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IBM’s research lab at Zurich have created a simple and effective security device to ensure safe online banking for consumers. Dubbed as the Zone Trusted Information Channel (ZTIC), a simple USB drive that creates a direct and secure channel to the bank’s online server for transactions irrespective of user’s PC being affected with malware or [...]

 
Samsung Electronics revealed S1 and S2 Portable Hard Drives that support 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch drives respectively. Though 1.8-inch drives have broken the 250GB limit, Samsung’s S1 will be available in capacities up to 160GB. S2 on the other hand will be able to store data up to half terabyte.
The drives are expected to hit [...]

 
If you’ve an obsession for thin devices, then you’d be happy to hear about Buffalo Technology’s MiniStation Shinobi HDD. Its thickness measures just 5mm. MiniStation Shinobi USB HDD is a 1.8-inch SATA drive running at 4200RPM which is not a storage warehouse as the available variants will come in capacities of 30GB and 60GB. However, [...]

 
Railway company in France, SNCF will start carrying closed trials of RFID enabled USB tickets. SNCF already uses RFID tickets for commuters and putting an USB interface is an extension to provide anywhere recharging. The RFID USB drives created by Neowave helps to store personal information details on the chip and the USB interface enable [...]

 
We knew Samsung’s 1.8-inch SpinPoint N2 drives were small enough to sneak easily into gadgets but selling these drives as external and measuring not more than credit cards is extraordinary. These USB powered drives are being sold in China (maybe even in Korea and Japan) in its signature glossy piano black finish. Looks are the [...]

 
Hi-tech encryption software integrated in flash drives can go kaput sometimes. Keeping that in mind, Thanko goes conventional and forks out a thumb drive with a padlock. Three numbers are easy to remember than a password. Isn’t it?
There no additional details as such but we expect it come with 1GB storage retailing at 780 [...]

 
Environment friendly devices are the new rage in electronics arena. And the newest addition is SimpleTech [re]drive from Fabrik. The company has tried to make its product eco-friendly in every aspect. Starting from its chassis, it is made up of a combination of recyclable aluminum for durability and bamboo wood to make it sustainable. Going [...]

 
There are already many players fighting for their share in the portable hard drive market and Toshiba comes up and throws out its 2.5″ trio offering. The colorful design is not only meant to show its aesthetic side but in fact it will signify how much storage it will carry. For instance, the Gecko Green [...]

 
Weird looking USB flash drives are not new. And we have another one sharing the place for ‘USB world is weird’. It’s a flash drive disguised as a 9-inch nail driven through the USB port. Agreed it’s a different shape altogether but paying 29.5 Euros for a 1GB flash drive seems senseless.
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If you were left unexcited with the recently announced LG XD1 portable HDDs, another Korean company, GDIS is offering the same solution albeit with some swanky body design. Dubbed as Spica art, it is in fact a floral design etched on a different combination of colors. These drives will come in 250GB and 320GB and [...]