Corsair Flash Padlock 2 Secure Flash Drive Review
It doesn't seem all that long ago when Corsair first unveiled their Padlock USB flash drive, a secure drive with a nifty keypad to unlock the storage by PIN code without the need for platform-specific software. Too bad the security was bypassed in less than a year by a group of dutch engineers armed with a simple 10K resistor. Corsair's not one to take such humiliation lightly, however, and has jumped back into the game with the Flash Padlock 2, now backed by 256-bit AES hardware encryption. Better still, the Padlock 2 is now housed in the same rubber casing as the ever-durable Flash Voyager, meaning it's practically begging to withstand much more than its fair share of flagrant abuse. So how did this new contender fare in the hands of a crazed reviewer? Read on to find out...
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Eclipse LiteTouch Keyboard Sports Tron-tastic Configurable Touchscreen Panel
Eclipse has a pair of Star Trek-style keyboards called the LiteTouch that come with touchpanel in place of a regular keypad. The keyboard scissor keys are backlit along with the touchpanel for easy use at night or in other low light situations like HTPC uses. The company is launching two models this Spring, a USB wired and a wireless version with a rechargeable lithium ion battery built-in using 2.4GHz RF communication for up to 30 ft. range. The LiteTouch keyboard also bears a miniature trackball, think Blackberry Pearl, with two mouse buttons so you can go completely mouseless if you need to.
The LiteTouch's touchpanel, while not the same as having a complete Atom PC in place of the numpad, has three overlay modes for different needs. The first is the simple number pad nothing special there, except for the whole uber-cool backlit touchscreen part, totally boring. The second is a media control panel with stop, play, next media control buttons. The third is a programmable macro key layout that let's you assign websites or program links to the buttons. There's a volume slider and brightness control that are available within all the overlay modes. One thing to note, the LCD display panel does not seem to have any graphical abilities at all. The LCD moniker is a little misleading as the icons for each of the overlays look like they are just on or off depending on which mode you choose. If you look closely at the overlay images, you can see that each of the icons for each mode has it's own area of the key's face. So while this isn't quite an Optimus, it still packs a bunch of cool for the price. MSRP is set to $130 for the wireless and $80 for the wired version; both should be available in the next few months.
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Not to be Outdone, Asus Struts its SuperSpeed USB Stuff
On the heels of the notice of Gigabyte's mega-volume announcement, Asus has shot back with its own pedigree and the breadth of their commitment to innovation. The company has definitely been a major player in the adoption of new technologies and new form factors. Gigabyte may hold the title of most, but Asus asserts, and we agree, they have always been first. First motherboard with USB 3.0 certification from the USB-IF, first nettop with USB 3.0, first to integrate USB 3.0 into their full range of products, not a long list, but definitely an impressive reminder of how hard they have been working to make the best product possible.
Asus has always had our loyalty since the early days of consumer PCs. We've gladly ordered products that were the first and best in: tweaked motherboards, Dual CPU capability, SLI support, integrated IO systems, small form factor machines, the EEE PC. That list goes on quite a bit longer and reads like a greatest-hits list of personal computing. We expect sharks with lasers to be built in to their next system at this rate. If you have a few days, try a search for Asus on our site, and you can see for yourself how often we find them newsworthy. One thing is for sure, "new" and "hotness" are words that will be associated with Asus for a long time to come.
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