Pretec Debuts Highest Capacity Flash Drive Ever with Biometrics

Topic:

Pretec has unveiled a new flash drive at Computex that sports a huge 48GB capacity and features biometric security. Pretec also announced a new high capacity SSD at the show that has 192GB of data.

The flash drive is called the i-Disk Touch S660 Databank. A fingerprint is used to gain access to the data stored on the drive. The surface of the drive is waterproof, scratch proof and can endure heavy impacts. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Jun 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

SanDisk eyes ultra low-cost PCs for Flash Drives

Topic:

TAIPEI (Reuters) - SanDisk Corp , the world's No.1 supplier of flash memory-based data storage cards, said it would target ultra low-cost personal computers and business-use laptop PCs to drive demand for its solid-state drives.
Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Jun 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Adobe Acrobat 9 supports Flash

Topic:

Today Adobe Systems Incorporated introduced Adobe Acrobat 9 software.

Acrobat 9 delivers native support for Adobe Flash technology, the ability to unify a wide range of content in rich PDF Portfolios, and access to real-time capabilities for co-navigating a PDF document with colleagues. Read more

Posted on Sun, 1 Jun 2008 23:39:53 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Spotlight Rechargable Car Flashlight Review

Topic:

Today we are checking out a tiny little flashlight that is big on brightness. The Spotlight is less than 2-inches long and is designed to be charged in a car cigarette lighter. It may not fit in your cars accessory power port, it didn’t fit in mine.

If you want a small flashlight for the car or home the Spotlight is a great option. Accessories are available that allow it to be charged in car accessory power adapters and AC outlets in the home. Read more

Posted on Wed, 28 May 2008 13:58:56 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Imation Launches its Smallest USB Flash Drive

Topic:

Today Imation launched its smallest swivel cap USB flash drive in the US called the Nano Flash Drive. The drive features Windows Ready Boost capability and up to 8GB of storage. Overall dimensions of the drive are under 1.75 inches long and 0.5-inch wide.

Weight for the drive is under an ounce. The swivel cap means that users will never lose the cap and the drive will always be protected. Pricing for the Nano is from $14.99 to $89.99. Capacities available are 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB. Read more

Posted on Wed, 28 May 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Flashlight with integrated digital Video Camcorder

Topic:

Japanese Carrot Systems developed a LED flashlight with integrated video camera. The Video camera flashlight enables security personal to record evidence as it happens with just one handheld device.

The AD-1500 flashlight has a built-in 300,000 pixel CMOS camera and microphone. The flashlight records MP4 video onto miniSD cards. Read more

Posted on Sun, 25 May 2008 01:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Led Lenser Flashlight for Law Enforcement Available Soon

Topic:

Police officers, fire men, hunters and plain old people all need a really bright flashlight at some point. Whether you are trying to find your camp on a moonless night or trying to take your 3-year old to the bathroom during a power outage, flashlights are one of those things you just need around the home.

A new flashlight called the Lenser high performance LED flashlight will be available for purchase starting this month. The products available will include the LED Lenser HP8407 P7 and HP8420 T7. The first light is focusable and targeted to police officers producing 167 lumens of light and featuring a battery life of 130 hours of continuous use. The P7 retails for $120. The T7 has the same features and focus of the P7 and will retail for $130. Read more

Posted on Tue, 20 May 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Adobe Flash Player 10 Public Beta started

Topic:

Adobe today announced that the pre-release version of Adobe Flash Player 10 software is now available in beta on Adobe Labs.

Adobe Flash Player 10 beta, code named Astro, comes with new support for custom filters and effects, native 3D transformation and animation, extensible rich text layout and GPU hardware acceleration. Read more

Posted on Thu, 15 May 2008 03:26:54 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sandisk Ducati Flash Drive Review

Topic:

InsideHW published a review of the SanDisk Ducati Extreme flash drive.

Quote from the review: "SanDisk, as one of mayor flash memory manufacturers, naturally has big USB flash drive portfolio. It's very hard to stand out, when there is a huge amount of different USB flash drive models from different manufacturers on the market. Generally speaking, you can only recognize a specific type only by its different USB casing. Design of casing is something that all manufacturers pay attention to attract more customers. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 May 2008 01:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Corsair Voyager 32GB USB Flash Drive Tested

Topic:

Futurelooks published a review of the Corsair Voyager 32GB USB 2.0 Flash Memory Drive.

Quote from the review: "It amazes me that each year memory companies keep putting out larger and larger memory capacity portable storage devices at lower prices than the previous year while trumping last year’s products and their competitors. Read more

Posted on Mon, 5 May 2008 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New A-Data Mickey Mouse T801 USB Flash Drive

Topic:

As an official Disney licensee, A-DATA releases a USB flash drive with a rather stylish Mickey Mouse design.

The A-DATA T801 comes in three styles featuring Mickey, Minnie, or Winnie Pooh. The storage capacity of the T801 is 2GB. Read more

Posted on Fri, 2 May 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

A-DATA S701 USB Flash Drive and SDHC Card for Asus Eee PC

Topic:

A-Data introduces the S701 USB flash drive and SDHC memory card Asus Eee PC special edition.

The A-Data S701 USB flash drive has a white exterior and a neat leather carrying strap. This product also won the iF and Red Dot product design awards. The A-Data S701 USB flash drive has a capacity of 8GB. Read more

Posted on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Netpresenter Adds Flash and YouTube Feature to Screensavers and Digital Signs

Topic:

Netpresenter launched the latest version 5.0 of its Netpresenter player recently that now supports Adobe flash content and YouTube videos. The new Netpresenter player allows the playback of this content on digital signs, PC desktops and mobile devices.

The player allows users to add all sorts of new dynamic content to presentations like live news feeds, ticker tapes and more to the screen. The new player also offers a dashboard functionality that allows database content to be added to displays. Read more

Posted on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:25:30 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

London gets Rick Rolled by Flashmob

Topic:

A flashmob formed at rush hour yesterday in London taking the Rick Rolled web phenomenon to the streets.

You possibly already got "Rick Rolled" and have watched the pop star Rick Astley perform his hit from the 80s "I Never Gonna Give You Up". 10 million already viewed his video on Youtube. Read more

Posted on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:11:41 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Racetrack Memory Technology to replace Flash in future iPods

Topic:

IBM scientists have developed a new storage technology currently dubbed "racetrack" that promises huge capacity at lower cost.

The racetrack memory technology would lead to the development of 3D micro-electronics away from the current 2D concepts. Read more

Posted on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:39:34 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

SanDisk Puts RSA SecurID Authentication into Flash Drive

Topic:

SanDisk announced today that it has integrated two-factor authentication technology into a Cruzer flash drive. The Cruzer Enterprise is a two-for-one solution that allows one device to provide a hardware authenticator and a flash drive.

The Cruzer Enterprise is managed by SanDisk CMC server software to allows managers to provision and monitor flash drives. The device also stores RSA SecurID software tokens that combines a one-time passcode stored on the device with a PIN that the user has to access the drive. Read more

Posted on Mon, 7 Apr 2008 08:46:16 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Ironkey Personal Secure Flash Drive Review

Topic:

Everything USB published a review of the Ironkey Personal Secure Flash Drive.

Quote from the review: "Without a doubt, flash drives are the largest security risk that most organizations and users have faced since the introduction writeable CDs. They can be used on virtually any PC, are small enough to go undetected by anyone, and now are large enough to carry more than four times what you can fit on a DVD. Couple this with a clumsy employee and you have a recipe to make the evening CNN blurb of how 60,000 people facing identity theft. Read more

Posted on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Adobe Flash on iPhone not possible with current iPhone SDK

Topic:

Comments made by Adobe's CEO Shantanu Narayen on Wednesday suggested that Adobe would be bringing Flash to the iPhone with the SDK that is currently available.

Now Adobe has clarified that the iPhone SDK is too limited to bring Adobe Flash to the iPhone just now.
It looks like the whole thing is a big misunderstanding. Read more

Posted on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:53:33 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft licenses Adobe Flash Lite and Reader LE

Topic:

Adobe announces that Microsoft licensed Adobe Flash Lite, Adobe’s Flash Player runtime specifically designed for mobile devices and Adobe Reader LE software for viewing Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) documents including email attachments and web content.

Both Adobe products will be made available to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide, who license Windows Mobile software. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:32:38 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Backup Your Notebook to SD Cards with SanDisk FlashBack

Topic:

Keeping THE data on your notebook backed up while you are on the road can be a bulky job. You commonly need some type of external storage drive or you have to spend time burning data to CDs or DVDs. SanDisk has a new device called the FlashBack Adapter that can make backing your data up automatic and without bulk.

The FlashBack Adapter is designed to fit inside the ExpressCard slot of newer notebook computers. Once inserted into the slot you can put SD or SDHC cards of any capacity into the adapter. The FlashBack adapter continuously backs up the data on your computer so you always have data protection. Read more

Posted on Tue, 4 Mar 2008 12:36:15 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Corsair Introduces 16GB Flash Voyager GT USB Drive

Topic:

Corsair announced another product it will be showing off at CeBIT next week. The Flash Voyager GT in 16GB capacity promises high performance with lots of storage space. Corsair promises data transfer rates that are 4x faster than standard flash drives.

According to Corsair moving a 1.63GB file to a normal flash drive takes 358 seconds. Moving the same file to the Corsair Flash voyager GT takes 98 seconds. The drive also has an all rubber housing to protect against shock and is water resistant as well. TruEncryption software offers 256-bit AES security for data and the drive is covered with a 10-year warranty. Read more

Posted on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:39:47 CST | by Shane McGlaun