PocketDisk offers form, function and price in portable USB flash drives.IOPlus Inc., a manufacturer of 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. computer peripheral products, has announced the availability of the company's newest product, the PocketDisk. A compact and portable mass storage disk that is available in numerous memory configurations (16MB-512MB) is now shipping at estimated street prices as low as $22.95. Small enough to fit into a pocket or attach to a key chain, the units are powerful enough to hold large presentations, spreadsheets, graphic files and databases and even offers a password protection security feature for sensitive data. The PocketDisk is built upon the latest solid-state technology (so there are no moving parts Moving parts are the components of a device that undergo continuous or frequent motion, most commonly rotation. "Parts" only include the mechanical components which does not include fuel, or any other gas or liquid. ) and is therefore virtually indestructible--making it the ideal companion for the road warrior A person who frequently travels with laptop and cellphone. or the active teen with "mission-critical" music or homework, alike. In addition, PocketDisk supports USB hard disk booting (perfect for system backups) and requires no driver or software installation(1). Small, sleek In the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the Sleek is a Magical Beast. It resembles an Ermine. It seems to have no other desire aside from biting victims and running off. and versatile, the PocketDisk offers the very best in portability and price. In this fast-paced world, where time is at a premium, the PocketDisk is the solution for busy people of all ages with the "on-the-go" mentality men·tal·i·ty n. The sum of a person's intellectual capabilities or endowment. who can benefit from the ease of simple plug-n-play, or more aptly plug-n-share. Small and sleek in form, the device plugs into any USB slot and is immediately recognized as an external drive letter--allowing for simple drag-n-drop file sharing Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing. . A built-in write protection switch is included to prevent files from being overwritten. "With the new larger capacities of flash memory technology, coupled with the ease-of-use and durability of this file storage medium, we believe this to be a growing storage segment," says Sam Bhavnani, Principal Handhelds Analyst at ARS, a tactical research firm in La Jolla La Jolla (lə hoi`yə), on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla shores and Black's Beach, and sea-washed caves attract visitors and , Calif. PocketDisk is available through the company's Web site, www.ioplususa.com and select channel partners in February 2003. The units will sell for an estimated street price of $22.95 for the 16MB to $329.95 for the 512MB. |
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