Usb Drives Archive

  • Daily Crunch: Sweet Dorm Room Edition

    Daily Crunch: Sweet Dorm Room Edition

    Concrete USB drives weigh as much as they hold Lamp poster (poster lamp?) adds a surrealist bent to your bedroom Super Mario Bro. Crossover gets Ryu from Ninja Gaiden mTouch: An affordable multi-touch web table SNES HD emulator for iPad looks sick – even the iPhone controller

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  • Iron Man 2 USB drive available now

    Iron Man 2 USB drive available now

    Apparently not only do we get the fast food restaurants, toys, and video games, we also get novelty USB drives. And since CrunchGear is your number one source for novelty USB drives, here's the latest: Iron Man 2 USB drive, in the Mark VI suit with the new triangular chest plate.

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  • Transcend StoreJet 25D3 does the USB 3.0 dance

    Transcend StoreJet 25D3 does the USB 3.0 dance

    USB 3.0 might not hit mass consumption until 2011, but that isn’t stopping companies from outing USB 3.0 drives and accessories left and right. Transcend just announced the 500GB StoreJet 25D3 drive that boosts not only the faster interface, but a host of other features that sets this one apart from the few other drives [...]

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  • MIMOBOT series 5 Star Wars flash drives are coming

    MIMOBOT series 5 Star Wars flash drives are coming

    As you know, we here at CrunchGear pride ourselves on bringing you the latest and hottest information on novelty USB drives. Nicholas is particularly a fan. But more to the point, we know you are too. Which is why I’m here to tell you that MIMIBOT just announced their latest, the series 5 Star Wars [...]

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  • Use a USB drive on your Xbox 360 right now

    Use a USB drive on your Xbox 360 right now

    Today’s the day, kiddies. Today’s the day that Microsoft is allowing users to fully utilize their Xbox 360’s USB ports by granting USB flash drives access to back up game saves and DLCs. So go grab that flash drive you stole from some random kid in your computer networking class and back that crap up. [...]

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  • Scientist: Don’t bother going green because there’s nothing we can do to save the planet

    Scientist: Don’t bother going green because there’s nothing we can do to save the planet

    Well, I hate to be the one to break this news to y'all, but here we are. You know the "green" movement, where companies try to say things like, "Oh, our products are more safe for the environment than our competitors' products"? I don't want to say it's complete nonsense, but the scientist who devised the Gaia theory—our planet is an organism, and we should do our best to ensure its survival—has just said that there's no chance in hell that we're going to save the planet. His advice? "Enjoy life while you can." So, so amazing.

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  • The Century USB 3.0 2.5-inch HDD enclosure lets you test USB 3.0’s water

    The Century USB 3.0 2.5-inch HDD enclosure lets you test USB 3.0’s water

    USB 3.0 hard drives are little on the expensive side right now. But there’s a new option in town that will let you give the faster interface a-go with a spare hard drive. The external enclosure has USB 3.0 interface and a screw-less design. Simply insert a drive you have laying around, snap together the case, and enjoy [...]

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  • Corsair announces really small flash drives

    Corsair announces really small flash drives

    Corsair just announced the latest in their line of USB drives, the Flash Voyager Mini. Smaller then a quarter, the mini is just the right size to lose when you really need them, and come sizes ranging from 4 to 32 GB.

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  • Quick look: iOmega iConnect Wireless Data Station

    Quick look: iOmega iConnect Wireless Data Station

    Ever since Iomega announced the iConnect Wireless at CES we've been thinking long and hard about our NAS usage. Do we really want a NAS with built-in drives? Why can't we be free of NAS hegemony? Well, the $99 iConnect promises to break our shackles. It's a NAS without a drive. Here's a quick hands on and we'll do a full review this week. The press release, for your edification, as well as a video, follow.

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  • The Apogee Astro Drive Series A101 from Chaintech is apparently the world’s smallest USB 3.0 drive

    The Apogee Astro Drive Series A101 from Chaintech is apparently the world’s smallest USB 3.0 drive

    USB 3.0 is finally getting some traction in the market place as more products are announced from more manufacturers. Chaintech just intro'd its first USB 3.0 drive and slapped the notorious "world's smallest" label on it, which is probably true although a bit disingenuous as there's only about three USB 3.0 flash drives available right now.

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  • Combination lock USB drive doomed to stay as a concept

    Combination lock USB drive doomed to stay as a concept

    When I first saw the picture of this USB drive, I immediately thought, "Why am I being assigned to write about a pregnancy test?" Then I actually realized that it's not a pee test, but rather a really bad idea for a secure USB drive.

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  • The WD MyBook line gets the USB 3.0 treatment

    The WD MyBook line gets the USB 3.0 treatment

    If you're going to buy that new USB 3.0 hub, you might as well have something to plug into it. Why not the new WD MyBook 3.0? I mean, it's damn fast, not that expensive, and looks sick.

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  • Review: second generation Pogoplug NAS

    Review: second generation Pogoplug NAS

    PogoPlug has gotten a fair bit of coverage here at CrunchGear, including a full review of the original PogoPlug device. A new version was recently released, with quite a bit more to offer, so an updated review is in order. The second generation PogoPlug supports up to four USB drives, offers gigabit Ethernet, has mobile clients for the major smartphones, and has a burgeoning independent developer community. That's a lot for a $129 gadget!

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  • The world’s smallest 16GB flash drive

    The world’s smallest 16GB flash drive

    USB drives keep getting smaller and smaller. For your viewing pleasure: the Wink. Advertised as the world's smallest USB drive, it really is quite diminutive. It's ideal for attaching to a keychain or necklace, or smuggling out of a secure data facility in on your body.

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  • Relive your misspent youth with these Transformers USB drives

    Relive your misspent youth with these Transformers USB drives

    Brando, home of the odd USB device, finally has a product I want to order. No no, it's not a heated slipper or a spy camera, it's a Transformers USB drive. How cool is that?

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