Multiple USB can ports work from one USB connector
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Intersil Corporation, which manufactures semiconductors, announced yesterday that it will soon introduce a new integrated USB circuit to the market that allows for internal USB high speed ports to work jointly from one USB connector.
The aim of the device is to allow one USB host port to allow access between multiple devices such as laptops, [...]
Western Digital one terabyte USB hard drive
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Western Digital announced plans for a terabyte 2.5 inch hard drive disk that is the first to exist across the computer globe.
Priced at €205 for a 333GB platter SATA dive and €140 for a 750GB version the USB falls within the WD’s Scorpio Blue price range.
Western Digital however does not yet have a way to [...]
Fujitsu USB 3.0 chip
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Fujitsu Microelectronics released a new USB 3.0 chip to replace USB 2.0 on Monday which promises to process almost ten times faster than the current standard 2.0 chips.
The chip is known as the MB86C30A and is able to deliver 5Gbps of data transfer which is known as a SuperSpeed USB device. Currently, USB 2.0 [...]
Kingston 256GB USB flash drive
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The world’s first ever 256GB USB flash drive has now been launched by Kingston Technology in a sleek design that is retractable and can read and write at speeds that range from 10MB/s to 20MB/s. This may be great news for those who always lose the annoying protective cap on their USB’s as well [...]
Muse hide USB sticks across the world
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Muse have taken the title of techno music to the next level with their newest publicity/treasure hunt event which involves USB sticks that are hidden across the globe with the newest track from their upcoming LP aboard.
There are six USB sticks in six different locations: two have been discovered in Paris and Berlin, and four [...]
Bose launch USB speakers
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Bose has launched the new SoundLink wireless speaker system that offers a dedicated audio streaming network for both Mac and PC users. This is the first wireless speaker from Bose, but not the first to hit the audio market.
Surprising however, is the fact that Bose choose to use a RF USB dongle for data [...]
1,000 enterprises adopt secure flash drives
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IronKey has announced that its secure and intelligent USB flash drives are now in use by more than 1,000 enterprises.
The drives can be managed remotely using the company’s cloud-based Internet service, making IronKey one of the world’s leading online security SaaS companies.
The ability to remotely manage the devices means they are ideal for [...]
Ironkey announces most secure USB flash drive
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Ironkey has announced the S200 family of secure USB flash drives, which are the first USB flash drives to have achieved FIPS 140-2, level 3 security validation.
The S200 is designed to protect sensitive date for government and enterprise customer.
Level 3 security means that as well as offering AES 256-bit encryption in CBC mode, the [...]
Record TV onto USB with Digital Vision’s GiGo DV DTR1
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Digital Vision has launched an affordable solution to recording and transporting TV programmes.
The GiGo DV DTR1 has three USB ports and a Freeview tuner, allowing Freeview programming to be recorded and stored onto any USB memory device in MPEG2 format.
The user can even record one channel while simultaneously watching one of the shows they have [...]
Windows 7 on USB stick
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Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system, which is due to be released in October, may be made available on a USB stick.
This will make it easier for owners of netbooks which do not have CD or DVD drives to upgrade to the new OS.
As Windows 7’s predecessor, Vista, wasn’t suitable for Netbooks, Microsoft had [...]