firewire Resources on ZDNet

ZDNet Dictionary Definition

FireWire: A high-speed serial bus developed by Apple and Texas Instruments that allows for the connection of up to 63 devices. It is widely used for downloading video from digital...; Full FireWire Definition >>

ZDNet Resources

OWC Mercury On-The-Go (500GB): Laptop hard-drive capacity hit the 500GB mark just a few months ago. The OWC Mercury On-The-Go is an external version of this new breed of 2.5-inch hard drives. Aside from having the largest storage capacity among compact external drives, the Mercury offers a handful of other features. The drive supports...; Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Backups, FireWire, OWC, OWC Mercury On-The-Go, FireWire 800, USB; Product reviews 2008-05-13
Something killed my MacBook Pro: Something killed my MacBook Pro hard drive yesterday and I can't figure out what did it. The machine in question is a third generation MBP (Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, a.k.a. Santa Rosa) originally shipping with OS X 10.4.9 Tiger, manufactured between May 2007 and October 2007. ...; Tags: Hard Drive, Apple MacBook, Firmware, Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, FireWire, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-21
FirmTek targets MacBook Air owners with hub for firewire: FirmTek targets MacBook Air owners with hub for FireWireWhat am I missing here?The central premise of this story appears to be bogus, since the SeriTek site boldly states that FireWire connectivity "Only works when the Host is connected via FireWire!"; Tags: FireWire, FirmTek, Apple MacBook; Discussion threads 2008-04-15
FirmTek targets MacBook Air owners with hub for firewire, eSATA: Announced on Monday at the NAB expo, the SeriTek/SpyderHUB is a small 4-ounce storage hub for FireWire and eSATA drives. Based on its spec sheet, the device will provide a wide range of capabilities including eSATA booting for Mac OS X, and hardware-based striping. While the price has yet to...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, RAID, Hardware, eSATA, SpyderHUB, FirmTek eSATA, Spyder, FireWire, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-14
Drool Alert: RED Scarlet 'pocket professional' mini camcorder: It's NAB 2008 time, and RED has revealed its Scarlet "pocket professional" camera. "Why should I care?" you ask. Oh, I don't know -- maybe because it's packed with a 2/3-inch Mysterium X sensor, can shoot at 1 to 120 FPS (180 FPS in burst mode) and...; Tags: Camcorder, Video, Camera, Corporate Communications, FireWire, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-04-14

GarageBand (Update) (dmg): Note: You will need a retail copy of GarageBand to use this updater. GarageBand turns your Mac into an anytime, anywhere recording studio packed with hundreds of instruments and a recording engineer or two for good measure. It's the easiest way to create, perform, and record your own music whether...; Tags: GarageBand, FireWire, Tools & Techniques, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management; Software downloads 2008-03-17
More on the naked drive lifestyle: [Updated Mar. 3, 8:56PM PST]Â A reader in Japan points to new products seen in the stalls of the electronics district of Tokyo that can improve the naked drive lifestyle. However, some readers say enclosures, like pants, may have a benefit for protection of valuable data and your investment in...; Tags: Enclosure, Back Panel, Starter, Product Name, Naked Bento Box, Naked Drive Village, FireWire, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-03-03
Running naked (with hard drives): Earlier in the week my cohort here at The Apple Core, David Morgenstern, wrote about living a bare drive lifestyle where "professional Mac users often use hard disk mechanisms like floppies." Count me in that group. I keep a lot of (non-traveling) hard drives in my office, most in silver...; Tags: Hard Drive, WiebeTech LLC., Enclosure, SJ, DriveDock, FireWire, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-02-29
MacBook Air DiaryÃ¢Â€Â“Day 3: migration assistance: MacBook Air DiaryÃ¢Â€Â“Day 3: migration assistanceBut having that Inter-office envelope is a plus...An nice engineering design decision to have included the envelope. It fits in it perfectly.When you are ready to mail the MBA just slip it into the envelope and get a full refund.Now that TV commercial makes more...; Tags: Notebooks, Ethernet, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., MacBook Air, MacBook Air Diaryâ€, migration assistance, Day 3, USB, FireWire; Discussion threads 2008-02-02
MacBook Air cuts the wires (and ports): MacBook Air cuts the wires and portsOnly one USBOnly one USB is the deal breaker for meOnly 1 USB port....I am trying to think of why that would be an issue. Mouse and keyboard are Blue ToothMy printer is Wireless.My phone is wirelessMy main HD is on the wireless networkMaybe...; Tags: Notebooks, Wi-Fi, MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, wireless, USB, FireWire, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-01-15
MacBook Air cuts the wires (and ports): In its quest to become the world's thinnest notebook, MacBook Air had to give up a few things along the way in addition to a battery door. The MBA is Apple's first notebook in a long time to drop Ethernet and Firewire ports and the optical drive. ...; Tags: MBA, Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., MacBook Air, Ethernet, FireWire, Notebooks, Engineering, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-01-15
Classrooms demand new technology: Classrooms demand new technologyRE: STUDENT DEMANDING THIS TECHNOLOGYI am Looking For a 2 TB or 1 TB Multi-Media - Fire Wire External Hard Drive Capable Of 1080i or 1080p Resolution, it HAS to be FIREWIREI Have a Mac, But i Am Looking For A External HardDrive That Can Store Absolutley...; Tags: FireWire; Discussion threads 2008-01-13
DeviceLock (zip): Using DeviceLock from SmartLine, you can lock out unauthorized users from USB and FireWire devices, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth adapters, CD-ROM and floppy drives, serial and parallel ports, and many other plug-and-play devices. You can define a discrete list of accounts that are able to administer (install, uninstall, modify permissions, and...; Tags: FireWire, Bluetooth, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Wireless; Software downloads 2008-01-09
Panasonic's sub-$800 3CCD 1080p camcorder: Panasonic's sub-$800 3CCD 1080p camcorderDownside to FirewareI never really understood that matter of Fireware and only being able to export via real time. To me, I thought that was a limitation of the Camera, not the Connection. Unless Firewire was built purely around the thought of moving data...; Tags: Panasonic, 1080p, FireWire, MiniDV, camcorder, USB 2.0, USB; Discussion threads 2008-01-08
firewire speeds set to quadruple: FireWire speeds set to quadrupleI think its too lateIt seems the world has settled on USB and I don't see that changing anytime soon.another batle of the 'standards'?Great, now we have Fireware vs USB vs esata... just more reasons to jack up the hardware prices for 'connectivity'.RE: FireWire speeds set...; Tags: USB 3, FireWire, USB, FireWire speed; Discussion threads 2007-12-17
DSLR Remote Pro (exe): DSLR Remote Pro is the professional's software tool for remotely controlling your Canon EOS digital SLR from a PC using a FireWire or USB cable. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: DSLR Remote Pro, FireWire, Productivity, Cable, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Telecommunications; Software downloads 2007-12-13
Micron rolls out solid-state drives: Micron rolls out solid-state drivesAnd this is why I think Blu-Ray and HDDVD are DOABy the time the format war is over you will have solid state media for movies in HD format.Embedded USB??? Another Thumb-Drive!!!USB is obsolete, Firewire is still holding its ground, but Embedded SATA would have...; Tags: USB flash drive, Micron Technology Inc., Serial ATA, FireWire, USB; Discussion threads 2007-11-28
Total Autorunner (0_setup): Total Autorunner allows the fully automatic start of programs, documents, folders, shortcuts and Websites instantly at drive connection, without the need of user intervention; no matter if your files are located on the just connected removable drive or in any other PC storage device. Total Autorunner supports any type of...; Tags: Total Autorunner, FireWire, Media Players, Digital Music, Storage, Web Site Development, Digital Media, Storage Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Internet; Software downloads 2007-11-21
Avid Xpress Pro (7): The Avid Xpress Pro software offers professional video, audio, film, effects, and encoding tools plus custom music creation software for both Mac and PC platforms in a single box. The software supports native HDV and DVCPRO HD for acquisition, editing, and output; real-time effects and 2:3 pulldown insertion over FireWire;...; Tags: Avid Technology Inc., Tools & Techniques, FireWire, Advertising & Promotion, Digital Music, Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing; Software downloads 2007-11-21
CDBurnerXP: Writes all kind of mediums apart from double-layer DVD follows in next version. Burning video-DVDs is limited. Burn audio-CDs with and without gaps between tracks. Burn on the fly/Burn-proof. Supports most IDE, USB, Firewire, and SCSI drives. Rip Audio-CDs to hard drive, obtain track-information (ID3-tags) from Internet. Burn and create...; Tags: Toolbar, FireWire, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2007-11-10