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Kuroutoshikou's hard disk enclosure for hard disks: huh?
What's that, a naked 2.5-inch hard disk? No way Jose, that's a USB 2.0/1.1 drive enclosure for 2.5-inch PATA disks. Amuse your friends, amaze your colleagues for whole seconds of knee slapping "tricked ya!" entertainment. Sigh. The GW2.5HD-U2 from Kuroutoshikou will be available in Japan at the end of the month for ¥1,280 or something like 10 bucks. [Via Impress]
Kuroutoshikou's disk enclosures: the Mac mini's cheap, Japanese friends
If you're just bound and determined to turn your Mac mini into a home media center then be sure to check the matching enclosures from Japan's Kuroutoshikou. The external cases share the dimensions of the mini for easy stackin' action and come in a variety of configurations, all with space for a single 3.5-inch disk. The ¥2,980 (about $25) GW3.5MM-U2 connects over USB 2.0 for PATA disk expansion; the ¥3,480 (about $30) GW3.5MM-U2/HUB adds a 3-port USB 2.0 hub; the ¥3,980 (about $34) GW3.5MM-U2/S adds support for faster, SATA drives; and the ¥5,980 (about $51) GW3.5MM-U2/LAN comes with an Ethernet port for network accessible storage. Got all that? No problem, you've got until the end of the month before they hit Japan.[Via Impress]
Kuroutoshikou brings ExpressCards to your desktop
Japanese manufacturer Kuroutoshikou looks to be one of the first, if not the first, to bridge the gap between your ExpressCard and your desktop computer with its new PCI Express-based adapter. Just pop the low-profile card into an available PCIe slot, slide in your ExpressCard of choice (54 or 34, it would seem), and in no time you'll be rocking card-based SATA, tuners, and EV-DO as no one intended it -- confined to your desk. As a bonus, Kuroutoshikou will also give you an extra USB 2.0 port. Look for the card to be available in Japan later this month for ¥4,980, or just over $40 US if you're planning on doing the importing thing.[Via Impress]
