The thirst for additional tablet storage may also drive demand for external wireless storage devices for tablets such as the Go-Flex Satellite from Seagate Technology as well as the Kingston WiFi external flash storage device.

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Other advantages include a lighter magnesium alloy body, an NX power pin-enabled hot shoe for adding an external mic or flash, and a new micro-USB trigger cable.

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The micro-USB port on the tablet PC and full-sized USB on the keyboard dock enable quick and convenient connections to external devices, such as printers and external HDD or USB flash drives.

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Of course, Surface Pro has a USB 3.0 port for connectivity with almost limitless storage options, including external hard drives and USB flash drives.

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T-Mobile's logo sits prominently below the 8MP camera and LED flash, with the external speaker and the words "Galaxy Note II" in big print near the bottom (this is different from the N7100, which only featured a Samsung logo at the top).

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These observations cover laboratory demonstrations, new uses for external interfaces, interface developments as well as flash memory and solid state drives.

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There's no DLNA support, no support for playing media from external storage and no way to fill that 16GB of flash with music.

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