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OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro Bus-Powered Portable Drive Now Offers Up To 1.5TB Storage/Back Up Capacity

Thursday, November 15th, 2012 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Other World Computing announced today its award-winning OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro bus-powered portable storage solution has expanded its storage and back up capacity by 50% to a massive 1.5TB. That’s enough space to hold up to 1.5 million JPEG photos, 750 DVD movies, 115 hours of digital video, or 526,000 MP3 songs in your back pocket.

The new Mercury On-The-Go Pro 1.5TB model is available in two interface configurations:

With its USB 3.0 ‘SuperSpeed’ interface, a Mercury On-The-Go Pro equipped with an OWC Mercury Electra 6G Solid State Drive up to 480GB capacity can deliver real-world, benchmark-proven data transfer speeds up to 285MB/s. Article Continues…

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Other World Computing Wins Two Silver Best in Biz Awards 2012 for Newer Technology Power2U and Social/Environmental Efforts

Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Other World Computing announced today that the Newer Technology Power2U AC/USB Wall Outlet was named the Silver winner in the Consumer Product of the Year category, while OWC won Silver in the Most Socially/Environmentally Responsible Company of the Year category in the Best in Biz Awards 2012. The Best in Biz Awards are the only national business awards program judged by members of top-tier publications and analyst firms, such as Bloomberg, Businessweek, Computerworld, Entrepreneur, Forbes, PC Magazine, and USA Today.

NewerTech Power2U Praised by Independent Reviewers

Other World Computing is the master distributor for the Newer Technology Power2U, which, in addition to its Best in Biz Award, has captured broad praise from highly diverse independent product review sources. Good Morning America called it ‘brilliant’ Article Continues…

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Newer Technology Power2U AC/USB In-Wall Charging Solution Wins People’s Choice Award at 2012 American Business Award Ceremony

Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Newer Technology, Inc. announced today that its Power2U AC/USB Wall Outlet won a 2012 People’s Choice Stevie Award in the Favorite Consumer Electronics Product category at the 2012 American Business Awards awards ceremony held September 17 in San Francisco. After debuting at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show as the industry’s first UL Listed in-wall AC/USB charging solution, the Power2U has earned top reviews and wide, cross-industry acclaim for providing a modern, centralized location for charging/powering up to four Apple iDevices, Android devices, and other USB chargeable devices simultaneously.

Newer Technology Selected In Huge Voter Turnout

More than 98,000 votes were cast in 30 product categories for this year’s People’s Choice Awards for Favorite New Products. Consumer online voting began in July, where the Power2U took an early lead, ultimately garnering top honors. Representatives from winning firms were presented with the coveted crystal People’s Choice Stevie Award at this past Tuesday’s ceremony. Past winners of the People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New Products include Apple, Boost Mobile, and Samsung. Article Continues…

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OWC Mercury Elite Pro Now Offers USB 3.0 ‘SuperSpeed’ Performance

Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Other World Computing announced today it has enhanced its award-winning, high-performance Mercury Elite Pro desktop storage solution line with the USB 3.0 ‘SuperSpeed’ interface. Complemented by two FireWire 800 ports as well as an eSATA port, the new USB 3.0 model – which is fully USB 2.0 backwards compatible – delivers data transfer speeds up to 300MB/s. All of that speed resides in a brushed aluminum housing offering up to 4.0TB of Plug and Play storage and/or backup capacity.

High Performance for Professional Use

The Mercury Elite Pro is ideal for demanding A/V, digital photography, professional music, graphics, Time Machine backups, as well as general data uses requiring up to 4.0TB of reliable, high performance storage. With multiple interfaces, all connection cables included, and a $100 retail value disk utility software bundle, the Mercury Elite Pro offers Plug and Play ease of use with any Mac, PC, or Linux-based computer with a FireWire or USB interface. Article Continues…

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Newer Technology Power2U Wins CustomRetailer EXC!TE Award

Friday, September 7th, 2012 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Newer Technology, Inc. today announced that its Power2U AC/USB Wall Outlet was listed as a winner in the “Excellence in Custom Installation Technologies and Products” category of the 2012 CustomRetailer EXC!TE Awards. After debuting at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show as the industry’s first UL Listed in-wall charging solution, the Power2U has earned top reviews and wide, cross-industry acclaim for providing a modern, centralized location for simultaneously charging/powering up to four Apple, Android, and other USB chargeable devices.

Chosen from Field of Innovative Solutions

Each year, CustomRetailer chooses products that stand out for being innovative, high-performing, and solutions-oriented to honor with an EXC!TE Award. Other winners this year included Honeywell, Marantz, and Denon Electronics. The EXC!TE winner’s listing for the Power2U included info on the Power2U’s convenience for powering and charging USB devices at home as a dual-socket wall outlet solution that eliminates unsightly adapter clutter while blending in seamlessly as a standard power outlet and its ‘How-to’ video showing install time in under 20 minutes. Article Continues…

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