drag2share: CrashPlan iPhone and Android Apps Let Your Browse and Download Your Backed Up Files on the Go [IPhone Downloads]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5843275/crashplan-iphone-and-android-apps-let-your-browse-and-download-your-backed-up-files-on-the-go

iOS/Android: One of our favorite tools for creating an automated, bulletproof backup solution, CrashPlan, now has mobile apps for securely viewing, downloading, and sharing your backed up files from within your iPhone, iPad, or Android device.

The free mobile apps let you access common file types like photos or office files (spreadsheets and text files) from any of the computers that have been backed up to CrashPlan's servers. (You need a CrashPlan+ account with the online backup option to use the mobile apps.) In addition to browsing and viewing files, you can download them to your device or email them.

Pretty much all you need to do is sign in with your CrashPlan+ account on the app to access everything, which is synchronized to the CrashPlan servers.

CrashPlan | on the iTunes App Store | Android Market | CrashPlan PRO (for business users: iOS or Android)

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drag2share: Scientists reconstruct images from our brains, plan to do the same for dreams (video)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/23/scientists-reconstruct-images-from-our-brains-plan-to-do-the-sa/

This is your brain. And now this is your brain on YouTube. By using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) software, researchers at UC Berkeley created a visual representation of what our brains see when we watch a TV or movie. It works as such: scientists show subjects random clips and measure the corresponding cerebral activity. After the computer "learns" what vids evoke what brain activity, scientists feed 18 million seconds of random YouTube videos into the computer program where it reconstructs a movie representation of neural happenings based on the hundred clips most similar to what it sees. Although the method currently only works with images actually viewed, the future goal is to recreate what people see in their dreams and memories -- which could give doctors major insight to the minds of the mentally impaired, stroke victims or those with neurological disorders. Inception in real life isn't exactly around the corner, but the implications of this new technology are pretty mind-blowing. See for yourself in the video after the break -- no totem required.

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Scientists reconstruct images from our brains, plan to do the same for dreams (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: Samsung opens 'most advanced' 20nm-class flash memory production line

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/23/samsung-opens-most-advanced-20nm-class-flash-memory-production/

Samsung's "20nm-class" designations for flash memory production are frustratingly nonspecific, but smallest processes or not it's ready to crank out more chips than ever. Reuters reports the electronics giant just flipped the switch on its first new production line in five years, one that it's calling "the industry's largest and most advanced memory fabrication facility." It could take up to nine months to get fully up to speed, but the increased production and reduced costs should keep the competition coming Samsung's way for storage no matter what their current legal situation.

Samsung opens 'most advanced' 20nm-class flash memory production line originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: Hulu Plus cracks one million paying subscribers, but what's next?

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/22/hulu-plus-cracks-1-million-paying-subscribers-but-whats-next/

It's almost the official end of summer and just as CEO Jason Kilar forecasted back in July, Hulu has signed up more than 1,000,000 paying Plus subscribers. He made the announcement at a Goldman Sachs investor conference while also mentioning plans to invest $375 million in content this year, even as the questions of who will buy Hulu (if its owners actually follow through with a sale) and Kilar's own fate as its head continue to hang in the air. Hitting the projected numbers, rolling out service internationally and popping up at the f8 Facebook event are all signs Hulu is still making plans for its future, even if we don't know yet where that future will be.

Hulu Plus cracks one million paying subscribers, but what's next? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: Western Digital rolls out My Passport, My Passport Studio hard drives for Mac users

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/22/western-digital-rolls-out-my-passport-my-passport-studio-hard-d/

No rainbow of colors or stylized designs here, but Mac users do now have a pair of fairly sleek and streamlined new portable hard drives to consider from Western Digital. That includes the latest My Passport and My Passport Studio (pictured above), the latter of which boasts an all metal enclosure and a pair of FireWire 800 ports in addition to the standard USB 2.0 connector. Otherwise, both are available in 500GB, 750GB and 1TB capacities, and they are of course fully compatible with Apple's Time Machine. Look for the standard My Passport to run between $100 and $130, while the My Passport Studio starts at $130 and tops out at $180.

Update: Storage Review has already taken a look at both drives, and is particularly impressed by the pricier My Passport Studio. Hit the links below for a closer look at them.

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Western Digital rolls out My Passport, My Passport Studio hard drives for Mac users originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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