USB Drives

Windows Is Giving Up on Getting You to ‘Safely Remove’ USB Drives

On Windows, at least, the era of living on the edge by recklessly ripping out your USB devices appears to be coming to an end. Windows 10 version 1809 has updated the operating system’s default setting for USB and Thunderbolt-enabled external devices. In past versions of Windows, the default setting was “Better performance,” which enabled…

Tech News Catie Keck Apr 8

IBM Bans All Employees From Using Any Removable Storage

IBM employees will reportedly no longer be allowed to use any form of removable storage to transfer data while at work. The Register reports the announcement to staff was made today by Shamla Naidoo, the company’s global chief Information security officer, who explained that “the possible financial and reputational damage from misplaced, lost or misused…

Tech News Avery Ellis May 10

10 Actually Cool Uses for a USB Drive

The humble USB drive—supplanted by the download and the cloud sync, but still useful in all kinds of ways. If you’ve got an old drive lying around, here are some of the ways you can put it to use that don’t just involve sharing old pics to your mom. 1) Set up a portable Linux…

Gadgets David Nield Jan 24

How to Get Extra Space on Any USB Drive

Most of your digital files are probably stored up in the cloud these days, but the humble USB stick still comes in handy every now and then. It’s a simple way of getting data from one computer to another or just keeping a backup of important files. If you’re struggling to cram all your files…

Gadgets David Nield Jul 27

The Best Valentine’s Day Gift I Ever Got Was This Flash Drive

I hate Valentine’s Day. Don’t get me wrong — I enjoy romance, and being in love, and all that crap. I just despise all the bullshit ads about buying flowers and candy and state-sanctioned representations of erotic attachment. That’s why I got a warm glow inside when my sweetie gave me this awesome flash drive…

Tech News Annalee Newitz Feb 15

Photographer Sends Out Thumbdrives That Look Like His Severed Thumbs

Justin Poulsen is an artist, and I don’t just mean that in the sense that he takes photos for a living. He’s also an artiste who spent hours painstakingly molding and delivering thumbdrives that are exact replicas of his own thumbs. Poulsen, who is based in Toronto and seems to specializes in dark, visual slights-of-hand,…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Feb 3

A Snail USB Drive Is the Most Adorable USB Drive

Be careful with this snail USB drive—it’s so cute someone might try to steal it from you. The 8BG drive is $22. At first glance, you don’t even really expect it to be a tech accessory. It’s all one piece—the mouth of the critter is the cap on the drive, so you don’t need to…

Tech News Leslie Horn Mar 11

These creative USB sticks will make your file transfers way more interesting

With the death of floppy drives (you remember those, don’t you?), USB memory sticks have become as commonplace and indispensable as mobile phones. But for the most part, they’re achingly boring and over-the-top utilitarian. Thankfully, there are still some manufacturers out there willing to put out products that defy the norm. Here are some highly…

io9 George Dvorsky Feb 12

You Can’t Store Your Stuff on This USB Drive Necklace

Adorable USB drives: we love ’em. Pop an homage to the storage system on a necklace, and we like it even more. It’s $48 and it has a 32-inch chain. Just don’t try to jam it into your laptop because it’s not a real USB drive. Consider it a free Valentine’s Day gift for your…

Tech News Leslie Horn Feb 4

A USB Drive on a Shovel? Sure, Why Not

You’re working on the farm, you’re planting corn, you’re checking up on your Excel docs. How do you do it all? Easy, just pop a USB drive on the end of your trusty shovel. Genius multitasking. Originally made by a guy in Russia, this giant drive is also completely unnecessary. It’s not something you can…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 17

Wireless Card Reader Lets You Share Your Shots Without Stupid Cables

Wireless devices are usually far more convenient than their tethered alternative. But in this case losing the USB cable has made the REX-WIFISD1 SD/SDHX/SDXC and flash drive reader a bit on the bulky side. So what do you really gain for it being wireless? The ability to access it from any mobile device. Apple already…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Dec 6

This Tiny Flash Drive Broadcasts Its Contents Over Wi-Fi

Besides greater capacities, faster transfer speeds, and novel designs, there hasn’t been much recent innovation with USB flash drives. Which is why the Paketta from King Jim is such a welcome break. With built-in Wi-Fi B, G, N hardware it can wirelessly broadcast its contents to PCs and mobile devices. There are a few caveats,…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Dec 4

This Meteorite Flash Drive Is Out of This World

Chances are you’ve got tons of flash drives just laying around. More than you really need. But are any of them made with real, certified meteriote? The Zana Design “Apophis” drive could fill that hole in your collection, for a price. Named after a 1,280 foot asteroid that may or may not be on a…

Tech News Eric Limer Nov 10

H-57’s IBDM USB Missile Explodes with Retro Design

USB drives are ubiquitous these days. They plug in. They store smallish amounts of info and make that info portable. We all know this. Getting noticed requires quirky design, like this Intercontinental Ballistic Design Missile from Milan-based H-57. Not only is the design a nice mix of retro and clever packaging (IBCM is of course…

Tech News Jack Loftus Oct 2

Memory City Will Turn Your Mountain of Flash Drives into a Byte-Sized Burg

The flash drives are taking over. They live in your desk drawers, you laptop bag, between your couch cushions and in your pockets. They’re taking over. It’s out of control. They need a home. Behold, Memory City. Memory City is like the Land of Toys in Pinocchio. It’s a place where thumb drives are free…

Tech News Adrian Covert Sep 19

3.5″ Floppy Disk Revived as Functional DIY USB Drive Project

Charles Mangin from Option8 managed to cram a USB stick into an old floppy in such a way that’s just fresh enough to be a DIY project I wouldn’t mind attempting myself. The hack actually involved two disks, cut apart and stacked together. This was done so that the connector could fit snugly inside. One…

Tech News Jack Loftus Nov 14

Iron Man USB Jump Drive: 4GB of Tiny Tony Stark Storage

We can’t all have arc reactors or computer butlers—yet. But I may be willing to settle for a tiny Iron Man USB jump drive in the meantime. Adorable? Check. Collectible? Check. Affordable? Er… As much as I want to entrust my valuable files (okay, okay, not so valuable) to Tony Stark, $40 is a pretty…

Tech News Brian Barrett Apr 13

The Porn Detection Stick Is Like the Hot Tub Time Machine for Smut

We have good news and bad news. The bad news is that the Porn Detection Stick, a simple USB dongle, will legitimately, automatically scan your hard drive for pornography. The good news is, well, times have changed. The Porn Detection Stick, by Paraben, is a $100 thumb drive stuffed with Windows-compatible image detection software. Give…

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 3

64GB Steampunk-Inspired USB Stick Priced Into the Stratosphere

If I may, I’d like to borrow a bit from comedian Bill Maher. New Rule: If you’re going to ask $1,000 for a steampunk device, it must actually do something worthwhile, preferably related to steam power. And something in this case cannot be “Kingston USB drive,” which is what this is, and $1,000 is exactly…

Tech News Jack Loftus Nov 29

Corsair’s Flash Voyager GT: The World’s Fastest 128GB USB Flash Drive

Corsair, who seem to spend all their time finding speed records and then breaking them, announced their Flash Voyager GT USB flash drive at the droolworthy 128GB capacity. Even better, the speeds totally don’t suck: 32MB/s and 25.6MB/s read/write, respectively. The first 128GB USB flash drive we say, the Kingston Datatraveler 200, was mostly a…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Aug 13

USB Drives

Windows Is Giving Up on Getting You to ‘Safely Remove’ USB Drives

IBM Bans All Employees From Using Any Removable Storage

10 Actually Cool Uses for a USB Drive

How to Get Extra Space on Any USB Drive

The Best Valentine’s Day Gift I Ever Got Was This Flash Drive

Photographer Sends Out Thumbdrives That Look Like His Severed Thumbs

A Snail USB Drive Is the Most Adorable USB Drive

These creative USB sticks will make your file transfers way more interesting

You Can’t Store Your Stuff on This USB Drive Necklace

A USB Drive on a Shovel? Sure, Why Not

Wireless Card Reader Lets You Share Your Shots Without Stupid Cables

This Tiny Flash Drive Broadcasts Its Contents Over Wi-Fi

This Meteorite Flash Drive Is Out of This World

H-57’s IBDM USB Missile Explodes with Retro Design

Memory City Will Turn Your Mountain of Flash Drives into a Byte-Sized Burg

3.5″ Floppy Disk Revived as Functional DIY USB Drive Project

Iron Man USB Jump Drive: 4GB of Tiny Tony Stark Storage

The Porn Detection Stick Is Like the Hot Tub Time Machine for Smut

64GB Steampunk-Inspired USB Stick Priced Into the Stratosphere

Corsair’s Flash Voyager GT: The World’s Fastest 128GB USB Flash Drive

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