Intel Developers Demo USB 3.0 Throughput On Linux

USB 3.0 is on it's way. Intel has demonstrated the USB 3.0 transfer speeds upto 3.5 times faster than the USB 2.0.

See the following video:

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Free program to create protected partitions on USB drives

Now USB flash drives are cheap and available everywhere. So, securing the drive's contents has become a major issue. To avoid this problem. There is a free software called Rohos Mini Drive  helps in solving this problem. 

This software is a Windows application. It lets you create a password-protected, encrypted, and hidden partition on any USB flash drive.

This clever application works when you plug the USB drive with a Rohos hidden partition into your PC. You will only see the unprotected partition. If Rohos is installed on the computer you can right click the icon in the system tray to connect the hidden partition. If you're using a computer without Rohosinstalled, you can run the "Rohos mini.exe" program in the main partition on your flash drive and enter your password to unlock the hidden partition. 

 

Freescale Semiconductor’s MC9S08JM16

Freescale Semiconductor’s MC9S08JM16 8-bit microcontrollers integrates on-chip USB 2.0 Full-Speed device support.

Features include:

   - 48-MHz S08 core

   - Bus Frequency of 24 MHz

   - Upto 16-KB Flash Memory

   - 1 - KB SRAM

   - 256-Bytes USB RAM

   - Operating Voltage Range of 2.7 V to 5.5 V

   - Other Peripherals :  2x SCI, I²C, 2x SPI, a 7-channel keyboard interface (KBI), a 2-channel 16-bit timer, a 4-channel 16-bit timer, a 12-bit 8-channel ADC, and a real-time clock.

Package Options:  48-pin QFN, 44-pin LQFP, and 32-pin LQFP.

Software Support: Freescale's USB-LITE stack.