Remember when having an 8GB flash drive was quite the monumental thing? Flash memory has certainly come a long way and this has helped a lot with reducing cost too, as is the case with this 64GB flash drive from Transcend. It’s on sale for half price.

The Transcend 64GB JetFlash 500 retractable USB flash drive is no larger than the standard “slider” style USB drives that you’ve seen before, but this one happens to boast that incredible 64GB of memory. That’s the same size as some solid state drives you find in many Ultrabooks these days! Performance is right on par with what you’d expect, giving you read and write speeds of up to 19MB/s and 7MB/s, respectively.

The 64GB version of the Transcend JetFlash 500 is on sale for $37.99, compared to its regular retail price of $72.25. You can choose between the standard retail packaging or Amazon’s “Frustration-Free” packaging and the drive comes with that free Super Saver Shipping too.

If you don’t need 64GB, the other capacities are also on sale for about half price or better as well. Of course, the 64GB is the best deal though.

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I know. It almost sounds completely counter-intuitive to have a solar powered flashlight, but this handy little gadget from XTG Technology looks like it could be pretty useful. And it’s only twenty bucks, so you don’t have that much to lose anyway.

The XTG SOLLANT solar portable battery pack has a total capacity of 1800mAh and has a standard USB output. What this means is that it will provide enough juice to give a complete recharge to most modern smartphones, including the iPhone. It’s great for your MP3 player or any other USB powered device, but it is limited to a 500mAh output, so it won’t work with an iPad.

As an added bonus to the whole solar battery pack thing, this product also comes with a button for “multifunctional lighting options,” including a flashlight, an SOS strobe, a bright lantern or a dim lantern. It’s good for camping and outdoor activities, for instance.

You can pick it up for $19.99 from Amazon, which is a solid $50 off the regular list price of $69.99. Buy another five bucks worth of stuff and you’ll qualify for the super saver shipping too.

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Flash drives have evolved significantly over the past few years. There was a time when 64MB of space in a bulky USB package was considered an achievement, and yet now an individual drive can hold upwards of 64GB while being less than half an inch in length. IntelliPaper looks to take the thickness (or thinness) of flash drives to the next level.

The idea is what it sounds like: a USB storage device made on paper. With the help of IntelliPaper, you can send paper thin flash drives in the mail alongside business cards, invitations, gifts and more. The company behind the product recently created a website www.intellipaper.info, and is selling inserts and handouts for $0.50/unit. Although the storage on these drives only ranges from 8 to 32 MB, that should be plenty of room for attaching files, images, and even small lower-quality video files.

While such small amounts of storage space aren’t that practical in most situations, it is just another proof of how far we’ve come storage technology in general. Imagine what future storage methods will look like in another 5 to 10 years. Of course with the growing importance of cloud storage, the idea of physical storage might soon be a thing of the past. What do you think of IntelliPaper, like the idea or do you feel its small storage size severely limits its usefulness?

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The biggest shopping day of the year is upon us and that means we’re about to get bombarded with all sorts of flyers and online promotions. We’ve gathered up some of the best Black Friday gadget deals in one convenient place for you, so let’s get down to it.

The Nikon COOLPIX S9200 16 megapixel compact camera with 18x zoom and full 1080p video on sale for $169, a savings of $130.95 off the regular price.

If you prefer interchangeable lenses, the Nikon V1 digital camera system with the 10-30mm VR1 kit lens is on sale for 59% off, bringing the price down to just $369.

The Panasonic ES-LT71-S men’s wet/dry shaver with rechargeable battery, Arc 3 technology and vortex cleaning system is just $74.99, which is 63% off the regular price.

Those looking for a great tablet might consider the Amazon Kindle Fire HD, which starts at $199 for the 16GB model with special offers. That includes free super saver shipping too.

Next, we have the SanDisk Extreme 120GB SSD with super fast 6.0Gbps transfers in a 2.5-inch form factor for just $96.82, representing a monumental savings of $141.74.

The Western Digital My Passport 2TB portable hard drive with USB 3.0 comes with automatic backup software is selling for $149.99, including free one-day shipping if you pay with your Discover Card.

Save 49% on the Otterbox Defender Case with screen protector and stand for the new 4th-gen iPad, as well as the iPad 2 and iPad 3. It’s on sale for $45.88.

There are a bunch of deals on the Samsung Galaxy S III, including getting it from Sprint for as low as $39.99 on contract. Verizon is doing $59.99 on contract, while the AT&T price is $99.99 on contract.

Finally, there’s a deal for $230 off the Toshiba U845-S406 Ultrabook with Intel Core i5, 14″ display, 6GB DDR3-1600 memory, 500GB HDD + 32GB SSD, and a free t-shirt. Get it for $649.99, including free shipping, at Newegg.com; the deal expires today!

And check out many more deals on Amazon. What are you buying this year?

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More and more devices are starting to support the SDXC standard for increased storage. This is super useful for people with DLSRs or other digital cameras, for example, but they’ve also go the SDXC happening with the even smaller microSDXC format.

If you have a smartphone or some other mobile device that is compatible with the microSDXC format, you might be interested to hear that you can get a 64GB card for $60. In particular, it’s the SanDisk Ultra microSDXC Class 10. That guarantees you a minimum sustained transfer speed of 10MB/s, but SanDisk is saying that you get speeds of up to 30MB/s.

This card is UHS-1 enabled and you can find the $60 deal on Amazon.com, including free super saver shipping. Many newer smartphones and tablets have support for microSDXC, but you’ll want to double check as many of them only support up to microSDHC. If that’s the case, Amazon also has the 32GB microSDHC for $28 or the 16GB card for $18.

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Are you looking for some extra memory cards? Even if you’re not, this is probably too good of a deal to pass up. After all, you could always use some extra storage for your cameras, tablets and smartphones. Amazon has a special “Gold Box” deal for today only where you can get up to 70% off select SanDisk SD, SDHC and microSDHC memory cards.

SanDisk is easily one of the most trusted brands in flash memory and for good reason. They’re reliable, they’re fast, and now they’re super affordable too. If you go over to the special Gold Box Deal of the Day page, you’ll find the full listing of products that are on sale. For example, there’s a 32GB microSDH Class 10 UHS-1 memory card for just $22.99, a 67% savings off the regular price of $69.99. Similarly, the SanDisk Ultra 64GB SDXC Class 10 card is on sale for $43.49, which is over $100 off its regular price of $149.99. These cards would be great for your Android tablet or smartphone, your digital camera, your pocket camcorder, or any number of other compatible devices.

Rocking a DSLR that takes CompactFlash? Those are on sale too. You can get the 8GB Extreme CompactFlash memory card (60MB/s) for $26.99, which is $69 off the regular price, going all the way up to the huge 64GB SanDisk Extreme CF card for $134.99, which is 67% off its regular price. There is also a caching SSD on sale, as well as a couple of SanDisk MP3 players.

Remember that this is only a one-day deal, so the sale is only good for October 22 and while supplies last. Go to Amazon.com now to place your order before they run out!

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When it comes to cloud storage, there are those that fully support the idea and think it’s a great way to store and access files, whereas there are just as many who avoid internet storage for the fears of privacy problems.

For those that need a backup device and aren’t yet comfortable with storing files in a remote location, the Pogoplug could be a viable option.

The Pogoplug is a device that can store all of your important files and documents to your home network which can then connect to the internet, from where they can be accessed from all over the globe through the use of your Pogoplug online account.

The Pogoplug series 4, the newest edition of the Pogoplug range, has two USB 3.0 ports, a USB 2.0 port, an SD card slot, and a slot for a 2.5” SATA hard drive, giving you plenty of external storage space.

Each slot can be used to connect removable storage devices which will allow the Pogoplug to access the files on the devices and make them available for download on the Pogoplug website.

You can buy the Series 4 Pogoplug backup device from Amazon for $39.99, 60% off of its original price of $100.

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The trade space for SSD’s is becoming a tight competition, and we’re seeing price drops and sales all over the place as a result. Hopefully in the next few years we’ll see prices for Solid state drives going for around the same price as hard disc drives are selling for today. But for now, this is one of the best deals you’re going to find on the net.

The 120GB Pyro SSD will cost $99 at purchase, but will deliver with a $25 post-purchase rebate, meaning you’ll get the device for an impressive $74.99 after rebate. The Pyro hard drive has been manufactured by Patriot who has been in the memory game since 1985, so the product will be of excellent quality, and will be likely to last you a good few years.

It’s important to note that Patriot will only send out the $25 rebate once per customer, so if you need a drive for your personal use, the rebate will help to reduce the price further, giving you a total saving of 62%. If you want to buy in bulk, you can still purchase more SSDs at half the price of original retail.

If you use your PC often, an SSD will help to speed up every aspect of your computers daily processes significantly, so this would be a perfect time to upgrade your computer.

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We love our smartphones, but we don’t really love the typical battery life that we get out of them. Between all those Facebook updates, Google Maps lookups, and Ustream video-streaming sessions, they just don’t last. This is why you need to have a backup battery for your smartphone and this universal unit from Motorola totally fits the bill, because it will charge just about anything via USB, including Apple, BlackBerry, Samsung, LG, Nokia and, yes, Motorola too.

The idea behind the Motorola P793 Universal Dual-Charging Portable Power Pack is quite simple. It’s about the size of a standard cell phone, but it has an integrated micro-USB cable that can swing out and charge your mobile device. If you use something other than micro-USB, as would be the case with an iPod, you can use the device’s charging cable with the USB output. Yes, you can charge two devices at the same time.

It has a total capacity of 1420mAh, which is roughly enough to provide one complete charge to most modern smartphones. They say it should provide about five hours of additional talk time. Motorola is also going green with the P793, using eco-friendly materials in this CarbonFree product.

Pick up the Motorola P793 universal backup battery for $25.47 on Amazon. That is just enough to qualify for the free super saver shipping too.

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Previously, a high speed micro SD card would put you back up to $150, and with a technology that can house up to 32GB in a space of 15 by 11 mm, and a width of just a millimeter, it’s always been understandable why these products might cost so much.

But today you’ll be able to get yourself a Class 10 micro SD by Patriot for between 50-80% off of the retail price. That means you’ll be able to bag yourself a 32GB micro SD card for just under $25 from Amazon!

If you’re wondering about what Class 10 means, it’s referring to its read/write capability. On a scale of 1 to 10, the higher the class, the faster your SD card will be able to perform tasks with the data it’s dealing with. To get that into an easy explanation, the Patriot Class 10 micro SDs have typical read/write speeds of 10MB/s, but customer images have proven to beat the standard and some show speeds of up to 18MB/s and 12.5MB/s respectively. With those speeds you’ll be able to copy a Gigabyte worth of music onto your SD card in around 2 minutes.

You’ll be able to locate 4 GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB offerings on the Amazon page, allowing you to find a size suitable for your needs.

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