Looking for a versatile powered USB hub and universal memory card reader? Ultra’s got you covered.

Whether you’re looking to organize your entertainment center or sync photos, videos, and music to your PC, one thing is for sure: sooner or later you’ll need a USB hub and a memory card reader. With so many choices available it’s hard to pick. Powered or passive? How many ports? Should you get an all-in-one reader or just something that covers the basics? If you’ve got $40 or so to spend, you should put the Ultra 6-Port (ULT33054) hub on your list.

It seems that no matter how many USB slots a PC or game console ships with, it’s never enough. Keyboards, laser mice, printers, webcams, gamepads, digital cameras—they all seem to connect through that convenient little hookup known as the Universal Serial Bus port. Whether you’re trying to stage a full Rock Band gig in your living room or plugging in peripherals for your home office machine, it’s easy to run out of space. It’s also tough to keep track of the myriad of portable memory cards used in cameras, mp3 players, and handhelds.

The Ultra hub supports the following memory card formats:

1. Compact Flash 1 (CF1)
2. Compact Flash 2 (CF2)
3. Microdrive (MD)
4. MultiMediaCard (MMC)
5. RS MultiMediaCard (RS-MMC)
6. RS Multi Media Card 4.0
7. Secure Digital (SD)
8. Secure Digital HC (SDHC)
9. Memory Stick
10. Memory Stick MagicGate
11. Memory Stick Memory SelectFunction
12. Memory Stick Duo
13. Memory Stick Pro Duo
14. Memory Stick ROM
15. Memory Stick Pro MagicGate
16. Memory Stick Duo MagicGate
17. Memory Stick Pro Duo MagicGate
18. Memory Stick Pro
19. Memory Stick Pro Ultra II
20. Smart Media Card (SMC)
21. SmartMedia (SM)
22. xD
23. xD-Type H
24. xD-Type M
25. Magicstor
26. TransFlash (TF)

Specifications

• Dimensions: 182 mm (7.17 in.) x 121 mm (4.76 in.) x 28 mm (1.1 in.)
• Weight: 250.5 g (8.84 oz.)