OWC has just announced availability of the Mercury Extreme Pro 480GB SSD. The 480GB drive makes the high-water line for SSD capacity leveraging SandForce processors. The drives use the SF-1232 variant of the SF-1200 processor line and offer sustained read speeds of up to 285MB/s. 

Seagate’s BlackArmor NAS 400 is a four-bay network storage server designed for small businesses with up to 50 PCs. Feature support includes RAID and hot swappable drives.

Toshiba has added to their Canvio line of external hard drives with a new set of Mac-friendly drives. The Canvio for Mac line is available in 500GB, 1TB and 1.5TB capacities and comes with pre-loaded Mac-customized backup software.

Mach Xtreme Technology has announced the  MX Jet Pro SSD. The MX Jet Pro is one of the first SSDs to market featuring JMicron’s JMF616 controller. The 2.5" drive comes in capacities up to 256GB and features read speeds of 270MB/s and writes of 210MB/s (256GB unit only). 

Netgear has announced its latest network storage device line, the ReadyNAS Ultra series. Highlights include Intel processors, connection with TiVo devices, and up to three hard drive bays.

The Hitachi LifeStudio external drive series is designed for backups and file management. It automatically finds and organizes photos, movies, music, and files into a "3D interface." Some models come with an auto-synced USB key for portable use.

QNAP has announced its QMobile app for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch. When used in conjunction with a QNAP Turbo NAS server, users can stream music, pictures, and videos from their home NAS server to their device from anywhere, over 3G and WiFi.

Lite-On has announced its latest DVD writer, the iHAS524 featuring LabelTag disc labeling technology. LabelTag technology allows users to imprint visible data on the writable side of any DVD.

LSI and Seagate have co-developed an integrated read/write technology for Seagate’s latest hard drive products.