Kingmax announces World’s Smallest USB Drive

Kingmax’s USB 2.0 ‘Super Stick’ flash drive measures a mere 24 x 12.4 x 2.2mm and weighs just one gram - making it very portable, but also very easy to lose!The drive is Vista / OS X compatible and costs from $19 to $55.The Super Stick features Kingmax’s proprietary semiconductor PIP packaging technology, enabling the drive to provide up to 4GB storage capacity. It is available in four sizes - 512MB, 1GB, 2GB and 4GB.

All Kingmax Super Stick USB flash drives support Vista ReadyBoost. When the drive is used together with PCs and notebooks that run on Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system, it can effectively improve performance up to 30-40%.

Kingmax Digital Inc, which has its headquarters in Taiwan, offers flash storage products for use in a wide range of portable electronic devices such as digital cameras and PDA’s.

G-Tech announces world’s first 1TB portable drive

California-based G-Technology Inc has announced the G-Raid mini with Raid 0, the world’s first 1TB portable external storage drive.The drive features a triple FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 interface for universal connectivity to Mac and PC workstations and laptops. FireWire 800 is currently the fastest firewire interface on the market.The device makes it easy to travel with large amounts of data, and is ideal for content creation applications, or for audio and video editing while on the move.The unit supports simultaneous playback of multiple layers of video in Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere and Avid Xpress Pro.
The aluminium encased drive features an Oxford 924 bridge chipset and a quiet fan and heat sink. It will be available from March 2008.

The new Aspire 5315 with Linux operating system (OS) unveiled

The new Aspire 5315 runs on the Linux operating system (OS) and is powered by the latest Intel Celeron M550, supporting Intel Wireless WiFi Link network solution. It comes equipped with 120GB HDD, 1GB of RAM, DVD super multi 8x double layer, and inbuilt CrystalEye Web cam for video conferencing.
The Aspire 5315 also features Acer's CrystalBrite technology and 3D Sonic Sound System promising a home theatre style, visual and audio experience. It also offers latest technology like 10/100 LAN and easy-to-use system utilities like easy-launch buttons for WLAN, email, Internet, and user-programming.

The Aspire 5315 notebook will be available in major cities across India for a price of Rs 22,219.

Western Digital Rolls Out New USB Drives In Indian Market

Western Digital has made announcement about the launching of its portable USB drives named as “My Passport Essential” in the Indian market.Housed in a beautiful glossy black finish, the newly launched devices weigh just 5 ounces, which can slide into the pocket smoothly.

Sharad Srivastava, director, sales, India and South Asia, Western Digital said, “The newly designed My Passport Essential Drives are the perfect travel-friendly storage device to hold the rich media content generated by higher resolution photos and HD videos and music.”

“The desire to carry and keep their digital files close at hand continues to grow, and this new drive offers a sleek and stylish solution with plenty of storage capacity for consumers on the move,” Mr. Sharad added.The new compact and trendy USB drives are available in different capacities including 320GB, 250GB, 160GB and 120GB. Equipped with sync and encryption software, the USB drives are bus powered and do not require an external power adapter.

The Sync software lets users to take desktop content whenever and wherever by synchronizing necessary private files and Microsoft Outlook information on the PC. The 128-bit encryption protects the data in case My Passport Essential is lost. In spite of its smaller size, the new drives are able to carry thousands of songs, videos, and photos in a secure manner.

The Google software on the WD My Passport Essential USB drives help users to track files with the help of Google Desktop Search Tool. With the Picasa photo organiser software, the users can also manage photos, and simplify web searches with the help of Google Toolbar search bar.

The WD Passport Essential USB Drive is available at Rs. 9,500; the 250GB WD Passport Essential USB Drive comes in at Rs. 6,800; the 160GB WD Passport Essential USB is priced at Rs. 4,700 and lastly the 120GB WD Passport Essential USB Drive is priced at Rs. 4,200. At present, the new WD Passport Essential USB Drive is available in the country through WD’s distributors, selected retail stores and online retailers.

Lifetime warranty Pen Drive from MoserBaer

MOSER BAER 2GB,4GB USB Pen Drive Feautres: Compliant with USB specifications verison 1.1 or 2.0 Driver-less in Windows 98/98SE/XP/2000 Support Windows 98/98SE with device driver Driver-less in MAC OS 9.x or later Driver-less in Linux Kernel Version 2.4.0 (USB1.1) *Kernel 2.4.10 (USB 2.0) and later Optional security function Hot Plug and Play Accessories: Pen Drive CD Cable Specifications : Size:60X17X7mm(LXWXH) Weight:8g Data retention:Upto 10 years Erase Cycles:>100,000 times Speed Read: 10-12 MB/s, Write B MB/s (Max.) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Windows 98 SE/Me/2000/XP Mac OS 9.0 or later, LINUX kernel 2.4.2 or later :