Archive for August, 2006

The Blue 52

Written by Richard Blanchard on August 31st, 2006. Posted in Brando USB, Flash Storage, USB Hub, USB Input Device, USB News, Wireless

52 card readerIf you can imagine my office has two drawers full of USB powered gadgets we’ve seen or reviewed from the past year. Along with those gadgets is an army of USB cables or card readers. Well, I’m throwing them all away in exchange for the Brando USB Bluetooth Card Reader. With support for 52 formats I don’t think I’ll need

Toshiba is life of the party with 16GB flash drive

Written by Richard Blanchard on August 30th, 2006. Posted in Flash Storage, U3 Related, USB News

TransMemory 16GB

Toshiba is late to the party, but they always know what to bring. They are to launch a new line of USB flash drives with U3 support. The storage line is called TransMemory and will range in capacity size of 512MB to 16GBs. As with nearly all flash drives these days you have software for password and data encryption

New measuring kit from Mahr Federal

Written by Richard Blanchard on August 24th, 2006. Posted in Test Equipment, USB Hub, USB Input Device, USB News

This article makes a very important point about USB, you can find it in bold. Some have heard there are OCD cases where measuring is an obsession and for that strange bird Mahr Federal, with an equally strange company name, introduces the MarConnect USB kit.

New Razer gaming mouse

Written by Richard Blanchard on August 23rd, 2006. Posted in Gaming, USB Input Device, USB News

Habu MouseMicrosoft hardware joined forces with gaming peripheral innovator Razer. The result is a fantastic, 2000DPI Microsoft Habu Gaming Mouse. The Microsoft Habu is jam-packed with technologies that will give gamers a performance edge in a comfortable shape. The black bullet has interchangeable side button panels to provide gamers with two options for different hand sizes or preferences. Odd feature, but unerstandable.

iTank for iPod = indestructible

Written by Richard Blanchard on August 22nd, 2006. Posted in Apple / iPod, Audio, Security, USB News, Video

iTankI’ve heard plenty of stories about an iPod getting banged up enough to where it didn’t work – but how tough does one have to be in order to justify the iTank from YoTank. Designed to fit the iPod perfectly and with ports cut out for recharging or using the hold switch and headphones the iTank is machined from solid

VoIP Speaker phone eliminates echo by unique design

Written by Richard Blanchard on August 22nd, 2006. Posted in Audio, Logitech, USB Input Device, USB News, VoIP

Logitech QuickCallIs this a pair of binoculars or a VoIP speaker phone? Hard to tell at a glance, but yes it’s the new Logitech QuickCall USB Speakerphone for internet calling which delivers premium voice quality in a speakerphone by using a two-microphone array – one on each side of the wing-shaped phone – this will capture

How can I use RSS?

Written by Richard Blanchard on August 21st, 2006. Posted in USB News

RSS feedAt GetUSB.info we receive emails from time-to-time asking about the RSS feed feature we provide and how it can be used. Today we are taking a few minutes to cover what an RSS feed is, how you can use it, what you need and how to validate the ones you subscribe too.

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