Cloud Engines Reveals Second-Gen Pogoplug: Cool New Features, Hot Pink Cradle
November 20th, 2009 by Jeffrey L. Wilson
Today, Cloud Engines introduced its second take on the rather excellent Pogoplug multimedia sharing device, which is, essentially, NAS for Joe Computer. The new version, which is compatible with Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows, offers several new features that look to improve the Pogoplug experience. These include:
- Four USB 2.0 ports (up from one)
- Improved transcoding, and wider support for streaming video to the Web or Pogoplug iPhone app
- The ability to automatically sync content from iPhoto, iTunes, Windows Media Player
- Tighter Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter integration
- Automatic organization of music, photos, video
All in all, these sound like very nice additions to an already winning device, and we’re digging the more streamlined design (if not the very neon pink cradle). If you’re interested in giving the new Pogoplug a go, it will be available for purchase before the end of year for $129.
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Dell Laptops Starting at $449
This morning Digitimes reported that 
Everyone was disappointed when the One Laptop Per Child project promised to usher in a new age of $100 notebooks, only to fall flat with its underwhelming XO laptop selling for well over $200. But that was over two years ago, and the for-profit netbook market has been hugely successful at pushing price points lower. Now, fresh for the holiday season, we see powerful netbooks selling right now for under $300.
We won’t get to see the product in person until CES in January, but I’m getting more and more excited about
Our full review of the
2009 has been a good year for notebooks from widescreen desktop replacements all the way down to netbooks. New operating systems for both Macs and PCs, batteries lasting longer and longer while getting thinner, and new chips to make everything run better made for great selection this year.
Just yesterday
As we mentioned in order recent 