Let’s not mince words here: everybody needs a little extra portable storage. Maybe you keep your resume handy just in case? Perhaps you like to install some open-source portable-apps so you can access a secure browser and email from any PC? Maybe you’re sneakernetting some ’1337 h4x from point a to point b? Or, maybe you just like to have some blank media around just in case you need it?
USB flash memory is cheap, reliable and extremely portable. With two gigs, you can store 500 songs, thousands of photos, two feature-length movies, 3000 eBooks, or even a bootable Ubuntu distro. The advantage with this model is the capsule case.
This two-inch long thumbdrive is encased in brushed aluminum with an attached chain and hook. Keep it on your keychain, hang it around your neck, or dangle it from your nose, if that’s your thing. By the way, if you do hang it from a body part, make sure you email us a picture!
Price: $27.99 Buy here: ThinkGeek.com
JetFlash V30 offer exceptional value per megabyte. Easily swap and share your data using this flash drive that slides easily into tight-fitting stacked USB ports.
Features:
- Easy Plug and Play installation
- Fully compatible with Hi-Speed USB 2.0
- PC-Lock Function makes JetFlash a key to lock your computer
- Boot-Up Function makes JetFlash a bootable device
- Partition & Security Function creates a private partition with password protection
- Driverless (Only Windows98SE needs the enclosed driver)
- USB powered with no external power or battery needed.
- LED indicates the usage status
- Works with Windows Vista
Price: $16.99
Buy here: Transcend JetFlash V30 4GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable)
Whether it’s a late-night coding marathon or just your typical afternoon staring at spreadsheets, the USB Mini Lava Lamp will help you relax. Just plug it into your USB port for power and this little desktop ambiance generator will do the rest. Filled with clear “lava” and a bunch of glitter flakes, this light creates something resembling a disco ball effect on your desk and walls. The USB Mini Lava Lamp is an authentic Original Lava Brand® product and comes with a single small lightbulb. It stands about 6″ tall and connects using a coiled USB cable that stretches to about 4 feet.
Also has these wonderful features:
- No batteries required – draws power from USB
- Includes USB cable
- Uses a single, small lightbulb
- Dimensions: 5.8″ tall x 1.7″ wide
- Available in: Clear, Blue, Pink, Purple
- 90-day warranty
Price: $6.99 Buy here: ThinkGeek.com
Harley and Duke are naughty doggies. They won’t eat out of their food bowls; they track mud all over the place; they are constantly burying our pens; and they have a peculiar naughtiness whenever they spy a free USB port. They…well…they sort of, kind of, um… “go to town,” if you will. And they won’t stop until you um…separate them from the source of their affections.
Why are they like this? We have no idea. It doesn’t serve any purpose, but it’s what they do. They are insatiable. And that’s all we really have to say. Harley is brown and Duke is black, and you can take your pick. Oh, and don’t worry – if the kids ask what the doggie is doing to your computer, just say, “He’s trying to jump over the computer, but he got a little stuck,” or “The computer is giving him a piggyback ride.” Either will suffice.
Each dog is about 2.25″ tall and requires USB power to get turned on. Sorry, we had to.
Price: $9.99 Buy here: ThinkGeek.com
