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Silicon Power has just released its new high-capacity  USB dongle called LuxMini 710 which, apart from being quite stylish, is also rich of interesting features. Before listing all of them, let me tell you that this nice USB drive has been especially designed for transferring, safe storing and sharing  all of your files in a very easy way by using the latest technology available stored in a very tiny space, so don’t be surprised of this little monster, because you have been forewarned!

• Advanced security software ‘the SmartKit’. This embedded application compresses your files in order to optimize the drive’s memory  and give you more space to use.
• Fully compatible with Windows 95 up to Windows Vista (including Mac OS 9.0 & higher, Linux 2.4.0).
• Easy plug-and-play.
• Fully compliant with Europe RoHS standard.
• LuxMini 710 comes in different flavours: 1GB , 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacity, each of them with the following colors: silver, golden, black and blue.
• Weight: 10g, Dimensions: 49.7mm x 15.45mm x 7.1mm.
• Durability: 10,000 insertions (minimum) and Lifetime warranty.
• Price set around $60 for the 4GB model.

Imation has just unveiled its new USB dongle called Atom Flash Drive  whose small size, (it is as small as a  paperclip), makes it the smallest USB storage device in the world. As a matter of fact its measurements are less than 1.5 inches long and .5 inches wide, while its weight is less than an ounce. Atom Flash Drive is featured by  high storage capacities, password protection, partitioning software,  Vista ReadyBoost compatibilty and it comes in different sizes namely 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB. Its price ranges from $17.99 to $99.99, depending on capacity. If you want to know more, click here and read the full press release.

This big monolith which reminds me of the movie 2001: a space odyssey is the brand new portable hard disk drive (HDD) recently released by Seagate called Maxtor Central Axis. Lately the market has been floated by big mass storage devices such as Iomega Super eGo whose capacity reaches stunning figures. The new Seagate’s baby makes no exception. As a matter of fact its capacity  is 1 tetrabyte. With it, you will be able  to store hundreds of movies and millions of songs. Other features include:

1. 7,200 rpm drive with 32MB of cache.
2. 172mm x 63.3mm x 150.3mm and weighs 680g.
3. Support for supports DLNA  such as Microsoft(R) Xbox(R) 360(TM) and Sony(R) PlayStation(R) 3(TM), and UPnP media streaming.
4. Two USB ports.

Maxtor Central Axis is expected to be released in July in the States for $329.99.

Source: Slashgear.com

Iomega has just unveiled its brand new external hard drive with 1 Terabyte of capacity to stuff movies, pics and million of songs with one click! The model sports an USB 2.0 port, one-year warranty and comes in ruby red, midnight blue or jet black. Its price is set at $269.95.

Here is the full news:

SAN DIEGO, May 29, 2008 - Iomega Corporation (NYSE: IOM), a global leader in data protection and security, today announced that stylish data security has reached the 1TB* plateau with the worldwide introduction of the Iomega® eGo™ 1TB Desktop Hard Drive.

This new single-drive HDD “Super eGo” is now available worldwide in ruby red, midnight blue, and jet black. Its design is based on the popular Iomega® eGo™ Portable Hard Drive, one of Iomega’s best-selling line of hard drives. The eGo Portable is currently available in 160GB, 250GB and 320GB capacities, and in several different colors, including new camouflage and leather-wrapped models. The new eGo Desktop model houses a 1TB, 3.5-inch hard drive with USB 2.0 connectivity that holds up to 4,000,000 photos, over 18,500 hours of music or 1,500 hours of video.**

“By applying the award-winning style of the eGo design to a desktop hard drive, Iomega is giving users a one-terabyte Super eGo that’s all about form and function, a beautiful and pleasing design for even the most data-intensive applications,” said Peter Wharton, vice president marketing, Iomega Corporation. “Today’s computer users want more style, capacity, and data security out of their computer hardware; the colorful, dependable and colossal one terabyte eGo Desktop Hard Drive delivers on all counts.”

The new 1TB eGo Desktop Hard Drive is a complete storage solution out of the box, including a license for EMC® Retrospect HD software (PC-only download) for automatic backups, scheduled backups, or on-demand backups.

Compatibility
The Iomega® eGo™ Desktop Hard Drive is compatible with Mac OS X 10.1 or higher and with Microsoft® Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP, and Windows Vista™. EMC® Retrospect HD backup software is available for free download (PC only).

Price and Availability
The Iomega® eGo™ Desktop Hard Drive, USB 2.0, 1TB is now available worldwide for $269.95 (pricing is U.S. suggested retail) from online retailers, VARs, resellers and select retailers, as well as at www.iomega.com.

Sony has recently unveiled its new USB flash drive rich of features and highly performing. First of all let me clarify what “click” means. Basically this word is referred to its innovative, retractable design which lets users uncover and retract the USB connector for quick and easy use. I like this idea, mainly because people won’t loose their USB dongle’s cap anymore. I can’t think of how many of them I have lost during my “computer-life”! But let’s see into detail the most appealing features of this new USB dongle:

• Nice design.
• Blinky light when connected to the computer.
• Windows® ReadyBoost™ compatibility.
• 32MBps read and 11MBps write speed.
• Storage capacity from 2GB up to 8GB (what about 16GB? I am really disappointed)

If you want to know more about this USB flash drive, click here.

Ironkey has just released its new IronKey 8GB USB flash drive which promises you to be so tough, that you could even throw it under a truck without being afraid to lose any data! In fact, apart from its strong, rugged, waterproof and tamper resistant case, Ironkey is provided with some of the most secure software in the world such as: encryption keys, always-on encryption, password protection and two-factor authentication. If instead you are concerned about security while surfing you can use IronKey Private Surfing with High-Speed Tor Technology which lets you avoid all those threats which could compromise your security and private data. Reading from Ironkey Website: “Our virtual desktop customers have been eagerly awaiting IronKey 8GB drives because they are deploying large Windows desktops which rapidly wear out ordinary flash drives and most importantly need to be secured,” said John Jefferies, vice president of product marketing at IronKey. “Running virtual desktops from flash drives demands high performance with superior reliability which is why customers are choosing to deliver mobile desktops and business continuity solutions on IronKey.” Its price is set at $79. If you want to buy it, click here.

Verbatim has just unveiled its brand new external hard disk drive called SmartDisk HDD. What strikes me about this new HDD are its dimensions. In fact it just measures 3.38-inches by 5.38-inches by 0.63-inches. Inside its rugged, ultra-modern case there are three 166GB platters that utilize advanced Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR) technology at 5400RPM. It also include 8MB of cache memory and it will be available in USB interface or a Combo FireWire®/USB interface. Its price is set under $300. No word about its release date.

Source: businesswire.com

This little USB toy looks like an USB pen apart from the fact that it is not just an USB pen. As a matter of fact this little device sports so many features that it could change your geek life. Its name is MC992D and lets you surf the web thanks to its inner modem (up to 7.2Mbps downstream HSDPA connection. It can also use EDGE and GPRS). Of course to use it as a modem you need to stick inside it your SIM cell phone card. You can also use it as a GPS device to find out where you are exactly and, to finish, it is also an USB flash drive that reads your microSD cards. To know more visit this website.