Nintendo DSi Shown to Block Pirated Flash Cards

Nintendo’s dual-screen DSi was released in Japan yesterday, and several flash card devices were tested on the system. The results were bad, with every single device failing on the system.

Buffalo’s 32GB USB Flash Drive

Now this is a cool item. More storage in a little bitty USB drive. Buffalo’s SHD-U32GS features USB 2.0 connectivity along with their Turbo USB technology, which claims percent faster transfers. Measuring 19- x 14- x 91-millimeters, it is not cheap at $302, but hey - that’s only $9.44 per gig!

J.Lo via Flash Drive

J. Lo will be releasing an album via flash drive, and not a cheap one either. Gresso and Sony BMG Music Entertainment have come up with this idea to distribute Lopez’s "Brave" album on the Adam&Eve flash drive, which features 1GB of storage and is crafted from African Mahogany or African Blackwood. It [...]

Terabyte Flash Drives?

Researchers at Arizona State University have discovered a new technique for manipulating charged copper particles at the molecular scale. What that means for us, is low-cost, low-power computer memory - like a terabyte-sized flash drive!

"A thumb drive using our memory could store a terabyte of information," says Michael Kozicki, director of ASU’s Center for [...]

USB for a Cause

ATP, a leading manufacturer of DRAM and flash memory solutions, has announced its partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure with the creation of ATP’s Pink Ribbon Special Edition of its Petito USB drive series. The ATP Petito, one of the world’s smallest and most stylish USB drives, provides the perfect portable storage space [...]

Corsair’s Flash Drive Innovative and Flawed at Same Time

I can dig the hardware security and PIN mechanism of the Corsair "Flash Padlock,", along with its reasonable pricing of $29.99 for 1GB and $39.99 for 2GB. What I can’t dig quite as much is that I’ve ruined a few USB ports myself by accidentally pushing down on a plug. So, the idea of typing [...]