With more USB drives flocking into the already-crowded market, MXI Security has released their latest 64GB versions of the Stealth M-Series and Stealth MXP Bio. The new 64GB devices feature AES 256-bit hardware encryption, up to 3-factor authentication (i.e. combination of password, biometric, and/or CAC/PIV cards) and advanced manageability/ identity capabilities such as device recycling, key generation, and digital signatures.

Additionally, these USB drives are powered by the Bluefly, which is the world’s first security processor for USB devices. The MXI Security Stealth product family will come in a wide range of capacities, starting from 1GB to 64GB. Not the best looking USB drives out there, but surely one that you can trust on.

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USB handy drives have come a long way ever since the evolutional USB 2.0 was launched. Since then we’ve seen so many cute and funky designs, but they just never stop! This is a good thing actually. Now this new USB flash drive from Elecom is trying to mimic your home’s wall plug. Easy to get in and get out. Great idea isn’t it, to incorporate a ‘tail’ for you to pull. Just be careful not to pull your whole notebook along.

The 4GB model will be available from GeekStuff4U sometime in August. Yours for ¥3,200, which is about $37, and they come in 4 colors too! You can choose among black, blue, green or pink. There’s even some data encryption software that’s downloadable from Elecom’s site.

[Elecom Wall Plug Handy Drive via Akihabaranews]

SanDisk seemed rather bold when it comes to announcing that their latest Cruzer Blade is ‘the world’s smallest USB flash drive’. But they are rather smart in choosing their words used to avoid other big boys from getting pissed, by saying that it is about the size of a standard paper clip and weighs about the same as a U.S. penny, just to give a reference.

“At half the size of some other USB drives, our compact Cruzer Blade provides consumers with highly portable storage at a great value,” said Kent Perry, director, retail product marketing, SanDisk. “The drive lets users transfer their digital data quickly between computers, and delivers a storage boost to devices such as netbooks that often need additional memory but are difficult to upgrade easily.”

It’s available in capacities ranging from 2GB to 16GB, price ranging from $14.99 to $77.99. Looks very handy for me to use in my car, as the handy drive won’t bulge out like an annoying stick.

WARNING: Not for those who will easily misplace their belongings.

[via Hot Hardware]

Frankly speaking, A-Data is not a common name when it comes to thumb drives, perhaps due to the popularity of popular brands like Kingston, Corsair, Apacer, and Pendriv. Though, I really love their speedy rams. Previously we don’t find it common to have eSATA thumb drives because you’ll need a SuperSpeed socket to provide power. But now with the popular eSATA + USB 2.0 combo port found on many notebooks and netbooks, thumb drive manufacturers are able to produce eSATA thumb drives to provide near-USB3.0 speeds for notebooks that don’t have USB 3.0.

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This comes as a thumb drive that might cost you your limb. Lexar has refreshed their Echo SE flash drive lineup with a whooping 128GB edition. But unlike your typical Kingston flash drive, this Echo drive continuously backup your computer’s files without needing activation. The build-in software will automatically sync all your important in-use files into the thumb drive, and it works on both Windows and Macintosh platform. But then, this amazing auto-backup thumb drive will cost you literally $349.99. Yeah, that’s a lot to back up your files without needing a single activation button. But if you really need such ‘genius’ service, then be my guess, and head over to Amazon or Newegg and grab one. Just don’t go and sell your limb while you’re at it.

SOURCE Lexar

Yes, you’ve heard it, it’s going to explode! Well barely, nearly, but still not physically. All of a sudden, owning this high tech spy-wannabe USB drive makes you like an agent in Mission Impossible. Tom Cruise? HA! Well Fujitsu sure wants you to feel that way when carrying this Tamatebako flash drive around.
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Yes, it is available in silver or gold. This Machine Gun Ammo USB drive is cold resistant, shockproof, heat resistand and anti-magnetic. With 2GB storage at $19.99 through China Grabber.

[via TechFresh]

This is the waterproof submarine K-95 USB drive by mwd. It is available in 1GB and 2GB and it is available in green, white, red and black colors.

VOOZ has released the ultra compact PUCCA shaped USB drive in Korea. They have named it PUCCA U100. The company said that they will release a PUCCA MP3 player in the future. Hope they shipped to other countries too. Read more…

Active Media has released the Obama USB memory drive which comes with a holographic picture of President Obama on the front surface. Inside this 2GB drive, preloaded with about an hour of Obama’s landmark ‘Race Speech’ in MP3 format including his Inaugural Address. The Obama is available only at $9.

[via TechFresh]