- October 16, 2009 11:32 am
Need a rugged, high capacity, and relatively quick flash drive? Look no further than the Corsair FlashVoyager GT now topping out at 128GB. Capacious? Certainly. Super GT? Eh. I have an older Corsair FlashVoyager 32GB and while the size is might handy, god save my soul if I ever wanted to fill it up as that would mean leaving it do it’s thing…overnight. While that particular drive I had averaged 8-12MB/second, the GT is roughly around 15-20MB/second bringing a decent bump in speed. And yes, as always, being on the cutting edge does come with certain price barriers. This particular one weighing in at $380 after the $20 mail-in rebate. Is $400 of rugged, portable flash storage that important that you need to drop that much for some stacked silicon and rubber? If I had the cash, you bet I would.
Electronista > Corsair
For most users who need light to medium security, a simple password protected folder will suffice. But for those who are in the market for some heavy duty security and want a good solid “physical” safety to fall back on will find just that in the Personal Safe Pocket Drive. The real draw here is 9-number keypad on the drive itself. I’m sure you can assume where this is going. In order to actually access anything on the drive, the correct keycode will need to be entered, after which all of your precious 1′s and 0′s are yours for the taking. While not a real feature, wouldn’t it be cool if after a certain number of wrong attempts the device self destructed (of course as not to injure anyone outside of a set distance…say 5 feet)? A self destruction feature would definitely up the security factor and the coolness factor! Though such things are illegal. Moving on, back here in reality world, the 256-bit AES encryption will have to hold you over until those self destructing drives become legal. If you’re ready to drop the greenery needed, Thumbs Up UK is your place. Oh yeah, plan to send £59.99 ($99) across the pond in order to get your Personal Safe.
Source: Geeky-Gadgets
Another day, another novelty flash drive. If you’ve grown tired of these types of posts, pass on by, but if you’re in the mood for the latest in USB excitement, boy have we got a treat for you. The USB Light Bulb Flash Drive takes the shape of an old incandescent light bulb but with flash memory crammed inside. The drive comes in 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB sizes for $19, $22, $32 respectively. The only two downsides I see to this drive is that it doesn’t actually light up (though it would actually get pretty hot) and that being a novelty flash drive, speeds will probably be pretty abysmal as these types of drives are more about form over function. Still, if you’re on the edge of your set, step on over to USB Brando and claim your prize.
Source: Geek Alerts
It seems the fad of cramming a USB drive into any and every object is not going away anytime soon folks. That realization is all to apparent after seeing the latest thing to get a piece of metal rammed inside: The Rocky Balboa Crunching USB Drive. This is not a joke. If you are soooo in love with the Rocky movies and want to express that love to the rest of the world through the art of USB displaying, by all means, buy this now. If Rocky himself wasn’t your favorite, you can also choose between Apollo, Creed, and Clubba Lang. Exciting indeed. Movie memorabilia doesn’t come cheap as these little wonders will set you back $29.99 each. Ouch. Step in for a gander at bigger, more visually appealing pictures of the three desperados.
Ninja’s and USB drives go together like chicken and ice cream…so why not make a flash drive with the same similarities? Introducing the USB Ninja Star Shuriken by Solid Alliance. This Ninja star manages to pack in a now industry substandard 2GB of storage. However, storage is not the highlight of this flash drive. No sir. Instead of being left defenseless if anyone ever tried to attack you, with your USB Ninja star in hand, you can now fight back in dignity and honor buy hurtling your beloved data center of death strait at any foe who comes your way. Potential setbacks include a $100 price point and Japan only availability. However, those truly interested who aren’t fortunate enough to live in/near Japan can pick one up at Geek Stuff 4 U for a few more dollars, $109.20+shipping. Is mobile data and lethal self defense a top priority for you? If so, you may want to look at picking one of these up.
Source: Crunch Gear
- February 16, 2009 4:03 pm
Every consider loading a bunch of your favorite apps on a memory stick so no matter what computer you at you can do what you want without having to sweat the small things such as if you admin privileges or not? If that sly devil is you, Option has something for you. Option is known for making some of AT&T’s USB modems and is venturing into the consumer market on their own with the uCan. The uCan is a USB memory stick that comes preloaded with a host of applications and drivers. You can tinker with all of the uCan applications and save documents created with uCan apps straight to the drive. All without leaving a trace on the host computer. The drives will be sold through wireless carriers and the apps on said drives will also be chosen by the carrier in charge. Ouch. It would be a lot easier to just rig your own drive up yourself. It isn’t yet known if you will be able to add your own applications to uCan, however one would surely hope that you can or else you’re at the mercy of the controlling carrier making the uCan already obsolete. What do you think? Are you going to pick one up as soon as your carrier picks them up? Let us know!
Source: Gear Log
