The idea that a mobile phone can be a payment method isn’t a new one, but Tyfone got us all one step closer thanks to a new patent issued that brings a measure of security into the game. The biggest obstacle to the concept is security (what if someone steals your phone) and some commonality more »

It’s been a while since we’ve seen any big developments in SDHC cards. We’ve been stuck with class 6 cards up to 32 GB for a while now. It hasn’t been an issue for anyone; they haven’t been terribly slow unless you’re using the cards in a digital camera and trying to take multiple captures more »

Kodak has two new All-in-One (AiO) printers, the EasyShare 7 (“ESP7″) and the EasyShare 9 (“ESP9″). The ESP7 and ESP9 showcase Kodak’s promise of the lowest ink replacement cost in the industry. MSRP on black ink is $9.99 and color ink is $14.99. Those prices are pretty reasonable. Other goals for these printers are lab-quality prints and easy to use.

Keep reading for specs on each printer and a SALE!

Well, apparently SanDisk feels Joe Public likes their music hands on. This thinking may well be what led to their new line of music-filled microSD cards. They managed to pull in all the big record labels like Sony BMG, EMI, Universal and Warner. Although, I’m not sure what the labels were thinking with this one. The songs on the 1 GB cards will be DRM-free MP3s that are encoded at 320 kbps for the record.

The first stores they have in on the deal are Wal-Mart or Best Buy. So, you simply stroll into one of those two stores, nab your rockin’, grooving, bopping-loaded slotMusic, and pop it into your phone, and voila…you’re set. However, if you are one of the millions who would simply rather get your music by downloading it, then this little slotMusic thing is pretty useless.

Looking for a simple way to run the Ubuntu Eee OS on your Eee PC? Then this may possibly be the answer for you, the team behind the Ubuntu Eee project have announced that they will be offering a limited edition 4GB SD card with the OS pre-installed.

Users would have to just insert the SD card into their Eee PC and then select to boot from the SD card. Nothing really special to do, nothing to install, just insert the card and start up your computer.

SanDisk has just added a fast read/write memory card to its Memory Stick product line, the Extreme III Memory Stick PRO-HG-Duo. How fast? If 30mbps read and write capability ain’t fast enough for you, better wake up, cause this is the fastest that a memory card could possibly read so far. Slated for launch during more »

Even though we know that creating backup files is a very important task, most of us do not actually do it regularly for a lot of reasons. Some simply forget about it but others find it very tedious. Now, there is a new and easy-to-use device called SanDisk Flashback Adapter which aims to streamline this process.

Developed for Windows-based laptops with an ExpressCard slot, this adapter instantly copy and encrypts your important files to any SD or SDHC memory card. No need to schedule your backups, burn your files to CD/DVDs or save to your external hard drive. A simple yet effective solution since we really don’t know when our laptop will crash or petty accidents will happen.

Kingston has increased their SDHC memory card storage size, now available in up to 16GB. The new card will be able to hold up to 7,500 images taken with a 6-megapixel camera or more than four hours of 6Mbps HD video. While its great to see Kingston increasing memory card size, their announcement has come more »

Panasonic aims to up the ante with the development of the world’s first 32GB SD High Capacity (SDHC) memory card with Class 6 speed specification. A prototype of this memory card will be displayed at Panasonic booth #9405 during the International CES 2008. Ideal for recording high definition videos, this novel memory card has a more »