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Sanho previews CloudFTP at Macworld | iWorld 2012

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 28th, 2012)

Sanho had its Kickstarter-funded CloudFTP at Macworld | iWorld 2012 this year, and the project has generated a lot of excitement. Sanho's Daniel Chin originally sought $100,000 in funding through Kickstarter, but wound up with more than 2,700 backers and more than $262,000 by the time the pledge ...

Matias Slim One keyboard at CES

by Kelly Guimont (Jan 13th, 2012)

Yesterday I got a chance to chat with Steve McGowan of the Matias Corporation about one of their new products, the Slim One Keyboard. It's a fabulous idea, really: Take the form factor of the Apple Wireless Keyboard, and give it a button in the top right that says "iPhone". You've got your ...

AOC e1649Fwu Portable USB Monitor: A good match for your MacBook

by Steven Sande (Jan 1st, 2012)

As many TUAW readers know, I have a serious love affair with my 11" MacBook Air. If there's one issue that I have with it, it's that sometimes that screen seems just a little too small. Now AOC has released the e1649Fwu 16" Portable USB Monitor ($139.99) that is perfect for those situations ...

Newer Technology Power2U AC/USB Wall Outlet: More power to your USB devices

by Steven Sande (Nov 28th, 2011)

I'll admit that I'm not the best person to be writing about a do-it-yourself project involving electricity. After all, I've zapped myself more than once while replacing wall switches and installing light dimmers, and I once had smoke pouring from my kitchen ceiling after installing a new light ...

Apple unveils dock to micro USB adapter to comply with EU standards

by Chris Rawson (Oct 4th, 2011)

European Union regulations require cell phone vendors to include micro USB connectors as a means of standardizing charging options for cell phones, a necessary move to cut down on the plethora of mutually incompatible charging options that have proliferated through the mobile phone industry. Rather ...

Will new iPhone designs include Europe's common charger?

by Steven Sande (Sep 28th, 2011)

Way back in 2009, the European Commission reached a voluntary agreement with 10 mobile phone manufacturers to adopt a standard Micro-USB charge and sync interface. Apple, with its proprietary Dock connector design, was one of the parties that signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) stating ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: How can I add art to my USB stick folders?

by Erica Sadun (Sep 21st, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, I have been trying to put a custom background image on a USB drive with little success. I know how to do this on a standard folder and a homemade DVD, but I can't seem to make it stay on the USB when I plug it back in. Do you have an idea as to what' I'm doing wrong? Your ...

iTwin allows you to share files with PCs securely over the web

by Michael Grothaus (Sep 20th, 2011)

iTwin has added official public Mac compatibility to its innovative file sharing USB stick that allows users to transfer or share files across Macs or PCs no matter where they are in the world. After selecting which files to share users can simply plug one half of an iTwin into a Mac and the ...

Reasons why USB thumb drives are the wrong choice

by Erica Sadun (Sep 7th, 2011)

Photo: Dead Drops (Flickr) So yesterday, the TUAW backchannel got into a heated discussion about USB thumb drives. We had just posted about why Lion Version support was not available on non-HFS+ file systems. Our debate wasn't over whether they were good or not, but rather why they were a ...

Build your own Lion install USB thumb drive for cheap

by Erica Sadun (Aug 11th, 2011)

Why pay Apple $69.99 when you can build your own Lion install drive for the App Store purchase price of $29.99 -- plus the cost of an inexpensive thumb drive. Here's how to create a full install on a drive, not just the recovery disk that we recently posted about. You'll need a copy of the OS X ...

Lion will ship on USB drives in August

by Michael Rose (Jul 20th, 2011)

In the hustle and the bustle today, we failed to note a minor detail in Apple's Lion press announcement, but MacRumors picked it up: Users who do not have broadband access at home, work or school can download Lion at Apple retail stores and later this August, Lion will be made available on a ...

Aluratek Mini Surge Dual USB Charging Station: Pocket-sized power package

by Steven Sande (Jun 21st, 2011)

One of my major gripes while traveling is the lack of available wall sockets in hotels, as I often have two or three devices while my wife brings her iPhone and iPad. To help keep us from fighting over where to plug in our gadgets, Aluratek is now shipping the Mini Surge Dual USB Charging ...

Hatsuden-Nabe thermoelectric cookpot keeps your iPhone battery charged

by Steven Sande (Jun 14th, 2011)

It will be difficult to charge your iPhone after the zombie apocalypse destroys the power grid, but a new product from TES NewEnergy Corporation can make topping off your battery as easy as heating up a can of SpaghettiO's over an open fire. The company has created the Hatsuden-Nabe, a US$278 ...

i-FlashDrive lets you quickly share files between PC and iPhone

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 5th, 2011)

Our sister site Engadget has discovered a must have accessory if you're constantly finding yourself wanting to share files between your iPhone and PCs. PhotoFast's i-FlashDrive features a USB 2.0 port on one end and an Apple 30-pin dock connector on the other. Plug the USB drive into your PC or ...

HP chooses USB 3.0 over Thunderbolt

by Michael Grothaus (May 17th, 2011)

PC World is reporting that the world's largest computer manufacturer has chosen USB 3.0 over Intel's Thunderbolt port in its new desktop PCs. HP's worldwide desktop marketing manager told PC World that "We did look at [Thunderbolt]. We're still looking into it. Haven't found a value proposition ...