OSX EFiX Dongle Priced

Looks like the boys over at EFiX finally have some numbers to produce.

First number: release date. Projected release date for the EFiX Dongle V2 is set for July 7th with the V1 version to release in the next 2-3 weeks. After accessing the EFiX website, it looks like the only difference between V1 and V2 are “experimental support for motherboards” with the V2 chip.

Second number: pricing. the initial batch will be €80 (or about $125), although availability seems to be confined to Taiwan and Bulgaria at the moment, with a number of other countries (including the United States) listed as being “in negotiation.”

 

[Read at Engadget]

Interesting find on SSD’s: Won’t save you power

An interesting find by the people over at Tom’s hardware have came across a big find in the world of SSD’s: they don’t save you power. In fact, they eat more power than your current HDD. Interesting huh?

The fact of the matter is, an HDD only hits peak power when the actuator has to move the heads while SSD’s use full power when in use – which is all the time. Although it is more “green” it really isn’t power efficient. I suppose being ecofriendly and protecting your data, though, outweighs power consumption.

Or not?

 

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Happy 4th Birthday Joystiq!

It’s been four years since Joystiq started soiling our browsers with the latest and best in gaming news! Here’s to another 4 years Joystiq!

More iPhone 3G Details

More details are surfacing, making things (more) clear for us consumers. Ryan Block at Engadget reports a few more things, including Apple’s recent purchase of PA Semi contributing to future iPhones.

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