NEC mimics VALUESTAR laptop with latest flash drive

We've seen flash drives disguised as vehicles, bowling balls, and even Legos, but NEC's latest rendition of the handy USB memory key actually favors one of its own. The diminutive drive is a near-picture perfect copy of the company's VALUESTAR Type C laptop, sports ReadyBoost certification, and matches the grown-up lappy in color and other minutia such as the "battery compartment, air inlet, and screw placement." The 1/10 scale model certainly looks to do its hero justice, but as usual with gimmicky things like this, there's sadly no word on price nor where proud VALUESTAR owners can pick this thing up.

[Max v W @ Jan 31st 2007 7:07AM]

You can have great fun with that!
'Look it's an empty box!',
'I will now insert this mini notebook!',
'Abracadabra',
'Presto Chango! It's now a full-size notebook!'

It'll do great at your son's birthday party! Or when those overseas clients come and visit your presentation, just start with some magic!

[Galley @ Jan 31st 2007 9:06AM]

Man, that is the ugliest "hot Asian model" I've ever seen! I know they would never expect us to by anything with a dude in the ad.