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My 2GB USB drive works just fine for my purposes, but in case you need a lot of size, then you might want to consider this new 32GB flash drive by Transcend.

Dubbed the JetFlash V60, it sports a size similar to that of a AA battery - so it’s pretty small and easy to take places. Additionally, it comes with a whole slew of features integrated into it, such as Website AutoLogin, PC-Lock, Mobile Favorites, Secret-Zip encryption, Data Backup and Online Update. It works well with both Windows and Mac, and it even works with Linux.

So far, no word on availability, but expect it to retail for about $194, which isn’t too bad considering its storage capabilities.

Via [ubergizmo]

Creative seems to be making an attempt to offer the best value on a portable media player, with a few recent price cuts they are now offering the 4GB Zen for just $99 and the 8GB Zen for $149.

In the recent past we also saw the 32GB Zen drop to $299 and the 1GB Zen Stone going for as little as $30 bucks.

Product [Creative] Via [Engadget]

Panasonic has announced the “worlds first” Class 6 32GB SDHC memory card, the RP-SDV32GU1K and while it may not be the first 32GB SDHC memory card it is the first at a Class 6 speed. At Class 6 you will see a 20 MBs transfer rate and with the large storage available you can record up to 12 hours of high-def video or store about 12,320 10-megapixel images. The new 32GB card from Panasonic will be available in April and retail for $699.

Read [CNN Money] Via [Engadget]

Transcend has just announced a new 32GB CompactFlash card. The new larger card is part of their 133x CompactFlash line and operates in IDE PIO mode 6 and also Ultra DMA mode 4. It has the ability to read at up to 45MB per second and write at speeds up to 16MB per second. Excellent news with this model is that Transcend includes a lifetime warranty, pricing and availability information have not yet been announced.

Via [SlashGear]

Panasonic aims to up the ante with the development of the world’s first 32GB SD High Capacity (SDHC) memory card with Class 6 speed specification. A prototype of this memory card will be displayed at Panasonic booth #9405 during the International CES 2008.

Ideal for recording high definition videos, this novel memory card has a double capacity of the regular 16GB SD card available in the market today and can store up to 8 hours of 1440 x 1080i High Definition video for your SD camcorders. For 1920 x 1080i full High Definition video, it can record for approximately 5 hours and 20 minutes. Usable capacity is 30,979 MB.

More importantly, it ensures high quality-recording given its maximum data transfer rate of 20MB per second and Class 6 speed specification. However, there are no details on the pricing and availability to retail stores yet.

Read Panasonic

SanDisk and Sony have planned to begin development on the new Pro-HG Memory Stick in January 2007, and will likely ship later in the year.  Using an enhanced, 8-bit parallel interface and conventional serial and 4-bit parallel interface, data transfers will max out at 480Mbps, nearly three times the rate of the current Memory Stick Pro, and have increased capacity. The card is intended for real-time recording of high-resolution video and still images which can require large, high resolution data transfers. The good news is that the MSPro-HG is an extended format of the MSPro cards, so either card can be used in the same reader. Phew - at least it isn’t another out-of-the-blue, completely new Sony storage media.

Memory Stick PRO-HG Specs:

• Dimensions: Duo size (31 × 20 × 1.6) mm


• Connector Pin: 14-pin


• Capacity: 32GB (format maximum) (NOTE: This data does not guarantee that Memory Stick PRO-HG 32 GB media will be introduced to the market. Memory Stick PRO-HG product lineup is not yet fixed. Memory Stick PRO HG recording capacity, transfer speed etc. will depend on specifications of compliant host devices.)


• Max. Data Transfer Rate: 480 Mbps (theoretical)


• Min. Write Speed: 120 Mbps (As of 8-bit parallel transfer); 40 Mbps (As of 4-bit parallel transfer)


• Operating Voltage: 2.7 to 3.6 V


• Interface: 8-bit / 4-bit parallel I/F and Serial I/F


• Max. Clock frequency: 60MHz


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