OWC Mercury Electra 6G Solid State Drive

OWC has introduced its new Mercury Electra 6G SSD which features support for the new SATA 6Gpbs interface which delivers enhanced transfer speeds. The Mercury Electra 6G utilizes the SandForce SF2281 controller and uses Asynchronous Tier 1/Grade A 2X-nm NAND Flash memory.

The Mercury Electra 6G includes chip-based 256-bit and 128-bit AES-compliant data encryption, it supports SMART Command support, ECC Recovery, SandForce’s DuraClass technology with ultra-efficient Block Management and offers up to 556MB/s read speed and up to 523MB/s write speeds using the SATA III 6Gbps interface.

The Mercury Electra 6G will be available in the storage capacities of 120GB, 240GB, 480GB and 600GB. I

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Google remains committed to TV business, expects more partners soon

Wondering what Mountain View has in store for Google TV — that half-baked content platform available on only a small handful of devices? Well, it’s not going away, apparently, and may even cross the Atlantic into Europe next year. Google Chairman Eric Schmidt is currently making waves in Scotland, giving Edinburgh International Television Festival attendees a rather vague overview of what the next generation of Google TV may look like. Schmidt said that the service has yet to take off because it’s currently integrated with (a rather limited selection of) TVs, which we don’t tend to upgrade more than once or twice a decade. Read more…

27″ Planar PX2710MW 1080p LCD Monitor with VGA, DVI, HDMI, 2ms Response, and 3 Year Warranty for $229.99 with FREE Shipping

Our Deal of the Day today is the Dell Home – Coupon Code for 27″ Planar PX2710MW 1080p LCD Monitor with VGA, DVI, HDMI, 2ms Response, and 3 Year Warranty for $229.99 with FREE Shipping!.  Offer: $229.99 with FREE shipping after a whopping $240 off coupon code ($469.99 original price) gets you a 27″ Planar PX2710MW 1080p LCD monitor with 1200:1 contrast, 300 cd/m2 brightness, 2ms response time GtG, VGA, DVI, and HDMI inputs, plus a 3 year warranty. Use coupon code: G7LH7ZK?61GC2K for the discount. Expires 8/31/11. Read more…

HP discontinues operations for webOS devices, specifically the TouchPad and webOS phones

PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug 18, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE)

HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2011, as well as the commencement of a company transformation described in detail in separate press releases issued today.

HP unveiled the details of a plan to accelerate the strategy introduced in March. The plan introduced today will:

Move HP into higher value, higher margin growth categories
Sharpen HPs focus on its strategic priorities of cloud, solutions and software with an emphasis on enterprise, commercial and government markets
Increase investment in innovation to drive differentiation

As part of the transformation, HP announced that its board of directors has authorized the exploration of strategic alternatives for the companys Personal Systems Group.

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Motorola Droid Bionic to include Webtop accessories

Back when we first caught a glimpse of the Droid Bionic, we speculated that the post-Atrix placement of the micro-USB and micro-HDMI ports might make it compatible with the updated Photon Webtop dock and accessories. Judging by the screenshot grabbed by Droid Life, we might have a winner as the add-ons look to be interchangeable, possibly a first step towards CEO Sanjay Jha’s promised improvements. The product page also says the accessories will be “affordable” for those “curious about the Webtop application” — count us in.

[Thanks, Chris]