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Securing your personal data with the Retractable Biometric USB Flash Drive
Gizmo Watch —
... of a Biometric OLED adaptation sounds like a perfect offering. Developed by Ennova Direct Corporation, this patented drive isn’t just secure for it houses a biometric fingerprint scanner in the OLED; it even scores high on style for it has a retractable connector and a casing to protect the screen. We do not yet have the pricing but even if this drive demands something more than the usual, there shouldn’t be any real reason to grumble, after all, safety comes first!
Via: Prweb
Flash Drive With Biometric Security
Coated —
... are designing.
Flash drives are one item that have significant storage capacity and because of their small size, they are easy to lose. Ennova Direct Corporation has designed a USB flash drive that supports fingerprint recognition by way of the biometric fingerprint scanner. The design is sleek and includes a protective case to prevent scanner damage.
More details are to follow at which time, hopefully pricing for this flash drive will be available as well.
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ION Technologies To Produce Biometric Flash Drive With OLED Screen
GadgetReview —
... Direct just received a patent on what is probably going to be the world’s most advanced thumb drive. To be produced sometime in 2010, the flash drive features a retractable plug and built-in flip cover. Flip cover you ask? But of course, to protect the drives OLED screen that doubles as a fingerprint reader. The new drive, which has yet to be named or priced, will be launched under their ION Technologies brand.
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USB Flash Drive Gets OLED Display
TechFresh, Consumer Electronics Guide —
... Ennova Direct Corporation (DBA ION Technologies) just introduced the world’s first USB flash drive that comes equipped with an OLED display. The device also comes with a retractable USB connector and an integrated biometric fingerprint scanner on the OLED display itself that can change its color upon of the success or failure of each finger swipe. The OLED screen has an interactive interface allowing user to select specific files and initiate specific functions. [Press Release] ...
USB Flashdrive gets built in OLED Display
Gadget Venue —
... Executive VP of Ennova Direct. “To that end, we incorporated a biometric fingerprint scanner function into the design of our new Patented Retractable USB flash drive, while keeping with the popular theme of our signature retractable USB connector. We paid special attention to the design of the retractable USB connector, adding an integrated cover that when closed protects the USB connector and OLED screen-biometric fingerprint scanner at the same time.”
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Ennova Direct releases newfangled USB flash drive with OLED display
Coolest Gadgets —
... with the popular theme of our signature retractable USB connector. We paid special attention to the design of the retractable USB connector, adding an integrated cover that when closed protects the USB connector and OLED screen-biometric fingerprint scanner at the same time.”
Ennova Direct currently has outlined a release date for their new patented retractable biometric USB flash drive that will occur sometime in Q1, 2010. No idea on how much it will cost though.
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Biometric OLED Flash Drive
OhGizmo! —
... as an “interactive interface that allows the user to select specific files and initiate specific functions.”
Although it’s just a concept at the moment, Ennova seems to actually get around to producing what they file patents for. They’ve produced a flash drive with a retractable USB interface as well as a flash drive with integrated Bluetooth, so it’s at least reasonably likely that we’ll see this sometime in Q1 of 2010.
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Ennova Direct USB drive has an OLED display with biometric scanner
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