There are some fundamental differences between USB Copy Protection verse USB Encryption for data on flash drives. Many companies confuse and muddy the terminology between the two. It’s time to clear things up and explain the difference. In short: USB copy protection secures a file or set of files so they cannot be copied – […]
A dude named Robotic Evil introduced a new version of his Atari USB case collection. This time an Atari 2600 cartridge. Bulky in design, but cool in style the USB Atari case is getting 2GB of inserted flash memory. Given the size of the cartridge, it might be more appropriate to stuff a Western Digital […]
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] […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
With the backlash and failure of Vista, Windows is quickly moving to Windows 7. This OS is focused on correcting all the Vista short comings, while providing a faster operating system and speedy USB enumeration. However, upgrading or installing Windows 7 from a DVD takes a long time. You can speed up the process by […]
USB stick manufacturers will rejoice with this news. No longer will their flash memory be limited with the FAT32 file system, but rather an unlimited size of storage space. Up to this point FAT file systems had a limitation of 4GB for a single file size and up to 32GBs for an entire volume. But […]
Backing up your data is probably the #1 item most computer users neglect, ignore or simply don’t pay attention to. Most times it’s because the software is too difficult or you don’t have the right storage device to back up your data [sat DVD, DLT tape etc]. Well, this article should change your mind. ClickFree […]
Mac users usually get the short end of the stick when it comes to software and hardware support for Mac OS. Most products and applications are specifically designed for Windows users, knowing this is the largest install base of computer owners. However, the tide is shifting. I’m not sure if the popularity of the iPod […]
On Monday the USB Implementers Forum released the official documents for SuperSpeed USB 3.0. We’ve been reporting on the SuperSpeed for about 6 months and it’s finally come to fruition. The logo to the right might be the USB-IF official logo as we pulled it directly off their press release material. What we have today […]
If you take a typical USB stick and select the Windows format option, you only get the FAT and FAT32 option for anything under 4GBs. However, there are times you might want to format as NTFS. For example, you want to set specific file and folder privileges to the content and you feel NTFS is […]
