Gold USB Drive with Michael Jackson's "This Is It" Video Pre-loaded
If you are already missing Michael Jackson like the rest of us, here's a chance to get a piece of his legacy for you to have on hand always. The 2.5 inch 500GB Gold hard drive has a DRM protected copy of the "This is It" video pre-loaded on it. This is a movie compilation of the rehearsals and outtakes from what might have been his comeback tour. The so-called movie was made during his final months, showing the rehearsals and creative work that went into the sold-out London concerts.
The movie will likely only take up about 9GB of data which should leave you plenty of room for storing your other files and media. Accessory programs for backup and cryptography are easily found and installed for free to extend the function of this memorable high speed drive. There's no current detail about what form the DRM comes as, but you should be able to redeem it as soon as your drive ships. (Beatles on the other hand has gotten rid of DRM altogether with their re-mastered digital album in lossless FLAC format.) This may be a little loud in style, and will probably be a choice target for those with sticky fingers so keep an eye on it. It's currently around $90 dollars and shipping from Europe worldwide.
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USB Fangled Skeleton Key Helps Break into Old Fashion Locks
A device that might just be a little too late to be useful has shown up recently, a USB Key Impressioner. This James Bond wannabe gadget can be inserted into a car lock and electronically map the interior of the lock. The device scans the position of the tumblers and transmits that information to a computer via USB. The software then takes that information and creates a pattern for a key cutter to make a perfect key for that lock. While this sounds pretty nefarious, unless you factor in common sense, it's not all that useful.
It's also not exactly a quick process and there's nothing really stealthy about a key cutting machine. You won't be gone in 60 seconds, but it could mean less of a problem the next time you lose your car keys. One quick insert and a few hours later you have a new set of keys. So far, the USB Key Impressioner only works on older model Fords with simple metal keys. Even if you had the desire to use this for evil, most modern cars already have this beat with advanced locks and microchip keys. This won't be available to the public at any point. That's just as well, unless you are repo-man working for a used Ford dealership.
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13-port USB 2.0 Hub Might be USB 2 Much
Anyone using a PC as a multimedia device knows how quickly USB devices start to add up. Here's a possible solution for that mess of cables you have to deal with every day. It's a normal sized USB hub with an amazing amount of ports. Altogether, this new USB hub has 13 total ports to get all your cords into one spot and all plugged in at the same time. Not having to juggle multiple hubs or swapping devices in and out due to port limitations should easily be worth the $33 it costs to get one of these home. The 13 port hub has 4 USB ports on each of its 4 sides except one which presumably has power and the upstream connection to your PC. There's also a flip up 13th port on top for quick access to flash drives or any other connection you make and break often.
There's only a few drawbacks to this great new toy. The 12 main ports are packed pretty tightly together, over-sized dongles will have trouble fitting or may completely block 2 adjacent ports. This is great for keeping devices all connected, but not if you plan to use them all at once. Even with USB 2.0's generous bandwidth, 13 devices running on one pipe your PC would fill up pretty quick. Of course, this kind of hub seems to be better fit if the interface is USB 3.0 rather the aging USB 2.0. Hit their store to pick up yours if you have the need.
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