Apacer Technology Inc., a global leader in memory modules and digital storage, has just released PH151 USB 2.0 hub. Far away from the bleak digital products, the PH151 is designed a revolutionary “Y”-shaped that glorify your workplace. It has four USB ports from side and up that make connecting effortless. Gone are the days of one USB device blocking two side-by-side USB ports because of its different angles and directions USB ports. PH151 also orders your digital work with its outstanding Y-shape design which makes a better balance when devices attached on it. The PH151 is both useful and convenient, and lets you easy to hold and take away.

Along with the unique PH151 comes great functionality as well. Backwards compatible with USB 1.1 specification, the PH151 provides up to 480 Mbps transfer rate that is 40 times faster than USB 1.1, giving fast USB connectivity for PCs and notebooks. Although the PH151 can be used most of the time without need of an external power source, an optional power adapter is available for USB devices that consume more power, such as CD-ROM/CD burners, external hard drives and printers. Over-current detection and protection is provided that limits the amount of current a USB peripheral can draw, which helps prevent system crashes and increases PC system stability. The PH151 is also plug-and-play compatible and supports hot-swapping function.

The plastic construction of PH151 makes it a light device that can be easy to carry for everyday use. The unique “Y”-shape makes it not only stand out, but it also means connections are easier without chaos. The PH151 USB hub is a convenient and trendy way to connect all your USB peripherals.

Website: Apacer

FreeRIP is a Windows application that lets you extract audio CD tracks and save them to Wav, MP3, WMA, Ogg Vorbis or FLAC audio files (this process is known as ripping). FreeRIP is also a audio file and MP3 converter and it can convert audio files from one of the named formats to another. E.G. FreeRIP can convert a WAV file to MP3 or a FLAC file to MP3, or an MP3 file to WAV and so on.

Converting your CD audio collection to digital audio files is a breeze with FreeRIP: download and install FreeRIP, put your audio CD into your computer’s CD drive, run FreeRIP and click on the Rip button.

Once you have your digital audio tracks in your preferred format, just move them onto an audio player (e.g. a portable MP3 player such as an Apple iPod™, Creative Zen Player™ or Sony Walkman™), an advanced mobile phone, or burn them to a CD to listen in your car, stereo or Discman™.

With FreeRIP you can save tracks as CD quality WAV files or encode them to a lossy (MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA) or lossless (FLAC) audio format.

FreeRIP is also an advanced MP3 audio file tag editor (supporting ID3 v1 and v2) and includes shortcuts to find track info (like lyrics or complete title) on the web, with just one click.

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A Half Hidden HDD Protects Your Privacy Perfectly

From now on, there are no worries about saving your private photos and information in portable hard drive. STARAY-S Series provides perfect protection for privacy security.
STARAY, a new brand name under RAIDON Technology, Inc., is focus on personal storage solution and devoted on providing creative, safe and user friendly encryption enclosure and storage solution for consumers which S Series was born under this concept.

S Series - A Half Hidden HDD Protects Your Privacy Perfectly

Coming with specific technology, STARAY-S Series divides hard drive into two parts, one is encrypted hidden part called X-Zone and the other one is public part. S Series hides X-Zone with specific encryption technology which means encrypted X-Zone is invisible. The information saved on hidden X-Zone will only be decrypted and appear while inputting correct identification such as personal password or fingerprint.

S Series – Data Encryption Storage Box provides three option encryption accesses such as software password, fingerprint and keypad password. Without these encryption accesses the hidden hard drive cannot be appeared and accessed.
Furthermore, the other feature makes S Series so different is to decide yourself how much capacity you need for saving private information on a portable hard drive (Only for S1 and S2).

The specific X-Zone design of S Series enables you to storage private photos, films or any kinds of digital data into the invisible storage space such as a private secret zone. Even the hard drive lost, no personal password, the STARAY-S Series definitely is a perfect storage solution to be away from the nightmare of losing confidential information.

Website: Staray