Pretec e-Disk II+, Expandable USB Flash Drive with Built-in Card Reader

"Las Vegas, NV, January 5, 2006 Pretec Electronics Corp., the 1st in the world to demonstrate 8GB USB flash drive since 2004, and the 1st in the world to offer 4GB SD card since July 2005, has announced a multiple function of USB flash storage device with built-in card reader ?e-Disk II+? here at CES (Booth #14444, LVCC). The 1st of such multiple function device in the world, e-Disk II+ is also the 1st small form factor card reader in the world capable of accessing new generation of high speed SD/MMC cards (SD 1.1/MMC 4.1), which will be demonstrated at a private suite at Venetian Hotel by invitation only. Pretec e-Disk II+ is an expandable USB flash drive with embedded 512MB (default) flash memory which can be expanded to 4.5GB by simply inserting an optional SD/MMC card; it supports full-sized cards of SD 1.1 and MMC 4.1 (or MMCPlus) and one small card of RS-MMC 4.1 (or MMCMobile), works perfectly with Pretec 133X 4GB SD card and 266X 4GB MMC card; to provide users an unprecedented experience of convenient, versatile, high capacity, and high speed mobile data transfer. Pretec e-Disk II+ is also one member of a series of Pretec USB product offering; multiple function of memory and I/O capabilities, which includes the currently available iDisk BT (USB Flash + Bluetooth), iDisk WLAN (with Wi-Fi connectivity) and many others which Pretec will launch in the next few months. Another member of Pretec multiple function USB product debuts here today is Pretec i-Disk Touch, a multiple function of USB flash drive with fingerprint biometrics security. Both iDisk Touch and e-Disk II+ are available now with mass production scheduled next month. e-Disk II+ with different style of housing which support specific memory card interfacing such as miniSD or Memory Stick Duo are also available now; Different capacities of embedded flash memory can be custom-tailored for specific OEM/ODM customers upon request. About Pretec Pretec? Electronics Corp. (http://www.pretec.com) offers a complete spectrum of small form factor memory cards and card readers such as CF, MMC, SD, and USB Flash Drive for the digital imaging, mobile communication, and industrial control markets. As the world?s 2nd company to offer CF card since 1995, Pretec has consistently demonstrated the highest capacity cards in the world; such as CF card 80MB, 128MB, 160MB, 320MB, 640MB, 1.5GB, 3GB, 6GB and 12GB CF card at various locations around the world for the past seven years; MMC card 1GB and 4GB; USB Flash Drive 8GB; and SD card 4GB. With more than 100 patents granted or filed, Pretec has also been offering the highest speed cards in the world such as CF 80X (2004), MMC 4.0 150X (2004), USB 166X/266X (2005), SD 133X (2005), MMC Plus 266X (2005); and smallest size USB Flash Disk in the world such as iDisk Tiny (?Best Gear of 2003? by TIME Magazine) and CU-Flash/iDisk Diamond (2005).
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