White Stripe have announced the full release of Icky Thump will become available on a USB music album. The album size is 512MBs and will be released in two editions with total circulation of 6,666 units. Half of the distribution will be creepy looking Meg and the other half creepy Jack. You can find out […]
I read an article today about the growing concern of worms embedded on USB flash drives. With the popularity of UFDs it’s important to protect yourself so that viruses, worms and identity theft don’t happen to you. This new type of worm is embedded on UFDs, than automatically runs when connected to an operating system. […]
Last week Apple sent out an email (screenshot courtesy of TechCrunch.com) to video podcasters asking them to increase the quality of their productions and start formatting their videos for the big screen. Since the launch of the Apple TV (full review here) in March, Apple TVs have been selling like hotcakes and video podcast subscription […]
I came across this handy USB disk drive backup software utility the other day. Tom Bell did a nice job putting this package together. The program automatically starts when the UFD is connected to the PC. Backing up your thumb drive could never be easier. USB Backup looks for a specific configuration file – when […]
I’m a little skeptical about the USB optical finger mouse. The potential is there, but I see some issues with the strap working loose and thus becoming more of a nuisances then asset. None the less, the optical finger mouse is worth a closer look. So the USB finger mouse straps to your index finger […]
QuikDrive by US Modular has a 4GB flash drive for $29.95 after a $20 mail-in rebate. No Google checkout needed and free shipping. Offer good until 1/21/07. 4GBs, that’s about 1,020 songs right there on a thumb drive. No U3 software to snatch up storage space but if needed, it’s free: U3.
E Ten has the slim-jim phone Pocket PC lovers would,…well,…love. The Glofiish X500 is a very thin Pocket PC based off E Ten’s internal antenna design. The improved ergonomics of the phone are just for starters. You also get GPS and Wi-Fi built in and integrated two hot-keys. The Glofiish features 2 quick application buttons […]
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 […]
MojoPac gives your PC settings the mojo it needs. This software utility is designed to mirror the functionality of your private PC and have that information stored on any flash device. This means your iPod, USB thumb drive or PDA can become your full computer system. Here’s how it works:
If you have multiple thumb drives then you might want to customize the icon of each flash drive. Here is an easy way to automatically assign a custom icon to just about any storage device so it’s unique characteristics can be displayed upon connection.
…well at least that is what Payam Data Recovery is claiming. The increasingly popular flash drive or key memory stick may be a good way to transfer data but as a permanent back-up device it doesn’t cut the mustard, as an increasing number of people are painfully finding out, according to a data recovery specialist.
4 + 4 is 8 and Buffalo used this equation to formulate their latest USB flash drive, the RUF2-R-S. Without confirmation GetUSB.info suspects Buffalo stuffed two 4GB flash chips into their thumb drive to push the limit of UFDs as the leading memory developer and patent holder on Flash Drives, M-Systems, has not announced an […]
