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Voltron flash drive looks great

Posted in USB Flash Drives by Conner Flynn on July 5th, 2010

Flash drives come in huge capacities these days, so you always have to wonder when a company makes drives with limited amounts of storage space. But if your drive is Voltron, who cares how much it holds?

This Voltron Nekobot Flash Drive holds just a scant 2GB and only detaches at the waist. The arms and legs do not detach unfortunately. This limits geek play time, but it’s still cool to have on your desk.

Pipe Cutter USB Flash Drive

Posted in USB Flash Drives by Conner Flynn on June 24th, 2010

Looking for a manly flash drive that you can put in your toolbox? Look no further. It won’t cut pipes, but it will hold your data. This USB flash drive comes in 2, 4 and 8GB capacities.

Great for plumbers and construction workers. And fans of question mark looking flash drives. They could have at least made it capable of cutting real pipe. Oh well.

Super Talent Offers ShuttleCraft SSD

Posted in SSD,Storage by Shane McGlaun on June 23rd, 2010

SuperTalent has a long line of SSDs for all manner of uses and needs. The company has SSDs for consumers, businesses, and enterprise use along with all sorts of other flash-based storage devices.

SuperTalent has announced its latest SSD for enterprise called the ShuttleCraft SAS SSD. The new SSD attaches to a SCSI SAS interface and will come in M and S series drives. The S series use SLC NAND and will come in 60GB and 120GB capacities.

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SuperTalent TeraDrive CT SSD debuts

Posted in SSD by Shane McGlaun on June 15th, 2010

SuperTalent has a full line of SSD offerings along with lots of other storage products using flash. The company has added a new SSD to its TeraDrive family called the TeraDrive CT. The drive uses SATA 3Gbps connectivity and is aimed at desktops and notebooks.

The SSD supports garbage collection and TRIM command in Windows and promises 285MB/s read speed and 275MB/s writes. The SSD uses the SandForce 1222 SSD processor and features wear leveling.

Active Media Products offers Key Drive USB drive

Posted in USB,USB Flash Drives by Shane McGlaun on June 15th, 2010

There are lots of people out there who like to keep a flash drive on them at all times. The problem is that many folks forget to take one with them that isn’t small enough to fit in a purse, wallet, or on a keychain.

Active Media Products has announced a new USB flash drive called the Key Drive that is made from metal and shaped like a house key. The Key Drive has exposed USB contacts and is only 3mm thick.

OCZ adds new Vertex 2 Pro and Vertex 2 EX SSDs to lineup

Posted in SSD,Storage by Shane McGlaun on June 11th, 2010

OCZ has been selling a couple versions of its Vertex SSDs for a while now. The last one we talked about was the Vertex 2 with up to 480GB of storage. Two more Vertex 2 drives have been added to the family including a Vertex 2 Pro and a Vertex 2 EX model.

The EX and the Pro have the same performance capability with write speed up to 285MB/sec and read speed up to 275MB/sec. However, on the inside the two use different types of NAND flash.

USB Flash Drive cufflinks

Posted in USB by Conner Flynn on May 26th, 2010

Even geeks need to dress up now and then. Why not nerd things up a little while in your formal attire? The USB Flash Drive Cufflinks can be worn just like any other cufflinks, and they come with your choice of storage size, either 2GB or 4GB.

They are fully functional flash drives. Just be prepared to shell out $195, which is probably more than your suit cost you. Being super nerdy ain’t cheap.

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Ironman flash drive not powered by Arc Reactor

Posted in Storage by Shane McGlaun on May 11th, 2010

My son has been asking me to take him to see Ironman 2 since the first preview ran on TV. We went to see the flick last Friday when it opened and we were both pretty bored after only a bit of the movie had aired. It is far from as good as the first flick in the franchise.

I can only hope that the Ironman flash drive from Tyme Machines is more fun than the movie turned out to be. The company also makes flash drives that are sculpted to look like Star Wars characters.

SanDisk ships Xbox 360 USB flash drives

Posted in Xbox 360 by Conner Flynn on May 5th, 2010

Looks like SanDisk has finally shipped its Xbox 360 USB Flash Drive for the Xbox 360, which allows users to save games, download content and access multimedia files without a hard drive involved. The SanDisk drives come pre-formatted and lets you get going right out of the box.

You can also use existing USB flash drives if you want to save some money, but those will need to be set up before they can be used. You can get the Xbox 360 USB …

U+ USB Hub scans for viruses, demons

Posted in USB by Conner Flynn on May 1st, 2010

Having anti-virus software on your computer is essential. You also have to worry about getting a virus on your removable storage nowadays too, so designers have come up with this U+ USB Hub concept.

It’s a USB hub in the shape of a cross, that offers an antivirus scanner, allowing you to scan your flash drives, ensuring that the infection doesn’t spread from there. It should also keep you safe from vampires and demons.

Patriot Xporter USB flash drive comes bundled with Shattered Horizon game

Posted in USB Flash Drives by Conner Flynn on April 30th, 2010

When we buy a new USB flash drive, we should get a prize. You know, like in a cereal box or Cracker Jacks. When we buy a new drive, we should get a game. Patriot has announced that its Xporter USB flash drive now comes bundled with the zero gravity first-person shooter, Shattered Horizon game.

This bundle will come with a Steam download code that allows users to download and install the game. You can Choose from 8GB and 16GB USB flash drives right now, though future Patriot products will also include a copy of the Shattered Horizon game.

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Patriot Zephyr SSD launches

Posted in SSD by Shane McGlaun on April 21st, 2010

Patriot has all sorts of hardware for computer users from memory to flash drives and SSDs. The company has unveiled a new SSD with lots of performance called the Zephyr series.

The Zephyr line comes in capacities of 256GB, 128GB, and 64GB. All of the new drives use the new JMicron JMF612 controller and have Windows 7 Trim support. The line does vary in write performance depending on capacity.

Adidas USB flash drive looks like luggage

Posted in USB Flash Drives by Conner Flynn on April 20th, 2010

Flash drives all the look the same for the most part. But Adidas has their own USB flash drive, which stands out from the crowd. These drives are used for marketing purposes and sports a unique design that resembles a miniature roll-on suitcase with three stripes.

It’s different and you have to love the way the USB connector hides away when not needed. If they made this one available to everyone, they would do well.

Transcend introduces JetFlash 330 USB flash drives

Posted in USB Flash Drives by Conner Flynn on April 18th, 2010

The latest addition to Transcend’s JetFlash USB flash drive line-up is the JetFlash 330, which is available in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities. The compact and lightweight drives feature a white gloss finish, a USB 2.0 interface and support for the Windows ReadyBoost feature.

As far as performance, you’ll get a maximum transfer speed of 15MB/s. The JetFlash 330 should be available available within a few weeks. We don’t have a price yet, but it should be on par with similar sized drives.

Iron Man 2 USB flash drive

Posted in USB Flash Drives by Conner Flynn on April 13th, 2010

You certainly have your choice of USB flash drives, but this Iron Man flash drive is pretty damn awesome. They don’t get much cooler or geekier than this. It has some nice detail.

For $39.50 you get a 4GB capacity. Sadly that’s all you get. No multimedia special clips. No secret message from Tony Stark. Just the drive. But that’s cool, this drive looks great and we are just waiting for the movie.



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