Usb Drives Archive

  • Convergence! Fancy lighter packs an 8GB USB drive, costs $35

    Convergence! Fancy lighter packs an 8GB USB drive, costs $35

    If you're dedicated to smoking or camping (or smoking while camping), then there’s a good chance you've purchased a nice refillable metal lighter in the past. But the past is the past and sooner or later you’ll need to step into the future (which, coincidentally, will almost immediately become the past). Whatever happens, please take with you the knowledge that there exists a refillable metal lighter that doubles as an 8GB flash drive.

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  • Secure your data with encrypted USB drives

    Secure your data with encrypted USB drives

    USB media represents a double-edged sword: on the one hand, data portability is an extremely useful thing; but on the other hand, data portability can be a gigantic liability for your business operations. You can try to train your users not to put sensitive data on USB drives, but chances are that convenience will win out over security, and your data will slip out on USB media anyway. And then it's all too easy for USB media to simply disappear: I can't count how many thumb drives I've lost. New products are coming soon to help solve this problem.

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  • TC50: iTwin Remotely Connects Two Computers Via USB Drives

    TC50: iTwin Remotely Connects Two Computers Via USB Drives

    Remotely connecting two computers is still a pretty big pain. It usually requires two parties jumping through a bunch of hoops to get things working. This includes each computer having the same software, using various passwords, and waiting on a connection. iTwin, a new startup launching today at TechCrunch50 aims to make the process entirely plug and play.

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  • Star Wars USB flash drives now available in Darth Vader, Ewok, and C-3PO flavors

    Star Wars USB flash drives now available in Darth Vader, Ewok, and C-3PO flavors

    star warsLook at these big-head Star Wars USB flash drives! They're adorable. Ewoks were always adorable, and C-3PO had a certain lovable charm but now even Darth Vader's getting in on the fun. He'll lull you into a false sense of security and then do that thing where he chokes you from across the room without actually touching you.

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  • CrunchDeals: 1TB HDD with SATA to USB dock

    CrunchDeals: 1TB HDD with SATA to USB dock

    1TB drives can be regularly had for around $80 nowadays. But Newegg is throwing in a $40 Rosewill RX-Du100 2.5- and 3.5-inch SATA to USB 2.0 dock for your fun and profit.

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  • Penguin-powered bootable USB drive looks like actual penguin

    Penguin-powered bootable USB drive looks like actual penguin

    penguin-usb-driveAs a Linux user, I'm tickled to see these new USB drives in the shape of an Emperor penguin. Not only are they super cute, they come pre-loaded with a bootable instance of Ubuntu 9.04! And if for some reason you don't like penguins, you can get some visceral pleasure by pretending to rip off the li'l bugger's head in order to access the USB jack inside.

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  • The Quicky Split Stick, the first double-headed flash drive

    The Quicky Split Stick, the first double-headed flash drive

    Looking for an easy way to separate two kinds of data? Maybe, business documents on one side, music on the other (business in the front, party in the back)? Quirky design might have just the product for you with the Split Stick. Quirky will allow you to select design elements based on your particular needs, including [...]

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  • Hitachi reveals the latest SimpleTech line of USB drives, network adapters

    Hitachi reveals the latest SimpleTech line of USB drives, network adapters

    Months after taking over Fabrik (SimpleTech), Hitachi unveiled today the fruits of their labor: SimpleTough, SimpleDrive Mini and the SimpleNet.

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  • Why should there not be Star Trek PEZ flash drives?

    Why should there not be Star Trek PEZ flash drives?

    Take your Star Trek fandom to the next level with these custom made Star Trek PEZ...USB drives. You know you want them. Your two friends would be so jealous. 2GB drive for only $25.

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  • The new AMEX DIGITAL HD Media Player Venice-V38HD, it has a 2TB HDD

    The new AMEX DIGITAL HD Media Player Venice-V38HD, it has a 2TB HDD

    Think the world has enough media streamers? Hells no. There is definitely room for the AMEX DIGITAL Venic-V38HD with it's 2TB storage. The trapezoidal media player does about everything. It streams all major file formats off a local network (including AVI's, Moxi), plays media files off USB drives, has a DVD/CD player - that's about it. The only thing missing is a Blu-ray drive really.

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