Tag: USB

Japan's Domo-kun is turned into a Mimoco Mimobot flash drive in time for US series

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The whole Shiny Media office is nuts about Mimobot flash drives, in particular the Fairybit Fairybot ones which Shiny Shiny recently gave away in a competition. They’re just so cute, and you can never have enough USB flash drives, they’re like pairs of scissors, you can never have too many in your house.

Hopefully you’ve heard of Domo-kun, the animated character from a Japanese TV network? Up until now, he’s always been more popular over there obviously, but that’s set to change, as he’s hitting the US later this year for his very own TV show…

Katherine Hannaford USB Memory

Keep your gadgety green fingers clean with the USB greenhouse

USBGreenHse1_640.jpgAnd still the crazy USB gadgets keep coming. The latest novelty from Brando is the USB Greenhouse, which lets you grow drugs plants on your desktop without worrying about whether they’re getting enough sunlight.

Pros: Your computer keeps tabs on the growth status of your foliage, and you get free Marigold seeds with it. Cons: When future generations look back at the early 21st century, they’ll wonder why we were piddling about with USB greenhouses while the rainforests died.

Stuart Dredge Gadgets

You've read about the USB Humping Dog… Now buy it!

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There are millions of rubbish USB gadgets, but the USB Humping Dog will at least raise a chuckle. We first wrote about it in December last year, when it was just another silly Japanese gadget that you’d never be able to buy over here.

Well, it’s still a silly Japanese gadget, but Digital World Tokyo has just started selling the sex-starved plug-in pooches for export to Europe and the US. They cost $17.95 per dog plus shipping, and you’ll get a random selection of a Beagle, Dalmation or Chocolate Labrador.

Stuart Dredge Gadgets

Buffalo intros TurboUSB-charged USB hard drives, speedy file transfer and performance

buffalo_usb_ministation_hard_drive.jpgBuffalo Technology has announced the availability of an enhanced range of MiniStation and DriveStation products, now featuring TurboUSB technology which is supposed to significantly improve the speed of file transfers and overall performance.

The TurboUSB MiniStation is a portable, shock-resistant USB 2.0 external hard drive, offering up to 64% better file transfer rates than traditional USB 2.0 hard drives. It features a wrap-around cable, tough armoured outer case, and shock-absorbent internal design, and is able to draw its power from the PC via a powered USB port or hub. It will come in 80GB, 120GB, 160GB, 250GB, and 300GB capacities.

Buffalo’s TurboUSB DriveStation is intended for users who want to easily back up their files, and boosts file transfer speeds by up to 37%. It comes in capacities of 250GB, 320GB, 500GB, 750GB, and 1TB. The unit features an auto-setup function, auto power-on, and auto-backup scheduling.

Andy Merrett Hard Drives