MediaGear Launches New See-Through XtraDrive That Turns Your Unused Flash Memory Cards into Convenient USB Drives.SANTA ANA Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. , Calif. -- MediaGear announced the next generation of its popular Keychain drives called "XtraDrive", to help satisfy the growing consumer demand for convenient extra USB flash drives See USB drive. created from unused memory cards. XtraDrives have a colored, transparent cap that allows the user to see if a media card is installed. Also, to eliminate crowding of several drives together on a PC or notebook, the XtraDrive package also includes a USB adapter Refers to some type of network or communications controller that plugs into the computer via the USB port. It may refer to an Ethernet adapter, Bluetooth adapter or serial or parallel port adapter. cable. "Photographers have an abundance of old memory cards that are no longer used because of their low megabyte storage. The new XtraDrive gives these outdated memory cards a brand new life," noted Terry Smith, VP of Marketing at MediaGear. "Most new cameras come with a 16 or 32 MB card and the photographer quickly moves up to higher capacities - especially now that prices are dropping. The digital camera user can pop these outdated flash memory cards into a compatible XtraDrive and easily load and transfer data or photos from computer to computer via the USB ports," continued Smith. An added bonus of this new generation of Keychain drives is the inclusion of an 18" USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. cable for use when slots on the computer are too cramped for space. "The new XtraDrives are great looking too. We went for see-through colorful, gem tone caps that are visually appealing, but more importantly allows the user to see if a memory card is already inserted into the drive," added Smith. Retail pricing is: $14.95 MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) . The new USB-compatible XtraDrives is currently available at Office Depot Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) is one of the world's leading suppliers of office products and services. The Company's selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines, computers, computer software and office furniture, while its business services encompass copying, , MicroCenter and Fry's Electronics Fry's Electronics is a specialty retailer of software, consumer electronics, computer hardware and household appliances with a chain of superstores headquartered in Silicon Valley. Starting with one store located in Sunnyvale, California, USA, the chain now boasts sales of $2. , and from the MediaGear website (www.mymediagear.com). The drives can accommodate most card formats including Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard, Sony Memory Stick, Compact Flash Types I and II, MicroDrives, SmartMedia and xD. 300 dpi digital images of the new XtraDrives can be downloaded from http://web.mymediagear.com/Portals/2/pro_images/xtradrive.jpg. MediaGear is located at 1202 E. Wakeham Ave., Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92705, web site: www.mymediagear.com. Media contact for Spanish, Portuguese and French languages is Ms. Paula Lecossois, International Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → , Tel: 714-564-7719, Fax: 714-564-7716, Email: paulal@mymediagear.com. PR and media contact is Terry Smith, VP Marketing Tel: 714-564-7719, Fax: 714-564-7716, E-mail terrys@mymediagear.com. The MediaGear name and logo are registered trademarks of MediaGear Inc. All other names and logos are owned by their respective owners. |
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