Tag archive: JumpDrive

Fresh from an embarrassing product recall, Lexar has announced its new 1 and 2 GB JumpDrive Lightning USB flash drives. The JumpDrive Lightning's come with the company's PowerToGo software platform pre-installed, enabling users run and launch standard Windows applications direct from the JumpDrive without installing the software onto a host computer. The idea is to let users carry around a virtual PC environment on the flash… Read More

Lexar Media was showcasing two new high performance USB flash drives at CES 2006 earlier this month in Las Vegas. These two drives are the integrated capacity meter equipped JumpDrive Mercury and the compact JumpDrive Fly. The JumpDrive Mercury, which will be available in 1GB and 2GB storage sizes, sports an integrated capacity meter powered by technology from E Ink Corporation. This onboard meter shows users how much storage space is left on… Read More

Lexar has announced that, beginning in January 2006, its portable JumpDrive USB flash drives will ship with Google applications pre-loaded, including Google Desktop, Google Toolbar, and photo organizer Picasa. When customers plug in a Google-loaded JumpDrive, they'll be promoted to install the free Google applications. If the user accepts the installation, the Google apps will automatically be installed and then removed from the USB… Read More