These days, having a branded USB in our desk drawer, pocket, or handbag is the norm as it allows us to access information for our jobs and hobbies while on the move. While USB flash drives are designed to have a long lifespan, there are some ways you can maximise the usability of these devices and ensure they last for as long as possible. Here are 5 of our favourite tips for getting the most out of your personalised USB storage devices.

5) Don't Ever Leave Your USBs in Extreme Temperatures

Whether it's freezing cold or boiling hot, the sensitive chips and electronic fittings inside your promotional USB flash drive do not like extreme temperatures. To ensure the devices function properly and

These days a lot of mail outs and event pamphlets bundle customised USB flash drives in with their pages. Often the intent is to ensure that recipients have access to digital versions of the physical hand outs or perhaps related catalogues. Canadian photographer Justin Poulsen decided to take this concept one step further when he put together his own USB mail campaign.

Unique USB Drives That Are Thumbs

Poulson's art is notable for the way it blends photography with highly detailed props, so when the artist needed to promote himself he came up with an ingenious way that combined pure promotion with his desire

USB pocket thumbdrives are reaching a point where they are so low in cost that they are literally everywhere much like the humble ball point pen. The way they are consumed have therefore changed dramatically over the past few years. No longer do people use 1 thumbdrive for all their data needs. They are now typically used to store files temporarily and more often than not people will have a dedicated thumbdrive for work and another few for other purposes. With that in mind I was fascinated to come across a successful Kickstarter project by BOLTgroup that created thumbdrive tear aways! The concept works like a exactly like a notepad. Simply tear away the product from its base when you need to use it.

1. Promote your brand with eco-friendly thumb drives.
2. Enhance brand reputation with sustainable choices.
3. Support the environment and attract customers.

Today's post is a little bit more technical than usual. It is about promotional USB flash drives. Now most flash drives that you see on our website and that you see on our shops are 2.0. It is a dated technology and the new 3.0 is definitely a lot better. But what do all these numbers mean?

1. USB 2.0 vs USB 3.0 speeds.
2. Customisation and pre-loading content.
3. Wider audience reach with flash drives.

What is 2.0 and 3.0 USB Speed?

A 2.0 flash drive denotes the speed of data transfer between your flash drive memory device and your computer. Theoretically a 2.0 flash drive can transfer

Promotional flashdrives have always been hugely popular. In the past few years many companies have simply used flashdrives as a marketing and promotional tool in the most simple and basic sense. ie. handing them out with their logo simply branded on them. Not too much thought was placed on the style of the promotional flashdrive nor in the way of presentation. This year though all this has changed. Many of our clients have realised the potential that this simple little device can provide when it comes to giving your brand name bigger and more substantial exposure.

5 Awesome ideas For Promotional Flashdrives

1) As a replacement for catalogues. If your have a big range of products then use flashdrives to substitute some or most of them. Why? Well here is a list of benefits:

- Interaction: Photos can come to life with Video, Moving images, Audio, Zoom in view capability as well as fast

The huge capacity of thumbdrives has meant that more than just a device to shuffle files between computers and locations. In many instances it is the primary storage device for a lot of important things from work documents to family photos. (I read somewhere that someone has developed a huge 1 terrabyte thumbdrive. For those who are not technically inclined a terrabyte is over 1million megabyes. Or to put in in perspective take an average word document of several pages of text is 1megabyte. A terrabyte therefore allows you to save 1 million different word documents)

Myself personally my thumbdrive is as important as my house set of keys. It goes everywhere with me. Unlike a set of house keys though a thumbdrive does not do well in the rain and it definitely does not do well when tea or coffee is spilt onto the device. Here are some do's and don'ts on how to save a thumbdrive.

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