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• The Mix Tape USB Drive remembers your roots

  Published: August 17, 2007, 11:52 am

  Tags: Compilation, Flash Drive, Flashdrive, Mix Tape, Mixtape, Music, Retro, Tape, Thumb Drive, Thumbdrive, Usb Drive, Usb Flash Drive, Usb Key, Usbdrive, Usbflashdrive, Usbkey, Vintage

  Filed under: Portable Audio, Storage Sure, the compact disc may have just celebrated 25 years in the biz, but nothing says quasi-old school like a double-sided cassette tape. Granted, it's a bit harder to effectively distribute mix tapes on a format rarely appreciated this day in age, so the Mix Tape USB Drive steps in to deliver your favorite

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• Corsair releases "Flash Padlock" PIN-based flash drive

  Published: August 18, 2007, 3:19 pm

  Tags: Corsair, Flash Drive, Flash Padlock, Flashdrive, Flashpadlock, Usb Flash, Usbflash

  Filed under: Storage Innovation in the flash drive sphere seems to be limited to bringing the price down, and adding on new security features. Corsair's new "Flash Padlock" flash drive seemingly does both, by retailing at $29.99 and $39.99 in 1GB and 2GB variants, and tacking on a PIN based security system that limits who can access the drive.

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• Seagate makes plans for an SSD future

  Published: August 23, 2007, 10:07 am

  Tags: Flash, Flash Drive, Flashdrive, Hard Disk, Hard Disk Drives, Harddisk, Harddiskdrives, Sandisk, Seagate, Solid State Drive, Solidstatedrive, Ssd

  Filed under: Storage In a move which we all hope will be a sign of things to come, Seagate -- prominent mechanical drive-maker -- has voiced its intentions to enter the SSD game in the near future. According to Bill Watkins, the company's chief executive, the drive manufacturer will be getting into the solid-state market sometime next year,

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• Iocell kicks out waterproof MDrive USB key in Korea

  Published: September 3, 2007, 4:07 am

  Tags: Flash Drive, Flashdrive, Gidis, Inno, Inno Design, Innodesign, Iocell, Korea, Mdrive, South Korea, Southkorea, Taegeuk, Thumb Drive, Thumbdrive, Usb, Usb Drive, Usb Flash Drive, Usb Key, Usbdrive, Usbflashdrive, Usbkey, Waterproof

  Filed under: Storage Sure, we've seen USB drives that shun water like it's their job before, but Iocell's iteration of the waterproof flash drive comes in a nearly irresistible package. This ultrathin drive makes for an excellent keychain adornment, and the Taegeuk pattern -- reportedly honed for this device by Young-Se Kim, CEO of INNO Design --

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• IOGEAR's presentation mouse, 4GB wallet drive ready for class

  Published: September 4, 2007, 3:17 am

  Tags: Flash Drive, Flashdrive, Gfd204b, Gme422rw6, Iogear, Mouse, Presentation, Presentation Mouse, Presentationmouse, School, Student, University, Wallet Drive, Walletdrive

  Filed under: Peripherals We know, "back to school" isn't exactly a phrase that brings a smile to most students, but IOGEAR is hoping to get you a bit more jazzed up than usual about the fall semester with a new duo of products. Following the Digital Scribe, the firm has now unveiled a 4GB Flash Wallet Drive and 3-in-1 Wireless Phaser Presentation

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• InnoDisk's 32GB Flash Disk ExpressCard also does USB 2.0

  Published: September 10, 2007, 10:39 am

  Tags: 32gb, Dual Interface, Dualinterface, Expresscard, Flash Drive, Flashdrive, Ifa, Innodisk, Ssd, Usb, Usb Drive, Usb Flash Drive, Usb Key, Usbdrive, Usbflashdrive, Usbkey

  Filed under: Storage Neither 32GB USB keys nor 32GB SSD ExpressCards are anything new, but wedding the two ideas into a swank dual interface drive is a commendable twist. Notably, InnoDisk has done just that, as its 32GB Flash Disk plays nice with both ExpressCard slots and USB 2.0, touts a read speed of around 30M/S, a write speed of 20M/S, and

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• OCZ offers up rugged ATV / ATV Turbo USB flash drives

  Published: September 12, 2007, 8:08 am

  Tags: Atv, Atv Turbo, Atvturbo, Flash Drive, Flashdrive, Ocz, Rugged, Tough, Usb Drive, Usb Flash Drive, Usbdrive, Usbflashdrive

  Filed under: Storage We wouldn't guesstimate that OCZ's newest duo of flash drives were the toughest we've ever seen, but the styling alone is pretty intimidating, we must say. Both drives reportedly tout weatherproof "rubber tread" housings and can withstand being submerged in water, and while the ATV will hum along "at mainstream speeds," the

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• IronKey rolls out special edition "military-grade" flash drive

  Published: September 21, 2007, 4:13 pm

  Tags: Aes, Flash Drive, Flashdrive, Iron Key, Ironkey, Security, Thumb Drive, Thumbdrive, Usb Flash Drive, Usbflashdrive

  Filed under: StorageWhile it doesn't look like it'll hold up to quite the same "nuclear stresses" as the apparently unrelated Iron Drive, the new IronKey: Enterprise Special Edition flash drive looks like it should at least keep your data safer than the average USB stick. Helping it in that regard is the drive's "military-grade" hardware

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• ATP's diminutive Petito USB flash drives help fight breast cancer

  Published: September 22, 2007, 8:37 am

  Tags: Atp Petito, Atppetito, Breast Cancer, Breastcancer, Flash Drive, Flashdrive, Pink, Pink Ribbon, Pinkribbon, Usb Drive, Usb Flash Drive, Usb Key, Usbdrive, Usbflashdrive, Usbkey

  Filed under: Storage As with most late-Septembers, we're beginning to see a few pinked gizmos roll out in support of the impending National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This go 'round, we've got a special edition of ATP's Petito USB flash drive that touts a "Pink Ribbon" motif and comes in 512MB, 1GB and 2GB flavors. Aside from being fairly

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• Credit card sized MP3 player ups your street cred

  Published: September 25, 2007, 7:14 pm

  Tags: Compact, Credit Card, Creditcard, Dap, Flash Drive, Flashdrive, Media Player, Mediaplayer, Mp3 Player, Mp3player, Thin, Ultrathin, Usb Flash Drive, Usbflashdrive

  Filed under: Portable Audio Looking for a small, light, credit-card-esque flash drive... which doubles as an MP3 player... which is covered in a "liquid" print? Well you're in luck, kiddies, because some anonymous Chinese electronics maker has got you covered on all fronts. Enter the "USB Flash Card MP3 Player," an ultra-thin, 2GB device that

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• Grasso's new USB flash drives come adorned in wood and diamonds

  Published: October 6, 2007, 2:55 pm

  Tags: Fashion, Flash Drive, Flashdrive, Grasso, Jewelry, Mahogany, Necklace, Swarovski, Usb

  Filed under: Storage Love USB? Love wood? Love high fashion? It's okay if you lied about one of those, we swear. Regardless of the level of your honesty with us (which we now believe to be lower than expected), you'll want to get your grubby mitts all over these fancy pieces of technology / jewelry. Grasso's cross- and apple-shaped flash drives

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• EDGE Tech intros $400 32GB DiskGO USB flash drive

  Published: October 18, 2007, 11:23 am

  Tags: 32gb, Diskgo, Edge Tech, Edgetech, Flash Drive, Flashdrive, Usb Drive, Usb Flash Drive, Usb Key, Usbdrive, Usbflashdrive, Usbkey

  Filed under: Storage 32GB USB drives are certainly not new, but considering the astronomical pricetags they tend to sport, they haven't exactly caught fire with budget-conscious gadget lovers. EDGE Tech is apparently hoping to change that by offering up its capacious 32GB DiskGO for "just" $399.95. Granted, it's not like our bargain alerts are

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• Bissol unveils the world's smallest "luxury" flash drives

  Published: October 18, 2007, 7:03 pm

  Tags: Bissol, Flash Drive, Flashdrive, Luxury Usb Drives, Luxuryusbdrives, Usb

  Filed under: Storage While any commoner can carry around 32GB of data in an ugly plastic flash drive nowadays, the discriminating gadget lover would much rather carry around 4GB of data in Bissol's luxury brass enclosure -- which the company is also touting as the "world's smallest 4GB flash drive." The .1-ounce ReadyBoost-compatible drive is

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• SanDisk Sansa TakeTV 8GB video player leaked

  Published: October 20, 2007, 4:43 am

  Tags: Flash Drive, Flashdrive, Sandisk, Sansa, Taketv, Usb

  Filed under: Home Entertainment, Peripherals, Robots Vanilla USB flash drives are so passé, so for those who want a little more flavor more from their generic sticks of memory, might we point you to the SanDisk Sansa TakeTV, apparently freshly leaked by way of buy.com? (It also briefly appeared on PC Mag's site and SanDisk's forums among

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• SiliconDrive USB Blade gets tiny for embedded storage applications

  Published: November 1, 2007, 4:18 am

  Tags: Flash Drive, Flashdrive, Silicondrive, Silicondrive Usb Blade, Silicondriveusbblade, Solid State Drive, Solidstatedrive, Thumb Drive, Thumbdrive, Usb Drive, Usb Flash Drive, Usb Key, Usbdrive, Usbflashdrive, Usbkey

  Filed under: StorageCramming 2GB of storage space into a device no larger than a standard postage stamp is decently impressive, and SiliconSystems has done just that with its new SiliconDrive USB Blade. Hailed as the "industry's first ultra-small solid state drive for embedded storage applications," this wee device feels most at home when shoved

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