Gear & Gadget Reviews

OWC at IBC: Envoy Ultra SSD and Innergize Software Dominate

Written by Jake Bourke, 2024-09-27

(2024-09-27, Boston, MA, Special to the U.S. Times) OWC’s Envoy Ultra Thunderbolt 5 SSD, unveiled at IBC 2024 in Amsterdam, is designed for speed, versatility, and cross-device compatibility. It is optimized for PC and Mac hardware equipped with Thunderbolt 5, Thunderbolt 4, Thunderbolt 3, and USB4. The Envoy Ultra boasts high data transfer rates that…

OWC RADiO – Richard Taylor’s Documentary Filmmaking Secrets

Written by USTimes, 2024-09-25

Filmmaker and technologist Richard Taylor joins OWC RADiO host Cirina Catania to offer insights into his documentary on the 70’s band, RAZZ. Learn about his workflow, handling legacy footage, color grading in Final Cut Pro, and insights on media management, editing, and archiving. If you enjoy our podcast, please subscribe and tell all your friends about us! We love our listeners….

OWC RADiO – Gear: Moritz Lochner on LEWITT’s RAY Mic and the Connect 2 Audio Interface

Written by USTimes, 2024-08-19

Under the hood with great gear: We love the new RAY microphone from Lewitt, the first microphone with autofocus for your voice. It is a large-diaphragm condenser mic that is small, lightweight, ultimately portable, and has an amazing ability to focus on the sound of our voices to eliminate distractions. Plus, it is very affordable. RAY…

OWC RADiO – James David Redding III on Secrets of Sound for Major Television Series and Films

Written by USTimes,

(2024-05-31, Bloomfield, NJ) JAMES DAVID REDDING III is a Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, and Re-recording mixer with multiple prestigious awards for his work sculpting soundscapes for television and film productions. You have heard his work on The Queen’s Gambit, The Americans, Carol, The Patient, Amazon Prime’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and many others. Our host,…

OWC RADiO – Adventuring with Photographer Emily Tidwell

Written by USTimes, 2024-06-13

(2024-05-28, Reno, NV) We are adventuring with Emily Tidwell, an action sports photographer based in Reno, Nevada. She creates commercial, editorial, and event coverage for the outdoor industry. Emily has shot amazing coverage for some of the action industry’s biggest publications, including Red Bull and Patagonia and she uses OWC cards and drives for her…

NAB 2024 – OWC Founder and CEO Larry O’Connor Gives a Rundown on New Products for Creators

Written by USTimes, 2024-04-16

(2024-04-14, Austin, TX) Larry O’Connor, the Founder and CEO of Other World Computing (OWC), took a few minutes out of his busy schedule to give our host, Cirina Catania, a rundown on some of the new products they are showing at NAB 2024. He talked about the Atlas TypeA cards, the Envoy SSD portable drive, the…

OWC Breaking Speed Records With New ThunderBlade

Written by Jake Bourke, 2024-01-09

(2024-1-8, Cupertino, CA, Special to the U.S. Times) Other World Computing (OWC) announced the newest model of their line of portable external drives, the ThunderBlade X8 SSD, boasting improved RAID 5 performance, faster data transfer speeds, and an increased storage capacity. This drive, built within a durable and compact ballistic hard-shell case utilizing an integrated…

Apple Announces M3 Chips & Next-Gen MacBook Pro

Written by Jake Bourke, 2023-11-21

(2023-11-2, Cupertino, CA, Special to the U.S. Times) As part of its “Scary Fast” October event earlier this week, Apple unveiled the next generation of Apple Silicon with the upgraded M3 chip lineup. Alongside a more powerful refresh of their 24-inch iMac computer (which has been utilizing the original M1 chip since 2021, skipping the…

An image of all color finishes of the iPhone 15 Pro lineup.

iPhone 15 Lineup Overview & Pricing

Written by Jake Bourke, 2023-10-20

(2023-10-13, Cupertino, CA, Special to the U.S. Times) After unveiling the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2, Apple dedicated the final 50 minutes of their September 12th Apple Wonderlust event livestream presentation to announcing the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro lineup. With the global release on September 22nd, Apple customers worldwide are getting…

New Blackmagic Cameras Unveiled

Written by Jake Bourke, 2023-10-12

(2023-10-06, Boston, MA, Special to the U.S. Times) Ahead of IBC 2023 in Amsterdam, Blackmagic Design announced a new lineup of advanced camera hardware, all unveiled during a livestream hosted on their YouTube channel. Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Plus G2 One of the headlining products is the Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Plus G2, an updated…