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Forget The Flip – Check Out The Samson Q3

We all know the MinoHD Flip is a great hand held video recorder and is probably the most popular one, but there is a new star on the horizon, the Samson Q3. Where the Samson Q3 differs from the Mino Flip is the great ability to capture audio.  Just look at the thing…there is a towering microphone perched.  Ready to capture the best of moments.

Samson Q3

I would like to see what Jake & Amir can do with this thing? In addition to the well positioned microphone, the Samson Q3 also has an expansion slot via SD card for additional memory capacity.  Up to 32GBs to be exact. The Samson Q3 also has VGA output so you can easily connect the device to your TV for instant viewing.  Continue Reading No Comments

Recycle USB Drives For A Good Cause

If you are like me [and most people] you have a favorite flash drive.  It’s not necessarily because of the way it looks, but rather – over time – all of your important information has accumulated to one stick.  You get to a point where if you are going to save any kind of data to your USB drive, then you might as well save it to the one which has everything else.

Recycle USB

This is where RecycleUSB.com comes in…if you have extra sticks lying around, which aren’t gett’in the love – donate them.  Recycle USB has partnered with SugarLabs to turn donated USB sticks into portable learning computers. What do I mean by portable learning computers? Well SugarLabs created a Linux distro [based off Fedora] which boots directly from a flash drive.  The distro is a customized learning platform for kids to Continue Reading No Comments

USB Duplicator By Nexcopy Expands to 60 Ports

Nexcopy first made waves back in 2009 with their USB400PC and USB600PC systems—PC-based USB duplicators offering 40 and 60 target ports. At the time, these systems broke ground by overcoming Windows’ drive letter limitations and offering a modular expansion path for high-volume USB duplication.

USB Duplicator, Large 60 Ports, Nexcopy

Fast-forward to 2025, Nexcopy continues to lead the field with a wide range of duplicators, now including USB 3.0 support, write protection, and advanced data handling features. Their modular system design allows users to scale from 20 ports to 60 ports by adding more hardware units to the same PC-based platform—ideal for Fortune 500 companies, schools, universities, and service bureaus.

The company also overcame technical challenges like Windows’ drive letter limit by bypassing the OS’s native mounting system. Instead, Nexcopy communicates directly with each USB controller, allowing the system to support dozens of devices simultaneously without exhausting the alphabet.

Current models include:

  • USB160PC – A 16-port USB 3.0 duplicator offering File, Device, Image, Copy?Add, and Unique Data Streaming modes. Includes checksum verification, data collection, and bootable image support.
  • USB160PRO – Adds advanced features such as hardware write protection, CD-ROM emulation, dual partitions, Copy Secure encryption, and descriptor-level customization.
  • USB400PC / USB600PC – Still the largest standard PC-based duplicators on the market with 40 and 60 USB ports, updated with Nexcopy’s latest Drive Manager PRO software.

Nexcopy’s Data Collection feature remains a unique and valuable tool. It reverses the usual duplicator workflow by extracting data from each USB drive and saving it into uniquely labeled folders on the host PC. This is especially useful for teachers collecting student homework or companies retrieving field-collected data.

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USB to MIDI Cable From Alesis

The Universal Serial Bus name has expanded it’s connectivity reputation once again with the Alesis USB to MIDI audio cable.  The latest in Alesis’ AudioLink series solves the problem for musicians and their connectivity issues.

Alesis USB to MIDI cable

The MIDI-to-USB cable has traditional male and female MIDI (DIN) connectors on one end and a USB connector on the other. Musicians can use the USB-MIDI Cable to control virtually any MIDI-compliant software using any hardware device with a MIDI output jack, such as a keyboard, drum pad or MPC The USB-MIDI Cable is class compliant for plug-and-play USB connectivity on Continue Reading No Comments

Calvin Klein USB Sunglasses

Did I miss something?  Somehow we jumped from cheap knock off gadget sunglasses with USB to Calvin Klein doing expensive sunglasses with USB.  Have we been so bombarded with USB gadget crap, that now mainstream designers are jumping on board…thinking they are missing something?

USB sunglasses Calvin Klein

I think my theory is right.  Look at these Calvin Klein sunglasses that sport a 4GB detachable arm. A second theory could be this poor economy and now the big boys are reaching for just about anything.  Either way, it just seems wrong, even to a guy who likes USB stuff. BTW – Aren’t sunglass arms already flimsy enough?  Now we’ve got a detachable arm.  Just doesn’t seem right. Continue Reading No Comments

Atari 2600 USB Mass Storage Device

A dude named Robotic Evil introduced a new version of his Atari USB case collection.  This time an Atari 2600 cartridge.  Bulky in design, but cool in style the USB Atari case is getting 2GB of inserted flash memory.

USB Atari

Given the size of the cartridge, it might be more appropriate to stuff a Western Digital Passport USB hard drive in there and really make some good use of the space. I also think he could tip the scale of coolness with a retractable USB cable rather than the clunky one attached. However; kudos to Robotic Evil for even thinking it up in the first place. Continue Reading No Comments

Artillery Gun Seconds As USB Hub

Wouldn’t it be cool that whenever you plug in a USB device your computer would make an awesome artillery sound?  I think it would – for at least the first 30 times – and so I found a solution for you.  The USB hub artillery gun.

USB artillery hub

This hub looks very cool and plays a three second sound effect upon connection of a USB device.  This really had me…until I read it was USB 1.1 compliant.  I didn’t know China was still cranking out USB with ONLY 1.1 support…especially with USB SuperSpeed just around the corner. The 1.1 spec means this USB hub artillery gun is really only good for mice, keyboards and other slow input devices.  Meaning you wont get the awesome sound effects all that often.  Still, it might be worth the Continue Reading No Comments

Louis Vuitton USB Platinum Flash Drive

Louis Vuitton USB custom flash drive

Louis Vuitton is getting into the designer USB flash drive market with their new Platinum series Damier Graphite USB key.  This 4GB USB flash drive not only sports a good amount of storage, but a bit more stylish and trendy than your typical custom flash drive. The Louis Vuitton USB stick comes with a  platinum ring, a durable cord – much stronger than your typcial lanyard – and a carabiner that can attach the USB stick to your bag, cell phone etc. The Damier Graphite collection includes matching accessories from Louis Vuitton such as belts, wallets, motorcycle keg and case for iPhone. The USB stick is available for Continue Reading No Comments

Truly First USB Monitor For Laptops

Typically we see a USB monitor in the form of a screen with some sort of VGA converter with a USB port, like the one from USB Fever, but today we see a different version.  Samsung has introduced a monitor which runs by simply plugging in the USB cable to any laptop.  There is no adapter or converter required.

Samsung USB monitor

The conversion from an analog signal to digital signal is made within the monitor itself, thus eliminating the need for external VGA converter. The Samsung model reports an impressive 30,000:1 contrast with speedy 5ms response time. Samsung did not comment on availability within the states or the pricing, but it’s nice to see the trend of external monitors go the route of USB.  After all, what other connectivity is as simple and convenient? Continue Reading No Comments

Two Blue Screens Later – iPhone Update to 3.0

Today I updated the official company GetUSB.info iPhone to software rev. 3.0.  It only took two blue screens of death in Windows to accomplish the task.  Hint:  Make sure all other applications are closed during the update. So there are 1.2 million’ish bloggers, blogs and websites that have reported about the iPhone 3.0 software, and I’m adding just one more review.  So far 3.0 version is working great.  I have many different applications and they all seem to be working just fine. Three notable features I just love are: 1)  The ability to Copy and Paste.  About time and love the way Apple has integrated the feature.  Here is a snap shot [gotta love the message of the snap shot… Moto Razr crashing…too funny!].

iphone copy and paste

2)  Read emails sideways, and Continue Reading No Comments

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