Kingston, the world's largest independent manufacturer of memory products, has launched its DataTraveler Locker+ series of USB flash drives. Measuring 65.76 x 17.98 x 10.7mm, these compact flash drives  feature 256-bit AES hardware-based encryption on all its stored data, waterproof and simple to use.

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OCZ today released the Colossus 3.5” Solid State Drive (SSD) Series available in up to one terabyte configurations delivering excellent performance on internal RAID 0 architecture. The maximum read speed/write speed is 260MB/s while the Sustained write is at 220MB/s and Max IOPS at 14K. The Colossus SSD is available in other capacities such as 128GB, 256GB, 512GB. Prices range from USD6xx for 128GB to USD35xx for 1TB version for the US market. Expect prices to be higher for the Europe and Asia markets.

Today, Transcend launched their new StoreJet 35T external hard drive which comes with TurboHDD USB transfer mode and One Touch auto-backup button, and offers up to 1.5TB capacity to store your photos, music and video files. In addition, the manufacturer has also announced their latest 64GB CompactFlash memory card that supports even the high-end digital SLR cameras.

AMP, a leader in netbook SSD upgrades and cute USB flash drives, has launched its Wink series of flash drives. Measuring 30 x 12 x 2.5mm, these compact drives are encased in high-impact polymer and “features an embossed wink face and an eye hole for an included keychain”.

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G.Skill has released its Falcon II SATA II 2.5” Solid State Drive (SSD) featuring the new Indilinx ECO controller with the latest 34nm NAND flash memory. The performance of the 64GB SSD is rated at 220/110MB/Sec (Read/Write), while the 128GB and 256GB SSDs are rated at an impressive 220/150MB/sec. In addition, the Falcon II will feature the latest Indilinx 1819 version firmware which offers improved support for the Windows 7 TRIM command.

OCZ Technology announced its collaboration with SandForce on OCZ’s next generation of mainstream and enterprise solid state drives (SSDs). OCZ’s impending solutions will feature various configurations of SandForce’s innovative SF-1500 and SF-1200 SSD Processors and multi-level cell (MLC) and single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash memory, all with the objective of providing best-in-class storage with exceptional performance, reliability, endurance, and power efficiency. The SandForce-based SSD line will be available in multiple interfaces including 3Gb/s SATA and 6Gb/s SAS in capacities ranging from 50GB to 400GB.

Tymes Machines, a worldwide maker of licensed USB drives, has unveiled its series of 3D Star Wars sculpted character USB flash drives, featuring Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Storm Trooper and Yoda.

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I-O Data has jumped onto the USB 3.0 SuperSpeed bandwagon with the announcement of its new HDJ-UT external hard drive, USB3-PEX PCI-Express x1 two port low-profile expansion card, and USB3-EXC ExpressCard 34 card.

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Active Media Products (AMP) has unveiled the Koala drive, adding on to its lineup of Endangered Species Series (Panda, Penguin and Polar Bear drives) launched earlier this year.

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Apple has joined with EMI to offer 30,000 limited edition apple-shaped USB flash drives pre-loaded with 14 remastered Beatles titles together with the album art, expanded liner notes, rare photos and mini-documentaries (about the studio albums).

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