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.

 Seagate has announced the world’s first 3TB external desktop hard drive. The 3TB FreeAgent GoFlex Desk drive can use a variety of interfaces thanks to interchangeable cables including USB 2.0, USB 3.0, and FireWire 800.

OCZ has released the RevoDrive PCI-Express SSD, one of the first PCIe SSDs designed for the consumer market. The RevoDrive comes in 120GB and 240GB capacities and delivers speeds of 540MB/s read, 480MB/s write and random small file writes up to 75,000 IOPS.

Other World Computing (OWC) today introduced its Data Doubler, an optical bay mounting solution for MacBook and MacBook Pro owners that allows them to add a second hard drive or SSD.

Crucial has announced the latest extension to their C300 RealSSD line – a 64GB model with $149.99 price tag. The SATA 6Gb/s drive offers 355Mb/s read and 70Mb/s write speeds. 

Joining the ranks of dubious SSD news today, Mushkin has announced their Callisto deluxe SSD family. If that sounds familiar, there’s a reason. Just 4 weeks ago, Mushkin released the Callisto SSD. That drive is now discontinued, with the new deluxe version taking its place.