It may not mean much to your grandmother, but performance hounds are sure to jump all over this one. Kingston has just rolled out a few new slices of DIMM deliciousness, and it’s claiming that the new HyperX DDR3 modules are the world’s fastest low-voltage memory sticks. The dual-channel kit ships with two XMP-ready profiles already baked in, with the 1.35 volts at 1866MHz being hailed as “a world’s first for speed matching higher frequency with a lower voltage.” All told, the company is debuting a trio of products in the LoVo line — the dual-profile kit, a mainstream low voltage 1600MHz, 1.35 volt kit and an ultra-low voltage 1333MHz, 1.25 volt kit. — and you can pick ‘em up soon in 4GB bundles for between $154 to $203. These guys did, and they’re stoked.
Kingston trumpets ultra-low voltage HyperX DDR3 memory originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Rhett and Link (and one Bill Gates, too) may assume that 64KB of memory is “plenty,” but let’s be realistic here — it’s not. Samsung’s fully in agreement, and it’s looking to make your next DIMM or SODIMM a lot more capacious with a new 40nm-class process technology. As the story goes, volume production has begun on a new 4Gb DDR3 module, which could be squeezed onto existing sticks in order to produce 16GB / 32GB DIMMs (for desktops) and 8GB SODIMMs (for laptops). There’s no clear indication of when this whole “mass production” thing will lead to “on sale right now,” but we’re guessing it’ll make the transition between “now” and “really soon.” Bonus video after the break.
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Samsung’s 4Gb DDR3 RAM modules could put 8GB in your next netbook originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Here’s hoping you didn’t pull the trigger on of the world’s first SDXC cards to ship, ’cause if so, you just paid a painful premium. Nary two months after Panasonic served up the first 32GB and 64GB SDXC cards to the masses, SanDisk has stepped in to ship its highest capacity Secure Digital card ever in the 64GB Ultra SDXC. Said device boasts a 15MB/sec read speed, a Class 4 speed rating and an exFAT file structure that helps you capture 1080p clips without any glitches or hangups. It’s also based around the minty fresh SD 3.0 specification, so make sure that you pick up an SDXC reader or a device that specifically supports the format (you know, like ASUS’ Eee PC T101MT). If you’re finally ready to leap, this one’s available now for the not-quite-reasonable price of $349.99, though if we were you, we’d wait for the rest of the competition to hit the ship button and drive down the MSRP.
SanDisk ships 64GB Ultra SDXC card for $350 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Our British readers will already be painfully familiar with the comical propensity that government officials (even spies!) have for losing sensitive data while on the move. It might be an idea, therefore, to give your forgetful local representative a break with one of these new Corsair USB drives. The Padlock 2 features OS-agnostic password protection via the keypad you see above plus 256-bit encryption of the data stored on the flash inside. So even if someone is tenacious enough to pry the case open, he’ll have a hard time getting anything useful out of it. Oh, and don’t worry about forgetting the passcode, there’s a procedure for wiping the drive clean and generating a new one. 8GB units are available immediately, and we’ve spotted them online priced at £46 in the UK and $59 in the good old US of A.
Corsair’s Padlock 2 offers 256-bit AES encryption inside a rugged body originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Japan’s Keio University claims to have developed, in conjunction with Toshiba, the technology to shrink the size of SSDs by a spectacular 90 percent while also cutting energy consumption by 70 percent. If that’s not enough mind-boggling numbers for you, the final product of this partnership is expected to yield 1TB drives with 2Gbps throughput. The details of this are still somewhat unclear, but we’re told researchers stacked 128 NAND flash chips atop one another, with the breakthrough being in the way they communicate — using short-range magnetic signals — which results in less wiring complexity and reduced production costs. We’ll take some convincing to believe they can really put these to practical use by 2012 as promised, but if they do make it to any sort of commercial launch, you can bet we’ll be queuing up through the night to get one. Note: Nikkei source link requires a paid subscription to access.
Keio University and Toshiba ready tiny 1TB SSDs for 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Panasonic’s duo of SDXC cards should be shipping out this month, which means that you’ll be needing a new card reader on the double. Of course, it’s not like you’re really about to pay upwards of $450 for 32GB of wicked fast Secure Digital storage (or $600 for the 64 gigger), but hey, it’s hard to knock Elecom for being proactive. Said outfit has just released what looks to be the first multicard readers to openly support SDXC, with the MR-A001BK handling ten formats and the MR-A002 supporting a grand total of 32 — some of which haven’t been used regularly since Vikings ruled the north. Both are expected to ship in Japan later this month, with pricing set for ¥1,890 ($21) and ¥2,415 ($27) in order of mention.
Elecom introduces SDXC-compatible card reader, waits for you to afford SDXC cards originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Whether a professional caregiver, friend or relative cares for your pet, make sure they are prepared with important information identifying your pet's veterinarian's contact information, allergies and medical care issues to enable them to address the unforeseen emergency. How do you do this? The Travel Stix USB Flash drive claims to contain all the forms you need for when you travel with or without your pet.
Legit Reviews was recently invited to take a tour of IM Flash Technologies (IMFT) in Lehi, Utah to see how NAND Flash memory is manufactured. Read on as we get into a bunny suit to see how 25nm NAND Flash memory wafers are made and then find out what this shrink means to you as a consumer. That 1TB SSD might not be a dream after all.
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