Blu-ray discs have seen remarkable growth over the past few years. The fact is, there are two elephants in the room who have not yet embraced the format: Apple and Microsoft Gaming. All of Apple’s desktop and laptop computers are devoid of Blu-ray compatible drives. Microsoft’s Xbox360 game console does not currently support playback of high-def optical discs.
A start-up company called Commodore USA founded in 2010 by Barry Altman, new Commodore USA is seeking to bring the magic of the original C64 to a new generation of computer users. The website for Commodore USA advertises the C64x, a full-featured modern computer system contained entirely within an oversized keyboard enclosure with CD, DVD & Blu-ray disc drive.
The Win8 screenshot is all about a USB app apparently titled, Portable Workspace Creator. Think of it as a “computer-on-a-stick”, where a bootable version of Windows 8 is loaded to your custom USB drive. This portable USB app is personalized to function with your own settings, files, documents and programs once it’s plugged into a port.
Buffalo Technology and I-O Data announced plans to launch external BD-R XL burners within weeks of each other. BD-R XL is a higher capacity version of BD-R, which expands the format by adding extra data layers. There are two types of BD-R XL discs, triple-layer and quad-layer, which can hold 100GB and 128GB, respectively.
California-based manufacturer of photography accessories, Delkin Devices, has come up with a highly anticipated storage solution to spare users the agony of long wait times. It combines the speed of USB 3.0, the portability of the memory card reader, and a price that’s budget-friendly. Meet the Delkin USB 3.0 Universal Memory Card Reader, a flash card reader that’s flaunting its tr
iGo Inc., an international manufacturer of innovative accessories for mobile electronic devices, recently received attention for its latest advancement, the iGo KeyJuice USB Charger. This all-in-one charger is light, compact and multifunctional, and it works well with syncing cable for your smartphones and mobile consumer electronics.
Datakey Electronics RUGGEDrive is filling a memory gap for OEM’s with embedded systems. Although SD cards and USB flash drives are widely available—thus making them very tempting memory options—they really are not the best memory choices for OEM’s. The RUGGEDrive, on the other hand, is providing a manufacturer friendly alternative which brings with it added security, hi
Western Digital’s 6TB USB Hard Drive: Is Bigger Better? The WD My Book Studio Edition II USB hard drive is bringing a whopping 6TB worth of storage to the table! Sounds like a young professional’s dreams come true, but is it really! The WD My Book Studio Edition II definitely offers space in abundance. There is no doubt that 6TB is really, really big.
Intel finally releases information about their Light Peak technology now codenamed “Thunderbolt”. Now it’s actually been a couple of weeks since Intel’s big announcement but many are still left wondering if Thunderbolt will be a true competitor for the already existing and well established Universal Serial Bus, or USB.
Optical media such as CD, DVD, and Blu-ray discs look very similar to one another. They are the same size, shape, and very close in weight. However, optical media discs are not universally interchangeable. Why this situation exists and which formats are backwards compatible, this article explains the idea of backwards compatibility as it relates to optical media.
Conseal Security has launched Conseal USB, a unique innovation that provides a great solution to meet the growing requirements of users in dealing with threats of theft, burglary and fraud on sensitive data. Conseal USB is ideal for companies that deal with tons of data such as those in the finance, education and government field.
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. has made some excellent strides toward that goal with the release of their new USB drive additions. The Kingston DataTraveler 4000 & the DataTraveler Vault will hopefully bring a much anticipated change. The Kingston DT 4000 boasts FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certification and offers one hundred percent privacy.
Cute, small and functional. These are the best words to describe the new Micro Vault Tiny USB flash drive, the newest addition to Sony’s Micro Vault family which sports a stylish miniature physique and comes in different bright colors like white as well as limited edition pink and lime green.
Zero-Fill is not a term you hear every day, in fact it is a term that almost no one has even heard of, but Zero-Fill is extremely important to ensuring your information remains private on your USB flash drive. Zero-Fill refers to a method used to completely erase your flash storage devices.
Yubico YubiKey is a USB key that is smaller than the typical USB storage flash drive and has an integrated touch-button which makes it capable of generating One-Time Passwords (OTPs). Yubico Yubikey is a solution for USB Flash Drive Encryption.
