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30MB/s Read & Write SDHC Card From Sandisk

2009-06-24T10:44:00.000-07:00

Sandisk just announced what seems to be the best thing for my Digital SLRs. Everyone of them I have wished that they wrote or read faster. I am going to look forward to plug this into one of my fast cameras that does 5FPS and hold the button down for about 30 seconds.

Here is the Sandisk Press release.

SANDISK UNVEILS WORLD'S FASTEST 32GB SDHC CARD

30MB/s Read & Write Speeds and 32GB Storage Capacity Help
Photography and Video Enthusiasts Do More With Their DSLRs 32GB Card

PMA, Sydney, June 25, 2009 – SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, today introduced the fastest 32-gigabyte (GB)1 SDHC™ card on the market. The 32GB SanDisk Extreme® SDHC™ card at up to 30 megabytes per second (MB/s)2 read and write speeds combines industry-leading performance with massive storage capacity, helping digital photography enthusiasts utilize the advanced features of today's DSLR cameras.

"The market for entry to mid-level DSLR cameras is growing, and SDHC is becoming the de-facto card format for these devices," said Susan Park, director, retail product marketing, SanDisk. "Our card's 32GB of storage and up to 30MB/s read & write speeds enable DSLR users to shoot without worrying about storage or speed limitations. SanDisk Extreme SDHC cards provide consumers with a more enjoyable user experience, letting them focus on what is really important – the images that they are capturing."

Lightning-Fast Write Speed Captures Images Quickly
A memory card's write speed plays a crucial role in the overall system of the camera when taking pictures in rapid succession. If a card cannot process data quickly enough then the burst mode shooting may pause unexpectedly as the card catches up to the camera. Burst mode bottlenecks can lead to missing "the" shot, especially at sporting or other fast-motion events. The SanDisk Extreme SDHC card offers maximum data-transfer rates, giving consumers a memory card fast enough to unlock the full capabilities of their DSLRs.

The 32GB SanDisk Extreme SDHC card adheres to the SD Association's new Class 10 specification, which exceeds requirement for today's high definition (AVCHD) video recording. The card offers a sustained write speed fast enough to ensure high-definition video recording and capacity capable of storing 160 minutes of full HD 1920x1080 pixels at 24Mb/s data transfer rate.

Big Files Require Big Storage
Recently-released DSLR camera models like the Nikon D90 and D5000 offer consumers the ability to record HD videos, producing large files that can fill lesser-capacity cards quickly. Today's high-megapixel DSLRs also can generate massive still images like those produced in the RAW format used by professional photographers who want to take advantage of the enhanced picture quality and flexibility that RAW allows during post production.

RAW images demand up to ten times as much storage space as regular JPEG images, and when taken in rapid succession during burst mode can quickly fill smaller storage cards. The 32GB SanDisk Extreme SDHC card can store up to 2500 RAW3 images, providing photographers with piece of mind and confidence that they will not run out of space for their images.

Renowned for their world-class durability, SanDisk Extreme SDHC cards guarantee operation at extended temperatures ranging from minus 13 F (minus 25 C) to 185 F (85 C). SanDisk Extreme SDHC cards are fully compatible with any camera, card reader or other device that supports SDHC cards.

When placed in SanDisk's new ImageMate® Multi-Card USB 2.0 reader/writer, the SanDisk Extreme SDHC card transfers images and video to a computer at rates of up to 30MB/s. The card's fast data transfer rates enable photographers operating under tight deadlines to maximize critical workflow and enter post production as quickly as possible.

Class 10 Performance Sets a New Standard
An SD™ card's speed Class is based on its minimum data-transfer rate, and is used to ensure high-quality video recording standards. The SD Association added Class 10 as part of the SD 3.0 specification released earlier this year. The SanDisk Extreme SDHC card's performance exceeds the requirements of even the highest-quality AVCHD video recording device, and is currently the fastest Class 10 card in the world.

Availability:
The SanDisk Extreme SDHC 32GB cards will be shipping worldwide to major retailers in August. Also in August, the current 4, 8 and 16GB capacity SanDisk Extreme SDHC cards will be upgraded from Class 6 to Class 104.

Sandisk

Google Holodeck For Streetview

2009-06-02T12:46:00.000-07:00

Google HOLODECK revealed at recent Google IO in San Francisco.

RussianMAC Clone Challenges Apple.

2009-05-20T20:07:00.000-07:00

After the Psystar and it's MAC clones challenged the Apple, which still in the courts a new challenge has come in the way for Apple.
RussianMac (Google Translation) is giving a full version of Mac OS X Leopard comes with computers. Actually it is pre-installed on its computers. Whats more that it assures you that you can get updates directly from Apple.
They have a whole range of computers ranging from MAC Pro (Intel Core2Duo E7400 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB hard drive, graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT 512Mb; 8 x USB; FireWire; 20-x DVD ± RW drive) to MAC BOOK (Intel Core2Duo 2.4 GHz / 2Gb / 250 GB HDD / FireWare, WiFi, Bluetooth, Ethernet.) and seem to be pretty hefty machines. I hope Apple see the opportunity see the demand for low cost MACs all over the world, including not so well to countries.
Perhaps they should win over Apple! :)

BMUP (Beam Me UP) Apple / Steve!

2009-05-13T11:16:00.000-07:00

May be a part of new apple ad campaign, this was found on Apple parking lot! Sure it is not a mistake! Beam Me UP! But Valleywag says a different story about Apple missing Steve!

[Valleywag] via Gizmodo

iPhone DJ With A Rockstar!!

2009-05-11T09:29:00.000-07:00

Nintendo DS Lite featuring ELECTROPLANKTON, Nintendo DSi with KORG DS-10, iPod touch loaded with Mokugyo 木魚), and an iPhone with Bloom, all connected to a KAOSSILATOR via a Belkin Rockstar.Cool
Jorymon

PirateBay Defiant! We are all The Pirate Bay!

2009-04-21T09:48:00.000-07:00

As US is bringing the first pirate in ages to law, piratebay founders are defiant and setting up for a presumed very long appeal process.
While all these going on they asking you to ramp up listing and seeding of what ever you list and seed in connection with piratebay. But they are asking you not to donate for paying the fines!;
"We have seen that some people that we don't know have started collecting donations for us, so we can pay those silly fines. We firmly ask you NOT to do this. Do not gather or send any money. We do not want them since we will not pay any fines!"
The Piratebay

Ipredator, Promises To Protect PirateBay Users From Law!

2009-04-09T09:59:00.000-07:00

Wired magazine is mentioning that more than 100,000 users have signed up by paying $6 for anonymity on the net. Ipredator is a Virtual Private Network (VPN) that provides anonymous connection to the internet. The service is provided by infamous Pirate Bay, a controversial file sharing information site. The IP addresses provided by the users ISP is not revealed to the internet but a second IP address provided by the Ipredator. Furthermore, Ipredator does not keep logs of users activities making it further difficult for law enforcement personnel to prove wrong doing by users.
The controversial Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED) became law in Sweden and according to some sources, internet activity has dropped by a third in Sweden since then.
Earlier Pirate Bay was onlya service providing links to files but did not host any files themselves. I have no idea what this does to their stance.
Wired

Nice Work Gee, PCs Are So Cheap!

2009-04-04T23:03:00.000-07:00

Brush Your Cows For Happiness (Theirs) And Profit (Yours)

2009-03-25T18:02:00.000-07:00

According to Trendhunter, "The cow brush improves animal welfare by increasing blood circulation while keeping the cows clean, busy and calm. A cow brush promotes cow traffic and natural behaviour. It contributes to the herd’s overall well. Cows will not scratch themselves against the interior any longer, which saves costs and prevents accidents. Increased cow performance is also achieved through better feed intake and milk yield."

Trendhunter

Google Docs Get Find and Replace

2009-03-25T17:46:00.000-07:00

Cloud Computing
Google Docs have added find and replace and it could be used by either from tool bar, edit menu or by simply pressing CTRL + F.
I usually use find and replace because I can't write nor spell properly. As Google Docs blog says, there will be many uses for this function and happy to see that Google DOcs getting more functionality. Follow the link to read more and to get links to some other articles regarding the same.
Official Google Docs Blog: Find (and replace) my favo(u)rite colo(u)r and much, much more

Piraty! Spectrial Kopimi Party!

2009-02-22T06:51:00.000-08:00

Looks like Central Stockholm is having a break from silly hem lifting of RIAA and affiliated lawyers. But it is good to see people having a good time in IRL :) oooops AFK!
Party photos for us all who could not attend. Learned via TorrentFreak

Asus EEE PC T91 Touschreen

2009-02-19T13:19:00.000-08:00

Netbooknews - has the Asus Eee PC T91 Netvertible's new GUI that takes advantage of the touchscreen capability of the platform reviewed. It might be out in second quarter of 2009 for about $500 according to the reviewer.

Piratebay Case, all charges related to "assisting copyright infringement" have been dropped.

2009-02-17T10:40:00.000-08:00

Due to prosecutors not studying what they are prosecuting about or by plain ignorance, court has dropped half the charges the piratebay trio faces. all charges related to "assisting copyright infringement" have been dropped.

“EPIC WINNING LOL,” Peter Sunde himself later commented on Twitter.

Free Gadgets During Hard Times (For Me Any Time)

2009-02-12T09:59:00.000-08:00

Dealzmodo is going one step further to quench your gadget thirst by finding really free gadgets! They are also mentioning that Fat Wallet (in their free section) , Totally Free Stuff and Giveaway of the Day are good resources for free stuff. Totally Free Stuff even has a section devoted to other freebie sites. At any rate, there are thousands of similar sites spread across the internet that are only a "free stuff" Google search away.
But be careful and watch out for scammers pretending to give you free stuff. There are many things good and bad, mostly bad and shady attached to these offerings. So read the terms, twice before signing up!

ClickJacking Google Chrome!

2009-01-29T10:28:00.000-08:00

Security researcher Aditya Sood have discovered a flaw affecting Google's Chrome browser that exposes it to "clickjacking". ClickJacking is hard to trace in which an attacker hijacks a browser's functions by substituting a legitimate website link with attacker's links. The bug was disclosed at Insecure.org, bugtrack form.
According to the description, The Google chrome browser is vulnerable to clickjacking flaw.A
clickjacked page tricks a user into performing undesired actions by clicking on a concealed link. attackers can trick users into performing actions which the users never intended to do and there is no way of tracing such actions later, as the user was genuinely authenticated on the other page.

Bugtraq: Advisory: Google Chrome 1.0.154.43 ClickJacking Vulnerability.
"Attackers can trick users into performing actions which the users never intended to do and there is no way of tracing such actions later, as the user was genuinely authenticated on the other page," Sood said within the disclosure.
Google acknowledges this vulnerability and already working on it.
Tags: Google Chrome

TorrentTV From Myka!

2009-01-18T13:26:00.000-08:00

If you are a movie fan and a torrent guru (you do not have to be a guru to use torrents so everyone is a guru! in our books.), Rejoice because Myka has put together Mac Mini type box with torrent capabilities and is able to attach to your TV directly.
The Myka can connect to the internet via LAN or WiFi. For connecting to your entertainment system, it has HDMI, Composite, S-Video and SPDIF ports. Since you are downloading stuff, for storage your choices are 80, 160 or 500 GB drives with Linux OS configured with BitTorrent. You could also bring videos directly from your computer to the box.
Key features as listed on site;

WiFi enabled - 802.11/g
Direct ethernet connector for direct connection
HDMI, Composite, S-Video and SPDIF ports for maximum flexibility
Internal hard drive choice of 80, 160 or 500 gigabytes
BitTorrent peer to peer software built in
USB port for expansion

So give your computers a rest and fully utilize the internet connection (broadband I hope) the full use. And enjoy some movies at the same time.
This is going to cost you some where between $299-$459, a bit steep when you can get a desktop with quad core plus or minus $500, these days.
You can read more about and pre order one here.

Google Apps And City of Canton, Georgia

2009-01-16T18:54:00.000-08:00

Camille Wehs, the IT director for the City of Canton, Georgia says she sleeps better these days! So waht was she doing before these good sleeping days? She was battling network demons, Spam, viruses and such things on cities IT infrastructure and supporting the entire city staff from her onewoman operation.
What has given her a peace of mind is that she wisely decided to let someone else have the burden of running the servers for her, and that someone is Google and she seem to be very content with her work. She has moved the IT infrastructure to Google Apps.

She mentions that her fellow city employees now have more functionality at hand than they did before, from anywhere. The applications in use are instant messaging, video, and site publishing tools in addition to the basics of email, calendar, and word processing/spreadsheets. Just the same we use at my work and my home, from the same provider, Google Apps that we wrote about in 2007.

Whats more is Camille Wehs is having a webinar, to explain how and what she did to move her IT operations to Google Apps and to answer any questions that you may have. Following is the Webinar information. You can read more her guest blog post, on Google Enterprise Blog.
Webinar next Thursday, January 22, 2009, at 1:00 PM EST, 12:00 PM CST, 10:00 AM PST

YouTube On TV Via PS3 And Wii

2009-01-15T22:41:00.000-08:00

If you ever thought "why can't I watch YouTube on my TV?" YouTube has come forward to answer you. Now you can really watch YT on your TV. Currently the site is available for the PlayStation 3 and the Wii, which is at www.youtube.com/tv. But if you try to visit the site with your computer, you will be redirected to the normal homepage.
Here is the youtube blog post and from the comments it looks like people are watching TV with Wii?

Mashup Editor Going Away But Lends Functions to App Engine

2009-01-15T09:01:00.000-08:00

Google will be shutting down the Mashup Editor in six months. But all is not lost as most of the functions are now a big part of App Engine, the new infrastructure for hosted developer applications. The team is looking forward to work with you and to help with the transition.
Google Mashup Editor Blog: From Mashup Editor to App Engine

Google Blog Converters 1.0 Helps You To Move Your Blog Among Different Blog Platforms.

2009-01-14T00:03:00.000-08:00

This post on MyAdlets, the blog about advertising and related information has some information that is very valuable to bloggers. You do not have to worry about being locked into a platform when you are using free blog hosting services. In any case if you are a serious blogger, get the tool and test your blog in four or five different platforms.

Google Blog Converters 1.0 Converts Blogs Amang Blogger, LiveJournal, MovableType, and WordPress! | MyADLETS, The Viral Frontier.
Tags: Blogger, LiveJournal, MovableType, WordPress, Google Blog Converters 1.0

Is Your Website Mobile-friendly ? If Not Learn From Google!

2009-01-12T23:42:00.000-08:00

Mobile Friendly

Most websites were developed and designed for PC based web browsing and when we goto one these sites, mobile browsers display only fraction of the site in a legible manner.
So Navneet Singh, Engineering Manager, Google India has written a n excellent pre runner article to what promised to be a series on how to make your web site mobile friendly.
I for one will be watching over!
Google India Blog: Make your website mobile-friendly

Google Chrome Gets New Gears

2009-01-12T18:37:00.000-08:00

I just upgraded my Chrome and even though it is a minor update to provide the following. Following are included in the update.

Update Gears to version 0.5.8.0 to fix a crash with some offline applications
Enable spell-checking for Hebrew

Google Chrome Releases: Stable, Beta update: New Gears

Use Google Analytics To Measure Your SEO Ranking

2009-01-12T16:48:00.000-08:00

I was reading a post by Andre Scholten, that outlined a way to measure your own SEO ranking with Google Analytics. Most people with Google AdWords are able to measure exact placement of the keywords but the rest of us need to develop or find other methods.
So Andre set out to fulfill the task by creating a Google Analytics filter and I just tested it. Yes it works great. Previously I have done such thing was when I added Google Site Search Analysis to my Analytics profile.
The above link is to his Dutch language site but since then he has done a guest post on Yoast in English. So if you would like to test your own SEO ranking, head over to your Google Analytics account while having Andres post open on another tab!

Safe Web Practices With Googles "Browser Security Handbook"

2009-01-12T16:20:00.000-08:00

Web Browsers, Firefox, Opra, Chrome, IE are part of our day to day lives now. We even look at our phones through tiny browsers and make sure that the new phone has one.
Some people fight for browsers and some make them, better, safer everyday. Developers and webmasters try hard to keep up with challenges of being compatible with all the browsers. There are lot of camps of browser alliances and I belong to a few of them! I use Chrome and Firefox most of the time.
But this is about safe web practices, with the help of Google security folks, who have written a handbook for general public, users and developers alike!. Thanks G.
"In hopes of helping to make the Web a safer place, we decided to release our Browser Security Handbook to the general public. This 60-page document provides a comprehensive comparison of a broad set of security features and characteristics in commonly used browsers, along with (hopefully) useful commentary and implementation tips for application developers who need to rely on these mechanisms, as well as engineering teams working on future browser-side security enhancements."
Google Online Security Blog: Announcing "Browser Security Handbook"

Windows 7 Beta DownLoad! live again

2009-01-09T17:34:00.000-08:00

Win Seven download link went live again!
Free Windows 7 Beta DownLoad! | MyADLETS, The Viral Frontier.