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Verballs Skype Call Notifier

Thursday, September 28th, 2006 | News, USB Removable Drives | View Comments

This is a strange little gadget, but I’m getting used to seeing these kinds of USB things amongst the ever increasing array of computer components.

This particular model is a little monster whose horns light up and mouth move when you get a call over Skype. It connects to your computer using a USB connection.

This is definitely a piece of computer equipment for those who have everything, or really like little gimmicky stuff.

It is kinda cute though.

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A-data MyFlash RB1 Shock resistant, Waterproof Flash Drive

Friday, April 28th, 2006 | Reviews, USB Removable Drives | View Comments

Flash drives have become very popular because of their flexible use, small size, and fairly high capacity. Their solid state technology means they are much more resistant to a few bumps than other storage media like hard drives.

Despite this, they do often need to take a bit of a pounding, and they are not always designed to be able to handle that. In answer to that A-data designed this drive which is encased in a rubberised exterior.

The design allows it to take those drops on the floor a litle bit better and is also resistant to water for those who insist on using electronics by the pool or who might get caught in the rain.

It comes with many of the standard features of drives today including a USB 2.0 interface, allowing for fast transfer of information. It should require no specail drives in modern operating systems and solution are available too.

A-data MyFlash 2GB Portable Flash Drive

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006 | Reviews, USB Removable Drives | View Comments

The A-data flash drive has a small compact size and has a large capacity. It is well priced for drive of 2GB which provides just over 3 CDs worth or space for your data.

It is a standard flash drive with no special software required apart from the usual USB2.0 drivers that come with pretty much all operating systems these days.

Besides its small size making it less bulky to carry, the low profile design will ensure that it will fit in any available USB port. The small height of the USB plug compared to the relatively large height of the flash drives in the past has often meant that they needed and extension cable or a spot with an open adjacent USB port.

USB 2.0 ensures that it will have the highest possible transfer rates for a drive of this kind which should make a big difference for moving large files to and from the flash disk itself.

Other features include:

• 2GB capacity
• USB 2.0 interface
• Drivers for Windows 98 included
• LED indicator when its in use
• Security and Partitioning software are supported

A-data FP1 Fingerprint Secured Flash Drive

Monday, April 24th, 2006 | Reviews, USB Removable Drives | View Comments

Transferring data securely has always been an issue. Any kind of drive can be lost, misplaced, stolen or damaged. All of these mean the loss of your data, which is very often valuable.

Flash drives have become popular because of their small size, fairly high capactiy and robustness. However, they are also easy to get stolen or get lost.

To stop others from seeing your private data when they shouldn’t A-data have introduced a fingerprint sensor which makes the drive inaccessible for anyone but those whose fingerprints have been verified.

The drive itself comes with proprietary software loaded onto the disk that gets loaded when the disk is plugged in. It requires you to put your fingerprint on the the sensor to unlock it. It does support more than one users fingerprint and has a backup password system just in case.

This all allows the disk to be pretty secure, although someone could probably get a hold of your information if they were diligent enough.

However, this solution is very good and gives you peace of mind when travelling with your private information. PS. remember to keep backups because even if they can’t hack into it, you still won’t have your data anymore.

The biggest nag is that it will ONLY work in Windows. Other operating systems, you’ll see nothing on the disk.

Some of the other features:

• Sweep-type fingerprint sensor
• USB 2.0 connection
• Software pre-installed
• No special drives needed for fingerprint system

Inflatable USB drive

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006 | News, USB Removable Drives | View Comments

EverythingUSB reports on this remarkable little device. This little monster likes to eat information.

As you put more and more stuff on the flash drive the bigger it becomes. When its near exploding it will tell you that you have nearly run out of space. They only come in this orange color as far as I know. I really like the idea of giving data a physical size, like it actually takes up a portion of space somewhere. It gets a little bit harder to take around when you start to fill up the disk.
Catchy, and definitely worth style points. The website of stuff at Plus Minus is really worth a look at. There are some pretty innovative and cool little gadgets.

The flashbags look like they could offer a lot of storage.

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