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If you have a portable drive that you carry around, there’s a good chance you’ve worried about your data being stolen, especially if you have sensitive information stored on it. There are a few ways you can keep it secure. While there’s no foolproof way to make sure that a thief won’t be able to pick it up and run off, you can make sure that they won’t get to your precious files. There are many methods from simple passwords to biometric locks, however, this is the first RFID-protective drive I’ve seen thus far.

The STYSEN E08 RFID Security 2.5 Inch HDD Enclosure comes with two RFID keychains that will act as the keys to your data. Until you scan one of them over the enclosure, the data stored on the drive will be useless. The best part is that if someone tries to simply remove the drive, it will automatically be formatted. Personally I wouldn’t want to have to carry around another keychain, but if you don’t mind, it sounds like a good way to go. The enclosure will set you back $56 and will work with any 2.5-inch SATA drive.

Source: EverythingUSB

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Posted Jan 20th 2008 1:46PM by Evan Blass
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops True to its word, the US Supreme Court has started to hear arguments in one of those LG vs Quanta patent suits we’ve been following, with its eventual decision expected to have major effects on the rights of patent holders. Specifically, LG is arguing that since chipsets sold by Intel to Quanta use licensed manufacturing techniques and employ non-Intel components, Quanta also owes LG compensation as per its original agreement with Intel. Pretty confusing, we agree, but the Court’s final decision — expected in June — promises to clear up once and for all what has admittedly become a legal gray area concerning so-called “exhausted” patents.

Toshiba have announced the Toshiba Portege G450, a phone that quite simply looks like no other. In fact, it looks more like a USB key with a few bells and whistles on it, and that’s not coincidence. Toshiba aimed to create a new mobile phone that acts as a Swiss Army Knife both in terms of function (well, not literally - there’s no knife in it!) and form.

More details and pics of the Toshiba G450 Portege phone after the jump.

Looking at the G450, you can’t help but be impressed by the way it looks. Looking like a combination of a Swiss Army Knife and an MP3 player, the G450 is surprisingly advanced, as you’d expect for a device bearing Toshiba’s Portege brand.

Featuring a USB port, MP3 player, OLED screen, 160MB of memory, and 3G and HSDPA, the G450 somehow manages to squeeze all of this into a device just 36mm x 98mm x 16mm in size, and weighing only 57g.

As a blogger without a landline broadband connection (just moved house, and my broadband service won’t be switched on until 25th Jan), I’d be lost without my Nokia E90 and its super-fast HSDPA to use as a modem. Having the same features available in such a tiny phone makes perfect sense for the traveller on the go, who doesn’t perhaps need all the bells and whistles of a high-end phone, but does need to be always connected to the Internet, and at a high data rate.

For those of you looking for such a device, that’s both stylish and super-portable, the Toshiba Portege G450 could be just what you’re looking for.

[Source: Akihabara News]

Posted Jan 20th 2008 7:31PM by Joshua Topolsky
Filed under: Cellphones
It looks like all that shouting AT&T has been doing lately about its “openness” is starting to manifest itself in the way the company does business. It’s come to our attention that the mobile telco has started offering a SIM-only plan, thus providing the ultimate in open options. The idea being, of course, that you can bring any random / crappy / salvaged GSM-compatible handset the provider’s way, and it’ll let you hook a towline onto its satellites. Of course, you could just get one of those cheapo giveaways and pop out the card, but this is so much more open and free, like San Francisco in ‘69, a car-less road, some land of your own, and a good old-fashioned whiskey on the rocks. Oh, you still have a sign a two-year agreement… enjoy your freedom!

[Via The Boy Genius Report]

Put this Robotan toilet paper holder, by Airyusha (Japanese maker of lifestyle and home furnishing products) in your guest bathroom, and it’ll make even your most serious dinner guest smile. Or, it could serve as an incentive for your reluctant toddler-in-potty-training (or she might just stand there and pull at the toilet paper for ten minutes until it’s all gone). Made out of heavy ceramic, and available in red, white, black and yellow, Robotan sells for $36 at Audiocubes. Oh, and they throw in a roll of environment-friendly toilet paper made from recycled paper, so you can use your Robotan right away!

DirecTV is set to offer an excellent new feature for DVR customers. Remote recording will allow you to log into the mobile DirecTV site (m.directv.com) from your phone and set up recordings on your DVR while you’re away from your couch. This feature is coming stock on the now shipping HR20-700 DVR model, but it will also be available on the older workhorse-like TiVo HR10-250 model. The official rollout of this feature is slated for next month and is bound to be a big hit will all the poor saps (present company included) that spend as much time traveling as they do watching the tube.

Read [DBS Talk]

Put this Robotan toilet paper holder, by Airyusha (Japanese maker of lifestyle and home furnishing products) in your guest bathroom, and it’ll make even your most serious dinner guest smile. Or, it could serve as an incentive for your reluctant toddler-in-potty-training (or she might just stand there and pull at the toilet paper for ten minutes until it’s all gone). Made out of heavy ceramic, and available in red, white, black and yellow, Robotan sells for $36 at Audiocubes. Oh, and they throw in a roll of environment-friendly toilet paper made from recycled paper, so you can use your Robotan right away!

It’s that time of year when we get to share with you those wonderful tokens of tech love, or rather love for the techie in your life. If you are the partner of a Wii addict, I recommend purchasing this year’s hottest confection–the chocolate Mii.

Chocolate Mii is crafted to look like a miniature Wii, bolding displaying the message “Wii belong together, you and Mii.” Your sweetie will open the Wii-shaped box to uncover two chocolate Miis with red-hot hearts on their shirts. There are boy-girl, girl-girl, and boy-boy combinations, so your love can be shared with your love - or even with your best friend.

Chocolate Miis are each made with 2.1 oz (think king-sized candy bar) of gourmet milk, dark, or while chocolate from Omaha Chocolate Company.

Watch the v-log about these treats here.

Price: $14.95, pick your combination and order at Paul Papa Designs here.

Posted Jan 20th 2008 11:48AM by Joshua Topolsky
Filed under: Digital Cameras
We know how difficult it will be not to get your shorts twisted over Panasonic’s latest digital camera offering, the Lumix LS80, but please try. When a product is marked by such breathtaking features as 8.1-megapixel resolution, 4 x zoom, “MEGA O.I.S.” image stabilization, ISO up to 1600, SDHC card support, and 16:9 recording modes, it’s easy to get carried away — though we suggest simple breathing exercises to keep your pulse in check. The new model is available in stylish black, pink, or silver, no word on price or release date, so just keep your heart medication nearby.

Samsung’s latest handset, the Z400 has just received its FCC approval. The Z400 is a rugged clamshell style phone that will feature Qualcomm’s QChat PTT technology which will take advantage of Direct Connect on the Sprint network. In addition the Z400 will also include a camera, external memory card slot, Bluetooth, stereo speakers, dual antennas as well as an internal and external display. Not having been announced by either Samsung or Sprint there is still not any word on availability or price.

Click on for more FCC style pics…

Read [FCC] Via [PhoneScoop]