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It’s not like we haven’t seen slightly funny / interesting / unorthodox USB flash drives before, but there’s just something about a headless penguin hanging from a USB port that gets us chuckling. Available in 2/4/8/16GB capacities, the simply titled Penguin drive even gives a portion of its proceeds to the World Wildlife Fund, providing you with even more reason to cave to the urge and pick one up. This little fellow’s up on Amazon right now for $12.95 to $42.95.

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Penguin USB drive is infinitely cute, hilarious originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Commemorating the 10th anniversary of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Mimoco is releasing another series of Star Wars-themed flash drives (here’s a prior series). The first of the designer Flash drive characters will be Darth Maul, to be released June 10th.

The new Star Wars Mimbots will be available in 1GB to 8GB capacities. They’ll come preloaded with digital extras, icons, avatars, screensavers, and mimoByte (sound software that plays Star Wars audio clips when the Flash drive is inserted or ejected from the computer).

No pricing information yet, but comparable 1 GB drives go for $19.95.

With USB flash drives getting smaller, and their storage sizes getting larger, people are trying to figure out a convenient way to keep one on hand at all times. USB watches are often not that attractive, and keeping a Flash drive with your keys just makes your keychain that much larger.

That’s why this new item from TopTech products makes so much sense. Slim Data USB cards are thin enough to fit in your wallet’s credit card slot, yet offer 4GB of storage. They measure 3.4- x 2.1 x 0.11-inches and come in clear, gray, orange, red, or blue. When you need to use one, you simply fold the top up to reveal the USB 2.0 port, then plug in into your computer. They work with Windows, Macintosh, and Linux computers. And if you’re in marketing, Slim Data card can be custom printed for larger orders.

While the press release promised 1GB and 4GB capacities, I see only the 4GB model on the site. It sells for $27.99.

If your iPhone case looks suspiciously like bubble wrap, you might be a cheap geek.

1. Home theater systems don’t have to be huge–or expensive. Witness the Philips MCD908 micro system. Amazon’s got it for $249.99, which is a nice discount. The price gets you a compact component system, wood speakers, hi-fi tubes for more lifelike sound, gold-plated speaker connectors, and a remote with a leather back and a metal front. It’s a great system for smaller apartments.

2. Amazon’s got the Fujifilm Finepix F100fd for a fantastic price, only $232.17, and it qualifies for free shipping. This compact silver digital camera shoots 12 megapixel photos, includes a 5x wide-angle optical zoom, and dual image stabilization modes. It also offers face detection and automatic red-eye removal.

3. As the head cheap geek, I don’t usually get excited about flash drives, but this OCZ Diesel drive is a true bargain. It’s offers 16GB of storage for $15.99 (after mail-in rebate). Get it from NewEgg.

As gadget nerds and Type-A early adopters, you no doubt have a few microSD and SD / SDHC cards laying around that Cheeto-farm you call an office. LaCie’s $10 DataShare USB card readers let you recycle those cards into make-shift USB drives. Not bad for a ginger. Watch the uncomfortably arousing video after the break — go ahead it’s safe, LaCie wants you to.

[Via Pocket-Lint]

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LaCie DataShare recycles your bits, will never say goodbye or hurt you originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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