Trek to Launch Thumbdrive-camera

Techtree News Staff, Dec 06, 2004 0000 hrs IST

Singapore-based Trek has tied up with Bharat Electronics to manufacture thumbdrive-cameras.

Trek 2000 International plans to launch its thumb drive-camera in the local market next quarter. The Singapore-based company specializing in designs of portable storage devices and digital products has also tied up with Bangalore-based Bharat Electronics to produce the device locally.

The device is capable of storing up to eight hours of audio and can take up to about 3,000 pictures. It can also capture around two minutes of video and store 16-256 MB in a thumbdrive.

The company has set up an R&D center in Bangalore to customize its personal storage solutions. It has a range of 15 thumbdrives grouped in three categories - general, high-security and consumer applications. The consumer application thumbdrives are 4-in-1 devices with MP3, voice recording, FM and storage media which costs Rs 5,500.

Nitin Watts, a senior engineer in Trek said that the higher price was because the government had been incorrectly levying 20 percent customs duty on the devices. MP3 players usually didn't attract customs duty. "Once this issue is solved, the prices should be somewhere near Rs 3,500," he said.

The security products use sensors and biometrics, which decipher the movement of fingers. This is targeted mainly at government users and costs Rs 4,900. The company has also launched a USB 2.0 Swipe model and a 128-MB Thumbdrive Mini, the size of a keychain.

In July, it won a patent approval for "Email On-the-Move", a software in Trek's thumbdrives that enables users to save email messages on their data storage devices. It allows users to download emails from different computers without leaving traces in the computers used.

USER COMMENTS

Do u have a portable storage device, into which I can enter an SD card and transfer photos ,in the field(without a PC/Laptop)

by Arun kumar, Madras, on Aug 21, 2007 12:37 PM, Report abuse Reply

Please send me the quotation and specifications of Thumbdrive-camera.

by KUNAL PAL, Kharagpur, on May 07, 2006 06:46 PM, Report abuse Reply

it is wonder full to see more new products coming to the market I would like hear more information about this product,price and different brands available in this product

by N.ARUNACHALAM, TRICHY, on Mar 26, 2006 12:44 AM, Report abuse Reply

it is wonder full to see more new product coming to the market I would like hear more information about this product,price and different brand available in this product

by N.ARUNACHALAM, TRICHY, on Mar 26, 2006 12:42 AM, Report abuse Reply

Weird... Sounds more like gossip then anything else

by Surfsmurf, Bangalore, on Dec 22, 2004 04:27 PM, Report abuse Reply

Not just a joke, "Nitin Watts" is a joker. Just imagine his Math skills. Rs 3500 becomes Rs 5500 because of 20% duty. Probably thinks he is the only one who knows how to calculate 20% of 3500.

by Emil, Mumbai, on Dec 06, 2004 06:24 PM, Report abuse Reply

I suppose there is something called overheads. How much, is a Company's decision. I think Nitin has given us a nice informative article.

by Pal, New Delhi, on Dec 07, 2004 12:59 PM, Report abuse

This is the funniest article. I love jokes and joketree has given us just that....

by Milind, Goa, on Dec 06, 2004 11:19 PM, Report abuse Reply

teeheheee "Nitin Watts"...that sounds like a joke! LOL

by chuddyknight, chuddyknight, on Dec 06, 2004 04:33 PM, Report abuse Reply

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