Dane Elec, of course, sells additional keys, but you can also use most off-the-shelf USB flash drives.
Dane-Elec will also be offering USB 3.0-compatible adapters for desktops with PCIe slots and laptops with PCIXpress slots.
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Dane-Elec has also cleverly includes both the Mac and PC reader software for its file format on the flash drive.
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As for devices that don't support USB ports, Dane Elec has already released an approved iPhone app to access its little white box.
It depicts the torrid attraction between a rookie driver, Elec, and Tamara, the widow of a beloved driver who died in a crash.
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Yau of Schroeders likes Elec and Eltek, which makes top of the line motherboards that carry Intel's state of the art Pentium chip.
Left unsaid is what might happen if many consumer-elec tronics firms reckon they can develop their own technology or buy it from somebody with fewer strings attached.
"We believe the new Intel Atom CE5300 series is an exciting advancement to incorporate into our latest my-Ditto NAS devices, " said Jonathan Weizman, chief technology officer at Dane-Elec.
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Dane Elec says that will be removed in an upcoming update that will also address some other 1.0 glitches such as errors in setting the device's network name and workgroup.
Irvine, CA (October 19, 2009) -- Dane-Elec, a global leader in memory-based consumer electronics, today introduced its So SuperSpeed Line of External USB 3.0 Hard Drives (HDD) to the U.S. market.
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Now, however, Dane Elec -- best-known for selling USB flash drives and memory cards at retailers such as Target -- has jumped into the shared storage space with an offering called MyDitto.
Dane-Elec's new USB 3.0 HDDs offer consumers several storage options ranging from 500 GB all the way up to 2 TB, and are available in 2.5" or 3.5" formats for either laptop or desktop computers.
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As the physical key requirement also gets in the way of ad hoc sharing with those you may not have the opportunity to hand the key to in advance, Dane Elec seems intent on removing the key requirement for those who value more convenience at the expense of some security.
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