1TB of storage just slightly bigger than the size of a thumb rocking USB 3.0 speeds. That’s just crazy. I want one already. Sadly as I’m sure many of you know, the price tag is pretty ridiculous. Now like mentioned above, we’ve seen 1000 GB flash drives before, so lets talk about the speed in this crazy fast thumb drive.

Kingston has added this to their HyperX Predator series for the simple fact that it’s blazing fast and they didn’t compromise on speed when building this device. Kingston’s Predator doesn’t skimp on speed, at all. Promising read/write speeds of up to 240MB/s and 160MB/s, respectively. Nice right?

It might not be as fast as many SSD’s available today, but then again this this is relatively small and fits in your shirt or pants pocket. Then as usual Kingston’s popular wireless storage WiDrive was updated and their new model features removable storage — instead of the integrated versions available today. Add this 1TB thumb drive to that and you’ll have your own 1TB of sweet sweet storage. Almost your own personal cloud as the storage is all accessible over WiFi. The 1TB HyperX Predator will be available later in Q1, and while the price hasn’t been disclosed yet, the 512GB version is available for a staggering $1,750. Tough pill to swallow right there. Expect a rather steep price when they reveal all the details later this month. Start saving those nickels.

It’s certainly not as fast as most of the SSDs that ship in many of today’s laptops, but it’s definitely plenty fast for a storage device that fits in your pocket, and we’re assuming that most people won’t expect SSD-type speeds anyway, considering it’s just a flash drive and nothing more.

The HyperX Predator comes in at a size of 2.84″ x 1.06″ x 0.82″ without the attached keyring, and it jumps to 3.49″ long with it on. It’s a pretty average size for a flash drive, so don’t expect anything spectacular in that respect once you get your hands on it. Either way, it’s still plenty portable to take with wherever you go, and the zinc metal alloy casing keeps it safe from the elements.

The 1TB HyperX Predator will be available later in Q1, and while the price hasn’t been disclosed yet, the 512GB version of the same flash drive model is available now for a staggering $1,750, so we’re guessing the 1TB version will be at least double that. The company is also releasing 32GB and 64GB versions for those who don’t quite want to spend that much dough.

Curiosity showed us today what the night sky looks like from the surface of Mars (spoiler alert: it’s pretty awesome), while PlayOn has provided Wii U users with 45 Internet video channels. The Windows 8 store is now accepting PEGI 18 games, and New York City Taxi apps have been approved for a pilot test program. Both the 2014 GMC Sierra and the 2014 Chevy Silverado were revealed today, and both are sporting new MyLink and IntelliLink technology.

Pudding Monsters got its first gameplay video today, and Call of Duty: Black Ops II players are in for yet another double XP weekend. We found out this afternoon that Samsung’s president uses Apple products, and that the Hitman HD Trilogy will be launching in the US and Europe next year. The Humble THQ Bundle has closed with more than $5 million raised, and there’s a new Borderlands 2 patch that fixes the rank reset problem on Xbox 360. A very ridiculous sounding rumor pegs Intel with a desire to buy NVIDIA, while Kingston has launched a new 128GB Wi-Drive for Android and iOS devices.

Finally tonight, we have to urge you to check our new original posts. We take Apple Maps and Google Maps with us to the airport to see which one performs better, while Chris Burns delivers his review of the new iOS Google Maps app and Chris Davies tells us what he thinks of the HTC Windows Phone 8S. That does it for tonight’s evening wrap-up, we hope you enjoy the rest of your night folks!

Previously, the Wi-Drive only came in 32GB and 64GB flavors, which certainly helped double the storage capacity of any iOS or Android device, but you can already get phones that have up to 64GB of storage anyway, so the introduction of this 128GB version really hits the spot for those looking for a big storage boost.

The Wi-Drive is is about the same size as a smartphone and it looks a lot like an iPhone 3G or 3GS, except that it doesn’t have a display and it only has a solid state drive on the inside. Kingston is saying that the extra space doesn’t change the Wi-Drive’s expected four-hour battery life, so there doesn’t seem to be any drawbacks for going bigger.

As far as price, Kingston’s website is selling it for $273, but Amazon has it for way less at a more reasonable $176 plus shipping. With a 64GB version costing $110, the 128GB seems like the better deal here, but will cost you more money up front. Either way, if you’re wanting to take your library of digital movies and music with you on the go, the Wi-Drive is a solid option. Have a look at our hands-on of the device from last year.

[via Android Community]

The drive is called the Kingston DataTraveler Workspace USB Flash Drive. The device is an external USB 3.0 Flash Drive promising SSD-like performance. The drive is certified by Microsoft for Windows To Go allowing the deployment of a bootable corporate workspace.

The drive is not designed for data storage and is intended to allow users to operate from multiple PCs with a secure environment. The drive supports BitLocker for data encryption and Trusted Boot to protect the boot process and the drive has anti-malware software. The device is also resistant to accidental removal allowing the worker to plug the drive back and continue working with no downtime as long as the flash drive is plugged back in within 60 seconds.

The flash drive is compatible with machines operating Windows 7 or Windows 8. The drive is backwards compatible with USB 2.0 ports, though undoubtedly, you’ll lose performance. The Workspace drive is available with 32 GB, 64 GB, or 128 GB of storage and maximum sequential read/write speeds are 250 MB/s.

The cards are available in 64 GB and 128 GB capacities and use the exFAT file system. That file system is designed to handle large amounts of data and files larger than 4 GB. The Class 10 rating promises a minimal sustained transfer rate of at least 10 MB/s. That means that the memory cards should be fast enough for most needs.

Kingston says that all of its memory cards are tested and are backed by a lifetime warranty along with free live technical support. The memory card is designed to be secure with integrated write protection switch to prevent accidental data loss. As with all SDXC memory cards, the Kingston products aren’t compatible with all devices.

The memory cards are the same size as standard SD and SDHC memory cards. They’re designed to operate in a temperature range of -13°F to 185°F and require 3.3 V. The 64 GB card will sell for $80, and the 128 GB card will sell for $182. Kingston also points out that these cards are aimed at HD video recording but don’t support some simultaneous video and still photo capture features.

Enterprise SSDs tend to focus more on endurance and reliability than outright speed. Kingston promises that its new E100 SSD has 10x improvements in endurance and reliability compared to SSDs aimed at the consumer market. Kingston says that the SSD can also help reduce the physical footprint of enterprise storage because less SSDs are needed to handle the tasks of traditional hard drives.

Kingston says that it conducted a virtualized database performance test comparing its new SSD to the traditional hard drive. The storage company found that replacing an enterprise solution with a server and an external chassis containing 24 hard drives with only six internal SSDs increased total database performance by 91.8%. While the performance was significantly increased, power consumption was 51% less with SSDs than with the hard drives.

Kingston is shipping the new enterprise SSDNow E100 offerings immediately. The storage devices are available in capacities of 100 GB, 200 GB, and 400 GB and have a three-year warranty. Pricing is unannounced at this time.

Kingston says that the 2800 MHz kits are designed to perform flawlessly on Asus and Gigabyte mainboards. The kits are designed specifically to work with new third-generation Core i7 and Core i5 processors. The RAM is built using and 22 nm architecture offering performance gains for enthusiasts and overclockers.

An 8 GB 2666 MHz kit with a pair of 4 GB modules will launch soon at unspecified pricing. A 2400 MHz kit with a pair of 4 GB modules is available for $89.99. A 16 GB kit of a pair of 8 GB modules operating at 2133 MHz is available for $219.99. An 8 GB, 2133 MHz kit sells for $74.99 with a pair of 4 GB modules. Kingston also offers a 1600 MHz 16 GB kit with a pair of 8 GB modules for $129.99.

You can currently use this product with most Apple products, that being the iPod Touch generation 3 or 4, the iPhone 3G, 3GS, and 4G, and the iPad or the iPad 2. This means that, for example, if I were to have one sitting here in the living room, it would erase the need for me to transfer videos to the iPad where I’d normally be playing them from via HDMI to the HD television. Now all I’d have to do is zap the videos from my computer right over to the Wi-Drive, my iPad then instantly having the ability to see them then too. Simple! Have a look at the device here courtesy of Kingston:

This little beast is right around the size of your average smartphone at 121.5mm x 61.8mm x 9.8mm, and the folks at Kingston have let us know that compatibility with Android is right around the corner. You’ll be able to work currently with the iOS devices listed above as well as Windows 7, Vista, and XP, as well as Max OS X 10.5 and up, and Linux 2.6 and up. You get a one year warranty right out of the box, there’s an official iOS app in Apple’s App Store, and its rechargeable battery lasts up to four hours of continuous use.

Look like the drive for you? Find out about more ultra fabulous Kingston products by hitting our big [Kingston Portal], and you can see the rest of our hands-on videos from the event by heading to the portal for the [Pepcom Holiday Spectacular 2011]!

The SandForce DuraClass tech inside the SSD is what makes this new model so appealing for business types. The KC100 is said to be the only business-equipped SSD to provide users with enterprise-level S.M.A.R.T. attributes. That allows the drives to be monitored for usage stats, health and life stage using industry standard and available S.M.A.R.T. monitoring tools.

The SSD is also self-encrypting and features full and instant client-level data encryption. The drive sports dual embedded encryption engines with both AES-128 and AES-256 encryption that is preformed at the drive level without putting a strain on the host system or slowing data rates. The SSD comes in 120GB, 240GB, and 480GB capacities with the drive alone or in a bundle upgrade kit. Performance is up to 555MB/s sequential read and up to 510MB/s sequential write.

It uses the USB 3.0 port and supporting tech to provide very fast performance, the read speed is up to 100MB/s and the write speed is up to 70MB/s in USB 3.0 ports. In the USB 2.0, port the drive is good for read and write speeds of about 30MB/s. The new flash drive comes in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB capacities. The fast speed of the flash drive family means that the thing is not cheap.

The 16GB version sells for $77, the 32GB version is $116, and the 64GB version is $213. “Kingston is committed to help drive market adoption of the new USB 3.0 standard and make it more accessible to the mass market,” said Andrew Ewing, Flash memory business manager, Kingston. “The growing number of platforms and computers supporting the USB 3.0 standard as well as the benefits of the single chip controllers that allow better compatibility and performance are helping drive the adoption of USB 3.0 technology.”

The new card has 16GB of storage space and Kingston notes that in Q2 it will add an even larger 32GB microSDHC card to its line. Both of the cards have Class 10 speeds with 10MB/s. The card ships with an adapter that allows it to be used as a SDHC card. It uses the Fat32 file format and has a lifetime warranty.

The 16GB Class 10 card and SD adapter sell for $139. The Class 10 16GB microSD card without the adapter is $138. The 8GB version is $38 and the 4GB is $23, both with the SD card adapter.

Kingston posted global revenue of $6.5 billion in 2010, which is as $2.4 billion increase from 2009. Kingston attributes that massive growth in 2010 to an increase in the average selling price and an increase in shipment volume. Kingston is one of the largest makers of all sorts of memory products from flash storage of RAM from computers like the new HyperX T1 kit it introduced this month.

Kingston said that the rise in average sales price started in Q1 2010 and continues throughout the year. A lot of the increased profit was thanks to enterprise customers with growth in the Kingston OEM and Flash business divisions.

The RAM is specifically designed for the Intel X58 systems and supports the new Core i7-990X CPU. The RAM has black heat sinks to complement mainboards with black components on board. The typical Kingston RAM kit has blue heat sinks. Kingston is offering the RAM in kits of three or six modules. Kit capacities range up to 24GB.

Kingston is offering the HyperX T1 Black in 1600MHz DDR3 flavor in 24GB, 12GB, and 6GB configurations. “Our new HyperX T1 Black triple-channel kits give enthusiasts the opportunity to combine performance and style into their PC build,” said Mark Tekunoff, senior technology manager, Kingston. “These high-capacity kits are ideal for the X58 products on the market, especially the new GIGABYTE G1-Killer gaming motherboards.” Check out the video below to see the RAM in action. The 24GB kit is $379, the 12GB kit sells for $190, and the 6GB kit is $104.

The DT4000 uses military-grade encryption for health data and financial info that needs the best protection. It has FIPS 140-2 Level 2 validated for the entire cryptographic module. It will also be offered as a centrally managed drive later this year.

The Privacy Managed drive allows the corporate manager to centralize all USB activity control. It uses the SafeConsole server software from BlockMaster. It also has advanced security features like password control, device state management, file audit logs, file restrictor options, and lots. The DT4000 comes in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB versions starting at $75. The managed drive comes in 2GB – 32GB.

The company says that they’ve seen plenty of adoption with their previously released HyperX MAX 3.0 external drive, along with their DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 external drive, and believe that they can further that success with heavy adoption of USB 3.0 in 2011. They will be releasing several USB 3.0 Flash drives, which includes the company’s fastest drive they’ve released yet.

The DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 will fall into the HyperXperience family of products, and be the company’s flagship device for the beginning of the year. Kingston will also release a USB 3.0 Flash drive that’s aimed specifically for the entry-level, leveraging the speed of USB 3.0 and the low price range. Check out the full press release below for more information.

Press Release

Kingston Digital Announces USB 3.0 Product Roadmap for 2011

· USB 3.0 Flash Drives Aimed at Enthusiasts, Prosumers and Consumers
· Family to Include High Performance and Smaller, Lower Cost Solutions to

Meet All Consumer Needs

International CES 2011, Las Vegas, NV & Fountain Valley, CA — January 5, 2011– Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, is boosting support for USB 3.0 in 2011 by revealing its roadmap at International CES 2011. Kingston® will develop a comprehensive suite of USB 3.0 Flash drive solutions to meet the needs of users of all levels as the technology becomes more widely accepted.

“We have already seen the successful adoption of our DataTraveler® Ultimate 3.0 and HyperX® MAX 3.0 External drive amongst early adopters demanding faster data transfer rates in portable form factors,” said Andrew Ewing, Flash drive business manager, Kingston. “As USB 3.0 technology grows and more platforms and computers support the USB 3.0 standard, we recognize the need to develop different solutions to address various target markets and help drive adoption.”

For enthusiasts and power users, Kingston will release its fastest USB 3.0 drive to date. The DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 will serve as the flagship model and be part of the HyperXperience™ line, a family of high-performance Kingston Flash products that will include SSDs, USBs and cards, to complement HyperX enthusiast memory modules.

In September 2010, Kingston released the DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 (DTU30), its first USB 3.0 Flash drive using a SATA bridge chip to attain high data transfer rates. As single-chip controllers become available, Kingston will release a second generation of the DTU30, available in 16-, 32- and 64GB capacities. Single-chip controllers allow for better USB 3.0 compatibility and speed. Users will benefit from increased performance and lower costs in the next generation DTU30.

As more PCs ship with USB 3.0 capability later this year, particularly in late Q2/early Q3, Kingston will also launch an entry-level Flash drive to go with these systems. It will be aimed squarely at consumers with a lower capacity and price point to help drive mainstream adoption.

For more information visit www.kingston.com.

About Kingston Digital, Inc.

Kingston Digital, Inc. (“KDI”) is the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Established in 2008, KDI is headquartered in Fountain Valley, California, USA. For more information, please visit www.kingston.com or call 800-337-8410.
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Kingston Digital Announces SDHC UHS-I UltimateXX

· Data Transfer Rate up to 60MB/sec. Read and 35MB/Sec. Write
· Designed to SD Association UHS-I Speed Class Specifications
· Available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB Capacities

International CES 2011 Las Vegas, NV and Fountain Valley, CA — January 5, 2011 — Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the SDHC UHS-I UltimateXX memory cards. The highest speed class available today, the UltimateXX meets standards set by the Secure Digital Association for next-level performance in SD card technology.

Shipping later this month, Kingston’s UltimateXX memory cards are ideal for the serious photographer or videographer. Photographers will appreciate the ability to easily capture sequential shots that were once a challenge due to the speed limitations of memory. The UltimateXX also makes it easy to capture HD video. The performance of SDHC UHS-I memory card is optimized when paired with a UHS-I device, although the card is backwards compatible with Class 4, 6 and 10 equipment.

“Kingston is pleased to be one of the first manufacturers to offer SDHC UHS-I memory cards to our customers,” said Mike Kuppinger, Flash card product manager, Kingston®. “Being a member of the SD Association enhances our ability to bring new technology to market. As the devices that support SDHC UHS-I become prevalent, our UltimateXX cards are at the ready.”

Kingston’s UltimateXX line meets the SD Association standards for the UHS-I speed class with speeds up to 60MB/sec. read and 35MB/sec. write. At this performance level, the write speed of SDHC UHS-I memory cards is more than three times as fast as SDHC Class 10 cards. The UltimateXX product line will offer capacities of 8GB, 16GB and 32GB.

Kingston SDHC UHS-1 UltimateXX Features and Specifications:

· Performance: 233x – up to 60MB/sec. read, and 35MB/sec. write
· Fast: ultra high-speed bus I (UHS-I)
· Compliant: with the SD Card Association specification version 3.01
· Secure: built-in write-protect switch prevents accidental data loss
· Compatible: with SDHC and SDXC host devices, not compatible with standard SD-enabled devices/readers

· Reliable: lifetime warranty
· Simple: as easy as plug-and-play
· Capacities*: 8GB, 16GB, 32GB
· Dimensions: 0.94″ x 1.25″ x 0.08″ (24mm x 32mm x 2.1mm)
· Weight: 0.09oz (2.5g)
· Storage Temperatures: -40° F to 185° F (-40° C to 85° C)
· Operating Temperatures: -13° F to 185° F (-25° C to 85° C)
· Voltage: 3.3V
· File Format: FAT32

* Some of the listed capacity on a Flash storage device is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. As such, the actual available capacity for data storage is less than what is listed on the products. For more information, go to Kingston’s Flash Guide at kingston.com/flash_memory_guide.

The drive is offered in several different capacities with a 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB of storage inside. Kingston is keeping the pricing of the drives mum at this point. The thing has a sequential read speed of 195MB/s and writes at up to 160MB/s. The drive is encased in blue aluminum housing.

The drive is silent with no moving parts to create noise. That means that the drives don’t use a traditional HDD, but use a SSD for less power consumption and faster data speeds. You can bet that these drives will cost quote a bit, especially the 256GB version.

There’s not much we can say about microSDHC hardware: the fingernail-sized chips have become the de-facto standard in mobile memory, thanks to their high capacity and diminutive scale. With many smartphones relying on memory cards for their primary storage, and with the card slots themselves often hidden either underneath the battery cover or, worse, under the battery itself, it makes sense to opt for the biggest chip around.

Kingston offer two SKUs with the 32GB microSDHC card, either with an adapter to convert it to full-sized SD or without. Ironically, street pricing has settled at roughly the same $99.95 figure for each (even Kingston’s RRP only expects a dollar more for the adapter).

The most important thing is performance, and the Kingston chip put in a decent showing. Plugged into our computer, we recorded sequential read-rates of 6.012MB/s and write rates of 4.871MB/s; that’s considerably lower than the Class 10 SDHC cards we reviewed back in April, but realistic for use in a smartphone. It’s worth noting that real-world performance will likely be impacted by the speed of the handset or device you’re using, too.

Equally important, then, is the fact we’ve had no errors or data loss during the time we’ve been testing the card – making multiple read/write cycles and swapping it with various devices – and no sluggishness either. It’s still considerably cheaper to buy two 16GB microSDHC cards, but then again you pay for the convenience of not having to swap our your memory (and safely store the removed card). SanDisk offers a 32GB card for roughly $10 less, but it’s a slower Class 2, and so far the microSDHC market is yet to deliver the sort of sales pressure to force pricing down any further. Still, if you want the most capacity for your device, and you don’t want to carry a wallet full of spare cards, Kingston’s 32GB microSDHC doesn’t disappoint.

The new SSD is aimed at both the desktop and the notebook user and comes in a new capacity of 256GB in addition to the 64GB and 128GB versions available the SSD has TRIM support for Windows 7 and comes with an optimized controller and NAND flash to increase performance and extend the life of the SSD.

The new storage device comes in a OEM pack with the drive alone and a retail pack with the drive, cloning software, a 2.5-inch enclosure for the old drive to be used as external storage, and brackets for mounting the drive in a computer. The sequential read speed is up to 250GB/s with sequential writes up to 230MB/s for the 128GB and 256GB versions with the 64GB version offering 145MB/s write speed. The 64GB bundle is $129.99, the 128GB bundle is $234.95, and the 256GB bundle is $499.99.

The SSD has some features for enhanced garbage collection that allow the feature to be used on OS’ that don’t specifically support garbage collection. That means it is capable of collecting garbage bits on TRIM and non-TRIM OS’. The new 96GB SSD falls into the SSDNow V+ family and is the SSDNow V+100.

The special always-on garbage collection feature is important and is able to cleanse redundant data to prevent the degradation in performance of the drive and to maintain the drive over the life cycle. The drive is a 2.5-inch form factor and slots into the family along with the 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB versions. It has sequential write speed of 180MB/s and sequential read of 230MB/s.

The new fan is covered in a hue that Henry Ford and Johnny Cash would have approved of – black. The new fan color will go along with the many black cases on the market and provide more of a stealth look for gamers. It has dual 60mm fans and the black color is anodized on the aluminum metal the fan housing is made from.

The dual 60mm fans have blue LEDs that glow when the fans are powered. The cooling fans are also quiet producing only 25dBA of sound. The black cooling fan ships as a standalone product and can be purchased for $23.

The new card is a Kingston branded microSDHC card packing in 32GB of storage and carrying a class 4 rating. The card is set ship on October 11 and the 32GB of storage is enough for 6,000 songs or 2,000 minutes of video according to Kingston.

Kingston notes that the memory card has been tested to work without any issues on the HTC EVO 4G, HTC Shadow, Droid X, Blackberry Bold 9000, and the Galaxy S Vibrant smartphone. The card offers at least 4MB/s of data transfer and will sell for $153 for the microSDHC card only in 32GB capacity and a version with a SD card adapter will cost $155.

Kingston claims that the new card is the fastest in its lineup. The card will be offered in 16GB and 32GB capacity and has a lifetime warranty. The CF card ships with recovery software as a free download from MediaRECOVER to retrieve files that might have been deleted accidentally.

The card complies with all CompactFlash standards and has an auto sleep feature to help improve the battery life of cameras the card is used in. The 32GB CF card will sell for $270 with the 16GB version selling for $154.

The Ultimate 3.0 is the first USB 3.0 flash drive from Kingston and it can be had in three different capacities. There are 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB versions available and the flash drive is backwards compatible with USB 2.0 ports as well.

The DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 has data transfer speeds as high as 80MB/s read and 60MB/s write. The flash drive ships with a “Y” cable that is needed for the drive to work in a USB 3.0 port due to power requirements. Kingston says in testing that the drive was able to write a 3.9GB movie file in 1 minute and 13 seconds. The 16GB version sells for $89, the 32GB is $138, and the 64GB is $270.

It’s not just one option, either. No, instead they’ve hit the market with three different variations, all at different price points. Basically, making sure everyone has what they’re looking for. According to a Kingston spokesperson, the reason they chose water-cooled options, was due to the reliability and quiet operation. Which makes sense, especially for their choice of dual- and triple-channel kits.

The three options are going to be set within Kingston’s new H20 line-up of memory kits. The two “base versions” will be the 4GB dual-channel kits, clocked at 2000MHz and 2133MHz, respectively. And then there is the 6GB triple-channel option, which is clocked at 2000MHz. The three options will cost you $157.00, $205.00, and $235.00. So if you’re a PC gamer, and you like to build yourself some high-profile, expensive, and impressive rigs, it looks like Kingston has a brand new way for you to make your system one of the best out there.

[via TG Daily]

The big feature of the HyperX H2O RAM kits is the special heat sinks that have ports for liquid cooling built-in. The liquid cooled RAM allows the enthusiast to cool the RAM making it more stable at higher operating frequencies.

Kingston offers a few kits in the line including a 4GB kit running at 2000MHz wit 9-11-9 latencies. A 6GB kit with three 2GB modules is offered with the same latencies and 2000MHz frequency. The highest performing of the kits is a 4GB kit with 2133MHz speed with the same 9-11-9 latencies.

ISuppli has found that Kingston was the top memory maker in 2009. According to iSuppli, the company had 40.3% of the memory market for DRAM modules last year. According to iSuppli, Kingston raked in $2.85 billion on memory alone.

The second place company in memory was A-Data with 7.4% of the market. The top five included Ramaxel, Smart Modular, and Crucial. Enthusiast favorite Corsair was number eight on the top ten list with 3.5% of the market.

The new memory card is the Kingston 64GB SDXC UHS-1 Class 10. UHS-1 is the new class of ultra high-speed bus architecture cards for the SDXC format. The card is designed for fast data transfer speeds of 104MB/sec and future cards using the specification will be able to hit 300MB/s.

Kingston promises 10MB/sec minimum data transfer rate and up to 60MB/sec read and 35MB/sec write speeds for the card. This much speed and storage are far from cheap. Kingston will ship the card at the end of the month for $499.

Kingston has unveiled a new RAM kit in its HyperX line today called the HyperX dual-channel DDR3 memory kit (Kingston part#: KHX2400C9D3T1K2/4GX). The RAM has received Intel XMP certification on the Core i7 platform when operating at 2400MHz.

Timings for the RAM are 9-11-9-27-2 at 1.65V. The new RAM kits will be available to purchase in Q2 at an undisclosed price. You can bet the blazing fast memory won’t be cheap.

The RAM runs at 1.25V at 1600MHz and is the lowest voltage RAM for PCs available today. Kingston has the new memory in its HyperX DDR3 range in a LoVo line. The line will include three different models of memory.

A mainstream low voltage kit will run at 1600MHz, a 1.35V kit will be offered, and a 1333MHz 1.25V kit will be available. All three kits are tested to work on the Asus P7P55D EVO mainboard. A 4GB kit capable of 1866MHz at 1.35V or 1600MHz at 1.25V will sell for $203. A 4GB 1.35V kit will sell for $158, and a 4GB 1333MHz kit at 1.25V will sell for $154.

To figure that out, bunnie had to go round collecting various real and fake memory cards.  The latter would sometimes be out in huge trays, with street vendors dropping the cards into Kingston packaging and slapping on an “authenticity” hologram and serial number.

“One vendor in particular interested me; it was literally a mom, pop and one young child sitting in a small stall of the mobile phone market, and they were busily slapping dozens of non-Kingston marked cards into Kingston retail packaging. They had no desire to sell to me, but I was persistent” Andrew “bunnier” Huang

After stripping down the various samples with nitric acid and acetone, it was revealed that several of the Kingston-branded cards were in fact fakes, and that even the authentic Kingston cards used Sandisk or Toshiba chips.  It’s an interesting – if technical – read, but if you’re thinking of picking up a new memory card (or trying to save a few bucks by grabbing one in your local market) you should definitely take a look.

[via Red Ferret Journal]

The 310 has Password Traveler software installed to let the user create a password-protected zone the drive for more data security. The secure area can be up to 90% of the total drive capacity and doesn’t require the user to have admin rights on the host computer. The huge storage space is enough for 365 CDs, 54 DVDs, or 51,000 images.

Kingston promises data transfer rates of 25MB/sec read and 12MB/sec write. The drive measures 2.9″ x 0.87″ x 0.63″ and has a removable cap that covers the USB port. The flash drive also ships with a loop to attach it to a key ring. The price is as staggering as the storage capacity at $1,108 making it more expensive than the DataTraveler 300 that was in the UK last year.

Both of the new cards are Class 10, but promise read performance of 22MB/sec and 18MB/sec write performance, which is higher than Class 10 specs call for. The Class 10 SDHC cards will come in 16GB and 32GB capacities. The cards meet Class 10 specs dictating a minimum 10MB/sec data transfer rate.

Both cards are complaint with SD Association specification version 3.00. The 16GB SDHC card will sell for $129 and the 32GB SDHC card will sell for $245. Both of these cards will be great for HD video cameras with the performance and capacity they offer.

The new flash drive is called the DataTraveler 5000 and it is FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certified with Level 3 certification pending. The flash drive has 256-bit AES hardware-based encryption and a XTS cipher mode that uses elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) algorithms meeting Suite B standards approved by the US government.

The DoD and US government approved Suite B algorithms for use in the multinational sharing of both classified and unclassified documents and data. The drive also uses patented Secured by SPYRUS technology with hardware-based 256-bit XTS-AES encryption. The DataTraveler 5000 is available in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB capacities for $111, $185, $231, and $400 respectively.

Kingston has now announced that it is adding faster and higher capacity SSDs to its line. The SSDNow V+ line all include Windows 7 Trim support and the SSDs are now available in up to 512GB capacity. The new line has sequential read speed of 230MB/sec and sequential write of 180MB/sec.

The drives are all 2.5-inch form factor units and use MLC NAND flash. Available capacities in the line are now 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB. The downside is the price of the larger capacity SSD kits. The 64GB bundle sells for $283, the 128GB sells for $528, the 256GB bundle sells for $1008, and the 512GB bundle is $1985. The drive alone in all capacities will save you about $20.

Kingston has announced that it will replace the drives it makes that were affected with new models using updated security. Kingston reports that it will replace affected drives including the DataTraveler BlackBox (DTBB), DataTraveler Secure – Privacy Edition (DTSP) and DataTraveler Elite – Privacy Edition (DTEP).

The company will replace the DTBB with a FIPS-certified flash drive and the DTSP and DTEP will be replaced with the DataTraveler Vault – Privacy Edition. Kingston says that it was notified in December of the flaw by a third party company and it believes drive replacement is the best way to handle the defect.

The 30GB SSD has TRIM support for Windows 7 and is billed as a boot drive for your OS, not for storing data necessarily. The drive is priced at $79.99 after rebates and is set to launch in February. That low price will make it very easy for enthusiast looking to upgrade to Windows 7 to get a very fast SSD on the cheap.

Kingston claims the drive is good for 180MB/s reads and 50MB/s write speeds. It is a 2.5-inch drive and has no moving parts. The device needs 1.4W of power when reading and 1.7w when writing data. The SSD is rated for 500,000 hours MTBF. This may well be the cheapest SSD on the market today.

The two companies will be releasing full-length movies on Kingston flash memory as part of a bundle. Exactly what the bundle will include is unknown. Kingston and Paramount are mum on the details of the deal.

We don’t know is what films will be offered, nor do we know when we will see the first films hit the market. I bet we see branded flash drives with movie logos and other content on them. Something along the lines of those Godfather flash drives that turned up earlier this year is what I envision.

The new 40GB boot drive kit can be had for only $84.99 after rebates available at Newegg.com. The normal retail price of the SSD kit is only $115, so even without rebates it is still affordable enough for most users. Kingston bundles the 2.5-inch SSD with everything needed to migrate to the new boot drive.

The kit includes brackets to convert the drive to mount in a 3.5-inch drive bay, cloning software, and SATA data and power cable extensions. Kingston expects users to use the new SSD in conjunction with a larger traditional HDD for storing data. Write speed for the SSD is 40MB/s and read speed is 170MB/s. Kingston will launch the upgrade kit on November 9.

The DataTraveler 410 line comes in various capacities including 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB. All of the drives measure the same smallish 2.58″ x 0.71″ x 0.41″ form factor. The drives also all have the same cap-free swivel design.

The improvement is that Kingston has upped the speed of the DataTraveler 410 series to 20MB/sec read and write. That means that large files will be moved to and from the drive faster than previously possible. The 410 also has a password-protected zone that keeps your private data private.