Archive for the ‘Storage Solutions’ Category

This Thumb Drive will (actually) self-destruct in 10 seconds

Saturday, December 8th, 2007


Key Features:

  • Fast 30MBPS Read, 20MBPS Write
  • Drive contents encrypted with AES CBC-Mode Encryption
  • Onboard IronKey Password-manager keeps all your internet passwords safe
  • Secure version of Firefox included that encrypts all your web-surfing traffic
  • Encased in a potted metal case, not plastic, making it one of the strongest USB keys around
  • Exceeds MIL-STD-810F military waterproofing standards
  • The encryption chip self-destructs if an invasive attack is detected
  • If your Ironkey is lost, you can restore from a secure backup to a new Ironkey in minutes
  • Dual channel SLC NAND Flash for high-quality and read/write speeds

Find out more HERE

Transcend Unveils 250GB StoreJet™ 2.5 SATA Portable Hard Drive

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

transcend 250 gb portable HDD

Transcend, a global leader in the digital storage industry, proudly announces its new high capacity 250GB StoreJet 2.5 SATA portable hard drive. The StoreJet 2.5 is compact and features a stylishly designed polished aluminum case with contoured edges. To ensure compatibility with most desktop and notebook computers, the StoreJet 2.5 uses a high-speed USB 2.0 interface, which provides data transfer rates up to 480Mbits per second while offering the convenience of plug and play. Hiding inside the StoreJet’s streamlined shell is a modern, high-capacity 250GB SATA HDD. Due to its faster throughput and efficient operation, SATA is quickly becoming the standard interface for modern mainstream hard drives. The StoreJet 2.5’s internal SATA interface ensures future-proof compatibility, in case users feel the need to upgrade the internal hard drive later on.

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Transcend to introduce its high-capacity 16GB SDHC card

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

NEW YORK, USA (AVING) — <Visual News> Transcend rolled out its largest 16GB Class 6 SDHC card in global market, which is based on the new generation of SD cards(SD 2.0) that support the FAT32 file system format.

Fully Class 6 compliant, the card features fast data transfer speed of 6MB/s and satisfies the high-capacity demands of today’s new SDHC devices such as high-end digital cameras or digital camcorders. The massive 16GB memory capacity is enough to store over 8,000 high-resolution 7M JPG photos, thousands of video clips, or even complete full-length high quality movies.

Other features included ECC(Error Correcting Code) to automatically detect and correct errors during data transfer, preventing data corruption and missing files.

[ Via AVING ]

Portable USB 2.0 2.5″ HDD Enclosure & Multimedia Player

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

This multimedia player lets you carry your data anywhere you go! Compatible with 2.5″HDD, It is no longer just an external storage. It is also a portable music/movie theater for you!! All you have to do is just to connect AV inputs on any television, its user-friendly interface can play MPEG-4, DVD, VCD and Digital camera photo on TV or Computer monitor with a touch the remote control. It also supports Hi-speed USB2.0 for data transfer up to 480 Mbps.

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WD® SHIPS 320 GB CAPACITY 2.5-INCH HARD DRIVES FOR NOTEBOOKS AND PORTABLE STORAGE DEVICES

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007


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LAKE FOREST, Calif. - October 31, 2007 - Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC) today announced it is now shipping its new WD Scorpio® 320 GB 2.5-inch SATA (Serial ATA) hard drives for notebook computers and portable storage devices.WD uses advanced head and media technology to achieve the world’s highest capacity 2.5-inch, slim, 9.5mm form-factor hard drive and includes proprietary features that make the drive extraordinarily quiet while running at cool operating temperatures. The WD Scorpio 320 GB hard drives deliver high performance with 3 Gb/s transfer rate and are destined for use in OEM notebook platforms that offer the highest storage capacities to the worldwide market.

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SanDisk V-Mate™ Video Memory Card Recorder

Monday, October 22nd, 2007


If you’re tired of missing your favorite TV shows or never have the time to watch TV recordings or movies at home because you’re always on the go, then the SanDisk V-Mate is for you! Characterized by its ease-of-use, the SanDisk V-Mate is a video memory card recorder that captures video content from an analog source directly onto a flash memory card. You can then playback recorded video content by simply inserting your flash memory card into a compatible mobile device.* Enjoying video content on the move has never been easier! The V-Mate allows you take advantage of the video capabilities of your mobile device and gives you the flexibility to:

  • Watch whatever you want whenever and wherever you want!
  • View favorite TV shows or movies during your daily commute
  • Catch those late night TV shows you always miss or the latest episode of your favorite reality show during your lunch break
  • Digitize your home videos

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SanDisk SD™ Gaming 2GB: The SanDisk SD Gaming Memory Card for the Nintendo® Wii™ game console.

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

The SanDisk SD Gaming Memory Card line is the must have card for the Nintendo® Wii™ game console. For maximum performance and to get the most out of all the advanced features on the Wii™, you’ll need a SanDisk Gaming Card. With SanDisk, you will be able to download and store games, store game saves, and edit and store photos.

Features:

  • Download and store games
  • Store your game saves
  • Edit and store photos
  • Compatible with Nintendo® Wii™ game console and all other devices equipped with an SD slot


SanDisk Sansa® TakeTV™ Video Player, The smart way to take video from your PC to any TV

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Finally, there’s an easy way to enjoy downloaded video on a TV instead of your computer screen. The new Sansa® TakeTV™ video player is a breakthrough device that gives you a smart, convenient, and affordable way to take video from the PC to the TV, where it belongs. It’s as simple as using a USB flash drive: just drag files to your TakeTV player, slip it into the TV cradle, and press play on the included remote. No confusing WiFi set-ups, no waiting to burn DVDs. It really is that easy.

Works with Fanfare™ BETA, a new web service that gives you access to a growing list of TV shows and movies that you can download and watch on your TV - whenever and wherever you want.

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Sony’s New Digital Photo Album Turns Photo Collections Into High-Definition Entertainment

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

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Display your digital photo collection where it can be enjoyed by everyone ? on your television. The HDMS-S1D Digital Photo Album is capable of storing up to 50,000 high resolution photos on its 80GB hard drive, while an intuitive browser and supplied remote let you manage everything from your television screen. Easily organize your photos by date, custom tag name, or album name. View pro-quality slideshows or scrapbook-style pages that can be created automatically or tailored to suit your personal style. You can even print images directly to PictBridge-compatible printers. And with home theater connectivity featuring HD output to your HDTV, your digital photos are as realistic on screen as the moment you captured them.

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Hitachi breakthrough promises 4TB drives by 2011

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Hitachi announced today that it has developed the world’s smallest hard drive read heads, and that it expects the new technique to eventually quadruple hard drive size within four years.

The company’s new technology is called current-perpendicular-to-the-plane giant magneto resistive, or CPP-GMR. Current hard drives use tunneling magnetoresistance, or TMR, which allows drive heads to read data on tracks that are 70nm apart. Areal density at that point is approximately 200Gb per square inch. Increasing that density means laying data tracks closer to each other, which in turn requires a smaller read head. As a read head shrinks, however, electrical resistance and electrical noise both increase. According to Hitachi, researchers have predicted that attempting to increase areal density past 500Gb per square inch using TMR technology will be difficult, at best