March 31, 2005

Logitech MX518 Review

EverythingUSB reviews Logitech' MX518

"Optical illusions are fascinating. What are really just a few dots of ink can effectively fool the mind's depth perception and color recognition, enough to make you look twice and try to feel what's actually there. The MX518 takes advantage of this art with its new faceplate. A dark metallic silver color appears to absorb light in different areas, giving off the appearance of very deep dents in the mouse itself. The Swiss-cheese-like 'holes' are very similar to the NASA photos of moon craters, or perhaps more like someone putting speed holes in a new car with a pickaxe. Whatever it looks like, it will definitely pull attention on store shelves with the see-through box it's packaged in." -Read More EverythingUSB

March 27, 2005

USB Evolution in the Past 10 Years

everythingusb looks at the Evolution of USB over the Past 10 Years

"The past 10 years have witnessed the birth and growth of a new bus technology called Universal Serial Bus (USB). For the first few years after its introduction, many industry insiders wondered where this technology was heading. While it was designed to connect computers and telecommunication gear, it became a universal bus for a host of peripherals including consumer electronic products. Since its inception, USB has made significant contributions to the desktop, and peripherals alike." Read More

March 18, 2005

Buffalo BHB4-U201, BHB4-U2A01 USB 2 hubs

Buffalo, Japan recently unveiled a stylish Mac and PC compatible USB 2 hub. The BHB4-U201 is available in 4 colors and has 4 USB 2 ports. The BHB4-U2A01, also comes in 4 colors and 4 ports is a bit bigger than the BHB4-U201

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Corsair Flash Voyager 512MB

EverythingUSB reviews the Corsair Flash Voyager 512MB water-proof USB Thumb Drive.

"The Flash Voyager (512MB reviewed), encased in a rubberized case,proves to be more practical than plastic or brushed titanium. First,its elastic body can absorb any shock resulted from a drop, protectingthe USB connector and the NAND memory from harms. It is also immunefrom any scratches due to the nature of the material. Moreover, theleak-free case ensures drive is water-resistant. That only leaves theUSB connector exposed when the cap is removed. Even though most flashdrives would survive a submerge, but you would need to wait for them todry first."

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March 12, 2005

2-gigabyte (GB)* Cruzer Titanium

SanDisk Corporation has announced the addition of a 2-gigabyte (GB)* Cruzer Titanium to its award-winning line of portable flash drives. Cruzer Titanium is a sleek, USB 2.0 hi-speed flash storage drive that is virtually indestructible and designed to physically protect the valuable data of business and power users.

the Cruzer(R) Profile

SanDisk(R) Corporation, thursday introduced the Cruzer(R) Profile, a portable, hi-speed USB 2.0 flash memory storage drive with added personal security capability to safeguard data, images, presentations and other personal information.(a) Fingerprint identification technology embedded in the device helps restrict access to only the designated user(s) of the Cruzer Profile.

The stylish, compact Cruzer Profile, about the size of a pack of gum (dimensions: 60mm long, 24mm wide and 14mm in height), will be sold in 512 megabyte (MB) and one gigabyte (GB)(b) capacities, and includes dual LED's. One LED indicates USB functionality and data transfer and the second one provides proper status during enrollment and authentication of the biometric fingerprint.

The 512MB Cruzer Profile has a suggested retail price of $99.99 while the 1GB model carries a suggested retail tag of $199.99. SanDisk expects that the newest Cruzers will start shipping in mid-April, 2005.