Kingston Technology Launches Mobility Kit to Offer Mobile Phone, Digital Device All-in-One Storage Solution

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it is releasing an all-in-one Mobility Kit that includes a microSD card with dual adapters and a USB card reader to give mobile consumers handy storage access when using SD- and USB-compatible digital devices.

Available immediately in a 1GB card configuration, with a 2GB version to follow, the Kingston^® Mobility Kit provides a single card solution for mobile phones, digital cameras, media players and more using a microSD card as the centerpiece combined with miniSD and full-size Secure Digital™ (SD) card adapters plus a USB reader.

“With our Mobility Kit at their fingertips, consumers can store their entire mobile life – photos, songs, text messages, video clips, and contact info on the microSD card and then work with it seamlessly across multiple device platforms,” said Wendy Lecot, Flash memory marketing manager, Kingston. “The combined convenience of miniSD and full-size SD adapters and USB reader lets users easily convert their cards to navigate between mobile phones, PCs, and other digital devices,” added Lecot.

Available with a stylish black USB reader in the 1GB kit and a red reader for the 2GB version, the Mobility Kit also includes a keyloop to hang from a cell phone, providing a one bundle solution to complement any mobile lifestyle. In addition to offering consumers a single mobile accessory investment, the new Mobility Kit also provides a win-win to retailers and distributors with fewer SKUs to stock.

Features/Benefits:

• Standardized: complies with SD Card Association version 1.10 specification standard
• Multifunctional: combined with included adapters, the microSD card can be used as full-size SD card with write protection switch, miniSD card or USB reader to transfer data
• Guaranteed: two-year warranty on reader; lifetime warranty on card

Specifications:

• Capacity¹: 1GB, 2GB (coming soon)
• microSD Card Dimensions: 0.43" x 0.59" x 0.039" (11mm x 15mm x 1mm)
• USB Reader Dimensions: 1.29" x 0.60" x 0.30" (32.89mm x 15.3mm x 7.66mm)
• Operating Temperature: -13° F to 185° F (-25° C to 85° C)
• Storage Temperature: -40º F to 185º F (-40º C to 85º C)
• Weight: 0.08 oz (2.5g)
• USB Reader System Requirements: system with USB support, Windows Vista (ReadyBoost not supported); Windows 2000 (SP3 and above), Windows XP (SP1 and above); Mac OS (10.x and above)

Kingston Mobility Kit Specifications
Part Number			Product Description		MSRP (U.S. only)
MBLY/1GBKR			1GB Mobility Kit with 2 adapters (miniSD and full-size SD) and black USB reader		$ 27.00
MBLY/2GBKR			2GB Mobility Kit with 2 adapters (miniSD and full-size SD) and red USB reader		$ TBD

About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.

Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston designs, manufactures and distributes memory products for desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and Flash memory products for PDAs, mobile phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players. Through its global network of subsidiaries and affiliates, Kingston has manufacturing facilities in California, Malaysia, Taiwan, China and sales representatives in the United States, Europe, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, India, Taiwan, China, and Latin America. For more information, please call 800-337-8410 or visit www.kingston.com.

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¹ Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and is not available for data storage.