Since its inception some 20 years ago the USB Stick, also known as a USB Flash Drive, has taken on many colours, shapes, sizes and capacities.  We have sold USB Sticks in the shape of pretty much everything from cuff-links, asthma inhalers, beer kegs, Simon Cowell, guitars, all the way to underpants and a humping dog. There was even that time we were commissioned to create in a flash drive in the shape of a turd! USB Sticks made from metal, wood, recycled paper, rubber, silicone, ABS plastic, cork, glass, string and even stone have all been through our warehouse but when all is said and d ..read more

What Can You Do With Your Old USB Flash Drives? Over the 15 years we’ve been in operation we’ve supplied hundreds of thousands of USB Flash Drives to a lot of happy customers. Being an environmentally conscious company, the vast majority of these USB Flash Drives have, where possible, had their casings made from recycled materials. So, if your USB Flash Drive has served its initial purpose, how can you reuse it? The obvious first choice is to reuse it for storage. If your USB Flash Drive data isn’t locked and it’s still working then why not reuse it to store other data? From EXCEL files to ph ..read more

On the 3rd of June at the Worldwide Developers Conference in California, Apple made some big announcements about their new operating systems for their products. The one that caught our attention was the new iPad iOS 13. Apple sold over 40 million iPads in 2018, showing that it is still extremely important to their growing product range. Until now, Apple has never embraced USB as a standard connector in its phones and tablets and has been hesitant to allow for the uploading of files and photographs from external systems or drives. Something that has irritated many Apple customers, especial ..read more

Microsoft Windows 10 was released in 2015 and is now the most popular operating system in the world for desktop devices. Naturally the operating system has supported USB Flash Drives and will continue to do so. However, there are some important updates to take note of that will affect your USB sticks. You may not be able to update if you leave your USB flash drive inserted The latest update, Windows 10 (Build 18362.30), is currently only available for a selected number of users. A wider release is expected to be rolled out later in May. It’s always advisable to update your device to the ..read more

When looking at our website you will see that many of our most popular USB stick models are offered in both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0. That means you can keep purchasing your favourite looking USB drive with but with superior USB memory. However, what is the difference between these two USB versions, and which is best for you? What does a USB 3.0 Memory Stick offer? USB 3.0 offers superior data transfer speed and higher efficiency for managing your data, however it does come at an additional cost so there are a few factors that you should consider before opting for the bigger and better USB 3.0 offe ..read more

Are you looking to increase your brand awareness in 2019? If so you’re not alone. After speaking with many of our clients it is apparent that this is something a lot of our customers have mentioned as a specific goal they wish to achieve this year. Whilst this is not an unusual goal to have, we think after a turbulent 2018 many are hoping the year ahead will offer more certainty and opportunities for growth. The most popular way of achieving this from our clients feedback is through increasing brand awareness and getting noticed. Branded merchandise to build brand awareness Whilst there are m ..read more

  Happy New Year! As our first blog post of 2019 we thought we would take a look at what USB Flash Drives we think will be most popular this year.   Eco USB Flash Drives 2018 was the year we saw the environmental issues surrounding plastic waste pushed into the spotlight. Shows such as the BBC’s Blue Planet highlighted the damaging effect plastic waste is having on our oceans and inspired many people to evaluate their usage of single use plastics and to seek alternatives where possible. This even transferred over into the flash drive world where we noticed an increase in clients se ..read more

Here at USB Flash Drive we like to have a little fun now and again. Having been operating for over 15 years and with most of our staff having worked at USB Flash Drive for at least a decade there’s rarely a Flash Drive question that they don’t know the answer to. So we thought we’d ask them a fun, but slightly unusual, Flash Drive question that they’d have to think long and hard about before answering. The Flash Drive question you ask? See below… If you were to be a USB Flash Drive, what Flash Drive model would you be and why?   Lucy: “It reminds me of Pandas and I have always loved a pan ..read more