Sony announces 007 Micro Vault USB drive

by Donald Melanson, posted Nov 6th 2006 at 10:46PM

Looking to leave no corner of your gadget bag untouched by its license to cash in, Sony is following up its Bond-themed laptop/digital camera bundle with a 007-branded Micro Vault USB drive. Available in only a 1GB model (Q would definitely not approve), the drive sports a sleek piano black finish and comes pre-loaded with the Casio Royale movie trailer, as well as four 1,920 x 1,080 Bond-related wallpaper images. Other than that, however, it's a standard Sony flash drive, with the trademark retractable USB connector and Virtual Expander compression software to squeeze as much data as possible onto the drive. No word on how much of a premium it'll cost you over a regular Micro Vault, if any, but it should be available sometime before the movie's premiere later this month.

[Via Photography Blog]

Filed under: Storage

Tags: 007, james bond, JamesBond, micro vault, MicroVault, sony, usb drive, usb flash drive, UsbDrive, UsbFlashDrive

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Dave @ Nov 6th 2006 11:28PM

It's $75 in Canada. $5 Premium over the standard 1GB.

http://www.sonystyle.ca/commerce/servlet/ProductDetailDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&productId=1003382

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John @ Nov 6th 2006 11:41PM

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_ViewStatic-Start?page=static%2fpromos%2fcr_microvault
$54.99 from SonyUSA

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enzo @ Nov 7th 2006 12:15AM

Not even a built-in laser pointer? Hmm.

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CTG @ Nov 7th 2006 12:31AM

Daniel Craig? Why the hell did they go with Daniel Craig?

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Dr. G @ Nov 7th 2006 12:38AM

Just nitpicking...but....you misspelled Casino Royale. Anyways, its a nice buy....especially since it doesn't have such a high premium for the branding, like the 007 Laptop/Camera Bundle

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Michael R. @ Nov 7th 2006 1:33AM

woot CASIO FTW!!!!

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Tormod @ Nov 7th 2006 3:19AM

A bit misleading to call it a "vault" if you can't lock the data on it, no? I see no mention of included encryption software. Q would have an issue with that too. Looks quite sharp though! /airwhale

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Mrfreezie @ Nov 7th 2006 8:36AM

"Q would definitely not approve"

Ahaha, I love engadget..

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zorikin @ Nov 7th 2006 10:08AM

"Not even a built-in laser pointer?"

But it does have a hidden spring-loaded grappling hook, right?

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EBone @ Nov 7th 2006 12:09PM

But will it burst into flames if caught by the enemy? Or is that Sony feature limited to batteries only?

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