USB Flash Drive

A USB flash drive consists of a flash memory data storage device integrated with a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface. USB flash drives are typically removable and rewritable, and physically much smaller than a floppy disk. Most weigh less than 30 g (1 oz). Storage capacities in 2010 can be as large as 256 GB with steady improvements in size and price per capacity expected. Some allow 1 million write or erase cycles[citation needed] and offer a 10-year[citation needed]shelf storage time.

USB flash drives are often used for the same purposes for which floppy disks or CD-ROMs were used. They are smaller, faster, have thousands of times more capacity, and are more durable and reliable because of their lack of moving parts. Until approximately 2005, most desktop and laptop computers were supplied with floppy disk drives, but floppy disk drives have been abandoned in favor of USB ports.

USB Flash drives use the USB mass storage standard, supported natively by modern operating systems such as Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, and other Unix-like systems. USB drives with USB 2.0 support can store more data and transfer faster than a much larger optical disc drives like CD-RW or DVD-RW drives and can be read by many other systems such as the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, DVD players and in some upcoming mobile smartphones.

Nothing moves mechanically in a flash drive; the term drive persists because computers read and write flash-drive data using the same system commands as for a mechanical disk drive, with the storage appearing to the computer operating system and user interface as just another drive. Flash drives are very robust mechanically.

A flash drive consists of a small printed circuit board carrying the circuit elements and a USB connector, insulated electrically and protected inside a plastic, metal, or rubberized case which can be carried in a pocket or on a key chain, for example. The USB connector may be protected by a removable cap or by retracting into the body of the drive, although it is not likely to be damaged if unprotected. Most flash drives use a standard type-A USB connection allowing plugging into a port on a personal computer, but drives for other interfaces also exist.

USB flash drives draw power from the computer via external USB connection. Some devices combine the functionality of a digital audio player with USB flash storage; they require a battery only when used to play music.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive

 

Logitech G5

The Logitech G5 is a corded laser mouse produced by Logitech as part of its G series targeted at the gamer market.

The G5 has a body almost identical to its ‘sister’, the G7, a wireless mouse. The G7 has a slot for its battery, and the G5 has a slot into which the weight caddy can be inserted. The G5 comes with sixteen small weights, eight being 4.5g and the remaining eight 1.7g. The user may adjust the number of weights or use them in different combinations to their own preference (the cartridge weight 5 g and holds up to 8 weights).

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logitech_G5

 

Sony Walkman

Walkman is a Sony brand tradename originally used for portable audio cassette, and now used to market Sony’s portable audio and video players as well as a line of Sony Ericsson mobile phones. The original Walkman introduced a change in music listening habits by allowing people to carry music with them and listen to music through lightweight headphones.

The device was built in 1978 by audio-division engineer Nobutoshi Kihara for Sony co-chairman Akio Morita, who wanted to be able to listen to operas during his frequent trans-Pacific plane trips. The original Walkman was marketed in 1979 as the Walkman in Japan, the Soundabout in many other countries including the US, Freestyle in Sweden and the Stowaway in the UK. Advertising, despite all the foreign languages, still attracted thousands of buyers in the US specifically. Morita hated the name “Walkman” and asked that it be changed, but relented after being told by junior executives that a promotion campaign had already begun using the brand name and that it would be too expensive to change.

The names “Walkman”, “Pressman”, “Watchman”, “Scoopman”, “Discman”, and “Talkman” are trademarks of Sony, and have been applied to a wide range of portable entertainment devices manufactured by the company. The name “Walkman” was based on its precursor, the Pressman tape recorder. An initial prototype of the Walkman was in fact made by replacing the recording circuit and speaker from the Pressman with a stereo amplifier. Sony continues to use the “Walkman” brand name for most of their portable audio devices, after the “Discman” name for CD players was dropped in the late 1990s. According to Sony, the plural form is “Walkman Personal Stereos”, rather than “Walkmans” or “Walkmen”.

In March 2007, Sony extended the brand by launching its first all-digital, flash-based video Walkman, the A800 series, where A stands for “All in one, Advanced, and Attractive”.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkman

 

iPad

The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc. primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. Its size and weight falls between those of contemporary smartphones and laptop computers. The iPad runs the same operating system as the iPod Touch and iPhone—and can run its own applications as well as iPhone applications. Without modification, and with the exception of websites, it will only run programs approved by Apple and distributed via its online store.

Like iPhone and iPod Touch, the iPad is controlled by a multitouch display—a departure from most previous tablet computers, which used a pressure-triggered stylus—as well as a virtual onscreen keyboard in lieu of a physical keyboard. The iPad uses a Wi-Fi data connection to browse the Internet, load and stream media, and install software. Some models also have a 3G wireless data connection which can connect to HSPA data networks. The device is managed and synced by iTunes on a personal computer via USB cable.

Apple released the first iPad in April 2010, and sold 3 million of the devices in 80 days. During 2010, Apple sold 14.8 million iPads worldwide, representing 75 percent of tablet PC sales at the end of 2010. By the release of the iPad 2 in March 2011, more than 15 million iPads had been sold — more than all other tablet PCs combined.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad

 

10 Merek Laptop Terpopuler

VIVAnews – Desain dan keandalan laptop Apple membuatnya selalu ditanggap positif ketimbang produk lain di Internet. Namun, bukan berarti laptop-laptop berbasis Windows tidak baik. LG dan Sony juga sering dibicarakan sebagai alternatif.

Yang mengejutkan adalah merek besar seperti Samsung dan Acer bahkan tidak masuk ke dalam daftar 10 besar merek laptop terpopuler di Internet.Apple bisa jadi berada di posisi puncak dan selalu menjadi topik yang hangat dibicarakan karena ia cukup bisa memuaskan konsumen. Ada harga ada rupa. Memang rentang harga untuk jajaran produk Apple relatif mahal, apalagi jika dibandingkan laptop-laptop sejenisnya. Tetapi, dengan Apple, konsumen dijamin puas.Sementara itu, laptop premium Sony Vaio diakui memiliki kemiripan dengan Mac, dari segi performa dan grafis. Sebab itu, Vaio kerap disebut-sebut ‘Mac of Windows’. Wajar jika ia menghuni jajaran tiga besar dalam daftar.”Pemain tengah” seperti Hewlett-Packards (HP) dan Asus memiliki koleksi laptop dengan harga yang variatif. Sehingga, mereka yang membeli laptop murah tetap mendapatkan layanan purna jual yang sama dengan mereka yang membeli laptop mahal. Ini juga sering menjadi topik hangat dalam diskusi di Internet.Kecepatan rumor dan komplain yang menyebar di social media akan mengubah statistik. Berikut 10 merek laptop terpopuler di Internet yang dipublikasikan Amplicate:

Peringkat	Merek	Jumlah pesan	Kecintaan (dalam persentase)
1.	Apple	25.827	64,78%
2.	LG	1.724	71,81%
3.	Sony	2.432	52,34%
4.	Panasonic	150	78%
5.	Asus	168	62,5%
6.	HCL	37	56,76%
7.	Hewlett-Packard	21	52,38%
8.	Packard Bell	5	20%
9.	Medion	8	0%
10.	Fujitsu	42	28,57%
	Rata-rata merek laptop	34.818	59,04%

Statistik dari Amplicate mengoleksi opini secara online yang melibatkan lebih dari 73 juta pesan di Twitter, Facebook, dan Amplicate sendiri. Pemeringkatan ini menghitung topik-topik yang saat ini dibicarakan di media sosial. Kalkulasinya berdasarkan opini baik positif maupun negatif dalam periode 3 bulan.