We’ve seen rugged flash drives before, we’ve seen indestructible flash drives before, but to throw a flash drive in mud really drives home the point of a rugged flash drive. Corsair introduces their latest USB entry, the Survivor, design for those with a very active lifestyle. Apparently there is a world of extreme sports going […]
For the select few a rugged keyboard is the only solution, and I’m not just talking about Police, Fire and military what about kids and their infinite number of juice cups which always find their way onto your keyboard. Staco Switch just released their USB ruggedized keyboard and although not priced for the home user, […]
There have been many interesting hacks to increase the battery life of an iPhone since its release but hearing “light it on fire” has probably not been one of them. Lighting your phone on fire is still a terrible idea and should not be attempted to charge ANYTHING but a device called the FlameStower USB […]
PRESS RELEASE: LAKE FOREST, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nexcopy Inc., a leading manufacturer in USB Duplicator solutions, announces their all new CF Duplicator system for data loading to Compact Flash cards. CF Duplicator with all new design Deep CF sockets with guides for easy insert and removal CF Duplicator available in 15, 30 and 45 target systems Powerful […]
Press Release: NUREMBERG, Germany – TE Connectivity (TE) has expanded its portfolio of industrial USB 2.0 connectors to include latching and circular sealed USB connectors. The latching version adds retention force to USB connections and features a latching plug and receptacle with standard IP 20 protection. This USB connector adds 40 Newtons of locking strength […]
I remember buying the first CD-R blanks for $35. I remember buying 128MB USB sticks for $45. I will now bookmark [in my memory] when I bought a 1TB USB hard drive for $99. Crazy how times have changed. Not only are we talking 128MB or 650MB CD-R to a 1 Terabyte hard drive, but […]
Dane Memory is running a special this week through Buy.com for a 16GB USB flash drive for $27 and change. This is a great price considering almost all the other 16GB drives are between $38-40. In addition, you are getting some great produce. Dane Memory uses only the best controllers and flash memory [Toshiba flash] […]
This USB design fits into the same category as the Sawed Off USB Key we reported about one month ago. The USB Nail generates this look of amazement at first glance, “How did a nail get jammed into your laptop?” Well the answer is quite easy! It’s just a USB drive. A design company in […]
Luigi of I4U had some time yesterday to review the PNY IronKey USB 4GB UFD. In short it’s a great security device but you give up performance for such security. The PNY IronKey uses AES encryption which is always on and keys generated by the on-board cryptochip uses FIPS 140-2 true compliant random number generation. […]
PDAs don’t make it into military applications because of glass on the display. PDAs don’t make it into military applications because battery life is too short. This is no longer true. InHand Electronics introduces a rugged low-power flex PDA (SFPDA) to withstand military environments and extended missions. This rugged PDA includes Ethernet, USB, Bluetooth, and […]
Rugged flash drives have been a trend these last couple months. Manufacturers see how popular flash drives continue to be and conclude a more durable version is needed for every day use. So along with the never-ending quest of more data storage, manufacturers are developing ways to make UFDs last longer and handle more abuse. […]
The CoSoSys Carry It Easy software we recently reported will now be found, pre-installed, on the ATP USB ToughDrive. The preloaded CoSoSys software will allow for quick and easy sync of email, contacts and personal bookmarks. If not familiar with the ATP ToughDrive, it’s a ruggedized flash drive designed to withstand water, dust, static discharge […]
