Category Archives: Technology News
USB 3.0 the New Standard
Some time ago we wrote about the advent of a new standard for USB flash drives, USB 3.0. At the time, the standard was just beginning to be formulated and wasn’t out on the market. But now that the issues have been worked out with the standard, you can look forward to seeing a lot [...]
James Bondesque Flash Drives Hit the Market
James Bond always had the coolest gadgets, some quite fanciful, others quite possible. Decades after a James Bond picture arrives in theatres, devices appear on the market that emulate some of the wild ideas the movies put forth, from spy cameras disguised as lighters to cars that can drive themselves.
One only has to look at [...]
IBM’s Flash Drive Nightmare – a lesson learned!
IBM may have established a legacy as a leader in computer security, but it didn’t stop them from spreading malware in the promotional USB flash drives they handed out at the AusCert Security Conference in May 2010.
Of course, they didn’t spread the malware intentionally. It was included in the drives they were handing out and [...]
Protecting Your USB drive’s Data
The news of a policeman losing a USB flash drive filled with the contact information of police informants shows the importance of protecting your data from prying eyes. With just a few steps, the police department could have locked down the information with one of several products on the market today.
The reason USB flash drives [...]
Chromium OS on a USB Flash Drive
A sneak peek at the next-generation Chromium OS from Google
Chromium OS isn’t supposed to be released by Google to the public until late next year, but the early betas are already showing promise. If Chromium OS lives up to its initial hype you can count on having an open source operating system that is fast, [...]
Finally a Promotional Gift that Looks and “Sounds” Terrific
In a sea of promotional pens, stickies and koosh balls, it’s hard to find a product that will make your branding message stand out loud and clear. Well, we think we’ve found one that is not only highly valued, but which will quickly become part of your recipient’s ever day life, whether at home, work [...]
Promotional USB Outlook – prices to increase through 2010
Those of you that regularly purchase USB Memory sticks should be familiar with fluctuating prices. During 2007 and 2008 the prices for USB’s was relatively cheap due to a good exchange rate for the dollars and oversupply of flash memory. Today the prices are going up due to a weak pound and undersupply [...]
New Generation of Flash drives to be based on USB 3.0 specs
Boasting 10 times the speed of the USB 2.0 ports that have become the standard in connectivity, USB 3.0 ports and cabling should begin to make their way onto the market sometime in early 2010.
Offering transfer rates of up to 4.8Gbit/second compared to the USB 2.0’s rate of 480MBit/second, the 3.0 standard will eventually revolutionize [...]
End of AutoRun a boost for the promotional USB industry
Preloading marketing messages onto a USB flash drive that’s being given away as a promotional gift has been standard practice for many years. Unfortunately, the AutoRun feature found in Windows causes the message to load and run every time the drive is inserted.
That’s pretty annoying and has caused marketers to second guess their desire to [...]
Reformatting Your USB Flash Drive
While flash drives can be a real godsend for storing and exchanging data, videos, photos and audio, eventually, they get a little messy. Dragging and dropping files onto the drive can create an organizational nightmare, one where it becomes difficult, if not impossible, to find the files you need when you need them.
Deleting the files [...]