Silicon USB 3.0 will be revealed Monday
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Syamwave is due to reveal additional details about is silicon USB 3.0 at the Monday Hot Chips conference.
The USB 3.0 debuted in November of last year and is able to provide a transfer rage of 5GB per second over the previous USB 2.0 model which was only able to transfer at a 480Mbps.
Symwave [...]
BlockMaster’s 5x faster USB
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BlockMaster released a new USB Flash drive that is hailed by the company as the fastest secure USB due to the fact that it processes five times faster than comparative models and is still able to offer users a 256 bit AES encryption of hardware.
The new USB is called the SafeStick SuperSonic and will cost [...]
Government USB data losses are embarrassing
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The new Resource Accounts for 2008-2009 report from the Home Office offered a dramatically new estimation of how much data was lost by PA Consulting last year surprising many and leading a few to question if the government can adequately protect the personal data of its citizens.
Originally the Home Office claimed that when a USB [...]
This USB will self destruct in 5 seconds
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Those who value the security of their data may want to take a look at the new Pocket Safe USB Drive. In order to even access the data stored on the drive you need to enter a pin number on the built in keypad.
An added benefit of the Pocket Safe USB Drive [...]
Verbatim portable USB HD
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Verbatim introduced a new USB device to the market that is portable and has a blue screen that is always lit up to help users see how much available disk space they have left to consume.
The device is known as the InSight and hit stores on Monday. The USB is black in colour and [...]
Credit card Hard Drive USB
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Freecom is about to release a Hard Drive USB that is roughly the same size as a credit card, but although it may be the same size the width of the USB is not exactly comparable.
Each of the models is on the hefty side when compared to a credit card, but is still sleek and [...]
Verizon bridge new Mobile USB broadband gap
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With the world becoming more dependent on 3G broadband technology, it only seems logical that netbooks should begin to have similar equipment so that travelers can get an internet connection regardless of where they end up.
Verizon Wireless and ZTE USA will attempt to bridge the gap in networks with a new Mobile USB broadband that [...]
New Corsair USB flash drive
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Corsair Memory Inc has announced the addition of a new USB flash drive to their product line, the Flash Voyager GT which it claims is the fastest in the world at 128GB.
The architecture of the device is dual controller layered so that it can achieve a single level cell NAND flash memory with [...]
iLUV lets you charge three gadgets
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For those who have not yet purchased an upscale device that has several features built into one, and still need to charge a MP3 player, mobile phone, and a handset for gaming every night the new iLuvAD118 USB wall charger may come in handy.
The iLuv charger is capable of charging up to three different devices [...]
Verbatim boosts hard drive range
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Verbatim has followed the trend to bring colour to the world of computing with the launch of five new colours for its 2.5″ hard disk drives: Sun Kissed Yellow, Eucalyptus Green, Hot Pink, Caribbean Blue and Volcanic Orange.
All of the drives offer 500 GB of storage capacity and weigh just 161 grams. They can [...]
Lexicon USB Blu-ray player
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Lexicon has added a new Blu-ray player to its electronic line-up titled the Lexicon BD-30 player. The player is touted as being able to support ‘future formats’ although what those formats are is not exactly clear.
What is known is that the new model will come equipped with a USB port and can support BD-Live, [...]
iPhone digital television via USB
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I-O Data, a Japanese company, has announced the arrival of their SEG Clip which allows Japanese iPhone owners to view digital television on both their iPod touch and iPhone devices.
The I-O Data is a stick like object that can be placed inside of a PC USB port to stream files from a computer [...]
Palm goes to USB Implementers Forum over Apple restrictions
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Palm issued a complaint with the USB Implementers Forum that states Apple is restricting its trade options.
According to Palm, Apple is restraining trade because it will not allow the Palm Pre to access iTunes. This is an anti-trust case it would seem as this means Apple is ignoring the standards that were supposed to [...]
Sunny USB charger
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It’s about time someone made a USB connection that can charge devices, and thanks to Sanyo now if you are stranded without an electrical outlet but have some sunlight you can.
The new Eneloop Potable solar panels by Sanyo can plug into a device via a USB device allowing you to charge a mobile phone.
However, [...]
Single USB dongle, multiple peripherals
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Logitech announced yesterday that they released a new way for multiple peripherals to attach to a computer with only one USB dongle due to wireless technology, a device called the Unifying Receiver.
According to Logitech the Receiver will be able to support four products that are due to be released in the future: the Wireless [...]
Do we need a USB dental microscope?
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Thanko, a Japanese computer device manufacturer, has released plans to create a USB dental microscope that will allow your teeth to be displayed in 1280x 1024 megapixels or at a photo resolution of 640 x 480.
The new USB is aimed at allowing consumers to check their mouths for tarter build up and cavities which can [...]
Looks like USB 3.0 motherboard may not happen
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The information industry has been abuzz about the invention of the first USB 3.0 motherboard which is soon to debut as the ASUS P6X58 Premium.
The ASUS P6X58 Premium was supposed to contain two USB 3.0 ‘superspeed’ ports alongside six DDR-3 slots, a SATA 3.0 interface that allows for six gigabytes per second transfers, three PCI-Express [...]