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"Nailed" Flash Drive For People Who Secretly Hate Their Computer

There are plenty of odd USB drives out there—especially ones shaped like food. But those drives are meant for happy-go-lucky types that may or may not have an eating disorder. But what about hotheads that have a love/hate relationship with their computer? Plankon's 1GB "Nailed" USB drive fills that void with a design that almost begs short-tempered nerds to smash an unruly laptop with a hammer. Available for the steep price of $45. More »

4:00 PM on Tue Jul 29 2008
By Sean Fallon
7,121 views, 22 comments

Latest by N/A: Is it hammer friendly? more »

hacked

Sawed-Off USB Flash Drives Going on Sale

The sawed-off USB flash drive concept actually hit back in April, but that version was a DIY project. It was a simple hack, but if making an effort does not appeal to you, designer Windell Oskay has teamed up with Fred to produce "Hacked!" a 2GB production version of the flash drive. A price has not been determined, but it should hit the shelves soon. [Fred via Likecool]

4:15 PM on Tue Jul 15 2008
By Sean Fallon
66,484 views, 14 comments

Latest by AaronGNP: This is on the same level as the dopes who put bullet hole stickers on their vehicles... Ugh more »

security

Personal Pocket Safe USB Drive So Secure It Has Its Own PIN Pad

There are plenty of secure USB drives, but the Personal Pocket Safe has to be the paranoid PC users' best friend. Its inventor CHDT Corp. calls it the first "encrypted, epoxy coated, pin-protected smart drive." It comes with the expected security features, such as military-grade encryption, safekeeping of passwords and other sensitive info and a track-covering feature that makes sure no one can trace its presence once it's removed from a system. To top it all off, though, the drive has its own rubber-key PIN-pad, so that you can key in your own 4-to-10 passcode. No passcode, and the thing goes into full lock down. More »

2:43 PM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Wilson Rothman
7,560 views, 27 comments

Latest by N/A: @all those who won't see the point of a keypad vs. typing your password via the computer's keyboard: ever heard more »

gadgets

Corsair Brings 32GB Flash Drives, College Students Get Excited

We've been using an 8GB to tote around our critical data (Futurama episodes), but Corsair's 32GB USB flash drives can carry four times as much Fry and Bender on the go. The two drives, Voyager and Survivor, will be retailing for $229 and $249 each—not a bad price for this much storage. The Voyager is enclosed in a proprietary all-rubber body, and the Survivor is in an aluminum water-proof body, which is kind of backwards from what you'd expect. They're not much to look at, but that's the point—you don't want anybody stealing these things.

3:00 PM on Thu Jan 3 2008
By Jason Chen
4,166 views, 16 comments

Latest by deusdiabolus: Suddenly, the idea of owning a Cortex USB device-based DJ controller just got a lot more awesome. Still not more »

flash drives

The Buffalo TurboUSB Smokes All That Dare to Cross Its Path...Or So They Say

The new TurboUSB from Buffalo is being hyped as the fastest flash drive on the market by a whopping 20% margin. That kind of speed would certainly be useful if you are planning on transferring data approaching its 32GB storage capacity. Unfortunately, claims like that don't amount to anything more than big talk and Buffalo exec chest-bumping until someone can prove it. Hopefully more will be revealed when the SHD-U32GS TurboUSB makes its way to store shelves. [Akihabara News via Ubergizmo]

5:40 PM on Wed Dec 12 2007
By Sean Fallon
2,093 views, 5 comments

Latest by Pixlmonkey: @MeNotYou: what kind of micro-vag you got that your tampons fit inside a usb stick? :-O more »

memory

M++CARD Combines a Business Card With USB Storage

The benefits of combining USB storage with a business card are obvious. For one thing, it will get you noticed and make your card less dispensable. Second, it is a convenient and logical means to deliver important information to prospective employers and clients. Unfortunately, no one has truly succeeded in this endeavor (and simply printing your information on a thumb drive doesn't count). At the very least, this concept piece from designer Abhinav Dapke offers something approaching a solution. More »

7:22 PM on Tue Dec 11 2007
By Sean Fallon
5,387 views, 22 comments

Latest by doinka: Not Practical. No one will use it.. more »

flash drives

TwinMOS USB Drive Keeps You Amused With Mirrors and Flashing Lights

If you are the type that is captivated by small shiny objects, flashing lights and your own reflection, you will love this TwinMOS USB Drive with its mirrored surface and 6 colorful LED indicators. It also features a 4GB capacity, and a sliding USB connector. No pricing or availability information has been announced. [Aving via Gearfuse]

7:15 PM on Fri Nov 16 2007
By Sean Fallon
2,210 views, 8 comments

Latest by strider_mt2k: You had me at shiny. more »

flashy

New mimobots Bring Some Friends of the Happy Tree Variety

I know that underneath their tarted-up plastic shells, they're just regular USB drives, but I dig the whole mimobot concept anyway because I have a soft spot for overpriced art toys. While the guts haven't changed since the last update (1, 2, or 4GB sizes, for $50, $70 and $110, respectively), mimoco just dropped 15 new designs. The kickers are probably the Happy Tree Friends series, which is loaded up with animations, screensavers and other presumably bloody HTF content, so they're undoubtedly great presents for small children. [mimoco]

12:17 PM on Wed Aug 8 2007
By Matt Buchanan
2,907 views, 9 comments

Latest by strider_mt2k: I can't dis anyone for being into 'em, I just prefer my "2001: A Space Odyssey Monolith" edition Sandisk Cruzer more »

Kingston is releasing two thumb drives: the 8GB DataTraveler II Plus - Migo Edition, which retails for $154, and the DataTraveler 100, which has a one-handed sliding construction and ranges from 1GB to 8GB and has prices of $19 to $116. [Kingston]

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peripherals

S.T. Dupont Creates Palladium Flash Drive for the Well-Heeled

Isn't this the prettiest little USB flash drive you've ever seen? S.T. Dupont calls the design etched on its front the "diamond head pattern," and it's made out of palladium. More »

1:08 PM on Fri Jan 19 2007
By Charlie White
767 views, 11 comments

deals

Dealzmodo: Memorex 1GB Flash Drives, $12 Each?

While many are trying to figure out what to do with their spare flash drives, Buy.com is practically giving them away, moving out a pair of 1GB Memorex TravelDrive USB 2.0 flash drives for $23.99 if you use Google Checkout. More »

10:40 AM on Thu Dec 14 2006
By Charlie White
1,272 views, 18 comments

peripherals

FingerGear Releases Computer-on-a-Stick Pro

FingerGear follows the Computer-on-a-Stick (COS) bootable USB drive with Computer-on-a-Stick Pro, an update that lets you access files on the host PC and other USB drives, too. So now if your PC tanks, you can just plug in this baby and still have access to all your files. More »

12:03 PM on Fri Mar 10 2006
By Charlie White
242 views, 3 comments

Latest by Worf: Gah, I hate these "computer on a stick" when they really mean "OS on a stick"... these things are just more »

peripherals

Micro Web Server the Size of Your Thumb

While web servers took up an entire room not too long ago, now you can get one that's the size of your thumb. WebServUSB gives you complete web server functionality on a USB thumbnail drive. As a technical demonstration of miniaturization prowess, this is quite impressive. But we're scratching our heads as to how we would actually benefit from such a thing. Think about it: if you're going to be plugging in a USB drive, you must already have a PC handy, so why not have the server on the PC? As an academic exercise? Interesting. As a practical tool? Puzzling. The company's website says you could use it to practice different server configurations, but can't you do that with any PC? One good aspect of this product is that, just like Vegas, what happens on that stick stays on that stick. So any settings you change stay on that drive, making it completely portable. The 128MB version is $90, while the 1GB unit will set you back $400. More »

8:46 AM on Tue Feb 7 2006
By Charlie White
1,328 views, 7 comments

Latest by Mike: If this is anything more than software on a flash drive, it could be great for cheap colocation hosting. I more »