Kingston has announced their plans for USB 3.0, and how the company plans to leverage the technology with a plethora of new products they will release in 2011. Making the announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the company has dedicated their products to USB 3.0, and plan on releasing devices that range in usage for prosumers, consumers, and enthusiasts alike.

The company says that they’ve seen plenty of adoption with their previously released HyperX MAX 3.0 external drive, along with their DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 external drive, and believe that they can further that success with heavy adoption of USB 3.0 in 2011. They will be releasing several USB 3.0 Flash drives, which includes the company’s fastest drive they’ve released yet.

The DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 will fall into the HyperXperience family of products, and be the company’s flagship device for the beginning of the year. Kingston will also release a USB 3.0 Flash drive that’s aimed specifically for the entry-level, leveraging the speed of USB 3.0 and the low price range. Check out the full press release below for more information.

Press Release

Kingston Digital Announces USB 3.0 Product Roadmap for 2011

· USB 3.0 Flash Drives Aimed at Enthusiasts, Prosumers and Consumers
· Family to Include High Performance and Smaller, Lower Cost Solutions to

Meet All Consumer Needs

International CES 2011, Las Vegas, NV & Fountain Valley, CA — January 5, 2011– Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, is boosting support for USB 3.0 in 2011 by revealing its roadmap at International CES 2011. Kingston® will develop a comprehensive suite of USB 3.0 Flash drive solutions to meet the needs of users of all levels as the technology becomes more widely accepted.

“We have already seen the successful adoption of our DataTraveler® Ultimate 3.0 and HyperX® MAX 3.0 External drive amongst early adopters demanding faster data transfer rates in portable form factors,” said Andrew Ewing, Flash drive business manager, Kingston. “As USB 3.0 technology grows and more platforms and computers support the USB 3.0 standard, we recognize the need to develop different solutions to address various target markets and help drive adoption.”

For enthusiasts and power users, Kingston will release its fastest USB 3.0 drive to date. The DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 will serve as the flagship model and be part of the HyperXperience™ line, a family of high-performance Kingston Flash products that will include SSDs, USBs and cards, to complement HyperX enthusiast memory modules.

In September 2010, Kingston released the DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 (DTU30), its first USB 3.0 Flash drive using a SATA bridge chip to attain high data transfer rates. As single-chip controllers become available, Kingston will release a second generation of the DTU30, available in 16-, 32- and 64GB capacities. Single-chip controllers allow for better USB 3.0 compatibility and speed. Users will benefit from increased performance and lower costs in the next generation DTU30.

As more PCs ship with USB 3.0 capability later this year, particularly in late Q2/early Q3, Kingston will also launch an entry-level Flash drive to go with these systems. It will be aimed squarely at consumers with a lower capacity and price point to help drive mainstream adoption.

For more information visit www.kingston.com.

About Kingston Digital, Inc.

Kingston Digital, Inc. (“KDI”) is the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Established in 2008, KDI is headquartered in Fountain Valley, California, USA. For more information, please visit www.kingston.com or call 800-337-8410.
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Kingston Digital Announces SDHC UHS-I UltimateXX

· Data Transfer Rate up to 60MB/sec. Read and 35MB/Sec. Write
· Designed to SD Association UHS-I Speed Class Specifications
· Available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB Capacities

International CES 2011 Las Vegas, NV and Fountain Valley, CA — January 5, 2011 — Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the SDHC UHS-I UltimateXX memory cards. The highest speed class available today, the UltimateXX meets standards set by the Secure Digital Association for next-level performance in SD card technology.

Shipping later this month, Kingston’s UltimateXX memory cards are ideal for the serious photographer or videographer. Photographers will appreciate the ability to easily capture sequential shots that were once a challenge due to the speed limitations of memory. The UltimateXX also makes it easy to capture HD video. The performance of SDHC UHS-I memory card is optimized when paired with a UHS-I device, although the card is backwards compatible with Class 4, 6 and 10 equipment.

“Kingston is pleased to be one of the first manufacturers to offer SDHC UHS-I memory cards to our customers,” said Mike Kuppinger, Flash card product manager, Kingston®. “Being a member of the SD Association enhances our ability to bring new technology to market. As the devices that support SDHC UHS-I become prevalent, our UltimateXX cards are at the ready.”

Kingston’s UltimateXX line meets the SD Association standards for the UHS-I speed class with speeds up to 60MB/sec. read and 35MB/sec. write. At this performance level, the write speed of SDHC UHS-I memory cards is more than three times as fast as SDHC Class 10 cards. The UltimateXX product line will offer capacities of 8GB, 16GB and 32GB.

Kingston SDHC UHS-1 UltimateXX Features and Specifications:

· Performance: 233x – up to 60MB/sec. read, and 35MB/sec. write
· Fast: ultra high-speed bus I (UHS-I)
· Compliant: with the SD Card Association specification version 3.01
· Secure: built-in write-protect switch prevents accidental data loss
· Compatible: with SDHC and SDXC host devices, not compatible with standard SD-enabled devices/readers

· Reliable: lifetime warranty
· Simple: as easy as plug-and-play
· Capacities*: 8GB, 16GB, 32GB
· Dimensions: 0.94″ x 1.25″ x 0.08″ (24mm x 32mm x 2.1mm)
· Weight: 0.09oz (2.5g)
· Storage Temperatures: -40° F to 185° F (-40° C to 85° C)
· Operating Temperatures: -13° F to 185° F (-25° C to 85° C)
· Voltage: 3.3V
· File Format: FAT32

* Some of the listed capacity on a Flash storage device is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. As such, the actual available capacity for data storage is less than what is listed on the products. For more information, go to Kingston’s Flash Guide at kingston.com/flash_memory_guide.

I am glad to see lots of new USB 3.0 storage devices coming to market. For a long time we had relatively few devices on the market to work with. Kingston has unveiled a new external storage device for your USB 3.0 port called the HyperX Max 3.0 external HDD.

The drive is offered in several different capacities with a 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB of storage inside. Kingston is keeping the pricing of the drives mum at this point. The thing has a sequential read speed of 195MB/s and writes at up to 160MB/s. The drive is encased in blue aluminum housing.

The drive is silent with no moving parts to create noise. That means that the drives don’t use a traditional HDD, but use a SSD for less power consumption and faster data speeds. You can bet that these drives will cost quote a bit, especially the 256GB version.

If there’s one thing we’re used to seeing on mobile devices of late, it’s “microSD cards up to 32GB supported.” Problem is, when it actually comes to fitting maximum-size microSDHC cards inside, your choices have been relatively limited and generally expensive. Kingston is aiming to change that, with a 32GB Class 4 memory card that promises both performance and a sub-$100 street price. Is this the card your smartphone has been waiting for?

There’s not much we can say about microSDHC hardware: the fingernail-sized chips have become the de-facto standard in mobile memory, thanks to their high capacity and diminutive scale. With many smartphones relying on memory cards for their primary storage, and with the card slots themselves often hidden either underneath the battery cover or, worse, under the battery itself, it makes sense to opt for the biggest chip around.

Kingston offer two SKUs with the 32GB microSDHC card, either with an adapter to convert it to full-sized SD or without. Ironically, street pricing has settled at roughly the same $99.95 figure for each (even Kingston’s RRP only expects a dollar more for the adapter).

The most important thing is performance, and the Kingston chip put in a decent showing. Plugged into our computer, we recorded sequential read-rates of 6.012MB/s and write rates of 4.871MB/s; that’s considerably lower than the Class 10 SDHC cards we reviewed back in April, but realistic for use in a smartphone. It’s worth noting that real-world performance will likely be impacted by the speed of the handset or device you’re using, too.

Equally important, then, is the fact we’ve had no errors or data loss during the time we’ve been testing the card – making multiple read/write cycles and swapping it with various devices – and no sluggishness either. It’s still considerably cheaper to buy two 16GB microSDHC cards, but then again you pay for the convenience of not having to swap our your memory (and safely store the removed card). SanDisk offers a 32GB card for roughly $10 less, but it’s a slower Class 2, and so far the microSDHC market is yet to deliver the sort of sales pressure to force pricing down any further. Still, if you want the most capacity for your device, and you don’t want to carry a wallet full of spare cards, Kingston’s 32GB microSDHC doesn’t disappoint.

Kingston has a huge range of SSDs today with all sorts of products aimed at consumers and enterprise users. The SSD market is always growing on both ends of the spectrum with new high-end parts for enthusiast or enterprises and low end cheap parts for the average consumer looking for a budget upgrade. Kingston has unveiled a new SSD for the budget end of the spectrum called the SSDnow V100.

The new SSD is aimed at both the desktop and the notebook user and comes in a new capacity of 256GB in addition to the 64GB and 128GB versions available the SSD has TRIM support for Windows 7 and comes with an optimized controller and NAND flash to increase performance and extend the life of the SSD.

The new storage device comes in a OEM pack with the drive alone and a retail pack with the drive, cloning software, a 2.5-inch enclosure for the old drive to be used as external storage, and brackets for mounting the drive in a computer. The sequential read speed is up to 250GB/s with sequential writes up to 230MB/s for the 128GB and 256GB versions with the 64GB version offering 145MB/s write speed. The 64GB bundle is $129.99, the 128GB bundle is $234.95, and the 256GB bundle is $499.99.

Kingston has been peddling SSDs to the consumer and enterprise user for a while now and has a vast range of capacities and offerings to choose from. The company has announced its latest SSD that is specifically aimed at the enterprise users in corporate client systems. The new SSD has a strange storage capacity of 96GB.

The SSD has some features for enhanced garbage collection that allow the feature to be used on OS’ that don’t specifically support garbage collection. That means it is capable of collecting garbage bits on TRIM and non-TRIM OS’. The new 96GB SSD falls into the SSDNow V+ family and is the SSDNow V+100.

The special always-on garbage collection feature is important and is able to cleanse redundant data to prevent the degradation in performance of the drive and to maintain the drive over the life cycle. The drive is a 2.5-inch form factor and slots into the family along with the 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB versions. It has sequential write speed of 180MB/s and sequential read of 230MB/s.

Kingston has unveiled a new fan for overclockers and enthusiasts that will keep Kingstons HyperX RAM running nice and cool even when overclocked. The company has been offering a fan for a long time for its high-end RAM modules that has dual fans and a blue color on the outside.

The new fan is covered in a hue that Henry Ford and Johnny Cash would have approved of – black. The new fan color will go along with the many black cases on the market and provide more of a stealth look for gamers. It has dual 60mm fans and the black color is anodized on the aluminum metal the fan housing is made from.

The dual 60mm fans have blue LEDs that glow when the fans are powered. The cooling fans are also quiet producing only 25dBA of sound. The black cooling fan ships as a standalone product and can be purchased for $23.

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If you are a mobile phone user that stores tons of content on your device like music, video, and photos you need a lot of storage. If you are using a phone that has a microSD card slot built in to expand storage, Kingston has unveiled a new card that you may be interested in.

The new card is a Kingston branded microSDHC card packing in 32GB of storage and carrying a class 4 rating. The card is set ship on October 11 and the 32GB of storage is enough for 6,000 songs or 2,000 minutes of video according to Kingston.

Kingston notes that the memory card has been tested to work without any issues on the HTC EVO 4G, HTC Shadow, Droid X, Blackberry Bold 9000, and the Galaxy S Vibrant smartphone. The card offers at least 4MB/s of data transfer and will sell for $153 for the microSDHC card only in 32GB capacity and a version with a SD card adapter will cost $155.

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Kingston has announced that it is launching a new CompactFlash card that is aimed at high-end DSLR users. The new CF card supports very fast 600x speeds with UDMA mode 6. The read and write speed for the card is up to 90MB/s.

Kingston claims that the new card is the fastest in its lineup. The card will be offered in 16GB and 32GB capacity and has a lifetime warranty. The CF card ships with recovery software as a free download from MediaRECOVER to retrieve files that might have been deleted accidentally.

The card complies with all CompactFlash standards and has an auto sleep feature to help improve the battery life of cameras the card is used in. The 32GB CF card will sell for $270 with the 16GB version selling for $154.

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There are a number of USB 3.0 external storage products on the market today. These drives are generally larger external HDDs though that are larger than most of us will want to take with us on the road. Kingston has offered up a new USB 3.0 flash drive called the Ultimate 3.0.

The Ultimate 3.0 is the first USB 3.0 flash drive from Kingston and it can be had in three different capacities. There are 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB versions available and the flash drive is backwards compatible with USB 2.0 ports as well.

The DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 has data transfer speeds as high as 80MB/s read and 60MB/s write. The flash drive ships with a “Y” cable that is needed for the drive to work in a USB 3.0 port due to power requirements. Kingston says in testing that the drive was able to write a 3.9GB movie file in 1 minute and 13 seconds. The 16GB version sells for $89, the 32GB is $138, and the 64GB is $270.

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Kingston has been a big name in the memory business for awhile now, especially amongst those that want to grab some good, but relatively cheap memory options. However, Kingston wants to make their name known in every available facet, so that’s why they’ve recently unveiled their new water-cooled DDR3 memory kits, which are specifically targeted for the hardcore gamers out there.

It’s not just one option, either. No, instead they’ve hit the market with three different variations, all at different price points. Basically, making sure everyone has what they’re looking for. According to a Kingston spokesperson, the reason they chose water-cooled options, was due to the reliability and quiet operation. Which makes sense, especially for their choice of dual- and triple-channel kits.

The three options are going to be set within Kingston’s new H20 line-up of memory kits. The two “base versions” will be the 4GB dual-channel kits, clocked at 2000MHz and 2133MHz, respectively. And then there is the 6GB triple-channel option, which is clocked at 2000MHz. The three options will cost you $157.00, $205.00, and $235.00. So if you’re a PC gamer, and you like to build yourself some high-profile, expensive, and impressive rigs, it looks like Kingston has a brand new way for you to make your system one of the best out there.

[via TG Daily]

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