Gopod, as an authorized member manufacturer of Apple accessories MFi certification, In May this year, its Gmobi brand officially launched the world's first flash disk with dual interfaces of Lightning and USB2.0 certified by Apple MFi - the Gaomi flash disk. From the outer package of the product's transparent crystal shell, we can easily see the appearance design of this flash disk. The small and exquisite is the first intuitive impression of the author. At present, this product designed by Gaomi has four capacities for consumers to choose: 8G, 16G, 32G and 64G. This one in my hand is the 32G version, which will be marked in the upper right corner of the product packaging box.
It is not difficult to see from the English picture and text introduction on the back of the product packaging box that this Gaomi flash disk is for export and domestic sales. Of course, it is not easy to get the recognition of foreigners, but it is worth mentioning that this high meter flash disk won the Macworld 2014 The Best Best Creative Product Award last year before the product was launched!
For such a small artifact, the devices supported by Lightning interface currently include iPhone 5/5C/5S, iPad 4/Air/Air2, iPad mini 1/2/3, iPod touch 5 and the latest iPhone 6/Plus.
Looking closely at the appearance of the Gaomi lightning disk, the overall shell is made of aluminum magnesium alloy with sandblasting process, which is not only reliable but also of high grade. The round dial knob with middle thread processing is used to switch between using Lightning or USB interface. When you dial it to the left, it is a Lightning interface, and when you dial it to the right, it is a USB interface. The overall damping of the dial knob is moderate.
The three dimensions of the high meter lightning disk are carefully controlled. According to the author's measurement, when the Lightning interface is turned on, the length is 50 mm, the width is 27.5 mm, and the thickness is 8 mm, which is basically the size of a drawing eraser, so it is very convenient to carry. In addition, the capacity, model and three major international electrical certifications of the laser etched product are also marked on the lower back of the lightning disk, so that consumers can use this product with confidence.
As mentioned earlier, when the round dial button is pushed to the right, the USB interface is extended. As for the use of the plug and play USB disk function, it can easily connect PC and TV box for data transfer, reading and sharing of photos and images; However, if you think that the interface pushed to the right is only limited to the USB flash disk function, you will underestimate it. By pulling the blue groove part of the figure above with your fingertips, you can extend another Mirco USB interface, so that you can connect common Android phones and tablets to expand the capacity. It is easy to see from the discussion here that with this high meter flash disk, we can regard it as a powerful file transfer station and viewer, which can basically copy and expand the data between different devices of Apple, Android and computers at any time, which is convenient and worry free.
In the actual experience, first of all, focus on the related functions of Apple devices that are mainly promoted by the next high meter flash disk. When the flash disk is inserted into the iOS device, the system will automatically pop up a prompt to install the exclusive app. Follow the prompt to log in to the App Store and download and install the app. The app is free. For the high meter flash disk with interface, its reading speed on iOS devices is basically 2.5MB/s, and the writing speed is maintained at 1.9MB/s, which can basically meet users who are not too demanding in their pursuit of reading and writing speed.
The main menu of the whole application is divided into four modules, as shown in the figure above: iPhone native storage, iStickPro flash disk storage, address book and photo library, which will be expanded below. As can be seen from the bottom of the main interface menu, the free available space of my 16G iPhone is only 9G except for the system, and there are basically 2-3 gigabytes left for software, games, photos and songs; Now there is no concern about space capacity at all. The indicator bar next to it clearly indicates that there is only 30 G of available space for 32G high meter lightning disk, and there is no pressure in an instant.
The exclusive APP with the flash disk installed will automatically create six empty folders in the iPhone, such as backups, movies, files, etc., so that it is convenient to use the APP to call resources at the specified location at any time; At present, the system provides the functions of deleting, copying and moving the resources that have been stored in the flash disk; At the same time, one click backup and restore of contacts in the address book is also a very simple and practical function.
What needs to be mentioned here is that the IOS system that has not escaped from prison has a disadvantage that it does not support enough video formats. The native system only supports a few formats, such as MOV, MP4, and 3GP. If you want to see more popular videos in MKV, RMVB, and other formats, you must first download a third-party player. When we installed the Lightning Disk APP, the built-in hard solution player of Lightning Disk can directly support more than 10 video formats, such as MKV, RMVB, FLV, etc. Therefore, it is easy to plug and play on iOS devices, and the same photos, WORD, ECXEL, and PPT documents can be directly read at any time.
Because there is no APP problem involved, the use of this high meter flash disk on Android and PC is basically regarded as a general expansion TF card or USB flash disk. The author tested several Android phones, and can successfully and accurately identify this expansion disk. Of course, the common functions of copying, pasting and deleting can also be successfully used.
Since the USB terminal of this high meter flash disk adopts the USB 2.0 solution, the basic maximum write speed is about 12MB/s, which conforms to the normal standard range of USB 2.0. However, as a highly competitive expansion product, it is recommended that the manufacturer change the USB terminal to the current mainstream 3.0 standard in the future.
Finally, the author gives some personal views on the use of this high meter flash disk for manufacturers and consumers to refer to. In fact, there is no doubt about the security of such a local expansion product. However, from a technical point of view, it is not so profound. For example, the OTG function of Android has existed for a long time, but it ignores the security policy and authentication in comparison with the general environment of Android's open system. Therefore, ordinary users do not think there is anything extraordinary. Apple's closed system attaches great importance to intellectual property rights, The products that have not been certified by Apple MFi will be difficult to get on the stage. This is also the wisdom of the current Gaomi flash disk. Naturally, as a consumer of fruit powder, such products can be used with ease, but the price of the products will also be leveraged after the corresponding licensing costs rise. However, in the face of the public consumption psychology in the domestic market, In the face of the pricing strategy that can be found at present, some consumers may hesitate to purchase. It is suggested that manufacturers should consider comprehensively to make the price more user-friendly. It is believed that the Gaomi flash disk will become a clustering tool for many small capacity IOS products.
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