The index for this week

There hasn't been a significant change in storage prices since last Monday. Here's a table that shows how the Webaroo Storage Index (US$/GB) fared through last week:

	Jan 22, 07	Jan 25, 07	Jan 29, 07
Disk Drive	0.38	0.44	0.31
Portable Disk Drive	0.98	0.78	0.78
USB Flash Drive	10	11.27	8.75
Flash Memory Sticks	9	8.52	8.8

 

And here's a showcase of the best prices currently available (29th Jan 2007, 0030 hours):

Disk Drive - Cavalry 320 GB for 100 US Dollars (Index 0.31)
Portable Disk Drive - Western Digital 120 GB for 94 US Dollars (Index 0.78)
USB Flash Drive - RiData 4 GB for 35 US Dollars (Index 8.75)
Flash Memory - Transcend SD Card 1 GB for 8.81 US Dollars (Index 8.81)

If you know of better prices, do let us know - feedback@webaroo.com.

Moore's Law, Storage density and Consumer markets

As predicted by Moore's Law, storage density continues its exponential march through the decades. Abundant storage creates interesting possibilities. We can download and carry our contacts, documents, music, videos, etc. with us for anytime, anywhere access. Soon, we would be able to carry most of a library, or as we at Webaroo believe , even the better part of the web with us.

At Webaroo, we're big fans of cheaper storage. Like many of you, we watch with interest the trends in storage and memory prices. To make it easier for us (and you) to track these prices, we composed our own, entirely unscientific measure -- the Webaroo Storage Index.

The Index (US$/GB) will periodically monitor the value of commercially available storage and memory. If you find prices better than we do, please tell us (feedback@webaroo.com).

First, here's a quick historical view of the decreasing cost of disk drives:

...And flash memory:

Data source: http://www.jcmit.com/diskprice.htm

And here's what it means for us today....

Products with the lowest Index

Disk Drive:

Date: 22nd Jan 07
Time: 0500 hrs
Western Digital 160 GB Hard Disk Drive, US$ 60  (Index  0.375)

USB Flash Memory:

Date: 22nd Jan 07
Time: 0500 hrs
Transcend 8GB USB Flash Drive, US$ 80 (Index 10)

If you know better, do let us know (feedback@webaroo.com).

Webaroo version 1.3 has arrived

We have just released Webaroo v 1.3, complete with a new web site, WM 5.0 Smartphone support, widgets to mobilize your blogs, and more. Read on....

Check out the New Look

Webaroo now sports a brand new look and feel on the web site as well as the Webaroo software. You can browse through all the web packs that are available with Webaroo on the web site itself and download them instantly by clicking the "Get It" button. Installing the software too is now just a one-click process. Do let us know how you feel about the new look.

Mobilize your Site & Share your Favorite Web Packs

Imagine your friends reading your blog on their laptops/mobile devices in the train or a coffee shop and there isn't even an Internet connection. Seems unlikely, doesn't it?

This is now easy to do with Webaroo. Create widgets for your blog or site and put it up on your blog. Friends and visitors can click on this widget and download it to their Webaroo library to access on the go.

You can also share your favorite web packs and web sites with your friends in much the same way.

Here are a few widgets that we would like to share with you:

Click here to mobilize your site or share your favorite web packs.

Get Webaroo on Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphones

We had been promising our users that support for WM 5.0 Smartphones would be available soon, and here it finally is. Download the new Webaroo on your laptop/desktop, install it on your Smartphone, sync your favorite content and you are ready to Go.

Usability Improvements

In this version, we have also improved the usability of our software on laptops, desktops and significantly on mobile devices. It's faster, easier to use and has features like tagging for web sites.

We are continuously trying to improve your experience with Webaroo. We have lot of interesting things lined up and we will keep you informed. That's all for now, Happy Browsing on the Go.