Kingston goes 266x write speed with CF cards |
“Write speed…must have more write speed.” If you find yourself saying this phrase over and over again as you miss critical shots with your digital camera you’ll probably be happy to know Kingston announced today an increase in the speed of its Compact Flash Ultimate memory cards.
The new Compact Flash Ultimate memory cards are now rated by Kingston to have a 266x write speed. That’s twice the minimum sustained write speed previously available in the Ultimate line, said the memory products manufacturer. The cards measure 1.43″ x 1.68″ x 0.13″.
Buffalo has a new solid state drive out pushing the SSD storage capacity to as large as 56GB. This drive keeps small in stature however with dimensions of only 57mm x 89mm x 14mm and a weight of only 60 grams. It’s ready for the real world with shock resistance and is small enough to fit in your pocket giving you 56GB of easy-access storage on the go.
LaCie is thinking big with its latest external hard drive. 2TB big that is. Stomping through the computer lowlands now is the LaCie Big Disk Extreme+. It’s priced at between $350 and $850, depending upon the total storage size you need.
Kanguru Solutions, a developer of hard drive products, announced today what it is calling the “most environmentally friendly and energy efficient external hard drive on the market.” EcoGeeks get ready - the Kanguru Eco Drive should be coming your way soon.
Kingston Technology is looking to put its own little spin on USB drives by offering up a new series sporting a retractable USB connector. The Kingston DataTraveler 100 line ranges in size from 1GB to 8GB and is priced from $19 to $116.
Iomega has quietly been kicking out all sorts of data storage products over the years. One of its newest, the Iomega eGo Drive, looks to continue the tradition in a stylish way.
I/OMagic is known for data storage products and has recently expanded its line of external hard drives to include a 250GB model of their 2.5″ portable hard disks. The large capacity, pocket-sized drives are enclosed in a sharp looking aluminum frame and then covered in a black leather carrying case. The GigaBank 2.5 portable drive connects via USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible) and is powered entirely through the USB connection requiring no additional power source. The drives have a transfer rate of up to 480MB per second and run plug-and-play with any post-Windows 98 machine.
Western Digital announced today that they are expanded their My Book lineup of external storage devices to include larger capacities of 750GB and 1.5TB.
The digital photography age hasn’t been kind to old school titans like Polaroid. The creators of the instant photo have taken a beating as digital cameras and photo quality printers hit the market and eliminated the need for dropping off your canister of film at the local photo department. However, this latest announcement from the company shows that there’s still innovation happening in their R&D department.
Just how much digital information is being created today? According to research firm IDC, 161 exabytes of information were created by individuals and businesses in 2006. Just in case you don’t know, an exabyte is one billion gigabytes worth of info. But that’s nothing compared to what’s coming: in the year 2010, just four years from today, IDC predicts that there will be 988 billion exabytes of data made, over six times the 2006 figure. That’s 57% growth per year, compounded, or put another way, a stack of books reaching from the Earth to the Sun, 93 million miles long – twelve times.
Ever want to transport your computer’s hard drive without having to worry about its safety or without too much hassle? Or, are you just looking to have your backup drive outside your case but also not cluttering up your desktop? Enter ThinkGeek’s Media Tank which offers a permanent home for all your vital computer gear. Made of sturdy hard plastic and with built-in surge protection, this armored enclosure can contain your storage devices in one package and make them USB 2.0 accessible. 
Seagate formally introduced DAVE, the Digital Audio Video Experience at the DEMO 07 Conference. DAVE is a pocket-sized device that provides 10-20 GB of wireless storage for mobile phones, PCs, and other wireless-enabled devices using Bluetooth or WiFi connections. DAVE is about the size of a centimeter-thick credit card, measuring 3.5 x 4.7 x .47 inches (61 x 89 x 12 mm) and weighing only 2.5 ounces (70 grams).
One of the few notable moments in Bill Gates’s yawn-worthy opening keynote address was the official introduction of Windows Home Server, a version of Windows designed specifically for devices like 
Yanko Design has a concept of a USB flash memory storage device that is able to “stack” up the drives.
Solid state disks (SSD) offer a vast improvement over the spinning platters found in conventional hard disk drives. SSDs will help overcome the bottleneck caused by the latency of disk drives and will accelerate applications and lower power consumption. The net benefit of SSD is that consumers will have faster data transfer speeds when reading or writing large files. 
