Today, I want to mention a couple of fascinating items that kind of fall under my love for the James Bond stories. Gotta love that spy stuff, right? Now, the James Bond tales are one part gritty espionage action and in a lot of the movies more than the books, it involves some complex and not-so-complex gadgetry (and in some of the movies, a ridiculous amount of gadgetry). But the two items here not only provide some awesome storage, but they do it in a clever little package.
Take this, for instance.
Why, that's a bit of frayed USB cable, right? Someone had some rotten luck with the dog, I would guess. And why wouldn't you guess any different? Anyone who has enough cables laying around their house (like I do, just listen to the Queen complain about them -- love you, honey) will know that one of them ends up like this eventually if you're not careful (well, mine don't end up like this -- actually, I've never shredded one like this on accident...yes, I said on accident).
This thing is actually a 2Gb flash drive. That's space a plenty for your important files, and it's very doubtful anyone would steal this bit of cable or even ask to borrow it for their own RAZR hacking purposes. No, your data is probably safer here than on a standard USB drive that looks suspicious like a...well, a USB drive. I think the best picture to paint with something like this is to imagine yourself in McDonald's, happily enjoying the free wi-fi access with your frayed USB cable sticking out the side of your laptop, and catching the looks of the strangers concerned about your sanity as they steal glances at your broken cable while you laugh inside knowing they don't know the truth.
Here's the link.
The other covert drive just might end up in someone else's pocket, if you're not careful, but it will make you popular in the smoke hole...oh wait, my building doesn't have a smoke hole anymore. But you know, those people bring their cigarettes, but forget their lighters. Ah, but you're the hero! For some reason unbeknownst to your smoking friends, you carry a lighter, and assist them in their unhealthy habit with this classy little job:
But wait. That doesn't make sense. Why would someone who isn't smoking be carrying around a lighter? Impromptu fires? Afraid of being caught in an ice storm unawares? Going camping over the weekend? Truly disposing of your trade secrets most effectively? And then, with a glance left and right, you sit down to your computer and pop your lighter into the side of it.
Oh yes, for 8 Gb of storage, I would definitely keep my lighter on me at all times. I mean, a lot of good gossip passes in the smoke holes. I was told at one job that the best way to find out what was really going on in the business was to hang out with the smokers outside, since they talk while they smoke. Not sure what other purpose a lighter would have in todays world... But hey, it's cool.
Here's the link to this one.
Finally, we have this little job:
Ah yes, now theres something truly useful. If you aren't using your cell phone for the time, you can keep time on this handy watch. The watch has been used for some time to keep time on one's own wrist. This was apparently before we had the time displayed in the lower right hand corner of our screens.
But this particular watch, like our other items, is special. You see, this watch has either 2 or 4 Gb of storage on it in the same USB drive format as the other items:
Who saw that coming right? So like James Bond, your watch would have a secret in it. No, it isn't lasers or a bomb detonator, but it could hold secret files for the communists plan to take over the world. Just break into said communist leader's office, plug in your watch and start downloading. When done, make your way back to the party in the other room, and no one will be the wiser. It's a lot easier than carrying some 3.5" floppy around.
Here's that link:
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