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Good news for hardcore portable storage buffs: looks like Western Digital is taking a hint from Verbatim and putting an e-ink display on its My Book Elite and My Book Studio portable hard drives, offering the device’s label and free space up-front, perfect for those of us juggling multiple portable storage devices. In addition, both offer WD SmartWare, 256-bit hardware-based encryption, and are available in capacities ranging from 500GB to 2TB. My Book Studio (formatted for Mac and sportin’ a FireWire 800 interface) ranges from $149.99 to $299.99 depending on size, while My Book Elite (with a USB 2.0 interface and NTFS formatting) will run you anywhere from $169.99 to $279.99.

If what you’re looking for however, is the company’s “smallest drive to date,” check out My Passport Elite. Featuring a USB dock, illuminated capacity gauge, a secure “drive lock” indicator, and that 256-bit hardware-based encryption, this bad boy is sports up to 640GB storage (which will run you $169.99). This one is available in one of three “metallic” colors — Metallic Red, Metallic Blue, or Charcoal Metallic. Sadly, the company hasn’t yet teamed up with MusicSkins for a Metallica skin — but our fingers are crossed.

Read – My Book Studio
Read – My Book Elite
Read – My Passport Elite

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WD unveils new My Books with e-ink, while My Passport shrinks even further originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You know how the vast majority of us would like to be ninjas, but don’t know where to start? Well, we have found the answer — that missing link between geek and ninja — in the form of the Ninja Kunai 2GB flash drive. This USB accessory-cum-gimmicky 90s toy is inscribed with … something, and, well, looks mildly threatening. Here’s the really awesome part: it costs $125.35. Some might scoff and others might scowl, but just think of how exclusive this thing is going to be. Buying one of these will mark you out as truly individual.

[Via TechnaBob]

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Ninja Kunai USB Drive: the tech equivalent of getting a foreign language tattoo originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:08:00 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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We trust you’re reading this on your R2-D2 case mod PC with matching Star Wars-themed Skype webcam, all of which you acquired using your awesome mind control powers (learned with the assistance of your Force Trainer). And as all this goes down, you are undoubtedly surrounded by a full compliment of Star Wars Mimobot flash drives. But wait! What if we told you the company has extended the line, now offering C-3PO, Wicket, and an all new Darth Vader (complete with creepy old Anakin Skywalker face when the helmet’s removed)? These guys are $39.95 each and come complete with audio clips, wallpaper, a keychain attachment, and more. HIt that read link to see for yourself. What more could you possibly ask for? Wedge Antilles?

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Mimoco is back with more Star Wars thumb drives originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We can’t honestly say we’ve ever had a flash drive go bad because it wasn’t tough enough, but apparently there’s a market of globe-trotting ex-military jungle assassins out there big enough for Verbatim to join in with the Tuff-Clip USB stick. (Actually, it’s TUFF-CLIP, because all-caps names are water-resistant to 100 feet.) Of course, you’ll have to pay for those rugged good looks: the 4GB version is $30, while the 8GB is $50. Not exactly a steal when you consider this Hello Kitty stick we’ve been using cost us nothing more than our pride.

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Verbatim Tuff-Clip flash drives for the adventure nerd originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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