Kingmax Ships microSDHC 8 GB

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: February 7, 2008 - 5:38 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.kingmax.com/products/mc/microsd.htm Kingmax announced the microSDHC 8 GB, which can storage more 2000 digital songs (mp3) or thousands of photos (jpeg) or hundreds of video clips. The manufacturer guarantees the world’ smallest mobile phone memory card with proprietary PIP packaging technology. It has dimension of 15mm×11mm×1mm and it's Class6, which offers minimum write speed of 6 MB/s. click to enlarge   Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

PQI’s Releases Traveling Disk U173

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: January 29, 2008 - 5:43 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.pqi.com.tw PQI’s Traveling Disk U173 launches a new USB flash drive which can be used as a key chain. Its models have 1 to 8 GB of storage capacity and it's available in the combination of blue/black or silver/white colors. The drive comes with ten functions, as outlook synchronization and PC-Lock, and some of them customizable with the software Ur-Smart, that can be downloaded from PQI’s website. It is really portable, with measures of 44.5 x 19.0 x 11.0 mm and weights 10.0g ± 0.5g.       Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Seagate Intros Momentus 5400 PSD Hybrid Drive

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: January 17, 2008 - 4:40 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/laptops/momentus/momentus_54... One of the most interesting products released by Seagate at CES is the new Momentus 5400 PSD Hybrid Drive, which combines a hard drive and flash memory into a single device. Indicated for laptops, the Momentus 5400 PSD features 80 GB, 120 GB or 160 GB capacities and 256 MB flash memory. It has internal data rate of 44 MB/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s interface.   Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Sharkoon Unveils Swift-Case Securita

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: January 16, 2008 - 7:14 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.sharkoon.com/html/produkte/externe_gehaeuse/swift-case_secu... Sharkoon is expanding its Swift-Case line up of external hard drive enclosures by adding a model with RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) access control, to protect against unauthorized access. Within the silver aluminium enclosure sits a RFID transceiver that responds solely to the accompanying RFID transponder. The transponder comes in a simple plastic fob design that attaches securely to key chains. Users can establish a unique encryption key, so the hard drive can be locked or unlocked with a simple wave of the transponder in front of the sensor. The radio frequency is protected by 128-bit AES encryption. The Swift-Case Securita transfers data to computers via USB 2.0. It will be available first in Europe for the suggested retail price of 34 euros (around US$ 50). click to enlarge   Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Samsung Unveils 128 GB SSD

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: January 14, 2008 - 5:02 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/group/group.do?group=computersperip... Samsung announced a new multi-level cell flash-based 128 GB solid state drive (SSD). The SSD will be launched this year in 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch versions for notebook and desktop PCs. The new drive offers a data writing speed of 70 megabytes per second (MB/s), the industry’s highest for MLC-based SSDs, says Samsung. The reading speed is at 100MB/s. Featuring a 3.0 gigabit-per-second SATA II interface, it also has low power consumption level of 0.5W in active mode. Samsung says it will start the production in the first half of 2008. In its release, Samsung shows a  research from Web-Feet which says the SSD market is expected to reaches to US$ 6.6 billion by 2010, a compound annual growth rate of over 120 percent. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Lexar Media Releases Crucial SSDs

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: January 3, 2008 - 4:40 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.crucial.com/promo/index.aspx?prog=ssd Lexar Media announces the new Crucial Solid State Drives (SSD). SSDs are more durable, require less power, and offer better overall system performance than traditional hard disk drives. The new Crucial SSDs features 2.5" and native SATA 3.0Gb/s interface. Product availability is expected in Q1 2008, in 64GB version first. Price is not available yet.     Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

PQI Releases Traveling Disk i201

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: January 2, 2008 - 8:17 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.pqi.com.tw/ PQI has released Traveling Disk i201 with patented Intelligent Stick interface which creates an ultra portable size USB flash drive. It is available in strawberry pink, banana yellow or blueberry blue colors and its available from 1GB to 4GB. Designed for youngers, it can be hanged it on a mobile phone as a dongle accessory. Traveling Disk i201 Perfect Disk weighs only 1.35 grams and is 2.7mm thin.     Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Transcend Reveals S6 Multi-Card Reader

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: December 27, 2007 - 12:57 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.transcendusa.com/ Transcend announced its latest S series Multi-Card Reader, the S6. The reader is compact and portable, and features a built-in USB 2.0 connector, which allows data transfer rates up to 480 Mb/s. The handy S6 also supports the most popular kinds of memory cards: SD, SDHC, MMC, MMCplus, xD Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, and supports miniSD, miniSDHC, microSD/TransFlash, microSDHC, MMCmobile, RS-MMC, MMCmicro, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo and Memory Stick Micro (M2) via an adapter.     Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Toshiba Reveals 5 New 1.8" HDs

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: December 13, 2007 - 7:41 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://sdd.toshiba.com/ Toshiba announced five news HDs of its 1.8-inch series. The the 120GB MK1214GAH in indicated for thin and light mobile PCs; the 80GB MK8025GAL weighs only two grams; and the 60GB MK6028GA for ultra-mobile PC and portable handheld CE devices. Those models are equipped with a PATA interface and 2MB buffer. For CE applications, Toshiba introduced two 60GB 1.8-inch, with 5-millimeter-high form factor. The model MK6014GAL features 4,200 RPM and 2MB buffer, while the MK6015GAA offers a 3,600 RPM spin speed. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Transcend Reveals JetFlash V30 with 8 GB

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: November 28, 2007 - 8:39 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.transcendusa.com/Products/ModDetail.asp?ModNo=107&LangNo=0 Transcend introduced an 8GB version of its tiny USB flash drive – JetFlash V30. The curved, ultra-compact body (60mm x 16.5mm x 8.1mm) only weighs 7g. V30 supports Windows 98 SE / 2000 / Me / XP / Vista, Mac OS® 9.0 / OS X and Linux Kernel 2.4.2 or later, providing seamless data exchange between different operating systems. JetFlash includes eight handy functions: AutoLogin, PC-Lock, Mobile Favorites, Secret-Zip encryption, Mobile E-mail, DataBackup, Online Update and the My JetFlash browser. It is now available in 8GB, 4GB, 2GB, 1GB, 512MB capacities.     Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Kingmax Releases U-Drive Flash Drive

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: November 27, 2007 - 8:29 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.kingmaxdigi.com/product/udrive.htm KINGMAX has released the U-Drive, a new line of USB flash drive U-Drive. Its capacity ranges from 1GB to 8GB, and it is available in 4 colors: red (1 GB), white (2 GB), black (4 GB) and blue (8 GB). U-Drive supports Windows Vista ReadyBoost and it’s reading speed reaches 20MB/sec, and the writing speed reaches 5MB/sec.     Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Buffalo Releases 320 GB MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: November 26, 2007 - 5:41 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.buffalotech.com/products/external-drives/ministation/minist... Buffalo has released a new MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive, now with 320GB. The portable hard disk offers a compact, lightweight, shock resistant storage solution. The 5400 RPM rotational speed with turbo USB reaches 34.9 MB/s, which means rates of up 64% faster than standard 4200 RPM HDs. Data transfer reaches up to maximum 480 Mbps (high-speed mode) or 12 Mbps (full-speed mode). It will be sold for around US$ 319. click to enlarge   Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

TwinMOS Intros Mobile Disk P1

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: November 21, 2007 - 7:49 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.twinmos.com/flash_info.htm#1 TwinMOS has introduced a new 'fashion' flash storage USB drive. The mirror-surfaced Mobile Disk P1 comes with, as its name suggests, with a  mirror shell and 6 colorful LED indicators embedded on the dull black body. Moreover, it is equipped with USB2.0 high-speed data transfer and has capacity of up to 32GB. It supports temperatures from 0°C to 45°C, and has dimension of 60mm(L) × 21.63mm(W) x 8.8mm(H).     Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Transcend Intros SD/MMC Card Reader S5

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: November 15, 2007 - 8:26 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.transcendusa.com/ Transcend announces the new SD/MMC Card Reader S5. Compatible with USB 2.0, the new compact reader has high-speed data transfer up to 480Mb/s. Supports direct input of SDHC (SD 2.0), SD, MMC and RS-MMC, and miniSDHC, miniSD, microSDHC, microSD/TransFlash, MMCmicro with adapter.     Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Transcend Releases 6 GB SDHC Card

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: November 13, 2007 - 9:33 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.transcendusa.com/products/Modlist.asp?CatNo=78&LangNo=0 Transcend has released a 16 GB SDHC card, which is based on the generation 2.0 of SD cards and supports the FAT32 file system format. The card features fast data transfer speeds (guaranteed minimum write speed of 6MB/s) and can store over 8,000 high-resolution 7-megapixel JPG photos. It also comes with Error Correcting Code (ECC) to automatically detect and fix errors.     Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

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