Kingston unveiled the Kingston DataTraveler Mini with Migo at CES 2007 earlier this month. As the latest addition to Kingston 's family of miniature USB Flash drives, the DataTraveler Mini with Migo uses the Migo Software, Inc. technology to give consumers the ability to seamlessly transform any PC into their personalized workspace, making it one of the most convenient, customizable multifunction USB drives on the market.
Measuring 0.70 x 1.42 x 0.40 inches, the new DataTraveler Mini is a colorful alternative to traditional USB drives. Available in three colors, varying by capacity, the DataTraveler Mini with Migo is available in red for the 512 MB, light blue for the 1 GB and light purple for the 2 GB version. A sliding retractable USB connector, or 'capless' design, eliminates the possibility of losing the cover during transport.
The DataTraveler Mini with Migo automatically synchronizes data, keeps versions current and leaves no trace of personal data on other systems, giving consumers the freedom to work safely on multiple PCs.
Migo allows you to use your own Microsoft Outlook® Express/Mozilla Thunderbird email contents, Microsoft Internet Explorer/Mozilla Firefox settings, favorites, cookies and history, plus your files, folders and icons. Take DataTraveler Mini — Migo Edition anywhere you go — your field office, home office, Internet café, or school computer lab — virtually anywhere you have access to a PC with the applications you use. When you return to your PC, Migo synchronizes your data to keep you current.
The 2 GB capacity will be available mid-February. All Kingston USB drives are backed by a five-year warranty.
The prices for the 512 MB and 1 GB version are $13 and $15 respectively. The price for the 2 GB version will be announced shortly.
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S. T. Dupont have released a USB memory stick as part of their new reinterpreted signature diamond head pattern collection. The new diamond head pattern features a mixture of both large and medium sized diamond heads.
The USB memory stick is made of palladium and has a capacity of one gigabyte. S. T. Dupont also make a USB memory stick in their regular diamond head pattern but it only has a capacity of five hundred and twelve megabytes.
These drives set you back by 290Euros (inc VAT). Anyone interested??!
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Kingmax, the leading Taiwan-based manufacturer of memory storage products, announced world's first 4GB SD 2.0 compatible microSDHC memory card. This card is manufactured using Samsung’s 63nm and offers twice the capacity of its rivals.
However, this card is not all about storage. It performs too! This Kingmax card uses Silicon Motion’s SMI 268 controller. This enables the card to support dual channel read speeds right up to 22.5MBps (150x) and read speeds of up to 127x (19.1MBps).
As more and more mobile manufacturers are adopting to MicroSD slots in their phones, this is something good as the latest mobile phones are always hungry for more storage. This card is ideal even for the latest digital cameras as the speed is enough to work with cameras.
No word on pricing and availability yet but its expected to ship very soon!
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Seagate today unveiled a new version of its Savvio hard drive that it says is the world's fastest hard drive. Though it spins at the same 15,000rpm speed as the fastest desktop hard drives, the Savvio 15K is even quicker to access information due to its smaller, 2.5-inch frame: data can be found in as little as 2.9ms, Seagate claims.
Though not immediately intended for notebooks, the updated Savvio's similar characteristics also make it more power-efficent than its larger counterparts and consumes only 5.8 watts at idle versus the 8.4 or more seen on the desktop. HP says it has already begun shipping ProLiant servers with the drive in 36GB or 73GB models.
The 15K Savvio disc drive offers a number of advantages over 15K 3.5-inch drives including: size (70% smaller), weight (1.12 lbs less), power (30% lower), drive seek time (12% faster than any other drive) and reliability (1.6 million hour MTBF). These advantages translate into system level benefits never before seen in a 15K-rpm drive.
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SanDisk, the leading flash memory maker, unveiled their very own Memory Stick Micro (M2) cards for Sony Ericsson mobile phones and other products that use the new smaller memory card format. SanDisk's M2 cards are available in larger sizes like 512MB, 1GB (MB2) and 2GB (GB1). The M2 format is compatible with recent Sony Ericsson phones such as the K790i, W710i and the Z550i.
SanDisk's M2 cards also come with an adapter that let you use the cards in devices that only take the older Memory Stick PRO Duo format. The 2GB card is expected to cost $119.99, while the 1GB one $54.99, followed by the 512MB for $44.99.
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G-Technology has announced G-MINI, a companion for Mac mini computers. Designed to complement the look and feel of the Mac mini, G-MINI features FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 connectivity and incorporates a 3-port FireWire repeater and a 3-port USB hub.
By stacking G-MINI directly under a Mac mini, up to 750 GB of additional storage can be added to the system to manage large music, video and digital photo files. A variable speed fan and integrated heat sink provide optimum cooling to ensure reliable operation and trouble free operation.
"G-MINI is the perfect solution to expand the storage capacity and flexibility of any Mac mini or iMac computer," said Roger Mabon, President of G-Technology, Inc. "With storage capacities up to a roomy 750 GB, three powered FireWire 400 ports and a 3-port USB hub, G-MINI supercharges Mac mini and iMac systems."
G-MINI will be available in February 2007 in 250, 320, 500 and 750 GB capacities with list prices of $199, $229, $329 and $599 respectively and carries a two-year factory warranty.
PRODUCT URL: www.g-technology.com
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Toshiba has announced a new 51GB HD-DVD Rom disc at this year's CES.
Beating Blu-ray by 1GB, Toshiba today said that they had successfully created a triple layer HD-DVD disc that could contain 51GB worth of data with 17GB on each layer.
"Continued improvement in disc mastering technology has achieved further minimization in the recording pit, supporting a further boost in capacity to 17GB in single layer and a full 51GB on a single-sided triple-layer disc. Toshiba has confirmed the disc structure and its successful operation." said the press release. "This time-tested physical structure offers proven volume manufacturing at little cost increment."
Toshiba has now closed the storage gab with Blu-ray, which can store 50GB on a dual-layered disc.
SOURCE URL: DVDTOWN.com
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Memorex brings a new look and greater capacity to its Mega TravelDrive USB 2.0 portable hard drive. With 12 GB of capacity in a sleek 2.6-inch design, the new Memorex Mega TravelDrive offers high capacity at an incredible value, compared to flash-based USB storage devices. The 12 GB Memorex Mega TravelDrive features a pivoting USB connector that easily plugs into your computer's USB port without requiring an extra power supply.
Sporting data transfer speeds of up to 7.9MB per second, the newest Mega TravelDrive delivers 12 GB of capacity based on 1-inch hard drive technology. At 2.6" long, 1.5" wide and only 0.5" thick, the 12 GB Mega is among the smallest portable USB hard drives available. The Memorex Mega TravelDrive line also includes 6 GB and 8 GB models in charcoal and black finish respectively.
Additionally, Memorex announces added capacity for its award-winning, flash-based Mini TravelDrive U3. The Memorex Mini TravelDrive is a U3 smart flash drive that hosts not only a user's data and files, but also software programs, personal preferences, passwords and settings — and the means for managing them — all in a highly secure and stylish device.
The Memorex 12 GB Mega TravelDrive will be available at major consumer electronics retailers, office super stores and eMemorex.com next month, for a suggested retail price of $149.99. The Memorex 4GB Mini TravelDrive U3 will be available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide this month for a suggested retail price of $99.99.
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Blu-ray and HD-DVD have both been around for a while now, and neither one has made a significant gain in the market over the other (despite what Sony has to say about it). So what do we do? Some say it's time to compromise. Warner Brothers is the first company to introduce a hybrid disc that will play on both Blu-ray and HD-DVD players. It calls this new disc the "Total Hi-Def," or THD, disc.
The THD disc contains a Blu-ray movie on one side of the disc and an HD-DVD movie on the other. It's 1.2mm thick, just like a standard DVD, Blu-ray, or HD-DVD disc, and supports two layers on either side, which gives you a total of 80GB of storage space (50GB on the Blu-ray side and 30GB on the HD-DVD side). Warner intends to share this technology with other companies, it says, so we should be seeing plenty of these discs available. If you ask me, though, a hybrid player would be more useful than a hybrid disc.
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Toshiba, one of the leading supporters of the HD-DVD format, today unveiled its latest HD DVD writer the SD-H903A. The SD-H903A is a full-featured drive, which allows you to store nearly 30 GB of data on dual-layer discs, which can accommodate up to eight hours of HD DVD movie content, up to five full-length standard DVD films, up to 7,500 MP3 songs or up to 30,000 high-quality images.
Apart from the HD DVD support, SD-H903A provides read and write support for legacy formats and is therefore backwards compatible. Another interesting point to note is that unlike conventional writers which are available on the PATA interface, the SD-H903A features a Serial ATA (SATA) interface thereby eliminating the need for legacy cables.
This new drive will be showcased at the upcoming CES conference to be held in Las Vegas. The drive will be available commercially from February 2007 onwards.
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