Pen Drives

For those looking for a high-security portable drive, the Keypad 200 from Kingston is well worth a look

It's a 16GB flash drive for over £60 - but it has some unique security features baked in

Would you pay £135 for a 1TB USB-C thumb drive? Kingston certainly hopes so

Kingston is adding a new USB drive to its Duo family of plug-and-play drives. The new DataTraveler Duo (DTDE) is a dual-interface USB flash drive with increased versatility and flexibility for “newer and legacy devices”. Featuring a USB-A and a USB-C interface, the DataTraveler Duo uses a sturdy and stylish dual …

Earlier this week, Kingston announced a new trio of secure, encrypted USB keys. Now, we are seeing more hardware-encryption security keys hitting the market, with the latest being the Aegis Secure Key 3NXC USB drive from Apricorn. The main selling point for this one is “on-the-fly 100% hardware-based encryption”.  One …

TeamGroup is about to expand its portable storage solutions portfolio with a new USB flash drive and a new memory card. Both the T-Force Spark RGB USB drive and the Elite SDXC memory card bring a “fresh new look to storage devices” and offer high capacity in a portable format for …

TeamGroup has introduced two new storage devices that are being added to its portable storage range. The new devices include the multifunctional T183 Stationary Flash drive and the tough PD1000 Portable SSD. The new T193 Stationary Flash drive from TeamGroup is equipped with multifunctional stationary features such as a 180-degree …

Kingston has announced that its IronKey D300 Encrypted USB Flash Drive series has been awarded NATO Restricted Level Certification, making it one of the most secure USB Flash Drives available. After a thorough and detailed validation process, the Kingston IronKey D300, D300S and D300M have been listed in the NATO …

The Team at F-Secure Foundry has released a new version of its USB armory flash drive-sized computer. The latest USB armory USB device is suitable for a range of applications that require the flexibility of an embedded computer without sacrificing security such as cryptocurrency wallets, secure authentication and licensing tokens. …

CES 2020 is reaching its halfway point today and we have already seen a stack of innovative and exciting new products launching at the event in the last few days. Western Digital has announced the world’s highest capacity, pocket-sized portable SSD from its SanDisk line, along with other brand-new storage …

Multifactor authentication is an important part of keeping your accounts secure online. Often a second factor is the only thing protecting your accounts should a service suffer a data breach. Google has taken a similar approach for its employees but with U2F or Universal 2nd Factor, using a security key …

The Consumer Electronics Show is upon us this week, which means we can expect plenty of announcements from companies across all areas of tech. Kicking things off  for us this year is Kingston, with the announcement of its 2TB DataTraveler Ultimate GT USB 3.1 portable SSD, the highest capacity thumb …

You may have never heard of the company, but iStorage are the trusted global leaders in PIN-authenticated data storage devices using military-level hardware encryption. The datAshur PRO Flash Drive is one of a number of USB drives of differing formats and capacities that iStorage offers. Formed in 2009, the company …

While SanDisk may have been the first to tout a 200GB microSD card last year, more companies are starting to catch on to the trend with Lexar becoming the latest to launch a high-performance microSDXC card offering speeds up to 95 MBps. The 200GB capacity is a step up from …

Kingston has earned a reputation with its HyperX brand over the last few years. Today, we are taking a look at the HyperX Savage 128GB USB drive, which supports first-generation USB 3.1 technology and promises ‘blazing fast' read and write speeds. How does it hold up? Let's find out! Kingston …

The iKlips from Adam Elements may look like a lowly USB flash drive, but its main purpose it as removable storage for iOS devices. On one end is a USB 3 connector, while at the other, a Lighting connector that plugs into an iPhone and iPad, supplementing any internal storage …

Even though Microsoft Corp.’s Windows 10 operating system is available for free to those, who already use a recent Windows, the software giant actually sells licenses for the OS to system makers and end users. As reported before, Microsoft decided not to use DVDs to distribute its Windows 10, but …

Western Digital Corp. this week introduced its all-new My Book Pro storage device with up to 12TB capacity, which is claimed to be the company’s highest-performing external storage solution based on hard disk drives. The new My Book Pro relies on Thunderbolt 2 or USB 3.0 interfaces. The new WD …

In the increasingly mobile world, it is very hard to find a storage device that is compatible with all gadgets that are in use, is not expensive, is easy to carry and to use. SanDisk has managed to create one: the SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick can store up to 128GB of …

Integral Memory, a producer of NAND flash-based computer components, has announced its first USB flash drives with both type-C and type-A connectors that boast with 5Gb/s transfer rate. The new drives are designed for new PCs with new receptacles. The family of Integral Fusion USB drives with type-A and type-C …

Although virtually all leading makers of mainboards demonstrated their new products with USB type-C receptacles at Computex, it does not seem that makers of various peripherals are ready to embrace the new connector just yet. In fact, Patriot was one of a few companies at the trade-show displaying USB-C products. …

Want to have a high-performance external storage device with USB 3.1 interface, but consider commercially available products too expensive? Sharkoon, a leading maker of PC peripherals, may have a solution! Sharkoon has introduced a special DIY [do it yourself] kit for an external storage device with USB 3.1 interface. The …

Super Talent Technology, a well-known producer of various NAND flash-based storage devices, has unveiled one of the world’s first external solid-state drives with USB 3.1 interface. The new product combines portable sizes, high storage capacities and very high performance. The Super Talent USB 3.1 portable RAIDDrive consists of two M.2 …

Patriot Memory, a well-known supplier of memory modules, NAND flash-based devices as well as various peripherals, on Tuesday introduced one of the world’s first USB flash drives with reversible type-C connector. Initially, owners of Apple’s latest MacBook laptops will use the new drives, but eventually such storage devices are going …

Micron Technology has announced that it will reduce shipments of its NAND flash memory to the spot market. While the move may have limited effects on the market initially, it could lead to consolidation of makers of NAND flash-based devices, including solid-state drives. In a bid to improve its profit …

SanDisk Corp. this week introduced a solution that could be useful for many owners of the latest iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices with limited amount of built-in NAND flash memory. The SanDisk iXpand flash drive features the Lightning connector and can be used to store various media files saving …

Kingston is already well known for its desktop RAM modules and Solid State Drives but they also make flash drives for those of you who need to back up data and take it on the go. Chances are, you have several USB sticks lying around already so what makes the …

Power Quotient International (PQI), a well-known maker of NAND flash and DRAM memory solutions, on Wednesday released the industry’s first flash storage drive with USB 2.0 and Apple Lightning interfaces. The device is designed to backup data from various Apple devices with the Lightning connector in order to free up …

Chances are you already have several flash pen drives at home, either lying around on a desk or in a drawer. Smaller drives are ideal for flashing a motherboard BIOS and updating firmware, but the larger drives are more serious – used for backing up and moving large amounts of …

While there is no doubt that in the not too distant future we will be transferring gigabytes quickly across the planet at very little cost – right now the movement of very large files still requires a physical device. Always happy to play at the high end in terms of …