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A-DATA exposes 128GB SSD to the camera
You already know the deal on A-DATA's 128GB solid state disk, which is currently the largest SSD you'll find outside of tightly sealed corporate doors and available for citizens to handle, but it looks like AVing got up close and personal with the device itself, mixing a little proof in with the pudding. So go on and click through for another snapshot of the (momentary) big fellow, so you'll know just what you're looking for when these land around mid-year.
A-DATA goes SSD crazy, shows off 128GB 2.5-incher
Friends, the age of SSD is upon is, and there's no better evidence than the upcoming 128GB 2.5-inch drive from A-DATA, which hooks up via SATA II, totally schools PQI's offering, and makes all your wildest dreams come true. A-DATA was showing this drive off at CES behind closed doors, along with a 64GB 1.8-incher and a most impressive 32GB ExpressCard. Mass production and availability is due for late Q1 and early Q2, and while there's no word on price just yet, with the way flash drives have been trending lately, we're hoping for good news when these hit the streets.[Via gizmag]
A-DATA's Solar Disk and VoIP Disk
It's a solar cell! It's a VoIP phone! It's a USB stick? Convergence isn't just limited to cellphones and laptops, pallies, we're already seeing companies try to cram in functions and features to the new ubiquity: USB drives. Enter A-DATA's as yet unannounced Solar and VoIP Disks. The Solar does as you'd expect, collects power and displays how much storage you've got left (although we're not super hot on the idea of an unstable current pulsing through our flash drive); the VoIP, unlike the Vonage V-Phone, actually provides audio functionality for calling as well.
Engadget Chinese does Computex
You didn't really think that just because the Computex trade show is going on halfway around the world, we wouldn't send a crack team of reporters to cover the event, did you? While our US staff neglected to renew their passports in time for their flights, the folks over at Engadget Chinese (traditional or simplified, your choice) were just a hop, skip, and jump away from Taipei, Taiwan, so they've graciously stepped up to the plate and provided the coverage necessary to make us feel that we're right in the thick of it. They've already posted a number of booth tours of your favorite companies, like Intel (who've apparently rented out an absolutely mind-boggling swath of hall), Sandisk, Toshiba, and, um, A Data, with the latter company's tour proving that our Asian colleagues have the same unhealthy obsession with cartoon-inspired gadgets as we do. Don't worry, we'll keep you apprised of the highlights from this year's show, but for the full in-your-face Computex experience, chinese.engadget.com is the place to be.Read - IntelRead - SandiskRead - ToshibaRead - A Data
