Team Group Launches Team C112 Flash Drive

Posted on 31/10/2012 by Johan

Team Group has unveiled the new Team C112 flash drive. Available in a 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB of storage capacities, the Team C112 comes equipped with a hole for stringing pendants or rings. It is designed with a sliding USB connector, where users can simply push out the connector with one hand. The Team C112 supports the USB 2.0 interface, offering a maximum data transfer speed at 20MB/Sec. This portable storage device is compatible with Windows (XP, Vista, 7) and Mac operation systems. [Tweak Town]

Silicon Power Firma F80 USB Flash Drive

Posted on 25/10/2012 by Johan

Silicon Power Firma F80 USB Flash Drive

Silicon Power has proudly introduced its new Firma F80 USB flash drive. Measuring at just 4.5mm thick, the drive utilizes the COB (Chip On Board) packaging technology, which makes it water, dust, shock and vibration proof. The cap-less USB flash drive is available in 8GB, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB of storage spaces. The Silicon Power Firma F80 USB flash drive is compatible with the Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8, Mac OS 10.3.x, and Linux 2.6.x operating systems. [Press Release]

VIA VAB-800 Pico-ITX Board

Posted on 26/07/2012 by Johan

VIA VAB-800 Pico-ITX Board

VIA is back with its latest product in the form of the VAB-800 Pico-ITX board. Measuring 10 cm x 7.2 cm, the VIA VAB-800 is actually the first VIA Pico-ITX board to feature an embedded ARM processor. The VIA VAB-800 features a choice of an 800MHz or a 1GHz Freescale ARM Cortex-A8 processor, two integrated GPUs for independent dual display, 3D/2D graphics acceleration to provide full HD playback support for resolutions up to 1080p, two USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet, VGA and mini HDMI. Sadly, there is no info on pricing so far. [VIA]

USB Power Delivery spec upped to 100W, aims to make proprietary power connectors obsolete

Posted on 23/07/2012 by Michael Gorman

The battle between Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 has only recently begun in earnest, what with mobo's finally emerging to give non-Mac computers access to the 10Gbps interface. While USB 3.0 can't match Thunderbolt in terms of data throughput, it now has the upper hand in power capabilities, as last week the 100W Power Delivery spec was approved for both USB 2.0 and 3.0. That's ten times what Thunderbolt can do, and it means that you can charge up your laptop or power most any peripheral via Universal Serial Bus. Naturally, the new specification relies on beefier cables to deliver maximum juice, but we won't have to go replacing all our old wires -- it includes a means to check attached cables and devices and set the voltage and amperage accordingly. Perfect, that means we won't have to carry around bundle of proprietary power cords when we travel, and we get peace of mind that charging via USB won't have any, ahem, unpleasant side effects.