Fingerprint USB flash drives are really catching up bigtime in the market with more and more companies offering the same. Not to be left behind, Advanced Media, independent subsidiary of RITEK Corporation, the world's largest optical media manufacturer, today announced that the company is all set to introduce its RIDATA Fingerprint USB Flash Drive.

Like most fingerprint flash drives, it features several advanced biometric-verification technologies to ensure user authenticity as well as provide secure data storage. The hassle of passwords and softwares protecting it is avoided here. All you have to do is just roll your finger, get verified and have access to all your saved data. Its as simple as that! It is perhaps the easiest and most convenient means of protecting personal as well as business information from unintended eyes.

Further the device is compliant with USB2.0 with transfer speeds ranging upto 480Mbps, and is also compatible with USB 1.1. It also boasts of read/write access speeds upto 9MB and 8.3MB/sec respectively. It requires Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP; Linux Kernal 2.4 or later; and Mac OS8.6 or later. The drive will be available in 128, 256, and 512-MB, and 1, 2, and 4-GB capacities. Available in colours of pink, blue, and black, it is priced competitively.