Didn't think you could run a portable version of Window 8, nevermind from a flash drive? Welcome to the future now. The DataTraveler Workspace not only allows Windows To Go, but the tech behind this little flash drive is very interesting; its USB 3.0 interface supports some blistering speeds because of the SSD SandForce controller onboard. Yes, the same controller found on desktop SSDs, except it's packed into a tiny form factor to put on your keyring here. Let's take a closer look.

Austin, TX — Jun 07, 2013 / (http://www.myprgenie.com) — Mushkin, Inc., an industry‐leading designer and manufacturer of high‐performance and mission‐critical computer products, announced today the launch of their new Scorpion Deluxe PCIe SSD alongside Mushkin’s “Pacific Rim Sweepstakes” which will run from June 5, 2013 until August 17, 2013. Prizes offered include a home theater system valued at $3,500 and a brand new Razer Blade Pro Gaming Laptop valued at $2,299, in addition to a limited edition Mushkin themed PC and Mushkin/Pacific Rim prize packs. “Mushkin’s Pacific Rim sweepstakes definitely appeals to our audience on a variety of levels and provides our consumers with the chance to win some amazing prizes,” said Nicolas Villalobos, Director of Global Marketing at Mushkin, Inc. “Alongside this campaign we are excited to launch our latest Scorpion Deluxe line of SSDs. Our customers can now manage data faster, safer and more efficiently. Whether for digital content creation, virtualization, database acceleration, motion picture visual effects or your own application, the Mushkin Scorpion Deluxe PCIe SSD is always ready.” The Mushkin Scorpion PCI Express SSD was conceived to offer multimedia designers maximum performance and a scalable 4-way format. With up to 21000MB/s throughput and 100,000 4K random write IOPS, the Scorpion PCI Express is a natural for the digital effects arena. Available worldwide sta...

As part of our ongoing efforts to connect with industry leaders in the tech world, we reached out to interview some of the premier manufacturers who might be able to educate us on various aspects of the industry. It is not every day you get an opportunity to visit a Premier Manufacturing Company like Transcend, a world class leader in the field of memory and consumer electronics. Along with my invitation I had the pleasure of touring their facility. After our tour, I sat down with the General Manager, Clarence Chan, and Marketing Director Leslie Garcia for an interview about Transcend. Before we jump into the Q & A, below is a bit of history about the company and its products, including a video.

The KingSpec Challenger E3000 is an Enterprise-targeted drive, with great random write performance. While KingSpec may not be well known to many of our readers, they are a company based in Shenzhen, China and only produce SSDs, nothing else. Strictly speaking, based on such a specific product lineup, KingSpec has an enormous capacity to produce a huge volume of drives for the market. Let's see how this Sandforce-based SSD performs.

SAN JOSE, CA – June 3, 2013- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and power management solutions for computing devices and systems, will showcase the Company’s comprehensive storage solutions for client and enterprise computing along with announcing its new line of Fatal1ty Series power supply products at Computex 2013 in Taipei, Taiwan June 4 through June 8. OCZ solutions can be viewed at the main show floor this year at the Nangang Exhibit Hall, Booth K0309a. Continuing to demonstrate its commitment to the enthusiast market, OCZ is unveiling the new Fatal1ty Gaming Series power supplies (PSUs) in updated 550W and 750W models designed to provide exceptional power solutions for gamers and enthusiasts, offering performance and reliability coupled with exciting new features. These latest PSUs feature premium components and heavy-duty protection circuitries with a fully modular cable management system to provide an organized case environment that maximizes airflow by eliminating unnecessary wiring, and utilizes specialized DC-to-DC converters for compatibility with Intel’s ®HaswellTM platform. Both models also feature a single +12V rail for exceptional power distribution, 80-Plus Bronze rating for high energy efficiency up to 85% at typical loads, along with 135mm load-controlled fans with the Fatal1ty Series of trademark glowing red LEDs for stylish yet silent operation in high-end gaming...

Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the latest addition to its SSDNow family, the KC300 solid-state drive. KC300 enables business, mobile and power users to be more productive as the drive maximizes power efficiencies in notebook PCs. KC300 provides advanced power management via an LSI SandForce second-generation SF-2281 processor, allowing users to do more from a single charge. KC300 is the next-generation business drive, replacing the Kingston V+200 and KC100 SSDs. The drive features enterprise-grade SMART attributes, allowing IT departments to monitor wear range data, SSD life left, write amplification and total bytes written. KC300 comes equipped with Data Integrity Protection featuring DuraWrite technology to extend the life of the SSD by effectively and efficiently reducing the number of Flash writes via an intelligent compression engine without sacrificing data integrity. RAISE reduces the number of uncorrectable errors in the drive, over and above standard error code correction. “Kingston’s new SSDNow KC300 is designed to help business, mobile and power users extend the lifespan and significantly improve the performance of their PC or notebook with higher speeds, greater stability and reliability,” said Ariel Perez, SSD business manager, Kingston. “KC300 provides greater power efficiency than the traditional hard disk drive, ...

May 27th, 2013 The industry-leading PQI launched the world’s first wireless storage media today—the PQI Connect Series Mini Expandable Storage Devices—and once again shocked the market and further expanding the application of storage devices! Mr. Alan Chang, CEO of Global Operations at PQI, optimistically said: “In light of the demands of storage capacity expansion and data transmission of smart phones and tablet PCs, according to speculations by a well-known market research agency, the shipments of tablet PCs will surpass traditional desktop devices in 2013. The annual shipment of smart phones is over one billion. In terms of operating systems, the annual shipment of Android operating system devices will reach 861 million, and is estimated to reach 1.468 billion in 2017. Its steady and continuous annual growth reveals that it is potential market that cannot be ignored.   One device, two uses – No transmission cables required due to its micro USB and USB connectors. Many smart phones and tablet PCs on the market are limited to their built-in storage capacity, and their storage capacities cannot be expanded and often face a shortage of data storage space. Therefore, such devices often require a transmission cable to access and download their data files, which is complicated and inconvenient. The PQI Connect Series differs from the average device on the market as it is a dual connector storage device that has both a micro USB and standard USB interface. It can be ...

New Vertex 450 SSD Utilizes Proprietary Barefoot 3 M10 Series Controller and 20nm Flash to Deliver a Superior Client Computing Experience SAN JOSE, CA – May 23, 2013 – OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced the release of the Vertex 450 SATA III SSD Series featuring the company’s proprietary Indilinx Barefoot 3 M10 Series controller. As part of the leading-edge Vertex series, Vertex 450 lives up to its name and bridges the gap between high performance and mainstream solid-state storage. With advanced storage performance, reliability, and quality, the Vertex 450 utilizes 20nm process geometry NAND flash to meet the needs of today’s high-end consumer and client applications. “As one of the industry’s most highly awarded SSD Series to date, the Vertex name has become synonymous with the latest and greatest in flash-based storage providing an exceptional balance of performance and cost efficiency,” said Daryl Lang, Senior Vice President of Product Management for OCZ Technology. “The Vertex 450 marks the first time this popular OCZ series utilizes in-house ASIC technology delivering an even greater level of speed, reliability and value for our customers.” Replacing the 25nm-based Vertex 4, the new Vertex 450 uses NAND flash based on the state-of-the-art 20nm process geometry to deliver superior, cost-effectiv...

Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend), a leading manufacturer of industrial-grade products, today announced the release of its SATA II 3Gb/s MSM610 mSATA mini solid state drive (SSD). With its diminutive yet robust form factor, impressive sequential read/write transfer speeds, and a host of reliability features, the MSM610 mSATA mini SSD delivers solid state performance and durability to today’s advanced mobile devices such as tablet PCs, Ultrabooks, and other embedded storage applications. Fully compliant with the SATA II 3Gb/s specification and built with industry-leading toggle-mode MLC NAND flash chips, the MSM610 mSATA mini SSD boasts blazing fast sequential read and write speeds up to 245 and 48 MB/s respectively. This outstanding performance translates into reduced boot up and data transfer times, superior application launch speed, and enhanced overall system responsiveness; especially useful for dual-drive notebooks and Ultrabooks taking advantage of both the high-speed MSM610 mSATA mini SSD and a high capacity hard disk drive. Transcend’s MSM610 mSATA mini SSD measures just 26.8mm × 29.85mm × 3.85mm and offers excellent design flexibility to manufacturers of space-restricted embedded applications, including tablets, smartphones, Ultrabooks, eBook readers, navigation systems, set-top boxes, hand held scanners, mini PCs, and other compact devices. Despite its extra-small dimensions, the MSM610 comes equipped with advanced features such as TRIM and NC...

May 17, 2013 Power Quotient International (PQI), the world’s No. 1 provider of wireless data storage media, introduced the i Collection at a global product launch. The new collection comprises four different types of USB 3.0 flash drives: i-Lock, i-Dot, i-Tiff and i-Neck. According to Mr. Alan Chang, CEO of Global Operations at PQI, “The distinction between the i Collection and the existing luxury consumer electronics underscores PQI’s effort to take the integration of technology and design of consumer electronics to a whole new level. To meet the consumers’ ever-changing needs, we feel compelled to not only improve our technologies, but also incorporate aesthetic, innovative elements into each product, using a fresh approach to design. PQI’s modernist design philosophy will surely turn every product into an amazing combination of style, materials and media!”.   Lying inside the PQI Magic Box are four tradition-defying items that help maintain the company’s world-leading status, namely the i-Lock, i-Dot, i-Tiff and i-Neck. Designed under the motto of “small but not lacking,” these devices fully embody the world’s most advanced technology in ultra-small USB 3.0 flash drives, safeguarding data in a tiny space the size of penny, all thanks to PQI’s patented COB 3.0 technology. Their seamless fit with the Ultrabook or MacBook Air means the user can almost forget their existence. The i Collection is holistic...

May 16, 2013, Woodstock, IL — Other World Computing (OWC®,) http://www.macsales.com, a leading zero emissions Mac®, and PC technology company, announced today that its OWC Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 Hardware RAID data storage/backup solution supports USB 3.0 ‘SuperSpeed’ performance when paired with the Newer Technology eSATA to USB 3.0 Adapter. The adapter, which utilizes an available eSATA drive port, offers a Plug and Play connection to USB 3.0-equipped Macs or PCs for real-world sustained data transfer rates of more than 200MB/s from the Qx2 to meet the needs of demanding performance-intensive professional applications such as Audio/Video editing, HD-video, digital photography, professional music, graphics, redundant backup, and any use requiring data storage performance and reliability. Plug and Play High Speed Data Transfers With Adapter The Newer Technology® eSATA to USB 3.0 Adapter uses the eSATA port of the QX2 to connect to a USB 3.0 port on Macs or PCs to enable over 200MB/s real-world data rate performance from the Qx2 versus 80MB/s speed offered by the FireWire® 800 interface. And with no special software or drivers to install, using this adapter with the Qx2 is a Plug and Play process. $10 Instant Rebate on Adapter With Qx2 Purchase As an added bonus, from May 2, 2013 until July 1, 2013, customers will receive a $10 instant rebate from Other World Computing on the adapter ($14.99 after rebate from OWC) when purchased with any model Mercury Elite Pro Qx2....

Austin, TX — May 16, 2013 / (http://www.myprgenie.com) — Mushkin, Inc., an industry-leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance and mission-critical computer products, today announced that the new line of 1.8-inch Chronos(TM) GO SATA III (6Gbps) solid-state drives (SSDs), has earned th e Innovation Award from respected reviewers at The SSD Review. The 1.8-inch Chronos(TM) GO SATA III drive claims this award due to its combination of its wide range of capacity offerings, form factor, and Mushkin’s drive to push the limits of performance. “The Mushkin Chronos GO Deluxe 1.8 SSD may be a relatively modest SSD to the world but it doesn’t lack in performance. With both read and write transfer speeds above 500MB/s and write IOPS above 82,000, the LSI SandForce Driven characteristics are front and center.” said Les Tokar, Founder of The SSD Review.” All in all, we were very impressed with the performance displayed through such a small form factor SSD…” “We are honored to receive yet another Innovation award this year. At Mushkin, we’ve stopped simply asking what if the impossible was possible and started manufacturing it. This though is at the core of every Mushkin Innovation we create. And it’s led our engineers to develop everything from industry leading performance gaming memory to some of the most impressive storage technologies on the market.” Said Nicolas Villalobos, Director, Global Marketin...

The Transcend StoreJet 25A3 portable USB 3.0 drive. Sporting a speedy interface, disk management and encryption utilities, and a sleek form factor that can fit into your pocket, this StoreJet might be just the thing you need for big capacity on the go.

While the VisionTek Data Fusion drive is certainly suitable for home or office use, there's also opportunity to employ it in a mail server or other IT applications. The Data Fusion drive is bootable, and with claims of 800MB/s and 100,000 IOPS, such speed is typically expensive, but this PCI-E SSD currently retails for only $380 for the 240GB version. Sounds very tempting to us.

Other World Computing (OWC) www.macsales.com, a leading zero emissions Mac and PC technology company, announced today the OWC Envoy Pro EX ultra-portable Solid State Drive solution. Elegantly designed in anodized aluminum to match modern Macs and PCs, the Envoy Pro EX fits easily into a coat pocket, backpack, or briefcase for rugged mobile high performance storage and/or backup capacity. SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Bus-Powered SSD Inside the Envoy Pro EX resides a SandForce Driven OWC Aura Pro 6G SSD which offers real world sustained reads up to 436 MB/s and writes up to 429 MB/s. Besides offering blistering fast performance, the USB 3.0 interface can bus-power the Envoy Pro EX so an AC power adapter isn’t required. Built To Start Fast and Stay Fast Aura Pro SSDs utilize Tier-1 Synchronous NAND instead of commonly utilized Asynchronous NAND. Synchronous NAND enables reads and writes to be “synced” with the SSD processor’s clock signal for maximum data throughput. Additionally, the Aura Pro SSD utilizes DuraWrite Technology and highly intelligent block management to ensure the highest obtainable endurance and reliability. As a result, the Envoy Pro EX can offer up to 100x greater protection of your valuable data than even an Enterprise class hard drive. Complements Apple’s Best Designs The Envoy Pro EX combines elegance and functionality into a sleek, yet rugged portable storage solution. It’s so impressive in form and function that it inspired Ji...