PNY's Outdoor Attaché ruggedized USB flash drive
We can understand the need for ruggedized laptops, and even ruggedized hard drives. But a ruggedized USB flash drive? What's the point? After all, with no moving parts and thick plastic casings, most flash drives are pretty sturdy. Okay, we wouldn't try driving over one with a car, or swimming with it in our pocket, but otherwise, they seem pretty well-suited to keeping data safe on-the-go. However, that hasn't stopped PNY from introducing the Outdoor Attaché, the latest in the company's Attaché line of flash drives. According to the company, the drive is a "crash-proof, weather proof" unit suitable for "various outdoor uses from cycling to the office to backpacking around the world." Too bad it's not hype proof; at £50 for a 512MB version in the U.K., the Outdoor Attaché easily goes for double the price of a standard Attaché drive.
