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13 May 2013

SanDisk and The Coldest Journey

SanDisk is a Technology Provider to the Coldest Journey's world record attempt to cross Antarctica in its polar winter for the first time. The Coldest Journey are using SDHC cards from SanDisk to record stills and video on the 9 month expedition, plus exclusively using SanDisk Extreme SSDs to store and back-up all the video and photos from the coldest place on earth. In today's photo broadcast quality video is being shot on a Panasonic camcorder, and stored straight onto a SanDisk Extreme SSD.

7 May 2013

SanDisk and WD join forces on new hybrid storage

Western Digital and SanDisk have announced that the two companies are collaborating to introduce hybrid storage devices that feature best-in-class flash memory technology from SanDisk and best-in-class hard drive technology from WD.

SanDisk is supplying a SanDisk iSSD™ storage device for the WD Black™ solid state hybrid drive (SSHD), the world’s thinnest 2.5-inch SSHD solution, which utilizes both WD proprietary hybrid technology and industry standard SATA IO technology. The SanDisk iSSD brings an elegant balance of performance, low power consumption, cost, reliability, and a compact form factor to this SSHD, which will offer ample storage to meet consumers’ growing appetite for digital content as well as flash-enabled speed, data throughput and responsiveness – all within ultra-slim form factors.

“I am delighted for SanDisk to team up with WD on these exciting new hybrid products,” said Kevin Conley, senior vice president and general manager of client storage solutions at SanDisk. “By combining SanDisk’s unparalleled flash memory expertise and technology with the hard drive know-how of WD, WD Black SSHDs offer outstanding hard drive-like capacity, and the slim form factor and the level of performance that you will only get with flash memory solutions.”

25 April 2013

Kirstie and the Amazing Spider Thingy

The ever lovely, not to mention crafty (in a fan of craftying way) Kirstie Allsopp has been Tweeting her love of our Breffo SpiderPodium. In a series of Tweets Kirstie praised SpiderPodium's versatile design which allows her to watch "Westwing in the bathroom" and holds her "family ipad in the car when travelling". In her most recent tweet she reveals "And before anyone asks, no I don't have shares, I bought a product, I used it, it was brilliant, turns out it's made in UK. #goodnewsstory"

The amazing spider thingy which holds a tablet anywhere, I'm watching West Wing in bathroom while clearing out my bag twitter.com/KirstieMAllsop…

— Kirstie Mary Allsopp (@KirstieMAllsopp) April 24, 2013

24 April 2013

Uniq Creation win at Asia World Expo

Our friends at Uniq had a fantastic time at the Asia World Expo in Hong Kong recently, picking up the Overall Winner Best of Show Award for their stand - out of 10 halls. Take a look, we think it captures Uniq's effortless style perfectly. If you haven't discovered the the Uniq range of cases, take a look at our range of Uniq cases in our Discover more about the new partnership in our Protect Section.

18 March 2013

Panasonic approve Socket Mobile Scanners for Toughbook / Toughpad

Panasonic have approved the Socket Mobile Cordless Hand Scanner (CHS) Series 7 2D Bluetooth Barcode Scanner for use with their Toughbook and Toughpad range of devices. With the CHS 7Xi supporting both Windows and Android OS's this pairing offers an ideal partnership for many vertical markets and applications, in particular for field workforces in outdoor environments. Discover more about the new partnership in our Socket Mobile Partners section.

25 February 2013

SanDisk Partners with NVIDIA

SanDisk have announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, that the SanDisk iNAND Extreme Embedded Flash Drive (EFD) supports tablet reference designs based on the NVIDIA Tegra 4 – the world’s fastest mobile processor. Optimized for use in the tablets powered by Tegra 4, iNAND Extreme delivers an outstanding user experience by enhancing processing performance and providing reliable, high-quality digital storage.

"We knew we needed to offer an outstanding SanDisk flash memory storage solution to match up to NVIDIA’s impressive Tegra 4 processor,” said Drew Henry, senior vice president, OEM marketing, SanDisk. “Our iNAND Extreme product provides tremendous storage performance and high reliability to the NVIDIA Tegra 4 platform, drawing on SanDisk’s 25-year legacy of enabling the industry’s most innovative digital devices.”

12 February 2013

Breffo wins Theo Pathitis SBS award.

Congratulations to our friends at Breffo on your Theo Pathitis Small Business Sunday award #SBS. Evey week Theo rewards six small businesses that tweet him between 5PM and 7.30PM on Sunday with a retweet at 8PM on the following Monday. With over three hundred thousand followers, this can provide a massive boost to the chosen businesses. Patrick Mathews from Breffo said, "Just a few hours after the retweet we had a huge number of new followers and a spike in traffic to our site! Looking forward to see how things develop." Checkout the newly added Breffo profile on the SBS website. Here's the winning tweet:

@theopaphitis #SBS Innovative products designed & manufactured in the UK using British materials. Home of the award winning Spiderpdoium!

— breffo (@breffoInc) February 10, 2013

30 January 2013

Solarmonkey Adventurer wins ISPO Award

Our friends at Powertraveller - who have just packed the trailer and headed off to ISPO 2013 in Munich - have announced they are to be the recipients of a very special award. The Solarmonkey Adventurer portable solar charger has scooped a prestigious ISPO Award!

Every year, ISPO MUNICH honors the most exceptional sporting goods products with the ISPO AWARDS. A jury consisting of independent sports business professionals evaluates several hundred entries, also from non-exhibitors, according to clearly defined criteria. This high-caliber selection presents a welcome orientation aid for sports business professionals and provides retailers with a welcome tool for their future product selections. At ISPO Munich, over 2,300 international exhibitors present a complete selection of sporting goods, athletic footwear and outdoor fashion from the Outdoor, Ski, Action and Performance Sports to more than 80,000 visitors from over 100 countries. If you're in town, you can catch up with Powertraveller on Stand 506 in Hall A6.

25 January 2013

Phil Coates talk in the BVE Production Theatre

Phil Coates is a SanDisk Extreme Team member, a member of the British Association of International Mountain Leaders, a member of the Guild of Television Cameramen and a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Phil, will be joining us at BVE 2013 (London Excel, February 26th - 28th) for a talk in the production theatre. "How to prepare for filming in extreme conditions" on Wednesday 27th Feb 2013 at 17:15. You can learn more about Phil Coates and the SanDisk Pro Video products that he uses at peak-uk.com/provideo or by emailing provideo@peak-uk.com

18 January 2013

#uksnow

UPDATED: The snow has finally reached the south coast, with heavy snowfall over night which has continued through the morning. Our local DHL office is closed, and other couriers have also confirmed that they will not be making any collections or deliveries. With heavier snow forecasted locally within the next two hours, a decision has been taken to close the office at 1PM to allow staff to get home as safely as possible.

9 January 2013

CES UPDATE: New iPhone 5 Sports Housing from Optrix

Optrix XD have announced the XD5 iPhone 5 sports case at CES in Las Vegas today: This totally redesigned case is leaner, lighter, and stronger, all with an even higher waterproof rating. If that wasn't enough Optrix have also added a second door for access to the charging connector, headphone jack and microphone. The XD5 has been drop tested from 15 feet and is submersible to 15 feet. A new rail mounting system means the XD5 gives you two products in one. Slide the XD5 housing into the rail system to mount to just about anything. Slide it out and you have an ultra rugged iPhone 5 case that is ready for any adventure. Availability is expected in early February.

9 January 2013

CES UPDATE: SanDisk announce two new SSDs

Today at the Consumer Electronics Show CES, Las Vegas, SanDisk have announced two new SSD products – the SanDisk Ultra Plus SSD for the retail channel and the SanDisk X110 SSD for OEM customers. The SanDisk Ultra Plus SSD is ideal for consumers who want to boost their notebook or desktop computer’s boot, shutdown, data-transfer and application launch times. The low latency of the SATA 3.0 drive allows it to respond quickly, even with a heavy workload, and its consistently high read speed is ideal for read-intensive applications such as multimedia consumption. The drive delivers up to 530MB/sec sequential read and up to 445MB/sec sequential write speeds1, offering a fast, responsive computing experience. In addition, with no moving parts, the SSD is more durable than traditional hard disk drives and it consumes less power to help maximize battery life.

The SanDisk X110 SSD enables notebook and tablet OEM manufacturers to design fast, responsive systems with the sleek, thin form factors consumers’ desire. The X110, successor to SanDisk’s popular X100 SSD, delivers fast sequential and random read/write speeds and employs a low power architecture that significantly reduces the power consumed by the device in low power modes.

SanDisk is building both new SSDs using its industry-leading 19 nanometer (nm) technology, the world’s smallest, most advanced manufacturing process node. We'll update you with UK stock availability as and when we get it.

2 January 2013

Join us at BVE 2013

Team Peak will be supporting SanDisk at this year's BVE - the essential broadcast and production technology event to be held at ExCel London 26th-28th February 2013. BVE 2013 will host over 300 exhibitors, including major manufacturers, distributors and resellers of professional production and broadcast equipment and systems. Look for us on the SanDisk stand AA18 as we showcase how SanDisk Extreme Pro SD, SSD and CF products are helping to meet the technological challenges of the rapidly changing Professional Video industry. You can register for Free Entry to BVE 2013 on the BVE website.

14 December 2012

Inventor of barcode dies aged 91

Norman Joseph Woodland, co-creator of the modern barcode, has died at his home in New Jersey at the age of 91. In the 1940s, Woodland worked with his University classmate Bernard Silver to create the iconic thick and thin barcode line system. The patent for the system was later sold for a mere $15,000 (£9,300). Today devices like our Socket Mobile range of Data Collection products use Woodland's invention to collect data from more than five billion barcodes each and every day. In 2011 both Woodland and Silver were inducted into the US's National Inventors Hall of Fame.

11 December 2012

Peak Development Christmas Opening and Delivery Dates

The staff at Peak Development would like to thank all of our customers and suppliers for their support during 2012. Our offices will close for the Festive Season at 1PM on Christmas Eve (Monday the 24th December) and will reopen at 9AM on Wednesday 2nd January.

Christmas Deliveries

The last collection date for UK mainland guaranteed pre-Christmas delivery (next day DPD) will be Friday 21st of December for delivery on Monday the 24th of December. There will be no collections on Monday the 24th December. Please ensure that all international orders are placed before Wednesday the 19th as local bank holiday variations may cause further disruptions. Normal service will resume when we re-open on Wednesday 2nd January.

30 November 2012

Upgrade to a SoMo 655 and SAVE!

From now until the 31st March 2013 Socket Mobile are running a special trade-in rebate. Simply invest in the latest SoMo 655 techology and get €50 when you trade in your old SoMo 650 or HP iPAQ 2xx! Trade up to great features such as Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5, ample 4GB memory, fast 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, enhanced durability and more! For more information view our Socket Mobile SoMo 655 product pages, or contact Steve Mander or Will Wilkie in our industrial sales team on 01489 796979 or email industrial sales

29 November 2012

Socket Mobile Adds Apple iPhone 5 Support to Cordless Hand Scanner.

Socket Mobile have announced iPhone 5 support for the Socket Bluetooth Cordless Hand Scanner (CHS) line of portable barcode scanners. The CHS is a pocket-sized barcode scanner that enables ultrafast, untethered data collection in applications such as retail point of sale, asset tracking, inventory management and field service. Socket Mobile has updated the SocketScan 10 Software Development Kit (SDK) to take full advantage of the new A6 processor and taller screen of the iPhone 5. The ScannerSettings and SocketPad utilities for the CHS have also been updated on the Apple App Store with iPhone 5 and iPad mini support.

“Roughly 75% of the developers who use our SDK are embedding support for CHS barcode scanners into their iOS applications,” said Len Ott, Chief Technical Officer of Socket Mobile. “Socket Mobile was one of the first manufacturers to offer Apple certified barcode scanners for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, and we remain dedicated to supporting Apple’s latest devices. Additionally, the Socket Mobile Developer Program continues to exhibit strong growth in the Apple market, with 40 business applications posted on the Apple App Store and many proprietary applications distributed to enterprise end users.”

For more information view our Socket Mobile CHS product page, or contact Steve Mander in our industrial sales team on 01489 796979 or email industrial sales

26 November 2012

Powertraveller sponsor The Coldest Journey

On 6th December, the SA Agulhas will set off from London on what will be the start of the world's first ever attempt to cross the Antarctic in winter. The 2000-mile journey across the continent has for many years been considered too perilous to try and the expedition's six-man "Ice Team" - led by Sir Ranulph Fiennes - will have to overcome one of earth's most hostile environments if they are to succeed, exposing themselves to temperatures dropping close to -90c and operating in near permanent darkness.

Powertraveller has provided Sir Ranulph Fiennes and his team with a suite of powergorillas, giving them the back up power they will need to power all their gear; from heated suits, to GPS and sat phones to their radio transceiver. Powertraveller has developed new cables and connectors especially for the expedition to make sure that everything is as efficient and simple as possible. The team will be taking 6 Powergorillas with them and a hand crank, ensuring that they can keep everything powered throughout the trip.

The picture is from a training day at the Royal Geographical Society where members of the Powertraveller team explained to Sir Ranulph how the Powertraveller products will keep all the equipment charged during the expedition.

17 October 2012

We've got a little more to show you

Apple have sent out invitations for a press launch on Tuesday October 23rd at the California Theatre in San Jose. The invitations had a single tagline, "We've got a little more to show you." It is expected to be the launch event for several new products including the much-rumoured 7.85" iPad Mini, as well as a newly updated full sized iPad, a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display, and a completely redesigned iMac.

24 September 2012

Join us at the Retail Imaging Show 2012

The Peak Development team will once again be exhibiting at the Retail Imaging Show - the number one UK trade event for photo, minilab, consumer electronics, IT and AV retailers. This year's event will be held at the prestigious Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge on the 12th October. Visit the Peak Development stand as we present the latest memory innovations from SanDisk. Register for the SanDisk Official Photo Partner programme and receive benefits and discounts of up to 10% off SanDisk performance cards. Discover our other exciting brands including Powertraveller, Overboard, Optrix HD and Veho. If you're interested in getting hold of tickets, get in touch now!

18 September 2012

SanDisk Announces Development of CFast 2.0 Memory Cards

At the Photokina Exhibition in Cologne today, SanDisk have announced a new technology that will deliver up to four times faster performance than the current CompactFlash memory cards used in many of today's professional-grade cameras. SanDisk is currently sampling the new CFast2.0 memory card technology to camera manufacturers as they design and optimise their next-generation host devices for the new specification. Here's the Press Release in full:

SANDISK ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF CFAST MEMORY CARDS FOR NEXT-GENERATION PROFESSIONAL PHOTO AND VIDEO APPLICATIONS

SanDisk Corporation, a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, today announced that it is developing flash memory cards based on the new CFast2.0 specification introduced today by the CompactFlash Association (CFA). The new specification enables next-generation photo and video applications by delivering up to four times faster performance than the CompactFlash memory cards currently used in DSLR cameras and other imaging devices.

"CFast2.0 memory cards will help drive the future of professional photography and video-recording applications," said Shuki Nir, senior vice president and general manager, Retail, SanDisk. "With the CFast2.0 specification's unparalleled performance, flash memory can now enter new markets such as high-definition TV and even cinema production."

Ideal for Next-Generation Professional Video Applications
Professional video applications are growing more powerful than ever before, with 2K video enjoying widespread use and full-frame 4K video already gaining adoption in high-end production environments. These next-generation video applications can produce videos with incredibly high resolutions and large file sizes. The CFast2.0 specification supports advanced video applications through higher interface bandwidth and much higher levels of Video Performance Guarantee to meet the requirements of 2K/4K digital intermediate compressed production environments.

"Professional photographers, videographers and cinematographers demand increasingly powerful cameras that help them unleash their creativity," said Masaya Maeda, managing director and chief executive, image communication products operations, Canon. "With extremely fast performance, CFast2.0 memory cards will enable us to develop next-generation cameras with more powerful features than are currently supported by CompactFlash cards."

Ideal for Next-Generation Photography Applications
Digital cameras are expected to become more powerful, with the ability to capture images at greater than 40MP resolution. These next-generation cameras will produce photos of unprecedented quality, and the large file sizes can quickly overwhelm a CompactFlash memory card's data-transfer rates and halt shooting.

The CFast2.0 specification features theoretical performance of up to 600MB/sec, four times faster than the highest-performance CompactFlash memory cards. The new specification delivers the fast speed needed to capture a series of high-resolution photos and transfer them quickly to a computer, particularly important to professional photographers whose workflows demand the utmost efficiency.

"PhaseOne believes in open standards where many players have access to the technologies required to create a healthy ecosystem and drive the future of imaging," said Henrik Håkonsson, chief executive officer, PhaseOne, a leading medium format camera manufacturer. "We intend to integrate CFast2.0 memory cards into our new cameras because they offer significantly higher recording performance and faster offload speeds than other memory card formats."

6 September 2012

Breffo Spiderpodium Tablet wins Accessory of the Year

The Breffo Spiderpodium Tablet has won the 2012 Know Your Mobile Award for Accessory of the Year. Judges described the Spiderpodium as providing ‘A simple, strong grip for your tablet – and a sure talking point.’ The Spiderpodium gets its name from its eight flexible legs which allow it to accommodate virtually any tablet on the market and to be twisted into any position you need for setting your device to face any angle.

For more information view our Breffo Spiderpodium Tablet product page, or contact our sales team on 01489 796979 or email sales

21 August 2012

Celebrating 25 Years in Flash Technology

Since 1994, Peak Development has worked closely with SanDisk Corporation, the global pioneer of flash memory. On the 25th Anniversary of the invention of flash memory, SanDisk President Sanjay Mehrotra has today issued the following statement.

Today, we are celebrating the 25-year anniversary of flash memory, the transformational technology used by billions of consumers and countless businesses around the globe. Looking back, it’s amazing to see how in just 25 years, flash memory has reshaped the consumer electronics industry. We see flash continuing to play a substantial role in transforming markets, including the enterprise and cloud segments. Flash technology has become pervasive; Flash is truly everywhere.

At SanDisk, we are proud of the role we’ve played in advancing flash technology over the decades and in extending its benefits to our valued customers and partners. I am pleased to announce that Eli Harari, our co-founder and retired CEO, received the prestigious Milestone recognition from the IEEE for developing floating gate EEPROM technology. But, while we started SanDisk in 1988 with the belief that flash memory would enable new devices and enrich people’s lives, Eli, Jack and I really had no idea the impact it would have.

These achievements would not have been possible without dedicated support from employees, investors, partners and customers. Therefore, on behalf of all of SanDisk, I want to thank you, and take a moment to highlight why this 25-year milestone is so important to us.

Because of the dedicated efforts of companies such as SanDisk, flash technology has scaled tremendously over time. Capacity has increased by 30,000 times while cost has decreased by 50,000 times over the past two decades. SanDisk’s first product, a 20MB solid state drive (SSD), which sold for $1,000 in 1991, would cost only two cents today. This example underscores how an unrelenting focus on leading-edge research and development can bring tremendous benefits to an entire ecosystem.

Enabling the Smart Digital Lifestyle
In 2012, individuals will create and consume 2.7 zettabytes (ZB) of digital content such as movies, music, documents and other data, according to research firm IDC. This represents 20 times more digital content compared to 2005.

However, the information explosion has only just begun. Within three years, the universe of digital content is projected to nearly triple to 8ZB, according to IDC. Servers are increasingly storing and distributing this massive amount of information via social networks, business databases, streaming video services and other cloud-based applications. As digital content proliferates, IT organizations are equipping themselves with next-generation flash-based servers capable of handling the rapidly increasing demands for fast access to more data.

Sales of smartphones and tablets using embedded flash memory chips are booming, and ultra-thin laptops using flash-based SSDs are redefining the notebook category. Because of flash memory, these devices are highly responsive and offer a more enjoyable experience in smaller, lighter and more durable form factors.

At SanDisk, we call the confluence of these trends – anywhere, anytime access to more data – the smart digital lifestyle, and we are proud of playing a central role in its progression..

Enabling the Future
Despite the significant progress the flash industry has made over 25 years, the need for more innovation is never ending. Therefore, we are helping shape the future with research into advanced, next-generation solutions that will complement and eventually replace conventional flash memory. In the meantime, flash continues to scale to new technology nodes and we are excited about its potential in the years to come.

This week, our focus is on celebrating the anniversary of the invention of flash memory. The benefits the technology has brought to the world have been tremendous and ongoing innovation will continue to enable new markets and new solutions. We look forward to continuing our work and partnering with you in the years ahead.

Sanjay Mehrotra President and CEO SanDisk

image: current SanDisk president Sanjay Mehrotra (left) photographed with founder, chairman and CEO Dr. Eli Harari (right) on the occasion of Dr. Harari's retirement in 2010.

8 August 2012

Socket Mobile SoMo 650 Offer Extended

OFFER EXTENDED UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2012: Increase productivity for mobile workers, improve visibilty in the field, and automate manual processes anywhere with the Socket Somo 650. From now until the end of September - or while stocks last - Socket Mobile are offering a €20 instant rebate on all SoMo 650 models. The Socket SoMo 650 is a durable handheld computer packed with power and speed to provide reliable performance in demanding business applications. It's the ideal replacement for the HP iPAQ 210 series Pocket PC.

For more information view our Socket Mobile SoMo 650 product page, or contact Steve Mander in our industrial sales team on 01489 796979 or email industrial sales

27 June 2012

SanDisk announce aquisition of Enterprise Software Specialist

SanDisk have announced the acquisition of Schooner Information Technology, Inc., an enterprise software company located in Silicon Valley that develops flash-optimised database and data store solutions. Schooner’s products complement SanDisk’s growing portfolio of enterprise solid state disk (SSD) and flash-optimised software offerings that enable customers to accelerate the performance of data-intensive applications and reduce overall cost of ownership. Schooner’s team of database and flash optimisation experts have joined SanDisk’s Enterprise Storage Solutions (ESS) team.

“Schooner’s products illustrate the benefits software developers and their customers can gain through flash optimisation of enterprise solutions,” said Greg Goelz, vice president and general manager of the Enterprise Storage Solutions division at SanDisk.“Schooner represents another step in SanDisk’s expansion in the enterprise space. We welcome the Schooner team to the SanDisk family.”

26 June 2012

Socket Mobile 655Rx - Now In Stock

The Socket SoMo 655 Handheld Computer is here! First stocks of the SoMo 655Rx Antimicrobial have arrived today at Peak. Other new models such as the SoMo 655 (Standard) and SoMo 655DXS (No Radio) are expected to arrive in the next few weeks. The SoMo 655Rx is the hospital-grade version of the NEW Socket Mobile SoMo 655 handheld computer range and has been made with antimicrobial materials that provide an extra layer of protection against the multiplication and spread of potentially harmful bacteria and microbes. New features across the SoMo 655 range include: MicroSD and CompactFlash (CF) Expansion Slots, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Programmable Side and Face Buttons, Navigation Keys for business specific functions, Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5, 4GB Flash Memory.

For more information view our Socket Mobile SoMo 655Rx product page, or contact Steve Mander in our industrial sales team on 01489 796979 or email industrial sales

25 June 2012

SanDisk anounces "World's fastest mobile memory card"

SanDisk have announced the world's fastest mobile memory card. The SanDisk Extreme Pro microSDHC UHS-I card is ideal for smartphone and tablet users who want to boost their device's storage capacity while enjoying the fastest mobile experience. We'll get you all the information as soon as it's available.

Maximum Performance for Next-Generation Mobile Devices The SanDisk Extreme Pro microSDHC UHS-I card enables smartphone and tablet users to fully enjoy their mobile device's advanced applications.

Full HD Video Capture Mobile phones will capture approximately one third of all video footage by 2014, according to IDC3. With a UHS Speed Class 1 rating (Class 10 equivalent), the new card allows consumers to record superior Full HD videos, even in 3D.

High-Quality Photo Capture Mobile phones will capture 525 billion photos in 2012, roughly half of all photos captured this year, according to IDC4. The card is ideal for mobile imaging applications, offering up to 90MB/sec write speed for capturing multiple photos using burst mode with a UHS-I enabled mobile device.

Faster File Transfers With up to 95 megabyte per second (MB/sec) read speed, the card moves files quickly between host devices Seamless Multitasking; Fast Downloads: The card allows consumers to smoothly run multiple applications at the same time and download files quickly using 4G LTE phones.

21 June 2012

Powertraveller Case Study

When professional broadcasting engineer Adrian had some work in Davos, Switzerland, he took some Powertraveller products to keep his mobile devices powered up. Here's what Adrian had to say:

powergorilla Performed very well in extremes of temperature, even down to -12 degrees! The product performed excellently and the multi-variable output voltage was a great feature, as was the ability to charge via the USB. We used one [powergorilla] to power the laptop and another to power the BGAN satellite uplink - both gave ample power and outstanding operational times. Using the two powegorillas together gave us enough power flexibility to go "live" from anywhere.

powermonkey extreme Brilliant and the perfect size to power our iPads, as well as recharging BlackBerrys and iPhones. It gave outstanding performance every time, with a very long life, nice clear display and the tough on/off feature was excellent. The solar charger also performed well and certainly better than rival products under the same environmental constraints. A great product that just kept on giving power, I don't think we actually ever managed to drain it! Perfect for any use away from mains power and a great, handy size.

powermonkey explorer A perfect little pebble-sized power pack which survived some very tough environmental and handling conditions - and once again we never actually managed to drain it in use! So many uses, both as a conventional power booster, and as a (very) handy back-up, it takes up so little space, it was just perfect pocket sized.

solarmonkey & solarnut We simply left the solarmonkey hanging all day in the sunshine and it was fully charged. Tied to a backpack whilst walking, it was always trickle-charging (even in very low light, snow conditions), unobtrusive, but always boosting power.

lightmonkey The compact size of this powerful device is very deceptive. Power it up (via an explorer) and you immediately have a powerful head torch, so bright in fact that we even used the supplied stretch hanger and it illuminated the entire tent! Very flexible in use with the supplied stretch cord, so wear it, hang it, dangle it, do whatever, but it is seriously bright! Amazingly powerful and belies its tiny size."

Picture and words courtesy of A.B. - professional broadcasting engineer. Original story from www.powertraveller.com.

20 June 2012

iT7x Headphones - A premier league audio experience!

Not content with kicking off his boots and taking it easy, former English Premier League Footballer, Ian Taylor has been working alongside BlueChipWorld to launch a new range of wireless audio products. Ian played for Aston Villa, Derby County, Sheffield Wednesday and Port Vale with a total of 478 appearances and 79 career goals. His high standards have been adopted to the development of each superb product in the new iT7 range of premium Bluetooth headphones - in stock now at Peak Development. Each product in the iT7 range is powered by the very latest Bluetooth, stereo audio technology from CSR, a world leader in platform solutions for wireless audio connectivity. This means that you will listen to a crisp, clean, richer and fuller musical reproduction on a robust Bluetooth platform.

For more information contact our sales team on 01489 796979 or email sales

24 May 2012

Socket SoMo 650 Applications Guide

From car pricing to patient care to restaurant point of sale, the Socket SoMo 650 Handheld computer has been succesfully deployed into so many varied markets, that the good people at Socket Mobile have compiled a list of more than 100 software developers and their application for the device. Peak are pleased to have worked with several of the developers on the list including Kodit Database and Kairos Systems. If you're a developer, writing applications for mobile handheld computer platforms then we'd love the opportunity to tell you more about the Socket SoMo 650 and the wide range of Socket branded data collection accessories that are available for it. And with Socket's €20 Rebate offer now extended until the end of June 2012, there's even more reason to get in touch.

For more information about Socket Mobile products contact Steve Mander in our OEM team. Read Me - SoMo Application Guide (PDF 615KB)

4 May 2012

€20 Rebate on Socket SoMo 650

OFFER EXTENDED UNTIL THE END OF JUNE 2012: Increase productivity for mobile workers, improve visibilty in the field, and automate manual processes anywhere with the Socket Somo 650. From now until the end of May 2012, Socket Mobile are offering a €20 instant rebate on all SoMo 650 models. The Socket SoMo 650 is a durable handheld computer packed with power and speed to provide reliable performance in demanding business applications. It's the ideal replacement for the HP iPAQ 210 series Pocket PC.

For more information view our Socket Mobile SoMo 650 product page, or contact Steve Mander in our industrial sales team on 01489 796979 or email industrial sales

3 May 2012

Powertraveller wins 2012 Queen's Award

Our friends over at Powertraveller Ltd have proudly announced a second Queen's Award win! Their 2012 award is for International Trade - presented to companies who have shown outstanding achievement in international trade, resulting in substantial growth in overseas earnings and in commercial success, sustained over not less than three years.

CEO Jerry Ranger said, "We are thrilled to have won a second Queen's Award. By identifying a real requirement in the outdoor & adventure market and using feedback from our customers, we have developed innovative, performance-rich chargers that have made portable power a category in its own right within this market sector. Over the last three years, we have used our knowledge and expertise to grow our distribution network and our products are now available in over 35 countries."

Since 2009, Powertraveller's overseas trading has grown by almost 100%, resulting in the 2012 Queen's Award win for International Trade. Find out more about Powertraveller products - including new lines like the Powermonkey Discovery, Powermonkey Extreme and Solarmonkey Adventurer, by browsing our Power Catagory.

5 April 2012

Socket Mobile is 20

Socket Mobile, the leading provider of Mobile Productivity solutions is celebrating 20 years of innovation. The company started as Socket Communications with the vision of a mobile workforce that could collect, access, and communicate data in any mobile work environment. Since then, they have remained at the forefront of mobile technology from introducing the world’s first PCMCIA network card to co-inventing the CompactFlash I/O standard and helping to define the Bluetooth and SD I/O standards.

Socket’s current product line includes the SoMo® handheld computer and the Socket Bluetooth Cordless Hand Scanner (CHS) Series 7. Both are experiencing a recent surge in demand as businesses look to the SoMo as an ideal replacement for HP’s discontinued iPAQ Pocket PC series, and multiple models of the CHS Bluetooth barcode scanners for use with smartphones and tablets have recently become Apple certified. For more information on Socket Mobile products, contact Steve Mander in our industrial sales team on 01489 796979 or email industrial sales

14 March 2012

New Kairos Case Study

At Peak Development we work closely with our partner companies to realise a broad range of solutions based on the Socket Mobile computing and data collection hardware that we supply. The recent trial of Kairos Audit Manager, an audit management solution by Kairos Systems running on a Socket Mobile SoMo Handheld Computer, has proven so succesful that a Case Study has been compiled by Socket Mobile.

“With the Kairos Audit Manager, audits aren’t just disappearing into a black hole,” said James Morris, Director of Kairos systems. “Information is compiled into management reports that matrons and ward managers can use to increase compliance and improve standards for patient care.”

For more information about Socket Mobile products contact Steve Mander in our OEM team. Read Me - Kairos Audit Manager Case Study (PDF 1.3MB)

2 March 2012

The new Game Changer is here

Get your SanDisk Extreme PRO CF cards at the ready, Canon has today announced the EOS 5D Mark III, a full-frame 22.3MP DSLR with Full HD movie that gives full manual control over everything from frame rate to audio. The camera is the sequel to the ground breaking EOS 5D MKII, a camera that has so effectively blurred the line between photography and film-making that it has become known as the "Game Changer". The new camera offers continuous shooting at 6 frames per second, recording up to 16,270 continues JPEG images to a UMDA 7 compatible CompactFlash card, like the SanDisk 128GB CF Extreme PRO, in a single burst. The camera which is currently Canon's highest resolution DSLR is also compatible with the SDXC card format. Via the custom function menu, RAW files can be saved to the CF card and JPG to the SD card simultaneously. Check out the full spec over on the Canon UK site HERE

22 February 2012

SanDisk develops world's smallest 128Gb NAND Flash Memory Chip

One for the technically minded: SanDisk today announced it has developed the world's smallest 128 gigabit (Gb) NAND flash memory chip currently in production. The semiconductor device can store 128 billion individual bits of information on a single silicon die 170mm squared - an area smaller than that covered by a U.S. penny. SanDisk built the 128Gb NAND flash memory chip on the company's industry-leading 19 nanometer (nm) process technology. A nanometer measures one-billionth of a meter, meaning that 19nm circuit lines are so small that about 3,000 of them could fit across the width of a human hair. The chip also employs SanDisk's three-bit per cell (X3) technology that allows the company to build NAND flash memory products with the ability to read and write three bits of information in each memory cell. The use of NAND flash memory in high tech equipment like SmartPhones, Tablets and Solid State Drives (SSDs) allows advances in the full function, small form factor devices that are highly valued by consumers. Shrinking the size of NAND flash memory allows smaller, more powerful computing, communications and consumer electronics devices to be built while keeping costs low.

21 February 2012

Low Cost Barcode Scanner for Apple Devices

Socket Mobile have today announced the upcoming availability of the Socket Mobile Bluetooth Cordless Hand Scanner (CHS) 7Ci, a low-cost barcode scanner for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The CHS 7Ci expands upon Socket Mobile’s popular CHS Series 7 line of barcode scanners by providing an affordable option for reading 1D barcodes into Apple devices and is also backed by an optional Software Development Kit (SDK).

The Socket CHS 7Ci is a 1D image-based barcode reader that can decode both printed barcodes and barcodes displayed on device screens. It features a special authentication chip to enable two-way communications with Apple devices, making SDK support for Apple iOS possible.

The new product is expected to be available in the UK during Q2. For more information contact our industrial sales team on 01489 796979 or email industrial sales

8 February 2012

Socket Mobile SoMo 655 Announced

Socket Mobile today anounced the upcoming availability of the SoMo 655, a durable handheld device that enables mobile professionals to efficiently collect, document and access mission-critival business data in a wide rage of applications. The small yet powerful device expands upon Socket Mobile’s award-winning SoMo 650 line of handheld devices and affirms the company’s dedication to the handheld device space by addressing the increasing demands of mobile professionals.

Socket Mobile is committed to meeting our customers’ needs, and the SoMo 655 incorporates many new features, including improved charging and durability, 4 GB memory and enterprise level 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi wireless technology, specifically requested by our customers,” said Vince Coli, senior handheld computer product manager at Socket Mobile. “With more than 50,000 devices already shipped to healthcare institutions, restaurants and other end users, the SoMo 650 has proven reliability in business deployments. The new SoMo 655 not only provides enhanced features, but also helps enterprises maximize ROI with a long expected life of three to five years and professional service and support options.”

The new product is expected to be available in the UK during Q3. To view a comparison chart between the current SoMo 650 and the new SoMo 655 and to read the full press release, click here or contact our industrial sales team on 01489 796979 or email industrial sales

7 February 2012

Nikon D800 officially announced

For studio and landscape photographers that value resolution over speed, the newly anounced Nikon D800 and D800E make a very attractive proposition. One thing is for sure, with an astonishing 36.3MP sensor generating a 76.5MB NEF file and support for Full 1080p HD Video, this cameras output is going to need a substantial memory card. With both a SecureDigital and CompactFlash card slot, the D800 supports both UHS-1 (for SD/SDHC and SDXC) and UDMA (for CF) standards, making choosing the right memory card essential.

SANDISK EXTREME PRO SDHC. Available in capacities up to 64GB, this UHS-1 compatible, 95MB/s WRITE speed card raises the bar for speed and performance. If shooting continous bursts is important, this is the ultimate SecureDigital card for the D800.

SANDISK EXTREME SDHC / SDXC. Later this month, this UHS-1 compatible 45MB/s WRITE Speed card will be available in a 128GB capacity. If shooting a large number of images on a single card is important, choose this card.

SANDISK EXTREME PRO CF. This monster of a card supports capacities up to 128GB and WRITE Speeds up to 100MB/s and UDMA 7 (128GB only). In the opion of this writer, it's the ultimate card for the D800 and probably the ultimate memory card full stop.

TRANSCEND SDHC CLASS 10 UHS-1. With WRITE Speeds of up to 45MB/s, this new UHS-1 card from Transcend is available in 8GB and 16GB Capacities.

TRANSCEND CF 600x. With UDMA support and WRITE Speeds of up to 90MB/s this card is available in capacities up to 32GB.

6 February 2012

SanDisk XQD Response

Those browsing the specification of the new Nikon D4 DSLR will have noticed that it has dual card slots - CompactFlash AND XQD. So what is an XQD Card? It's bigger than an SD Card, but smaller than CompactFlash and although SanDisk were involved in the development of the XQD Card, they have currently decided not to put a SanDisk branded XQD Card into production. SanDisk cite the established dominance of the CompactFlash card (which the D4 is also compatible with) and the already impressive performance available from the SanDisk Extreme PRO card range as their reasons for not developing the card further. Here's the official SanDisk response.

"SanDisk, Sony, and Nikon announced in late 2010 a proposal to standardise a new format within the CompactFlash Association (CFA) as an option for higher performance media for professional imaging/video applications. The CompactFlash Association recently announced that the XQD specification has been adopted as a CFA standard. SanDisk participates in many standards bodies and has contributed to a variety of new standards that allow for options in the marketplace. At this time, SanDisk has chosen not to productize the XQD format."

3 February 2012

1 in 5 Pageviews is Facebook

Some fascinating facts have been creeping out of the Facebook filing cabinet this week including the amazing statistic that (in the US at least) Facebook.com is responsible for 1 in every 5 pageviews. It doesn't stop there. The site is currently seeing 845 million users every month, half of whom are mobile users. And as for Mr. Zuck? He still owns 28 percent of the company which is expected to be valued at between $75 and $100 billion dollars. Facebook now stores over 100 Petabytes of photos and videos uplodaed by over 845 million users. To put that in perspective, thats 100 million Gigabytes or if you like 100 qaudrillion bytes.

30 January 2012

New products from Transcend

Transcend have anounced several new products including a new 32GB MicroSDHC Class 10 Card a new High Speed USB Flash Drive and tbeir first SDHC Class 10 UHS-1 Card. Transcend have also anounced the phased introduction of eco-friendly packaging into their CF133 products which will shortly feature paperboard style packaging rather than the current clear blister packs.

TRANSCEND 32GB MICROSDHC CLASS 10. This new high capacity addition to the curent range is ideal for 1080p HD Video recording as well as high megapixel photography. These cards can also be used in powerful smartphones and tablets to increase their overall storage capacity and reduce delays when accessing data on the card.

TRANSCEND JF780 USB 3.0 FLASH DRIVE. This extremely fast USB 3.0 flash drive offers read speeds of up to 140MB/s and write speeds of up to 40MB/s (16GB). Even when used in a USB 2.0 slot, this new drive will still deliver impressive read/write speeds of up to 32MB/s. The drive utilises the latest DDR MLC Flash to make it one of the fasted drives currently on the market.

TRANSCEND SDHC CLASS 10 UHS-1. This new High Speed card will work in any SDHC or SDXC device but will offer faster performance when used with devices that support the new UHS-1 standard - such as the Nikon D5100, D7000 and Sony A77 cameras. It's a great card for performance photography and with read speeds of up to 85MB/s and write speeds of up to 45MB/s it is up to 4x faster than the existing Transcend SDHC Class 10 Card.

10 January 2012

CES 2012: SanDisk introduces world's fastest 128GB SDXD Card and more

Our friends over at SanDisk have been busy at this year's International CES 2012, anouncing new high capacity additions to their UHS-1 Extreme lineup, new devlopements in their Ultra iNAND embedded range and winning a Design and Engineering award for their new Memory Vault Product. See the news stories below for more information.

SANDISK INTRODUCES WORLD'S FASTEST 128GB SDXC CARD At International CES 2012, SanDisk have announced the introduction of 64GB and 128GB capacities to their UHS-1 SanDisk Extreme range of cards. The new SanDisk Extreme 128GB UHS-1 Card will be officially the fastest 128GB SDXC currently available, allowing up to 10 hours of Full HD 3D video recording.

INAND ULTRA EMBEDDED MEMORY At International CES 2012, SanDisk have announced that the iNAND Ultra line of products will be the first of its emdedded flash memory products to move to 19 nanometer (nm) manufacturing technology, the industry's most advanced chip making process. Shrinking the size of the electronic circuitry allows equipent makers to develop products with larger storage capacities.

SANDISK MEMORY VAULT WINS CES INNOVATIONS AWARD At International CES 2012, the SanDisk Memory Vault was named a CES Innovations 2012 Design and Engineering Award Honoree within the Digital Imaging catagory. The SanDisk Memory Vault utilizes SanDisk's proprietry Chronolock technology to provide users with a digital memory vault that's tested to preserve their precous photos in their original quality, for up to 100 years.

6 January 2012

2012 International CES

Peak’s Managing Director, Robert Baseley and new Product Manager, Norman Bruce will be heading out to the 2012 International CES (CES) which starts in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA next week. The International CES is the world’s largest tradeshow for consumer technology and North America’s largest annual tradeshow of any kind. Since 1967 the show has proven time and time again to be the place where the Consumer Electronics industry debuts new innovation – from the VCR in 1970, to the Camcorder in 1981 and 3D HDTV in 2009. Robert and Norman will be on the lookout for new emerging brands and exciting product innovations to add to Peak’s expanding product portfolio. If you’re attending the show and haven’t already made contact get in touch.

5 January 2012

Transcend StoreJet Cloud

Expected this month from Transcend is StoreJet Cloud. A new portable wireless drive that will enable iOS users and users of other mobile devices to connect wirelessly to either 32GB or 64GB of additional storage. Up to 5 devices can stream various media from StoreJet Cloud at the same time, letting everyone choose whatever they want to view, read, watch, or listen to. Users access media through StoreJet Cloud’s dedicated wireless network, so you can wave goodbye to the limited share options, ongoing expense, and coverage demands of Internet storage.

With the advantage of physically storing files with flash-based technology, StoreJet Cloud can provide a further 28 hours of DVD quality movies or 16,000 songs in a compact and lightweight design. This is in addition to over six hours of continuous playback with its rechargeable Li-polymer battery.

5 January 2012

Amazing Spider Tablet featured in GQ Magazine

Our Breffo Spider Tablet and Spider Podium products get a very positive mention in the February issue of GQ Magazine, available now! GQ loved the "amazing" Spider Podium whilst the original Spider Tablet is described as "genius". Both products are commended for folding flat, making them "perfect for travel". The magazine even liked the fact that the products are made in the UK! For more information, click HERE or contact your Peak Development account manager on 01489 796979.

5 January 2012

SWPP Convention 2012

There are just days to go until the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographer's (SWPP) convention at the Novotel London West, Hammersmith. The SWPP is the fastest growing worldwide association for professional photographers and the annnual convention is always a great way to meet both professional photographers and the photographic trade. The seminar part of the event runs from Tuesday the 10th through to Monday the 16th of January. There are also three days of Trade Shows from Friday the 13th through to Sunday the 15th of January, culmating in the Societies Awards Dinner on the Sunday Evening. Stuart Humphery, from Peak's marketing team will be attending the show on the Sunday and staying into the evening for the Societies Awards Dinner. If you’re attending the show and haven’t already made contact, get in touch and arrange a meeting.

4 January 2012

5MB in 1956

These days if you set your DSLR to RAW you probably won't get much change out of a 5MB file. That's fine in 2012 when you're using a SanDisk Extreme PRO 128GB CF Card. In 1956 however, 5MB looked a little bit different. This picture shows a 5MB IBM 305 RAMAC Hard Disk drive being unloaded from a plane. It weighted nearly a ton, required a forklift truck to move it and was comprised of 50 seperate 24-inch discs that occupied some 16 square feet . The annual cost of using it was a snip at $35,000. Thanks to engadget.com for the story.

23 December 2011

Merry Christmas

The staff at Peak Development would like to thank all of our customers and suppliers for their support during 2011. Our offices will be closed from 1PM today until 9AM on Tuesday the 3rd January.

19 December 2011

The Big Five Join Forces

In a press release on their website, SanDisk have today anounced that they have reached "an agreement in principle" to join forces with Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba to work on a new content protection technology for flash memory cards under the Next Generation Secure Memory Initiative. The five companies will now start preparing for licensing and promotion of HD cpabable security for SD Cards and Embedded Memory for use in advanced consumer applications such as SmartPhones and Tablets.

The five companies believe this new technology will enable various HD content applications such as HD network download, broadcast content to go and HD Digital Copy/Managed Copy from Blu-ray Disc. The five companies believe that they each can make substantial contributions that, when combined, will enable them to start licensing the new secure memory technology early next year. The five companies expect to see adoption of flash memory products and various embedded flash memory solutions using this technology in the market during 2012.

28 November 2011

First iOS Application on Apple App Store developed with SocketScan 10 SDK

Peak Industrial customer ORM London, a fully-integrated digital services agency based in London, has published the iPad application Event Check-in on the Apple App Store. Event Check-in, a next-generation guest check-in system for professional event organizers, is the first of many iPad, iPhone and iPod touch applications developed with the SocketScan 10 Software Development Kit to become available on Apple App Store.

SocketScan 10 SDK, designed specifically for the Apple certified Socket Bluetooth Cordless Hand Scanner (CHS) 7Xi barcode scanner, enables iOS developers to add customized support for the barcode scanner to their mobile applications, including advanced features such as broader character support or integrated data manipulation often required in enterprise data collection.

For more information contact our industrial sales team on 01489 796979 or email industrial sales

25 November 2011

Introductory Pricing on Image Beatz

The new Image Beatz headphones are the perfect companion for iPads, iPhones, iPod Touches and other Bluetooth enabled devices. With an SRP of £49.99 these headphones are available in either Arctic White or Sleek Black and have a wireless range of 10 Meters. Exceptional sound quality comes courtesy of the bass pumping 30mm driver units and there is even an inbuilt mic, so mobile users with bluetooth won't miss a call whilst listening to their music. Introductory pricing is available until the end of December. For more information contact our sales team on 01489 796979 or email sales

25 November 2011

The Ultimate Kindle Accessory - Now in Stock

With an SRP of £29.99, The Overboard Waterproof Kindle and E-reader case is now available from stock at Peak. This case is 100% waterproof and will even float safely if dropped in water. It's guaranteed submersible to 19ft and keeps out dust, sand and dirt as well as water! It's perfect for using a Kindle in the bath, at the poolside or on the beach. For more information contact our sales team on 01489 796979 or email sales

22 November 2011

Peak Development Christmas Opening Hours and Delivery Dates

With Christmas just around the corner, the staff at Peak Development would like to thank all of our customers and suppliers for their support during 2011. Over the Christmas period our offices will be closed from 1PM on Friday 23rd December until 9AM on Tuesday the 3rd January.

Christmas Deliveries The last collection date for guaranteed pre-Christmas UK Mainland delivery will be Thursday the 22nd December. International shipments (depending on region) will be several days earlier on Monday the 19th December. There will be no collections on Friday 23rd Decembers, orders taken on this date will not be shipped until we re-open on Tuesday 3rd January.

4 November 2011

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3 November 2011

Peak Partner with Computer Gear

We're pleased to announce a new distribution agreement with Computer Gear, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of Computer Cabling and Accessories. With a mission to continually provide the latest design technology at the most competitive prices, Computer Gear are the manufacturer of a comprehensive range of Computing Cables that include everything from the latest HDMI V1.4, VGA and DVI Cables to Mains Power and USB Cables. Additionally, The Computer Gear line-up includes a range of high quality Computer Accessories, including Laptop Bags, Keyboards, Stereo Headsets, USB Web Cams and Speakers.

For more information contact our sales team on 01489 796979 or email sales

3 November 2011

Remember, Remember the 5th of Movember

During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in the UK and around the world. The aim of which is to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men. This year the team at Peak are joining in the fun and helping to raise money for a very worthy cause. This is our "before" photograph, but as you can see some of the ladies have already got in the spirit... You can visit the Peak Tashers and show your support at our very own Movember page HERE

13 October 2011

Join Peak at Canon UK - Pro Solutions 2011

Peak Development will be part of the team behind the SanDisk name at this year's Canon UK - Pro Solutions 2011. Come and join us on stands 37 and 38 at the Business Design Centre, Islington on the 25th and 26th October as we showcase the very latest in SanDisk's professional imaging line-up - including the new SanDisk Extreme PRO 95MB/s SDXC Cards.

12 October 2011

Peak Industrial partner with FMJ Storage

FMJ is a new a company founded on the principle of innovative solid state storage product design, high performance, extreme reliability and unrivalled technical support. The name might be new, but the team BEHIND the name are experienced industry veterans that include Dave Merry and John Conklin, the co-founders of SiliconSystems.

FMJ offer a range of solid-state storage solutions for the industrial embedded marketplace that provide customers with high performance computing applications with extreme data storage reliability. From PATA 2.5 inch drives to 10-pin USB modules, all FMJ products meet the performance dynamics demanded by embedded applications; voltage regulation technology, sophisticated ECC schemes, advanced wear-levelling schemes, tailored firmware, I-Temp, multi-year life-cycles and enhanced security. This demanding specification means FMJ’s innovative offering will find applications in various markets: military, medical, industrial manufacturing, enterprise and single board computing.

For more information contact our industrial sales team on 01489 796979 or email industrial sales

6 October 2011

SanDisk Eye-Fi - Now In Stock!

The new SanDisk Eye-Fi wireless cards announced last month are now in stock and selling well. We still have good stocks of the 4GB capacity but are already finding high demand for the 8GB. SanDisk Eye-Fi Wireless Memory Cards allow you to instantly transfer photos and videos from a camera to a nearby smartphone or tablet via Wi-Fi. You can then organise and share to your favourite social media and online sites. No more forgetting your memory card in your camera for months and not remembering what's on it! The SanDisk Eye-Fi wireless memory card does the work for you.

For more information, click HERE to read a full SanDisk FAQ or contact your Peak Development account manager on 01489 796979.

1 October 2011

SanDisk win at Pixel Trade Awards

On Friday the 30th of September at the Pixel Trade Awards, Stephen Hockney (UK Sales Manager) and Mark Pini (Snr. Regional Marketing Manager) of SanDisk were presented with the award for Film Media Manufacturer / Supplier of the Year. As representives from our major supply partner, the pair from SanDisk had joined the Peak table along with key customers from the world of imaging for the gala dinner event.

The Pixel Trade Awards are the only photographic and imaging trade awards of their kind, providing a unique opportunity for companies to earn the praise of their competitors and to recognise the high achievements in our industry. Earlier in the day at the Retail Imaging Show, the team at Peak promoted the full range of SanDisk performance memory products and the SanDisk Official Photo Partner Program, along with other imaging related products from our expanding portfolio.

1 October 2011

SanDisk announces suite of new Retail Products

The good people at SanDisk have been busy this week, anouncing no less than 4 new products. All products are expected be available during November. For all the latest SanDisk information, please contact your Peak Development account manager..

SanDisk® Memory Vault The new SanDisk Memory Vault will provides users with a convenient, reliable way to pass down their images for generations to come – a photo album for the digital age! The device has been developed using new Chronolock™ technology which ensures that precious photos and videos will be safely preserved for up to 100 years.

SanDisk 64GB Extreme® PRO™ SDXC™ UHS-1 Card SanDisk have doubled the performance and capacity of their professional-grade imaging line-up to create a new SD™ card that offers the fastest write performance of any SD™ card in the world to date. The new SanDisk 64GB Extreme® PRO™ SDXC™ card has a WRITE speed of up to 90 MB/s and a READ speed of up to 95 MB/s. The card is ideal for enthusiast spec UHS-1 compatible cameras, allowing the capture of a series of RAW images using burst mode, Full HD Video recording and the super-quick transfer of images from camera to computer.

SanDisk® 64GB Mobile Ultra™ microSDXC™ Card SanDisk’s new 64GB microSDXC™ card can double the capacity of even the most advanced smartphone or tablet. The UHS-1 based high-capacity card features up to 30 MB/s transfer speeds and offers the Class 6 performance needed to capture Full HD Video.

ImageMate® All-in-one USB 3.0 Reader/Writer Based on the latest USB 3.0 interface transfer performance of up to 500 MB/s, this card reader/writer reduces transfer times when downloading data from a card to a computer. With four card slots, this compact solution supports all major card formats and is backwards compatible with USB 2.0 enabled devices.

25 August 2011

Free Tickets available for the Retail Imaging Show 2011

Free tickets are now available for The Retail Imaging Show 2011, which has this year moved to The Grove Country Club and Estate in Hertfordshire. The annual event is the number one UK trade event for photo, minilab, consumer electronics, IT and AV retailers. The tickets, which have a face value of £17.00, include admission to the daytime event (Doors 10am) as well as free refreshments. Contact your account manager today to for your free tickets and to arrange a meeting at the event.

3 August 2011

New Products from SanDisk

SanDisk have added two new products to it's existing memory line-up. Available in September, The ultra low profile SanDisk Cruzer Fit USB Drive has been especially designed to discretely fit USB ports on tablets, notebooks, TVs or car audio players. The SanDisk Cruzer Fit comes complete with SanDisk SecureAccess Software, allowing you to password protect and encrypt the files you want to keep private. For more information, click HERE.

Also available in September, a new range of SanDisk microSDHC Ultra Class 6 Cards. These new high speed microSDHC cards has been specifically designed to support new Android SmartPhones that support microSDHC. The cards will come supplied with a full size SDHC adapter. For more information, click HERE.

22 July 2011

Retail Imaging Show 2011

Peak Development will once again be exhibiting at this year's Retail Imaging Show. The annual event, which this year will be held at The Grange in Hertfordshire is the number one, trade only event for photo, minilab, consumer electronics, IT and AV retailers. Visit the peak team on stand M18 / M19 and we'll show you how your photo specialist retail business could save up to 10% off SanDisk Performance Memory Cards with the SanDisk Official Photo Partner programme. Of course we'll also be using the event to present our new porfolio of products to the Photo Specialist Channel, including Scanners from Pan Digital and Koday, HD Digital Camcorders from Veho, Waterproof cases from Overboard and the buzz product of the moment - the Breffo Spider Podium, as seen on the BBC TV Series, The Apprentice.

For more information contact our sales team on 01489 796979 or email sales

31 May 2011

Buona Fortuna Robert Baseley!

Peak Development Managing Director, Robert Baseley will commence a continental charity bike ride for Cancer Research UK on the 15th June 2011. The route covers 950 miles of tough terrain over 12 days (an average of 80 miles per day). The Italian event will be started in Lugano, Switzerland by the eminent Professor Peter Johnson from Cancer Research UK and will finish in Catania, Sicily.

19 May 2011

New Partnership for Peak and Pandigital

We are pleased to anounce a new supply partnership between Peak and Pandigital, a specialist digital imaging and entertainment provider. The Pandigital One Touch Photo Scanner and the Kodak Personal Photo Scanner will be the first products to become available as a result of the new partnership.

The Pandigital One Touch Photo Scanner makes it quick and easy to enjoy digital copies of printed photos. With no PC required, its simple one-touch operation allows scanned images to be saved direct to a memory card.

The KODAK P461 Personal Photo Scanner makes it easy to scan printed photos and save them directly either to the included memory card or a home computer. For extra versatility, the P461 will also scan 35 mm negatives and mounted slides. For more information contact our sales team on 01489 796979 or email sales

7 March 2011

Peak partner with SanDisk at Gadget Show 2011

After a successful show in 2010, Peak Development will again be partnering with SanDisk, the global leader in Flash Memory at Gadget Show Live 13th-17th April 2011 at the NEC, Birmingham. Returning for its third year at the NEC, Gadget Show Live is the UK's ultimate consumer electronics event. In just 12 short weeks since the opening of the online box office an incredible 80,000 tickets have already been sold. Visit Peak Development and SanDisk on stand number J12, situated in the photographic section, next to Park Cameras.

For more information or to arrange a meeting at Gadget Show Live, contact your Peak Development manager on 01489 796979
or email sales

18 February 2011

Excellent review for Socket Mobile

iPhone Life magazine compared the Socket Mobile CHS 7X Cordless Hand Scanner to four other barcode scanners and found the Socket Mobile product superior in several regards:

iPhone Life Article

For more information contact our industrial sales team on 01489 796979 or email industrial sales

18 February 2011

Socket Mobile announce Android Support

Socket Mobile today announced general availability of SocketScan™ 10 for the Google Android™ mobile technology platform. SocketScan 10 is a highly versatile barcode scanning software tool that enables developers to add commercial-grade rapid and robust barcode scanning capabilities to their smartphone, tablet, notebook and desktop applications. Compatible Socket products for the Android release include all v3 models of the Socket Bluetooth® Cordless Hand Scanner™ (CHS) Series 7 portable 2D and 1D barcode scanner. Recently, Socket Mobile verified compatibility of the CHS v3 with the Motorola Droid Pro running Android 2.2.

For more information contact our industrial sales team on 01489 796979 or email industrial sales

18 January 2011

SanDisk announces SDHC Card featuring UHS-1 Technology

SanDisk has today announced the imminent arrival of the SanDisk Extreme® Pro™ SDHC™ UHS-I card. The card features Ultra High Speed (UHS) technology from the newly released SD 3.0 specification and can deliver read and write speeds of up to 45MB/sec when used in UHS-enabled cameras such as the Nikon D7000.

"SanDisk has a long history of developing fast, highly reliable cards for photography enthusiasts and professionals," said Susan Park, director, retail product marketing, SanDisk. "Our new SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC card lets consumers take their skills to the next level by capturing high-resolution still images, fast-moving action shots and HD videos of the highest quality."

The SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC card's write speed of up to 45 MB/sec delivers improved shot to shot performance of RAW images using continuous burst mode. The card also adheres to the new UHS Speed Class 1 video class rating, offering 10MB/sec minimum sustained write speed capable of recording HD 1080p videos or even 3D content. In addition, the card's fast read speeds of up to 45 MB/sec let users avoid lengthy wait times when transferring content from the card to a computer.

First stock is expected to arrive at the end of the month. Talk to your Peak Development Account manager.

6 January 2011

CES: SanDisk announces world's fastest CF Card

At the Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, SanDisk announced the world's fastest high-capacity CompactFlash card. The latest milestone in SanDisk's long history of industry-leading products, the SanDisk Extreme® Pro™ CompactFlash card features 128 gigabytes of storage and up to 100 megabyte per second (MB/sec) write speeds. With its Power Core controller and UDMA-7 interface, the card delivers the performance demanded by high-end DSLR cameras.

With a set of features optimised for professional photographers and videographers, the 128GB SanDisk Extreme Pro CompactFlash card is ideally suited for imaging applications requiring Full HD3 1920x1080 resolution, up to 50Mbps bit rate and 4:2:2 color sampling. The card's unprecedented combination of speed and storage lets photographers capture more frames when shooting in continuous burst mode, and enables them to record high quality Full HD videos.

First product is expected to be available towards the end of Q1. Talk to your Peak Development account manager for more information.

5 January 2011

CES: SanDisk announces two new USB Flash Drives

At the Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, SanDisk announced the launch of the new SanDisk Cruzer Ultra USB flash drive. The SanDisk Cruzer Ultra USB flash drive features faster transfer speeds of up to 15 megabytes per second and large storage capacities that will help consumers conveniently manage libraries of multimedia content.

The new drive will feature the new SanDisk SecureAccess encryption software. First stocks are expected to be available towards the end of Q1. Talk to your Peak Development account manager for more information

5 January 2011

CES: SanDisk announces encryption and backup for USB Drives

At the Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, SanDisk have announced that it will offer encryption and online backup features across its entire retail USB portfolio. SanDisk SecureAccess software protects files against unauthorised access by creating an encrypted, password-protected folder or "vault" on the USB drive. The software also includes up to 2 gigabytes of secure online backup storage offered by Dmailer.

"Business travelers lose more than 12,000 laptops each week in U.S. airports, and more than half of those laptops contain confidential or sensitive information*," said Kent Perry, director, product marketing, SanDisk. "Data security has become an absolute necessity, and SanDisk USB drives with SecureAccess software offer an easy to use vault protected by AES encryption." Product featuring the new SecureAccess software is expected to be available towards the end of Q1. Talk to your Peak Development account manager for more information.

16 December 2010

Deliveries currently affected by bad weather

DPD DELIVERIES TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED IN SCOTLAND, NEWCASTLE and YORK.

DPD is unable to guarantee that parcels sent to Scotland, Newcastle and York will be delivered before Christmas. In addition they have a significant backlog of parcels in their depots still awaiting delivery.

With the bad weather expected to continue in the north of the country and a new cold spell likely to affect other parts of the country, we strongly advise customers to expect disruption to their Christmas orders.

15 December 2010

Peak Development Christmas Opening Hours and Delivery Dates

The staff at Peak Development would like to thank all of our customers and suppliers for their support during 2010. Over the festive season our offices will be closed from 12.00 Midday on Friday 24th December until 9AM on Tuesday the 4th January.

Bad Weather

The recent bad weather has severely impacted parcel delivery services in northern parts of the UK. Our primary UK courier, DPD has stated that they are already unable to guarantee pre-Christmas deliveries in areas such as Scotland, Newcastle and York. With more snow anticipated, please be aware of the continued disruption this may cause to courier services.

Christmas Deliveries

The last collection date for guaranteed pre-Christmas delivery (to unaffected parts of the UK) will be Wednesday the 22nd December. If you do need to place an order for pre-Christmas delivery on Thursday the 23rd December, we recommend using a pre 12 delivery. There will be no collections on Friday the 24th December. Normal service will resume when we re-open on Tuesday 4th January.

23 October 2010

Peak win at Pixel Trade Awards

On Friday the 22nd of October at the Pixel Trade Awards 2010, Peak Development was awarded with the title of Film Media Manufacturer / Supplier of the Year - for our work with SanDisk, the world leader in Flash Memory. This is the second time Peak have been recognised with the award.

The Gala Awards evening was held at the Marriott Hotel on Grosvenor Square in London’s Mayfair and are the only photographic and imaging trade awards of their kind. Peak’s award was presented to Managing Director Robert Baseley by legendary footballer Sir Geoff Hurst MBE. Sir Geoff made his mark in World Cup history as the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final.

1 October 2010

Visit Peak at the Retail Imaging Show 2010

This trade only event returns for it's sixth year in the heart of London's prestigious Mayfair. The show presents the perfect opportunity to see key manufacturers face to face whilst networking with the entire photographic and imaging industry.

Visit the Peak stand at the Retail Imaging Show to meet representatives from SanDisk and find out how the new SanDisk Official Photo Partner programme could earn you savings on SanDisk performance cards.

Peak/SanDisk have also been short listed for an award. We were the winners in 2008 in the Film Media Manufacturer / Supplier of the year catagory and hope to repeat this success again in 2010.

16 August 2010

Asset Management in Schools

Typically, a large secondary school will have in excess of 7000 assets. Without a robust asset management system it becomes very difficult, in fact nearly ‘mission impossible’ to track and manage equipment on a daily basis. Find out how to improve the performance of asset management within a school, with the help of Helen Mollart from Kodit Database. The following article was written by Helen for The Bursar's Review", a magazine that includes articles of topical interest written both by bursars and those who provide professional advice to schools. Peak Development and Kodit Database have enjoyed a working relationship for approximately five years. During this time the two companies have worked on numerous opportunities utilising asset management and data collection hardware from Socket Mobile.

For more information about Socket Mobile products contact Steve Mander in our OEM team. Read Me - Kairos Audit Manager Case Stud(PDF 1.3MB)

29 July 2010

SanDisk Packaging Changes

SanDisk, The Global Leader in Flash Memory Cards, and a major supply partner of Peak since 1996, has recently announced changes to its supply chain and logistics processes. As part of these changes, SanDisk will be adopting an overall smaller packaging format. Peak understands that each of our customers has different requirements and we will be working closely to ensure a smooth and seamless transition. For further details of these changes please contact your Peak account manager or follow the SanDisk Packaging Changes link below.

SanDisk Packaging Changes

28 July 2010

SanDisk Official Photo Partner program

Peak Development has been specially selected by SanDisk to offer our customers’ access to the new SanDisk Official Photo Partner (OPP) program. The aim of the OPP program is to give greater support to photographic specialist retailers that have the customer base and the specialist knowledge to drive sales of SanDisk’s high performance imaging products. There are many benefits to joining the SanDisk OPP program:

* Up to 10% off SanDisk high performance imaging products
* Membership of an exclusive Loyalty Scheme
* Inclusion in the Where to Buy section on SanDisk.com
* Exclusive access to the OPP website
* Expand your knowledge with e-learning courses, soon to be available
* On-line regular e-newsletters
* In return for the above discounts and benefits

If you have not yet joined, talk to your Peak Development account manager who will help you register for your free starter pack. This contains additional information on the programme as well as some Point-of-Sale material to help get you started.

24 June 2010

JUMP START your car battery anywhere!

The team at Peak Development were today treated to a live demonstration of the new Powertraveller startmonkey200, by Powertravellers Technical and Design Support Manager, Ollie Moore.

Startmonkey 200 is the world’s smallest “jump-start” system for car batteries! startmonkey200 can restart a standard 12 volt car battery between 15 and 20 times on a full charge thanks to its High Energy Dynamic Polymer Battery. Because it's from Powertraveller, this amazing product is packed with high-tech safety features to give you total peace of mind. Simple and quick to use, the startmonkey200 easily attaches to your car battery via the crocodile clips and in 8 seconds, is ready to give you a jumpstart when you need it most. Its compact design means it can be left in your glove compartment or boot until it is needed. Thanks to its low static waste, the startmonkey200 will still retain 75% of its charge – even after one year without use.

startmonkey 200 will be available from the begining of August 2010. For pricing and avialability please contact your Peak Development Account Manager.

18 March 2010

Powermonkey-eXplorer wins Red Dot Award

Breaking News from Essen, Germany - the powermonkey-eXplorer portable charger has beaten hundreds of applicants to win the prestigious red dot award: design 2010.

The red dot design award ranks amongst the largest and most renowned design competitions in the world - this year over 1,600 companies from 57 countries entered. Previous winners include Apple, Nokia, adidas and Mercedes-Benz. The 30-strong jury comprised of international design experts who appraised, tested and rated the powermonkey-eXplorer on innovation, functionality and self - explanatory quality.

"This is a huge honour - to be awarded a red dot design award is a massive achievement," says Jerry Ranger, CEO of Powertraveller. "To be considered - in design terms - as being on a par with previous winners Apple and Mercedes-Benz is incredible by anyone's standards. I am intensely proud of this product and the team behind it and must congratulate them all".

Powermonkey-eXplorer is available from stock in a range of colours including, Grey, Pink, Blue and Yellow. Talk to your Peak Development account manager about making the most of the Powertraveller range.

4 March 2010

New Distribution Agreement With WORLDCONNECT AG

Swiss Travel Products are designed by the dedicated team of Swiss engineers and product designers at WorldConnect AG to match the highest expectations of safety, style and quality. The Swiss Travel Products range was the first brand established by WorldConnect AG and now includes everything from computer accessories and travel adapters to bags and security devices.

Launched at CeBIT in 2009, SKROSS is the new prestige brand of Swiss designed travel adapters and charging solutions from WorldConnect AG. The SKROSS line-up includes the brand new SKROSS World Travel Adapter 3 – nominated as a “Product of the Year 2010”. As the smallest fully-integrated 3-pin adapter available on the market, the SKROSS World Travel Adapter 3 will work in over 150 countries worldwide. The Unique Selling Point of the SKROSS World Travel Adapter 3 is that it can be used with most 2-pin, 3-pin and grounded plugs of protection class I and II. It is therefore the safest and most space efficient way for the frequent traveller to use all of their portable electrical devices, all over the world.

The high quality of WorldConnect's SKROSS and Swiss Travel Products brands has been recognised not only by retailers and corporate customers but by high-profile OEM customers such as Tumi and Fujifilm. Peak Managing Director, Robert Baseley, “The WorldConnect AG range brings two new prestige brands to Peak Development. It’s a great opportunity for us to further build on the success of our existing retail brands whilst continuing to offer our OEM customers the versatility they need.”

For more information about any of our new WorldConnect products, contact your Peak Development account manager or email us at sales@peak-uk.com

28 January 2010

Coming Soon - Start Monkey

Available in Q2 2010, StartMonkey will be the world's smallest "jump start" system for car batteries! The average driver will suffer a car breakdown 20 times in their lifetime and 32% of these breakdowns will be due to a flat battery. StartMonkey will be able to restart a standard 12 volt car battery between 8 and 10 times on a full charge - thanks to its High Energy Dynamic Polymer Battery and it's packed with high-tech features to give you total peace of mind.

The StartMonkey has very low static wastage - meaning you can leave it unused for up to three years and it will still hold up to 75% of its power! It can also be recharged 500 times - so if your battery is still going flat after all that time - it may be time to get a new car! Talk to your Peak Developement account manager for more information.

30 November 2009

SolarGorilla wins iaward

Last night Powertraveller's solargorilla celebrated yet another win in the form of an iaward! Well on it's way to becoming a celebrity in the world of solar power, the solargorilla scooped the prize in the Digital Communications category. Launched by the Government to recognise and celebrate the best of British science, innovation and technology, the iawards are backed by Science and Innovation Minister Lord Drayson and leading businessman James Caan.

Talk to your Peak Developement account manager for more information about the product that the awards described as having "world class build quality and performance".

19 November 2009

Festive Fun USB Drives

Now in stock at Peak Development - Chrismas Tree and Snowman shaped USB Drives! These fun 2GB USB Drives will make a great stocking filler and come preloaded with 9 festive songs. Simply insert the drive into any computer or compatible music system to start enjoying well known seasonal favourites by music legends like Frank Sinatra and Andy Williams. Even with the songs preloaded on the drive there is still over 1.8GB of available storage - plenty of room for backing up all of your favourite Christmas photos, year after year! Speak to your account manager now for more information.

11 November 2009

New range of MyVu eyewear viewers

Now in stock at Peak Development, the MyVu range of eyewear viewers allows you to connect to your portable media player anywhere, for a big-screen sound and vision experience. Medical and military applications serve as Myvu’s technology drivers, providing the discipline for quality, safety and usability that have culminated in their latest consumer range. Two models are currently available, the MyVu Solo Plus and the higher spec MyVu Crystal. A seperate iPod connectivity kit (compatible with both models) is also available. Speak to your account manager now for more information.

24 August 2009

Retail Imaging Show 2009

The Retail Imaging Show 2009 takes place on Friday 25th September at the Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London. It is the number one dealer only imaging event in the UK and has quickly become the "must attend" event for any retailers looking at products from the imaging sector. For the third consecutive year, Peak Development will be exhibiting on the day, showcasing the latest range of SanDisk Flash Memory products.

A limited number of FREE tickets are available for this exclusive event from your Peak Development account manager. With a face value of £17.50, the tickets not only include entrace to the show, but a lunch service provided by Gordon Ramsay and Jason Atherton's Maze Restaurant. These tickets are bound to go quickly, so please contact your account manager early to avoid dissapointment.

24 August 2009

Pixel Trade Awards 2009

Voting has opened for the Pixel Trade Awards 2009, the black tie awards ceremony that takes place after the Retail Imaging Show on the 25th September at the Marriott Hotel on Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London. Peak Development was the winner in last years Film / Media Manufacturer Supplier of the Year 2008. To be shortilisted again, we need your votes! Logon on to www.pixeltradeawards.co.uk, register and get voting. The shortlist will be anounced in the 7th September issue of Pixel Magazine.

23 August 2009

PowerMonkey Classic refresh is here!

The first stocks of the newly refreshed Powertraveller PowerMonkey Classic have arrived. Now available in 5 striking colours, including piano black and bright pink, PowerMonkey Classic will revolutionise the way in which you charge! The retail packaging has also been refreshed: The traditional Powertraveller black box has been replaced with an entirely new clear perspex box - allowing the product (and it's fabulous colour) to be seen.

Contact your Peak Development account manager for more information.

23 August 2009

MiniGorilla is here!

The new MiniGorilla from Powertraveller is now available from stock. Designed specifically to work with the latest netbooks, the minigorilla is also able to charge e-readers, camcorders, mobile phones and many more electronic products that require a 19v DC input or less. Minigorilla has the same finish as the popular powermonkey-eXplorer charger for phones and handheld devices, with a laser-etched rubber coating, meaning it's tough and durable. Supplied with a universal AC travel charger that works in over 150 countries around the world, a neoprene carry case and a whole host of monkeynuts to allow connectivity to the most popular of electronic products.

Contact your Peak Development account manager for more information.

17 July 2009

ATP announces Velocity SII Industrial Grade SSD

ATP Electronics have announced the latest product line of its Industrial Grade SSD. The ATP Velocity SII Industrial Grade SSD offers an extended operating temperature range of -40 to 80°C along with extended ratings on product lifetime and shock/vibration durability.

Utilizing industrial grade temperature SLC (Single-Level Cell) NAND flash components and high-speed DRAM cache for data buffering, ATP Velocity SII SSD offers an extended operating temperature range of -40 to +80°C, provides outstanding performance and proven reliability for products operating outside the standard commercial temperature range (0°C to +70°C). ATP Velocity SII SSD is perfect for industrial applications such as transportation, industrial automation, embedded system, healthcare, telecommunications, networking, military, aerospace, and other environments where data integrity and consistent performance is mission critical.

Talk to your Peak Development Account Manager for more information or email industrialsales@peak-uk.com

17 July 2009

Join Peak at DSEi on stand 1968

Join Peak Development on Stand 1968 at DSEi 2009 as we showcase a range of exciting products from leading suppliers such as Powertraveller, SanDisk, Altec, Western Digital, ATP and Socket Mobile. DSEi is the world's largest fully integrated defence and security exhibition, bringing together senior international trade and military experts from across the entire supply chain in an optimal business environment.

Registration is now live at www.dsei.co.uk/apply. Standard entry is chargeable, but we have been issued with a unique activation code to allow free entry as a guest of Peak Development.

DSEi's truly comprehensive scale makes attendance a must for everyone in the defence, security and military aerospace community. Visitors come from UK and all over the world to experience first-hand the latest land, air and sea capabilities of more than 1,350 companies from 40 countries over four packed business day.

Talk to your account manager for an invitation code and more information, or email sales@peak-uk.com

15 July 2009

Western Digital Anounces SiliconDrive III

Western Digital (formerly Silicon Systems) has anounced the arrival of the SiliconDrive III SSD product family. Offering faster read/write speeds and increased capacities, SiliconDrive III will enable a wider range of markets and applications to benefit from WD's advanced solid storage technology. The SiliconDrive III SSD product family will operate 24/7 in demanding enivornmental conditions. Applications requiring high rates of data streaming with no interuptions, stops or stutters benefit from the low latency and reliability that can only be attained from advanced solid state storage technology. Samples are available now upon request. Speak to your Peak Development Account Manager for more details.

1 July 2009

PowerMonkey Refresh

The best selling PowerTraveller PowerMonkey Classic is being refreshed. From early August, PowerMonkey Classic will be available in 5 striking colours. Whether in piano black or bright pink, PowerMonkey Classic will revolutionise the way in which you charge your devices.

29 June 2009

Western Digital Acquires Silicon Systems

Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC), a world leader in hard drive storage for computing and consumer electronics applications, has announced that it has completed a $65 million cash acquisition of SiliconSystems, Inc., Aliso Viejo, Calif., a leading supplier of solid-state drives for the embedded systems market. Since its inception in 2002, SiliconSystems has sold millions of its SiliconDrive® products to meet the high performance, high reliability and multi-year product lifecycle demands of the network-communications, industrial, embedded-computing, medical, military and aerospace markets. These markets accounted for approximately one third of worldwide solid-state drive revenues in 2008.

29 May 2009

AAA Batteries in your PowerChimp

Powertraveller PowerChimps now come supplied with two handy adaptor units, making the product compatible with AAA rechargeable batteries! Simply pop your two AAA rechargeable batteries (not included) into the adaptors and slip them into the PowerChimp battery compartment! Easy as that!

12 May 2009

SIS appointed U.S. distributor for PowerTraveller

(SIS) SHEA INTEGRATION SOLUTIONS CORP., have been appointed the sole U.S. distributor of PowerTraveller products to the U.S. Government, Military,Healthcare, Large Industrial, and OEM marketplace. Along with SIS manufactured solutions, PowerTraveller will truly enable the company to provide "Technology That Travels". SIS, based in Scottsdale Arizona, is a U.S. Veteran Owned Business. In addition to distributing PowerTraveller products, SIS design and manufacture computer memory solutions for Servers, PC's, and Notebooks, along with providing mobile communications memory, SD, SDHC, MicroSD, and CF technology. The team at Peak Development were responsible for establishing the relationship with SIS and will manage the account from the UK.

From left to right: James Shea from SIS, Nigel Furmston from Peak Development, Scott Chesney from Powertraveller.

21 April 2009

Powertraveller awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Innovation 2009

Powertraveller have been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Innovation 2009. The Queen's Awards for Enterprise are the UK's most prestigious awards for business performance. They recognise and reward outstanding achievement by UK companies.
The Awards are made each year by The Queen, on the advice of the Prime Minister, who is assisted by an Advisory Committee that includes representatives of Government, industry and commerce, and the trade unions.

15 April 2009

SoMo Back Pack enables anytime, anywhere data connectivity

Socket Mobile today announced availability of its SoMo 650 Back Pack Broadband ExpressCard Adapter. The Back Pack snaps onto the back of a SoMo 650 handheld computer and provides the necessary interface for using a broadband network ExpressCard to transfer data directly to and from the SoMo 650 handheld computer over a broadband network.

The Back Pack is designed to be ergonomic, lightweight and durable, while providing the flexibility for the customer to choose the optimal ExpressCard Wide Area Network (WAN) modem card for their specific broadband network requirements. In addition, the Back Pack is compatible with and operates in conjunction with other SoMo accessories like the plug-in data collection and communication peripherals, the hand strap and the standard and tethered stylus.

The SoMo 650 Back Pack will be available in late April in standard and antimicrobial versions. For more information, contact your Peak Development account Manager.

9 March 2009

New Socket Bluetooth Barcode Scanner for Healthcare Industry

Socket Mobile, Inc. today announced that it has launched new antimicrobial versions of its popular Socket Bluetooth Cordless Hand Scanner (CHS) Series 7 for use by mobile workers in healthcare environments.

The new Socket Bluetooth CHS 7NRx and 7XRx plastics are made with similar antimicrobial materials as the Socket SoMo® 650Rx handheld computer, and come in linear 1D and CMOS 2D imager versions, respectively. The antimicrobial coating provides an extra layer of protection to the device against the multiplication and spread of potentially harmful bacteria and microbes. Combined with the long-range Bluetooth capabilities, extended battery life and ruggedized, lightweight design, the antimicrobial versions of the CHS Rx are a cost effective, all-around solution for automated data management in a healthcare setting.

5 March 2009

SanDisk Spot the Bike Competition Winner

The winner of SanDisk's Spot the Bike competition was this week presented with his prize - a Ducati 1098 SuperBike. The prize was presented to winner Neill Murgh by SanDisk's Senior Product Marketing Manager Gerry Edwards at the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. Mr Murgh, from Johannesburg SA is a lifelong motorbike fan.

2 March 2009

SanDisk Cruzer - Coming March 2009

Coming March 2009, SanDisk's latest USB drive is named simply Cruzer. Why leave your photos, videos and music at home when they’ll fit in your pocket? Trust the minds behind flash memory to make it easy to store, transfer and share your digital files wherever you go. With up to 32GB (available late March) of storage, these drives are built to handle the real world’s bumps and turns—so you can count on them to help you share plenty of pictures, videos and other digital favorites wherever you go.

More information about this product can be found in the Retail Products section under SanDisk, Cruzer USB. Contact your Peak Development account manager for more information.

2 March 2009

Cruzer Ultra Backup - Coming March 2009

Introducing the first USB flash drive with a backup button! No wires, no fuss, just an easier way to protect your favorite photos, videos, songs so you’ll always have them with you. The SanDisk Ultra Backup USB Flash Drive allows you to backup critical files at the touch of a button with. With up to 64GB of storage, choose the size you need to protect your digital valuables wherever you go. Plus, password protection and AES hardware encryption keep critical business files safe.

More information about this product can be found in the Retail Products section under SanDisk, Cruzer USB. Contact your Peak Development account manager for more information.

21 February 2009

Product Focus: SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise

Cruzer Enterprise is a USB drive specifically designed to meet the unique security, compliance, and manageability needs of enterprise-size businesses. It does not rely upon users to decide which files to secure. Instead it requires mandatory access control for all files, storing them in a 256-bit AES encrypted, password-protected partition. This ensures security and protects stored data in the event of device loss or theft. Cruzer Enterprise features ultra fast transfer speeds, a simple interface, and the ability to plug-and-play. It’s intuitive and practical enough for users to start using immediately.

More information about this product can be found in the Retail Products section under SanDisk, Cruzer USB. Contact your Peak Development account manager for pricing and availability.

20 February 2009

Product Focus: SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise CMC Software

This product has been designed to work hand-in-hand with the SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise, a secure flash drives specifically designed to meet the unique security, compliance, and manageability needs of enterprise-size businesses. Enterprise data management software, CMC (Central Management and Control) is an innovative software solution that allows corporate IT departments to centrally manage company-issued Cruzer Enterprises both inside and outside the corporate environment.

More information about this product can be found in the Retail Products section under SanDisk, Cruzer USB. Contact your Peak Development account manager for pricing and availability.

18 February 2009

G3 3rd generation SSD - Available Q3 2009

With the ability to enhance system performance and improve system reliability, SanDisk 3rd generation Solid State Drives will offer significant advantages for business laptops, performance laptops, desktops and mini PCs. The standard 2.5’’ and 1.8’’ form factors, with capacities of 60GB, 120GB and 240GB, make G3 SSD a perfect drop-in replacement for the hard disk drive (HDD). Take a look at the SanDisk Industrial Section of the site or talk to your Peak Development Industrial Account Manager now, for more information.

17 February 2009

U111M - Special Development Project

We are currently developing a new USB Interface PCMCIA Card Reader for 16bit ATA Flash Cards that will enable use of PCMCIA Flash Cards in any computer equiped with a spare USB socket. Similar in design to the existing Elan U111 / U142 but not limited to 3G Data Cards, the U111-M will enable mobile laptop users to transfer data to / from PCMCIA cards in the field without the need to return to the office to use a desk-top PC.

At this development stage of the product, we are trying to gauge demand from potential users. If you have a requirement for this product, or are interested in being kept up-to-date with its development please send an email with your contact details to:

industrialsales@peak-uk.com

9 February 2009

Powertraveller Minigorilla - Available April 09

Peak Development is pleased to announce that Powertraveller will be launching the new minigorilla in April 09. Minigorilla has been designed specifically to work with the new range of netbooks - the new class of small, light and affordable laptops. Minigorilla will also charge e-readers, cam-corders, mobile phones and many many more products requiring 12V DC input or less. The finish will be the same as the existing powermonkey-eXplorer with a laser etched rubber coating. Incorporating the latest HDLP battery technology - ensuring maximum power efficiency to size and weight.

The minigorilla will be supplied with a 150 countries world wide AC charger, Neoprene carry case as well as a range of monkeynuts to connect the most popular range of electronic products.

Specifications as follow: 1. Input: AC 140~240V, 50~60Hz 2. Output: USB (5V) 3. Output: 8.4V, 9.5V, 12V 12,600 mAh 4. Average net-book power 4,800mAh – 4hrs battery plus 8hrs from minigorilla. Total 12hrs 5. Compatible with new range of Sony VAIO net-books 6. Estimated RRP £99 inc VAT

Samples for evaluation will be available by the end of March. Talk to your Peak Development account manager now.

4 February 2009

Join us at CRS 2009!

The Convenience Retailing Show, 1st – 3rd March, NEC Birmingham, is an important date in the diary for anyone involved in the convenience industry. It’s the perfect place for convenience retailers to see new products and services, hear the opinions of industry experts and feel their way around this dynamic industry.

After a succesful show in 2008, Peak Development will be exhibiting at this year's show. Arrange a meeting, or simply drop by stand C61 as we present the latest SanDisk retail products. Talk to your account manager now as registration is currently free.

3 February 2009

New SanDisk ImageMate Card Readers in Stock

Now, transferring photos, music, video and data between your digital devices and your PC is fast and fun with SanDisk’s ImageMate Reader/Writers. With a USB 2.0 port that’s backward compatible with all existing USB ports, ImageMate Reader/Writers make it easy for you to read and write directly to your flash memory card without the need to connect your digital device to your PC, and they work with most flash memory types without an adapter. And all SanDisk ImageMate Reader/Writers support SanDisk's high-performance Ultra® II and Extreme® III memory cards.

Two new products are available:

The SanDisk ImageMate Multi Card Reader is compatible with the following card types without the need for additional adapters: SD, SDHC, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus, MMCmobile, RS-MMC, RS-MMC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, xD, xD Type M, xD Type M+, xD Type H.

The SanDisk ImageMate All In One Reader is compatible with the following card types without the need for an additional adapter: microSD, microSDHC, SD, SDHC, miniSD, miniSDHC, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus, MMCmobile, RS-MMC, RS-MMC DV, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, xD, xD Type M, xD Type M+, xD Type H, CompactFlash

27 January 2009

SDXC (eXtended Capacity)

Today at CES The SD Card Association anounced the next generation of SD Card - SDXC (eXtended Capacity). SDXC capacity will range from 64GB to a potentially massive 2TB (that's >2,000 gigabytes). A 2TB SDXC memory card could store an estimated 100 HD movies or 480 hours of HD recording or 136,000 fine-grade photos.

The faster bus speeds in the SDXC specification also will benefit SDHC, Embedded SD and SDIO specifications, increasing SD interface read/write speeds up to 104MB/s in 2009 with a road map to 300MB/s.

The SDXC specification uses Microsoft’s exFAT file system to support its large capacity and interoperability in a broad range of PCs, consumer electronics and mobile phones. The exFAT system was designed for increased compatibility with flash media, from portability of data to interoperability with multiple platforms and devices on removable media.

The first SDXC cards manufactured are likely to provide 64GB storage, doubling the 32GB maximum in SDHC memory cards. Even at early capacity levels, the SDXC card will improve user experience in products like cameras and camcorders. First products are expected to be available in late 2009 / early 2010.

25 January 2009

New Powertraveller MotorMonkey in stock

Introducing one powerful piece of in-car kit. The most compact (and stylish!) in-car charger in the world, motormonkey packs the power to keep your phone connected and your music motoring on even the longest car journey. motormonkey’s inbuilt charging intelligence means you can leave it permanently in your car’s cigarette lighter socket (and even close the flap to keep things really neat) without fear of draining your car battery. motormonkey wakes up when you plug in your mobile, iPod, iPhone, BlackBerry or PSP and auto shuts when your device is fully charged.

15 January 2009

New Hi-Vis Socket Mobile Hand Scanner

Peak Development has added to its range of barcode scanning equipment with the launch of the new Socket Mobile 7 Series Cordless Hand Scanner v2PS. Available in Hi-Vis yellow, PS stands for Public Safety making the v2PS ideal for Warehouse / external Logistics operations. An update to the existing 7 Series scanner, the v2PS offers a range of new features including an improved battery life of 50% and an Active Pairing feature for Windows XP & Windows CE.

15 January 2009

A Handheld computer designed for Healthcare Applications

Available Now, the Socket Mobile SoMo® 650Rx is a hospital-grade handheld computer made with antimicrobial materials that provide an extra layer of protection against the multiplication and spread of potentially harmful bacteria and microbes. The SoMo 650Rx is easy to customise with a wide range of bar code scanners, RFID readers, and communications peripherals based on the CF, SD or Bluetooth interface. Software drivers and utilities are pre-loaded on the SoMo 650Rx making it ready to deploy straight out of the. The device’s rich Bluetooth implementation enables you to connect to Socket Mobile hand-held and hands-free scanning solutions along with hundreds of readily available 3rd party Bluetooth peripherals.

31 October 2008

Peak Staff dare to wear pink

On Friday the 31st October 2008, staff at Peak Development's head office in Hampshire Dared to Wear Pink. Each member of staff that wore pink donated £2 to the Breast Cancer Campaign, helping to raise nearly £100 for the good cause.

20 October 2008

Peak win supplier of the year award

On Friday the 17th of October at the Pixel Trade Awards 2008, Peak Development Ltd was awarded the title of Film Media Manufacturer / Supplier of the Year - their third major industry award in three consecutive years.

The Gala Awards evening was held at the Marriott Hotel on Grosvenor Square in London’s Mayfair and are the only photographic and imaging trade awards of their kind. The awards provide a unique opportunity for companies to earn the praise of their competitors and congratulate the high achievers in the industry. Peak’s award was presented to Managing Director Robert Baseley by ITV Newsreader Nicholas Owen. The award officially recognises the strength of the relationship that Peak has developed with their major supply partner, SanDisk Corporation during the last 12 years in partnership.

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