Gizmodo: A-Data

A-DATA Turbo Series CF 350X Is the World's Fastest Compact Flash Card

Jason Chen — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:30:00 EDT

A-DATA's Turbo Series CF card is 350X, which gets you a 52MB/sec read and 47MB/sec write, and comes in 8 and 16GB sizes. It's the fastest Compact Flash card in the world, which is made out of Single-Level-Cell (SLC) flash memory, and has dual-channel support.
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Just What We Needed: Another Memory Card Standard

Matt Buchanan — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:00:40 EDT

The MultiMedia Card Association (who?) has approved a new "global memory card standard" developed by a Taiwanese research institute—dubbed the miCard (Multiple Interface Card)—which will work with both USB and MMC slots.

Skepticism over new formats aside, the specs seem fairly impressive: initial transfer rate and storage will be around 480Mbit/sec and 8GB, respectively, with both improving over time. The expected maximum capacity? 2048GB. I can definitely get behind two terabytes in my pocket. (I'm also happy to see you.)

Twelve companies are already backing the new format:

A-Data Technology Inc., Asustek Computer Inc., BenQ Corp., Carry Computer Eng. Co., C-One Technology Corp., DBTel Inc., Power Digital Card Co. and RiChip Inc.

Of course, adoption by technical associations and corporations (and calling it a "global standard") doesn't necessarily mean consumers will also take up the new cards, but backwards compatibility with current standard ports, like USB, should help. What do you think? Do we really need yet another format taking up shelf space at Best Buy? – Matt Buchanan

Taiwan's miCard chosen as global memory card standard [Computerworld via /.]

A-DATA Pirates of the Caribbean Flash Memory

Travis Hudson — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:00:51 EDT

A-DATA may be a little late to the party, but they have designed and released a variety of flash memory modules with a PotC theme. Available is a regular flash drive bearing Depp's character. Also available are SD Duo cards. These are like regular SD memory cards but have a USB module so they can be directly plugged in to a computer. Normally I would rip on A-DATA for showing up to the PotC bandwagon party very late, but I can't hate against anything featuring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley. SD Duo pictures after the fold.

–Travis Hudson

A DATA Pirates of the Caribbean Limited Edition Flash Drive and Memory Card [Fareastgizmos]

Mini Cube Hides 12GB of Storage

Louis Ramirez — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:33:03 EST

Being the geek that I am, I always make it a point of traveling with a 1GB USB flash drive, but lately that 1GB of space hasn't been cutting it. Enter A-Data's Mini Cube. This 1-inch USB drive packs 12GB of storage space in a footprint that's roughly the size of a postage stamp. It has a swiveling USB connector, much like Sony's old Micro Vault Pro, so connecting to awkwardly spaced USB ports shouldn't be a hassle. Not a bad way to spend your $125. – Louis Ramirez

A-Data 12GB Mini Cube [via UberGizmo]

CES 2007: A-DATA Info SD Card

Travis Hudson — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 18:12:57 EST

Debuting at CES 2007 in early January is the world's first SD card that comes loaded with bi-stable display technology. Bi-stable is a fancy way of saying the SD card has a very small display integrated into the card that does not require additional power sources to function. The display will show the available space on the card and name of the card. With so many gadgets using SD, it is hard to juggle them all. The Info SD won the innovations award for computer accessories at CES 2007.

The Info SD is a big step forward for memory cards, but I think I know a better step. Here is my million dollar idea: find a way to add a mini-USB port onto the actual card. No need for card readers or any of that jazz, just plug the card directly into your computer. Anybody want to tackle this? I'll give you a cut of the profits. – Travis Hudson

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A-Data FP1 Finger Scanning USB Drive

Gizloco — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 18:11:46 EDT

Yeah, you could use a USB drive with some sort of software security feature, but it's probably only a matter of time until eastern European hackers crack that code. However, as this isn't Men in Black, you're already in possession of an excellent method of identifying yourself: your fingerprints. A-Data's FB1 USB drive scans your fingerprints on first use and identifies those fingerprints as the owner's. From then on, if you want to access the data on the drive, a simple fingerprint scan unlocks the drive. If, for some reason, your digits become unavailable, there's also a backup password system.

This fingerprint scanning USB drive is available in 256MB, 512MB, 1GB and 2GB sizes, with the largest drive retailing for $59.99. – Nicholas Deleon

Product Page [A-Data via The Inquirer]