NEW YORK (PRWEB) August 15, 2005 — Memina, a spin-off of Samsung Electronics and a leading developer of high-speed, high-performance flash memory products, today announced the launch of the fastest USB Flash Drive on the market. Memina’s new 4GB ROCKET USB Flash Drive sets new records for speed and capacity, boasting unprecedented 200x transfer speeds of 30MB/s, and enough storage to transfer and play back a full-length DVD movie on a single device.

The 4GB ROCKET is the latest release in Memina’s ultra-fast, maximum capacity ROCKET line of drives, designed to offer the highest USB Flash performance available today. Built with video professionals, IT administrators and business travelers in mind, the 4GB ROCKET meets the most demanding storage demands … fast. Two hours of uncompressed or eight hours of compressed digital video, up to 2,000 music files, and heavy-duty software applications can be quickly transferred and conveniently run directly from the drive.

Memina’s ROCKET and POCKET ROCKET series of USB flash drives are built to last. All models feature Samsung SLC memory that lasts 10 times longer than mainstream drives, a gold USB connector that provides superior signal quality and a rotating, never-lose cap that protects against damage from dust, vibration, or moisture. Weighing in at less than one ounce, these drives are small and lightweight enough to conveniently fit in a pocket. Backed by a lifetime warranty and a 30-day, money-back guarantee, a Memina ROCKET or POCKET ROCKET is likely the last USB Flash Drive consumers will ever need to buy.

All ROCKET and POCKET ROCKET series products come standard with a USB extension cable so it can easily go from the laptop and other portable devices to the desktop, without a hassle. Memina also offers an optional ROCKET DOCK-IT desktop cradle for its USB Flash Drives, keeping them within arm’s reach at all times.

Memina’s 4GB ROCKET has an MSRP of $469; purchase information is available at http://rocket.memina.com. The ROCKET line also features 1GB and 2GB models. Also available from Memina: the high-speed yet compact POCKET ROCKET line of USB Flash Drives, featuring 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB storage capacities.

About Memina
A spin-off of Samsung Electronics, Memina is a leading developer of high-speed, high-performance flash memory products. Memina designs, engineers, manufactures, and distributes its own products, with more than 3 million drives developed to date. The company’s flagship product offerings are the ROCKET and POCKET ROCKET series of USB Flash Drives, which combine the best in design and quality with top capacities and record read/write speeds for the fast, easy transfer and transport of high-volume data, video, and music files.

For more information, visit www.memina.com.
Pictures taken from: Engadget.com

The Sanyo Xacti E6 is an ultra-compact six megapixel model with a 3x optical zoom lens (although Sanyo persists in including interpolation in its cameras, this time almost doubling the resolution to 10.2 megapixels – something which can be done more effectively in a computer, rather than in the camera). Probably the standout feature of the Xacti E6 given its small chassis is a whopping 3.0″ LCD display. Other features will apparently include 9-point autofocusing, a choice of metering modes, four-mode flash, six scene modes, 30fps VGA movie capability, and USB and NTSC/PAL video output. Power comes from a proprietary Lithium Ion battery, and images are stores in 16MB of internal memory, or on optional Secure Digital cards.

The Sanyo Xacti E6 will ship this September in Europe, with pricing set at €430 (roughly equivalent to US$532 / CAD$637 / £294 / Â¥58,300 ignoring exchange rate fluctuations, taxes and duties). Photos of the camera body can be seen on the digitalkamera.de website.

Pictures From: Engadget.com
Source: Imaging Resource

Qtek’s new 0.68-inch thick 8310 and 8300 will run Windows Mobile 5.0, have a 2.2-inch QVGA display, quad-band EDGE, a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, MiniSD, and apparently even WiFi.

Source: Smartphone Thoughts

Adding to the company’s existing line-up of flash-based portable audio players, iriver has introduced the T10 and T30, adding compatibility with Microsoft Windows Media Digital Rights Management (DRM) 10, better known as ‘PlaysForSure’. The newfound support for PlaysForSure enables the two flash players to be used in conjunction with subscription-based music services such as Rhapsody To Go, Napster To Go and Yahoo! Music Unlimited.

Sporting an unusual and slightly ‘bent’ form factor, the T10 incorporates a four-line colour display and comes in either orange or red. On the list of formats supported for playback are MP3, WMA, WMA DRM 10 and Ogg Vorbis, with the T10 also boasting SRS WOW technology for improved audio quality. Furthermore, the player is equipped with a stereo FM receiver from which users can record either manually or at a preset time.

Also doubling as a voice recorder, the iriver T10 integrates USB 2.0 for PC connectivity and comes bundled with a sports case and, armband and sports clip, claiming up to 34 hours of music playback.

With a more conventional form factor, the T30 shares many of the features of the T10 such as its four-line backlit display – although that of the T30 is monochrome, as opposed to the colour variety found in the T10. Offering up to 34 hours of music playback, the T30 also supports MP3, WMA, WMA DRM 10 and Ogg Vorbis file formats, and is equipped with SRS WOW technology.

As is the case with the T10, the T30 also offers a voice recorder, but omits the FM radio capabilities in favour of a slightly smaller size. Like the T10, the T30 connects via USB 2.0 and comes in 512 MB and 1 GB editionts.

Available this August in the US, the iriver T10 sells for $149.99 USD and $199.99 USD for the 512 MB and 1 GB editions, respectively. The T30, meanwhile, sells for $99.99 USD and $149.99 USD for its 512 MB and 1 GB editions (guess which is which). Furthermore, the T30 is also already available in Europe, where the 512 MB and 1 GB editions sell for €95 EUR and €145 EUR, respectively. Rounding matters up, the T10 is also available in Europe, although its pricing in this market has yet to be announced.

Source: Infosyncworld

By Michael Kobrin
This fall, Creative will bring a color screen and photo-viewing capability to its most popular MP3 player. The Creative Zen Micro Photo will have a 262,144-color organic LED display, which the company claims will offer a very wide viewing angle and better color than a standard color LCD. We first saw the Zen Micro Photo at CES in January, where it was announced in 5GB and 6GB capacities priced at $299 and $349, respectively. Creative has since adjusted those numbers: The Zen Micro Photo will have 8GB of storage and will be priced at $249 when it hits stores in September or October. It will be the same size (3.3 by 0.7 by 2 inches) and weight (3.8 ounces) as the Zen Micro, but the user-replaceable battery will now last 15 hours instead of 12. It also retains the FM tuner, voice and FM recording, and that eerie blue glow, and the player will be available in ten different colors. The Zen Micro Photo will be compatible with online subscription and download services, but it still doesn’t support Apple computers, nor will it be USB Mass Storage Class-compliant. This release, of course, puts the ball in Apple’s court to come up with a color version of the iPod mini.

Source: PCMAG
Photo: Gizmodo.com

It turns out that SanDisk’s SD Plus is a card with a twist—or, rather, a fold. Even though the card itself is smaller than a postage stamp, it’s been built with teeny, tiny hinges. And when you fold it back on itself, you reveal a set of metal contacts that you can insert directly into the U.S.B. jack of your Mac or PC.

The card doesn’t have an actual U.S.B. connector of the sort you find at the end of your camera’s cable; it dispenses with the outer rectangle frame. All that really counts, it turns out, is those metal contacts.

That’s it. The computer sees the card as an external drive—a flash drive, just as though you’d inserted the card into a card reader—and you can download the photos just as you always do. Except you’ve completely eliminated the need for an additional piece of gear that bridges your camera and your computer.

More info: NY Times

Rumors are circulating that Palm will soon be announcing the Palm Treo 700.

CoolTechTimes.com have got the “Top Secret World Exclusive!”.

Some Features Include:
1.3mp camera with digital zoom capability of 8X
EVDO for Sprint and Verizon users
A really classy design
Screen resolution of 320 * 320
I will get more detailed specs as they come to hand

Thanks to Frank for spotting this one

Source: MobileWhack