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STORIES ABOUT: USB Flash Drives
Kingston DataTraveler Vienna USB Flash Drive Review
Probably just about any football (or soccer) fan out there knows by now that Spain won the Euro 2008 Championship, thus proving to be the best team on the old continent. As expected, this event, one of the most important around the world, has brought about a whole range of related products, from various souvenirs to all sorts of electronic products. And this is exactly what we’re going talk about as follows, namely Kingston’s &qu ... [read more >>]
30 June 2008, 02:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Corsair Releases "Mini Me" Version of Flash Voyager USB Drive
Corsair's Flash Voyager line of ultra-rugged USB flash drives is one of the best-known families of rugged portable storage solutions around, providing both large storage capacities and a very high level of endurance to just about everything one might throw at it (water, dust, shocks, you name it). However, since the Flash Voyager is not exactly petite, Corsair has decided to do something for those users who want their drives to be as ... [read more >>]
13 June 2008, 13:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Imation's Nano Flash Drive Is Tiny... Really, Really Tiny
The first thing that comes to almost anyone's mind when hearing the word "Imation" is data storage, or, to be more precise, either floppy disks or those magnetic tapes used for carrying out various backup operations. Nevertheless, the company's area of expertise is much wider, as it has just announced the release of its Nano Flash Drive series of flash-based portable storage solutions, which deliver mid-range capacities ... [read more >>]
29 May 2008, 01:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Sony Rolls Out Colorful MicroVault Flash Drives
As you probably know quite well already, the Japanese electronics' giant, Sony, has the habit of launching products that deliver a very attractive external design, besides the high-end components from within. And this is exactly the case with the company's latest flash-based external storage solutions, the MicroVault Click and Click Excellence series, which offer up to 16 GB of storage space (as well as several other attractive f ... [read more >>]
22 May 2008, 01:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Corsair Preps Ultra-Fast 16 GB Voyager “GT” Flash Drive for CeBIT 2008
Corsair's Voyager USB flash drives are quite famous for being among the toughest such portable storage solutions around, but it seems that the company's not about to settle just for a very tough exterior. Thus, Corsair has just announced that it will release at this year's CeBIT 2008 another model from its GT series, offering 16 GB of storage space as well as enhanced data transfer rates. Thus, the new Flash Vo ... [read more >>]
29 February 2008, 03:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Kingston's DataTraveler Micro Reader, the Bastard Child of a Flash Drive and a Card Reader
The competition on the USB flash drives' market has become pretty intense lately and this is the reason why the most important names in the industry are coming out with all sorts of innovative products, designed to draw the customers' attention and to provide an enhanced level of functionality for the users. This is pretty much the way in which we could summarize Kingston's latest announcement as the memory manufa ... [read more >>]
12 February 2008, 14:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
A Portable "Fort Knox" for Your Data: The KanguruDefender Pro
With all the security breaches we've seen over the past half year, the interest for ultra-secure portable data storage solutions has been rekindled, a relatively large number of manufacturers coming out with certain models that deliver both a large number of GBs but also an increased level of safety for the data contained within them. And that's exactly the case with the latest announcement from Kanguru Solutions, namel ... [read more >>]
06 February 2008, 02:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Transcend Takes Yet Another Drive to 16 GB
Although 16 GB were considered up until recently high-end as far as USB flash drives were concerned, it would seem that this value might become commonplace, since several manufacturers are beginning to roll out such products. And the latest announcement of this type comes from Transcend, who recently upgraded its V10 line, after a similar announcement regarding the ... [read more >>]
10 January 2008, 10:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
CES 2008: Kingston Rolls Out Blazing Fast, Versatile USB Flash Drives – Up to 8GB
Kingston used the CES 2008 to unveil three new Data Traveler (DT) USB flash drives: the DTHyperX, which provides very high data transfer rates (but at premium price tags), the DT110 (for the budget-conscious users) and the DT400, which allows users to work among multiple PCs by directly synchronizing files, email and Internet browser settings onto the drive. Thus, the HyperX, which is available in 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB versions, has data ... [read more >>]
08 January 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
TwinMos Intros the Mobile Disk F2 USB Flash Drive with Fingerprint Authentication
As you might have heard over the past few months, there seems to be an epidemic of data losses/thefts/misplacements out there, affecting not only normal individuals, but also large organizations (sometimes even government-related ones). This is the reason why secure data storage and transport solutions are once again in the spotlight, much like the Mobile Disk F2, which has just been announced by memory manufacturer TwinMos. ... [read more >>]
08 January 2008, 11:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
CES 2008: Corsair Intros 32 GB Versions of Its Flash Voyager and Survivor USB Flash Drives
As expected, most of the important names in the CE industry have already begun to make all sorts of CES-related announcements (although the show itself doesn't start until Monday), so we'll start this fine pre-CES day with the latest news from Corsair. Thus, the famous manufacturer of memory modules and various flash-based storage solutions has announced that it is expanding its Flash Voyager and Flash Survivor USB ... [read more >>]
04 January 2008, 02:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
SanDisk's Cruzer Titanium Plus Offers Additional Online Backup For Your Every File
The International CES 2008 is only a few days away and manufacturers have started to come out with press releases of what they will be showcasing at their booths in Las Vegas. And one of the most interesting devices related to the specific area of portable storage devices comes from SanDisk, who has just announced the Cruzer Titanium Plus, a USB flash drive that offers automatic online backup for every file copied to the drive. ... [read more >>]
03 January 2008, 07:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
i201, PQI's Shiny, Colorful Family of USB Flash Drives
Teenagers and young people are among the earliest adopters of new technologies, and this is the reason why most CE manufacturers come up with certain products designed especially for this particular category of consumers. And this is also the case with the latest announcement from PQI, namely the Traveling Disk i201, which offers a range of features that will surely appeal to youngsters (in fact they might the only ones appreciat ... [read more >>]
26 December 2007, 07:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Transcend's T3 USB Flash Drive Now Comes in Sexy Black
IMG=1]Take one famous manufacturer of portable storage solutions (for the sake of the argument, let's say Transcend), and one of their most famous products (for example, the T3). What can the respective company do in order to further boost its product's sales, not to mention refreshing the customers' attention? Well, issue a model "wearing" a different color, of course. This is exactly what the people over a ... [read more >>]
21 December 2007, 01:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Transcend's Posh JetFlash V60 Flash Drive Now Also Available in a 16 GB Version
I must admit that if someone told me a few years back that we would be able to store up to 16 GB of data in a device the size of an AA battery, I probably would have thought they were a bit....tech-nuts. However, that's exactly what's happening nowadays, and the latest announcement regarding such a product comes from Transcend, who has just announced an upgrade to its V60 series of USB flash drives, namely the release o ... [read more >>]
20 December 2007, 07:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
The MobileDisk X1 USB Flash Drive from TwinMos: Shiny, Swiveling, 8 GB....
Creating a portable storage solution that combines a very "blingy", "shiny" and attractive external casing with very large storage capacities seems to be a very popular trend among technology designers, since most USB flash drives launched lately can be included in the aforementioned category. And that's also the case with the latest such device from TwinMos, the MobileDisk X1 model, which provides storage capaciti ... [read more >>]
19 December 2007, 14:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Carry Your USB Flash Drive on the Back of Your Mobile Phone
I don't know how many of you have ever owned a luxury mobile phone, but one thing's for sure: when you've purchased a $2,000 Mobiado handset, any and every accessory you might get for it should match both its design and its price tag. And this is the reason why the Bonac Innovation Corp. (makers of the ... [read more >>]
17 December 2007, 11:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Kanguru's USB Duplicator: Your Own, Personal Data Multiplication Factory
Although most users don't need to multiply data stored onto USB drives on a daily basis, there are certain situations (back ups, IT work, sales and marketing preparation, PC rollouts, etc.) when a device that can copy the same files over and over again onto several such portable storage solutions could really come in handy. And this is the reason why the Kanguru company, a well-known manufacturer of various storage solutions, has just ... [read more >>]
14 December 2007, 08:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Japanese Company Buffalo Touts the World's Fastest USB Flash Drive
Although the most visible leaps forward in the area of flash memory in general and USB flash drives in particular are related to the available storage capacities, the transfer speeds are equally important, because, after all, what's the point of having a lot of GB if copying a large file takes forever? This is the reason why the Japanese company Buffalo has developed the SHD-U32GS, which, beside providing a whopping 32 GB of ... [read more >>]
13 December 2007, 02:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Say “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Hanukkah” With A Card....Err, USB Flash Drive!
Since the year's favorite shopping season is almost here, most consumer electronics manufacturers are coming out with all sorts of themed products, which will get people (a.k.a possible customers) into the holiday (read spending) mood. And that's exactly the case with the Walletex company, maker of the famous Wallet Flash USB Flash dive, which has just announced two special lines of credit card-sized portable storage so ... [read more >>]
10 December 2007, 10:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
It's Curvy! It's White! It's Got 8 GB! It's the JetFlash V33
The people over at Transcend are very well-known for manufacturing portable storage solutions that provide large capacities as well as rather attractive designs, which makes them more desirable for customers with an enhanced aesthetic sense. And that's also the case with the company's latest product, the JetFlash V33, a flash drive that offers up to 8 GB of storage space in a sleek and eye-catching casing. Thus, one ... [read more >>]
05 December 2007, 08:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Wood, Silver and Gemstones + Flash Memory Modules
USB Flash Drives come in all shapes and sizes nowadays, each manufacturer trying to come up with a certain "edge" that will make its products more attractive than those of the competition. And that's also the case with the flash-based portable storage solutions from ZaNa Design whose very attractive external casings make them quite desirable for those users who are willing to cough up larger amounts of cash for a limited-ed ... [read more >>]
03 December 2007, 12:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo and Boba Fett Join the Mimobot Flash Drive Crew
Star Wars is one of the most successful franchises of all times, the number of products related to the Sci-Fi story released over time being absolutely huge. However, one very particular family of Star Wars-branded products is represented by the USB Flash Drives from mimoco, which mimic (to some rather weird and twisted extent) the external appearance of famous characters from the series. And after the ... [read more >>]
29 November 2007, 12:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Fashion Accessory or USB Flash Drive? Actually, Coolkii Offers Both
Since the number of USB flash drives available on the market has increased quite a lot over the past few years, manufacturers are trying their best to make their products more attractive for specific consumer segments. And while certain people are looking for drives that provide huge storage capacities, others are searching for a fashionable technological item that will compliment their other high-tech devices. This is the reason ... [read more >>]
27 November 2007, 12:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
A-DATA and Disney Turn Mickey Mouse into an USB Flash Drive
A-DATA is one of the world's most important manufacturers of various memory modules and flash-based portable storage solutions, as it has launched countless such items over the past few years. And in order to make its products more attractive for the western customers, the Taiwan-based firm has entered a very lucrative partnership with Disney, launching a whole new series of specially-themed drives, much like the specific m ... [read more >>]
26 November 2007, 08:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
PNY's Latest Attache Optima USB Flash Drive: 8 GB, Capless Versatility
Although it's best-known as a manufacturer of various computer memory modules, the PNY company has also launched quite a comprehensive line-up of USB flash drives over time, rounded up under the Attache brand. And while most of these products sport a rather classic design (with a removable cap), that's not at all the case with the latest model coming from PNY, the Optima, which features a swiveling module, hidden within ... [read more >>]
23 November 2007, 14:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
InnoDisk Develops Lighter, Tougher USB Flash Drives
The security (and safety) of one's personal data is an extremely important issue nowadays and this is the reason why it's always a good idea to choose a tough (and a bit more expensive) portable storage solution rather than a cheap one, which might give in to the slightest shocks. And since in the case of USB Flash drives, the most sensitive part is the connector (which is generally exposed), the Taiwanese company InnoD ... [read more >>]
23 November 2007, 01:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
How to Copy Your Data on Up to 21 USB Flash Drives At The Same Time
USB flash drives are pretty much the most popular types of portable data storage devices around, and this is the reason why they are also used (on quite a large scale, I might add) as promotional items. However, copying the same files on a very large number of drives is extremely difficult when using a normal computer (which generally sports a maximum of 4 – 8 built-in USB ports), and this is exactly the reason why the German com ... [read more >>]
20 November 2007, 07:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Store Up to 2 GB of Data in a Lego-Like Brick
Over the past few years, USB flash drives have become pretty much the most popular type of portable data storage solution there is, as they allow users to carry around a relatively high number of files, documents and various types of multimedia content in a very small and tough package. However, since the basic functions provided by these devices are pretty much the same, manufacturers were forced to become very innovative in the design ar ... [read more >>]
19 November 2007, 12:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
TwinMos Rolls Out the Mobile Disk P1 USB Drive – Blingy, Mirror-Like
It really seems that bling sells, and sells a lot, since an increasingly higher number of various electronic products manufacturers come out with all sorts of products that, besides providing interesting (and somewhat useful) internal features, also come "packed" in a very attractive (and rather unusual) external casing. And that's exactly the case with the latest offering from memory manufacturer TwinMos, whose Mo ... [read more >>]
19 November 2007, 07:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Much Like J.Lo, The Gresso “Adam&Eve” Flash Drive is Over-hyped, Way Too Expensive
Let's take a small company, coming from the former Soviet Union, that wants to establish itself as a major manufacturer of luxury devices on the international market. What is the right approach to this rather difficult problem? Intelligent marketing strategies? Clever advertising? Well, it seems that the people over at Gresso, because they're the company in question, have chosen a much simpler (and popular) way of adve ... [read more >>]
05 November 2007, 10:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Terabyte (TB)-Sized USB Flash Drives Might Arrive Soon
USB Flash Drives are probably the most popular means of data transportation around, but, for the time being, their storage capacities are quite far from the ones provided by HDDs. However, it would seem that things are about to change radically, as the Arizona State University’s Center for Applied Nanoionics (CANi) has developed a very innovative technology, which might allow, at some point in the future, the development of terabyte-grade ... [read more >>]
29 October 2007, 13:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Bissol Presents Uber-Expensive Luxury Memory Sticks, Claims They're “World's Smallest”
Blinged-out USB flash drives are nothing new, really, since, for some strange reason, the number of people ready and willing to cough up huge amounts of cash in order to purchase something that acts more like a piece of jewelry than a technological device has seriously increased. And this is also the reason why the Canadians at Bissol came up with their Luxury Memory Sticks, which provide 4 GB of storage space in a shiny and att ... [read more >>]
19 October 2007, 12:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
EDGE Tech Corp Unveils Big-A*s 32 GB Flash Drive for under $400
Flash drives have become one of the most important portable data storage solutions over the past few years, as they allow users to carry around large (and very large) amounts of data in a very small and lightweight form factor. However, their evolution is far from over and the latest product coming from the people at EDGE Tech Corp proves it only very well, as the company has just announced a new model from their DiskGO series, which offer ... [read more >>]
19 October 2007, 03:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Save The Environment, Buy Your Dictionary in Electronic Format
Webster's New World family of reference books has been around for almost half a century now, permanently updating its products in order to meet the ever charging market demands. And this trend is quite clear from the company's latest announcement, as the imprint of John Wiley & Sons Inc. has partnered with Centon Electronics to deliver one of the most authoritative and respected dictionaries included on a USB drive ... [read more >>]
15 October 2007, 10:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
A Piece of the Original Sin: The Adam & Eve Uber-Expensive Flash Drives
It would seem that, for some reason, there are certain people out there who simply can't be seen using the same electronic devices as normal people do. For this category of customers, a device should be blingy, super-expensive and rare in order to be attractive and this is the reason why the Gresso company, a manufacturer of special, luxury items, has announced the Adam & Eve line of USB Flash Drives, a series of product ... [read more >>]
01 October 2007, 12:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Master Chief from Halo 3 Turned into an USB Flash Drive
Over the past few years, flash-based portable storage solutions (a.k.a. USB flash drives) have become more than simple devices, turning into customized items that reflect their owners' lifestyles and passions, including gaming. And since every shooter-fan out there is quite crazy about the launch of one the most awaited such games, namely Microsoft's own ... [read more >>]
26 September 2007, 11:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
The ATP Petito USB Drive Goes Pink to Fight Cancer
Cancer is one of the world's worst maladies, killing hundreds, if not thousands of people each year. And in order to help the fight against this terrible disease, an increasingly higher number of companies launch special campaigns (and products) that will benefit the research against cancer both with funds and by raising the level of awareness regarding this issue. The latest such company is ATP, which just announced its partnership w ... [read more >>]
24 September 2007, 03:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Pretec Announces Very Posh i-Disk Swing Line of USB Flash Drives
Although it's not as well-known as Corsair, Transcend, SanDisk or Imation, the Pretec company has launched quite a few USB flash drives over time, each of them providing rather unique features, as for example the bulletproof model, reviewed last year by Softpedia ... [read more >>]
04 September 2007, 12:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
The Memlite USB Drive Carries Data Around, Lights Up Your Cigarettes
USB flash drives are probably the most popular data storage and transport solutions available on the market nowadays, and this is the reason why the competition on this very crowded market is quite a serious one. However, due exactly to this competition, an increasingly higher number of manufacturers turn to rather odd solutions for their portable devices, adding all sorts of gimmicks to their basic design, and that's exactly the case ... [read more >>]
24 August 2007, 10:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Corsair Rolls Out the Flash Padlock USB Flash Drives with Touch-Pad And Security PIN Entry System
The security of one's data is an extremely important subject nowadays and since USB flash drives are pretty much the most widespread portable data storage solutions around, the manufacturers of such devices are trying their best in order to implement new and improved security solutions into their products. However, while most rely on included software applications, the Corsair company has decided to try a different approach ... [read more >>]
17 August 2007, 08:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Transcend Flashes Two New USB Drives: Flashy Colors + Biometric Data Protection
Transcend is quite a well-known manufacturer of various flash-based devices, whether we're talking about portable storage solutions or various MP3 players, all of them boasting certain aesthetic and functionality-related features that make them stand out from a crowd of similar devices. And the same can be said about the company's latest offerings, namely the JetFlash V35 and the JetFlash 220 UBS Flash Drives, which pro ... [read more >>]
06 August 2007, 03:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Sony Goes Minimalist, Unveils Update to Pocket Bit Mini Line of USB Flash Drives
As the Japanese giant Sony is currently involved in almost all the segments of the consumer electronics market (they're manufacturing just about everything but home nuclear reactors, but, who knows, the PS3 might be modded into such an item), not a week goes by without the company making an announcement related to one of its products. And this time it's something related to portable storage, as the "big S" has ... [read more >>]
02 August 2007, 03:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
The Younus Swing Gold Flash Drive – Up to 16 GB of Bling-Bling Storage
The people's passion for gold can take some pretty ugly turns sometimes (remember the story of King Midas?), especially when said material is used as a main component in an electronic device. And the latest example of such a more or less fortunate combo comes all the way from Korea, where a company presumably called Younus has just launched a flash drive dubbed "Swing Gold Flash rive" that....yeah, you've gue ... [read more >>]
30 July 2007, 03:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
The IronKey Flash Drive: Ultra-Secure Data Storage, Doesn't Open Chastity Belts, Self-Destructs
In our ultra-technological society, data (and especially very sensitive documents) have become a very valuable commodity and thus the target of many criminals (usually known as hackers, but not necessarily). This is the reason why most users who work with very important documents on a daily basis are generally looking for portable data storage devices that provide very high levels of security and that's exactly the type of device we&# ... [read more >>]
27 July 2007, 10:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Toshiba Cuddles with Microsoft's Vista, Rolls Out TransMemory U2K Ready-Boost Flash Drives
Although Toshiba and NAND-Flash have a long history together (Toshiba has been one of the most important innovators in this field back in the 80's), the company has not been especially active in this field during the past few years. However, it would seem that things are about to change, as the company has just announced the development of a new family of USB Flash drives, namely the TransMemory U2K Series, designed especial ... [read more >>]
26 July 2007, 06:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
SanDisk and Ducati Present the Lighting Fast Extreme Ducati Edition USB Flash Drive
The partnerships between various technology developers and sports teams are becoming increasingly popular nowadays, as they provide numerous benefits for both parties involved. And the latest example of the successful outcome of such a business relationship is the Ducati Edition USB Flash Drive launched by SanDisk, a device whose design is directly inspired by Ducati's racing motorcycles currently competing in the MotoGP. Thus, th ... [read more >>]
19 July 2007, 05:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Kingston Rolls Out Two New 8 GB USB Flash Drives
It seems that 8 GB flash drives are becoming increasingly popular nowadays, as more and more manufacturers roll out new versions of their previous offerings that provide exactly this storage capacity. And one of the latest additions to the market comes from Kingston, which has just started shipping the 8 GB versions of their DataTraveler 100 and DataTraveler II Plus Migo Edition flash drives. The DataTraveler II Plus Migo Edition allow ... [read more >>]
17 July 2007, 06:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Memorex Revamps Its TravelDrive M-Flyer Line, Launches M-Flyer Pilot Flash Drive
Memorex is one of the best-known names on the data storage products' market, especially in the area of optical media. However, Imation's brand has also launched quite an extensive line-up of USB Flash Drives, the latest addition to this already large family being the M-Flyer Pilots, a portable storage solution that provides users up to 4 GB of storage space in a very sleek and attractive external casing. The first t ... [read more >>]
27 June 2007, 04:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
The 4GB and 8GB SanDisk Cruzer Contour Flash Drives Are Finally Here!
Although SanDisk has been teasing the users with their new, ultra-sleek and innovative Cruzer Contour USB flash drive since back in January, they had some problems delivering on their promise. However, things have finally changed, as the company announced that it has started shipping the 4GB and 8GB versions of the drive, which will hit the shelves in the shortest time possible. Despite not offering any explanation as to why the device ... [read more >>]
26 June 2007, 07:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
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