Hitachi GST is shipping its fifth-generation Travelstar™ 7K500 is a 500GB, 2.5-inch, 3Gb/s SATA drive. It is designed for energy efficiency with low power consumption at 0.69 watts idle power and 1.8 watts during read/write operations. Travelstar 7K500 is now shipping in limited quantities to top tier OEMs. Volume shipments will begin this month. Hitachi will offer an enhanced-availability (EA) version, available in 160GB to 500GB capacities in November ‘09.

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Hitachi GST is now shipping the world’s first, 2TB 7200 RPM HDD using it's 5-platter design with relaxed bit density and PMR technology. The 2TB Deskstar 7K2000 drive has 32MB cache onboard and a 3Gb/s SATA interface. Hitachi GST also added 7K1000.C 7200 RPM drive that will come in capacities of 160GB to 1TB. Both drives feature 512-byte sector formatting, ramp load/unload design to increase shock protection, and Thermal Fly-height Control (TFC) to maintain a consistent fly-height during the read/write process. Volume production and worldwide availability of the new Deskstar 7K1000.C will begin in the current quarter.

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Hitachi has introduced a new image search application for Apple iPhone users. Known as GazoPa, it allows users to search for similar images on the web by uploading any photo captured with camera on their iPhone.

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Hitachi has recently announced their new Wooo H001 mobile phone which can produce miniature 3D hologram on its 3.1-inch LCD display. Unlike watching a 3D movie which you need a special glasses, the Wooo H001 incorporates invisible barriers packed inside the screen to provide the same effect.

At press time, the Hitachi Wooo H001 is retailing in Japan for 50,000 yen (USD505). There is no word if the handset would be sold overseas yet.

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