Milpitas, CA—SanDisk unveiled a broad lineup of retail products and introduced a new preservation solutions category. The new product portfolio addresses all market segments—from smartphones and cameras to notebooks and tablets—for users ranging from entry level to professional. “Our flash storage solutions help consumers capture more photos, load their mobile apps faster, share exciting moments with friends and preserve their memories for generations to come,” said Bob O’Keefe, vice president, retail marketing, SanDisk. Preserve the Memories SanDisk Memory Vault. Tested to preserve images in their original quality for up to 100 years, SanDisk says its new Memory Vault “provides consumers with a convenient,...

Direct Mode and Eye-Fi Mobile Apps Available as a Free Upgrade to X2 Cards Mountain View, CA—Eye-Fi Inc., makers of wireless memory cards, launched the Eye-Fi Mobile X2, an 8GB wireless memory card that provides cameras with immediate uploading capabilities, even when there’s no wireless network available. The Eye-Fi Mobile X2 provides instant uploads anywhere by wirelessly connecting the camera to a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet. “Direct mode helps us bridge the gap between classic digital imaging and the exploding world of mobile devices,” said Jef Holove, CEO of Eye-Fi. “With Direct mode, the pervasive connectivity of mobile...

Scotts Valley, CA—Seagate’s new GoFlex Slim portable hard drive is a svelte 9mm, 2.5-inch external drive. A 320-gigabyte (GB) version of the GoFlex Slim carries a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $99.99. Now 38 percent leaner than the current GoFlex ultra-portable drives, the GoFlex Slim is roughly the width of a pencil to enable easy transport and access of personal digital content and large, multimedia files like HD movies and video games. It’s equipped with a 7200rpm drive and a USB 3.0 interface to accelerate transfer speeds up to 10x faster than USB 2.0 to take advantage of the included plug-and-play...

The Lexar Professional Secure Digital eXtended Capacity (SDXC) 133x memory card in capacities of 128GB, an industry first, as well as 64GB are now shipping. These extra large capacity cards are geared for shooting continuous, rapid-fire images and extended lengths of 1080p high-definition (HD) video on a single solution. The Professional SDXC cards also offer a Class 10 speed rating with a minimum guaranteed speed of 133x, or 20MB per second, to accelerate workflow by “quickly transferring high-resolution images and HD video from the memory card to the computer when paired with an SDXC-enabled card...

Milpitas, CA—SanDisk introduced its Extreme Pro SDHC UHS-I card with Ultra High Speed (UHS) technology from the newly released SD 3.0 specification. The cards are engineered to achieve 45MB/sec read and write performance “with long-term reliability by distributing data rapidly and efficiently” using SanDisk’s Power Core Controller. “SanDisk has a long history of developing fast, highly reliable cards for photography enthusiasts and professionals,” said Susan Park, director, Retail Product Marketing, SanDisk. “Our new SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC card lets consumers take their skills to the next level by capturing high-resolution still images, fast-moving action shots and HD videos of the highest...

Irvine, CA—Western Digital (WD) announced it is now shipping its new WD Scorpio Black™ 750-gigabyte (GB) 7,200 RPM 2.5-inch SATA hard drives for high-performance notebook computers and portable storage devices. Touted as one of the fastest hard drives on the market, WD Scorpio Black combines a 7,200-RPM spin speed with 16MB cache. Using Advanced Format (AF) technology, the WD Scorpio Black 750GB hard drives also incorporate a variety of data-protection features to actively monitor and protect valuable data. The entire family of WD Scorpio Black drives is designed for use in OEM notebook systems and has been tested across multiple platforms...

Las Vegas, NV—Lexar Media, provider of memory products for digital media, announced its Lexar Professional Secure Digital eXtended Capacity (SDXC) memory cards. The 133x SDXC cards help enable the capture, storage and transfer of extended lengths of 1080p high-definition (HD) video and continuous, rapid-fire image capture in a single solution. The Lexar Professional 133x SDXC card is the first available in a 128GB capacity, and it is also offered in a 64GB capacity. Both cards are speed rated at 133x, providing a minimum guaranteed transfer speed of 20MB per second, and feature a Class 10 speed designation. “The professional photography industry...

Primera Technology, a manufacturer of automated disc publishers, announced its Bravo Archive disc publishers at the National Association of Broadcaster’s (NAB) show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bravo Archive-Series incorporates new recordable drives and media from Millenniata, Inc., to deliver what the company is calling “the world’s first truly permanent data archival solution.” Usable life of recorded discs is projected at a 1,000 years or more. “We’re excited to offer this breakthrough technology from Millenniata in our new Bravo Archive-Series disc publishers,” said Mark D. Strobel, Primera’s vice president of sales and marketing. “It’s not a typo—the life of this media...