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8gb Microsd Memory: Tons of Storage in a Tiny Chip
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Samsung today has announced the highest capacity microSD memory cards yet, with a full 8 gigabytes of storage. The high speed memory cards can store up to 2,000 typical MP3 tracks, 5 DVD quality movies, or 4,000 digital photos. The tiny microSD format is designed for use in mobile phones,… |
May 16th, 2007
Boynq Toastit Will Not Burn Your Memory Cards
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Normally, I couldn’t think of a less interesting computer accessory than a memory card reader. Leave it to the design wizards at Boynq to change my mind on that. Their $30 Toastit is a 27-in-1 memory card reader that bears a striking resemblance to a retro-modern toaster. While it won’t… |
May 14th, 2007
USB Drives Look Like Tiny Baked Goods
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It seems like I can’t go a week without running across some ridiculous flash memory drives inspired by something completely unrelated to computing. Today’s special: these Freshly Baked USB Drives, featuring enough carbs to make Dr. Atkins turn over in his grave. Coming soon from Vavolo, the drives will come… |
May 7th, 2007
Kingmax Super Stick: World’s Smallest Flash Drive
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These new USB flash memory drives from Kingmax are just a tiny bit larger than a paper clip. Measuring just 34 x 12.4 x 2.2mm and weighing in just 1 gram, the Kingmax Super Stick claims the current title of “world’s smallest” flash drive. They come in a variety of… |
May 7th, 2007
The Poker Chip USB Flash Drive
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The gimmicky USB device du Jour is this flash memory drive that looks like a poker chip. The drive itself isn’t anything fancy, but the fact that it slides into the chip-shaped container for storage makes it a little more fun. The Memorex Poker Chip Flash Drive won’t win any… |
April 22nd, 2007
PS3 System Uses 3x More Memory Than Xbox 360
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Even though the Xbox 360 has an arguably much faster and easier to use operating environment than the PlayStation 3, it apparently uses significantly less memory than Sony’s big black box. According to this post by Ozymandias (who happens to work for Microsoft,) the Xbox 360 reserves approximately 32MB of… |
March 26th, 2007
The End of the Hard Disk: Solid State Drives Hit 160gb
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This week, Adtron announced the availability of a new solid state drive (SSD) that’s capable of storing a record-breaking 160GB in its flash memory. The drive will be available in IDE and Serial ATA version. As storage size is rapidly approaching that of decent-sized hard drives, it would seem that… |
February 24th, 2007
Walletex Credit Card Sized Mp3 Player
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MP3 players keep getting smaller and smaller, and soon you’ll be able to pick up a new credit card sized MP3 player that’s so thin, it can fit in your wallet. The Wallet MP3 Player from Walletex is just a little bit thicker than a credit card. As an added… |
January 2nd, 2007
Supercard Lite Adds Rumble and Memory to Ds Lite
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This new accessory for the Nintendo DS Lite lets you add both rumble features and additional storage in a single device. The SuperCard Lite RUMBLE is a 3rd-party module that adds rumble to games that support the feature as well as providing a MicroSD memory card slot for storage of… |
December 10th, 2006
USB Bowling Ball?
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A day doesn’t seem to go by without another silly USB device. Today’s useless invention: The USB Bowling Ball. Just try and lug one of these around the next time you need to store something on a flash drive. As a matter of fact, I’d think it would be impossible… |
November 26th, 2006
