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IronKey : The World’s Most Secure USB Flash Drive

bermandt — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:18:11 +0000

The IronKey is a revolutionary personal security device designed to protect your data, passwords and online identity on any computer.

Now you can safely carry your digital files with you wherever you go and surf the Web privately through almost any network–even across unsecured wireless hotspots.

Furthermore, the IronKey is optimized for speed and designed to be waterproof and tamperproof. The IronKey Cryptochip uses hardware-based encryption, which is faster, more secure, and easier to use (no software or drivers to install) than software-based encryption.

Although it employs advanced military-grade security, it is a cinch to use and requires only a password to unlock it. Manage all of your online accounts and passwords in one place with direct access and protection against keystroke-logging spyware and other online threats. If Cryptochip detects any physical tampering by a thief or a hacker, it will self-destruct. And if your IronKey is ever lost or stolen, you can easily restore your lost data and passwords to a new IronKey.

When an IronKey is plugged into a laptop or desktop computer, the user must authenticate with a password before data and applications are accessible. Unlike software-based encryption, the IronKey Cryptochip prevents encryption keys from being transferred and stored onto PCs, where they are vulnerable.

IronKey protects against brute-force password guessing attacks by using non-volatile access-failure counters stored on the Cryptochip. If a thief tries to break into an IronKey and enters 10 incorrect passwords, the Cryptochip will securely erase all the encrypted data with patent-pending Flash Trash technology. This ensures no trace can be recovered from the device.

IronKeys are pre-configured with a portable version of Mozilla’s popular Firefox Web browser. All data, cookies, and web history are maintained locally on the IronKey. IronKey’s optional Secure Sessions service protects your privacy on the Web by triple-encrypting your web surfing traffic, and provides secure DNS services to help assure that you are not visiting a spoofed website.

The Ironkey can generate random passwords and the Password Manager will remember them for you.
The Ironkey Password Manager locally manages all your online passwords with secure one-click direct access and protection against keystroke-logging spyware and other online threats. Optional encrypted password backup is provided as an online service.

Specifications :

Capacity : 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB
Speed* : Up to 30 MB per second Read, Up to 20 MB per second Write
Dimensions : 75mm X 19mm X 9mm
Weight : .9 oz (25 grams)
Waterproof : MIL-STD-810F
Temperature : Operating: 0 °C, +70 °C, Storage: -40 °C, +85 °C
Operating Shock : 16G rms
Hardware : USB 2.0 high speed
OS Compatibility : Windows XP, Vista, Windows 2000 SP4 – no Password Manager
OS Compatibility – encrypted storage only :Linux – kernel 2.6+, Mac OSX (beta)
Hardware Encryption :
- Data: AES Cipher-Block Chained mode
- Encryption Keys: 128 Hardware DRNG
- PKI: 2048-bit RSA
- Hashing: 256-bit SHA
- FIPS Validations: 140-2 Level 2, 186-2, 197

Now you can own IronKey Secure USB Flash Drive on sale for $106.66 $55.50 (1GB), $149.38 $85.94 (2GB), $220.52 $130.85 (4 GB)

There is a video product presentation, so you can learn more about IronKey performance.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Product Page via bookofjoe

Nexto DI ND2725, The World’s Fastest Video Backup Device

bermandt — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:00:02 +0000

Nexto DI, a Korean company, released another video storage device Nexto DI ND2725.Nexto DI ND2725 storage is the world fastest image backup device with SATA and X-Copy technology.

Nexto DI ND2725 has built-in high speed SATA interface with the max speed of 300MB/s. Also support eSATA PC interface. As compared with PATA HDD, SATA HDD is more stable and has less power consumption. The data transfer speed of SATA HDD is faster more than 2 times.By utilize eSATA PC interface, the speed can reach 3Gbps. It much faster than 480MBps USB 2.0.

X-COPY technology makes Nexto DI ND2725 six times faster than other image backup devices. X-COPY technology doesn’t need PC to transfer from memory card to HDD. It takes only 40 seconds to backup 1GB data from memory card to internal HDD.

Nexto DI ND2725 also has OTG technology which is you can connect any USB devices such as PSP,PMP, digital camcorder, digital camera without aid of PC to transfer data. All you need is OTG USB cable (included)

Nexto DI ND2725 support many cards CF,MD,SD,SDHC,MMC,xD,MS, MS Pro and equipped with two internal memory card slot which are CF type 1.2 / MD and SD/MMC/MS Slot

Nexto DI ND2725 supports backup movies by directly connecting to camcordes without PC connection. It supports Sony camcorders using SxS Card and Panasonic camcorders using P2 Card.

UPDATE : Now you can own Nexto DI ND2725 (160GB) on sale for $539.99

Product Page Via Engadget

Western Digital Launched Portable Drive for Mac Utilize FireWire 800

bermandt — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:12:06 +0000

I have used Powerbook G4 Titanium for 3 years. I was very enjoy and have much fun with it. I am a beginner photographer and graphic designer too. I used Powerbook for transfer photos from my camera utilize USB port. Although it was quite long time to transfer especially from Kingstone’s CF 4GB in my Olympus C8080.For external drive, I didn’t use any portable drive, only USB Flash Disk.
I never had trouble in transferring files using USB port in my old Powerbook. Off course, because I’m not professional photographer yet who use big files to transfer or editing. But there is good news for professional photographer, Western Digital launched its Passport Studio portable drive offering 400GB and 500GB. For professionals Mac users like photographers and videographers need for large amounts of fast, portable storage for their high-definition files .”With a new FireWire 800 interface, My Passport Studio speeds up editing and transferring of big media files making it perfect for performance-minded Mac computer users on the go,” said Jim Welsh, senior vice president and general manager of WD’s Branded Products and Consumer Electronics Groups.
My experience will be big different if I’m using Western Digital Passport Studio 500GB, and plug into a New MacBook Pro ! That’s my next holiday’s wish

Via Crave , Press Release

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