LaCie employs mirrored Gorilla Glass in its latest fashion-focused hard drive

More storage news coming out of Las Vegas from Seagate subsidiary LaCie who launched the LaCie Mirror portable hard drive wholly encased in scratch resistant Corning Gorilla Glass. This unique device is at once both a functional 1TB hard drive and a striking piece of decor. Technology as interior design will first be available in late January for a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $279.99 at LaCie.com with wider availability later this year.

CES 2015: Seagate launches 7mm thin portable drives

Seagate is celebrating 35 years of storage with an unprecedented extra thin portable drive. At 7 millimeters slim the precision-crafted Seagate Seven is a portable 500GB capacity in stainless steel enclosure. The world has largely moved to SSD (Solid State Drives) but affordable and high capacity platter based drives still offer the best bang for your buck and are ideal for backups and other storage solutions.

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CES 2015: Fugoo XL is a line of larger and louder weatherproof speakers

Fugoo’s newest rugged and waterproof Bluetooth speaker is set to make a splash in Las Vegas for CES 2015. The Fugoo XL, features 8 acoustic drivers, 24 watts of audio power, new changeable jacket styles that float, and it will play for 35 hours on a single charge.  Like all Fugoo speakers, the XL is designed for the outdoor enthusiast; it is 100% waterproof, shockproof, dust-proof and snow-proof.

The Fugoo XL speaker, XL jackets and XL straps will be available in April in the U.S., Canada and select countries in Europe from www.FUGOO.com, Amazon and additional selected retailers.  The MSRP for the Style XL and Sport XL speakers are $299^.99 and the MSRP for the FUGOO XL is $329^.99.

Jack is the first WiFi-enabled wireless guitar cable

Jack is the first plug in device which turns any guitar or amplifier into a WiFi device for wireless playback and studio quality connection to unmodified PCs, Tablets or Smartphones. Putting the power for low-latency WiFi at the disposal of musicians everywhere, Jack does away with wires and can connect to amplifiers or even PCs for recording, editing or uploading. The articulating Jack is said to fit most electric guitar and bass models. I don't usually get excited about Kickstarter projects but this one shows a lot of promise. Check it here.