Advanced Media announced today that its RIDATA USB Drive with microSD slot is now available in 8GB capacity. Using the built in microSD slot, users can plug in a microSD or microSDHC card and download their data directly to the drive. The drive also features partition and security functions to create a private partition with password protection.

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­Advanced Media, Inc., manufacturer and marketer of the popular RIDATA brand of recordable CD and DVD media, electronic storage products, and digital media accessories, is pleased to announce its RIDATA USB Drive with Micro SD slot is now available in 8GB capacity. The drive allows users to securely store and transfer data from a cell phone or other MicroSD or MicroSDHC enabled device.

Harvey Liu, Advanced Media president commented, "Cell phones, PDA's and other small devices are now using MicroSD or MicroSDHC cards for additional storage. Now users can easily download the content saved on their mobile device to our USB stick."

Hammer Storage recently announced the release of its new morespace Portable hard drives. These affordable, pocket sized drives are available now in capacities up to 500GB and can be customized through the use of personalized skins, which also protect the drive against scratches.

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Hammer Storage, a division of Bell Microproducts Inc. (Other OTC:BELM.PK - News), one of the world's largest value-added distributors of storage and computing technology, today announced the release of its latest storage solution: morespace(TM) Portable. Hammer's morespace Portable is a compact, lightweight portable hard drive that allows users to instantly add more space to both PCs and Macs. Complete with easy to use back-up software, morespace Portable is available now. Priced below comparable offerings, morespace Portable costs under 26 cents per gigabyte (GB) of storage and can be found at select retail stores and online retailers listed at www.hammer-storage.com.

For on-the-go consumers, the new morespace is small enough to fit into a shirt pocket and offers users the ability to make their morespace exclusively their own through the use of customizable skins, which will also protect it from scratches. morespace Portable sets itself apart by offering more than just the standard color choices available from its major competitors. By simply visiting http://www.hammer-storage.com/skins/, users can purchase completely custom skins that feature a favorite photograph, color scheme, artwork, or other fashionable design. One skin is included with the morespace Portable unit to get consumers started, which can easily be removed and replaced with a custom skin of the consumer's choice.

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Toshiba Corp. (Toshiba), a leading innovator in memory card technologies and solutions, and Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC), its subsidiary in the Americas, today reinforced their memory card line-up with the launch of a 16GB microSDHC card offering the largest capacity available in the market. At the same time, the company extended its range of industry-leading memory card solutions by adding ultra fast read/write 8GB and 16GB SDHC cards to its line-up. Mass production of the new SDHC cards will start in December, with production of the new microSDHC slated to start in January 2009.

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All of the new SDHC memory cards comply with the SD memory standard Ver. 2.00, and the two new SDHC cards announced today support class 6 ultra fast read/write speed -- a maximum write speed of 20MB per second, delivering high performance for continuous shooting of still images and recording video images. The new cards meet strong market demands for cards combining high capacities with high speed data read and write. The new microSDHC can be used with an adapter that allows it to be used in SDHC slots.

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Blockbuster recently announced the launch of its new MediaPoint digital media player. Manufactured by 2Wire, this set-top box gives consumers the ability to instantly stream thousands of TV shows and movies directly to their television. The player features built in ethernet and Wi-Fi as well as support for HD video content. The MediaPoint digital media player is available now as part of a $99 package which includes the device as well as 25 movie rentals.

Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI, BBI.B), a leading global provider of media entertainment, and 2Wire, a provider of integrated broadband solutions, today introduced the 2Wire MediaPoint(TM) digital media player, an easy-to-use, on-demand video solution that offers movie fans instant access through their television sets to BLOCKBUSTER(R) ONDEMAND content, including thousands of titles from the latest movie releases to classic favorites.

Beginning today, for a limited time, the MediaPoint digital media player is available free with the advance rental of 25 BLOCKBUSTER ONDEMAND movies for $99 at http://www.blockbuster.com. Unlike subscription-based services, which typically offer movies years after their release, BLOCKBUSTER ONDEMAND includes hot new releases, many available within weeks of leaving theaters. After the initial 25 rentals, movies are available for as little as $1.99 each. The players will begin shipping in time for the holiday season.

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Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today launched the new Pico-E USB drive, a sleek and small mobile storage device with a unique new sliding lid.

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The Pico family of USB drives is renowned for its impressively small size. It combines style and performance into a classy little package that is much more rugged than it looks. Unlike most USB drives, Pico drives do not have removable lids, so there’s no worry about losing the lid. Each style in the Pico family employs a different patented structural design for closing: Pico-A and Pico-D have swivel lids, Pico-B is retractable and Pico-C is lidless. The fifth product in the Pico series, Pico-E, features an innovative new sliding lid.

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A-DATA sent out a press release today, announcing its new line of XPG 2.5-inch Solid State Drives (SSD). Available in capacities up to 192GB, A-DATA's new SSDs use a high-speed SATA II interface that is capable of 170MB/s read and 100MB/s write speeds. The drives also feature a mini-USB 2.0 port that allows them to be used as an external hard drive.

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With the ever-growing popularity of compact notebooks and high-end portable devices, the demand for Solid State Drives (SSD) is greater than ever. A-DATA offers a new SSD aimed at a growing, more casual audience seeking for fast and solid storage device.

A-DATA XPG 2.5” SSD is an innovative gadget available up to a tremendous capacity of 192GB. Having both, SATA II high-speed interface and an extra built-in mini-USB 2.0 port, this SSD combines the advantages of SSD and conventional hard drives, such as mobility and great convenience, in one device. Equipped with a tough but lightweight case, high reliability, low power consumption and incredible shock resistance, A-DATA XPG SSDs delivering exceptional read/write speeds of up to 170MB / 100MB per second to guarantee fast transfer rates.

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Intel Corporation and Micron Technology Inc. (NYSE:MU) today announced mass production of their jointly developed 34nm, 32 gigabit multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory device. Developed and manufactured by the companies’ NAND flash joint venture, IM Flash Technologies (IMFT), the process technology is the most advanced process available on the market and enables the industry’s only monolithic 32 Gb NAND chip that fits into a standard 48-lead thin small-outline package (TSOP). The companies are ahead of schedule with 34nm NAND production, expecting their Lehi facility to have transitioned more than 50 percent of its capacity to 34nm by year’s end.

“We have made great strides in NAND process capability and are now in a leadership role with 34nm production,” said Brian Shirley, vice president of Micron’s Memory Group. “The tiny 34nm, 32 Gb chip enables our customers to easily increase their NAND storage capacity for a number of consumer and computing products.”

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plextor logo.jpgPlextor, a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance digital media equipment, announces new products as a part of its new 2008 lineup. Featured in the new offering are 6x Blu-Ray Combo drives, 22x Super Multi DVD±RW drives, and an 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW for PC and Mac.

“Plextor continues to strengthen its position in the optical storage market with the addition of these new drives to its already robust line of products,” said Bob Gronski, vice president of sales and marketing for Plextor. “Now more than ever, people are going out less and taking advantage of home entertainment more, so it’s a perfect time for us to introduce such an extensive line of products.”

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Pegasys, Inc. (http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com), the company that makes digital video easy, has added more video format compatibility with popular digital devices such as the latest iPod Nano® (4th generation), iPhone® 3G and Sony Walkman® to its TMPGEnc MovieStyle software. The new update allows users to easily convert video clips from one format to another for use on popular portable digital devices to full HD devices such as the Playstation 3. The update is free to download for current registered users. A free trial download and the updated full version for $39.95 per license are also now available at www.tmpg-inc.com.

Now users can drag and drop video to play in many popular digital devices, such as the latest iPod Nano®, the popular iPhone® 3G, Sony’s video Walkman®, Nintendo® Wii™, Playstation® 3 and much more. MovieStyle allows users of any age to quickly and easily convert video clips for these devices without any prior video encoding knowledge.

TMPGEnc MovieStyle converts video clips to portable and high definition formats compatible with popular digital devices, including: iPod®/iPhone®/iPod Nano®, Apple® TV, Sony® mylo™ COM-2, PSP™, Playstation® 3, Sony Walkman®, Zune™, Xbox 360™, Nintendo DS™ with PLAY-YAN, Nintendo® Wii™, PDA's with Windows Media Player, and DivX®.

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