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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 Je...

5 December 2007
08:46 GMT

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 cas...

3 December 2007
12:51 GMT

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 twis...

29 November 2007
12:06 GMT

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 se...

27 November 2007
12:36 GMT

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 lu...

26 November 2007
08:41 GMT

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 ...

23 November 2007
14:16 GMT

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 U...

23 November 2007
01:51 GMT

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 compute...

20 November 2007
07:16 GMT

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 funct...

19 November 2007
12:51 GMT

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 cas...

19 November 2007
07:46 GMT

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 ...

5 November 2007
10:56 GMT

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 (CA...

29 October 2007
13:56 GMT

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 C...

19 October 2007
12:16 GMT

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...

19 October 2007
03:31 GMT

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 ...

15 October 2007
10:46 GMT

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 ma...

1 October 2007
12:06 GMT

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...

26 September 2007
11:26 GMT

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 b...

24 September 2007
03:31 GMT

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. And the company's latest announcement, made...

4 September 2007
12:16 GMT

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 o...

24 August 2007
10:06 GMT

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. Howev...

17 August 2007
08:56 GMT

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 ...

6 August 2007
03:36 GMT

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 ...

2 August 2007
03:26 GMT

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 ca...

30 July 2007
03:41 GMT

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 lookin...

27 July 2007
10:31 GMT

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 ...

26 July 2007
06:41 GMT

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...

19 July 2007
05:41 GMT

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 ...

17 July 2007
06:11 GMT

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 solut...

27 June 2007
04:46 GMT

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 d...

26 June 2007
07:36 GMT

The Ultimate Bling USB Flash Drive: 14K Gold and Diamonds for $2,000

For some unknown reason, quite a lot of people can't simply go for a normal USB flash drive and are ready and willing to pay huge amounts of money for a device whose only merit is to have a blinged-out external casing. And that's the case with the 14k Gold Disk On Key Set With Diamond presented by the Israe...

19 June 2007
09:31 GMT

SanDisk Rolls Out Ultra-Secured USB Flash Drives

The security of one's data is a very important element nowadays and this is the reason why most portable storage solutions launched lately come packed with their own hardware or software data protection systems. And this is also the case with SanDisk's latest models, announced in June 2007, the Cruzer Profe...

5 June 2007
02:27 GMT


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