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Pentagon Bans Flash Drives Due to Perceived Threat of Global Virus

Nerd Grind — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:06:33 +0000

Various sources have reported that the Department of Defense has banned USB Flash Drives from being used in the Pentagon. All drives currently in use at the building are being rounded up and collected and employees are being told they may not receive the drives back.

The Pentagon has not issued an official statement but a spokesman said they are taking precautionary measures against a "global virus" that affects external storage devices. The spokesman did not offer any information as to how long the ban would last. More on this as it develops.

Nintendo DSi Shown to Block Pirated Flash Cards

Nerd Grind — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:58:45 +0000

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.

R4 – Failed
EZ Flash V – Failed
CycloDS – Failed
G6 DS Real – Failed
M3 DS Real – Failed
Supercard DS One – Failed
iTouch DS – Failed
FCard – Failed
NCard – Failed
M3 DS Simply – Failed
U2DS – Failed

There may be more that have yet to be tried, but as for now, the DSi seems to be impervious to the wonders of pirated flash cards.

Buffalo’s 32GB USB Flash Drive

Nerd Grind — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:50:33 +0000

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

Nerd Grind — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:59:47 +0000

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 is supposed to sell for around $70 and methinks that just might hurt sales.

Terabyte Flash Drives?

Nerd Grind — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:14:43 +0000

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 Applied Nanoionics, which developed the technology. "All the current limitations in portable electronic storage could go away. You could record video of every event in your life and store it."

This new technology has a catchy name too – nano-ionics, a field that focuses on moving and transforming positively charged atoms.

USB for a Cause

Nerd Grind — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 03:02:06 +0000

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 for both photos and videos.

These "Pink Ribbon" drives come in 512MB, 1GB and 2GB capacities and each drive sold will help fund breast cancer research and support "education, screening and treatment projects" around the globe. They are available now starting at $19.99.

Corsair’s Flash Drive Innovative and Flawed at Same Time

Nerd Grind — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 19:10:57 +0000

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 in the PIN while this things plugged into (what I believe are rather fragile) USB ports gives me the willies. Unless it’s a really light tough that’s required, or you have room to how with two fingers (you know, one underneath providing support) I’ve be worried about the wear and tear.

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