USB drives (16 articles)
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Sony débuts Micro Vault Mach USB 3.0 flash drive fun
SuperSpeed tech on board 17 January 2012 13:47 GMT TweetSony has unleashed what it says will be the first of a wave of new flash memory drives with SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology: the Sony Micro Vault Mach.
This USB 3.0 flash drive packs ultra-fast on-the-go data transfers so would be perfect if...
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PNY Attaché Evolutive takes storage micro
Diddy solution announced 3 November 2011 17:43 GMT TweetThe Napoleon complex is a type of inferiority complex which is said to affect some people who are short in stature. It is, of course, named after the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte who reportedly only stood 5 foot 6 inches tall.
But there's...
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Lego Minifigure USB keyring could well be the coolest / geekiest ever
2GB of storage on board the little man 22 March 2011 12:25 GMT TweetYou may have noticed that we at Pocket-lint are Lego crazy. We just can't get enough of the little bricks and little men.
So, imagine our excitement when we spotted this Lego Minifigure 2GB Flash Drive.
Sure, at only 2GB and priced...
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Verbatim Store 'n' Go Netbook USB drive - tiny but massive
Smaller than a 1 euro coin, but up to 32GB 25 October 2010 9:39 GMT TweetDesigned specifically to complement the small form factor of the modern netbook, the Verbatim Store 'n' Go USB drive is tiny. It's barely bigger than the USB connector itself, with the storage section jutting out a mere 5mm when plugged in.
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LaCie MosKeyto: Seriously small USB flash drive
"Just plug it and forget it" 7 September 2010 17:53 GMT TweetStorage specialist LaCie has unleashed its latest USB drive - the ultra-diddy LaCie MosKeyto.
The MosKeyto is so tiny that you'll simply be able to plug it into your system and forget about it - handy if you're rocking an older netbook for...
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Dr Martens USB boot drive that lets you boot up your PC
For the Punk, Eco, student, rocker in you 12 August 2010 23:46 GMT TweetHow do you celebrate 50 years of making boots? Make one that allows you to boot from of course.
Boot maker Dr. Martens has done just that with the creation of a Dr. Martens Limited Edition 50th Anniversary USB drive in the shape of one of the...
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Tech deals: Cheap storage on the go with Sandisk Cruzer Blade
Don't leave home without it 3 August 2010 13:17 GMT TweetDespite plenty of digital info getting shoved up in the cloud these days, especially with the advent of dropbox et al, it's still handy to have a bit of storage to hand when an internet connection is not.
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VIDEO: iPod parody - iPood
Shed Simove loves mocking Apple 28 July 2010 12:50 GMT TweetSelf-styled entrepreneur, author and performer, Shed Simove has followed up his iPad mickey-take the iNotePad, with an altogether less high-brow dig at Apple.
And sure, it's crude and it's tacky and, well, it's a little bit childish - but we're...
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Victorinox launches secure USB drives
Secure Pro and Presentation Master 25 March 2010 15:11 GMT TweetIconic Swiss brand Victorinox has announced that it's launching a pair of USB sticks that feature enhanced security features, as well as the regular Swiss Army Knife's blade, scissors, nail file, and ballpoint pen. No toothpick, sadly.
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VIDEO: RFID-tag-destroying gun built
Can also annihilate USB drives with electromagnetic radiation 23 December 2009 14:51 GMT TweetWhen the robots rise up and try to overthrow human civilisation, you're going to want to be holding one of these. The Rfiddler gun fires an electromagnetic pulse that's designed to overload RFID tags.
It was built by Codeninja from a Nerf N-Strike...
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Simple Minds offers entire tour on USB stick
20 hours of tour recordings, plus soundchecks and backstage video footage 18 December 2009 15:00 GMT TweetSimple Minds, the Scottish rock band best known for their hit, "Don't You (Forget About Me)", has done the same thing as several other bands, issuing a USB stick, except that they've gone a step further. They've put recordings of every single date...
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Star Wars USB drives let you feel the force while saving stuff
Yoda, Darth Vader, Boba Fett and a Storm Trooper waiting to save your data 10 November 2009 17:59 GMT TweetStar Wars fans will be able to get their "Force" fix while storing data thanks to a new range of USB thumb drives.
The standard USB drives are sculpted replicas of Darth Vader, Boba Fett, a Storm Trooper and Yoda, ranged in storage sizes from...
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First USB 3.0 thumb drive coming soon
Delivers speeds of up to 4.8GB/s 4 November 2009 17:21 GMT TweetThe USB 3.0 standard has been agreed upon and approved by its Promoter Group, we got the first driver for the platform, and now we're starting to see devices finally roll out that can cope with the new technology that's ten times faster than USB 2.0.
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Beatles offer 16GB apple-shaped USB drive
Loaded with 14 albums and a pile of bonus material 4 November 2009 9:49 GMT TweetThe Beatles have perennially refused to put their catalogue on any digital download sites, despite a little-known site called BlueBeat stocking the fab four's tracks at knock-down prices.
But if you want to get your hands on legitimate digital...
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Windows 7 available in USB stick edition
For computers without an optical drive 26 October 2009 15:18 GMT TweetMicrosoft has quietly issued a variant of its brand new Windows 7 operating system that can be copied to a USB stick and used to install the OS on computers that don't have a CD drive, which includes many netbooks available today.
In our review...
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