Category: Flash Storage &amp; Memory

in Flash Storage & Memory, USB News & Press Releases

If you’ve been hearing about a new technology standard called GPMI and wondering what it is, you’re not alone. So what is GPMI? To the best or our knowledge this is what GPMI is: A group of over 50 Chinese companies also known as the “Shenzhen 8K UHD Video Industry Cooperation Alliance,” announced this new…

Pros and Cons of the Raspberry Pi USB 3 Hub

Nov 14, 2024

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in Flash Storage & Memory, Tutorials & How-To Guides, USB Hardware & Gadgets, USB News & Press Releases, USB Security & Compliance

It is common to hear Raspberry Pi owners want more USB ports. GetUSB.info just read about them introducing an official 4 port USB hub. Sweet. To note, most Raspberry Pi single-board computers, except for the Raspberry Pi Zero and A+ models, include a built-in USB hub that splits one USB connection into several USB Type-A…

USB Mass Storage Device Protocol – What Is It

Nov 12, 2024

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The USB Mass Storage Device Protocol defines how USB devices which are attached to a host computer should interact (such as flash drives, external hard drives, and memory cards) and this protocol is critical for allowing stuff to talk with each other in the computer world. Here’s a breakdown of its core components: In order…

How To: Fix Windows 11 Update Computer Issues

Oct 2, 2024

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A recent update to Windows 11 is causing some significant issues for users, leaving many users frustrated and entire sure what to do. How To: Fix Windows 11 Update Computer Issues is a brief summary of the problem below and link to the solution (a Microsoft Windows utility to fix it all) This update, released…

How Much Memory Prices Have Dropped

Aug 14, 2024

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It’s mind blowing to think that storing a terabyte of data used to cost about 100 billion dollars. Nowadays it fits on a $20 flash drive (MSRP is closer to $100) In 1956, IBM introduced the first hard drive, the IBM 305 RAMAC, which had a storage capacity of about 5 megabytes (MB). The cost…

WHAT IS: DiskPart Clean and/or Clean All Function?

Apr 25, 2024

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The clean function in DiskPart is a command used to remove all partitions or volumes from a disk, essentially wiping out all existing data on the disk. When you use clean in DiskPart on a particular disk, it performs the following actions: Removal of Partitions: Deletes all partition or volume structures from the selected disk.…

Antibacterial Flash Drive From Verbatim – Microban Technology

Apr 18, 2024

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Although the Covid pandemic is officially over, from that time, people are paying more attention to the cleanliness of things they come in contact with. Because this website is dedicated to USB technology, it’s probably worth a mention about the Microban Technology used with USB flash drives from Verbatim. Microban technology is a type of…

AI Image Generation Has Issues with USB Flash Drives

Jan 5, 2024

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Using the “Imagine with Meta AI tool, we have not found the correct prompts to generate a realistic looking USB flash drive. This is the best we’ve come up with. If someone is having success creating an AI version of a USB flash drive, please let us know! (gmo [at] getusb [dot] info)

Encrypt a USB Flash Drive, Windows 10, Free Feature!

Jan 3, 2024

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in Flash Storage & Memory, Tutorials & How-To Guides

Encrypting a USB flash drive is quick and easy in Windows 10. The PRO version of Windows 10 will allow anyone to activate Microsoft’s built in bitlocker technology to encrypt an entire flash drive, or part of a USB flash drive. Microsoft BitLocker is a disk encryption technology designed to enhance data security by encrypting…

Superhero USB Flash Drive

Jan 3, 2024

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Transfer Photos from iPhone to PC – Easy

Nov 7, 2023

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