The SanDisk Corp. is an American multinational company which designs and markets flash memory cards for digital cameras, camcorders, card readers and adapters. Headquartered in Milpitas, California, this memory card manufacturer was founded in 1988. A new line of premium, high-performance digital film cards specifically targeting advanced and professional photographers, have been launched by SanDisk under the name SanDisk Ultra II Memory Stick Pro Duo. These cards are fully compatible and interchangeable with all Memory Stick Pro digital cameras, camcorders, card readers and adapters. The fast write speeds of these cards will allow you to view images more quickly on your camera LCD screens.

Let us look at some of the memory cards included in this latest version. For serious professional photographers that demand the fastest, most rugged and durable Sandisk memory cards, the Sandisk Extreme III SD is the most suitable choice. The read/write speed of the memory card is 133X and the data transfer rate is 6.0 MB/sec. It features the innovative ESP Technology that provides you the fastest speeds and highest performance. Even in harsh environmental conditions such as extreme temperatures or high altitudes, the card ensures that you are getting the fastest read/write speeds. The memory card also comes with the RescuePRO feature that lets you recover images, documents, mail, or any other digital file with ease. Moreover, the built-in leading-edge media recover algorithms of RescuePRO will allow you to preview and hear the data before retrieving it.

Another product of this series is the Sandisk SDHC Card Ultra II. This high-quality card has a data transfer speed of 4.0 MB/sec. Its higher storage capacity lets you store more photos and videos of longer length.

In this cyber oriented world Encrypted USB Sticks has become an element of our day to day lives. These sticks are available in various memory sizes as per the requirement. Various companies like Kingston, Sandisk Corp., Patriot, Sony, Transcend etc. are engaged in manufacturing various types of USB sticks. These USB sticks are portable and come very handy. Using these you can easily carry data from one place to another. Another feature is that these sticks can be roughly used as it does not get ruined easily.

Some of the Encrypted USB Sticks includes Sandisk Cruzer Micro 256MB, Sandisk Cruzer Micro 4GB, Kingston DataTraveler 101 4GB, Kingston DataTraveler 200 128GB, Patriot Xporter XT Boost 16GB, Sony Micro Vault Click 16GB etc. The Freecom DataBar USB memory stick has a memory size of 0.5 GB and provides a read speed of 8.0 MB/s. Additionally it also provides a write speed of 7.0 MB/s. Kingston DataTraveler 200 128GB has a huge memory size of 128 GB. It also has an amazing read speed of 20.0 MB/s and a spectacular write speed of 10.0 MB/s. Sandisk Cruzer Micro 8GB is another Encrypted USB Sticks that provides read speed of 7.0 MB/s and write speed of 5.0 MB/s. The Sandisk USB flash drive also naturally uses a USB 2.0 interface.

All these Encrypted USB Sticks are very user friendly and even a layman can use them easily. These are offered in economical prices and are also available easily at a store near your home. The USB sticks are priced according to the memory provided in it.

With a capacity of 32GB, Sandisk Ultra Backup 32GB is a USB stick with a plastic body. With compact dimensions, the USB comes included with U3 portable apps launcher and backup software. Slightly different from the traditional external drives, now a new generation of backup devices is emerging. This latest generation of external drives are one-touch USB flash drives that balance the convenience of small size with sophisticated backup applications for data protection. Sandisk Ultra Backup 32GB belongs to this latest genre of backup devices that have push-button backups with SanDisk’s U3 smart-drive technology. This technology allows the user to store Windows PC user preferences, profiles and settings and also download a limited number of applications from the flash drive.

Besides the 32GB version, the Sandisk USB Flash Drive also comes in 8GB, 16GB and 64GB capacities. Easy and quick to set up, it has handy backup features and no cap. It uses a retractable USB connector that can be pushed back into the body of the drive. It has been encased in ultra-thin plastic body which gives it a flimsy feel. However, the device is lightweight and compact and extremely portable. The SanDisk Ultra Backup 32GB drive is compatible with Skype for VoIP, Trillian for instant messaging and Mozilla’s Firefox Internet browser and all three can be launched directly from drive itself. The external drive also offers custom applications with the U3 technology that allow downloading YouSendIt. Another helpful feature of the drive is that each time it is pressed, the one-touch button backs up all your pre-selected files and folders.

SanDisk, a renowned company known worldwide for its flash memory products, has launched a new array of premium memory cards for mobile phones. The newbies are named SanDisk Mobile Ultra, microSD, microSDHC and Memory Stick Micro (M2).

These memory cards are especially optimized for fast data transfer and large storage capacity. They are available in 2 GB, 4 GB and 8GB models and are considered as a necessary mobile accessory for those who access digital media on their phones a lot. Some, like the Sandisk microSD Mobile Ultra 8 GB, also include their own USB attachment so a they can be plugged into computers without card readers. These cards offer the users accelerated data transfers and are provided with a MobileMate Micro Reader that can be easily plugged into USB 2.0 interfaces and can be used for easy management of the files.

Michael Romero, vice president, mobile retail business, SanDisk said, “SanDisk’s new Mobile Ultra line will make consumer’s digital lifestyle more manageable by offering them greater ability to quickly transfer photos, maps, music, videos, games and other large file size content wherever they go. These cards are truly the most convenient way for people to store, move and play content using their mobile phones, so we are excited to introduce this high-performance, premium product to market to meet this need and growing demand.”

The 8 GB memory card allows the consumers to store 1000 songs, 1200 photos and 21 hours of video which is more than enough for pro mobile entertainment freaks.