flash drive for iPhone | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Sat, 15 Nov 2014 04:40:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png flash drive for iPhone | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 SanDisk unveils iXpand flash drive with Lightning connector for Apple devices https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/anton-shilov/sandisk-unveils-ixpand-flash-drive-for-apple-devices-with-lightning-connectors/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/anton-shilov/sandisk-unveils-ixpand-flash-drive-for-apple-devices-with-lightning-connectors/#respond Sat, 15 Nov 2014 00:00:47 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=221985 SanDisk Corp. this week introduced a solution that could be useful for many owners of the latest iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices with limited amount of built-in NAND flash memory. The SanDisk iXpand flash drive features the Lightning connector and can be used to store various media files saving precious storage space. SanDisk’s iXpand …

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SanDisk Corp. this week introduced a solution that could be useful for many owners of the latest iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices with limited amount of built-in NAND flash memory. The SanDisk iXpand flash drive features the Lightning connector and can be used to store various media files saving precious storage space.

SanDisk’s iXpand flash drives are available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB versions; the storage devices feature Lightning as well as USB 2.0 connectors to connect to Apple’s mobile devices as well as to Mac OS X or Windows personal computers.

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A special app that SanDisk supplies with the drive allows to quickly offload photos and videos from smartphones and tablets to free up storage space. In addition, the application – which launches when the iXpand Flash Drive is plugged into an iPhone or iPad – allows to playback videos in PC formats (AVI, WMV, MKV, MP4, MOV) on Apple iOS devices.

The iXpand sync app also supports cross-platform encryption, offering consumers the ability to transfer and access their sensitive files from iPhone, iPad, PC and Mac computers. Using the iXpand sync app, files can be password-protected on the drive directly from an iPhone or iPad and then easily decrypted on a Mac or PC and vice versa.

The iXpand Flash Drive will be available in the U.S. at Best Buy stores and at BestBuy.com. Starting November 16, Best Buy stores will exclusively offer the 32GB iXpand Flash Drive at an MSRP of $79.99. The iXpand Flash Drive is available now at SanDisk.com, and is coming soon to select retailers globally. The 16GB and 64GB capacities will be available at $59.99 and $119.99, respectively.

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KitGuru Says: Keeping in mind that loads of Apple iPhones and iPads are bought with only 16GB of NAND flash storage, various ways to expand that storage inevitably get rather popular. So far, those ways either required expensive external hard drives with built-in Wi-Fi or cloud-storage. Today, there are at least two USB drives with the Lightning interface designed specifically for Apple’s mobile devices are on the market. While the iXpand drive looks rather neat, it is just too expensive. $60 for 16GB in 2014 is clearly not a good price for the consumer. But a good way for SanDisk to earn!

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PQI debuts world’s first storage drive with Apple Lightning, USB connectors https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/anton-shilov/pqi-debuts-worlds-first-storage-drive-with-apple-lightning-usb-connectors/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/anton-shilov/pqi-debuts-worlds-first-storage-drive-with-apple-lightning-usb-connectors/#respond Wed, 23 Jul 2014 23:00:06 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=204424 Power Quotient International (PQI), a well-known maker of NAND flash and DRAM memory solutions, on Wednesday released the industry’s first flash storage drive with USB 2.0 and Apple Lightning interfaces. The device is designed to backup data from various Apple devices with the Lightning connector in order to free up external storage space. PQI Gmobi …

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Power Quotient International (PQI), a well-known maker of NAND flash and DRAM memory solutions, on Wednesday released the industry’s first flash storage drive with USB 2.0 and Apple Lightning interfaces. The device is designed to backup data from various Apple devices with the Lightning connector in order to free up external storage space.

PQI Gmobi iStick storage drives come in 8GB, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities and are compatible with all the latest iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch devices. The Gmobi iStick features a slide switch design: one end is the Lightning interface that allows to upload or backup data from iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and the other end is a standard USB transmission interface that can be connected to a Mac, PC, or tablet computer. PQI did not reveal the bandwidth of the Gmobi iStick, but said it is greater than that of Wi-Fi, which means that it is likely to be equal to that of the USB 2.0 (480Mb/s).

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Once the storage drive is connected to an Apple device, it requires a special application to access it. The Gmobi iStick app allows to back up documents, photos, videos, music and even contact lists. It can also open up files from other apps and playback media files from the iStick.

“We know that iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users often worry about a lack of storage capacity,” said Gorden Huang, gobal operations vice president at PQI. “Backups to computers and cloud services can be overly complicated and poses potential security risks, which causes users to constantly have a high risk of losing their data because they're not backing up regularly. The PQI Gmobi iStick enables iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users to instantly expand their device's storage capacity and easily backup important files.”

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Keeping in mind that Apple’s devices do not support traditional memory cards, the Gmobi iStick seems to be nearly the only portable solution at present that allows to quickly free up storage space on such gadgets. Various makers of external hard drives offer wireless hard drives that can connect to Apple’s iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using a special app, but such drives are slow and bulky.

Pricing of the drives is unknown.

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KitGuru Says: While the drives look really promising and are probably just what the doctor ordered for those, who need to free up storage space on their iOS devices while on the go, it should be noted that the Gmobi iStick drives are too large to be placed into a wallet, but are too small and hence easy to lose when they are held in a pocket.

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