SANDISK LAUNCHES PORTABLE STORAGE DRIVE WITH BUILT-IN LIGHTNING CONNECTOR

SanDisk on November 13, 2014. announced the new iXpand Flash Drive, the company's first USB flash drive designed for Apple's iPhone and iPad, featuring a dedicated Lightning connector for transferring files.

 How it WORKS

The iXpand Flash Drive comes in capacities of 16, 32 and 64 gigabytes and is compatible with any iOS device with a Lightning port running iOS 7 or later.

File transfers and backups are accomplished through the SanDisk iXpand Sync app available for free on the App Store.

PRICE:

The new flash drive is available now at SandDisk.com starting at $59.99 for the 16-gigabyte version, $79.99 for 32 gigabytes, and $119.99 for 64 gigabytes.

MORE FEATURES:

• SanDisk's iXpand app will allow iPhone and iPad users to automatically sync photos and videos from their Camera Roll to the external drive. The app will also support playback of movie files, including non-native file formats like AVI and WMV.
• iXpand sync also enables cross-platform encryption, giving users the ability to transfer and access sensitive files from a range of devices. Files can be password protected on the drive directly from an iPhone or iPad, and then decrypted on a Mac or PC, or vice versa.