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I mean everyones excuse for the huge drives is that you can't loose it... How often do you loose your keys?]]>Oct 29th 2006 1:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/Oct 29th 2006 1:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/
Though taken on average, most people that shop at grocery stores are inherently dumb, being that they are suckered to do the shopping by their more intuitive spouse/room-mate ;)

Smaller flash drives are always good, that just means you can get one the size like they are now, with more capacity. Or a smaller one period. Wins on both ends. More research put into smaller solutions for flash memory, the better. Not just smaller though, but much larger capacities. I want to see a 30-gig iPod Nano in the next few years, damnit!

By the way, I carry a USB flash drive (of a 2-gig flavor) on my keychain and it's fine....just about the size of a key, actually. :/]]>Oct 29th 2006 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/
I've never had a problem with the USB connector, but lots of other problems:

One of my drives is coin-sized and has no hole for mounting making me loosing it all the time
The Sandisk mounting hole broke of making it fall to the floor and it's cover split in two (taped up now)
The Kingston is still living, but it's very large. All three has lost their USB connector caps.]]>Oct 29th 2006 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/Oct 29th 2006 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/Oct 29th 2006 4:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/Oct 29th 2006 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/Oct 29th 2006 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/Oct 29th 2006 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/Oct 29th 2006 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/Oct 29th 2006 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/Oct 29th 2006 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/Click. click-click.
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Portable apps rock, although I'm not blown away by U3 at all. I removed it with the U3 removal utility, although be advised it's permamnent (or so they say.)]]>Oct 29th 2006 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/If I'm not mistake it comes with a little cover, or you can buy one, that protects it and can connect to your keychain. It's probably lighter than a USB stick, but that isn't saying much. Besides, you also have to pay the premium of ...buying an Ultra II SD card.]]>Oct 29th 2006 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/Nice card, very versatile. ]]>Oct 29th 2006 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/Oct 29th 2006 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/29/pqis-pen-like-retractable-cool-drive-u350/
I'm surprised the company with all of those weird shaped usb devices doesn't have one, actually.]]>Oct 29th 2006 2:47PM