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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Woz: iPad is for normal people, not engineers]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Do you think you're normal You know, vaguely normal--somewhat not entirely composed of wiring from another world.Well, then aniPad is for you.This is not merely my ultra-scientific research. This is the opinion of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.Computerworld reports that in a keynote session at Storage Networking World in Santa Clara, Calif., Woz explained that Steve Jobs had always wanted to create a computer that everyone in the world would find simple and magical to use.&quot;It was just hard to get there,&quot; Wozniak said, according to Computerworld. &quot;Because we had to go through a lot of steps where you connected to things, and (eventually) computers grew up to where they could do...normal consumer appliance things.&quot;(Credit:CC CampusPartyMexico/Flickr)So for all the engineers who debate as to whether the iPad is wonderful or merely a barely computable frippery, he explained: &quot;Thetablet is not necessarily for the people in this room. It's for the normal people in the world.&quot;Of course, there are many engineers who, in the privacy of their lives, are staggeringly normal. They enjoy their iPads just like their equally normal neighbors. However, will these normal people ever warm in vast numbers to Android productsWozniak, sorely missed on this season's &quot;Dancing With The Stars,&quot; offered this interesting and Apple-loyal wish: &quot;On the subject of tablets, I read today that Android tablets are expected to surpass iPads, and I hope that never happens.&quot;Many believe that Android's sheer numbers will inevitably overtake Apple's iPad. However, the Android attempts in the tablet world seem so far to have been met with indifference--by normal people.It almost seems as if the iPad's success has taken competitors by surprise, so that any new tablet that has emerged has resembled a rather imperfect (and, perhaps, hurried) rendering of the iPad.In the &quot;normal people&quot; space, customers will surely have to feel they are being offered something either significantly more inspiring--or significantly cheaper--to seriously consider Android products.How soon might that happen Perhaps not as soon as some think (or fear).<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Upscale Drobo announces 8- and 12-drive storage]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>xuangxguaa</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Drobo&amp;39's storage devices are expanding with a larger and now-rackmountable 12-drive configuration.(Credit:Drobo)Nigel Tufnel's amp goes up to 11, but Drobo's newest storage system outdoes the Spinal Tap guitarist with a new 12-drive model.The new Drobo Elite B1200i, geared for small businesses, is a central storage system that connects to people's computers via the iSCSI technology for building a storage area network. It's matched by a similar 8-bay iSCSI model, the B800i, and a related network-attached file storage model, the B800fs.The models are a new high-water mark for Drobo, a company that got its start with much smaller desktop storage systems that attached to personal computers but that has been gradually ascending to more demanding tiers of the storage industry.Universal across the products is Drobo's core feature, a data protection technology that lets customers mix and match any size capacity. That's a significant change from conventional RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks) storage arrays, which need matched drives. Like conventional RAID, Drobo storage systems can rebuild lost data in the event of a hard-drive failure. They're also designed to expand easily and automatically when people add new drives or swap out old ones.A new feature coming with the new models is the ability to accommodate 3TB drives, not just 2TB models as before, Chief Executive Tom Buiocchi told CNET. That increases the net capacity substantially, he said.&quot;A very rough calculation suggests the 8-bay products will show about 12.5TB and 11TB with 1- and 2-drive redundancy [respectively],&quot; and the 12-bay model should be about 50 percent more on top of that, he said.The 8-bay models start at $2,199 with no drives and are available now. Drobo will sell a 12-bay model with 12 1TB drives for $9,999 when it goes on sale in the second quarter.The new models accommodate either SATA or SAS hard drives or SSD flash memory drives. Also new is management software geared for small businesses and automated thin provisioning, in which storage volumes are automatically resized according to need so that storage capacity isn't wasted. Finally, the 12-bay model has new redundant hardware to protect against failure, in the form of dual hot-swappable power supplies and three gigabit Ethernet ports for iSCSI.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Can Redbox and Amazon take on Netflixa4a4s streaming video service]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Kiosk  DVD rental company Redbox will soon launch a subscription-based  Internet streaming service, much like Netflixa4a4s streaming video service,  the Los Angeles Times reports.Company  president Mitch Lowe confirmed the news yesterday in an analyst  meeting. Redbox previously announced that it would launch some sort of  digital service, but it was unclear if consumers would have to pay for  every movie they wanted to watch, or if it would be an all-you-can-eat  buffet with a subscription fee.Now  that we know Redbox is definitely going with a subscription option,  ita4a4s clearly positioning itself to take on Netflix. In addition to  streaming across multiple devices, Redboxa4a4s subscription will also grant  you access to discs through the companya4a4s kiosks. That may ultimately  make it more convenient for customers who are fed up with waiting for  Netflix discs by mail, and only rely on its streaming service.Redbox  has previously said that it would launch its digital service with a  partner, and as the LA Times points out, Amazon is the most likely  choice. Amazon is also preparing a digital streaming service,  which would work across all devices that support its current on-demand  movie store, and may debut this month. The service will be a part of the  $79-a-year Amazon Prime, which currently offers free two-day shipping  to customers. Amazon just last month purchased LoveFilm for $200 million, which is Europea4a4s equivalent to Netflix.Ita4a4s  unclear how Redbox and Amazon would coexist together when theya4a4re both  also running competing video services, but this may be a case of two  competitors joining together to take on a titan. To chip away at  Netflixa4a4s 20 million subscribers, the two companies will need to work  together somehow &amp;8212' especially since Netflix has such a tremendous head start.Amazon has also partnered with Redboxa4a4s parent company, Coinstar, to offer Amazon gift certificates through its coin kiosks.Previous Story: Y Combinator founder: there is no tech bubblePrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Amazon Prime, streaming video, subscriptions, Watch InstantlyCompanies: Amazon, Coinstar, Netflix, RedboxPeople: Mitch Lowe          Tags: Amazon Prime, streaming video, subscriptions, Watch InstantlyCompanies: Amazon, Coinstar, Netflix, RedboxPeople: Mitch LoweDevindra Hardawar is VentureBeat's lead mobile writer and East Coast correspondent. He studied philosophy at Amherst College, worked in IT support for several years, and has been writing about technology since 2004. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can reach him at devindra@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @Devindra. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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