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Where do you store all of your digital photos? While an external hard drive is a good solution for photo and video back-up, SanDisk's new Memory Vault may be a better one, promising to preserve images in their original quality for up to 100 years.

The SanDisk Memory Vault delivers 100 years of reliability by utilizing the company's Chronolock technology, which "incorporates the key elements of advanced solid-state storage to create a proprietary memory management solution." SanDisk says that they "conducted accelerated temperature cycling tests that simulated the effects of data retention over long periods of time." Unless we live to be 120+, we'll just have to take their word on it.

The device connects to your computer's USB port so you can easily drag-and-drop your photo/video files and features a ruggedized, yet sleek, metallic design. The SanDisk Memory Vault comes in two storage capacities – and 8GB and 16GB, which SanDisk says is enough space for thousands of photos and hours of HD video. Personally, I would have to own two of the 16GB devices to hold all my photos and videos. Maybe they'll see this need and come out with a larger capacity unit in the future. One can hope anyway.

The SanDisk Memory Vault is available now for $49.99 for the 8GB model and $89.99 for the 16GB Memory Vault.

SanDisk has a new USB flash drive that is super-tiny. In fact, it is the company's smallest to date. About the size of a standard size paper clip, the Cruzer Blade fits easily on your keychain or mobile phone dongle. It won't weigh it down either. The Cruzer Blade weighs about the same as a penny.

The SanDisk Cruzer Blade is available in capacities ranging from 2GB to 16GB, with a 4GB drive storing approximately 1,000 songs, 1,200 high-resolution photos, or 8 hours of 768kb/s video.

"At half the size of some other USB drives, our compact Cruzer Blade provides consumers with highly portable storage at a great value," said Kent Perry, director, retail product marketing, SanDisk. "The drive lets users transfer their digital data quickly between computers, and delivers a storage boost to devices such as netbooks that often need additional memory but are difficult to upgrade easily."

The SanDisk Cruzer Blade USB flash drive is available now at sandisk.com, with prices ranging from $14.99 to $77.99.

SanDisk just introduced new flash memory cards to its gaming card line. The 16GB Memory Stick Micro (M2) card is compatible with the Sony PSPgo system; the 32GB Memory Stick PRO Duo and Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo cards are compatible with the Sony PSP; and the 8GB SanDisk SDHC card is compatible with the Nintendo DSi system.

SanDisk also has a new Gaming Compatibility Pck (GCP), which includes a Memory Stick Micro M2 to Memory Stick PRO Duo adapter and Mobile Memory Stick Micro M2 reader. The GCP lets gamers to use the SanDisk Memory Stick Micro M2 card in other Sony M2 compatible devices or in Memory Stick PRO Duo readers, and transfer media between Memory Stick Micro M2 mobile enabled devices and a computer via a USB slot. The Gaming Compatibility Pack is priced at $17.99.Read more

SanDisk today announced the Sansa Clip+ MP3 player. The new player is compatible with SanDisk slotRadio and slotMusic cards, as well as microSD cards pre-loaded with music. It has a long-lasting rechargeable battery; bright, easy-to-read screen, and a features a compact wearable design. The Sansa Clip+ MP3 player is also the first Windows 7 certified MP3 player (along with the Sansa Fuze, Sansa View, and Sansa Clip portable media players).

Sansa Clip+ MP3 Player Features:

• Large(1"), bright (OLED) screen with a simple user interface that makes it easy to choose playlists or songs sorted by title, artist, album, genre
• FM tuner with 40 presets
• Built-in microphone
• Equalizer mode
• Rechargeable, lithium ion battery with up to 15 hours of life
• Solid state flash memory for skip-free playback of music
• Support for music download and subscription services including Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic and others
• Designed to work seamlessly with a wide range of music formats, such as MP3, WMA, WAV, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis and Audible files (for audio books), in both unprotected and protected files

The Sansa Clip+ MP3 player is now available at sandisk.com and bestbuy.com, and will be at other retailers nationwide on Sept. 13. The music player comes in 2GB for $39.99, 4GB for $49.99, and 8GB, for just $69.99.

Developed by SanDisk, the 32GB SanDisk Extreme SDHC card can write and read up to 30 megabytes per second (MB/s).

SanDisk combines industry-leading performance with massive storage capacity, helping digital photography enthusiasts utilize the advanced features of today's DSLR cameras. With newer DSLR cameras that can take HD video showing up in the market more often, this SDHC card is the perfect match for large files and fast recordings.

The card offers a sustained write speed fast enough to ensure high-definition video recording and capacity capable of storing 160 minutes of full HD 1920x1080 pixels at 24Mb/s data transfer rate.Read more

The 2009 school year is coming to an end, and what better gift to give your graduating senior than something that will help him (or her) when they go off to college in the fall? SanDisk has a new Ultra Backup USB Flash Drive that is the world's first USB flash drive with push-button backup. It couldn't get much easier than that!

The SanDisk Ultra Backup USB Flash Drive is available with capacities ranging from 8GB to 64GB, and is great for backing up photos, music, videos, and of course, schoolwork. Backing up files has never been easier…simply touch a button. No wires and no software installation needed.

The drives are currently available and range in price between $49.99 and $199.99.

For more information visit www.sandiskusb.com.

I have a point and shoot camera, a DSLR, a BlackBerry, a digital frame and an MP3 player that all take different memory cards. There are also multiple cards per device, and it becomes challenging to find the right cable to sync each device to my computer. This is exactly why the memory card reader was developed. SanDisk is one company who integrates design with function, and why I like the ImageMate All-In-One Memory Card Reader from SanDisk.

The latest ImageMate readers streamline the process of transferring digital content by including a transfer button. This magic button will launch user-defined applications or Web sites. Now you can post your content to your site of choice faster than you have previously been updating your blog, or YouTube videos. The ImageMate All-In-One is currently available for $29.99 and the MSRP for the Multi-Card reader is $19.99.