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Watch That Tiny $74 1.5GHz Android-Powered Thumb-Puter In Action I’ve been meaning to buy a Super Talent Pico flash drive for a while–they’re 8GB, 31mm long (claiming world’s smallest) and have a metal loop that looks like it won’t break (hopefully) on my keyring. Now Brando is jumping into the ultra-tiny flash game, and surprisingly, the 8GB EKmemory Micro will run you US$55–US$20 more than what the Pico is going for. And the Micro is packing an extra four millimeters to boot. For shame Brando, for shame. [Brando via Pocket Lint]
Asus’s EeePC 901 has already proved itself very hackable but Buffalo’s newest product won’t require much modding: 32GB or 64GB replacement SSD’s. Not much more to say, apart from the obvious: more storage, more impact resilient, longer battery life. The best bit? The 32GB SHD-EP9M32G is a mere US$156, and the 64GB SHD-EP9M64G an equally neat US$316. Available in Japan at first, mid-September.
The sawed-off USB flash drive concept actually hit back in April, but that version was a DIY project. It was a simple hack, but if making an effort does not appeal to you, designer Windell Oskay has teamed up with Fred to produce “Hacked!” a 2GB production version of the flash drive. A price has not been determined, but it should hit the shelves soon. [Fred via Likecool]
You know how it is: you’re camping in the wild, and your iPhone suddenly runs out of juice, just as you get bored stiff with the music selection you’ve got aboard it. Previously you’d've had to carry a bunch of stuff around to sort this out, but Macally’s PowerLink has come to the rescue. With USB plug on one end and 30-pin iPod connector on the other, it acts as a sync cable, but has a battery inside to give you a squirt of extra power if you’re in a pinch. It also packs a 2GB flash drive, but you’ll need to get mp3′s off that via iTunes, sadly. No info on how long the battery lasts, but as a 3-in-1 gizmo it’s pretty useful. Out “soon” for US$49.99. [OhGizmo]
Do you love poker? Is your favourite channel The Poker Channel The Travel Channel? Are you wearing sunglasses right now so your co-workers can’t tell if you’re looking at the screen or the sticky note right beside the computer screen? Will you avoid showering for a week just to test your skin’s resistance to bacteria for marathon poker sessions?
When I saw this Bonanza banana, I thought of this. Eddie Murphy stuck one up a tailpipe, now you can stick a banana up your USB port—well, you can stick it wherever you like, it’s Friday and we’re all adults here. The fruity flash drive has an 8GB capacity, looks lovely, tastes rubbery, and is made by a firm called Hantat. [AVING via Pocket-lint]
The chaps at Super Talent are not only incredibly modest, talented and super, but they must also be fantastically tiny to have put together the world’s smallest 8GB flash drive. (Flawless logic, I’m sure you’ll agree.) Retailing at US$35, the price is pretty reasonable, at least until you drop it into your chest hair and lose it forever.
The FLX USB drive prototype, designed by Jacek Ryn, while convenient, is not actually flexible. It’s got an accordion-like sheath covering it that pushes back to reveal the plug when you shove it into the USB port, and snaps back when you pull it out. Kind of like an uncircumcised, um, you know. And that cuts down on plastic materials, so it takes up less space in your pocket. Yep. [core77]
The latest batch of mimobot designer flash drives for Spring continue their artist series, this time fronting Italian artist Simone Legno’s Tokidoki brand. There’s just three in the set, but they’re all pretty awesome: Pirate Nero, obviously a frickin’ pirate; Pastaio, who looks like demon kitty chef; and Meletta, which has a monkey on it. They’re 1, 2 and 4GB and are fast enough for ReadyBoost. As always, you’re not paying for the guts (US$40, US$60, US$100) but the candy coating, which we still think is pretty sweet. [Mimoco]
The USBee flash drive is attention-grabbing, not only because of its bee-themed appearance, but also because of bendable neck, and curvaceous shape. The USBee also features heat ventilation around the circuit board so that you don’t fry your precious content. This would be a good thumbdrive solution for the Macbook Air and its unfortunate USB situation. [Yanko Design] galleryPost('usbee', 3, '');
