11/01, 10:55am
No word on future of magnetic connectors
Sanho, HyperMac's parent company, has agreed to change its sub-brand's name in the wake of an Apple lawsuit which forced it to stop selling products with MagSafe adapters. Also targeted have been batteries which come with 30-pin dock connectors meant for iOS handhelds. "In the coming weeks, the 'HyperMac' brand name will be renamed to 'HyperJuice' as part of our ongoing comprehensive licensing negotiations with Apple regarding a wide array of technologies and issues," says Sanho president Daniel Chin in a press release.
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10/18, 6:55am
Battery will continue to be sold without adapters
HyperMac has announced that it will cease selling its external battery supply unit with MagSafe adapters. According to Sanho, the parent company of HyperMac, the move is in direct response to the lawsuit brought against it by Apple. In its open letter, notably bereft of references to the MagSafe trademark, HyperMac states that ‘As part of our ongoing comprehensive negotiations with Apple regarding a wide array of technologies and issues, we have decided to cease the sale of Macbook charging cables and car charger on November 2, 2010.’
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09/21, 1:30pm
Charging cables said to borrow Apple tech
Apple has launched a lawsuit against California's Sanho Corporation, the maker of HyperMac accessories. The latter party is accused of violating six patents, related to Apple's MagSafe power connectors as well as the 30-pin dock connectors used for iPads, iPods and iPhones. Sanho's MacBook charging cables are notably advertised as using actual MagSafe connectors, taken from recycled Apple products.
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02/26, 6:05pm
Features 2GB per minute file transfer rate
Sanho Corporation has introduced the Hyperdrive Album, a portable photo storage device with user-swappable SATA hard drives in capacities up to 640GB. It also features CF and SDHC slots for expanding the storage capacity. Sanho claims the Hyperdrive is the only storage device on the market that can decode and display true RAW images, from any camera, on its 4.8-inch 800x480 pixel, 16 million color LCD screen.
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