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Samsung Now Sells The Largest SSD Drive On Earth

Cyrus August 2, 2016 Flash Memory News

It’s understandable for most users to need a bit of extra space on their machines and it’s always a great idea to grab some solid-state memory for frequently used items such as your operating system. Samsung however, has taken that combination to an entirely new level with the PM1633a SSD clocking in at a massive 15.36 terabytes. Expanded out, that’s 15,360,000,000,000 bytes which is also known as “more storage than a single user will ever need in life”.

How To Make Your Own Smart TV

Cyrus July 29, 2016 Flash Memory News

If the “smart TV” craze hasn’t made it to your home entertainment yet, making one on your own is getting easier every year. All you need is a spare HDMI slot and the Intel Compute Stick.

Google’s DeepMind AI Has Another Cool Project

Cyrus July 21, 2016 Flash Memory News

Another day, another awesome implementation of AI from Google. To combat the notorious energy consumption of data centers worldwide, Google has been using an AI system built by DeepMind to control certain parts of its data centers for increased environmental friendliness. For those who haven’t seen our article about AlphaGo, another DeepMind project by Google, here is a quick link to check it out. Although DeepMind is famous for developing AI technology and was able to beat the world’s best Go player, it hasn’t turned a profit for Google. Yet.

How Is Pokemon Go The Hottest App On The Planet?

Cyrus July 21, 2016 Flash Memory News

If you haven’t noticed the hordes of people across a variety of age groups walking around and bumping into each other while on their phones, then downloading Pokemon Go might be what you need in order to go out more. The game has been out for less than a week and is already shattering records for active users. This includes trumping other mobile games like Candy Crush, and even online platforms such as Twitter. That’s right, more people play Pokemon Go each day than use Twitter so it’s safe to say, it’s pretty big. But why? Awesome combat systems? The interactive Augmented Reality (AR)? To find out, let’s look at some of Go’s finer points and soon-to-come features.

How To: Correctly Format A USB Drive In exFAT

Cyrus July 14, 2016 Flash Memory News

Whether you’re formatting an internal drive, external drive, or USB flash drive, Windows makes it possible to choose between NTFS and exFAT formats. In this guide, we’ll go over the simple steps to formatting a USB drive and which format is best for certain situations.

An iPad Stand For Comfortable Extended Use

Cyrus July 8, 2016 Flash Memory News

Even considering the growth rate of recent technology, iPads and tablets are an impressive feat of functionality and compact usability. As a business tool, a substitute for your computer, or another way to binge-watch netflix, an iPad has countless uses and new apps are being created every day to increase its usability. Companies such as Moe Bull corporation however, have taken a more physical approach to usability instead of virtual and the newest Moe Bull iPad stand for bed is the perfect buy for any extended use of an iPad device.

Save Printed Fonts For Virtual Use

Cyrus July 5, 2016 Flash Memory News

When designing print for screens, visual inspiration can strike at any moment. Colors, font sizes, and typefaces come in infinite combinations and varieties but rarely can a single person view one such sample and know what they’re looking at – much less save it for later use. This is exactly what the working prototypes of Spector are tackling and it’s looking to become one the most useful tools for online design.

The Most Helpful Dog-Bot In Existence Has Arrived

Cyrus June 30, 2016 Flash Memory News

At the forefront of robotic innovations, Boston dynamics has revealed their newest design and it’s looking like a very futuristic representation of your family pet. The best part? SpotMini looks like it can replace your housecleaner as well.

Nexcopy Adds Standalone microSD Duplicators

Cyrus June 28, 2016 Flash Memory News

Nexcopy Adds Standalone microSD Duplicators With Card Sanitization Features

Press Release

LAKE FOREST, CA — June 22, 2016 — Nexcopy Inc., a California-based manufacturer of flash memory solutions, has introduced two new standalone microSD Duplicator models to its growing lineup. The new 1-to-15 and 1-to-31 systems deliver high-speed binary copying and built-in sanitization functions designed for professional IT use.

Nexcopy standalone microSD duplicator

These systems operate as truly standalone devices, requiring no host computer. One-button operation makes them especially well-suited for IT departments, fulfillment houses, software developers, and government agencies handling sensitive data.

Key Features

Bit-for-bit binary copying
Benchmark and speed testing
Pre-scan memory diagnostics
Transfer speeds up to 1GB per minute
Multiple copy speed modes
Password-protected equipment control
Multi-language interface: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese

Beyond duplication, the units introduce sanitization functions to securely wipe multiple microSD cards in parallel—a time-saving tool for IT professionals managing sensitive media. Supported file systems include FAT, FAT32, NTFS, ext2/3/4, and proprietary formats.

“Pivoting from our core binary copy firmware, Nexcopy expands our technology to include sanitization features now being sought by IT professionals,” said Greg Morris, President of Nexcopy. “It is important for Nexcopy to listen to customer requests and deliver practical solutions.”

microSD Background

Introduced in 2005 by the SD Association, the microSD card has evolved from MB-sized storage to multi-terabyte capacities. With faster bus interfaces like UHS-II and UHS-III, microSD cards now serve not just mobile phones but also industrial systems, automotive electronics, and IoT devices. Security features such as built-in encryption and secure erase functions continue to expand their use in sensitive applications.

Product Details

mSD115SA — 1-to-15 target microSD duplicator & sanitizer (110/220V)
mSD131SA — 1-to-31 target microSD duplicator & sanitizer (110/220V)

High-resolution images:
mSD115SA image
mSD131SA image

For more details, visit the official Nexcopy microSD duplicator page.

Availability

Nexcopy’s complete line of USB, CF, SD, and microSD duplicators is available now through its worldwide reseller network.

Contact:
Cyrus Riahi
Nexcopy Inc.
+1 949 481 6478

Does China Have The World’s Most Powerful Computer System?

Cyrus June 20, 2016 Flash Memory News

Installed this week at the National Supercomputing Center in Wuxi, Sunway TaihuLight easily breaks its way into the top 10 of the international Top500 list for computing systems. More impressive however, is the margin by which it beats the #2 spot(also in China) to be the most powerful computing system in the world. With over 10.5 million locally-made processing cores and 40,960 nodes Sunway Taihu light is capable of 93 petaflops which is a term most people do not and should not ever need in their lives. Counting up trillions upon trillions is required to put that figure into perspective and it means 93 quadrillion floating-point operations per second (FLOPS). In other words… lots.

Main applications for the system for now include advanced manufacturing, weather forecasting, and big data analytics but we’ve seen computers less powerful being applied to genome mapping and heavily extensive theoretical physics equations. Software for a computer with multiple cores can be difficult to write but software to take advantage of 10 million would be almost as much effort as building the system itself depending on the goal functionality. For the nerdy out there, the Sunway TaihuLight is an extremely high-spec Grand Prix racing car. Fantastic for races in a circuit, but not something any one person would ever need in order to drive to work.

For those interested, here is the complete Top500 list Continue Reading