Gizmodo: kanguru

Kanguru's e-Flash Drive Can Handle USB and eSATA

Sean Fallon — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:40:00 EST

In recent years, that vast majority of thumbdrive "innovations" have been...well...non-technical. However, Kanguru has actually done something useful by integrating an eSATA plug with a standard USB 2.0 drive. For folks with eSATA capability, that means performance speeds that are several times faster than USB. The drive even comes packaged with an eSATA + Power bracket and an eSATA + Power cable for easy hookup. The drives are shipping now in 16GB ($85) and 32GB ($120) varieties with a 64GB version slated for January of 2009. [Marketwatch]

Kanguru's Eco Drive is the World's Most Energy Efficient External Hard Drive

Jason Chen — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:10:51 EDT

Kanguru claims that by reducing power consumption by up to 75%, it can both extend the life of your hard drive and be eco-conscious at the same time. The Eco Drive works by going into an idle mode after three seconds of inactivity, which has 80% of normal power consumption, and standby mode after three minutes of inactivity, which works at 10-20% of normal power consumption. And when you don't touch it for five minutes, it goes into power-down mode and uses 5-10% of the normal power. Even if you don't care about the environment (who does?), this is a good way to preserve your laptop's battery while you're on the go. [Kanguru via Bios Mag]

Kanguru $1k Drive Not For the Poor

Louis Ramirez — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:58:03 EDT

We always make it a point of carrying around a spare USB drive, and as much as we'd love to bump up from our 3GB drive to a 32GB drive, $1,499 is a smidgen over out budget. But if you've got that kinda dough, the 32GB Flash Max Drive has a rugged aluminum exterior, lets you password protect files, and comes with its own USB extension cable. At that price, we'd prefer if it came with its own PC. – Louis Ramirez

Kanguru Flash Max Drive [via The Raw Feed]