Here is a newer product that makes a lot of sense for schools and families.  The Hamilton Electronics HA31 Guardian Headphone lets you know when the user has the headphone has cranked it up a little too loud.  Protect your hearing!

These are rechargeable (charger sold separately) and are available in single units or in listening centers for schools.  We offer free shipping on EVERYTHING we sell...check out our education section.

 Want to see a video review of the HA31?  Click HERE.  

Encore Data Products new manufacturer news:  We are excited to add the TASCAM line to our growing product mix.  Our top 3 new products include the 2488MKII 24 track hard disk recorder, the CC-222SL combination CD & Cassette Recorder AND the CD-RW900SL professional CD recorder.

Ground shipping is free.  TASCAM has manufactured pro audio products for more than 30 years and have pioneered products in the pro recording industry.

As always ground shipping is FREE! 

Order online today... 

This one is popular with our photography clients...the drobo Storage Robot:

From the manufacturer:

Drobo is the world's first storage robot, providing fully automated, infinitely expandable storage that safeguards against drive failure and data corruption.

Fully automatic protection: Drobo is self-healing; when a hard drive fails, it reconfigures data to ensure it is once again protected - all without any human intervention.

Infinitely expandable capacity: Drobo is self-improving; just add a new drive, or upsize a smaller one, and you'll instantly increaseoverall protected capacity without needing to do anything else.

Effortless storage management: Drobo is self-aware, knowing where your data is and how to heal or improve itself in the event of trouble - Drobo takes the pain out of managing large amounts of data.

System requirements: Apple Macintosh OS-X 10.4 or greater, Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, XP or Vista.

FREE SHIPPING on everything!  Please visit us here. 

Attention LTO-3 tape users...we are running a special on Sony LTO LTX400GWW.

Free shipping as always and prices as low as $36.99! 

It is back to school around here this week; I made my first school drop-off run early this morning.  The holiday break is always nice but getting back into the usual routine can take a little effort...

Now that schools are back in session we decided it would be a great time to run a special on all the school / education products we sell.  Hamilton Electronics, Buhl Industries, Telex and more:  Headphones, headsets, listening centers, AV carts, overhead projectors, PA systems, CD DVD cassette players and duplicators and more!

Visit our AV Equipment for Education section to see the current coupons.  Now is a great time to buy as it looks like some products will have price increases beginning in February.  

A featured product this month is the Hamilton Guardian HA-31 Headphone; this is designed to protect the students hearing by visibly showing you when the volume is up a little too loud. 

Visit us at www.encoredataproducts.com for all your education and media needs. 

Yoggie 300FG00002 Pico Personal™

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Protect your laptop from the outside
Yoggie Pico stops security threats before they reach your laptop. As a dedicated security hardware appliance with no PC-related vulnerabilities, Yoggie Pico provides unmatched security, by physically keeping threats away from your PC. This powerful, yet tiny USB key-size device packs 12 built-in security applications, including Firewall, Antivirus, Anti-Spyware, and more, you will not need to purchase additional security software for your laptop. It is easy to carry and use – simply plug it to your laptop and you are completely secure.

Connect to any hotspot with complete peace of mind
Internet Hotspots are notorious for their security risks. The fact that you are connected to the same network shared by hundreds of users reveals the identity of your computer, exposing it to security threats. With Yoggie Pico you can connect to any unsecured hotspot knowing that you are completely protected. It hides your laptop’s IP Address, revealing only its own, and creates a physical barrier from incoming threats, protecting it from unknown attacks by dropping the connection as they are identified.

Boost your laptop’s performance
It is widely known that security software installed on a PC can dramatically reduce its performance. In fact, PC World has recently revealed that one of the top selling security suites “may slow your PC unacceptably”*. Yoggie Pico frees your PC from security tasks. All the security applications operate in coordination with no security software conflicts or failures.

* PC World UK – May 2007

You don’t have to be a security expert
With Yoggie Pico you don’t have to be a security expert to enjoy “Titanium Grade Security”. All you have to do is simply plug Yoggie Pico in and you are completely safe. Yoggie Pico even features automatic security updates and upgrades, so you don’t have to worry about downloads.

Built-in Parental Content Control
Yoggie Pico offers built-in parental content control, protecting your household from inappropriate content and suspicious sites. Finally the Internet can be a safe place for members of your family.

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We recently added a new archival gold product to our inventory:  Falcon Archival Century Disc 24K Gold DVD-R.

Gold media has not gotten cheaper as the price of gold continues to rise.  Even with the higher costs a lot of people from various industries go with gold to make sure their digital images will not disappear in a few years.  The Falcon Archival Century disc distinguishes itself with 5 selling points:

5 - REASONS TO BUY CENTURY DISCS:
1 Patented Dual Reflective Layers(DRL)
▫ 24k Gold Over-layer Maximizes Data Life To 100+ Years by Preventing any Corrosion Of the Encapsulated Silver Under-layer
▫ Silver Under-layer Enhances Laser Reflectivity Enabling Broad Read & Write Compatibility — Making these Discs Superior In every Performance and Longevity Statistic When compared to “Gold-Only” Discs
2. Precise Groove Engineering
▫ 25,000 units Produced per Stamper Dye vs. 500,000 Units per Dye for normal Mass Produced Discs Forcing each Disc to Perform to Exact Design Standards Each and Every time ▫ Promotes Perfect Laser Tracking thus Reducing Laser Wear and Tear While Minimizing Common Block Errors Found in Mass Produced Discs
3. AZO Patented Dye (tested best in Industry)
▫ Burns (completely decomposes) at lower Predictable Temperatures than all other Dyes, Thus is more Reliable and Reduces Laser-wear
▫ Rejects the Negative Effects of UV Light and Actually adds to the Archival Life of the Disc
4. Ultra Hard Coat Record Surface (UHC)
▫ 100 Times harder than the Disc itself
▫ Special Spin-coat Application during Production Eliminates Contaminates seen in other Processes
▫ Protects Data and Ensures Playability by Guarding against the Ravages of Gouges, Scratches, Fingerprints and Dust
5. Custom White Inkjet Printable Surface
▫ Works in All Standard IJ Printers or Permits Marker Application while Preserving “Gold Archival” I.D.

Please visit our Gold Media sections for Falcon and the rest of our brands which include:  MAM-A Mitsui, Verbatim, Kodak and Delkin.

I get this question now and again:  What are the differences between the Disk Jockey Pro IT and Pro IT Forensic?

The great folks at Diskology provided the following answer:

Here's the main difference between the PRO IT and PRO Forensic:  On the PRO Forensic (PF) the Drive1 side, or source, is ALWAYS write blocked.... there is no way whatsoever that anybody could ever accidentally erase the source drive.. So with the PF even if you have the unit set to erase, it will ONLY erase on the Destination, or Drive2, side... So the PF is completely write protected on the Source and it no longer has the Mirror or Span modes. It also has a 7-pass Department of Defense (DoD) erase instead of the 3-pass NSA (National Security Administration) erase.

Both items are in stock with FREE shipping! 

Verity Systems Synergy CD/DVD Publisher

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Part number: ZZ000015

The SYNERGY CD/DVD Publisher is an all-in-one disc publishing system allows users to copy and print up to 100 professional looking discs in one session with easy hands free, unattended operation.

Standard 50 Disc Capacity or upgrade to 100 Disc Capacity

The SYNERGY comes as standard with a 50 disc hopper, however you can easily double your per session disc capacity with the optional 100 disc capacity adaptor.

The SYNERGY CD/DVD Publisher features a high-speed DVD/CD burner, which in standardized testing burns up to 50 discs per hour making it faster than most other models. With its feature rich software you can easily setup multiple burn jobs or rip music CDs with your favorite MP3 software such as iTunes or Windows Media Player all in a compact, attractive desktop unit. A 4-colour, 4800 photo-quality inkjet printer is also included allowing users to print professional, photo-quality graphics direct-to-disc for a truly professional finish.

Easy, Low Cost Printing

The SYNERGY CD/DVD Publisher makes printing discs easy. With the Disc Studio™ Labeling software included, you simply send a print job and the SYNERGY CD/DVD Publisher will automatically insert a CD/DVD for printing. No additional software is required and you can also use your favorite labeling program if you prefer. Another outstanding feature of the SYNERGY CD/DVD Publisher is that it uses non-proprietary inkjet cartridges available at virtually any office products store. This means that users are not tied into buying expensive coded cartridges and the cost per print is a fraction of what other disc printers on the market cost. This provides the user with the most cost effective solution.

Media Options

The SYNERGY not only prints on standard 120mm disc but can also print on a wide variety of disc media such as business card discs and 80mm discs with the optional adapter kit. The SYNERGY featuring Natural Pick technology, and guarantees no mis picks or double picks, assuring the user of 100 % duty cycle. The SYNERGY is your best choice for a wide variety of applications including Houses of Worship, Corporate – Fortune 5000 and many others. Setting new standards of performance and reliability.

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Verity Systems 1 to 1 Blu-ray/CD/DVD Power Tower Duplicator

Copy up to 11 blu-ray discs with a stand-alone (no PC required) unit by Verity Systems.

- Fitted with 4x Blu-Ray drives.

- Includes 500Gb hard disc drive and USB.

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Units available are 1 to 1 up to 1 to 11!.

Free shipping available on all products.  We have a great selection of recordable blu-ray media as well. 

Our latest manufacturer, Voom Technologies Inc., designs and manufactures state of the art Computer Forensic and Data Backup and Recovery products.  We just added the Voom Shadow II unit. 

"The VOOM Shadow 2 is a patented computer hardware device that is designed to aid the investigation of a computer's hard drive. It provides investigators with read write access from the host computer's perspective, while maintaining the original hard drive unchanged."

Uses
* Preview a drive prior to imaging in the field
* As an investigative tool, boot the suspect client and connect to their network
* Repeatable clean investigation of a suspect computer from the operating system perspective
* Lab tool to view the suspect system again and again, in seconds, without reimaging
* Can use multiple Shadows in a single system to view all hard drives in a single computer safely Enable investigators, juries and judges to see first hand what the suspect sees, without damaging or altering evidence.

Voom also makes an industrial 1 to 8 hard drive duplicator called the SuperDuper.

Please visit our Hard Drive Duplication & Forensics section for details on these and other products.

Verbatim Gold Ultralife Archival DVD-R on sale right now...$88.88 per 50 pack.  Buy 4 or more and the cost drops to $84.80!  Ground shipping is FREE.

 Limited quantities...buy today!

Now is a great time to buy that Yoggie computer security item that is on your list...we are offering FREE 2 day shipping on a few of the Yoggie items.  This promo is good for the lower 48 states and applies to 4 out of 6 items we offer.  The Yoggie Pico Personal is our most popular item; it has a new part number and we currently have both the original and new part in stock.  The item is the same but the packaging is different.  The new version is called the Gatekeeper Pico, the original is the Pico Personal.  

The latest product is the Yoggie Firestick Pico™ Hardware Firewall

This item is strictly a hardware-based firewall and will be in stock soon! 

I have to say I am looking forward to seeing the new U2 3D movie...they have been one of my favorite bands since about 1983 (when I was 4 years old..).  Maybe that last part is a stretch but I always wished I had Larry Mullen Jr.'s job.   Hopefully we can see it this weekend in Denver.

Bono, since I know you read this blog daily, please send an autographed pic so I can show my kids where I got my great hair style back in 1985.   Joking aside U2 is still one of the best acts out there!  Now if the Church could crank out a 3D  movie...

Here is a review of the updated Glyph GT062 FireWire hard drive with RAID 1.

 If you have an older version of the Glyph GT 062 please visit this Glyph link for information on upgrading.

 Wondering how many tracks your Glyph hard drive can reliably handle?  Read the well-named Glyph Hard Drive Torture Test! 

 We offer FREE SHIPPING on all Glyph products!

One of the big selling points behind the Glyph brand of products is there fantastic support and service:

We have been BUSY adding more products for schools from Hamilton Electronics.  Headphones, listening centers, PA systems and more...be sure to check out the growing selection.  There have been some price changes for 2008, most of the are price drops!

Free shipping on all Hamilton Buhl items!

Plantronics is a leader in wireless telephone headsets.  We just added some products from Plantronics, including their best-selling CS-55 series:

Ground shipping is fast and free!

Yoggie Gatekeeper Pico, Fire Stick, SOHO, Pico Pro all on sale this weekend!

Free Shipping.  In stock.   Protect your laptop with an award-winning Yoggie product.

Hamilton now offers the popular HA-31 Guardian headphone with the charger; no need to buy each piece separately.

Protect your hearing! 

I wanted to mention one important selling point on the Verity Systems Synergy CD/DVD Disc publisher:  This unit does NOT use proprietary ink cartridges.  As many of you are well aware the cost of ink can really run up the tab on a printing job.  The Synergy uses Lexmark #26 Color Ink Cartridge (10N0026) and Lexmark #16 Black Ink Cartridge (10N0016) .

 Often professional publishers require you to use only the manufacturer's ink cartridges; these are often priced much higher than the standard branded products.  

We are seeing an increase in demand for the Verity Synergy; here are some key features:

Key Features:

	Copies AND prints CDs and DVDs
	Publish up to 100* discs per session
	USB 2.0 connection
	Simple Operation
	High speed DVD+/-R drive
	4-color, 4800dpi inkjet printer
	Non-proprietary ink cartridges
	Includes easy to use software

*Standard 50 disc capacity; expandable to 100 disc capacity with the Synergy Disc Adaptor.

With FREE SHIPPING and a competitive selling price the Verity Systems Synergy is the perfect solution for your CD/DVD publishing needs! 

 Hamilton RCTR-7 Chameleon 7-in-1 Media Center

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Part number: RCTR-7 / RCTR7

* Records from cassette, CD or record player to USB or SD card (MP3 format)
* Records from record player or radio to cassette
* AM/FM Radio tuner
* CD Player
* Record Player plays at 33, 45 and 78 rpm
* Accepts USB 2.0 port Flash Drive/MP3 Player (MP3 format)
* Accepts SD memory card (up to 4GB size only)
* Remote control (two "AAA" batteries not included)
* 1/4" headphone jack
* Aux line in jack and line out jack
* Subwoofer jack
* Extension speaker connection
* Built-on stereo speakers
* 2 Watts RMS per channel. MAX 15 watt capacity with attached speakers
* Weight: 21 lbs.
* L x W x D: 23 x 19 x 7