Memory devices

Seagate has announced their first USB 3.0 external HD, the BlackArmor PS 110. It's a 7200-rpm 500GB drive, and it comes bundles with an ExpressCard module with a USB 3.0 port.

The BlackArmor PS 110 will cost $180 when released.

Verbatim has launched a range of SSD Secure ExpressCards with premium AES 256-bit hardware encryption. These are the first of their kind, and are available in 16Gb and 32Gb. From the photo that Verbatim released, we're assuming a 64Gb version is coming soon.

The ExpressCards have a mandatory password input. If you enter 10 incorrect passwords, the drive contents are deleted. It also supports 'guest passwords', that enable all or part of the storage to be accessible to others.

Lexar announced a new ExpressCard/34 module - a professional CompactFlash reader. It supports both Mac and Windows, and also supports UDMA Mode 6.

Via RobGalBraith.com

GreenHouse releases new ExpressCard SSDs. There are two series:

•  GH-SSD*GEX-34S, SLC with a 120Mb/s reading and 70Mb/s writing available in 16 or 32Gb.
• GH-SSD*GEX-34M, MLC with a 120MB/s reading and 30MB/s writing. Available in 16, 32 or 64GB.

Back in February, we reported on the new 'Constant-Connect' solution by Lenovo and RIM. The idea is to have an expresscard module that automatically syncs emails from your blackberry - even if the computer is turned off.

It is now available through Lenovo.com, for 150$.

Via TechSpot

Wintec's 64GB ExpressCard SSD is now available to buy for 180$, on amazon.com.

The drive speed is listed as 35Mb/s for both read and write operations.

Pretec unveils today 64GB/128GB ExpressCard SSD, the largest capacity and world’s first ExpressCard SSD with hardware-based AES256 Encryption/Decryption at CeBIT 2009.

Pretec ExpressCard SSD features a dual interface of an ExpressCard socket and a mini USB socket for mobile storage solution for portable devices as well as for embedded systems.

Verbatim announced at Macworld today its new ExpressCard SSD for PC and Mac users. The new card is a solid-state drive (SSD) ExpressCard/34 with 16/32/64GB capacities. It will be available at the end of February. 

With read speeds of up to 125MB/sec (833X) and write speeds up to 30MB/sec (200X), Verbatim’s new ExpressCard SSD offers significantly higher performance than USB-based ExpressCard SSD solutions, due to the throughput limitations of the USB 2.0 interface.