January 20, 2012

Review: Sonnet Echo Thunderbolt adapter

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The Sonnet Thunderbolt adapter makes use of ExpressCard/34 technology to interface with existing devices. There are ExpressCards for FireWire 800, USB 2 and 3, eSATA, and even ones to quickly offload CompactFlash cards and other media.

Doxie scanner adds Yojimbo integration and Lion support

Apparent’s award-winning portable scanner ready for OS X 10.7 “Lion”, adds cloud-based scan to e-mail, Yojimbo integration.

A look at the 2011 iMac range’s most powerful new feature: Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt is said to be the fastest way to get information in and out of your Mac and peripheral devices. At 10 Gb/sec, Intel’s Thunderbolt technology gives you high-speed data and display transfers upstream and downstream in full duplex — in each direction simultaneously. It uses a single cable to connect the Mac to a maximum of six devices. Most important of all, those Thunderbolt port(s) available on the recently released iMacs may soon turn the humble iMac into the most expandable Mac available.

Review: Microsoft’s Cinema Studio 1080p HD webcam

A couple of weeks ago Microsoft finally released its webcam the Lifecam Cinema Studio in Europe. It has a threaded interface for tripod use, a ‘true’ 1080p and 720p video sensor, and a lens cap. Officially, it’s not supported on Macs, but we tried anyway.

Review: Unibrain FireWire 800 4-port Repeater/Hub

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Unibrain is a global leader in the development of FireWire hardware and software solutions, and offers a complete line of FireWire products for a wide range of applications. We tested and reviewed their 4-port FireRepeater-800 PRO, a FireWire “hub” in black metal with video and sound equipment.

Review: Addonics Portable Blu-Ray burner

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Going by its name “Zebra Blu-Ray player/recorder”, Addonics has wrapped an LG 10x Blu-Ray burner in an aluminium enclosure. At 195.00 Euros, the Zebra must be one of the cheapest Blu-Ray burners you can find, and with an eSATA port it can easily cope with the higher throughput speeds required by 10x speed Blu-Ray burning.

Addonics Adapter USB 3.0 to eSATA review

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Many computers lack an eSATA interface. Apple never adds eSATA to any of its models and a PCI-Express card can be quite expensive. Enter the Addonics Adapter USB 3.0 to eSATA, a small USB 3.0 device that will accept eSATA device connections and translate the eSATA data stream to USB 3.0, USB 2 or even USB 1.

Lindy FireWire 800 Repeater Hub with 3 ports

FireWire 800 devices can be daisy-chained, meaning you can connect one device to another and they’ll all work. Sometimes, though, you’ll want two device connected to your Mac directly, and that where Lindy’s FireWire 800 hub comes into play.

The Elgato EyeTV Netstream DTT Network Dual Tuner review

Elgato must be the number one expert in digital terrestrial TV solutions. And now they released a network tuner, the Netstream DTT, which has ‘Dual’ in its name because two Macs can view different TV channels simultaneously.

Dymo LabelWriter Twin Turbo 450 review

Quietly introduced in a number of countries worldwide, Dymo's LabelWriter range just got upgraded from series 400 to series 450. Although Dymo remained faithful to the general design of its LabelWriter products, the new series 450 are better looking and a lot faster --again.We tested the Dymo LabelWriter Twin Turbo 450. This new LabelWriter model [...]