Solid Alliance creates the limit for expensive flash memory with their $800USD flash drive called the Mottainai. It’s got 24K gold and crystal settings from Satsuma Kiriko (a who’s-who glass maker in Japan). Although gold is the shinny layer on the outside the enclosure is mostly made of bronze. The heavy weight goes along with the heavy price. Aren’t flash drives inertly designed to be light-weight and portable?
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Pulling-out-all-the-stops is Creative’s MO for product release and it’s no different with their new Live!Cam Optia USB web camera. Besides the cool factor and sexy look the small, stylish Live!Cam is stuffed with usable features. Although 1.3MPs isn’t the best webcam spec we’ve seen it does have auto lighting and brightness level settings. There is greater viewing flexibility with the multi-axis swivel arm
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PQI released the world’s first retractable USB port on a USB flash drive. By doing this, PQI completely eliminates the need for a cap to cover the USB connector, just simply slide the connector back into the chassis of the flash drive. Like other PQI Cool Drive series, the Cool Drive U350 comes with USB Notebook Professional security and personal management software. In September,
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Mimoco supply a full breath of USB storage products and bring them to life with their artist rendition gadgets. Their latest is the Star Wars Chewbacca mimobot. If you’re into this kinda thing, then preorder your drive now as only 2,500 are being made.
The limited edition mimobot will also carry exclusive Star Wars content. Mimoco must have one heck of a connection to get exclusive content from control freak George Lucas. Capacities range from 1GB to 4GBs and prices from $79 to $170USD respectively. So belly up with a non-refundable $10 deposit and book your 2 3/8in. Wookie.
Experience a new realm of TV viewing on your Mac with the Miglia TVDuo, a dual channel digital miniantenna and recording system. The unique thing about the TVDuo is the dual antennas available. This is a big plus if you are experiencing a poor signal as setting both antennas to the same channel will greatly enhance reception and viewing, which is the point of HDTV.
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TrustedSignins from SanDisk sounds dangerously close to the IDVault we talked about back in July. The TrustedSignins UFD (USB Flash Drive) is a security tool based off a dual-factor authentication process. The dual factor is A) something you know, such as your password and B) something you have, such as the TrustedSignins UFD.
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Without the help of U3 Lotus Notes is ready for portability. Lotus Notes 7.0.2 runs the entire application from your UFD so the new software lets workers on the go carry their entire email system on a key chain or in their pocket, eliminating the need to carry a notebook. With a simple USB connection a collaborator can turn any personal computer into a replica of their office workplace.
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Molly Maid on a U3 flash drive, the XOFTspy portable anti-spyware software gives you the tools to clean all your PCs – home or work – from a single flash drive. XOFTspy is an affordable way to purchase a portable application that can legally be used to clean up an unlimited number of PCs. The software also insures you that whatever host PC is letting your U3 drive run, is also free of malware and spyware. On the flip side,
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With curves like a classic Ford Mustang the Banshee surround sound iPod speaker system adds that touch of style that wont diminish the look of your sleek looking gadget from Apple. The Banshee is a one-and-only surround sound listening station fit into a single enclosure. With the Banshee secret sauce patented audio technology
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USB flash drives continue to pave the way on how people use solid state memory. First we had the simple replacement of the floppy via USB thumb drive, then our beloved U3 platform for portable applications, now we see bands releasing music on flash drives. I don’t think we’ll ever see that from Compact Flash or Sony and their Memory Stick.
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I was about to mention folks in Seattle will love this flash drive, but since New York gets more rain fall per year, it’s the big apple city slickers who’ll appreciate this one. Kingston released a rugged USB flash drive that is water proof up to 4 feet. So if you’re puddle jumping and this jumps from your pocket, the data is safe and secure.
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A supercharged U3 flash drive from A-DATA includes seven of the most popular U3 applications pre-installed. The U3 Launch pad software found on the My Flash A-DATA unit works under the operating systems of Windows 2000, XP or later. Due to the recognition feature of the U3 software,
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