SanDisk today announced a USB flash drive with a Lightning connector that can be used with iPhones and iPads to automatically offload photos and videos with special software.

The new iXpand Flash Drive is three times faster than current portable storage flash devices in its class, with up to 2.5MBps write speeds, according to SanDisk.

The flash drive, which goes on sale Sunday, comes in 16GB ($60), 32GB ($80) and 64GB ($120) capacities. The iXpand is compatible with the iPhone 5 through iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, and the iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad mini, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, running iOS 8 or iOS 7.

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