The VIA's first USB 2.0 solution - VT6202 PCI USB host controller - can power up to 4 USB 2.0 ports, which deliver speed of up to 480Mb/s. Complying to the USB 2.0 specification, the VT6202 is available in two formats: a 4-port PCI USB 2.0 add-in card or a USB2.0 host controller installed on the motherboard.

The previous DiskOnKey was 32MB maximum, but M-Systems now sells capacities between 8-128MB, and has chosen to colour-code the necks of them depending on size. 8MB will be grey, 16MB will be yellow, 32MB orange, 64MB blue, and 128MB green.

The CRW-70 Spyder is Yamaha's answer to a very non-existent 'all-in-one' CD device market. Capable of not only burning CD's at fast speeds via USB 2.0, the CRW-70 Spyder also functions as a portable CD/MP3 player, allowing users to burn a CD and take their burner with them to listen to the music. Cool!

First International Digital, the pioneer of the Karaoke MP3 player, today announced a follow up to their 'popular irock! 600 series MP3 players', with the unveiling of the irock! 500 series.