Introduces New iXpand™ Flash Drive for iPhone
and iPad
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), a global leader in flash
storage solutions, today announced the SanDisk iXpandTM Flash
Drive, the company’s first USB Flash Drive designed specifically
for iPhone and iPad.
SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive (Photo:
Business Wire)
“According to IDC, nearly three-quarters of all images are now
captured on smartphones and tablets1,” said Dinesh Bahal, vice
president, product marketing, SanDisk. “With this significant
increase in mobile-generated content, consumers are looking for
easy ways to manage it all. In fact, our research shows that 82% of
U.S. smartphone users find transferring photos, videos, music and
other files to be very important to them2. We created the iXpand
Flash Drive to offer consumers a quick and safe way to move their
favorite content between devices so it’s available when and where
they want it.”
The iXpand Flash Drive is a powerful, yet simple-to-use solution
that quickly transfers photos and videos from an iPhone or iPad to
a Mac or PC — all without cables, Internet connections, or
bandwidth limitations. In addition, it maintains the original photo
or video resolution quality.
The full-featured iXpand sync app is exceptionally intuitive,
creating a seamless user experience. It launches when the iXpand
Flash Drive is plugged into an iPhone or iPad and can be configured
to automatically sync photos and videos from the camera roll to the
drive. In addition, users can store their favorite movies on the
iXpand Flash Drive and instantly play them directly from the drive
on their iPhone or iPad. Most popular movie formats3, including
non-native and PC-friendly ones, like AVI & WMV, are supported
-- saving time, effort and complexity of converting video
formats.
The iXpand sync app also enables cross-platform encryption4,
offering consumers the ability to transfer and access their
sensitive files from iPhone, iPad, PC and Mac computers. Using the
iXpand sync app, files can be password-protected on the drive
directly from an iPhone or iPad and then easily decrypted on a Mac
or PC and vice versa. The iXpand provides users with peace of mind
that their files are always secure, while offering flexibility to
protect data on the go.
The iXpand Flash Drive is available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB*
capacities and is compatible with iPhone 6, iPhone 6
Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, iPad Air
2, iPad Air, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 2, iPad mini running iOS 8
or iOS 7. The iXpand Flash Drive was designed with a
unique flexible connector so it can connect directly to iPhone
or iPad without first removing the protective case. The drive
features a premium metal exterior which adds to its
durability. The iXpand Flash Drive also comes with a two-year
limited warranty5.
The iXpand sync app is available on the App Store for iPhone or
iPad.
Pricing and Availability
The iXpand Flash Drive will be available in the U.S. at Best Buy
stores and at BestBuy.com. Starting November 16, Best Buy stores
will exclusively offer the 32GB iXpand Flash Drive at an MSRP of
$79.99. The iXpand Flash Drive is available now at SanDisk.com, and
is coming soon to select retailers globally. The 16GB and 64GB
capacities will be available at $59.99 and $119.99,
respectively.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a Fortune 500 and S&P
500 company, is a global leader in flash storage solutions. For
more than 25 years, SanDisk has expanded the possibilities of
storage, providing trusted and innovative products that have
transformed the electronics industry. Today, SanDisk’s quality,
state-of-the-art solutions are at the heart of many of the world's
largest data centers, and embedded in advanced smartphones, tablets
and PCs. SanDisk’s consumer products are available at hundreds of
thousands of retail stores worldwide. For more information, visit
www.sandisk.com.
© 2014 SanDisk Corporation. All rights reserved. SanDisk is a
trademark of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States
and other countries. iXpand is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation.
iPad, iPhone, iPad, iPad mini and iPad Air are trademarks of Apple
Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
* 1GB=1,000,000,000 bytes. Actual user storage less.
1 Source: Worldwide Digital Image 2014-2018 Forecast: The Image
Capture and Share Bible (IDC #246469, February 2014
2 Source: SanDisk consumer market survey of 1,003 participants
in the USA, June 2014
3 Support for .WMV, .AVI, .MKV, .MP4, .MOV video formats.
Compatible device required.
4 Password protection uses 128-bit AES encryption and is
supported by iOS 7+, Mac OS X v10.6+ (Software download required
for Mac, (see www.sandisk.com/support/ixpandflashdrive) Windows
Vista®, Windows® 7 and Windows 8.
5 See www.sandisk.com/wug
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements,
including expectations for markets, products, industry trends and
customers that are based on our current expectations and involve
numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these
forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause
these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among
others: the market demand for our products may grow more slowly
than our expectations or our products may not be available in the
capacities that we expect or perform as expected, or the other
risks detailed from time-to-time in our Securities and Exchange
Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our
most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q and our annual report on
Form 10-K. We do not intend to update the information contained in
this news release.
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SanDisk CorporationJoanna Andrade,
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