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IronKey has never been one to shy away from sensational claims, but for whatever reason, it’s announcing its newest secure drive in a rather low-key fashion. Or, somewhat so. The D200 range of USB flash drives are said to be more manageable and secure than ever, offering up the peace of mind necessary in government and enterprise scenarios. The new devices include policy enforcement, usability and field-maintenance capabilities, a dual-channel architecture for rapid transfers, the ability to double as an authentication token and a self-defense mechanism designed to resist “physical, malware and password attacks.” It’s available in 1/2/4/8/16GB capacities and should withstand most encounters with water and shock, though it’s on you to dig up the presumably lofty MSRPs.

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IronKey ships uber-secure D200 USB flash drives originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you thought Cowon’s iAudio E2 had reduced the digital audio player to its stylish, diminutive core, think again: With the UM1 the company takes things even one step further by eliminating the “audio player” from the DAP altogether, leaving us with an elegant USB thumb drive that stores up to 16GB (75,900 Korean Won, or about $64). Featuring a little loophole at the top for a chain and the inscription “Don’t Forget Me,” this is practically begging to be presented as a gift, packed full of specially picked MP3s for your sweetheart / object of obsessive stalking. Just keep in mind that he or she will then need something to listen to the tunes on.

[Via DAP Review]

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Cowon’s UM1 thumb drive for lovers, stalkers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With USB 3.0 on the horizon, we can only hope that the world’s purveyors of crap have a little respect for the forthcoming standard. By and large, USB 2.0 is plenty fast to handle the awful data transmissions between USB hand grenades, alien flash drives, moody card readers, Japanese fans and your PC, and frankly, we’re not sure if the world can handle oodles upon oodles of SuperSpeed rubbish. Have a peek at the latest roundup from the worst of the worst, but please, not while you’re eating.

Read – Bear hand warmers
Read – Solar cap fan
Read – USB hand fan
Read – USB moody card reader
Read – Alien flash drive
Read – Mosquito repellent USB dongle
Read – USB hand grenade

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Crapgadget: ‘Hopefully USB 3.0 can avoid this path’ edition originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’d be stretching things ever-so-slightly if we said Kanguru’s newest e-Flash drive was just a wee bit behind schedule, but at least the unit — which was originally slated for a January release — is finally real. If you’ll recall from last year, this dual-sided drive includes a USB 2.0 connector for mass compatibility and a powered eSATA port for blazing performance. Until now, however, you’ve had to deal with capacities of 32GB and smaller, but the new 64GB iteration changes all that for good. Too bad there’s nary a mention of this thing’s MSRP, but we’d go ahead and brace for the worst if we were you.

[Via HotHardware]

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Kanguru takes eSATA + USB e-Flash drive to 64GB originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Get ready — Hello Kitty’s about to blow out the candles for her 35th anniversary — so Sanrio’s gone on an especially wild licensing tear. We see all kinds of insane HK gear around these parts, but we are, admittedly, fans of MIMOBOTS adorable storage. Now, there are not a lot of details to go on here, nothing specific, with regards to pricing or capacities — but the Hello Kitty MIMOBOT flash drives are expected on or about the 1st of November. Similar ‘bots (we checked out Darth Vader) run $19.95 for a 1GB model, and up to $49.95 for a 30GB. Meow!! Now, we’re not sure — but we’re laying our bets that we can expect other fruit-inspired costumes for our feline friend above… or maybe we’re just hoping to see her dressed up as a peach!

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Sanrio and MIMOBOT team up to unleash some cute for Hello Kitty’s 35th originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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