Iomega had updates its lineup of portable hard drive with the introduction of new 1TB eGo BlackBelt Mac Edition Portable Hard Drive. The new portable hard drive comes with two FireWire 800 and one USB 2.0 connector.
The Drive is also compatible with FireWire 400. The drive features many protective measures like Iomega’s Drop Guard Xtreme which protect the portable from damage in case of accidental drop from upto seven feet. +Continue Reading
Kingston has introduced its new 64GB SDXCHS-1 Class 10 memory card. The new memory card is compatible with SDA Memory Card Standard Version 3.01 and UHS-1 which stands for Ultra-High Speed Bus 1.
The new UHS-1 architecture enable the memory card to offer write and read speed of 104MB/sec., and 300MB/sec respectively. It uses exFAT file system and feature CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media) copy protection. The 64GB SDXC UHS-1 card will be available in stores by June 2010 with the price tag of $499. +Continue Reading
Hitachi-LG Data Storage has officially revealed the HyDrive , the World’s first Solid State Drive (SSD) embedded Optical Disc Drive (ODD). According to the company, the first generation of HyDrive will be available with 32GB and 64GB SSD capacity and the second generation which will be coming next year will be having upto 256GB SSD and will be having faster SSD performance and will offer SATA6.0Gbps interface. rather than the SATA3.0Gbps.
The HyDrive, as a SSD, offers 60MB/s write and 175MB/s read speeds. As a Blu-ray combo drive, +Continue Reading
Silicon Power has launched new rugged Portable Hard Drive, the new Armor A80. The new Armor 80 comes with SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface. The device meets the IPX7 water resistant standard and MIL-STD-810F military standards and also comes with two stage anti shock technology. The device is ideal for use in hazardous and extreme condition as it is pressure proof and dust proof.
At present the Armor A80 is available in 320GB, 500GB and 640GB storage capacities and comes with built-in USB cable. The Portable hard drive comes preloaded with the SP widgets which offers seven major protection functions. +Continue Reading
Lexar has started shipping its new 16GB and 32GB Professional 133x SDHC memory cards. The new SDHC memory cards offers Class 10 speed rating and offer write speed upto 20Mb/s making it a ideal memory card for DSLR camera and HD camcorders.
The Lexar’s Professional 133x SDHC card will be offered along with downloadable copy of Image Rescue 4 software. The 4GB and 8GB model are available in Amazon, while the 16GB and 32GB model will be listed soon. +Continue Reading
Kanguru has released its latest encrypted USB flash drive, the new Defender V2 for commercial usage. The new Defender V2 is the successor to FIPS 140-2 Certified Kanguru Defender Elite which was earlier released for goverment and enterprise use.
The new Defender V2 is FIPS 197 certified and also includes 256-bit AES Hardware Encryption. Other features offered by V2 includes Limited password attempt, Master password Support, Restricted IP/Domain range support, Antivirus and malware protection. +Continue Reading
Buffalo technology has announced its new DriveStation USB 2. Hard Drive HD-CXTU2 series. The new practical and versatile storage solution features an integrated hardware AES 256-bit encryption chip and also offers optional full disk encryption for protection against unauthorized access.
With the new DriveStation HD-CXTU2, user can store and back up thousands of music, video, photo and data files. It also offer 165% faster transfer speed with the new Turbo PC Software. It also features Buffalo’s backup utility which automatically backup’s the PC data, while the its Eco Manager for windows’s PC regulates power usage helping to converse energy and power. +Continue Reading
OCZ Technology has upgraded its Vertex 2 and Agility 2 SSD lines with the addition of new 400GB and 480GB models. The new solid state drives offers read and write speed of 250MB/s and 240MB/s respectively with higher 4k random writes up to 22,500 IOPS on the Vertex 2 Series.
Both the new SSD are compatible with Windows 7 and uses SATA II interface.
The newly launched models are : +Continue Reading
Seagate has introduced the new Momentus XT Series Solid State Hybrid hard drive. According to the company, it is the fastest 2.5-inch laptop PC hard drive available. The new Momentus XT is available in various storage capacities of 250GB, 320GB and 500GB. Its 4GB SLC NAND flash memory and 32GB cache memory delivers SSD like performance along with higher capacity with a lower price tag.
The Momentus XT features Seagate’s new Adaptive memory technology which learns and optimizes the drive +Continue Reading
Corsair has added new 60GB, 120GB and 240GB models to its Force Series of Solid State Drives (SSD). The new drives will also use the same SandForce SF-1200 SSD processor as the former ones. Based on MLC NAND Flash these SSDs uses SATA II interface.
The Corsair Force Series SSDs offers a read speed of upto 285MB/s and write speed of 275MB/s with a randon 4k write performance 15,000 IOPS. +Continue Reading
