SanDisk thumbdrive learns a new trick

Darius Chang | Jan 03, 2008

USB thumbdrives have become the de facto method of choice when it comes to transferring data between PCs. With ever increasing capacities, some consumers have also started using them as backup devices.

The latest SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Plus flash drive takes it one step further by making backups of its 4GB storage automatically to an online backup company, BeInSync. The US$59.99 flash disk comes with six months worth of this online service, after which an annual fee of US$29.99 is charged. When the Cruzer is plugged into a connected machine, the contents are automatically synchronized both ways and the data can also be accessed via the Website. According to BeInSync, communication to and from the device is secured using 256-bit SSL encryption to ensure that your private data remains private.

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