As with Sony and their James Bond Flash Drive, A-Data steps up with their limited edition Pirates of the Caribbean UFDs. Included in this exclusive collection are SD Duo Memory Cards with intelligent design whereby a card reader isn’t needed (connects via USB). So why the release? The limited edition Pirates flash drive is in […]
GetUSB.info just closed our latest poll with the best participation ever, over 150 votes, thank you. This round we asked “How Devastating Would it be to Lose Your Flash Drive?” By a slim margin the majority of people would be OK as they have original content on another computer. Which makes sense as most flash […]
So what is the average amount of data someone stores on a flash drive? Well, I asked that question of GetUSB.info visitors and 60% said over 1GB of data and 40% said less then 1GB. The interesting thing about this poll is the spread always stayed about the same. So although just under 100 people […]
RiDATA introduces their Yego flash drive, the name is a twist on Lego as the Yego lets you connect multiple flash drives, creating a mini-hub environment. And if you haven’t done the math already the “Y” in Yego is derived from the fact that…well, just look at the picture. What GetUSB.info is most interested about […]
OCZ Technology ups the ante for UFDs with their Rally 2 with Firewire connectivity. Although USB is king for connectivity it never hurts to have options, especially when USB ports disappear so quickly with keyboards, speakers and now monitors. The Rally 2 flash drive comes with two Firewire version, a small 4pin version and larger […]
We wrapped up another poll this week and it appears 64% of the GetUSB.info readers have U3 software loaded on their flash drives. Interestingly enough, today Kingston made the announcement they will drop the U3 platform do to high royalty costs and low demand for the product. I for one, think the platform and idea […]
One year ago, almost to the day, IOCell introduced the self proclaimed “World’s largest capacity flash drive” at the CeBIT 2006 show. Today, you can find 16GB flash drives from Transcend, US Modular and Pretec, so why is the Buffalo 16GB announcement of interest? Well, it uses Silicon HDD Technology. Silicon hard drives are different […]
By default, most use IE for their web browser and those wanting a little more switch to Firefox. You’ve also got a portion of that browser pie who love Opera. Recently Opera-USB become available for U3 flash drives. Opera is a portable browser, email system, contacts database and download client. As with Mac/PC Opera there […]
What is the Life Cycle of a USB Flash Drive is a question which has been around for a long time. There are many factors which contribute to the longevity of a flash drive. Let us consider the following: There are three main components which affect the life cycle of a USB flash drive. Flash […]
Super Talent will ship their 10 millions flash time sometime mid March. With 30 model styles (I only counted 26 on web site) to choose from, things wont be slowing down anytime soon. Super Talent began making flash drives in 2003 and focused on high performance, solid engineering and attractive packaging styles to claim their […]
With all the Windows Vista buzz flying around on the internet, I asked myself how could USB fit into this, besides the Readyboost power-up feature Vista provides. I found this forum post, via EverythingUSB, and wanted to share it with my USB clan. So here it goes: Why install Windows Vista from a USB flash […]
EPOS introduces a revolutionary twist on the digital pen. This next generation digital pen will automatically scribe any writing to the USB flash drive. The key, is an EPOS chip on the flash drive which receives communication from the EPOS embedded chip on the digital pen.
