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Verbatim announces the first 7.5GB, 3-inch mini Blu-ray disc that's sized just right to give HD camcorders one hour of 1080i recording. [Verbatim via Digital Trends]

peripherals

Verbatim 12Gb Store 'n' Go USB Drive: It Stores, You Go

Verbatim's small Hi-Speed drive just got bigger, with a 12Gb capacity. The new Store 'n' Go weighs in at 28 grams and comes pre-loaded with Mobile Launchpad, so you can download applications to run directly from the USB HD disc. If you're not filling it with your cellphone database, passwords and anything else you need on the go, this is what else you can play with - eight hours of MPEG-1 video 3,000 hours' worth of MP3s, or 6,000 colour photos. Expect to pay around $195. More »

peripherals

Verbatim USB Thumb Drives Force Security Down Your Gullet

If you're going to store your passwords, photos, documents, and music on your thumb drives, you might as well do so securely with the Verbatim Store 'n' Go Corporate Secure USB Drives. These drives come in 1 to 4GB sizes, use a SHA-1 Hash to obfuscate your password, and require entering in your password every time you want to access data. If the wrong password is typed 10 times in a row, all your data gets erased. Harsh. More »

peripherals

Verbatim Announces 4GB and 8GB Store n Go HD Drives

Verbatim announced 4GB and 8GB Store n Go USB 2.0 drives which have a 1-inch hard disk inside and weigh just shy of 2 ounces. That makes for an easily portable form factor that's just 2 inches tall. They are preloaded with Verbatim's Mobile Launch Pad, which lets you plug the drive into a guest system and run your applications from there, and when you unplug, you leave without a trace. The drives come with a stylish travel wallet that fits easily in your pocket. The 4GB drive is $129 and the 8GB is $199; both will be available this month. More »

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2GB U3 Smart Drive Makes You a Happy Camper

With a 2GB U3 Smart Drive, you actually can take it with you. Once you load all of your favorite Windows XP or 2000 settings, applications, and everything else, you can just plug it into any computer and suddenly you feel like you re home sweet home. Go on about your business, and everything you change, do, or save goes right on that thumb drive, ready for you to take with you. More »

portable media

U3 Preps PC on a USB

More "smart" products coming your way. U3 LLC is readying its new USB drives, based on a "smart computing platform," allowing you to basically carry around your entire PC on a USB drive—independent of any other storage device, and not tied to any specific computer. Vendors such as SanDisk and Verbatim are looking to supply the hardware, and software companies including AOL and Mozilla are planning to announce products that "run directly off the USB smart drives." The system software on the drive takes up 6MB of storage and loads 30 seconds after you plug it in. Yowza! More »