Traxdata Yego announces new USB drive and hub
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Traxdata Yego, the European subsidiary of Taiwan-based storage media company RITEK, has launched the Yego USB stick, a flash drive that also functions as a USB hub thanks to it having two USB ports.
The 2GB USB drive provides additional storage and users can connect to a number of digital devices via the USB port. [...]
Yoggie releases first security suite on a USB Stick
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Yoggie Security Systems has announced the Yoggie Pico - comprising 13 security applications on a miniature Linux-based computer contained in a USB stick.
The Yoggie Pico, an Intel Pentium level 520 MHz platform, offloads all security applications onto the USB stick allowing Internet traffic to be screened before it is allowed to enter the computer.
Yoggie [...]
Imation enhances USB flash drives
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Imation Corp has added extra security to its Pivot Flash Drive, upgrading it to 256-Bit AES Encryption.
The drive, which is targeted at mobile business professionals, has an innovative jackknife design, durable rubberized casing, password protection and up to 4GB of capacity.
Current Pivot Flash Drive users can upgrade from 128- to 256-bit encryption by [...]
USB Monitor 3ML for Windows Vista Released
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HHD Software has released USB Monitor for Windows Vista - a monitoring and analysing tool with logging capabilities.
The monitoring software allows a user to spy, capture, view and analyse any USB device. It is compatible with Windows XP, 2000 and Vista operating systems.
The system is designed to be easy to use, with a [...]
MobileLite USB Card Reader announced by Kingston
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Kingston Technology has launched ‘MobileLite‘, a 9-in-1 USB card reader.
The reader is designed to help mobile consumers navigate multiple expansion memory card formats more easily, while moving between mobile devices such as cell phones, digital cameras, MP3 players and PCs.
MobileLite features nine different card reading options, making it easy to move music, video, [...]
Belkin details F5L009 Network USB Hub
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Belkin has released details of its F5L009 Network USB Hub.
The device is a five-port USB hub that will work with an existing W-Fi router, and allows five devices to be shared on a network.
It provides wireless access to devices such as multifunction printers, hard drives and digital cameras by simulating a direct USB connection [...]
In-stat predicts double-digit growth for WUSB
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According to a report by In-Stat, “USB 2007: Wireless Finally Arrives“, wired and wireless USB-enabled device shipments will grow at double-digit rates through 2011.
The report suggests that standards-based wireless USB (WUSB) hubs and dongles will be available by mid-2007 and WUSB-enabled PCs, printers, cameras, and other peripherals by 2008.
The first Certified WUSB devices will [...]
Intersil introduces USB 2.0 multiplexer
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Intersil has introduced the ISL54200 USB 2.0 high/full-speed multiplexer suitable for use with MP3s, personal media players, cellphones, PDAs and other digital devices.
The ISL54200 has a wider supply voltage range, higher bandwidth and better insertion loss characteristics than alternative products on the market and provides a flexible, high-performance solution for interfacing USB and non-USB [...]
Jungo provides tool to test USB compatibility
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Jungo, a leading provider of residential and business gateway software platforms and applications, has released version 1.01 of its USBTester product - a software tool which enables USB developers to validate devices for USB compatibility, Chapter 9 conformance and mass storage functionality and performance.
The latest version has enhanced functionality, including the ability to export [...]
Elgato’s USB stick accelerates Apple TV exports
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Elgato Systems has released the Turbo.264 USB hardware encoder which converts video files to high quality H.264 (MP4) format for iPod, Apple TV, and Sony PSP.
The device accelerates exports by a factor of 4 on an Intel Core 2 Duo up to a factor of 10 on a Power PC G4.
Turbo.264 acts as [...]
USB MP3 pen features hidden recorder
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The Thanko USB pen looks like an everyday pen, but includes a hidden voice recorder and MP3 player.
The pen comes in either 512-MB or 1-GB capacity, and will hold between 32 and 68 hours of audio.
It connects to a computer via USB, allowing audio, MP3s and other data files to be transferred.
The [...]
GN launches USB headset for Microsoft office
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GN, the headset manufacturer, has released the Jabra GN2000 USB headset which is fully compatibility with Microsoft Office Communicator 2007.
The Jabra GN2000 USB headset is the first in a range of products from GN which will work seamlessly with Microsoft’s unified communications software.
The headset delivers market-leading audio quality and is designed to be easy to [...]
Microsoft and SanDisk collaborate on Next-Gen USB Flash
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Microsoft and SanDisk have agreed to collaborate on the development of a next-generation software and hardware solution to place application programs and personal customisation on USB flash drives and flash memory cards.
The new technology is an extension of SanDisk’s existing U3 Smart Technology, and will replace the older version.
Under the terms of the agreement, [...]
USB Flash Card provides laptop data protection
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Data security provider Rover Technology Fusions has introduced Rover SPARC (Secure Personal Automatic Replication Card), a USB Flash card which provides an automatic backup for electronic files.
The 2GB-capacity card incorporates solid-state Flash memory and IBM’s Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files software.
It is designed to provide continuous real-time protection of files and to minimise [...]
SillyFD-AA Worm Targets USB Sticks
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Sophos researchers have identified a new strain of malware which targets removable drives.
The worm, called ‘SillyFD-AA‘, attacks USB memory sticks and floppy disks creating hidden files called ‘autorun.inf,’ which ensure a copy of the worm runs the next time the affected devices are plugged into computers running Windows.
The worm changes the title of [...]
Gefen releases 4-port wireless USB hub
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Gefen, a manufacturer of A/V equipment, cabling, and home theatre accessories, is planning to release a 4-port wireless USB hub.
The wireless Ultra Wide Band (UWB) receiver takes up one USB port on a computer, and the hub can operate up to 60ft away from a dongle connected to a PC.
The system provides transfer rates [...]
65% of companies underestimate USB security risks
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According to GFI Software, an international developer of network security, 65% of companies underestimate the security risks posed by the use of USB sticks, flash drives, iPods and PDAs on company networks.
GFI Software announced the results of a survey conducted among 370 UK companies at the InfoSecurity 2007 tradeshow, which was held at Olympia, [...]
USB camcorder makes video sharing easy
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Pure Digital, which manufactures disposable cameras sold in drugstores, has released Flip Video, a pocket-sized camcorder designed so that its footage can be easily uploaded onto the Internet.
Flip Video comes with a built-in USB arm and software for editing and uploading onto video sharing sites such as Google’s YouTube site or Grouper, an online [...]