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Pricing pressure, anyone? Super Talent has just put a serious kink in the plans of storage makers hoping to milk their dwindling USB 2.0 flash drive inventories into the holiday season, as the introduction of the USB 3.0 Express Duo line sets a new bar for MSRPs on these things. Expected to ship later this month, these critters are available in 8GB and 16GB capacities, with each offering USB 3.0 speeds, USB 2.0 backwards compatibility and price points of $14 and $29, respectively. Who doesn’t love a good stocking stuffer, anyway?

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It sure is hard to differentiate yourself in the highly competitive world of ever-shrinking USB storage. To avoid this trend of disregard, Verbatim has sent its latest offering off to paper management school and the results are now apparent for us to see. The new Clip-it comes with an added incision in the middle of its lilliputian body that allows it to act as a paperclip or maybe even a handsome accessory to your geek chique outfit. Verbatim makes sure to tell us (about eleventy times) that the Clip-it has scooped up a red dot Design Award for its ingenuity, and prices the thing at eminently affordable €8.99 (2GB) and €11.49 (4GB) levels. Those correspond to $12 and $15.34, respectively, meaning you could have the whole set of seven colors for less than what you’d have to spend on just one iWatch.

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Verbatim’s Clip-it is a USB drive with paperclip ambitions originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It was just about a month ago that Mimobot, creator of the oh-so-stylish designer flash drives, released its new Star Wars series. Fortunately, Mimobot has gifted us with a limited edition and online exclusive surprise: Luke Skywalker and Han Solo Stormtrooper flash drives.

Previously, the drives were released as “Stormtrooper Unmasked” — a blind assortment with Han and Luke’s identity hidden until opened. Which means, if you’re a sole Solo fan, you could get stuck with a darn Skywalker jump drive. But now, this limited edition of 500 drives allows you to pick your character of choice. The new item offers Luke or Han’s luscious locks, along with the customary Stormtrooper helmet. Customers now have the option of having their favorite characters masked or unmasked.

Both Luke and Han are available in a range of 2GB to 16GB of storage space and come preloaded with character-specific Star Wars MIMOBOT-themed images, wallpapers, and avatars.

It’s no secret that we’re very fond of Hello Kitty gadgets — just like pretty much everyone else on the planet. And Sanrio’s lucrative partnership with Mimoco has spun the famous cat’s rep into… more awesome flash drives. It seems like Sanrio is always celebrating some kind of birthday, and for the company’s 50th anniversary they’ve busted out more than their fair share of gear. This time, it’s a “classic” Hello Kitty flash drive that comes in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB capacities. We’re kind of in love with Kitty’s elongated face on this model, so if you so choose, you can grab one of these up for a starting price of $34.95.

Mimoco bumps out yet another Hello Kitty flash drive to celebrate Sanrio’s 50th anniversary originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 18 Sep 2010 04:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Silicon Power, a flash memory manufacturer, announced its “sporty” Unique 530 USB 2.0 stick.

The exterior is wrapped in an eco-friendly silica gel with a ridged texture, making for comfortable gripping, and the first drive on the market to fuse this material with metallic accessories. The metal can withstand up to 10kg of pull, so this flash drive should be able to survive on a keychain or bag without worry. The USB port is retractable, so no worries about loosing the cap.

The Unique 530 also utilizes COB (Chip On Board) packing technology, making this drive waterproof, shockproof, and dustproof. For further data protection Silion Power has included a Widget that features 7 backup and security solutions users may download.