One Grand Gets you a Buffalo 256GB USB 3.0 SSD Flying at 240MB/s
Buffalo America has quitted flash memory business altogether after an infringement lawsuit filed against the company by Sandisk, but that didn't stop the Japanese division from rolling out exciting new flash memory gadgets. Here's Buffalo SHD-PEHU3 - the latest SuperSpeed USB SSD in almost the same glossy black plastic case as its hard drive sibling. Unlike the HDD version, the Buffalo USB 3.0 SSD is built to rake in money and to impress early adopters in mind. Nearly all models carry a jaw-dropping price tag, from $281 for 64GB to $476 for 128GB and $1075 for 256GB.
If you have the dose, then the USB 3.0 SSD will give you up to 8 times better performance than with a, eh, USB 2.0 equivalent. There's even a piece of software called Turbo PC that squeezes every last drop of performance out of USB 3.0. The result is a 240MB/s bus-powered shockproof external storage, weighing a mere 66g. To put this into perspective, copying 1000 800KB of JPEGs will take just 8 seconds, at such speed not even other first gen. USB 3.0 hard drives can rival. We simply just fall in love with the Buffalo SSD, though we treasure our hard-earned pennies even more.
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Tokyoflash Hot New Concept Watch, Built with USB in Mind
When it comes to obnoxiously fashionable watches, there's only one name that comes to mind, Tokyoflash. The chic Japanese watch company is testing the waters with another concept design, throwing in some flash memory. The wrist-strap has an retractable USB connector built into the clasp. The amount of memory and speed won't be determined until much later, when this becomes a more imminent release.
While fitting a flash drive into a watch is nothing new, this model wants to incorporate memory capacity into the display. The current mock-up displays the time with segmented circles representing hours and minutes. A fourth ring shows the capacity, full or remaining, of the included USB storage. There's some discussion of keeping the same indicators and switching the memory to microSD instead of USB. Either way, Tokyoflash seems to be doing a lot more peddling of concepts than actually releasing new watches. So get comfortable, if you are inclined to wait for this one. Prices for Tokyoflash watches run from $100-$200, so be ready to shell out for it, if it becomes available.
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Chinese Company Suing HP, Toshiba over "USB Plus"
Huaqi Technology is now going after the companies who it believes to have infringed its "USB Plus" patent right. The so-called "USB Plus" is like a eSATA / USB 2.0 hybrid port that allows compatible devices to draw power from USB while enjoying SATA speed advantage from the same jack. Similar implementations can be found on some recent notebooks from HP and Toshiba. The Beijing-based tech firm has already filed in lawsuit against said companies - both of which have already denied of any patent infringement.
Marketed under the brand name Aigo, "USB Plus" is aimed squarely at USB 3.0, which due to numerous delays has pushed manufacturers seeking for alternate solution for faster data transfer solutions. Huaqi also has plans to take other smaller peripheral makers to court for similar alleged infringements. It is an early sign that the tide has turned; Chinese companies are starting to protect their intellectual property rights instead of copying them from foreign firms.
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Lok-it Adds Electric Keypad to Secure Flash Drive
Lok-it has a new take on the padlock flash drive and wants to show it to you. They've added a rechargeable battery to the padlock drive which powers their in-line security system. The correct key sequence has to be entered before the drive will even show up as active hardware. The security system essentially prevents any communication from the host computer to the drive until the password is physically entered. As a result, this removes the easy options for snoops. There's no password to be sniffed via keyloggers and conventional means of brute force attacks on the drive won't help. These means of computer enhanced attacks leverage the PC's power to help attack your private data. Cracking this drive hence will require much more work which is the best that any security system can really hope for.
Entering the correct code on the keypad opens the 256-bit AES encryption drive to the operating system. 10 incorrect attempts will wipe the cipher and the data is effectively lost (to anyone who doesn't have a major government in their employ and 5 years or so to spare). The encryption is all hardware based and requires nothing from the PC, making it perfectly compatible with all operating systems that support USB mass storage. The only problem with this nifty FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certified drive is that it's not quite here yet. They are likely still shopping the drive to retailers hoping to get a big order before they sink the capital into manufacturing. We'll hope this is soon and that the drive is cheap enough to get us a few. Video demo after the jump.
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Win-star's "Everything USB" iPhone, PC, Video Docking Station
Calling this a USB dock is an understatement. Win-star's PC Docking is literally a USB platform. First, you have Displaylink DL-165 powered USB video that does 1080p output over native HDMI interface. It has plenty of USB ports, six of them to be exact - four on the back and two in front. Adjacent to the front USB ports is the SD / MMC card reader.
And on top of the versatile hub is an iPhone dock that is revealed by flipping open the cover. All models come with USB stereo audio and a Gigabit Ethernet jack as standard option. Some higher end ones even have built-in Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11 wireless connectivity, and 16GB internal flash disk to store all the drivers to drive this monster dock. Wanting to try this out? We suggest you wait for the USB 3.0 version. For now, stick with these ones.
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