SanDisk calls its Memory Vault “a photo album for the digital age,” and says it “preserves images in one reliable location” — for at least 100 years.

Hard drives contain moving parts and CDs can scratch, SanDisk says. “Memory Vault delivers the long-term reliability that valuable photos deserve.” SanDisk’s Chronolock technology incorporates key elements of advanced solid-state storage to create a proprietary memory management solution, the company claims. SanDisk reports it conducted accelerated temperature cycling tests that simulated the effects of data retention over long periods of time. “This allows the device to provide consumers with peace of mind that their precious photos and videos will be preserved for up to 100 years.”

The USB device has a ruggedized, metallic design. The 8-gigabyte model is $50; the 16GB capacity costs $90, “and can store thousands of images and hours of HD video.”

And:

• SanDisk says it doubled the performance and capacity of its professional-grade storage card for the 64GB Extreme Pro SDXC UHS-I. It has the fastest write performance of any SD card in the world, the company claims, to 90 megabyte per second. The 8GB capacity is $110

• SanDisk’s 64GB microSDXC card can double the capacity of smartphones and tablets, the company says. The card features up to 30MB/sec4 transfer speeds. Pricing starts at $25 for 4GB.

• With a new agreement with Eye-Fi, SanDisk will distribute co-branded SD wireless memory card to consumers throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

The wireless card transfers photos and videos from a camera to a nearby smartphone or tablet; when within range of WiFi , the files can glide seamlessly to a computer.

Also:

• Most would not destroy photos for $1 million

Photos are so precious that 64 percent of U.S. adults would not consider destroying their family photo collection for any amount of money, not even for one million dollars.

SanDisk issued results from an online survey conducted on its behalf by Harris Interactive from July 28-August 1, 2011 among 2,294 U.S. adults aged 18 and older2.

The survey also found that 79 percent of U.S. adults with digital photos plan on passing them down to future generations.

Also, family photos rank only after family member or pets among the items U.S. adults would save from a house fire. However, more than half of U.S. adults say that they could not gather all of their important family photos within one minute, SanDisk adds. “Memory Vault lets consumers consolidate family photos in one reliable location and quickly access their important images when they need them.”