Posts Tagged Mac

DVI to mini DisplayPort converter

Feb 4

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It’s not uncommon as we upgrade parts of out computers to need adapters and other gear to make things work together. If you have your eyes set on a new display for your computer that uses DisplayPort and your machine lacks the right output Atlona has a new adapter just for you.

The adapter is called the AT-DP400 dual link DVI to Mini DisplayPort Converter. The converter is USB powered and works with Mac or PC systems. The device is specifically designed to work with the 27-inch iMac computer with resolutions up to 2560 x 1440. The screen connected to the adapter can be used as a main display or have the desktop extended to it.

The adapter is HCDP compliant and it also supports the 2560 x 1600 resolution that 30-inch LCDs use. The adapter will also let PS3 and Xbox users connect the consoles to the iMac without additional hardware at a resolution of up to 720p. The adapter is up for pre-order for $199 and is expected to ship on March 10.

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Parallels “Switch to Mac” edition bundles app transfer cable

Aug 25

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Parallels have released a new virtualization package intended to make first-time transitions to Mac from Windows all the more straightforward.  The Parallels Desktop Switch to Mac Edition consists not only of the company’s Parallels Desktop 4.0 app – which allows you to run Windows apps on an OS X machine – but a data migration cable that automatically transfers programs and files to your new machine.

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The Transporter cable is basically a branded USB-to-USB file transfer device, such as we’ve seen before, but is made clever by Parallels’ software.  That automatically identifies apps and data on the Windows machine, making sure all the files needed to get you up to speed are present on your shiny new Mac.

They also throw in a full two hours of tutorial video content, intended to make migrating to OS X headache-free.  It’s apparently available now, priced at around $100; not bad considering Parallels Desktop 4.0 alone is $79.95.

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LaCie – HD movies on the go

Jul 9

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LaCie has strengthened its portable hard-drive line-up with a device that’s more rugged than Clint Eastwood with a hangover.

The brilliantly titled LaCinema Rugged HD is a hard drive that packs in 500GB of storage and is compatible with any HDMI-supported TV.

Scratch-resistant

The LaCinema Rugged HD is also compatible with both Mac and PCs, and supports most codecs – including H.264, MKV, WMV9, MPEG-4.

To make the hard-drive as rugged as possible, LaCie has added a scratch-resistant aluminium shell, internal anti-shock absorbers, and a shock-resistant rubber bumper which is said to protect media files against everyday blunders.

We think it looks like it can stand a nuclear holocaust, but for some reason that’s omitted from the press release.

For all the number crunchers out there, you’ll be glad to read that the hard-drive can hold up to 700 movies, 165,000 songs or 165,000 photos. And if you want one, expect to pay around the £260 mark.

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