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Mimobot Expands Their Star Wars USB Empire

Mark Wilson — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:40:00 +0000

In case you’ve missed earlier editions of Mimobot’s Star Wars USB drives, they’ve returned (a la Jedi) with new, cuter than ever characters.

C-3P0, an Ewok and Vader himself comprise the new $US40 line of 4GB flash drives. We’d love to see the three of these guys drink together. The Ewok passes out after his first beer. And with the little one asleep, C-3P0’s eyes glance up at Vader, who reciprocates an intense, mechanical stare. Their metal hands reach across the table. And, if only for a moment, they consider another life that simply cannot be. [Vat19 via CrunchGear]

Darth Vader Unmasked Mimobot Flash Drive

Matt Buchanan — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:20:00 +0000

Mimoco’s getting more clever with their latest Star Wars mimobot flash drives—Darth Vader and Clone Rex have removeable masks, and one out of six Vaders will have the Uncle Fester face underneath, not the NOOOOO one. [Mimoco]

Mimobot Designer Flash Drives 36 Percent Off Through Monday

Matt Buchanan — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:00:00 +0000

We love pretty much everything about mimobots—designer USB flash drives that come in flavours from Star Wars sex to pirates—except their designer price. But through Monday, they’ve knocked 36 percent off everything they sell (because that’s how much of its value the Dow has lost through year), officially bring them into reasonably priced geek.gift territory. [mimoco]

Limited-Edition Mimobot RayD8gig Glows in Dark For Halloween

Kit Eaton — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:45:00 +0000

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]

New Star Wars Series 3 Mimobot Flash Drives Are Now Up For Pre-Order

John Mahoney — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:20:00 +0000

Mimobot, fine purveyors of geeky collectible flash drives, have introduced the next batch of Star Wars flash drives. There’s an egg-headed C-3PO, Wicket, Imperial Guard and my favourite, Emperor Palpatine, who’s channeling Dark Side force zaps at all times, keeping your data safe. Like the last batch they can play Star Wars sounds when you mount and unmount, if you want to go there. [mimobots via Underwire]

Cooking Hell Kitties and Pirates: Tokidoki Mimobot Artist Series

Matt Buchanan — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:00:25 +0000

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]

Star Wars Series 2 Mimobot Flash Drives Ship Tomorrow

Matt Buchanan — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:40:47 +0000

The Star Wars Series 2 mimobots—Luke, Leia, Han and Boba Fett—that were due last month are finally shipping tomorrow, three months after going up for pre-order. They’ve got a brand new feature that I’m not sure if I love or hate: When you plug in or eject the drive, it plays sounds from Star Wars, in case your coworkers didn’t already know you were a virgin. [mimobots]

FriendsWithYou Mimobots Add Diabetes-Inducing Cuteness to Data

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:00:04 +0000

Apparently designed for tree-hugging hippies, Castro residents and ex-Hello Kitty addicts, the latest Mimobots are the same-old USB memory sticks dressed in new plastics. And yes, like the previous generations, these FriendsWithYou models are equally as cute, sugar-level-boostery and almost-irresistible. Almost. I personally like Super Malfi, the flower-power smallpox one.

Star Wars Series 2 Mimobots Flash Drives Available for Preorder Now

Adam Frucci — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:40:00 +0000

Mimobots, those adorable USB flash drives created to look like various characters, are about to be joined by a new set of Star Wars peeps. Sure, Darth Vader, Chewy, R2-D2 and a Stormtrooper have been out for a while, but now you can preorder Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Boba Fett. What, no Admiral Akbar? Ah well. In any case, these dudes will drop come January, but you can put your order in for them now. They’ll set you back $US50 for a 1GB drive, $US70 for 2GB, and $US110 for 4GB. [Product Page via NotCot]

Halo Master Chief Mimobot Thumb Drives (Finish the File Transfer)

Brian Lam — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:46:40 +0000

Mimoco’s got these Limited Edition Master Chief USB Drives in 1, 2 and 4GB sizes. They’re preloaded with artwork from the upcoming Halo novel and an episode of “This Spartan Life”, they’re pricey at $109 for the larger model, but given the Halo feeding frenzy, they would still sell out of the limited run if they charged 50% more. [Mimoco via Crunch]