Corsair Flash Readout is yet another product from memory manufacturer Corsair that introduces new functions on an already established market. We’ve seen it several times on the memory module market where Corsair’s Pro and Xpert series displays fresh thinking. Now the time has come for the USB memory market as Flash Readout is a USB memory. Flash Readout has, except from a capacity at up to 2GB, a small BCD display (Bi-stable Cholesteric Display). The display has been divided into three sections that all can supply you with different information about the USB memory and its data. First of all you can enter an 11 letter long name for the memory, which perhaps best reflects the data stored.
One of the sections displays the amount of space used through a simple cake diagram. The last section displays the remaining amount in figures so you how much more you can store. The display’s information is updated automatically when you have the memory connected to a computer, remove or add files. The BCD display can store memory information up to a year despite not using any battery power. Corsair Flash Readout will be available at 1GB and 2GB capacities and will appear in stores anytime now. According to Corsair the prices should be about $50 for the 1GB model and anout $80 for the 2GB model.
“Corsair Flash Readout USB drives are designed with user friendliness in mind. Each Flash Readout USB drive has a built in display to show capacity used, free capacity and a personal ID/label. The Bi-stable Cholesteric Display (BCD) retains and displays this information for up to one year without the use of a battery!”
