It was just about two months ago when we saw that updated Western Digital WD TV Live Media Player become available, and more recently we have learned about a new firmware update that has become available. Of course, if you are a WD TV owner you may want to keep reading because there have now more »

Much like when the original Western Digital WD TV Media Player was released last November, the new and updated version has also quietly slipped into Best Buy. The updated model has been dubbed the WD TV Live Media Player and is now priced 10 bucks less than the original at $119.99. In terms of features, more »

Carrying around your collection of videos, music, photos, and maybe even work documents got even easier today as two 640GB 2.5-inch hard drives were unveiled from Samsung and Western Digital. Both units spin at 5400RPM and cost $149.99 and claim to be very quiet (Samsung has its “SilentSeek” and “Noiseguard” and Western Digital has its more »

As HD movies become more abundant and files generally increase in size over time it becomes almost necessary to have ways to transport large files. Portable external hard drives have been limited to 256GB and 500GB in memory size. However, Western Digital announced the availability of a 750GB My Passport Essential portable hard drive and more »

This week’s list is dedicated to the march of technology that continues to screw me over. I’ll show you the things I’ve finally coughed up actual cash for only to have the gadgets eclipsed and rendered obsolete by updates. Faster, cheaper, better; these attributes are only available on the product they are waiting to release right after you buy the previous generation. Grrrrr. I hate you tech companies!

My list of things they are updating right after I bought mine: the Apple iPhone, Eye-Fi, storage solutions, eBooks, and stupid Ikea furniture.

While it may look like Western Digital has gone into the mini-fridge business, that’s not the case. That giant-looking silver box is an 8TB network attached storage device with gigabit Ethernet. Nope, that’s no typo — eight terabytes in one box with gigabit Ethernet. It is called the WD ShareSpace and is DLNA certified. DLNA certified devices are interoperable which means you don’t have to set up things. If you have a television with DLNA or PS3 or Xbox 360, you ought to be able to access the WD ShareSpace without much work at all. Also, while it looks huge, take a look at another pic after the break to get an idea of how small this device really is — it looks to be the size of a Drobo.

What does this thing cost? This is pretty pricey at $1,699.99. That’s about the same price as a high end computer system, so what makes the WD ShareSpace attractive? Well, you won’t have to manage another computer with this device. The DLNA certification is handy. The ShareSpace also acts as a iTunes server and as an FTP server. Plus, WD has something called “MioNet” which allows remote access to the device for both Macs and PCs.

The biggest draw may be the energy consumption. The ShareSpace uses WD’s GreenPower drives; WD claims 33% less power used when compared to a 1TB dual-drive system using 7200 RPM drives.

Remember when you bought that PC with the 1.6 GB hard drive and said, “I’ll never fill this up.” Me too. Fortunately, hard drive manufacturers are not that short sighted. Western Digital has announced their newest and largest drive from their Caviar Green family. And at a whopping 2 TB, it will take a while to fill this one up.

The Western Digital Caviar Green hard drives use 500GB platters. It is a standard 3.5 inches in size and offers a 32MB buffer. It comes in USB, eSATA, Firewire, and internal configurations to meet a variety of needs.

Unlike most product releases today, Western Digital has released their TV HD media player with no extravagant advertising. The tiny device allows you to plug in external USB hard drives, up to two simultaneously, and play any video content stored on them, on your TV. It outputs video to your TV in either plain old more »

Not only is Western Digital concern with introducing various colors of its portable USB hard drives, but it looks like it has also been working on giving us more storage capacity for their My Passport HD product line. If the 320GB capacity of previous models of both the My Passport Elite and My Passport Essential more »

Hard drives are the next set of tech gadgets to get a fresh shot of color. As we told you about before, the WD My Passport Essential HD is coming in a range of 11 colors, including black and white (I always forget if they are considered colors or not), and range from 120GB to more »