Samsung has put up a teaser page of a new device touted to be the “overachiever.” Details are slim at the moment but going by the product and the background image, it resembles a USB modem that has to do something about faster speeds (presumably supporting 4G LTE and HSPA+).

There’s no ETA as to when the product will be unveiled but interested users can register at the link below.

Teaser Page

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Samsung today announced a new range of portable and desktop hard drives. Portable hard drives consist of entry-level M2 Portable series and C2 Portable 3.0 that feature storage support up to 1TB, USB 2.0 and SuperSpeed USB 3.0 support.

Additionally, M2 Portable has a wave-like matte finish to protect against finger smudges, curved sides for better grip and will come in four different colors – Brown Black, Noble Beige, Mist Gray and Clay Orange.

On the other hand, C2 Portable 3.0 will come in two color options Mystic Gray and Ruby Red and has an iF award-winning design with a transparent high-gloss cover and crystalized pattern. It also has Samsung Drive Manager which is a unified solution for various Samsung software like SecretZone, data backup, disk format and more.

The M3 Station is a desktop storage solution that also supports USB 2.0 and SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface. It adopts a similar design like the M2 Station with rounded corners and LED light on the front. It will come in Brown Black and Noble Beige in capacities of 1TB, 1.5TB and 2TB.

All the drives are expected to reach in Q2 2011 in different markets with M2 Portable shipments slated to begin from mid-April whereas C2 Portable and M3 Station is expected to ship from May.

Samsung has announced a slim external 3D Blu-ray combo drive for consumers who want to enjoy 3D content on their PCs. The SE-406A optical disk drive expected in April for about $150 will bring the 3D goodness to PCs in Blu-ray HD quality. The USB 2.0 drive is compatible with Windows 7 and Mac OS, comes with CyberLink’s TrueTheater software and can transform 2D DVD movies into 3D.

The drive supports various data media types with different speeds including 6X BD-R, 4X BD-R Dual Layer, 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD±R recording, 8X DVD-RAM recording, 6X DVD+R Dual Layer recording, 6X DVD-R Dual Layer recording, 8X DVD+RW recording and 6X DVD-RW recording.

Samsung’s G Series HDDs are known for its use of eco-friendly materials and distinctive design. However, not many know how much these drives can endure. Good for us is that Samsung has uploaded a video of the same torturing the G2 HDD and ultimately running it down by Mini Cooper. The expected result should’ve been a sad death for the drive but surprisingly, the drive survived with all the data intact.

[Thanks, Ali!]

Samsung has announced SuperSpeed USB 3.0 equipped external drives in its STORY Station portfolio. The new 3.5-inch STORY Station is the fastest STORY Station from Samsung and claims to be 10 times faster than the drives with USB 2.0 interface.

The drive with SuperSpeed USB 3.0 transfers content at a speed of 5Gbps, which means a user can transfer a 4MB file in just 0.02 secs or an HD movie in under 2.3 mins. Additionally, the hard disk is backward compatible, is power efficient and comes with software like Samsung Auto Backup, SecretZone and SafetyKey.

The Samsung STORY Station 3.0 will be available from this month.

Samsung has been awarded five iF Material awards by International Forum Design. The award is given to the products which are uniquely designed and Samsung has bagged the most of them this year, including the Gold Award.

The Gold Award was given to G Series USB HDDs for its distinct appearance and the usage of eco-friendly materials in making the drive.

Other products awarded were SRT746ZWKPZ refrigerator for its special photo etched design, Jet phone for the natural gradient effect on the battery cover, ST5500 digital camera and MLT-D105L toner.

Samsung has announced a new edition of its 2.5-inch S2 Portable hard drive. The Korean giant has collaborated with KBS Media to pre-load Full House, a TV show from South Korea. In addition to the show, the drive will also feature interviews from the director and the cast. It will sell in July in at an undisclosed price.

Samsung already sells a Michael Jackson’s special edition S2 Portable drive in the European market.

UPDATE: Amazon UK has started taking pre-orders. It will be shipped in UK from March 1 at a price of GBP 69.99. Product Page

Samsung will be wooing all Michael Jackson fans by selling a special edition of its portable S2 external hard drive. The special edition drive will come in a golden hue with MJ’s silhouette as well as pre-loaded with pop star’s THIS IS IT movie on the 500GB HDD.

Samsung says the launch will coincide with the movie’s DVD and Blu-ray release on Feb 22 in Europe.

Additionally, the S2 HDD boasts all the regular features, like Auto Backup, USB On Board tech, SecretZone, SafetyKey and more.

Samsung has not revealed the price yet.

Amazon UK Pre-order Page

Samsung has announced the sales of its LTE USB dongle, GT-B3710. The dongle takes advantage of TeliaSonera’s newest LTE network to deliver speeds fiber-like speeds over-the-air at up to 100Mbps. Samsung’s dongle is based on its Kalmia chip, supports 2.6GHz band and is fully compliant with 3GPP LTE Release 8 standard.

An updated version of the dongle expected in the first half of 2010 that will feature backward compatibility support like HSPA, EDGE.

UPDATE: The drives will be released by the end of this month for $299 (2TB).

Current Samsung STORY Station HDDs support only USB 2.0 interface but now with the arrival of STORY Station Plus, the new external HDDs also support eSATA. Winner of Good Design Award, the STORY Station Plus will give users the freedom to use USB 2.0 or eSATA for faster data transfers. USB 2.0 has transfer speeds of up to 480Mbps whereas eSATA transfer speed goes up to 3Gbps.

STORY Station Plus comes in capacities of 1/1.5/2TB options and boasts features like Auto Backup, SecretZone, SafetyKey and 0.09W power consumption in standby mode.