The camera can also shoot short video clips that can be saved to a Memory Stick--Sony's chewing gum-sized flash memory device.
One winner is Phison Electronics, a fabless flash storage device maker that has used its Taipei base to gain market share worldwide.
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.
Perhaps the biggest gain may be in dual storage computers where a flash memory device is used for storing operating systems, software and frequently accessed content (and maybe even for write caching) while a hard disk drive provides much less expensive mass storage of user data.
Don't necessarily expect them to work on every Android phone, however, as there are some prerequisites for AIR, namely an ARMv7 processor or better with a vector co-processor, OpenGL ES 2.0 and Froyo, but Adobe says if your device handles Flash 10.1, it'll probably run AIR.
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Thus a device that uses flash memory to accelerate the performance of a HDD seems like a pretty good compromise between the two technologies.
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Kolodgy recommends using a "token, " another type of device based on flash memory that functions as a key, made by companies such as Rainbow Technologies.
The biggest deal here, however, might just be that HTC is touting this as the first Android device to support Flash out of the box.
This highly intuitive device supports rich, flash-based content, all major video and eBook formats and even 3D gaming.
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Of course, I get an error message on my iPad which I find most annoying, telling me that my device does not support Flash.
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We were sold on the Keyport Slide when it promised not only to banish key-based clutter, but also incorporated two of our favorite things: flash storage and a beer access device.
Unlike Apple's device, it supports Adobe Flash, enabling it to show more video found on the Internet.
Instead, the device comes with two USB flash drives that serve as keys.
Over 8 times as many gigabytes of NAND flash memory has shipped than DRAM, making flash memory the largest solid state memory device on the market and enabling many mobile devices such as smart phones and tablet computers.
The HDD companies, Seagate, Western Digital and Toshiba are participating in better management of storage device energy use, as are flash manufacturers such as SanDisk, Samsung and Toshiba and many flash based storage equipment suppliers such as Skyera, Smart Storage Systems and Virident.
The back of the Peak sports the camera, LED flash and the branding of a Firefox OS developer device.
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That means Vudu can now be streamed on any computer or mobile device that has a web browser and Flash.
The white plastic is flanked on either end by lights that flash red or blue, depending on whether the device is synced.
For infrastructure, the rise of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and advances in technology like flash storage continue to disrupt the very large enterprise IT industry.
These drives are based on flash memory - which stores data even after its device is turned off - and are about the size of a large cigarette lighter.
Like Adobe's Flash, Silverlight acted as a wrapper that, once installed on a machine, allowed that device to run code written for it.
If you're the type who'd rather lug around a 2.5-inch HDD enclosure instead of dozens of easily mixed up flash cards, well, you're probably not alone, and SavitMicro has just released a device to make prolific shooters all the merrier.
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The Latitude 10 does not require new mobile device management or software licensing, supports new and legacy Windows applications, is compatible with Adobe Flash and connects with existing peripherals to allow end-users to work and play the way they always have.
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Flash Access 3.0 and the upcoming versions of Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 will be able to be leveraged by content retailers, service providers and device manufacturers to create full UltraViolet experiences, including playback for the UVVU Common File Format.
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Under its shiny new skin, new hardware and software, such as a slimmed down version of Apple's OS X operating system and a flash memory drive, instead of the current iPod's mechanical hard drive, could keep the new device thin and light.
In addition, flash memory is making its way into more enterprise and client computer applications, both as a stand alone storage device and as a cache memory and system accelerator.
Apple introduced its version, called Fusion Drive, that tiers storage on flash memory or a HDD depending upon frequency of use, but appearing to the user as a single storage device.
At least one major enterprise SSD announcement from an important storage device manufacturer is expected next week at FMS as well as an announcement on new interface standards focused on flash memory in computers and enterprise systems.
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