In recent years, that vast majority of thumbdrive "innovations" have been...well...non-technical. However, Kanguru has actually done something useful by integrating an eSATA plug with a standard USB 2.0 drive. For folks with eSATA capability, that means performance speeds that are several times faster than USB. The drive even comes packaged with an eSATA + Power bracket and an eSATA + Power cable for easy hookup. The drives are shipping now in 16GB ($US85) and 32GB ($US120) varieties with a 64GB version slated for January of 2009. [Marketwatch]

You, Sir, are an animal. Look at the state of your PC: There are breadcrumbs, coke stains and the glistening sheen of greasy fingers covering every inch of its surface. And that odour... it's enough to make any normal person want to gag. You really should clean it all up, but instead, you could just mask the stench with this USB fragrance diffuser. Just plug it into the USB port of your Mac or PC, drip a couple of drops of fragrance oil (not included, sadly) into the end and suddenly life can come back to your immediate vicinity. Plus, it also includes 4GB worth of storage, so it's not a complete waste of your $50...

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Attendees can get some pretty cool swag at big conventions, but I have yet to see a product as functionally hysterical as this sperm-shaped USB drive handed out at the American Society For Reproductive Medicine's (ASRM) 2008 conference. I'll tell you what—whipping this thing out at while using your laptop at Starbucks should prove interesting.

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There's really nothing wrong with the semi-perfect Eye-Fi, other than maybe that we could use more than a piddly 2GB of SD storage when we're away from our Wi-Fi network. To celebrate keeping the doors open for a year, Eye-Fi has announced the Eye-Fi Anniversary Edition card. It's a limited edition version of their classic Eye-Fi, doubled in size (features like geotagging can be purchased at an additional cost). You can pick up the Anniversary Edition at Costco for $US100 or on their site for $US130. We'll let you decide if that Costco card is worth it or not. [Eye-Fi]

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USB drives are extremely useful when you need to inconspicuously tote around important files. However, it's a known fact that tons of data is lost by people who misplace these teeny memory sticks. That's why I think this Clothes Pin USB concept is a pretty good one. Just don't forget to unclip it from your clothes before doing the laundry! See the closeup shot after the jump. [Poor.pl via Yanko]

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Anime fans can now store information on two of the genre's most famous characters--Lupin the Third and Gundam. Both USB figurines come with little extra accessories (like a pistol for Lupin and a shield for Gundam) and store 4GB of stuff. When you want to use them, twist their legs into sitting position and a USB port will pop out the back. Yeah, you're loading info into Lupin and Gundam's butts. Got a problem with that? The Gundam USB will be available in late November, and the Lupin one will come mid-December. Pricing was not yet available. [Buffalo Japan via Akihabara News]

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The phrase "64-bit" has been tossed around lately, the most it's been since the Nintendo 64. If you haven't heard it, pay attention. One of the most important steps forward in computer power is happening right under your nose, but most people don't know thanks to the sneaky efforts of Microsoft and Apple. Though fully 64-bit operating systems are the OSes of tomorrow, you can taste some of that power today with 64-bit versions of Windows and OS X. Here's why 64-bit computing is so awesome:

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Fans of the undeniably geek-chic Mimobot flash drives will be pleased to hear there's a new edition out for this year's fast-approaching All Hallow's Even... the RayD8gig. It's an 8-gigabyte inverse colour version of RayD8, and it glows in the dark, ohoho yes. But if you're tempted you need to move fast: there's a strictly limited edition of just 200 of these hitting the streets. Yours, skeletally, for $US100. [Mimoco]

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This USB key from Kingston doesn't feature an animal humping your computer, or look like food, or have any other weird-looking skin. It's just a USB key. But it has 32GB worth of flash storage built in to its 77.9mm x 22mm x 12.05mm body and it costs just $149.

My first notebook had 80 megabytes of hard drive space. My second has 40GB. To see 32GB in a stick this big still blows my mind... That's enough space to carry around pretty much all your important documents, photos, videos and music. And it works with pretty much every OS as well, even if it doesn't rape your PC while you sleep

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A skull ring with 2GB of RAM squeezed inside. Scary. What else is there to say? It'll go nicely with your skull-and-bones motif keyboard and mouse... but probably won't cheer you up on a dreary winter's morn. Particularly when you find out one will set you back $US145. [GeekStuff4U via Akihabaranews]

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