PNY Technology announced today that it has teamed up with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to offer a 2GB USB flash drive preloaded with the movie "Ghostbusters." The drive contains the entire full length movie, which can be played back on a PC or laptop.

PNY Technologies and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announce the launch of a new 2GB USB preloaded with Sony Pictures’ 80’s comedy classic, GHOSTBUSTERS starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd. This marks the first time for the release of a full length movie via a USB flash drive and will enable consumers to watch the film with one simple click on their PC or Laptop. The PNY GHOSTBUSTERS USB will be available from Argos stores nationwide from now, just ahead of the 25th anniversary year of Ghostbusters in 2009.

Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend), a leading manufacturer of flash memory products, proudly introduces its new 64GB JetFlash® V20 high-capacity USB flash drive. The versatile V20 features an attractively shaped pearlescent chassis with a semi-transparent color-band that lights up during use. Its smooth contoured design fits comfortably in your hand and slips effortlessly into any pocket or purse. With the V20’s huge amount of storage space, users can easily backup and store all their essential files, music, digital photos, and high resolution videos and still have space left over for work or school documents.Add a comment
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced today that it has begun sampling low-density, higher-performance solid state drives (SSDs) that are only 30 percent of the size of 2.5-inch SSDs and highly cost-efficient to manufacture. With the introduction of these smaller, low-capacity SSDs, Samsung now offers an attractive replacement for existing hard drives used in low-cost PCs. Available in densities of 8GB, 16GB and 32GB, the new multi-level-cell SSDs will be mass produced beginning next month.Add a comment

SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) today set a new speed record of 30 megabytes per second for SD™ flash memory cards with the introduction of the SanDisk Extreme® III 30MB/s Edition line of SDHC™ Cards. The new cards, expected to be available worldwide in September in 4-gigabyte (GB), 8GB and 16GB capacities, are designed to deliver peak performance when used with the new digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera, Nikon D90.

Add a commentLexar Media, a leading global provider of flash memory products, today announced the introduction of its massive 16GB-capacity JumpDrive® Secure II Plus USB flash drive. The 16GB Secure II Plus JumpDrive is intended for consumers and small business users who want to securely back up, store and share large files and amounts of data. In addition to providing users with 16GB of high speed memory, the JumpDrive Secure II Plus features the innovative and award-winning built-in capacity meter, along with advanced security software that ensures users they can protect their important documents, songs, photos and other files securely, knowing that their information is encrypted - even if the device is lost or stolen. These features have made the JumpDrive Secure II Plus desirable for on-the-go consumers, small business owners, traveling professionals, and anyone who wants reliable, safe, and convenient file storage and transfer capabilities.