Kingston Digital announces new USB Type-C flash drive

All sorts of reversible USB Type-C devices are beginning to arrive now, and Kingston Digital has just announced the launch of its DataTraveler microDuo 3C USB Flash drive.

This device has a dual interface that works with both standard USB Type-A (3.1, 3.0, 2.0) and USB Type-C ports and comes in three capacities -- 16GB, 32GB and 64GB.

The DataTraveler microDuo 3C offers fast USB 3.1 performance with read speeds up to 100MB/s and write speeds up to 15MB/s.

"DataTraveler microDuo 3C has a dual interface that accommodates both USB Type-A and USB Type-C ports to give users easy access to the latest USB interface", says Valentina Vitolo, Flash business manager, Kingston. "Our drive provides more storage, features fast data transfer speeds and helps make the new technology more accessible to consumers".

There's no word on pricing or availability as of yet.

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Kingston will also soon start shipping the DataTraveler Micro 3.1 (see below). This is one of the world's smallest USB Flash drives, and it will also be available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities.