I usually look past most novelty USB hubs, but this one from gadget4all caught my eye not only because it’s cute and unique, with the airplane shape, but the propeller doubles as a fan. There are 4 USB ports and an on/off switch for the fan. Another cute feature is the airplane motor noise that […]
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For some reason, these little ball shaped USB speakers look so cute to me. They are available in 5 colors, blue, orange, pink, white, green for $19.95 from gadget4all.com. How many less than useful USB gadgets do you have hanging on your desktop or laptop right now?
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Roughly the size of a quarter, the DiskGO flash drive is available in capacities of 1GB to 16GB. Each drive comes with Dmailer Backup software installed on it. Users can create an encrypted profile and set redundant file backups to the external hard drive; it is also possible to archive past versions of files as
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This looks like a neat addition to a gadgeteer’s desktop… It’s the Mimo Mini 7 inch LCD monitor that attaches to your computer via USB. The max resolution is 800 x 480 and it can even rotate. It can be used as a separate display for your IM client, widgets, etc. The price might be
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EDGE’s mega high-capacity 128GB DiskGO Flash Drive can store approximately 85,000 photos, 128 hours of video, 32,000 MP3s, or 1,280,000 documents. The drive is housed in a rugged aluminum casing that provides protection against wear and tear. It includes CryptArchiver Lite encryption software, a trial version of CryptArchiver which allows users to encrypt up to
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Today LaCie announced two designer USB Hubs. The LaCie Core4 and LaCie Core7 USB Hubs. The Core4 is pictured here and incorporates built-in cables that are ideal for convenience and utility, while preserving a clean, thin, and elegant exterior. Available in Orange, Blue and Grey, the four port hub is $9.99. The seven port hub
If you don’t like carrying a USB flash drive in your pocket or on your keychain, here’s one that is so thin that it will fit in your wallet. The Slim Data USB flash drive from Top Tech Products is available in 1GB or 4GB capacities and is the same thickness as a credit card.
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We all know that to be healthy we should exercise every day and drink plenty of water. But how many of us actually take this advice instead of making excuses or saying something like “I’ll start at the first of the month…”? It’s the same thing with backing up the files on your computer. We
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Ok, I know this is in bad taste (Meredyth put me up to it, blame her), but check out this USB flash drive from Brando that’s in the shape of a syringe. No, it won’t protect you or your computer from any nasty infections, but it’s certainly unique.
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When I go on a vacation or business trip, I seem to always have issues charging all my USB enabled gadgets. I either forget to bring along a bazillion individual USB AC adapters or I have issues running out of USB ports on my laptop. Sometimes I don’t even want to bring my laptop on
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Bloated, but in a good way 🙂 Western Digital’s My Book Studio Edition, My Book Mac Edition, My Book Home Edition and My Book Essential Edition models are all now available in 2 TB capacities. They aren’t using two 1 TB drives, they are using one 2 TB drive. Wowza. That’s a lot of bytes!
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Super Talent makes some of the best micro USB flash drives currently available. What sets their Pico line of thumb drives apart from the rest is their rugged durability while maintaining such a small form factor. A few months ago I reviewed the Sony 8gb Micro Vault Tiny USB Flash Drive and while it is
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LaCie has just announced the iamaKey, itsaKey and passKey USB flash drives. They have a design that I can’t believe hasn’t happened until now. They are shaped like – keys. 🙂 Lacie sent me a 4GB iamaKey to test drive.
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Nothing can say Happy Valentines Day quite like the USB Plasma Heart from Brando. I mean what’s not to love about this gadget? It’s heart shaped, Pink, uses USB and has the word Plasma in it’s name. Oh, and it’s only $17!
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USB flash drives are not something we would typically consider as collector’s items. That is until now… If you are a collector, a geek and someone that needs to carry around a flash drive, then you will want to take a look at the MIMBOTS from Mimoco. They recently sent me the 2GB Pink Meletta
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Lately you have probably been exposed to at least a few media covering portable hard drives. The Gadgeteer has reviewed 3 portable external hard drives since the end of October. You might have purchased or received one as a gift for the holidays. They are a great investment as a backup tool or as a
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Gizmine brings us this 8GB USB flash drive that has been made into the shape of a skull ring. These bad boys are handmade and are available in several colors. The price is pretty steep at $139.99 though. This makes me wonder, what is the most unusual USB flash drive that you own and use?
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Are you rough on your gadgets? What if you had a device that contained all kinds of important data, but one that you didn’t have to worry about destroying no matter how hard you tried? The ToughDrive USB Flash Drive from ATP might be that device for you. I wasn’t content to trust their claims,
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How’s this for a tiny backup system? Sandisk’s new Ultra Backup USB drives come in capacities of up to 64GBs and have a button that you can press to automatically backup your files. No cables or messy software installs necessary. Security minded folks will be happy to note that they provide both password protection and
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I really like compact (but GOOD) USB micrphones. Lately my favorite has been the Snowflake from BlueMic. But this new Go Mic from Samson looks pretty cool too. It can clip on top of your laptop screen or be used on a desktop (at least it appears to work on a desktop). I hope to
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