A-DATA’s USB 3.0 / SATA II flash drive announced for January

A-DATA’s USB 3.0 / SATA II flash drive announced for January originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Beatles catalog being released on limited edition USB stick

You know what’s kind of like online digital distribution, and yet not at all like that? Selling the entire re-mastered Beatles catalog on a USB drive that slots into a fake apple. The fine folks at Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music have teamed up to build a limited edition run of 30,000 USB apples to be sold on December 7 in the UK and December 8 in freedom-loving America. Included on the 16GB drive are the 14 stereo titles in FLAC 44.1 Khz 24-bit, in addition to 320 Kbps MP3s and a whole digital stack of special materials like liner notes and mini-documentary films, all for the low, low price of $279.99. The drive is up for pre-order as of now, which means you could be a mere month away from plugging this drive into your computer, dragging the files into your iTunes library and then pretending that you bought them online in some sort of forward-looking content distribution model.

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The Beatles catalog being released on limited edition USB stick originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Kingston’s MobileLiteG2 card reader makes your thumb look huge

There’s diminutive, and then there’s Kingston’s MobileLiteG2 card reader. The second-generation of this here reader supports a wide variety of formats (SD, SDHC, microSD, microSDHC, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo and Memory Stick Micro), and it also boasts retractable covers on each side to protect the USB connector and the memory card. At just 2.45- x 1.16- x 0.646-inches in size, there’s an 87.425 percent chance that you’ll lose this before the MobileLiteG3 comes out, but honestly, that’s probably a-okay with Kingston. Those looking to downsize in a big way can order this bugger up for $11 (for the reader itself), $28.50 (bundled with a 4GB SDHC card) or $46 (bundled with an 8GB SDHC card).

[Via OhGizmo]

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Kingston’s MobileLiteG2 card reader makes your thumb look huge originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ninja Kunai USB Drive: the tech equivalent of getting a foreign language tattoo

You know how the vast majority of us would like to be ninjas, but don’t know where to start? Well, we have found the answer — that missing link between geek and ninja — in the form of the Ninja Kunai 2GB flash drive. This USB accessory-cum-gimmicky 90s toy is inscribed with … something, and, well, looks mildly threatening. Here’s the really awesome part: it costs $125.35. Some might scoff and others might scowl, but just think of how exclusive this thing is going to be. Buying one of these will mark you out as truly individual.

[Via TechnaBob]

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Ninja Kunai USB Drive: the tech equivalent of getting a foreign language tattoo originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Crapgadget: ‘Hopefully USB 3.0 can avoid this path’ edition

With USB 3.0 on the horizon, we can only hope that the world’s purveyors of crap have a little respect for the forthcoming standard. By and large, USB 2.0 is plenty fast to handle the awful data transmissions between USB hand grenades, alien flash drives, moody card readers, Japanese fans and your PC, and frankly, we’re not sure if the world can handle oodles upon oodles of SuperSpeed rubbish. Have a peek at the latest roundup from the worst of the worst, but please, not while you’re eating.

Read – Bear hand warmers
Read – Solar cap fan
Read – USB hand fan
Read – USB moody card reader
Read – Alien flash drive
Read – Mosquito repellent USB dongle
Read – USB hand grenade

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Crapgadget: ‘Hopefully USB 3.0 can avoid this path’ edition originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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See USB flash drives manufactured in this shocking behind-the-scenes video

No, Billy, USB thumb drives are not made in a magical land with fairy dust and Unicorn tears, and they’re not born in the space beneath the Razzleberry waterfall. Yes, we’re as shocked as you are. Luckily, the gang at Netbook News are on hand to set us straight with this video of the Kingston Manufacturing Plant, which offers us a rare glimpse into all of the stamping, printing, baking, cutting, and packaging that goes into getting you the portable storage you crave. Interesting? You bet it is — and it’s after the break.

[Via Make]

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See USB flash drives manufactured in this shocking behind-the-scenes video originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mimoco is back with more Star Wars thumb drives

We trust you’re reading this on your R2-D2 case mod PC with matching Star Wars-themed Skype webcam, all of which you acquired using your awesome mind control powers (learned with the assistance of your Force Trainer). And as all this goes down, you are undoubtedly surrounded by a full compliment of Star Wars Mimobot flash drives. But wait! What if we told you the company has extended the line, now offering C-3PO, Wicket, and an all new Darth Vader (complete with creepy old Anakin Skywalker face when the helmet’s removed)? These guys are $39.95 each and come complete with audio clips, wallpaper, a keychain attachment, and more. HIt that read link to see for yourself. What more could you possibly ask for? Wedge Antilles?

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Mimoco is back with more Star Wars thumb drives originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Custom-made Luke Skywalker USB drive is impressive. Most impressive.

In response to an Engadget Japan post entitled “Cruel Star Wars USB drives,” one incredibly talented reader went ahead and one-upped the entire collection with a custom made Empire Strikes Back Luke Skywalker drive. All you need to know is that the USB input is accessed by severing his hand. Search your feelings, you know this to be awesome.

[Via Engadget Japan]

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Custom-made Luke Skywalker USB drive is impressive. Most impressive. originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sonic brings CinemaNow films to flash drives, connected devices

We can only hope that the travesty that is slotMusic isn’t coming over to the film side, but just days after Disney announced its intentions to offer up major motion pictures on microSD cards, Sonic Solutions has stepped in to bring CinemaNow flicks to USB flash drives. Unlike you’d probably think this would work, Sonic has actually developed these to function in more than one place. Each stick contains a movie along with an integrated media player and the necessary video codecs, but aside from enabling users to play back content locally, there’s also the option of catching it remotely. Once connected to the ‘net, owners can add the title to their Roxio CinemaNow Digital Locker to access it on network-connected Blu-ray players and HDTVs. If all goes well, the first drives will start showing up in Q4 of this year, just in time to puzzle your young ones when they unwrap their favorite film on something other than a round disc.

[Via HotHardware]

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Sonic brings CinemaNow films to flash drives, connected devices originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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IronKey boasts ‘world’s most physically and cryptographically secure’ thumb drive

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen one of IronKey’s encrypted USB thumb drives ’round these parts, but if you’re an enterprise user, government contractor, or some sort of renegade corporate spy you’ll want to take note of this next item. The S200 is being touted as the world’s first and only USB flash drive certified for FIPS 140-2, Security Level 3, and features: hardware-based AES 256-bit encryption in CBC mode, a tamper-resistant and tamper-evident rugged metal case, hardware-based malware protection, trusted network restrictions (which prevent the device from unlocking on untrusted PCs), and all the other goodies you expect from the company. Of course, this level of protection doesn’t come cheap — with their consumer grade products starting at $79.99 and ascending pretty quickly from there, we can only imagine what enterprise customers are shelling out. Then again, if you have to ask what it costs, this one is probably not for you. PR after the break.

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IronKey boasts ‘world’s most physically and cryptographically secure’ thumb drive originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Solid Alliance’s $10,000 Mnemosyne USB drive is built for style, not convenience

The Greek goddess of memory, Mnemosyne, would surely be proud of this product bearing her name. For starters, it comes at a price few mere mortals can afford and is couched within an extravagant all-aluminum body. The puzzle cube certainly provides a ceremonial feel to accessing the data within, and makers Solid Alliance are pitching it as a luxurious receptacle for your most treasured memories. Yes, under all the sheen, you are still looking at 16GB of standard issue flash memory, but can we really put a price on mythology-infused style?

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Solid Alliance’s $10,000 Mnemosyne USB drive is built for style, not convenience originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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