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Grooveshark Bluetooth Kit by Livio Radio

The Grooveshark Bluetooth Car Kit Adapter for Android based phones by Livio Radio (Model LVC03G) is a device that allows you to play streaming audio via GrooveShark through your vehicle’s radio.

SSD Caching – “SSD, but my friends call me cache”

For those users that want their cake and eat it too, how do we leverage the speed of SSD drives with the raw storage capacity of traditional spinning drives? The answer, SSD caching. Originally only available on higher end enterprise class storage, such as Adaptec’s maxCache or LSI’s CacheCade, this technology is beginning to show up in the consumer market. Essentially this allows a user to configure one (or more) SSD drives to be used for read or write cache for frequently accessed data residing on slower spinning HDD media. This frequently accessed data sitting on spinning HDD media will be served by the faster SSD drives, and the end result is SSD “like” performance with the raw capacity of traditional HDD media.

Lacie 5big Office+ Nas Review

Finding a backup and/or storage solution for a small business environment that fits a price point can often be a challenge. Deciding whether to choose a rack-mounted solution or discrete solution, also what OS to choose, how much storage space you need adds to that challenge. LaCie is attempting to tackle this challenge with their 2Big and 5Big NAS solutions.

Digital Innovations Accessories

Digital Innovations got their start by filling a simple but important niche with the SkipDr. Looking to expand, they've branched out into several other computer related accessories, many targeted at the portable market. Today we'll be looking at several items from them, covering a wide range of applications.

ToughTech mini-Q Encrypted Portable Drive

WiebeTech a brand of CRU DataPort has released a product that is unlike any portable drive we have reviewed previously. The mini-Q is a 2.5" portable drive which has encryption built-in and uses a mini USB dongle to active the access to the drive.

Hands on with the StreamHD from Warpia

The SteamHD joins a long line of products from Warpia designed to make it extremely easy to stream your desktop and your digital media wireless to another display, such as a HDTV or projector. The key word here is “wireless.” With the StreamHD you are able to stream 5.1 surround-sound audio and full 1080p content, all wireless, all without being chained to a wire! Let's get the scoop from Warpia.