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OCZ Technology recently announced the availability of a new flash drive that takes advantage of the benefits offered by the eSata port on newer model computers. The Throttle eSATA drive offers the end user some impressive speed gains, including 90MB/second read speeds and 30MB/sec write speeds. With drive sizes up to 32 GB, there is plenty of space to hold all of your multimedia files including pictures and video files. The full press release is available after the jump.

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Ancient Egypt was known for it’s mystery and beauty. Both traits have been epitomized in these unique USB drive designs that celebrate Egypt. These 2 GB USB drives are available in one of two models, a Sphinx or Egyptian (looks like hieroglyphics)

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Check out this sperm USB drive that was recently given out as swag to those who attended the American Society For Reproductive Medicine’s (ASRM) 2008 conference.

No details on specs, but this sperm USB drive is awesome. Make sure you keep your ears open in the event that the ASRM decides to hold a conference in your home town……if you manage to make it in and keep awake for the duration of the conference, who knows what you might get your hands on.

Source: Giz

Old meets new, passing of the torch, call it whatever you want but this USB drive is a mix of past and current technology as the drive takes the shape of a floppy drive. Cool design, the floppy usb drive also sports a retractable USB connection. Great for those wanting to take a trip down memory lane.

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A USB drive made out of 18 carat gold just screams luxury item. Super Talent, the manufacturers of this gold Pico-C USB drive are anticipating that the combination of style and quality will make this an irresistible item. Housing a Pico-C drive offers this USB drive water resistance and data transfer speeds up to 200X (30MB/sec).

This 8 Gb drive supports FIPS certified AES-256 Encryption and comes with an 18-carat gold keychain, your text or logo laser etched onto the drive (no cost) and a black velvet jewelry box.

You can preorder this beautiful USB drive for $599. This will certainly make a nice corporate gift.

Source: SlashGear

The Pink Eraser USB drive is a do it yourself project available at Instructables. I’m not sure if it’s the memories of school that this device brings back but I like the design and after reading the documentation, it is quite straightforward to follow.

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Check out the human skull USB drive. Themed for Halloween, this usb drive features 2 GB of storage.

This cool gadget works across a variety of platforms including Windows Vista, XP, 2000 and Mac OS. It supports USB 2.0, and is of course plug and play. Approximate dimensions are 57.8 x 34 x 37mm and it weighs in at 42g. Available at USB Geek for $19 US.

Source: Geeky-Gadgets

Nope, this isn’t a piece of cabbage that has fallen out of your sandwich at lunch and is now resting next to your laptop. It’s a new day, which means a designer has thought of a new design for a flash drive. Vegetables are the flavor of the day this time.

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