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engadget.com - 12/2/2008
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We've seen plenty of cute flash drives in our day , but this one that looks like spare change -- you know, cold, hard, days of yore currency -- well, let's just say this USB 2.0 drive is like heaven on earth. You can get it in an 8GB silver "dime" size, or the 4GB copper "penny" variation ...
lacie.com - 12/1/2008
crunchgear.com - 12/1/2008
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crunchgear.com —
Flash drives are easy enough to lose when
they actually look like a piece of technology so
why even buy LaCie ’s CurrenKey ’cause you know its going to get lost anyway. It looks like a coin, for goodness sake. The USB 2.0 drive is ...
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LaCie intros the CurrenKey: a flash drive destined to be ...
chipchick.com - 12/2/2008
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chipchick.com —
Lacie just announced their new CurrenKey Coin-Shaped USB
keys , and we’re left saying “why didn’t I
think of that”. After all, we’ve seen just about anything turned in to a USB key - from Sushi to Santa Claus. So why ...
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Lacie’s CurrenKey Coin-Shaped USB keys
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LaCie CurrenKey, USB flash drives that look like coins
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... coins and cast in bronze or silver, are very cute. I only wish they were a bit more ornate so that they looked more like real coins. Perhaps the designers were worried they'd be too easily lost if they were less distinguishable from real change.
Give the coins a little twist and the USB fob slips out.
Prices are fittingly reasonable: $20 for the 4GB "Penny" and $30 for the 8GB "Dime".
CurrenKey USB flash drive product page [LaCie via Chip Chick via Engadget] ...
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