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Verbatim Targets Car Radios with New USB Flash Drives

It's already pretty much common knowledge that many car audio systems (mostly aftermarket) come packed with USB ports, and this is exactly the reason why Verbatim introduced a brand new range of products designed specifically to work with these multimedia systems.To be perfectly honest, the new Store ‘n&rs...

22 March 2011
06:45 GMT

LEGO Minifigure 2GB USB Flash Drive Now Available

Everyone who loves the LEGO universe (and let's face it, there are very few people who don't) will be glad to hear that the company has decided to finally officially endorse a LEGO USB flash drive, coming in the shape of one of their famous mini-figures. Without a doubt, just about every one of us has pl...

14 March 2011
00:56 GMT

Corsair Pushes Flash Voyager Flash Drives to USB 3.0

Given its important status on the portable storage solutions' market, Corsair has decided that it's a good idea to reveal a brand new product series at CeBIT 2011, one of the fist line of new products to make their way to the market being USB 3.0-enabled Flash Voyager flash drives.Without a doubt, just abou...

1 March 2011
07:57 GMT

Apacer Intros AH129 Limited Edition USB Flash Drive

Apacer seems to be quite keen on releasing ultra-portable storage solutions designed specifically to draw the customers' attention with their “blingy” look, because they've just outed yet another product of this type, the AH129 Limited Edition flash drive. The AH129 design is not exactly a ve...

24 February 2011
02:37 GMT

SuperTalent Outs Password-Protected DataGuardian USB Flash Drive

Given the fact that the security of one's data is such an important topic nowadays, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that most storage solutions' manufacturers also come up with all sorts of products delivering an enhanced level of safety for the data stored within, as is the case with the new f...

11 February 2011
02:31 GMT

New USB 3.0 Flexi-Drive Accelerate Duo Flash Drives Outed by Sharkoon

Sharkoon's not exactly a newcomer to the field of USB 3.0 – enabled storage solutions, and for this reason, the fact that they've added yet another SuperSpeed USB flash drive to their existing collection shouldn't come as much of a surprise.The storage device in question is called the Flexi-Drive...

9 February 2011
03:07 GMT

Sony Adds Colorful 'Style' Model to Microvault USB Flash Drive Series

Beside all those gaming consoles, 3D HDTVs, digital cameras, notebooks and camcorders, Sony's also manufacturing quite a few more “mundane” products, including here the Microvault USB flash drives, and the reason we've mentioned them is related to the fact that the company has just added yet ano...

7 February 2011
04:23 GMT

Ultra-Slim FLIP USB Drive Unveiled by Active Media Products

The people over at Active Media Products have somewhat of a long history releasing some pretty unusual USB flash drives, and now, the company's back with yet another such offering, namely the FLIP, an ultra-slim, pivot style USB 2.0 flash drive.The FLIP is indeed quite easy to carry around, since it measure...

7 February 2011
03:15 GMT

Keyport Universal Key Fob Getting USB Flash Drive Inserts

We're not sure just how many of you can still remember the Keyport universal key fob we've talked about a few years ago, but since then, this very interesting and useful device has evolved quite a lot, the latest addition to its range of available options including a couple of USB flash drive inserts. As...

3 February 2011
01:50 GMT

Three New USB 3.0 Flash Drives Revealed by Team Group

Given the fact that USB 3.0 (or SuperSpeed USB, if you prefer) is set to virtually explode over the course of 2011, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that many companies are trying to get in on this potentially hugely lucrative bandwagon, this also being the case with Team Group, who's just launched a...

31 January 2011
15:21 GMT

USB Flash Drive Doubles as an AA Battery

Just about everyone carries an USB flash drive around nowadays, and while the number of devices that are still powered by AA batteries, instead of rechargeable Li-Ion units is constantly decreasing, the truth of the matter is that combining these two concepts seems like a really interesting idea.In fact, that's ...

18 January 2011
05:54 GMT

22-Caliber Silver Bullet USB Flash Drive Shipping from AMP

Beside doing just about everything in its power to establish itself as a serious player on the SSD and Flash memory markets, Active Media Products (or AMP, for short) has also released over time quite a few USB flash drives featuring some pretty unusual shapes, and that's exactly the case with the particular sto...

18 January 2011
01:02 GMT

Victorinox Launches Ultra-Portable SSDs at CES 2011

Although Victorinox is best-known for its iconic multi-purpose swiss army knives, the truth of the matter is that, over the past couple of years, the company has extended its reach into the field of consumer electronics as well, launching at CES 2011 a couple of very interesting (and ultra-portable) flash storage sol...

12 January 2011
01:30 GMT

Lexar Intros New JumpDrive S70, S50 and V10 USB Flash Drives at CES 2011

From time to time, it's OK to take a break from all the tablets, Sandy Bridge notebooks and connected 3D HDTVs being presented at CES 2011 and focus on something slightly different, such as the brand-new S50, V10, and S70 JumpDrive USB 2.0 flash drives from Lexar Media.The JumpDrive S70 features a retractable co...

6 January 2011
15:41 GMT

Sharkoon Commits to USB 3.0 with the Flexi-Drive Extreme Duo Flash Drive

Since USB 3.0 is gaining quite a lot of momentum right now and the number of SuperSpeed – enabled portable storage solutions available on the market is still limited (when compared to the existing demand), Sharkoon has decided to join the fray with a USB 3.0 flash drive of its own, namely the Flexi-Drive Extrem...

17 December 2010
03:41 GMT

New AMP Mini Red Pop Can USB Flash Drive to Quench Your Thirst for Data Storage

Before going into the SSD business, AMP (Active Media Products) has managed to make a name for itself by rolling out all sorts of cool-looking USB flash drives, each having a rather unusual shape, combined with fairly large storage capabilities. And now, the company's back with yet another product of this typ...

2 December 2010
04:08 GMT

TRON Legacy Light Cycle USB Drives Outed by Disney

Since just about every true fan of the original TRON movies is anxiously waiting for the release of its modern-day successor, TRON:Legacy, it should come as no surprise that quite a few high-tech paraphernalia items related to the movie are starting to make their way online, the latest we've come across being of...

30 November 2010
03:50 GMT

64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drives Released by Buffalo

Given the fact that USB 3.0 is heading towards mainstream status at light speed, we're seeing plenty of new products equipped with this ultra-fast interface arrive on the market, the latest we've come across being a new series of flash drives from Buffalo, that combine very high data transfer rates with lar...

25 November 2010
01:00 GMT

New 32GB Verbatim USB Flash Drives Are Netbook-Bound

Since netbooks are quite a familiar brand of products these days, it should come as no surprise that all sorts of computer accessories designed specifically for them make their way onto the market quite frequently, one of the latest we've come across being the new super-tiny 32GB USB flash drives from Verbatim.A...

25 October 2010
09:46 GMT

ZipZip USB Flash Drive Looks Like a Lego Piece, Glows in the Dark

Although we live in the digital age, when children would rather play video games or go online instead of playing with physical toys, Lego remains a permanent attraction, with people of all ages getting somewhat of a warm feeling in their hearts whenever they check out such a product, or at least one related in anyway...

15 October 2010
06:35 GMT

ATP EarthDrive USB Flash Drive Review

"Green" electronic products are extremely popular nowadays, since more and more people are becoming aware of the major environmental issues of our planet and actually try to do something about it. And that's exactly the case with the EarthDrive USB flash drive from ATP, a device that really screams "green," star...

24 November 2008
15:31 GMT

eSATA Meets USB in Kanguru e-Flash Drive

Up until now, most external storage devices connected to a computer via the ubiquitous USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface. However, given the increasing popularity of eSATA interfaces (due mostly to their capacity of reaching very high data transfer speeds), the Kanguru company has decided that it would be a very g...

20 November 2008
13:11 GMT

Kingston Pushes DataTraveler 150 Flash Drive to 64GB

Over the course of 2008, the storage capacities attained by USB flash drives have reached some values nobody even thought possible a few years ago, with 16 and 32 GB becoming mainstream numbers rather than highly expensive oddities. However, most flash drive manufacturers are actually pushing things even further, and...

20 November 2008
01:54 GMT

It's Scary, Stores Data AND Glows in the Dark - The rayD8gig Mimobot

Over time, the guys over at mimoco have come up with what could be described as the funniest USB flash drives ever, since these portable storage devices are entirely hand-made and have some highly "artistic" form factors. And since Halloween is rapidly approaching, the company has just released an ultra-limited editi...

24 October 2008
10:31 GMT

Super Talent Launches 64 GB USB Flash Drives – The Luxio Line

Lately, flash memory solutions manufacturer Super Talent has made quite a few interesting announcements, related mostly to solid-state drives (SSDs). However, the company's not ignoring its flash drive business, either, and introduced a new series of such devices, dubbed Luxio, which combines a very attractive e...

23 October 2008
08:41 GMT

SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise to Feature Anti-Malware Protection from McAfee

As you probably know quite well already, the security of one's personal data is a critical issue nowadays, especially if we're talking about very sensitive information, whose loss, theft or corruption could have very bad consequences for both the user and his/her employer. And since most data-theft threats ...

22 October 2008
01:57 GMT

A-DATA Gets Disney Crazy, Launches Mickey Mouse Glove-Shaped Drive

I don't know what's with A-DATA and its Disney obsession (read financially-lucrative contract), but the company seems keen to cover just about everything there is about the latter's famous animated characters, Mickey Mouse in particular. And by "everything" I do mean just about anything related to the ...

20 October 2008
10:48 GMT

Mummy 3, Roll Over – Here's Super Talent's Terracotta Warrior Flash Drive

Given just how easy it has become for manufacturers from all around the world to insert flash memory chips in just about everything they might think of (from hamburgers to pieces of wood), it's no wonder that we're faced with an avalanche of weird-looking flash drives, taking every shape and form factor ima...

13 October 2008
02:38 GMT

Corsair's Latest 64GB Voyager Flash Drive, Yours for under 200 Bucks

Ever since the first product from this family arrived in stores, Corsair's Voyager drives have been quite renowned for providing fairly large storage capacities in a very tough and shock-resilient body. And that is also the case with the company's latest product, which packs no less than an amazing 64 GB of...

1 October 2008
15:51 GMT

Super Talent Presents Pico D, World's Smallest Swivel USB Flash Drive

It would seem that there's some sort of competition between the various manufacturers of USB flash drives for the title of "world's smallest drive", one of the most important contenders for this title being the Super Talent company. Over time, they've come up with several "record-breaking" models, and ...

14 August 2008
02:39 GMT

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 ...

30 June 2008
02:30 GMT

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...

13 June 2008
13:51 GMT

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 r...

29 May 2008
01:52 GMT

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 ...

22 May 2008
01:51 GMT

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...

29 February 2008
03:40 GMT

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...

12 February 2008
14:46 GMT

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...

6 February 2008
02:26 GMT

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...

10 January 2008
10:33 GMT

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...

8 January 2008
14:06 GMT

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...

8 January 2008
11:16 GMT

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 var...

4 January 2008
02:10 GMT

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 t...

3 January 2008
07:46 GMT

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,...

26 December 2007
07:56 GMT

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' a...

21 December 2007
01:59 GMT

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 ...

20 December 2007
07:46 GMT

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 th...

19 December 2007
14:16 GMT

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...

17 December 2007
11:06 GMT

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 co...

14 December 2007
08:16 GMT

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 t...

13 December 2007
02:14 GMT

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 famo...

10 December 2007
10:46 GMT


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