ZumoDrive has announced a partnership with HP to power HP’s new CloudDrive software on its HP Mini netbooks starting in January 2010. CloudDrive will allow consumers to quickly transfer all their files onto their new netbooks even if they have more data than available storage.

ioSafe today introduced its Solo SSD, an external solid state disk (SSD) storage device designed to protect data in extreme circumstances such as fires, floods, and building collapses. The Solo SSD features a military grade external casing and is shock proof since SSDs have no moving parts (unlike hard drives).

 LaCie has unveiled a new network storage server based on Microsoft Windows Home Server at CES 2010.

Kingston has announced its SSDNow V Series 30GB Boot Drive, the latest addition to its V (Value) series of solid state drives (SSDs). The2.5-inch 30GB drive supports TRIM under Windows 7. The drive is designed for desktop users to be used in conjunction with an existing hard drive; the SSD is used for Windows and

LaCie today introduced new waterproof USB keys with online storage. The USB keys are literally in the shape of a key and have an all-metal construction.

Lexar today announced its Echo series of flash drives. The drives are designed for netbook and notebook computer users for file backups on the go.

Western Digital today announced its fastest-ever My Book external hard drives based on the new USB 3.0 standard. The USB 3.0 interface translates into a 5 Gbps transfer rate, about 4.7x the speed of the current-gen USB 2.0 interface. The new USB 3.0 My Books are backwards compatible with USB 2.0/1.1.

Toshiba has announced an expanded line of solid state drives (SSDs) based on 32nm Multi-Level Cell (MLC) technology. Toshiba’s 128GB Half-Slim/mSATA SG Series SSD is an industry first and designed for netbook/mini PCs. The company also introduced its high performance HG3 series SSDs with higher read/write speeds for use in enthusiast consumer PCs.

Electronic Products Magazine, a trade publication for electronic design engineers, has awarded Fujitsu’s MB86C30A USB 3.0-SATA Bridge IC its Product of the Year award. The MB86C30A supports USB 3.0 data transfer rates up to 5.0Gb/s.