PCPhoto
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Page 5 of 6 Storage With A View Available in 40 or 80 GB capacities, SmartDisk’s FlashTrax XT is an external hard drive for storage and data backup from camera media, but adds a large 3.6-inch LCD screen that lets you edit and watch slideshows of your photos. It features fast connectivity with transfer speeds of up to 480 MB/sec. and a rechargeable lithium-ion battery. List Price: $399 (40 GB); $499 (80 GB). Contact: SmartDisk, (239) 425-4000, www.smartdisk.com. High-Capacity Storage Solution Save up to 400 GB of photos and data on Kanguru’s QuickSilver external hard drive. Available in 2.5- and 3.5-inch sizes, with a choice of USB 2.0 or FireWire/USB 2.0 combo connectivity, the QuickSilver offers high-speed data transfer in a new exterior alloy case that disperses heat during prolonged use. The plug-and-play device can withstand up to 200 G’s of shock and is designed to lay horizontally or stand vertically to save space. List Price: $119 to $409 (depending on capacity). Contact: Kanguru Solutions, (888) KANGURU, www.kanguru.com. Light Bright Use the Samigon Digital Bare Bulb Slave Flash to creatively add depth or backlighting to your images. The flash screws into a standard light socket and is triggered by your on-camera flash or strobe. The slave flash has a sensitive receptor that can detect the master flash from 50 feet away and won’t be triggered by pre-flashes. With an output of 60 watts per second, it recycles in two seconds, and a built-in reflector allows you to change the illumination patterns to 45, 180 and 310 degrees. List Price: $69. Contact: Argraph, (800) 526-6290, www.argraph.com. Multi-Type Memory Card Reader Shoot with multiple types of memory cards? You’ll only need one card reader with Atech’s PRO-Gear XP-14. The XP-14 supports 14 different memory devices, ensuring flexible and convenient data transport. Access files from four different media cards at the same time and transfer files directly between them at a rate of 480 MB/sec. List Price: $34. Contact: Atech Flash Technology, (510) 824-6868, www.atechflash.com.   |
