Those looking for a bit more security than your standard off-the-shelf flash drive has to offer already have plenty of options to consider, and they've now got yet another courtesy of Kanguru, which just introduced its new KanguruDefender Pro drive. Available in 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB capacities, and in your choice of red, green, blue, tan and yellow "security colors," the drive boasts hardware AES encryption, along with a tamper-proof aluminum casing and, of course, password-protection. Kanguru's also seen fit to throw in a couple of decidedly non-security related measures, including custom printing and engraving (at an added cost, that is). If that sounds like the drive for you, you can grab one now for $65, $85, or $130, depending on the capacity.

We aren't about to believe Kanguru's latest is really the "first of its kind," but it's not exactly something you see everyday while perusing the aisles at your local office supply store, either. The standalone USB Duplicator does an excellent job of describing its sole purpose in life with its title, but we'll humor you, anyway. This box comes in two flavors -- 1 master to 9 targets or 1 master to 24 targets -- which allows USB 1.1 / 2.0 thumb drives and / or USB hard drives to be hooked up and mirrored with extraordinarily little effort. Reportedly, the system is mostly automatic, and it will play nice with "all major file systems." Think you could put one of these to good use? Yeah, we're sure you could -- but how long will it take you to recoup the $2,999.99 (for the 10-port version, no less) you'll be laying down up front?

[Via I4U News]

If that $5,000 BUSlink 64GB flash drive was too rich for ya, then check out the firesale prices over at Kanguru. Their 64GB KMFDM series USB 2.0 Flash Drive Max drops April 15 for a mere, $2,800. The drives come packed in silver or black aluminum and boast a 9MB/sec read and 5MB/sec write speeds. If you can't foot the three large, then Kanguru is also offering 32GB and 16GB models for $1,500 and $800, respectively. Tell us though, are you really going to let this thing dangle off your head stump from that included neck strap?

[Thanks, Darnell]