveling or somewhere with your laptop and thought to yourself, “I wish I had another monitor!”. I know that I have and I’m sure you have too! Many people have dual and triple display setups at home and as we all know they make you very productive. Going from that to a single screen laptop is hard. GeChic knows this and they have come up with the On-Lap 1301 Portable Monitor. This 13.3-inch screen is powered by USB and can be used with any device that has an HDMI or DVI connection. Read on to check out our overview and unboxing video!

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Silicon Power Diamond D10 USB 3.0 750GB 2.5-inch Portable Hard Drive Review

Silicon Power Diamond D10 USB 3.0 750GB 2.5-inch Portable Hard Drive Review

Today we’ll be checking out a stylish USB 3.0 portable hard drive, by a company not known by many. The Silicone Power Diamond D10 series of portable hard drives are all equipped with USB 3.0 and use only a 2.5-inch hard drive. They’re available in multiple sizes and colors to fit most anybody’s need. The highly reflective coating and unique design isn’t something I’ve seen before in a portable hard drive, so read on further to find out more about it.

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