Tag Archives: USB

Could a simple USB flash driver be the solution that allows millions of people to revive old computers and get an extremely low cost computing experience? The plan comes from a start-up company called Keepod. The people behind it are called Nissan Bahar and Franky Imbesi. Their idea is to providing an operating system which comes on a cheap USB stick. Keepod has been launched...

Swiss Army knife maker Victorinox has unveiled a new line of solid-state drives (SSD) in CES. Victorinox, a company best known for producing Swiss Army knives, has put USB flash drives in their lineup in recent years. The new Victorinox SSD drives boast USB 2.0, USB 3.0 and eSATA compatibility. The company will release 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB and a whopping 1 TB versions...

Some things in life just go well together, don’t they? Where would bread be without butter or hot dogs without mustard? However, every now and then we see a combination which makes us stop and think, and a tea making machine with a USB recharger is one of those. How Does It Work? Well, it makes tea and recharges USB devices obviously. As well as that there is an alarm...

For those of you who want to transfer files between two computers, regardless if you are running on Mac or Windows platform, a new device has been created for you. The iTwin is a USB device that allows you to securely access, edit and share all your files from anywhere around the world. The iTwin can now support Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Lion. This upgrade to the award-winning...

Apple has started selling Lion OS x on a USB thumb drive for £55 ($69), more than twice the price of the downloaded version. The USB flash drive contains the installer for Apple’s new Mac OS X 10.7, also known as Lion, and is targeted to users who don’t have broadband internet connections. The Mac OS X Lion, which was released last June 20, is being sold primarily...

New USB specification details have been unveiled and it seems that it could make Apple’s Thunderbolt connection look very weak. The USB Promoter Group announced that the next-generation USB could deliver up to 100 watts of power though a single USB cable. This means that it can be used to power an LCD monitor, laptops, printers, and other bigger devices. The group...

As promised, Apple launched the Mac OS X Lion for download via the Mac App Store. The new version has more than 250 new features and the company said that an installation disk is not one of them. Instead of an installation disk, Apple will be releasing a USB version of the new operating system in August. These bootable USB drives will have the Mac OS X Lion installer and...

Verbatim, the world’s leader in data storage technology that manufactures USB flash drives, portable hard drives, Blu-Ray disks, CDs and memory cards, has unveiled the new Store ‘n’ Stay USB Drive. The Store ‘n’ Stay USB Drive is a flash storage device that packs speed and reliability, unlike other flash drives close to its size. “The...

The Apple iPad and iPad 2 are both great devices with a lot of top features, aren’t they? The fact that they have sold like the proverbial hot cakes right from the original launch date tells us that they have definitely struck a chord with the gadget owning community. However, one of the most common complaints about them is the lack of “proper” USB ports. Now it...

USB Sticks are now a daily part of most people’s lives and come in all shapes and sizes, we get sent press releases and sometimes actual USB sticks to test out. Some are run-of-the-mill whilst others offer something that little bit extra. This USB stick/Paper clip by Freecom offers a nice blend of design and function which aims to bring the traditional paperwork into...