Crapgadget: ‘Gee… thanks?’ edition

If you need a flash drive or USB hub there are many useful and, more to the point, tasteful options out there. But if you want to saddle a hapless co-worker or relative with a silly, embarrassing, or just plain crapulant gag gift suitable for the current technological moment? Look no further than the following [...]

Solid Alliance’s $10,000 Mnemosyne USB drive is built for style, not convenience

The Greek goddess of memory, Mnemosyne, would surely be proud of this product bearing her name. For starters, it comes at a price few mere mortals can afford and is couched within an extravagant all-aluminum body. The puzzle cube certainly provides a ceremonial feel to accessing the data within, and makers Solid Alliance are pitching [...]

Star Wars flash drives’ giant heads seep into our teensy hearts

We see so many flash drives around these parts, it is truly, truly hard for any to distinguish themselves in our eyes. These ones? Well, we’ll admit it: we have a giant soft spot for their massive noggins. Not the first Star Wars flash drives we’ve seen — this newest set store up to 2GB [...]

Micron’s smaller NAND chips mean more, faster flash memory in the same old enclosures

Need a little more proof that Intel’s got some fly SSDs about ready to roll? We have confirmation from Micron that it’s working on new and improved 34nm chips in capacities of 8, 16, and 32Gb. These lovelies are 17 percent smaller than the previous rainbow colored flash delights, and are faster too, offering 200Mb/s [...]

Intel launching cheaper SSDs with up to 320GB capacity in two weeks?

Rumor has it that Intel is prepped to launch its new SSDs in the next two weeks. According to sources speaking to the The Inquirer, the new solid state disks will feature that smaller 34nm NAND Flash developed by Intel and Micron. As usual, the smaller manufacturing processes should allow for higher density SSDs (as [...]

Buffalo adds Ministation Metro to its external HDD lineup

The Ministation Metro, coming in a variety of tastefully named colors, such as Black Crystal, represents a continuation of Buffalo’s recent efforts to beautify its portable hard drive offerings. The drive’s design is highlighted by a handily integrated USB cable that sits flush with the Metro’s externals when not in use. It’s also noteworthy that [...]

PhotoFast CR-7100 MicroSDHC adapter helps obsolete CF cards

That noise you hear is the sobering death rattle of the CompactFlash memory format. Allegiance to the now decidedly less than compact memory sticks seems to keep crumbling away bit by bit. The latest assault comes in the form of this here converter, capable of utilizing a MicroSDHC card in the high-end camera of your [...]

SanDisk’s 32GB class 10 SDHC card competes for world’s fastest

When it comes to claims of being the world’s first or fastest, there’s a big difference between announcing product and actually delivering it for retail. So let’s be clear, SanDisk might be announcing the world’s fastest 32GB SDHC card today, but it won’t be shipping until August. It’s not even the first 32GB class 10 [...]

Seagate introduces FreeAgent Go Dock+ with powered USB hub

We have no idea why Seagate buried this in a warmed-over press release touting rehashed FreeAgent for Mac drives, but there’s a new $40 FreeAgent Go Dock+ that doubles as a powered three-port USB hub. Pretty convenient if you’re into the whole FreeAgent Go lifestyle, we’d say, but we’re sticking with our versatile bareback SATA [...]

Samsung goes miniscule with netbook-bound mini-card SSD

With the likes of SanDisk, OCZ Technology and RunCore (just to name a few) already grabbing a foothold in the mini SSD market, you just knew that Samsung couldn’t sit around and watch an opportunity pass it by. Now, the company’s is branching out from its vivaciously colored Mini S2 HDDs to introduce a new [...]

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