|
|
SanDisk Cruzer U3 smart
flash drive
Jasper Huitink :
September 22th 2005 - 19:10 CET
| |
|
 SanDisk Cruzer U3 smart
flash drive : SanDisk today introduced its first USB smart
drive using U3 technology, a powerful new platform that
enables users to store and manage their "personal workspace",
including files, programs, passwords and settings, on a tiny
device the size of a pack of gum. The announcement was made at
DEMOfall where SanDisk's first U3 production units were
demonstrated. The event at the Hyatt Huntington Beach is
showcasing 70 of the world's most promising new technologies.
Private computing means that after a user disconnects the U3
Cruzer from a computer, no personal data is left behind. For
example, with a U3 smart Internet browser, cookies are stored
on the Cruzer Micro smart drive instead of on the
computer.
| 
 SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro
SanDisk Cruzer Micro smart drives will offer a private,
securely protected experience on any PC with Microsoft Windows
XP or 2000 without leaving the user's personal information on
the host machine at the end of a session when the drive is
removed. These smart drives will be able to launch a variety
of U3-compatible ("U3 smart") software programs, including
anti-virus, security, communications, audio, video, gaming and
photo-editing, to name a few. Visit the site for more info.
Sandisk U3 smart drive USB - Personal mobility
"U3 technology provides a new dimension in personal
mobility," said Yoram Cedar, SanDisk's senior vice president
of engineering and the emerging markets business unit. "Now,
anyone who moves between different locations and PCs can carry
their personal files and programs, in a pocket or purse, and
work with them in a highly protected environment," he said.
"SanDisk's U3-powered smart drives also provide private
computing on any PC, whether the user is at home, in a hotel
or at an Internet cafe."
Sandisk Cruzer Micro U3 -
Alternative for PDA
Cruzer Micro capacities are large
enough to accommodate numerous U3 smart software programs as
well as large files such as music, digital images, charts,
graphics presentations and word documents, said Wes Brewer,
SanDisk vice president of consumer products marketing. "We
think that the U3 platform will have wide appeal to users of
all kinds, from businesspeople to soccer moms," he said. "You
gain an extraordinary level of freedom and productivity when
you can carry your programs and content together, on a single
U3 smart drive, and access them on any PC." The U3 smart
drives, he added, create a viable alternative to traveling
with laptops or PDAs.
Sandisk Cruzer smart flash
drive - CruzerSync & SignupShield
The first
SanDisk Cruzer Micro smart drives will be shipped with two
pre-installed U3-compatible programs. One is a U3-smart
version of CruzerSync, which synchronizes the user's Outlook
email, attachments, calendar, contacts and personal documents,
such as word, image, audio and video files, on the device. It
allows users to edit and send and receive emails from any PC
even if Outlook is not pre-installed on it. And, with a single
click, CruzerSync can do a full restore of the user's mailbox
and personal data to a brand new computer. CruzerSync was
created by Dmailer, a French-based company. The second program
is SignupShield Password Manager, which stores fully encrypted
passwords and supports browsers such as Internet Explorer and
Mozilla's Firefox. Unlike "simple" password managers, this
program saves passwords and related data from registration,
log-in and password forms. When a user returns to a recognized
site, SignupShield automatically fills out sign-in and
password change forms. Also, with a feature called 1-Click
Sign-in, a user can make a single click from a list of saved
sites and SignupShield visits the site, fills out the password
and logs in by submitting the password. SignupShield was
developed by Protecteer of Bedford, New Hampshire.
U3 smart Cruzer Micro - Portable workspace
In addition to providing a portable workspace, the U3
platform makes it easy for consumers to link to the U3
Download Central website, where all U3 smart programs produced
by independent third-party developers are available. The U3
smart Cruzer Micro also will work as a standard flash memory
drive on PCs that run older Microsoft operating systems and on
Apple Macintosh computers.
Sandisk Micro Cruzer USB
- U3 launchpad
The SanDisk Cruzer Micro smart drive
can be controlled through the U3 Launchpad. This is a screen
menu that displays all U3-compatible programs installed on the
drive and offers functions for consumers to manage their
programs. Other benefits of the U3 Launchpad include easy
Internet access to U3 smart programs, one-click downloads of
programs from U3 Download Central, the ability to easily add
and remove programs, and support for English, French, German,
Italian, Spanish and Japanese languages.
Sandisk
Cruzer U3 Micro - Pricing & Availability
SanDisk
Cruzer Micro smart drives with U3 technology, which are
identified by the U3 smart logo on the product as well as on
the package, will be available from most U.S. retailers in
October in capacities of 512 megabytes and 1 gigabyte.
Suggested retail prices are $54.99 and $99.99, respectively,
and the devices will be sold in markets outside the U.S. later
this year and in the first quarter of 2006.
|
|
| |
News Headlines
Camera
Reviews 
