Ninja Star USB Drive
May 28, 2009
This creative USB drives from SolidAlliance doubles as a shuriken (ninja throwing star) when not plugged into your computer — we don’t recommend actually throwing it however. Plus, it will store 2GB of your precious data. Two caveats: it costs $108 and is only available in Japan.
USB Key makes Online Banking Safer
November 13, 2008
Online banking is a very popular thing nowadays, mainly because it is very convenient – you can make any kind of transaction right from your home computer, without need to go to nearest bank. However, this convenient way of managing your finances has its flaws, one of them – security problem.
There is a big variety of viruses and hacks, so any information that remains on your computer can be potentially stolen or erased. When we are talking about bank accounts this threat seems serious. So, what should we do to protect ourselves from being robbed by an anonymous hacker? Today, IBM presented its vision on Online Banking Security, which will do all online banking functions bypassing user’s PC. Details follow.
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Sawed-off USB Key
November 7, 2008
Here is the coolest USB drive I have seen so far this year. I am afraid you can’t buy it (yet! I bet someone will put this one into mass production…) but here’s some nice instructions that will help you make one. Awesome idea!