Month: October 2020

Intel’s Raja Koduri is slated to present a “1000X More Compute for AI by 2025” presentation at Samsung’s Advanced Foundry Ecosystem (SAFE) Forum next week, which comes as Intel mulls its strategy for outsourcing some of its production to third-party fabs. The presentation comes after Raja Koduri tweeted an image of a visit to Samsung’s Giheung plant in Korea last year, sparking rumors that Intel would use Samsung to produce components for its Xe graphics solutions. Those rumors seemed spurious in the past, but Intel’s recent announcement that it will outsource some chip production, and this week’s revelation that the company still hasn’t decided just what or where it will outsource, makes Koduri’s latest interaction with Samsung’s foundry all the more interesting. 

Intel is certainly at a crossroads. After a decade of dominance fueled by the company’s own process tech, the company announced that problems with its 7nm node had forced it to consider outsourcing some components built on leading-edge process tech to third-party foundries, a first for the company. But the company still hasn’t developed an outsourcing strategy, as evidenced by Intel CEO Bob Swan’s comments in the company’s Q3 2020 earnings call. Hence, it’s possible we could see the company use either TSMC or Samsung foundries to produce its next-gen flagship chips, or even both.

Swan said that even though Intel will now engage third-party foundries as strategic partners, it will continue to develop its own leading-edge nodes and has deployed a “fix” for its own 7nm node (though that fix has led to an untenable delay). For now, Intel’s problem is deciding just where it will build its chips that will come to market in 2023. 

Swan said that Intel hasn’t decided which chips it will use external foundries for, but did note that “we feel confident in the ability of us being able to port to TSMC,” marking the first time the company has mentioned a specific third-party foundry in the context of using it for leading-edge production. That makes it clear that Intel is already working with TSMC, at least in some form.

But there are still plenty of questions to be answered, and that uncertainty is crystal clear in the snippet above from Intel’s Q3 earnings deck. Intel says that it is “confident in 2023 product leadership on either Intel 7nm or an external foundry or mix of both.” 

Intel will likely leverage its packaging tech to reduce the number of externally-sourced components required to build a full chip. Swan says that Intel will decide if it will turn to outside foundries as a stop-gap or invest in its own 7nm equipment, and also where and what to outsource, by “really early next year.” 

Even though Intel’s chips built with externally-sourced components won’t come to market until 2023, long lead times require Intel to make a decision soon so it can allow its future partners to build enough production capacity. 

But therein lies the problem – any third-party foundry that accepts a contract will likely have to build out significant capacity just for Intel. TSMC is already capacity-constrained and tends to command a premium for leading-edge wafers. Swan also noted that Intel is confident that it can “port back in” from TSMC to Intel’s own process tech, meaning the company could move back to its own foundries once it has fixed its own 7nm node. (We imagine those architectures would still require significant re-tuning that wouldn’t necessarily classify as a traditional ‘port.’)

The idea of Intel moving back to its own 7nm probably doesn’t seem like an attractive possibility to TSMC, which already has plenty of demand for its 7nm tech. It likely isn’t interested in short-term or sporadic business – especially given the large upfront investments required. That means Intel will likely have to commit to procuring a significant amount of capacity from TSMC to secure a contract, much like AMD did with its wafer supply agreement (WSA) with GlobalFoundries.

Meanwhile, Samsung’s wafers are relatively less expensive. The company also currently doesn’t have as much demand as TSMC, meaning it could have more available production capacity – or at least be willing to dedicate more capacity to Intel’s orders. 

That leaves plenty of room for Intel to secure at least some of its future chips from Samsung. It certainly doesn’t have to be a TSMC “or” Samsung decision: Targeted designs can defray some of the disadvantages of using Samsung’s nodes, which are generally less performant than TSMCs, and not all chips have to be on the highest-performing node. 

Intel could also seek a licensing deal that allows it to build chips based on an external foundries’ process, but in its own facilities. GlobalFoundries employed a similar strategy when it licensed Samsung’s 14nm process technology back in 2014, and it’s possible the company would be open to a similar deal in the future. Conversely, Intel could also approach TSMC with a similar request, so anything remains possible.

The one thing we do know for sure is that Intel will announce its decision early next year, and it certainly has several options at its disposal. In fact, that’s the beauty of embracing the third-party foundry approach: The ability to source different nodes from different vendors based on each product’s specific needs affords plenty of flexibility. If Intel fully embraces the third-party model, we could likely see the company source from both TSMC and GlobalFoundries.

2020 has been a big year for 8K TVs. After some hesitant forays into the technology, its biggest advocates are plunging ahead with multiple models featuring the high resolution – but at what sizes do you really see the benefit?

As standard, 8K TVs don’t usually get smaller than a 65-inch size – and tend to come with 75-inch and even 85-inch sizes too. In the US, the flagship Samsung 8K QLED this year, the Q950TS, only comes in an 85-inch size, which speaks to the kind of big-screen experience Samsung is pushing for its 8K sets.

There is, however, the odd appearance of a 55-inch 8K TV. A kind of mid-size, super-high resolution set bringing 8K to a more compact form factor and lower price point. But is an 8K TV still worth it on a 55-inch screen?

Is a 55-inch 8K TV worth it?

55 inches is normally the flagship size for a 4K TV, with 4K resolution not being found on smaller 32-inch TVs, and starting to be worth including on 40-inch TVs. When you get to sizes larger than 55-inch, of course, it takes more pixels to appear like a detailed picture. 

4K still looks great on a 65-inch screen, or a 75-inch TV in our minds – though there’s no denying that the pixel density decreases as you expand the size of the display.

Pixel density is just what it sounds like: how close together pixels are crammed. If they’re far apart, the image loses sharpness, so a higher pixel density is generally good. An 85-inch 8K TV, for one, has 104 PPI (pixels per inch), which is the same density you’ll find on a 43-inch 4K TV. By comparison, an 85-inch 4K TV has only 52 PPI (yes, it’s exactly half the amount).

That means you need 8K resolution for an 85-inch screen to look as detailed and natural as a 43-inch set with 4K resolution – making a clear argument for the higher resolution at that larger screen size.

This gets muddier on smaller sizes, though. A 55-inch 8K TV has 162 PPI, but there isn’t a single TV size with 4K resolution that has such high pixel density – a 24-inch or 32-inch TV would get close, but you simply don’t need that many pixels on such a small screen.

A Samsung rep tells us that 8K isn’t overly necessary at 55 inches, really coming into its own at 65 inches and above. So you might want to spend your pennies on a great 55-inch 4K TV, or splash out on a larger size with 8K resolution – but we suppose the option of an 55-inch 8K TV is there for those wanting to test out, buy in, or show off the latest high-end resolution spec in their home.

What 55-inch 8K TVs are out there?

At the moment, 55-inch 8K TVs are limited to about one new Samsung TV a year. In 2019, it was the 55-inch model of the Q900R; in 2020, it’s the Q700T, a mid-priced 8K TV that comes in both 55-inch and 65-inch sizes.

The Q700T is currently only on sale in the UK, though US shoppers can still find last year’s 55-inch Q900R for just $2,299.

What’s interesting here is that the 55-inch Q700T starts at £1,999 (around $2,700 / AU$3,600), which is technically cheaper than the flagship 4K model, the Q95T – priced £2,299 for the same size. So there’s certainly a cost argument for getting a budget 8K model instead of a high-end 4K one.

You are making do with a 60Hz panel, though – so keep in mind, if you’re thinking of buying this set, that the frame rate isn’t what it could be. That also means you won’t be able to get 4K/120Hz passthrough from a next-gen games console, or even 8K/60Hz (there’s no HDMI 2.1 port, surprisingly). 

While the Q700T carries Samsung’s high-spec Quantum Processor 8K chip, it does make do with half the dimming zones of the Q800T, with a lower HDR rating, meaning both brightness and brightness control are likely to be lower. We expect some savings have been made in materials, too – though you’re still getting premium features such as OTS+ (Object Tracking Sound) for three-dimensional audio, though.

With its display technology and powerful battery of an almost 600-mAh capacity, Mobvoi mainly wants to improve the weak battery life that is typical for WearOS – and it succeeds. The fact that the smartwatch uses “GPS” in its name, even though many wearables record routes at this point, is also justified: with GPS, Beidou, GLONASS, Galileo, and QZSS the TicWatch Pro 3 GPS is positioned very well.

Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 3 GPS

Processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100

Memory

1024 MB 

Display

1.4 inch , 454 x 454 pixel 459 PPI, Full touch, AMOLED, glossy: yes

Storage

8 GB eMMC Flash, 8 GB 

, 5.05 GB free

Weight

41.9 g ( = 1.48 oz / 0.09 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)

Price

299 Euro

Equipment and Case

For a long time Mobvoi held on to the older Snapdragon Wear 2100 from 2016 and even equipped the TicWatch Pro 2020 and the TicWatch C2+ with it in spring of 2020. With the TicWatch Pro 3 GPS, Mobvoi skips one SoC generation, becoming the first manufacturer to use the Snapdragon Wear 4100. This is a huge jump, since Qualcomm replaced the Cortex A7 cores of the two predecessors with Cortex A57 cores only now, and the LPDDR3 RAM building blocks of the Snapdragon 4100 have a clock speed of 750 MHz instead of the 400 MHz in the Snapdragon Wear 3100.

Performance Increase

There are no benchmarks specific for smartwatches, and the known browser benchmarks hardly run on the Wearables platform. But at least the Octane V2 Java Script benchmark will run. The result is 3580 points, which is not just significantly better than the Moto 360 with a Snapdragon Wear 3100 (1522 points). With the similar amount of working memory, the TicWatch also only needed half the time. In terms of the result as well as the time, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 with the in-house Exynos 9110 also fared worse with 2171 points.

Compared to the earlier mentioned TicWatch Pro 2020 and TicWatch C2+ smartwatches, Mobvoi has also expanded the storage, now offering 8 GB of ROM instead of 4 GB as before. However, after the setup only 4.4 GB of that are still available.

A microphone and NFC are standard for watches with WearOS, ensuring that Google Pay and the Google Assistant can be used. In addition they allow making phone calls using the connected smartphone without having to pick it up.

Dual Display

What is particular about the TicWatch Pro model series is surely its two displays. With Dual-Display 2.0, there is an additional FSTN LCD above a contrast-rich AMOLED, as you can see in the schematic below. The FSTN LCD uses less power and only refreshes the display once a second. When the TicWatch Pro 3 changes from the LCD to AMOLED, the LCD becomes transparent and the AMOLED shines through.

In other smartwatches, always-on means that instead of a black screen you see a reduced watch face when you don’t use the smartwatch. In the TicWatch Pro 3, there is no black screen. If you deactivate the selection “Always-On Display,” which is one of the standard settings in Google’s WearOS operating systems, the FSTN LCD continues to show the time and date and the number of steps taken, without using up much power for this. In addition, this display gives a technical or retro look that reminds us of the monochrome segment display of older watches.

The case is a visually appealing material mix of matte-black hardened nylon with glass fibers and shiny stainless steel. As its predecessor, it is also IP68 certified, but slimmer. The leather band from earlier models is replaced by Mobvoi with a silicone band in the leather look. This is a step back, and Mobvoi tries to hide this with orange-colored seams to give the illusion of a natural product. 

The smartwatch is operated by the touchscreen and two buttons on the side. Pressing twice on the bottom button will open the app that was used last. However, in our test, the apps froze regularly and stopped responding, rendering the shortcut useless and forcing us to reopen the app using the app menu.

Software

As in all the watches with Google’s WearOS, setting up the smartwatch is done using the similarly named Google app. In the WearOS app, among other things you can decide which notifications should be sent from the smartphone to the watch and select the widgets that are displayed to the right of the watch face using horizontal gestures. Google has recently lifted the restriction of a maximum of five widgets. Of the total of 14 available widgets, 10 could be installed. 

In addition, Mobvoi offers its own app in the Apple Store and in Google’s Play Store, which offers a few additional watch faces, some overviews of the collected health and fitness data, and a player for audio recordings of the TicWatch Pro 3 GPS:

TicRecorder captures a dictation with markings that the player of the Mobvoi app on the smartphone can directly jump to. An online service transcribes the texts into printable text upon demand. This worked well in our test, but only for English texts. The audio recordings are automatically synchronized by the watch. However, in our test the TicWatch regularly lost the connection to the smartphone, and reconnecting did not always succeed in the first try.

Health

In addition to the recorder and the Google Fit apps that are the standard on any WearOS watch, Mobvoi also packs the watch with nine apps for health and fitness, including one for noise recognition and breaks taken. 

TicHealth is the health center that stores all the measurements, analyzes them, and turns them into charts, including a daily as well as a weekly summary.

To allow the smartwatch to record steps, heart rate, and blood oxygen saturation, it needs the corresponding permissions, which are deactivated by default. Only after giving the permissions, the watch can also provide the sleep protocol and the corresponding diagrams. You can revoke each permission separately in the TicHealth watch app under the Data Privacy item. This can even be done temporarily to prolong the battery life by limiting the measurements, for example.

Training – Extensive analyses, but no elevation profile

An app called Fitify is installed on the TicWatch Pro 3 GPS. It offers animated guidelines through 22 workouts with a different emphasis, such as Balance and Coordination, a 7-minute training, Tabata, Everything for the Butt, Shoulders and Upper Back, as well as warmup and cool down exercises.

For the regular recording of your training, you can either start Google Fit or the Fit Training Mobvoi app. You can find you information and screenshots of the Google Fit app in our review of the Moto 360. This review will mainly focus on the Mobvoi app. 

While Google Fit offers almost 100 sport modes, TicTraining limits itself to 13, such as biking outside or on the track, pool swimming, rowing exercise, and the ellipsis trainer.

Thanks to GPS, you are independent of the smartphone when running or performing other workouts outdoors. In our test, it demonstrated that it was quickly ready to determine its location. If there are any problems, the TicWatch is able to optionally use the GPS of the smartphone, as long as you bring it along. While the TicWatch Pro 3 GPS has a barometer, it did not record an elevation profile during the time of our testing.

The top button pauses a workout. You can only stop it using the touchscreen by first swiping the training indicator off to the side and then pressing the appearing soft button for two seconds. 

In contrast to the health statistics, the training protocol remains rudimentary on the watch. Only the smartphone can deliver some revealing analyses, such as the step length and frequency when running. However, the item “Goal” remains unclear in the nordic-walking protocol below (In the screenshot of the German app below, this is mistranslated as “Tor”). Ball games such as handball or soccer are not included in the training portfolio of the TicWatch. And neither is nordic walking, which is the reason why it was recorded as a walk.

Battery Life – A large battery ensures a long battery life

In our tests so far, no other smartwatch with Google’s WearOS has lasted as long as the TicWatch Pro 3 GPS. While 3 days are still not much, this is considerably longer than the typical WearOS maximum battery life of about 1.5 to 2 days. If you use the TicWatch less intensely or deactivate some functions such as the regular measurement of the heart rate, the battery life lasts longer, while workouts with GPS will shorten it.

The decision for the FSTN LCD instead of the AMOLED does not add days, but only a few hours up to about half a day, depending on your usage. For comparison: during average usage with an illumination duration of 10 s (default: 5 s) and always-on display, regular measurements of the heart rate and nightly wearing, the battery dropped to 70% in 24 hours with the power-saving display, and with the OLED in the always-on mode to 65%.

We credit the battery life, which is long for a WearOS smartwatch, mainly to the battery that has a capacity rated at 595 mAh. For comparison, the TicWatch Pro 2020 had 415 mAh, the TicWatch C2+ 400 mAh, the Moto 360 (2020) 355 mAh, and the Oppo Watch even only 300 mAh, which is barely half.

Considering this situation, it is not possible to clearly determine whether the new SoC also has a part in this. According to Qualcomm, it consumes about a quarter less power compared to its predecessor. 

In Essential Mode with the FSTN LCD and without the smart functions, it runs up to 45 days according to the manufacturer. You can activate the Essential Mode any time and deactivate it later. It then goes back into the Smart Mode with a restart. 

The charging process takes about 2 hours.

Verdict

The TicWatch Pro 3 GPS differentiates itself from the crowd of WearOS smartwatches with a longer battery life and an extensive software package. For example, while the audio recorder is no killer feature, it often became useful as a quick reminder during the time of our testing.

In the rest of the apps, we also like the structure of the watch software: For example, TicWorkout not only starts a new workout, but also, triggered by a gesture, leads to earlier recordings and some overview analyses, and with an additional gesture to the corresponding options.

3 days of battery life is not much – but 50% more than in most other WearOS smartwatches 

While the performance increase of the new SoCs is measurable, it is less noticeable in everyday usage. Time consuming procedures such as the download of apps from the Play Store depend too much on other factors, so the TicWatch Pro 3 GPS can hardly complete them any faster than smartwatches with the Snapdragon WearOS 3100 or 2100 that can be navigated just as smoothly. 

In terms of its expandability using the Play Store, the TicWatch Pro 3 GPS with its fast SoC and large storage of course offers good prerequisites for more powerful apps, but at 299 Euros (~$355) it also belongs to the upper price segment of WearOS watches. 

A recent Windows 10 bug found some individuals with “certain hardware configurations” unable to restore their computer to a previous state, but now there’s a fix.

The “Reset this PC” feature is typically found under the Recovery section in the Settings menu. When issues arise with the PC configuration, Windows 10 users can utilize this option to return their computer to factory settings. But a recent bug disabled it for anyone still running Windows 10 version 2004.

When making an attempt at resetting, an error message would appear instead: “There was a problem when resetting your PC. No changes were made.” Microsoft has come forward with a simple workaround. But the fix, which utilizes the Deployment Image Servicing Management (DISM), is meant as a patch for the problem until a real solution can be released.

The workaround, as Microsoft suggests, is as such:

1. Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, click Start, type Command Prompt or cmd in the Search box, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.

2. Type the following command, and then press Enter:

dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

3. Reboot your system, and attempt Reset this PC again.

Before tinkering with your PC, make sure to back up any important files you don’t want to lose. Microsoft will likely announce some sort of more permanent fix in the coming days.

If you’re looking to buy a new gaming phone the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel is out today, and it might be great for the task if you can get around its one peculiar selling point.

You see, the Phone Duel seems designed for use held horizontally – its pop-up front camera and two rear cameras work best when you’re holding the phone sideways, as presumably you’ll be buying this phone if you’re spending most of your screen time gaming.

The phone is available to buy now from Lenovo’s website, and it’ll cost you £899 (roughly $1,175, AU$1,645) – that’s quite a lot for a smartphone, especially a gaming phone (which tend to have mid-ranged prices) but given the specs (which we’ll run through in a moment), the price may make sense.

We have yet to test the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel, but once we do we’ll make sure to test it thoroughly to see where it places on our list of the best gaming phones.

Lenovo Legion Phone Duel specs

The Lenovo Legion Phone Duel has a 6.65-inch screen, with a 1080 x 2340 resolution and 144Hz refresh rate, so it sounds like games will look good viewed on it.

The processor is the relatively new Snapdragon 865 Plus, joined by 16GB RAM, and that should ensure super-fast processing power. The 865 Plus has a built-in 5G modem, so you’ll be able to take advantage of the super-fast connection standard where it’s available.

In terms of battery capacity, you’re looking at 5,000mAh, made up of two 2,500mAh batteries. Lenovo predicts this will last a full day of use or seven hours of ‘intermittent gaming’, whatever that means. The handset can power up at a whopping 90W, which is the fastest we’ve seen in a smartphone, and even faster than the 65W of some Oppo phones, so it’ll get you back to full in no time.

The pop-up front-facing camera is 20MP (presumably this bizarre side placement is because the phone is designed to be use predominantly held horizontally) and on the back there’s a 64MP snapper joined by a 16MP ultra-wide camera. These rear cameras are in the middle of the phone, not at the top as in most devices, which is certainly a curious placement.

Finally, Lenovo says there are ultrasonic trigger buttons on the handset, which could function in a similar fashion to the Black Shark 3 Pro’s physical trigger buttons to enhance gameplay.

ASUS KO – a special series for the Korean market

ASUS has unveiled its special series called KO, which stands for Korean Origin. These series are special edition only to be sold in South Korea.

A special team of designers and managers gathered feedback from Korean users on what they expect from a graphics card in terms of design, noise, temperature, and pricing. It took half a year to complete the design. The final design was selected from 10 candidates.

The first graphics card to be part of the KO series is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070. This graphics card has been designed and manufactured to underline its Korean Origin. Everything from the packaging to cooler design resembles the Korean culture.

The RTX 3070 KO graphics card is a dual-fan design with custom display connector configuration: 3x DisplayPort and 2x HDMI. The card is 2.5-slot thick and features dual 8-pin power connectors. The clock speeds have not been confirmed yet. The ASUS RTX 3070 KO will likely become availble on October 29th, when NVIDIA officially lauches its new graphics card.

Gigabyte has spiced up its lineup of BRIX Pro mini-PCs with two new models, the GB-BSRE-1505 and the GB-BSRE-1605, powered by AMD’s Ryzen Embedded processors. Pricing and availability are unavailable at this time.

These AMD powered units are similar in size compared to Gigabyte’s latest Tiger Lake BRIX PCs, measuring 1‎96.2 x 44.4 x 140 mm. They aren’t the smallest BRIX units Gigabyte offers, but the extra size allows these PCs to pack more USB ports and display outputs, which can be handy if you need a desktop replacement.

The differentiating factor between the two units is the processor model. The GB-BSRE-1505 uses the Ryzen R1505G dual-core processor, while the GB-BSRE-1605 uses the more powerful Ryzen V1605B quad-core CPU. Surprisingly, both processors are on AMD’s first-generation 14nm Zen architecture. AMD hasn’t updated any of its embedded CPUs with more modern architectures, at least not yet, explaining Gigabyte’s choice in processors.

Both units feature a decent amount of connectivity; eight USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports, two gigabit LAN connectors, and one headphone/mic jack. For display outputs, you get three HDMI ports on the Brix with the Ryzen dual-core and four with the quad-core unit (that features a more powerful Vega GPU). Unfortunately, you don’t get as many USB 3.0 ports or any Thunderbolt ports due to the older Zen architecture.

Memory support maxes out at 2400 MHz with two DIMMs supporting up to 32GB of RAM (16GB per DIMM). For storage, you get two M.2 slots – one supports NVME and SATA, and the other only supports SATA. You also get one SATA 3 port for 2.5′ SSDs/hard drives. 

Both units look good on paper and the connectivity is excellent, but the older Ryzen architecture holds these computers back significantly. Hopefully, Gigabyte will set pricing low enough to keep these PCs competitive. 

The transition from USB Type-A to USB Type-C has not exactly been an expeditious one, mostly because the market is already flooded with devices built around the former. That’s why even the newest cutting edge motherboards typically offer more USB-A ports than USB-C ones. Kingston’s new DataTraveler Duo USB flash drive can plug into either one of them.

It’s a cleverly designed flash drive with a USB-C connector on one side and a USB-A connector on the other, either of which (or both) can be hidden in the slider-style casing.

“The addition of the DT Duo adds much needed functionality to the growing number of USB Type-C devices on the market,” said Carissa Blegen, flash product manager, Kingston. “The dual interface and unique double slider casing make the drive sturdy and stylish, with no cap to lose.”

Kingston is offering the DataTraveler Duo in 32GB and 64GB capacities. It is a USB 3.2 Gen 1 drive, which means it adheres to the original USB 3.0 specification, with a theoretical maximum bandwidth of 5Gbps. Navigating the USB standard is a little confusing these days, with the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) relabeling past standards. Here’s a breakdown:

USB 1.1 —> still USB 1.1 (Full Speed)

USB 2.0 —> still USB 2.0 (High Speed)

USB 3.0 —> USB 3.1 Gen 1 —> USB 3.2 Gen 1 (SuperSpeed)

USB 3.1 Gen 2 —> USB 3.2 Gen 2 (SuperSpeed 10Gbps)

USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 (SuperSpeed 20Gbps)

Thanks for the specifications soup, USB-IF. In any event, Kingston has not provided any specific speed claims, saying only that the USB 3.2 Gen 1 standard is up to 10x faster than USB 2.0. As a possible point of reference, the company’s DataTraveler 80 drive is rated to read data 200MB/s. That is also a USB 3.2 Gen 1 drive.

USB flash drives with dual interfaces are not super common, but this is not the first of its kind, either. SanDisk (owned by Western Digital) also offers a flash drive with both USB-C and USB-A connectors, in capacities ranging from 16GB to 256GB.

Kingston’s DataTravel Duo is available now, priced on Amazon at $10 for the 64GB model and $7 for the 32GB model.