Devices

Responding to the requirement for powerful, portable solutions for avionics testing applications, GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms on April 14 announced three ExpressCard interfaces for testing critical aircraft systems.

According to GE, the R15-EC is a dual port MIL-STD-1553 ExpressCard Interface; the RAF-EC is a dual port ARINC 664 ExpressCard Interface; and the RAR-EC is a multichannel ARINC 429 ExpressCard interface. The three new cards, which are all RoHS compliant, will be demonstrated on GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms’ booth (#13) at AMC 2008 (April 14 – 17, Tulsa, Oklahoma).

The three ExpressCards are available in a range of configurations, including card only, card and appropriate analyzer, and a full turnkey portable analyzer system that includes the interface card, protocol analyzer and semi-rugged laptop.

Sonnet Technologies announced the release of its new 21-in-1 Multimedia Memory Card Reader and Writer. The card, which retails for US$29.95, is designed for the ExpressCard/34 slot found on the MacBook Pro laptop and will be available on Wednesday, December 19th.

SanDisk today launched the SanDisk Multi Card ExpressCard^™ Adapter, offering fast transfer speeds from memory cards to notebook computers without the need to carry cables or external card readers.

The MicroU2E iteration is a simple, small, one-piece device that works solely with USB-based cards (read: not PCIe flavors) and provides all the power it should need for that HSDPA / HSUPA card to function as advertised. Not a bad piece to keep in your arsenal for $38 -- and fret not, as it gets along just fine with Vista and OS X, too.

Magma ExpressBox1 is an easy-to-use device for attaching a "desktop-only" PCI Express (PCI-E) card to a laptop. This capability allows a user to combine the power of a desktop and the mobility of a laptop into a powerful, flexible, mobile workstation. For example, a user can turn a typical, middle-of-the-road laptop into a powerful gaming, scientific computer or audio and video editing workstation by simply adding the right PCI Express card to ExpressBox1 then connecting to a laptop.

Sonnet, a Mac add-on manufacturer announced its new product called Tempo Serial ATA ExpressCard. The card will provide two eSATA port and it has built-in 3Gbps SATA controller. The Tempo will cost around 240$.

Wibu-Systems announced today that the CmCard/E is the new Card module making the CodeMeter® Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology now available under the ExpressCard® form factor. The CodeMeter DRM system is a proven and highly flexible protection technology for digital products and has been well adopted by many software vendors since its introduction in 2003.

"CeBIT of this year is for us the opportunity to enlarge our scope of hardware solutions by releasing the new card module CmCard/E providing a 4 GB of flash in addition to our CodeMeter DRM system," said Oliver Winzenried, CEO and founder of Wibu-Systems AG. "With ExpressCard modules and ExpressCard sockets now becoming widely available we follow our customer needs for a higher performing technology. With the new card we can support larger storage capacities for all kind of applications including the capability of protecting large audio and video files. CodeMeter security products integrate with all mayor platforms based on Windows, Apple and Linux. Consumer and Industrial Electronics will be next areas where the adoption of the ExpressCard standard will take place. We are ready to serve those markets and their needs by offering our protection solutions for intellectual property assets to be protected in more complex environments."