Flash Media

Samsung has developed a 2.5-inch, 256 Gigabyte (GB) solid state drive using a SATA II interface which is about 2.4 times faster than a typical HDD.

SanDisk’s new Mobile Ultra range (microSD/microSDHC and Memory Stick Micro) of memory cards for mobile phones promise fast side-loading speeds in capacities up to 8GB.

With all the virtues of a state-of-the-art Flash drive and delivering great bang-per-buck for its unique functionality, the latest 8GB IronKey features a ruggedized, waterproof and tamper-resistant form factor that includes hardware encryption, strong authentication and ultra-fast memory.

SanDisk has unveiled the Sansa Fuze MP3 player, a well specced entry level unit which joins the pint-sized Sansa Clip and the video-centric

Mtron has developed a 1.8 inch ZIF-type SSD for laptop PCs. The shock-resistant 128GB SSD has no noise, low power-consumption and a maximum reading speed of 120MB/s and writing speed of 100MB/s.

Sandisk’s new 16GB iNAND embedded flash drive doubles the capacity of its 8GB predecessor to meet the demands of storage-hungry applications on portable systems such as mobile handsets, digital audio/MP3 players, gaming applications, GPS and personal media players.

Panasonic has announced it will release a 32 Gigabyte SD High Capacity (SDHC) Memory Card with up to 20MB/s data transfer speed in April 2008.

Sandisk has announced the upcoming release of a 32GB SDHC card with significantly increased read and write speeds along with an 8GB version of its two-in one, USB-ready SDHC Plus line.

Spurred by the proliferation of HD-capable flash-memory-based camcorders, SanDisk have unveiled a line of SanDisk Video HD cards that will be identified not only by capacity, but also by minutes of recording time.

SanDisk has announced plans for the world's largest capacity microSDHC card for mobile phones, packing a whopping 12GB of storage.

SanDisk’s new Cruzer Titanium Plus USB flash drive offers automatic online backup for every file copied to the drive, giving users access to their backed-up files through any Internet connected computer, should the drive be lost, stolen or simply forgotten.

Flash memory formats continue to expand but fortunately, so too do the transfer solutions. Kingston’s latest external, hi-speed multi-card reader supports 19 types of Flash memory cards in a 3.61" x 2.71" package for USD$17.