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CRANBERRY   |  1 comment

Note to Digital Pack Rats: DiamonDisc Archive DVDs May Outlast Man

Most DVDs have a pitiful lifespan of 2 to 5 years--certainly not enough time to make sure those family memories are stored for future generations. Start-up CranBerry LLC thinks it has a solution in its DiamonDisc, a DVD that last ...READ»

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Google's Dashboard Is a Window Onto Your Google Soul

"Have you ever wondered what data is stored with your Google Account?" Google asks, and privacy advocates and techy-minded people will quickly answer "YES!" Now Google's Dashboard lets you see, but not delete, what's stored about you ...READ»

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HYDROGEN   |  2 comments

Toasted Chicken Feathers Make Better Hydrogen Tanks for Fuel-Cells

Hydrogen fuel cell technology is full of promise, but it's being held back by the problem of storing the dangerous gas safely and efficiently. Some U.S. scientists have been tackling this, and their solution is as ingenious as it ...READ»

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COCOON   |  1 comment

GRID-IT Laptop Case Organizes Your Electronics Effortlessly

  Who uses all those ridiculous pockets that you find in most laptop cases? No one, as far as we can tell. Which is why Cocoon designed a unique panel of elastic straps called the GRID-IT system, which you'll find in ...READ»

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CHIP-MAKING   |  Comment

Nanotech Storage Invention Squeezes 250 DVDs Onto A Quarter

Nanotechnology is all about the science and engineering of incredibly small devices, so breakthroughs in information storage density are to be expected. But a team from two U.S. universities has achieved a breakthrough in ...READ»

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2TB   |  2 comments

The 2TB Memory Card Arrives: Panasonic's SDXC Format

The format of future memory cards, SDXC, just announced by the SD Card Association -- of which Panasonic is a founding member -- allows data storage in capacities between 32GB and 2TB. That's 2 terabytes, folks: about as much ...READ»

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Japan's High-Tech Solution To Bike Clutter [video]

Japan is known for being one step ahead, with its advanced technology, crazy vending machines and quirky fashion. So a futuristic new scheme for parking bicycles in Tokyo, although a welcome development, isn't out of the ...READ»

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BUSINESS   |  1 comment

Bad News For Your Gadgets: Toshiba, Sandisk Slash Flash Memory Production

Toshiba and Sandisk had plans to increase production of NAND flash memory chips as part of their Flash Alliance fab partnership, after both companies opened new 300-mm wafer fab plants last year. But the recession has taken two bites ...READ»

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Sandisk Intros New SDHC Cards

Sandisk [NASDAQ:SNDK] has a nifty little technology called Extreme III that the company says improves speed and reliability in its data storage cards. The only problem with Extreme III, until this week, was that it wasn't present in ...READ»

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