Pom de tearaway: Brit's dash to be Apple first Jun 19, 2008
The queue overnight at Sydney's new Apple store and, top right, Brian Kirkman 32 from Paramatta keeps warm while, bottom right, Matthew Philpott from Birmingham waits and, to the left of him, Claire Turner shows off her firewire tattoo ... But no-one in the line could question Ms Turner's devotion to all things electronic when she peeled away her sleeve to reveal a tattoo of a firewire logo on her wrist ... "Firewire is a high-speed interface on most Macs," Mr Peemoeller said proudly as others... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
How to Buy the Best MP3 Player Jun 17, 2008
Purchase a MP3 player which has a FireWire or USB connection for the computer. Do not select an MP3 player with a parallel connection, because the transfer speed is way too slow. (Suite101.com)
Review: Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II Jun 3, 2008
The unit boasts a quad interface, but in reality it only has three types of onboard connectors-two FireWire 800 ports, one mini USB 2 ... If your Mac doesn't have FireWire 800 ports, the drive ships with a special cable with a FireWire 800 connector on one end and a FireWire 400 connector on the other end ... is the only Mac without FireWire ports. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Now Hiring: Sideline Reporters Jun 3, 2008
KCRA 3 is looking for talented, motivated high school students with an interest in media to become Sideline Reporters for the 2008-2009 school year. As a Sideline Reporter, you will be responsible for interviewing fellow high school students and coaches, shooting video footage of sports practices and games, and writing and editing your work. (KCRA 3, CA)
Western Digital takes 2TB where no hard drive has gone before Jun 3, 2008
In addition, Firewire 400/800, USB 2. 0 and eSATA connections are supported, and the RAID 0 (striped) configuration is set as standard to ensure fast operation for tasks such as video editing is assured. (iTWire)
1TB And 2TB Storage System For Mac Lovers Jun 2, 2008
Both systems offer four interfaces (FireWire, 400/800, eSATA, USB 2 ... Lightning-fast eSATA or FireWire 800 interfaces combined with RAID 0 (Striped) yields the speed users need for fast, smooth video editing; rendering complex 3D objects or special effects; and saving huge blocks of data in fast time. (Smart House)
It's a fine time to buy a budget camcorder May 30, 2008
Sign up to receive our free Tech e-newsletter and get the top news of the day in your inbox. Get breaking news in your inbox as it happens. (USA Today -- Tech)
Acer Ferrari 1100 May 20, 2008
I/O Ports: Three USB, Firewire, VGA-out, S-Video-out, ExpressCard 54 slot, 5-in-1 card reader, headphone and microphone jacks. Dimensions (w x d x h: 304 x 228 x 34mm. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
Give your grad a laptop May 16, 2008
MacBooks feature two USB ports and a FireWire port ... MacBook Pros feature two FireWire ports and two USB ports. (USA Today -- Tech)
You've gone digital - now post, preserve photos May 12, 2008
I don't think we'll have to move our digital photos to new media every 10 years, as USB and Firewire drives will be around for quite some time, but it's something that libraries and archives have to deal with. They're investing a lot of time and effort in digital preservation. (Missoulian, MT)
Verbatim Hails Half-Terabyte Portable Storage May 8, 2008
The bus-powered drive will be available with a USB or, for PC/Mac data transfers, combo USB and FireWire interface. The former models will feature CMS' BounceBack Express backup software while the combo drive will support the Time Machine backup feature of Mac OS X Leopard. (HardwareCentral)
Faster CPUs, Bus, and Graphics Remake the iMac May 8, 2008
11n WiFi, Bluetooth, an integrated iSight video camera, Gigabit Ethernet, five USB and two FireWire ports, and Mac OS X Leopard with Apple's iLife multimedia suite. Besides enjoying the reduced electric bills of Energy Star 4. (HardwareCentral)
The Air really is thinner May 4, 2008
Heck, it doesn't even have an Ethernet or FireWire port ... I love the portability and while the lack of expansion (a single usb port, no ethernet, and no firewire) could be seen as a limitation I have found acceptable workarounds for all. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Personal tech May 2, 2008
The result: You have access to regular MacBook ports on the left side including two USBs, FireWire, ethernet and so-called MagSafe power connector. And you can still use the integrated CD/DVD burner on the right, though without a keyboard, you'll have to tap a screen icon with the Wacom pen to eject a disk. (USA Today -- Money)
Buffalo Expands Connectivity With 1 TB DriveStation Combo4 External Hard Drive With TurboUSB Apr 23, 2008
0, FireWire 400/800 and eSATA Connectivity to Give PC and Mac Users the Ultimate in Data Backup and Lightning Fast Transfer Speeds ... Built with universal connectivity and speed in mind, the new DriveStation Combo4 comes equipped with four interfaces -- eSATA, FireWire 400/800 and USB 2. (Primezone Releases)
MacBook Pro Customers Report Blank Screens Apr 21, 2008
"I can adjust the sound, there is NO start up chime, if I press CAPS LOCK it lights, and I can transfer files from it via Firewire to my old MacBook. "For me, it sounds like the display is dead, but it's very strange since it only happened after I upgraded the firmware, and mistakenly closed the lid in the process. " Apple released the MacBook Pro EFI firmware update 1.5 last week. The update fixed "several issues to improve the stability of MacBook Pro computers," . No other details were given.... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Frankenmac! What's in a Mac clone? Apr 18, 2008
The onboard Ethernet, audio, USB, eSATA and FireWire ports all work. I even found an old USB/FireWire PCI card (from a previous generic Windows machine I built), plugged it in, and connected my iSight camera to itno problems whatsoever. (Macworld)
G-Technology to offer 4TB G-RAID Pro Apr 15, 2008
The G-RAID Pro features FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2. 0 support and sports storage capabilities up to 4 terabytes (TB). (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Computer Hardware Apr 13, 2008
The theory, background and practical instruction material allows the student to progress through a series of assignments using the hardware and the unique Discovery softw Manufacturer of FireWire hard drive, cables, adapters, hubs, repeaters, PCI cards, interface converters and 1394/FireWire network interface devices that are used with real-time transmission for digital video or DV users. These products are sold online as well as through direct sales. (IntranetJournal)
Media 100 12.5 to be unveiled at NAB Apr 11, 2008
Major highlights of the new version include HDV capture using FireWire, which expands the acquisition and options for Media 100 editors. Media 100 12. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Sharper focus Apr 10, 2008
Tethered shooting is also provided, meaning you can connect your camera directly to your Mac via USB or FireWire cable and save the pictures directly into Aperture. Aperture is for Macintosh only (but why would you use anything else for imaging. (Sydney Morning Herald)
New NASLite-2 HDD Boots from Hard Drive to Minimize Hardware Cost of Network-Attached Storage (NAS) for Home or Small-Business File Sharing Apr 8, 2008
Each version can implement multiple file-transfer protocols: SMB/CIFS (Windows networking), NFS (Unix networking), AFP (Apple networking), FTP, HTTP, and RSYNC. And every release of NASLite-2 can support fixed-disk drives connected through IDE, SATA, SCSI, USB, and FireWire (IEEE 1394), as well as hardware RAID arrays ... And the number of drives is limited only by the number of connections available -- whether IDE, SATA, SCSI, USB, or FireWire. (PR Newswire)
Apple Xserve, One Sweet Byte Apr 8, 2008
On its rear side are two gigabit ethernet jacks, two Firewire 800 ports, two more USB 2. 0 ports, and a mini-DVI port with included VGA adapter for monitor hookup. (Datamation)
Test Center: Dell Precision M6300 Apr 3, 2008
The side panels add two more USB ports, a FireWire 1394 jack, a slot for SD/MMC or xD cards, and jacks for microphone and audio out. An Express is also built-in. (InfoWorld)
Small is the new black Apr 1, 2008
0 +EDR, VGA out, mini Firewire, three USB 2. 0 ports, ExpressCard slot, SD slot and a fingerprint reader. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Justifying Past Purchases With New Research Mar 30, 2008
After I arrived 10 minutes late (delay due to taking the kids to school), we spent 10 minutes looking for the firewire to connect the video camera to the MacBook Air, (I had forgotten it). Sony of course has a proprietary firewire, so we moved to plan B. ... After I arrived 10 minutes late (delay due to taking the kids to school), we spent 10 minutes looking for the firewire to connect the video camera to the MacBook Air, (I had forgotten it). (Townhall.com)
From seeds to ASICs: Wipro's journey typical of India's design industry Mar 25, 2008
Within 18 months, Wipro had USB and FireWire blocks it could license to other companies or use in its own ASICs. It has nearly 90 FireWire licensees today. (EETimes)
Apple hunts Windows users with Safari 3.1 Mar 19, 2008
On Mac, it will run on any G3, G4 G5 or Intel machine with FireWire, running updated OS X Tiger (10. 4. (New Zealand Herald)
Is Slim Really Better? Mar 8, 2008
And its ability to burn CDs or DVDs is limited by its single USB port and the absence of a FireWire port. The MacBook Air s most appealing features are its weight and slimness. (Suite101.com)
Mossberg reviews Apples Time Capsule: Money well spent for users ... Mar 8, 2008
MacDailyNews - Mossberg reviews Apples Time Capsule: Money well spent for users of Time Machine on Mac notebooks. MacDailyNews - Where Mac news comes first. (MacDailyNews)
Windows XP FireWire Attack Also Defeats Windows Vista Mar 6, 2008
On Monday, New Zealand-based security researcher Adam Boileau released "winlockpwn," software for bypassing Windows XP SP2 authentication using a Linux PC connected via FireWire to a target Windows PC. He also explained that the technique works against computers running Linux, Mac OS X, and BSD Unix ... Panholzer doubts Microsoft will address the issue of FireWire authentication bypass because it's not technically a vulnerability; rather he said it's the way the protocol is designed ... "The... (InformationWeek)
Hack into a Windows PC - no password needed Mar 5, 2008
Interviewed in ITRadio's podcast, Boileau said the tool, released to the public today, could "unlock locked Windows machines or login without a password ... merely by plugging in your Firewire cable and running a command". Boileau, a consultant with Immunity Inc., said he did not release the tool publicly in 2006 because "Microsoft was a little cagey about exactly whether Firewire memory access was a real security issue or not and we didn't want to cause any real trouble" ... To use the tool,... (Sydney Morning Herald)
Sonys Living Room PC a better buy than a Blu-ray equipped ... Mar 5, 2008
You can run any standard Windows software on the Living Room PC, plug in any USB or firewire device, and do real-world computing and web browsing with IE, Firefox, Safari or more and not struggle with still admittedly very good consoles web browsers. The Living Room PC is Sony s attempt to break into this market, complete with funky design and Blu-ray playback to sweeten the offer. (iTWire)
The New ThinkPad: Light, Thin And Pricey Mar 4, 2008
There are two USB ports (the MacBook Air has only one) and a firewire port for a camcorder. There is no PC card slot or SD slot. (CBS News)
Handy Iomega drives keep you backed up Mar 3, 2008
recently released dual-interface (FireWire and USB 2 ... I plugged the eGo into my iMac's FireWire port last week. (Boston Globe)
Ha00000580ng tough Mar 2, 2008
FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and USB 2. 0 connectors sit beside a USB power-sharing cable for low-powered USB hubs/computers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Apple exec Cook talks Mac, iPod, Apple TV Feb 28, 2008
Use the other side of the laptop, and bring back the ethernet and firewire connectors. Use micro connectors and dongles if necessary. (MacNN)
Hewlett-Packard Pavilion HDX9013TX Feb 26, 2008
0 ports, one Firewire port, one eSATA port, one HDMI port, one ExpressCard slot, HP port replicator connector, legacy ports. Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
Disk Encryption Not Secure... Feb 22, 2008
The Firewire (IEEE 1394) spec ... And if the computer doesn't have firewire (my thinkpad doesn't), you can use a number of DMA vectors ... re: DMA, Firewire vectors. (The Drudge Report)
Apple goes to Harpertown: a review of the new Mac Pro Feb 20, 2008
The southbridge handles just about everything else, including storage, Ethernet, USB, FireWire, and audio ... 0, 2 Firewire 400, 2 Firewire 800. (Ars Technica)
Apple - more arrogant or innovative? Feb 20, 2008
Sacrifices need to be made to make such a small laptop, most business users would not care if they don't have a firewire port to make home movies or an ethernet port they rarely plug into. Sure you can get the same specs and more features in the cheaper MacBook but if you are travelling around the world do you really want to lug around 2. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Are you a Machead? Feb 19, 2008
One of the first machines sporting Firewire, the buzz word back then. Went Grey again with a quicksilver Dual G4 Tower. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Another Mac attack Feb 18, 2008
There are two Firewire ports, too: a Firewire 800 and Firewire 400 for connection to audio/video equipment. On top of the screen, unnoticed unless you carefully look for it, is the iSight camera. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Walt checks out ThinkPad X300, also fits in manila folder Feb 17, 2008
three usb ports, FIREWIRE (ironic), ethernet, VGA-out and a PC Card slot. EIGHT MONTHS AGO. (engadget, CA)
MCE offers smaller QuickStream video capture drive Feb 16, 2008
Made with an aluminum enclosure, the QuickStream is equipped with FireWire interface ... Included in the box are a hot shoe mount, 4-pin to 6-pin and 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire cables, AC adapter and user's guide. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
A laptop can't be as slim as Apple's latest without sacrifice, but ... Feb 14, 2008
There's no FireWire port either - a problem for people with older iPods or lots of data to transfer from one Mac to another. Then there's the battery. (Telegraph.co.uk)
MacBook Air: Thin Is In (But Not For Heavy Use) Feb 12, 2008
0 port, and an analog audio out (1/8-inch minijack) there's no FireWire or Ethernet. Also missing is an optical drive. (Entertainment Weekly)
MacBook Air migration gyrations Feb 11, 2008
San Francisco - The first thing I did after pulling my new MacBook Air out of the box was to hunt for a FireWire cable to connect to my MacBook Pro ... After about a minute (and miraculously, the discovery of not one but two FireWire cables), I remembered that this was pointless ... the MacBook Air doesn't have a FireWire port. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
The MacBook Air sucks a little bit less Feb 9, 2008
In my every-day life, I can't live without a CD-ROM drive (backups, passing pictures around etc), FireWire (transferring video) and just one USB port (Having to use an USB hub to use a card reader and external mouse. Rubbish. (T3)
Where's my MacBook Feb 8, 2008
In the office it is connected to a Firewire hard disk (which it boots off from), USB keyboard and mouse, 22-inch LCD monitor, proper hi-fi system ("proper" as opposed to "iPod Hi-Fi", I mean), and of course the power adaptor. That's a total of 5 cables that have to be plugged and unplugged. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Mobile devices: Upgrade considerations Feb 7, 2008
new external add-ons, such as PC cards, ExpressCards, and USB and FireWire peripherals. memory upgrades. (SearchMobileComputing.com)
MacBook Air revisited Feb 5, 2008
The biggest compromises, which have been well-documented, come in its connectivity: The MacBook Air finds room for only one USB port and doesn't include a built-in optical drive, FireWire, Ethernet, or mobile broadband ... Those who regularly use more than one USB device, or need FireWire, an SD card slot, or an Express card slot will find the single USB jack too limiting. (CNN -- Tech)
Thin is in: Ars Technica reviews the MacBook Air Feb 4, 2008
There is no optical drive, no FireWire ports, only one USB port, and a micro-DVI port. The aluminum casing, at its smallest point, is only 0. (Ars Technica)
Fans Critique Apple Feb 2, 2008
The MacBook Air's lack of a Firewire port was another deal-breaker for folks who work with lots of video. "The lack of a Firewire port is really bad How are you supposed to get video in? These enormous files take forever over WiFi," Jmmx2 wrote. (Forbes -- Technology)
Will USB 3.0 replace HDMI? Feb 2, 2008
0 will Firewire is still generating. Now maybe a broader story about USB uber alles is in the making. (EETimes)
Waiting for the MacBook Air Pro Jan 31, 2008
But it would add back ports such as Ethernet and Firewire, along with a more capacious hard disk, removable battery, MacBook Pro keyboard, built-in EVDO and expandable RAM, among other things. Meanwhile I ll count on all you early adopters to find the inevitable bugs in the first batch of MacBook Airs. (All Things Digital, CA)
Hey HD DVD: It's Not Just a Flesh Wound Jan 29, 2008
They relabeled FireWire with iLink, just to confuse the consumer. It's not that I think highly of Toshiba and Microsoft, but Sony really pisses me off, and I'm more than thrilled that Nintendo has beaten the crap out of PS3 and PSP on all fronts. (Wired News)
Time to change spots Jan 29, 2008
One major new feature is Time Machine, an automated back-up system that copies files to a USB or FireWire storage device (as a rule of thumb you will want an external drive at least twice as big as your computer's hard drive, although you can configure Time Machine to only back up specific folders). Time Machine is set and forget, as a good back-up system should be. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
MacBook Air: Making the Migration Jan 29, 2008
One of the oddities of the MacBook Air is, as a system without a FireWire port, an optical drive, or an accessible hard drive, the act of reinstalling Mac OS X and migrating your files from your old system to this new one is more complicated than it has been in the past. Without FireWire there's no "target mode," a feature that lets you mount a laptop's drive on another Mac as if it were an external hard drive ... But Apple has taken the MacBook Air's release as an opportunity to upgrade its... (PC World)
MacBook Air: The sexy kind of skinny but with some flaws Jan 24, 2008
Only one USB port and no built-in ethernet or FireWire ... But there's no FireWire connector for folks wanting to hook up digital camcorders, or ethernet jack for tapping into the Internet when Wi-Fi is unavailable or poky. (USA Today)
Mossberg: MacBook Air not for everyone Jan 24, 2008
I think I will wait for 3 things to be addressed, Firewire port, 2 USB ports and GB ethernet port or 2 USB ports, GB ethernet port and a Cardbus slot so we have the option of putting firewire or anything else in it ... 215582 01/24, 2:00am, EST one port not a problem If you really think you need FireWire, Ethernet, mutliple USB ports, AND an optical drive then buy a MacBook or the 15" MBP. People need to accept the MBA for what it is and what it can do, and not try to make it into something... (MacNN, CA)
MacBook Air reviews in from Apple's starting lineup Jan 24, 2008
They could give us a firewire port through the dock, too, and maybe an ethernet controller. I'm more in the market for a Fujitsu P8010 or Lenovo X300, but it will be interesting to see how much rigidity Apple was able to get with the MBA. I'm very worried about their build quality on this one, so I can't wait to see them hit the stores. (engadget, CA)
Will the Mac Book Air Jan 23, 2008
Mac Book "Air'.....why would you need an Ethernet jack. The sole purpose of it being released is that you do almost everything via airport. Remote access is a definite winner for me. You can get a USB hub if you need more USB ports and as for complaining about putting extras on for other things like bluetooth..i suppose you might understand the feeling of what all the PC users have and are still going through.....have fun installing your drivers for EVERYTHING boys!!!! Posted by: Ange on January... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
PC World: Some things weren't in the air at Expo Jan 22, 2008
Not In the Air: Ethernet, FireWire, and USB Ports ... At least the Ethernet and USB conundrums have workarounds; the lack of a FireWire port on the MacBook Air could be a serious deal-breaker for anyone planning to edit video on it ... For a company that prides itself on its multimedia chops and its for the people media-editing apps, FireWire is a curious omission to the MacBook Airs array of ports. (Macworld)
The skinny on Air Jan 22, 2008
The Air lacks a CD/DVD optical drive (although it does offer an external drive option and a mechanism for importing such data wirelessly from drives on other computers), as well as an Ethernet port, Firewire and microphone jack. Additionally, the Air has only one USB port, and in an age when virtually everything imaginable plugs in to a USB port, this single port promises to be an excruciatingly painful bottleneck for anyone who wants to charge their iPod at the same time as they copy data from... (The Daily Texan, TX)
