When watching most science fiction movies, you probably can’t help thinking about how glad you are to live in such a simple, non-apocalyptic world. The only problem is, our world isn’t really that simple anymore. The fact is, it’s closer to science fiction than you think. Believe it or not, proof of this can be seen in the lengths that scientists have gone in discovering new and more efficient ways of making flash memory drives.

Just a decade ago, the best option that we had for easy on-the-go storage was a bulky and relatively fragile 3.5” hard disk drive. With IBM introducing the first commercial USB flash drives in 2000, the world quickly realized the amazing benefits of flash memory and as interest rose, so did the technology. Flash drives rose quickly from a mere 64 MB all the way to the 64 GB drives of today. Read the rest of this entry »

Reprinted from a Maxell press release
Flash Media and USB Flash Drives round out the Maxell High Performance Storage Media Assortment
Maxell Corporation of America, announced today the introduction of a complete product lineup of flash media and USB flash drives. The high performance storage solutions are available in capacities ranging from 2GB to 16GB and in an array of contemporary styles and colors.
The new Maxell flash media product line – ideal for storing photos, movies, music and more – includes the Maxell secure digital SD Card, the Maxell micro SD Card and the Maxell high speed Compact Flash. Read the rest of this entry »