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Sony Micro Vault MACH USB 3.0 Flash Drive revealed

Chris Burns, Jan 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

There's a new USB in town, and with it you'll see the oncoming wave of devices made to slot in with it for speeds never before associated with those three letters: Sony brings with it this week its Micro Vault MACH USB 3.0 Flash Drive. This sleek ninja of a memory stick comes in 8GB, 16GB, and 64GB capacities and is able to hit 120 MB/s read / 90 MB/s write for transfers. This device has an aluminum body on the outside, retractable USB connector on one end, and LED indicator on the other. Read The Full Story

Samsung announces SE-406A slim external Blu-ray combo drive

Shane McGlaun, Mar 24th 2011 Discuss [0]

Samsung has announced the launch of a new external slim Blu-ray drive that is for the computer market. The new slim drive is called the SE-406A and it supports 3D playback. The drive might be just the thing to add 3D Blu-ray capability to a notebook or netbook that lacks an optical drive. Read The Full Story

TRON: Legacy Light Cycle USB Drives Light Up When Connected

Evan Selleck, Nov 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

If anyone thought that the marketing push for the upcoming movie TRON: Legacy was going to die down, it doesn't look like that's going to happen any time soon. Which makes sense, considering the movie is just about to launch on theater screens around the world. And, while perhaps having the "look" of a TRON-themed gadget may be enough, we fully expect a TRON-themed device to light up in some fashion or another. And thankfully these USB drives do just that. Read The Full Story

Professor has 10 Years of Work on Laptop Stolen, Thief Returns it on USB Stick

Evan Selleck, Oct 19th 2010 Discuss [5]

The general perception of a thief is that, once they get whatever it is they're trying to get their hands on, you won't see them, or your stuff, ever again. But, there are always exceptions to the rule. And, in Sweden, that exception is alive and well. An unnamed professor teaching in northern Sweden recently had a laptop stolen, and in the process 10 years of work that had been stored on it. But, the story actually has a happy ending. Read The Full Story

Team Combo II Elite SSD offers SATA2 and USB interface

Shane McGlaun, Oct 5th 2010 Discuss [0]

Team has announced a new SSD that offers up a dual interface option to allow the SSD to be used inside a computer for data storage or as an external storage solution. The new SSD is called the Team Combo II Elite and is aimed at the user wanting to upgrade a laptop or desktop to a SSD from a traditional HDD. Read The Full Story

Verbatim Clip-It USB Drive Weighs Literally Nothing, Comes in Multiple Colors

Evan Selleck, Sep 23rd 2010 Discuss [1]

For those interested in tech, the specifics of a device or gadget are generally enough to rile up the masses. Featuring the latest and greatest gets the attention, but we imagine that if you're announcing another USB memory stick, then you need something other than "It stores this much." Verbatim, obviously hindered by the other specifications of their new Clip-It USB drives have managed to do the impossible: make the world's first weightless object. According to Verbatim, anyway. Read The Full Story

SanDisk Cruzer Blade USB Flash Drive Weighs as Much as a Penny

Evan Selleck, Jul 27th 2010 Discuss [5]

Smaller is better -- that must be the slogan that SanDisk is banking on with the creation of the Cruzer Blade, which takes small to a whole new level, especially when it comes to USB flash drives. This newly announced piece of tech is about the size of a paperclip, and it actually only weighs about the same as a penny. Yes, that's ridiculous, but there's still plenty of space on the inside to actually be worth your while. Read The Full Story

Edge Tech 32GB DiskGO Mini & DiskGo Backup Flash Drives Make Your Keyring Make Sense

Evan Selleck, Jul 20th 2010 Discuss [0]

When you look at your keyring right now, what do you see? (Of course, you have to have a keyring for this little test to work out, mind you.) Your keys, from your car to your house, and maybe a little trinket to show how lucky you are. Well, what you need is a flash drive. No, reallly -- that's what you need. Just imagine how cool, and important you'll feel if you've got 32GB of data right there, easily accessible, ready whenever you are to get that next file to your computer, or anyone's computer for that matter. You're already starting to feel better about this, right? Read The Full Story

LaCie XtremKey 8GB USB Drive Seems Almost Indestructible [Video]

Evan Selleck, Jul 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

Apparently, at least according to LaCie, their brand new XtremKey 8GB USB flash drive is the most adventurous USB flash drive in the market. We don't think we can necessarily argue with that point, considering we don't think many USB flash drives intend to be that adventurous. But, hey, if you plan on taking your USB drive with you on a particularly precarious mountain climbing adventure, or you've got a 10-ton truck you'd like to roll over it, at least you'll be content in knowing it won't just disintegrate. Read The Full Story

Hitachi LifeStudio HDDs auto-gobble your media, offer dockable USB sync stick

Chris Davies, Jul 7th 2010 Discuss [0]

Hitachi has outed its latest external hard-drive range, the Hitachi LifeStudio family, and seeing as how you need to sex-up storage if you're going to differentiate yourself these days, the new HDDs get automatic content management and nifty little dockable USB memory sticks. Plug in a LifeStudio drive and it can automatically pull out the photos, video, music and documents and organize them on its own storage - it can also do the same with Facebook, Flickr and Picasa web galleries - then present them on a "3D wall" UI for easier browsing. As for the detachable USB key, on the LifeStudio Plus drives there's a dockable 4GB memory stick that users can set up with specific files from the main unit that they want to be able to take out and about with them. The USB key always has the latest versions, and when you return it automatically syncs back any changes you've made. Read The Full Story

SanDisk official Xbox 360 USB stick on sale today

Chris Davies, May 5th 2010 Discuss [0]

What price convenience? If you're talking about SanDisk's official, licensed Xbox 360 USB Flash Drive then that price is $34.99 or $69.99 depending on whether you want 8GB or 16GB of storage for your console. The branded sticks take advantage of the April 6th storage update for the 360, which allows gamers to store their profiles, game-saves, demos and other data on a USB drive. Read The Full Story

Seagate GoFlex adds swappable USB 3.0/eSATA/FireWire cables, media docks to HDDs

Chris Davies, May 4th 2010 Discuss [0]

Seagate have announced their third-generation of portable hard-drives, the Seagate GoFlex Storage System, which debuts a system of interchangeable connection adapters that can be used to turn a regular USB 2.0 HDD into a USB 3.0, eSATA or FireWire 800 drive. Meanwhile there are a selection of special cables and docks, which can add automatic backup functionality (using Memeo technology), network connectivity, HD media playback or desktop dock convenience. Read The Full Story