QNap TS-509 Pro RAID Boxes Look the Goods

Powered by an Intel Celeron 1.6GHz CPU - the sort of power the laptop I’m writing on has - the TS-509 Pro delivers 5 bay, hot-swappable NAS/RAID goodness. The unit comes with an insane 1GB of DDRII memory, dual Gigabit LAN ports and supports RAID 0/1/5/6/JBOD and more!

While the The TS-509 Pro Turbo NAS is designed specifically for business users who require a NAS server for performance, capacity, features, and manageability, we feel that in today’s data filled world this would make a perfect box for the tech savvy pro-sumer.

While we try to get our hands on one of these beauties, surf on over to QNap’s website for more information.

FIREWIRE 400/USB 2.0 POWERED HUB STORAGE SOLUTION
 
I like the minimalist front of this beauty but the back -- that's the telling bit! Here's a small footprint, high performance Plug & Play external powered hub storage solution that NewerTech have become known for.

It has some unique features which will make it an ideal companion for SSD-equipped notebook owners, I think and that's why we have requested a review unit to put it to the test. They come in different configurations but why anyone would bother with less than 1TB on a unit like this is a puzzle to me...
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Today we are looking at the Noctua NF-P12 120mm Fan.

You would think it’s hard to get excited over another fan on the market but how wrong you would be.

Surviving in an emergency situation is something people rarely think about - let alone plan for. While stockpiling canned foods and building a fall-out shelter is certainly extreme, equipping yourself with some basic survival tools - you know, just in case - might just be a reasonable proposition.

Read on for our take on Eton’s Solarlink FR150 and Microlink FR500 survival crank radios. 

Taiwanese company, Honlai have introduced three new mini projectors, including the very cool looking QingBar MP100. While many details are still unknown (including pricing and exact dimensions) the MP100 is said to have a VGA resolution (640x480) and able to project 27 inches at 10-15 lumens from a distance of 1m.

Stay tuned as we try to find out more details and hopefully get our hands on an MP100 for the full DigitalReviews treatment.

For more information surf on over to the Honlai website.

Australian based company, Mint Wireless has beaten international competition to be the first company to commercially release a true “pocket projector.”

With dimensions of 125 x 55 x 23mm, the V10 pocket projector is far removed from the projectors which are so common in schools and boardrooms alike. While specs are scant at the moment, the V10 is said to project a range of multimedia up to 50 inches in size from only 1.8m away.

With a suggested retail price of $649, the V10 pocket projector is projected to become available nationwide in September.

D-Link announced their expanding Green Initiative with the release of Green home network Wi-Fi routers capable of cutting power usage by up to 40 percent.

I am all for home automation but I draw the line at the suggestion it enables us to wake up in the morning with a pot of coffee freshly brewed all while still fast asleep!  For some that might be the nearest thing to heaven but there are more useful things to automate in my opinion.  For starters, the ability to control or dim certain lights is a good idea.  Or to switch on otherwise inaccessible devices around the house.  And certainly the ability to simplify the control of home entertainment devices.

Let's have a look at the Winplus Home Automation and the Ultimate Starter Kit which lets you do all that.
We will also have a quick look at the capabilities of the Security Kit which ties into many of the functions as well in addition to being a full-fledged security system.