SanDisk Launches Extreme III Memory Stick Pro

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SanDisk announced its latest product aimed at Sony electronics called the SanDisk Extreme III Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo. The MS promises read and write speeds of 30 MB per second and will be available in June.

The new card will come in either 4GB or 8GB capacities and is aimed at Sony DSLR cameras, point-and-shoot cameras and camcorders. In addition to being very fast the cards can also operate in extreme temperatures from -13 to 185 F and ship with software to recover deleted images. Pricing for the cards is $89.99 for the 4GB and $149.99 for the 8GB. Read more

Posted on Fri, 30 May 2008 09:05:36 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Patriot Viper DDR3-1866 2GB Memory Kit tested

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Tweaktown published a review of the Patriot Viper DDR3-1866 2GB Memory Kit.

Quote from the review: "Patriot has been one of the newer companies to come on board at TweakTown to supply us with their high performance memory for testing, and so far we have been pretty impressed with their line of high performance memory. Once again they have come on board to send us their new series of DDR3 modules. Today we have Patriot’s Viper Fin DDR3 2GB dual channel memory kit. Read more

Posted on Fri, 9 May 2008 17:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Corsair Announces Fully Buffered Mac Pro Memory

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Corsair is well known for its performance computer memory. Corsair announced this week that it was now offering full buffered memory modules for the Apple Mac Pro line of desktop computers.

The fully buffered DIMMS run at 667MHz and are available in 2GB and 4GB kits. The 2GB kit consists of a pair of 1GB modules and retails for $165. The 4GB kit includes a pair of 2GB modules and retail for $225. Read more

Posted on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:13:04 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

New Racetrack Memory Technology to replace Flash in future iPods

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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

Crucial Ballistix 2x1GB PC3-12800 Memory Kit Review

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Virtual-HideOut published a review of the Crucial Ballistix 2x1GB PC3-12800 Memory Kit.

Quote from the review: "Crucial has been all over the market as of late with new capacity Flash Cards, USB drives, Solid State Drives, and especially Performance DRAM. Read more

Posted on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Corsair introduces World's first High-Performance Apple Mac Memory Upgrade

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Corsair announced today the world’s first high performance memory modules made especially for the Mac.

The new Corsair memory modules are the industry’s first low latency modules specifically tuned for the new MacBook and MacBook Pro laptop computers.

Corsair says that testing has demonstrated that as much as a 28% overall system performance improvement is achieved with the new Corsair low latency memory modules versus standard Mac upgrade memory. Read more

Posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:03:05 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nexus HRX-5500 Memory Cooler

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Nexus says that seven years ago it introduced the now industry standard heat spreader used commonly on PC RAM today. Nexus says it is now trying to set a new standard with the launch of its new memory coolers with integrated heat pipes called the HXR-5500.

The HXR-5500 has an integrated heatpipe with a 5mm diameter. The pipe transfers heat to the attached aluminum heatsink for dissipation. Nexus claims a temperature drop of 13 to 14 degrees C compared to stock heat spreaders. Read more

Posted on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:25:42 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Microsoft Mobile Memory Mouse 8000 Review

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The testers at our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the Microsoft Mobile Memory Mouse 8000.

Quote from the review: "If you don’t likes using your notebook’s touchpad, a wireless USB mouse is the best substitute. Microsoft’s offering on this front is an innovative little puck that recharges through USB, has 1GB of flash memory in the receiver, and includes cool magnetic cables that allow the mouse to charge while in use. Read more

Posted on Fri, 8 Feb 2008 00:05:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Intel and Partner Sample PCM Memory

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Intel and STMicroelectronics announced they have begun shipping prototype samples of a new memory technology called Phase Change Memory (PCM). This is the first fully functional silicon delivered to customers for evaluation.

The code name for the memory device is “Alverstone” and it uses PCM technology for fast read and write speeds at a power consumption lower than conventional flash memory. The PCM memory also allows for bit alterability seen in RAM. Read more

Posted on Thu, 7 Feb 2008 07:20:48 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Lexar Expands Kodak Branded Memory Offerings

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With more and more digital cameras, camcorders, and MP3 players using SD and other forms of memory cards it’s nice to see more competition in the market to drive prices down. Lexar announced today that it is expanding its line of Kodak branded memory cards.

The expanded line will include new microSD and microSDHC products. Other products will include more Kodak branded flash drives and new higher capacity SDHC cards. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Jan 2008 09:49:42 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Eye-Fi Memory Card Review

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Hi-Tech Reviews published a review of the Eye-Fi Memory Card.

Quote from the review: "Anyone that owns a digital camera knows how boring it can be when you have shot a memory card full of pictures and then you need to stop to find either the USB connector cable or try and find your card reader that you absent-mindedly forgot at brother-in-laws birthday party. Read more

Posted on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Rambus Licenses High-speed Memory Technology to Toshiba

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Rambus announced today that it had licensed its XDR memory architecture to Toshiba to be used in HDTVs. Rambus’ XDR, XIO and XMC will be used in conjunction to provide Toshibas HDTVs with 4.8Gbps of throughput.

The higher performance delivered by this Rambus technology will allow Toshiba’s 1080p HDTVs to operate at 120Hz refresh rates and 12-bit color depths while showing full HD PiP. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:42:31 CST | by Shane McGlaun

USB Mixtape Memory Stick

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The USB Mixtape Memory Stick is a great retro-styled modern day personal gadget gift.

The USB Mixtape is a 64MB USB flash drive that comes in a package that looks like a good old audio tape.
You can give the gift of handpicked music and write the tracks on the cassette cover. This almost looks like a self made gift. Read more

Posted on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Upgrading Asus Eee PC Memory does not void Warranty anymore

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The Asus Eee PC comes with a small sticker over one of the screws you need to remove to upgrade the RAM that says that you would void the warranty doing this.
Now Asus has issued a statement saying that you can upgrade memory and it will not void the existing limited warranty. Asus will change the sticker in coming Asus Eee releases and also update the warranty information. Read more

Posted on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:58:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung GDDR5 ultra-fast Graphics Memory Chips announced

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Samsung announces GDDR5, the world's fastest memory chip with a density of 512MB.

The Samsung GDDR5 chips transfer data at 6 gigabits per second. That is four times faster than current high-end graphics chips.
Read more

Posted on Sun, 2 Dec 2007 12:45:22 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Aeneon XTUNE DDR3-1333 Memory Review

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3dGameman published a review of the Aeneon XTUNE DDR3-1333 Memory units.

Quote from the review: "If you are upgrading chances are you will be looking into getting some DDR3 memory. There are so many memory companies on the market it can be a little confusing what memory is best suited for your setup. Read more

Posted on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Qimonda Samples GDDR5 Graphics Memory

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Qimonda announced today that it has begun sampling its new GDDR5 graphics RAM to customers. The GDDR5 RAM is available in 512MB capacities and will see duty in graphics cards hopefully in the near future.

Currently the vast majority of video cards on the market from ATI and NVIDIA are still running GDDR3 RAM. ATI uses GDDR4 in two of its video cards. I have to wonder with the big video card makers not jumping on GDDR4 if the adoption of GDDR5 memory will happen very quickly. Read more

Posted on Thu, 1 Nov 2007 08:54:12 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sandisk 8GB microSDHC and M2 Flash Memory Cards

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Sandisk announces the availability of 8GB SanDisk microSDHC and M2 cards for mobile devices.

8GB is a decent capacity for mobile phones. You can store more than 2,000 digital songs, more than 5,000 high-resolution pictures, or up to 5 hours of high-quality MPEG 4 video on those tiny new cards. Read more

Posted on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:10:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony wants You to play Poker with Memory Sticks

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Sony announced today in the UK Poker game Promo editions of Memory Stick Micro and MicroVault Midi USB keys.

The special edition Sony Memory Stick Micro, available as 1GB or 2GB models, offers a free Midnight Hold’Em POKER game to download onto a Sony Ericsson mobile phone.
While the special edition MicroVault Midi 2GB and 4GB comes with a PC game of World Championship Poker 2 in the box. Read more

Posted on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:58:30 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

A-DATA 16GB Class 6 SDHC Memory Card Review

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Today we are looking at the A-DATA 16GB SDHC memory card. This memory card is one of the highest capacity SDHC cards that you can currently buy.

The card also has the fastest read and write speeds of any SDHC card that I have tested to date. If you shoot video with a camera that stores to an SDHC card or shoot high resolution still images the A-DATA 16GB SDHC memory card is a great product. Read more

Posted on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:22:49 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

SanDisk Extreme III 8GB SDHC Memory Card Announced

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SanDisk announced today that it is launching a new 8GB SDHC card. The Extreme III SDHC card has a Class 6 speed rating, the fastest rating available for SDHC cards.

The large capacity of the card is good for up to 4000 high-resolution pictures or up to 16 hours of video. My Nikon D80 can get 2000 full resolution 10MP JPEG images on the OCZ Class 6 SDHC card I reviewed not long ago. Read more

Posted on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:32:07 CDT | by Shane McGlaun