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There are lots of astromechs out there, but no design more popular than the venerable R2 unit. Sure, R4’s are great, but they lack the personality R2 units are known for. Not everyone can speak in bleeps and bloops, but you won’t have much trouble getting the gist of what they say.
While we don’t yet have the technology in this corner of the galaxy for fully automated repair droids like R2 units, we can get a portion of R2’s versatility into something small enough to sit on your desk.
Features
- Official Star Wars R2-D2 4-Port USB Hub
- 4 USB 2.0 ports ports along the base of his chassis
- Chirps, squeals and beeps when you plug a new device into him
- Articulated legs allow R2 to stand up straight, or recline
- Powered by the USB bus, so a power supply isn’t necessary for operation
- Some high-powered USB devices may need extra power, so R2 accepts a 7.5A external power supply (not included)
Price: $49.99 Buy here: ThinkGeek.com
Ideal for Storing Music, Video, Photo Libraries and More
Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it is shipping its high-capacity 64GB DataTraveler(R) 150 (DT150) USB Flash drive. DT150 offers the largest capacity in Kingston’s entire line of DataTraveler USB drives and allows users the room and flexibility to backup important hard drive contents, and transport and share complete collections of music, videos, photos and documents in one convenient device.
“The new 64GB DataTraveler 150 takes transportable storage to the next level with big capacity in a small package,” said Jaja Lin, Flash business development manager, Kingston(R). “As file sizes increase with digital media content such as music and photos, the need for USB Flash drives with high capacities will continue to rise. The DT150 certainly addresses those needs today.”
Kingston’s DataTraveler 150 is fully compatible with Windows Vista, XP and Windows 2000 as well as Mac OS X 10.3 (and above) and Linux 2.6 (and above). The DT150 carries a fully guaranteed five-year warranty and 24/7 tech support.
Kingston DataTraveler 150
Part Number MSRP (U.S. only. Prices subject to change.)
- DT150/64GB $177.00
- DT150/32GB $116.00
DataTraveler 150 Product Features and Specifications:
- Capacities*: 64GB, 32GB
- Dimensions: 3.06″ x 0.9″ x 0.47″ (77.9mm x 22mm x 12.05mm)
- Operating Temperature: 32 degrees F to 140 degrees F (0 degrees C to 60 degrees C)
- Storage Temperature: -4 degrees F to 185 degrees F (-20 degrees C to 85 degrees C)
- Simple: Just plug into a USB port
- Convenient: Pocket-sized for easy transportability
- Guaranteed: Five-year warranty
- Compatible Operating Systems: Windows Vista (Windows ReadyBoost(TM) not supported), Windows XP (SP1, SP2), Windows 2000 (SP4), Mac OS X v.10.3.x and higher, Linux v.2.6.x and higher
*Please note: Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. For more information, please consult Kingston’s Flash Memory Guide at http://kingston.com/Flash_Memory_Guide.
For more information on Kingston or its products visit the Web site at: http://www.kingston.com/.