If you yank out a USB drive from your computer, do you think it hurts the stick or could damage the drive? No it doesn’t. Well, it’s possible, but not probable. The reason why is that Windows updated their removal policy for mass storage devices a long time ago. To mitigate the likelihood of data […]
Remove Read Only USB – Remove CD-ROM USB Partitions If you are like me, you’ve done a great bit of searching on the internet to remove Read Only USB partition or to remove CDROM USB partition, and unfortunately the information is very scarce and the information which is out there, isn’t very clear and direct. […]
A UK based company [Cambrionix Limited] has mapped out a single PCB board to house 49 USB ports. Using the typical cascading style of USB typology, the main 7 port hub is then wired to another set of 7 hubs with seven ports…giving you 49 total. The device is originally designed for testing USB devices […]
NEC has been the leader in USB host controllers over the past five years, and now they are gearing up for USB 3.0 with their uPD720200 USB 3.0 host controller chip. You can expect hard drives, flash drives and solid state memory devices to use the NEC SuperSpeed chip. EverythingUSB reports the small quantity price […]
Not that we’d EVER see a USB device in Star Trek, but if we did, it might be a USB communicator like the one from Gadget4All. The Star Trek USB Communicator comes on the heels of the most recent release of Star Trek [May 8th]. The movie is a chronicle of the early days with […]
The new USB video borescope from USBFever gives you the chance to check things out that you’ve never wanted to see. Ok maybe that’s a bit odious [and suggestive], but the option is available considering the water resistant camera head and tube. The USB borescope has a 300k digital camera on the front end, plus […]
Here is a tricked out USB stick that does the downloading work while your PC is in standby mode. The sleeptalking USB stick is aptly named, Somniloquy [medical term for talking in your sleep] and provides a great service when you take a closer look. A team effort between University of California and Microsoft Research […]
The second half of this year will be exciting for GetUSB.info as USB 3.0 products and devices make it’s way into the retail space. Today we are going to start off with one of the first products, the USB 3.0 Cable. USBFever released their 6 foot USB 3.0 cable for $10. The cable is USB […]
I’ve seen plenty of cigarette USB chargers, but this one design from Belkin out does them all. It’s not bulky. It will sit flush in your car. It’s got feedback via the blue LED light. It’s iPhone compatible, meaning it’ll charge anything. Only $15 USD. Awesome. I went to buy it on-line and it’s not […]
Don’t get too excited — the flash drive doesn’t blow up and take everyone with it, nor does it spit out harmful biochemicals for mass destruction. Rather, the Fujitsu USB flash drive will self-destruct using a much less flamboyant method: it will erase itself. The drive is a prototype design where the internal workings include […]
So lets clarify exactly what I’m talking about here…a TV spy remote is a device that allows you to control someone else’s TV without being around, thus wreak havoc in their life. After all, what could be more upsetting then turning off the TV at your neighbors house during American Idol or watching Jack Bower […]
Gizmodo just did a review about the Pogoplug device which allows anyone to share their USB stick over the internet with just a couple clicks. The box has it’s own internal client and makes installation and connection a snap. The device will support a number of formats such as FAT, FAT32, NTFS, HFS+ or EXT2/EXT3 […]
