News tagged with usb flash drive

Transcend says USB stick capable of 2 TB storage

"Imagine that going into your tablet!" The presenter at the Display Taiwan 2011 Technology Show recently was demonstrating a finger-length, thin USB flash drive of 16 gigabytes. She told visitors, however, that what was re ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Sep 05, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 16 | with audio podcast weblog

ThumbDrive inventor out to prove he is no one-hit wonder

Henn Tan could have ruled the global market in what became the ubiquitous USB flash drive that helped consign the floppy disk to the dustbin of technological history.

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 14, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 12

Faster, more durable flash memory sought out for project

USB flash drives have become nearly ubiquitous and are now dressed out as everything from Winnie the Pooh to hand grenades. But to further expand flash memory’s use in such applications as the main memory of a computer, ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Oct 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Iomega introduces portable USB 3.0 SSD-based flash drives

Iomega announced today a new host-powered Iomega External USB 3.0 SSD flash drives. The new drives optimize speed of the USB 3.0 interface with the added protection of built-in encryption.

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 15, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

256 GB USB flash drive shipping in the US

(PhysOrg.com) -- Kingston has released a new 256 GB USB flash drive for sale in the US. The drive is called the DataTraveler 310 and is basically the same as the model DataTraveler 300, also with a massive ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 22, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (22) | comments 12 | with audio podcast weblog

Tiny flash drive is also durable

Just the other day, my son was looking for his flash drive that is a requirement for all college freshmen. His mom was the one who found it due to the loud clanging noise coming from the automatic dryer. ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (8) | comments 6

USB stick makes easy automatic backups to discs

There's really no excuse for not backing up your computer these days. Used to be that making a backup was a fairly complex task. But today's backup offerings make it pretty much a no-brainer. In the recent months, I've written ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Intel, Micron Achieve Industry’s Most Efficient NAND Product Using 3-Bit-Per-Cell Technology

Intel Corporation and Micron Technology today announced the development of a new 3-bit-per-cell (3bpc) multi-level cell (MLC) NAND technology, leveraging their award-winning 34-nanometer NAND process. The chips are typically ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Kingston Unveils the World’s First 256GB USB Flash Drive

Kingston Technology, the independent world leader in memory products, announced the launch of the world's first 256GB USB flash drive, the Kingston Technology DataTraveler 300. It allows users to carry around ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (31) | comments 11

Death leaves online lives in limbo

(AP) -- When Jerald Spangenberg collapsed and died in the middle of a quest in an online game, his daughter embarked on a quest of her own: to let her father's gaming friends know that he hadn't just decided ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0