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The biggest SD memory card to ever be released has been brought out by the SanDisk firm. It holds a whopping great 512GB of storage space and is the size of a postage stamp. The only downside if you want to enjoy a huge amount of storage is that it isn’t exactly cheap. The memory card costs $800, which works out as not much less than £500. So how big could memory cards get in the future? Well, some experts think that they could hold up to 2 terabytes of data eventually. This equates to around 2,000GB. A Solution for 4K Ultra HD Files The...

Apple and Samsung’s relationship is turning from bad to worse, the Cupertino tech giant is now making moves to reduce its reliance on supplies from the Korean electronics company, turning to Japanese suppliers. DigiTimes has reported that Apple has tapped Elpida Memory and Toshiba for its orders of NAND flash and DRAM. This move by the company comes after the continued legal dispute between the two tech companies in a number of countries, which include the United States, Australia, and parts of Asia and Europe. “Apple has moved...

South Korean manufacturer Samsung has beaten its rivals to the finishing line by becoming the world’s first firm to announce that it has perfected 20nm NAND Flash memory for storage, which it believes will bring down the price of SD memory cards whilst hugely increasing the storage capacity. The manufacturing process behind the 20 nanometre Flash memory is slightly mind boggling and Toshiba has already been experimenting with 25nm and below for its own range of SD cards. Samsung says that it will be using the new manufacturing process...

The Swiss army knife is a highly regarded all-round implement and manufacturer Victorinox has produced knives that also have integrated USB storage in the past, but now a new edition claims to be completely safe from prying eyes. Victorinox proved that it was not joking about the security systems in place within the Knife/Drive by hiring a team of alleged computer hackers to attempt to break into the device during a promotional demonstration. The firm was offering £100,000 of its own money to the team if they could succeed. They didn’t...

Corsair have at last officially announced the launch of the new Voyager Port, which they describe in their press release as an “innovative solution to transform any USB flash drive into a powerful and flexible portable backup and recovery device “. The compact Corsair Voyager Port device is extremely portable and comes complete with a ten year guarantee and a copy of NovaBACKUP 10, which is a data recovery and backup software program that allows for complete storage and protection of vital documents. The Corsair Voyager Port requires...

Are you sick of the same old boring add-ons for your computer? Had enough of the run of the mill USB connectors? Why don’t you check out this excellent Motor Maniac card reader? This is not just a gimmick but an actual working 16 in 1 car card reader which will brighten up your computer desk and bring a bit of colour to the place.  This really is your all in one computer card reader and supports all of the popular products available on the market.  Using the simple plug in and play system it is easy to install, no software or complicated...

If you’re anything like me then you’ve probably still got a pile of old videos lying around. Copies of The Breakfast Club recorded off television and old series of Red Dwarf. The problem is that while deep down we love them, equally deep down we also know that the video collection is never going to get a dusting down and a good watching. Video’s just don’t offer the convenience we’ve come to expect. The VCR To PC is a convenient little tool designed primarily at sad people like you and I. You simply plug...

It’s not often that a hard drive manufacturer has the cunning foresight to create camouflaged portable hard drives is it? And, if we’re being completely honest, there’s probably a damn good reason for that. But we’re not ones to shun the pointless because there will undoubtedly be somebody somewhere that has been keenly awaiting the introduction of a camo drive. Well, put your acrylic paint and brushes away, because Iomega has developed the hard drive that you can lose in your garden. At £75 it isn’t that...

Room for one more track? According to researchers from Glasgow University, you’ll have plenty of room soon. Professor Lee Cronin and Dr Malcolm Kadodwala have completed research that means a single square inch of memory could contain as much as 500,000 GB, instead of the current limit of approximately 3.3GB. That should have ISPs in a bit of a panick, following news that they want the BBC to pay more because of the popularity of the BBC iPlayer. Imagine the number of downloads that you would need to manage in order to fill an iPod...

Photo-bloggers, amateur papparazi, and teenage girls rejoice! Eye-Fi has launched their first version of a wireless add-on for nearly any camera. This incredibly clever SD card has a built-in WiFi transmitter, capable of being programmed to submit your photos to any number of over 20 online photosharing sites. Walmart.com has it listed for $99.84, which is an incredibly great price. Don’t be fooled by the 2 gb card size, after everything is transmitted you can simply clear and start taking pictures again. Picture yourself on your...